Approximate Purchase Date: By the end of July (Before I return to school)
Budget Range: Around 700-850 (total cost of pc+keyboard+monitor+mouse and OS)
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, School work, Video/Audio applications, Internet
Parts Not Required: NEED EVERYTHING! (Except speakers, and I do have a 40 in tv but do not know if want to use as monitor)
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg.com, amazon.com
Country: U.S.
Parts Preferences: I would prefer an Intel processor, with an NVIDIA graphics card
Overclocking: Maybe? I'm new at this so I'm not entirely sure what this means.
SLI or Crossfire: Maybe? again chalking it up to I have no clue
Monitor Resolution: the best I can get for my money
Additional Comments: Recently posted a thread about possible build for $1300, now realizing I probably won't have this amount by the time I need a new computer.
I need a personal computer, my school bought laptop didn't live up to my expectations and it kicked the bucket at the end of the past school year (tech guys said the motherboard got fried, hp elitebook 8530p if you must know).
I'm a gamer, and soon to be audio/digital media graduate with a tight budget. Bottom line I don't want a new laptop, with the research I've done the performance I want in a small package puts the price tag way up. I'd like to be able to move the computer though so I can take it with me to college next year.
Right now I'm pretty confident that for the amount of use I'm going to get from the new computer I should attempt to build something (this is my first build, yes) that I can upgrade in the future when I get more money.
I would like to be able to play a few games at decent settings (witcher 2, total war shogun 2, tf2) that I already own that my old laptop could not handle. I also would like the ability to do some video editing/ audio editing since I will be graduating in that field.
/////My friends suggested these parts for me://////
GeForce GTX 670 2GB $399.99
Intel Core i7-3770 Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.9GHz Turbo) $319.99
ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
$129.99
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1066 (PC3 8500) Desktop Memory Model $82.99
Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
$99.99
Thermaltake TR2 RX 750W Bronze W0382RU ATX 12V v2.3 / EPS 12V v2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply
$114.99
Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
$69.99
ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro Rev.2 92mm Fluid Dynamic CPU Cooler
$39.99
Acer G235HAbd 23'' WideScreen LCD monitor
$179.99
Microsoft SIDEWINDER X4 Keyboard
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CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.98 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($134.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($58.50 @ B&H)
Hard Drive: Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Hard Drive: Crucial M4 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($104.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: HIS Radeon HD 7870 2GB Video Card ($269.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake V9 BlacX ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair 650W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($62.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS90 DVD/CD Writer ($22.98 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus VH238H 23.0" Monitor ($159.98 @ NCIX US)
Keyboard: Logitech Call of Duty: MW3 Edition Wired Gaming Keyboard ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1299.36
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Ideally I'd really like something to fit into my budget that looks like:
CPU: Intel Core i5-2500k or better
Motherboard: A compatible ASRock
Memory:?? I don't know
Hard Drive: I think I only need one so Seagate 1TB
Graphics Card: Nvidia card, perhaps GTX 560ti?
Case:Something basic
Power supply: Corsair something
Optical drive: Any
Monitor: 23in or less
Keyboard: Any (does not need to be a gamer one)
Can anyone help with downsizing one of those to fit into something like I have above?
Budget Range: Around 700-850 (total cost of pc+keyboard+monitor+mouse and OS)
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, School work, Video/Audio applications, Internet
Parts Not Required: NEED EVERYTHING! (Except speakers, and I do have a 40 in tv but do not know if want to use as monitor)
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg.com, amazon.com
Country: U.S.
Parts Preferences: I would prefer an Intel processor, with an NVIDIA graphics card
Overclocking: Maybe? I'm new at this so I'm not entirely sure what this means.
SLI or Crossfire: Maybe? again chalking it up to I have no clue
Monitor Resolution: the best I can get for my money
Additional Comments: Recently posted a thread about possible build for $1300, now realizing I probably won't have this amount by the time I need a new computer.
I need a personal computer, my school bought laptop didn't live up to my expectations and it kicked the bucket at the end of the past school year (tech guys said the motherboard got fried, hp elitebook 8530p if you must know).
I'm a gamer, and soon to be audio/digital media graduate with a tight budget. Bottom line I don't want a new laptop, with the research I've done the performance I want in a small package puts the price tag way up. I'd like to be able to move the computer though so I can take it with me to college next year.
Right now I'm pretty confident that for the amount of use I'm going to get from the new computer I should attempt to build something (this is my first build, yes) that I can upgrade in the future when I get more money.
I would like to be able to play a few games at decent settings (witcher 2, total war shogun 2, tf2) that I already own that my old laptop could not handle. I also would like the ability to do some video editing/ audio editing since I will be graduating in that field.
/////My friends suggested these parts for me://////
GeForce GTX 670 2GB $399.99
Intel Core i7-3770 Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.9GHz Turbo) $319.99
ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
$129.99
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1066 (PC3 8500) Desktop Memory Model $82.99
Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
$99.99
Thermaltake TR2 RX 750W Bronze W0382RU ATX 12V v2.3 / EPS 12V v2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply
$114.99
Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
$69.99
ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro Rev.2 92mm Fluid Dynamic CPU Cooler
$39.99
Acer G235HAbd 23'' WideScreen LCD monitor
$179.99
Microsoft SIDEWINDER X4 Keyboard
/////////////////////
{{{{{{{{{{{And then my other post suggested these:{{{{{{{{{
CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.98 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($134.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($58.50 @ B&H)
Hard Drive: Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Hard Drive: Crucial M4 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($104.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: HIS Radeon HD 7870 2GB Video Card ($269.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake V9 BlacX ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair 650W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($62.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS90 DVD/CD Writer ($22.98 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus VH238H 23.0" Monitor ($159.98 @ NCIX US)
Keyboard: Logitech Call of Duty: MW3 Edition Wired Gaming Keyboard ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1299.36
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Ideally I'd really like something to fit into my budget that looks like:
CPU: Intel Core i5-2500k or better
Motherboard: A compatible ASRock
Memory:?? I don't know
Hard Drive: I think I only need one so Seagate 1TB
Graphics Card: Nvidia card, perhaps GTX 560ti?
Case:Something basic
Power supply: Corsair something
Optical drive: Any
Monitor: 23in or less
Keyboard: Any (does not need to be a gamer one)
Can anyone help with downsizing one of those to fit into something like I have above?