- Aug 16, 2012
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Approximate Purchase Date: Next week or two
Budget Range: < $1,000 (The Lower the better since I want to build up to three of these. At 1,000 each I can do 2 at 700 each I can get all three)
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Very responsive email and browsing system (Wife's Usage) and A good gaming/programming/school system (Kid's)
Are you buying a monitor: No, Also no need for Speakers, Keyboards, Mice, memory readers, etc...
Parts to Upgrade: None, building a completely new system as the currect system will be repurposed.
Do you need to buy OS: No
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: MicroCenter, there is a local one so I will most likely get everything there all at once.
Location: Dallas, Texas
Parts Preferences: I prefer Intel CPUs, just my preference due to bad luck with prior AMD systems
Overclocking: Yes (4.2-4.5)
SLI or Crossfire: SLI, maybe in the future
Your Monitor Resolution: 1920 x 1080 on 2 systems and 1600 x 1200 on one
Additional Comments: Quiet is good. Does not need to be showy. I want the ability to upgrade to high end GPU (Dual GT 670 SLi) and i7 in the future as needed.
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: The current systems are extremely old and have been upgraded to the limit, My Son and Daughter are starting to play more demanding games. My Wife wants email and browsing to be INSTANT
A long time ago I built all my systems, hen came a period in my life where it did not save me much money compared to pre built systems. I became a loyal Dell customer, and for the most part the systems met and exceeded my needs and Dell was reasonable to work with. However I had an extremely bad experience with Dell recently that made me reconsider being a customer of them, much less a loyal one. So now I am back looking at the option of building a PC and taking the opportunity to teach the kids and have them build it with me as well.
I have done a few days of research and put together my starting point build.
Since I have not built a systme from the ground up in years I would like for the folk's here at Tom's to review my build and give me feedback especially in the following areas (in no particular priority):
1 - Similar components for lower price
2 - Are the components I have capable of supporting upgrades to high end GPU, faster RAM, higher end CPU
3 - Are the components selected suitable for overclocking
4 - Will the compnents work together electronically and physically
Here is my starting point build (All prices are MicroCenter)
Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO Universal CPU Cooler $29.99
ASRock Z77 Extreme4 LGA 1155 Z77 ATX Intel Motherboard $84.99
Intel Core i5 3570K 3.4GHz LGA 1155 Processor $189.99
Corsair Carbide Series 300R Mid-Tower ATX Gaming Case $73.96
Corsair Vengeance Series 2x8GB DDR3-1600 PC3-12800) $119.98
Crucial m4 CT128M4SSD2 128GB SATA 6.0Gb/s 2.5" Internal Drive $94.99
HGST Deskstar 7K1000.D 500GB 7,200RPM 32MB Cache $64.99
Gigabyte GV-N550WF2-1GI NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti $137.36
OCZ Technology 750 Watt Fatal1ty Series Modular AT $104.99
LG 12x Internal Blu-ray Disc Player and DVD Writer $59.99
Total without Tax $961.13
Thanks
Kevin
Budget Range: < $1,000 (The Lower the better since I want to build up to three of these. At 1,000 each I can do 2 at 700 each I can get all three)
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Very responsive email and browsing system (Wife's Usage) and A good gaming/programming/school system (Kid's)
Are you buying a monitor: No, Also no need for Speakers, Keyboards, Mice, memory readers, etc...
Parts to Upgrade: None, building a completely new system as the currect system will be repurposed.
Do you need to buy OS: No
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: MicroCenter, there is a local one so I will most likely get everything there all at once.
Location: Dallas, Texas
Parts Preferences: I prefer Intel CPUs, just my preference due to bad luck with prior AMD systems
Overclocking: Yes (4.2-4.5)
SLI or Crossfire: SLI, maybe in the future
Your Monitor Resolution: 1920 x 1080 on 2 systems and 1600 x 1200 on one
Additional Comments: Quiet is good. Does not need to be showy. I want the ability to upgrade to high end GPU (Dual GT 670 SLi) and i7 in the future as needed.
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: The current systems are extremely old and have been upgraded to the limit, My Son and Daughter are starting to play more demanding games. My Wife wants email and browsing to be INSTANT
A long time ago I built all my systems, hen came a period in my life where it did not save me much money compared to pre built systems. I became a loyal Dell customer, and for the most part the systems met and exceeded my needs and Dell was reasonable to work with. However I had an extremely bad experience with Dell recently that made me reconsider being a customer of them, much less a loyal one. So now I am back looking at the option of building a PC and taking the opportunity to teach the kids and have them build it with me as well.
I have done a few days of research and put together my starting point build.
Since I have not built a systme from the ground up in years I would like for the folk's here at Tom's to review my build and give me feedback especially in the following areas (in no particular priority):
1 - Similar components for lower price
2 - Are the components I have capable of supporting upgrades to high end GPU, faster RAM, higher end CPU
3 - Are the components selected suitable for overclocking
4 - Will the compnents work together electronically and physically
Here is my starting point build (All prices are MicroCenter)
Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO Universal CPU Cooler $29.99
ASRock Z77 Extreme4 LGA 1155 Z77 ATX Intel Motherboard $84.99
Intel Core i5 3570K 3.4GHz LGA 1155 Processor $189.99
Corsair Carbide Series 300R Mid-Tower ATX Gaming Case $73.96
Corsair Vengeance Series 2x8GB DDR3-1600 PC3-12800) $119.98
Crucial m4 CT128M4SSD2 128GB SATA 6.0Gb/s 2.5" Internal Drive $94.99
HGST Deskstar 7K1000.D 500GB 7,200RPM 32MB Cache $64.99
Gigabyte GV-N550WF2-1GI NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti $137.36
OCZ Technology 750 Watt Fatal1ty Series Modular AT $104.99
LG 12x Internal Blu-ray Disc Player and DVD Writer $59.99
Total without Tax $961.13
Thanks
Kevin
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