Very Rusty.. take a look

[dennisthe12c]

Approximate Purchase Date: As soon as I have the part list OKed

Budget Range: Flexible Close to $1500 now

System Usage from Most to Least Important: , surfing & games on the Internet, music & games

Are you buying a monitor: No

Parts to Upgrade: New build

Do you need to buy OS: No

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg

Location: Pasadena CA

Overclocking: Maybe

SLI or Crossfire: No

Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1200

Additional Comments: Not playing games as my old computers just couldn't handle them. Would like to start with the right system

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: Its time! Ibuilt this computer 8 years ago and while it was good at that time its virtually an antique. A Pentium 4 3.0 with an ATI Radeon 3800 HD card.

I have a list of what I am thinking might work and since I am sure you have seen these over and over I am not listing links. I would appreciate it if you could check it out and see if I came close to a decent machine.

NZXT Phantom 410 CA-PH410-B1 Black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case $100
or
Corsair Carbide Series 500R Black Steel structure with molded ABS plastic accent pieces ATX Mid Tower Computer Case $130

Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4000 BX80637I53570K $230

COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 EVO RR-212E-20PK-R2 Continuous Direct Contact 120mm Sleeve CPU Cooler Compatible with latest Intel 2011/1366/1155 and AMD FM1/AM3+ $30

ASRock Z77 Extreme4 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard $135

G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL $46

GIGABYTE GV-N670OC-2GD GeForce GTX 670 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card $400

Western Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive $110

PLEXTOR 24X Internal DVD Super Multi Drive 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 24X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model PX-L890SA LightScribe Support - OEM $33

CORSAIR Professional Series Gold AX650 650W ATX12V v2.31 / EPSV12 v2.92 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Full Modular Active PFC High Performance Power Supply $150

SAMSUNG 830 Series MZ-7PC128D/AM 2.5" 128GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) Desktop Upgrade Kit $120

Genuine Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium with SP1 64-bit $100


Approx $1480

Thanks for any help or suggestions

dennis in pasadena

 

[azeem40]

That Gigabyte cooler on the GTX 670 pumps air back into the case, where the fans have to deal with it. No need for a 650W 80+ gold PSU. Those are a waste of $. No need for an Extreme4 if you're not CF/SLIng.

Try this:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($234.99 @ Newegg Canada)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 612 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($49.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Pro3 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($129.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($56.49 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1.5TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($89.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Samsung 830 Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 670 2GB Video Card ($429.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Case: Corsair 500R Black ATX Mid Tower Case ($139.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: Antec 500W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($79.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($20.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Total: $1232.41
(Prices include shipping and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2012-08-05 15:59 EDT-0400)

For some reason, these parts are cheaper overall in Canada.

 

[Sunius]

Downgrade the power supply, there is no reason to get such an expensive one:

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139020

That saves you $60 (as opposed to http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139035&Tpk=ax650)

You do not need such an expensive DVD drive either. Go with this one:
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136236

Another $15 saved. Plus $20 budget you have to $1500, that comes as $95 extra.

I highly recommend using that money to buy a larger SSD: you will benefit a lot from it.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147164

Finally, the case: I'd choose the one you like the looks more. Both of the chosen cases are good quality, and it comes down to your preference.

 

[g-unit1111]

Downgrade the power supply, there is no reason to get such an expensive one:

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139020

That saves you $60 (as opposed to http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139035&Tpk=ax650)

You do not need such an expensive DVD drive either. Go with this one:
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136236

Another $15 saved. Plus $20 budget you have to $1500, that comes as $95 extra.

I highly recommend using that money to buy a larger SSD: you will benefit a lot from it.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147164

Finally, the case: I'd choose the one you like the looks more. Both of the chosen cases are good quality, and it comes down to your preference.

I'd definitely second all of these suggestions. I personally do not feel that you need an SSD above 128GB if you've got a 1 or 2TB hard drive as your secondary, but do what you like.

I'd go with the Corsair 500R as your case, and I'd also suggest this as your PSU: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817703027

This PSU uses the Seasonic platform and it's got a 7 year warranty where most Corsair have a 3 - 4 year warranty at best.

 

[azeem40]

On my first post, I didn't realize they didn't add the SSD, so here it is:
Crucial M4 128GB SSD.

Total is around $1350.

 

[azeem40]

I personally don't care for warranties. As long as it is good quality, I am good, cuz good quality units are far less likely to be DOA.

 

[g-unit1111]

I personally don't care for warranties. As long as it is good quality, I am good, cuz good quality units are far less likely to be DOA.

Trust me - I know far too well what it's like to get burned by bad hardware, and if something goes wrong, I want a replacement for it immediately. Corsair does have one of the best RMA departments around - I had a CX430 fry on me, and I sent it into Corsair, they sent me a brand new one with the box. I'm currently using it as a spare in case something else goes wrong with one of my systems.

 

[azeem40]

The only thing I don't care about warranty on is a monitor. I can take that risk.

 

[dennisthe12c]

I'd definitely second all of these suggestions. I personally do not feel that you need an SSD above 128GB if you've got a 1 or 2TB hard drive as your secondary, but do what you like.

I'd go with the Corsair 500R as your case, and I'd also suggest this as your PSU: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817703027

This PSU uses the Seasonic platform and it's got a 7 year warranty where most Corsair have a 3 - 4 year warranty at best.

That Corsair has a 7 year Warrenty and its not the 'gold' model.

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139012

 

[azeem40]

I'd go with my build as it is a good balance of power and price.

 

[Why_Me]

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg

Location: Pasadena CA

Overclocking: Maybe

SLI or Crossfire: No

Genuine Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium with SP1 64-bit $100


Approx $1480

Thanks for any help or suggestions

dennis in pasadena

You have a Microcenter over in Tustin (Orange County) and Amazon still gets tax breaks in Cali as long as they don't use a Cali based vendor. Something to think about.


http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Carbide-Tower-Gaming-CC-9011012-WW/dp/B005E983JW/ref=sr_1_7?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1344202343&sr=1-7 $119.15 & this item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping
Corsair Carbide Series 500R Mid Tower Gaming Case CC-9011012-WW

http://www.amazon.com/PC-Power-Cooling-Silencer-compatible/dp/B0064XAIXQ/ref=sr_1_3?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1344201879&sr=1-3 $89.99 & this item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping
PC Power and Cooling Silencer MK III 600W Modular 80PLUS Bronze Power Supply compatible with Intel Sandy Bridge Core i3 i5 i7 and AMD Phenom

http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0387555 $109.99
ASRock Z77 Pro4 LGA 1155 ATX Intel Motherboard

http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0388577 $189.99
Intel Core i5 3570K 3.4GHz LGA 1155 Processor

http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B005O65JXI/ref=dp_olp_new?ie=UTF8&condition=new $32.39 & this item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping
Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO CPU Cooler (RR-212E-20PK-R2)

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008MF3R82/ref=amb_link_364206462_2?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-3&pf_rd_r=1W4SJJJBW0TEZE7JEQSS&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=1385676282&pf_rd_i=193870011 $49.99 & this item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping
Patriot Memory Intel Extreme Masters 8 GB (2 x 4GB) PC3-12800 CL9 Memory Kit - PVI38G160C9K

http://www.amazon.com/Sony-AD-7280S-0B-Internal-Drive-Black/dp/B0057FRTPW/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1344146308&sr=1-1 $16.99 & eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25
Sony AD-7280S-0B 24x SATA Internal DVD+/-RW Drive (Black)

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0036Q7MV0/ref=s9_hps_bw_g147_ir03?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-7&pf_rd_r=1W4SJJJBW0TEZE7JEQSS&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=1353700742&pf_rd_i=193870011 $99.99 & this item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping
Western Digital Caviar Black 1 TB SATA III 7200 RPM 64 MB Cache Internal Desktop Hard Drive Bulk/OEM - WD1002FAEX

http://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-Extreme-2-5-Inch-Drive--SDSSDX-240G-G25/dp/B006EKJ8UI/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1344202201&sr=1-1&keywords=sandisk+240+gb $187.97 & this item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping
SanDisk Extreme SSD 240GB SATA 6.0 Gb-s 2.5-Inch Solid State Drive- SDSSDX-240G-G25

http://www.amazon.com/GIGABYTE-GV-N670OC-2GD-GeForce-Windforce-Graphics/dp/B0080I06WQ/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1344201965&sr=8-2&keywords=gtx+670 $399.99 & this item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping
GIGABYTE GV-N670OC-2GD GeForce GTX 670 Windforce OC 2048MB GDDR5 256-bit PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Graphics Card

Total: $1,296.46 *not including rebates



http://www.amazon.com/Windows-Premium-64bit-System-Builder/dp/B004Q0PT3I/ref=pd_bxgy_e_text_c $88.73 & this item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping
Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64bit (Full) System Builder DVD 1 Pack


http://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/Z77%20Pro4/ <----- another look at that board along with a link on there to the most recent bios update

 

[azeem40]

The above build is better than mine, since he posted deals that are better and has more "street" knowledge.

 

[dennisthe12c]

Pretty much decided on the list below. I omitted prices as I don't want to shop around, rather just grab the bundle and proceed. What I am more interested in is will the below parts work in harmony and be a good computer. Ihe only thing I was on the fence over was the size of the ssd. Maybe smaller ..but looking to the future can't hurt. Thanks for all the input and will order these soon if they look good.
dennisinpasadena

Corsair Carbide Series 500R Black Steel structure with molded ABS plastic accent pieces ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Item #: N82E16811139009

ASRock Z77 Extreme4 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
Item #: N82E16813157293

Western Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
Item #: N82E16822136533


GIGABYTE GV-N670OC-2GD GeForce GTX 670 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
Item #: N82E16814125423

CORSAIR Professional Series CMPSU-650HX 650W ATX12V v2.2 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply
Item #: N82E16817139012

Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4000 BX80637I53570K
Item #: N82E16819116504

COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 EVO RR-212E-20PK-R2 Continuous Direct Contact 120mm Sleeve CPU Cooler Compatible with latest Intel 2011/1366/1155 and AMD FM1/AM3+

SAMSUNG 830 Series MZ-7PC256B/WW 2.5" 256GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
Item #: N82E16820147164

CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Low Profile Desktop Memory Model CML8GX3M2A1600C9
Item #: N82E16820233186

ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner - Bulk - OEM
Item #: N82E16827135204

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit
Item #: N82E16832116986

 

[Sunius]

That's a very very very great setup! Good luck on building it! .

 

[dennisthe12c]

Thanks!

 

[dennisthe12c]

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