- Jul 8, 2012
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Approximate Purchase Date: this week
Budget Range:1500-2500, would rather stay low, but current layout has it up to 3000 but I'm not sure I need whats actually here, or if something are actually obsolete how high they are.
System Usage from Most to Least Important:Gaming, Gaming, Browsing
Are you buying a monitor: No
Do you need to buy OS: No
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: (e.g.: newegg.com, ncix.com -- to show us selection & pricing)
Location: Fairfield, CA
Parts Preferences: Intel CPU, everything else is free game
Overclocking: Maybe
SLI or Crossfire: Maybe
Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080 or larger or smaller doesn't really matter
Additional Comments: This would be purely a gaming rig but I believe my selections that I've made are overboard and not necessarily the best to just play games with. My fear is to have something that I can crank all the settings up to maximum on all games (BF3, APB Reloaded, COD) and not even come close to overloading CPU/RAM/GPU and w/o having fans go ape*%it. If possible could someone let me know additional supplies that are required for a build (thermal grease, wires, peripherals that i'm forgetting for basic functionality).
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: I bought an ASUS G60VX for gaming and in a year its basically become obsolete playing games which angers me. So I've decided no more laptops and now have a kickarse tower, but for the right price and sustainability. Thank you so much for the help, its truly appreciated since I'm not entirely up to par in the brand new rig building (have done before 10 years ago).
Here is the parts list for things I've picked so far from PC PartsList:PC PartsList for Chris
Detailed List:
CPU: Intel Core i7 Extreme i7-3960X 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($1019.98 @ NCIX US) <---COMBO DEAL WITH GPU and MB
CPU Cooler: Corsair Hydro Series H60 74.4 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($60.24 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI Big Bang - Xpower II Limited Edition XL ATX LGA2011 Motherboard ($822.81 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($106.28 @ Newegg)
Hard Drive: Samsung 830 Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($144.95 @ B&H)
Video Card: MSI Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video Card ($429.98 @ NCIX US)
Case: Antec Eleven Hundred ATX Full Tower Case ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Rosewill 850W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($105.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On ihes112-04 Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $2935.19 Plus and supplies/peripherals that I'm not thinking of.
Once again, I appreciate any advice, I basically went off the combo offer from Newegg, but I'm not sure if I actually need that much processor. Just want a awesome gaming rig where I won't have to worry if my computer has got enough balls to play the games because I'm frustrated with this "gaming" laptop I currently have! Thanks again!!
V/R
Chris
Budget Range:1500-2500, would rather stay low, but current layout has it up to 3000 but I'm not sure I need whats actually here, or if something are actually obsolete how high they are.
System Usage from Most to Least Important:Gaming, Gaming, Browsing
Are you buying a monitor: No
Do you need to buy OS: No
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: (e.g.: newegg.com, ncix.com -- to show us selection & pricing)
Location: Fairfield, CA
Parts Preferences: Intel CPU, everything else is free game
Overclocking: Maybe
SLI or Crossfire: Maybe
Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080 or larger or smaller doesn't really matter
Additional Comments: This would be purely a gaming rig but I believe my selections that I've made are overboard and not necessarily the best to just play games with. My fear is to have something that I can crank all the settings up to maximum on all games (BF3, APB Reloaded, COD) and not even come close to overloading CPU/RAM/GPU and w/o having fans go ape*%it. If possible could someone let me know additional supplies that are required for a build (thermal grease, wires, peripherals that i'm forgetting for basic functionality).
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: I bought an ASUS G60VX for gaming and in a year its basically become obsolete playing games which angers me. So I've decided no more laptops and now have a kickarse tower, but for the right price and sustainability. Thank you so much for the help, its truly appreciated since I'm not entirely up to par in the brand new rig building (have done before 10 years ago).
Here is the parts list for things I've picked so far from PC PartsList:PC PartsList for Chris
Detailed List:
CPU: Intel Core i7 Extreme i7-3960X 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($1019.98 @ NCIX US) <---COMBO DEAL WITH GPU and MB
CPU Cooler: Corsair Hydro Series H60 74.4 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($60.24 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI Big Bang - Xpower II Limited Edition XL ATX LGA2011 Motherboard ($822.81 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($106.28 @ Newegg)
Hard Drive: Samsung 830 Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($144.95 @ B&H)
Video Card: MSI Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video Card ($429.98 @ NCIX US)
Case: Antec Eleven Hundred ATX Full Tower Case ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Rosewill 850W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($105.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On ihes112-04 Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $2935.19 Plus and supplies/peripherals that I'm not thinking of.
Once again, I appreciate any advice, I basically went off the combo offer from Newegg, but I'm not sure if I actually need that much processor. Just want a awesome gaming rig where I won't have to worry if my computer has got enough balls to play the games because I'm frustrated with this "gaming" laptop I currently have! Thanks again!!
V/R
Chris
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