Hi guys! I'm David. Let's just dive into it.
Approximate Purchase Date: e.g.: Maybe this month, maybe Black Friday in a few months for $100-200 off build (opinions?)
Budget Range: under $1,000, Would like to keep it under $900 (cross fingers for rebates)
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming. I might also hook it up to a home theater system via HDMI and use it for media. Then use my smartphone to control it through the school network. (No router.. Is that possible?)
Are you buying a monitor: No. I also have speakers, so non worries there.
Parts to Upgrade: All
Do you need to buy OS: No. I'm planning on using Ubuntu, and will figure out wine to run games like Skyrim and Guild Wars 2
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg.com
Location: City, State/Region, Country - I'm about to move back into Edmond, OK for school, but currently in Tulsa, OK for the summer.
Parts Preferences: None, other than AMD for the cheaper price
Overclocking: Maybe, probably not at first
SLI or Crossfire: No
Your Monitor Resolution: Not exactly sure. It's an old 23 (.5?)" Dell. 1920x1080 I thnk.
Additional Comments: Planning on running the latest version of Ubuntu. Want to play games like Skyrim, Guild Wars 2 and Starcraft 2.
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: So I can have a desktop computer!
Build list:
Corsair Obsidian Series 650D
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139006
Western Digital RE4 WD5003ABYX 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136697
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231314
LG Black 14X BD-R 2X BD-RE 16X DVD+R 5X DVD-RAM 12X BD-ROM 4MB Cache SATA BDXL Blu-ray Burner
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136250
Crucial M4 CT064M4SSD2 2.5" 64GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148441
ASUS Sabertooth 990FX AM3+ AMD 990FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131736
AMD FX-8120 Zambezi 3.1GHz Socket AM3+ 125W Eight-Core Desktop Processor FD8120FRGUBOX
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103961
EVGA 01G-P3-1556-KR GeForce GTX 550 Ti (Fermi) FPB 1GB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130625
CORSAIR Builder Series CX500 V2 500W ATX12V v2.3 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139027
More additional comments: I really would appreciate your guys' opinions. The main issue I'm worried about currently is the power supply wattage. Is 500W enough to run my system comfortably? I can't tally the wattage total because the video card doesn't give me that spec. I would also like to know if that 64GB SSD will be enough without issues for Ubuntu + freeware office and other software?
Also, I believe I will need a DVI-I to DVI-D adapter and a USB 3.0 dual female head to 20 pin adapter so I don't have to take up the rear USB 3.0 slots to use the front ones. Can anyone point me towards those?
Currently I'm set up to receive a $40 discount for combo-ing the motherboard and CPU, then another $15 for combo-ing the video card and PSU. I figure that since the video card and the PSU come as a combo, I would be alright with that power supply for any non-rediculous other high wattage components.
Oh, and I guess I'll find a keyboard to throw in there. It's not really relevant though.
So there you have it! Please let me know what you guys think!
Approximate Purchase Date: e.g.: Maybe this month, maybe Black Friday in a few months for $100-200 off build (opinions?)
Budget Range: under $1,000, Would like to keep it under $900 (cross fingers for rebates)
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming. I might also hook it up to a home theater system via HDMI and use it for media. Then use my smartphone to control it through the school network. (No router.. Is that possible?)
Are you buying a monitor: No. I also have speakers, so non worries there.
Parts to Upgrade: All
Do you need to buy OS: No. I'm planning on using Ubuntu, and will figure out wine to run games like Skyrim and Guild Wars 2
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg.com
Location: City, State/Region, Country - I'm about to move back into Edmond, OK for school, but currently in Tulsa, OK for the summer.
Parts Preferences: None, other than AMD for the cheaper price
Overclocking: Maybe, probably not at first
SLI or Crossfire: No
Your Monitor Resolution: Not exactly sure. It's an old 23 (.5?)" Dell. 1920x1080 I thnk.
Additional Comments: Planning on running the latest version of Ubuntu. Want to play games like Skyrim, Guild Wars 2 and Starcraft 2.
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: So I can have a desktop computer!
Build list:
Corsair Obsidian Series 650D
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139006
Western Digital RE4 WD5003ABYX 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136697
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231314
LG Black 14X BD-R 2X BD-RE 16X DVD+R 5X DVD-RAM 12X BD-ROM 4MB Cache SATA BDXL Blu-ray Burner
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136250
Crucial M4 CT064M4SSD2 2.5" 64GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148441
ASUS Sabertooth 990FX AM3+ AMD 990FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131736
AMD FX-8120 Zambezi 3.1GHz Socket AM3+ 125W Eight-Core Desktop Processor FD8120FRGUBOX
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103961
EVGA 01G-P3-1556-KR GeForce GTX 550 Ti (Fermi) FPB 1GB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130625
CORSAIR Builder Series CX500 V2 500W ATX12V v2.3 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139027
More additional comments: I really would appreciate your guys' opinions. The main issue I'm worried about currently is the power supply wattage. Is 500W enough to run my system comfortably? I can't tally the wattage total because the video card doesn't give me that spec. I would also like to know if that 64GB SSD will be enough without issues for Ubuntu + freeware office and other software?
Also, I believe I will need a DVI-I to DVI-D adapter and a USB 3.0 dual female head to 20 pin adapter so I don't have to take up the rear USB 3.0 slots to use the front ones. Can anyone point me towards those?
Currently I'm set up to receive a $40 discount for combo-ing the motherboard and CPU, then another $15 for combo-ing the video card and PSU. I figure that since the video card and the PSU come as a combo, I would be alright with that power supply for any non-rediculous other high wattage components.
Oh, and I guess I'll find a keyboard to throw in there. It's not really relevant though.
So there you have it! Please let me know what you guys think!