Approximate Purchase Date: This month.
Budget Range: $500-600
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming > digital audio workstation/graphics design.
Parts Not Required: Mouse, speakers, monitor, keyboard.
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Amazon, newegg, any other online retailer available in the US!
Country: USA
Parts Preferences: Ideally I want an Intel cpu, I was considering the i5-2500k, but thought it may be too much for my budget. So in that case I was thinking I would settle with some kind of i3.
Overclocking: Maybe (if I get an i5-2500k I will definitely consider OCing in the future)
SLI or Crossfire: No
Additional Comments: I'll be using this computer to play a wide variety of games, such as, but not limited to Diablo 3, League of Legends, Witcher 2, Battlefield 3, and CS: GO. I also want to be able to use the computer to do graphics design and music production. I will also most likely get a Linux partition in addition to Windows for programming.
All I know for now is that I want either an i5 or i3 cpu:
http://www.amazon.com/Intel-BX80623I52500K-Core-i5-2500K-Processor/dp/B004EBUXHQ/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1334122241&sr=1-1
http://www.amazon.com/Intel-i3-2100-Processor-3-1GHz-LGA1155/dp/B004JEVGMO/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1340938980&sr=1-2&keywords=i3
I was also considering a Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6850 for the gpu (not sure if too expensive, either):
http://www.amazon.com/Sapphire-Radeon-PCI-E-Video-100315L/dp/B0047ZGIUK
As for the rest, I really don't know what to use so I could really use the advice! As you can see, I will certainly be stretching in terms of my budget, so if the gpu and cpu combination is too expensive, please suggest alternatives. I really would like an i3 or i5, though.
So basically, I would like some help in selecting my motherboard, memory, hard drive, power supply, and case! (along with anything else I'm forgetting)
Budget Range: $500-600
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming > digital audio workstation/graphics design.
Parts Not Required: Mouse, speakers, monitor, keyboard.
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Amazon, newegg, any other online retailer available in the US!
Country: USA
Parts Preferences: Ideally I want an Intel cpu, I was considering the i5-2500k, but thought it may be too much for my budget. So in that case I was thinking I would settle with some kind of i3.
Overclocking: Maybe (if I get an i5-2500k I will definitely consider OCing in the future)
SLI or Crossfire: No
Additional Comments: I'll be using this computer to play a wide variety of games, such as, but not limited to Diablo 3, League of Legends, Witcher 2, Battlefield 3, and CS: GO. I also want to be able to use the computer to do graphics design and music production. I will also most likely get a Linux partition in addition to Windows for programming.
All I know for now is that I want either an i5 or i3 cpu:
http://www.amazon.com/Intel-BX80623I52500K-Core-i5-2500K-Processor/dp/B004EBUXHQ/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1334122241&sr=1-1
http://www.amazon.com/Intel-i3-2100-Processor-3-1GHz-LGA1155/dp/B004JEVGMO/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1340938980&sr=1-2&keywords=i3
I was also considering a Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6850 for the gpu (not sure if too expensive, either):
http://www.amazon.com/Sapphire-Radeon-PCI-E-Video-100315L/dp/B0047ZGIUK
As for the rest, I really don't know what to use so I could really use the advice! As you can see, I will certainly be stretching in terms of my budget, so if the gpu and cpu combination is too expensive, please suggest alternatives. I really would like an i3 or i5, though.
So basically, I would like some help in selecting my motherboard, memory, hard drive, power supply, and case! (along with anything else I'm forgetting)