Here're the specs for a computer that I've hummed and hawed about for a bit and am tossing it up here hoping for a real critique. Thanks in advance.
Approximate Purchase Date: Between Aug 7, 2012 and Aug 31, 2012
Budget Range: $1200 (or less) after rebates.
System Usage from Most to Least Important: (1) Gaming (2) Movie watching (3) Web
Are you buying a monitor: No
Parts to Upgrade:
Processor: Intel Core i5 3450
Heatsink: Coolermaster Hyper 212 Evo
Motherboard: MSI Z77A-GD65
RAM: G.SKILL F3-10666CL7D-8GBRH Ripjaws
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 6870
Case: Coolermaster Storm Enforcer
Power Supply: XFX 750W PRO750W XXX Edition
Hard Drive Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200RPM
Network Adapter: D-LINK DWA-552 Xtreme N Desktop Adapter
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Edition 64BIT
Do you need to buy OS: Yes
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: www.ncix.com
Location: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Parts Preferences:
Overclocking: No
SLI or Crossfire: Yes
Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080
Additional Comments:
- already own another 6870 card, so I'm hoping to pair it with the one listed above in CrossFire.
- no optical drive listedbecause current system has a Blu-Ray Disc rewriter.
- while noise level isn't the most overriding concern, my computer sits in my family's living room, so it would be nice it it didn't sound like a jet engine while in use
Why I am Upgrading: My current configuration is a couple of years old and I'm starting to see some issues which look suspiciously like memory controler failures in the CPU/motherboard. Further to that, I'm looking to increase the amount of RAM from my current 4GB to 8GB and increase my storage from the 500GB HDD that I currently own.
Approximate Purchase Date: Between Aug 7, 2012 and Aug 31, 2012
Budget Range: $1200 (or less) after rebates.
System Usage from Most to Least Important: (1) Gaming (2) Movie watching (3) Web
Are you buying a monitor: No
Parts to Upgrade:
Processor: Intel Core i5 3450
Heatsink: Coolermaster Hyper 212 Evo
Motherboard: MSI Z77A-GD65
RAM: G.SKILL F3-10666CL7D-8GBRH Ripjaws
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 6870
Case: Coolermaster Storm Enforcer
Power Supply: XFX 750W PRO750W XXX Edition
Hard Drive Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200RPM
Network Adapter: D-LINK DWA-552 Xtreme N Desktop Adapter
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Edition 64BIT
Do you need to buy OS: Yes
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: www.ncix.com
Location: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Parts Preferences:
Overclocking: No
SLI or Crossfire: Yes
Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080
Additional Comments:
- already own another 6870 card, so I'm hoping to pair it with the one listed above in CrossFire.
- no optical drive listedbecause current system has a Blu-Ray Disc rewriter.
- while noise level isn't the most overriding concern, my computer sits in my family's living room, so it would be nice it it didn't sound like a jet engine while in use
Why I am Upgrading: My current configuration is a couple of years old and I'm starting to see some issues which look suspiciously like memory controler failures in the CPU/motherboard. Further to that, I'm looking to increase the amount of RAM from my current 4GB to 8GB and increase my storage from the 500GB HDD that I currently own.
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