Approximate Purchase Date: e.g.: 1 - 2 Weeks
Budget Range: $1400 After Rebates / After Shipping / Including Monitor
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Mostly Gaming, Photoshop, School Work
Are you buying a monitor: Yes, I think I was looking at this monitor Asus VS238H-P 23.0" Monitor - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236175&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=
Parts to Upgrade: Just the computer and monitor
Do you need to buy OS: No i have a copy of Windows 7 64 bit
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Whatever is cheapest
Location: City, State/Region, Country - Massachusetts (USA)
Parts Preferences: Intel CPU with Nvidia GPU
Overclocking: Yes
SLI or Crossfire: Probably in the future but not soon
Your Monitor Resolution: I want a monitor 23' - 24' 1920x1080 no more then $200
Additional Comments: Quiet, Will last for at least 3 years
Why Are You Upgrading: I am switching from console to pc and my laptop can not run the games i want to play such as: Dayz, BF3, Skyrim, Fallout, Portal
What I am thinking:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-V LK ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($124.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($85.88 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Crucial M4 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($108.49 @ Adorama)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 670 2GB Video Card ($407.98 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair 750W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($24.98 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus VS238H-P 23.0" Monitor ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1372.26
(Prices include shipping and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2012-08-18 19:02 EDT-0400)
If I could save $50 somewhere that would be nice so then I could get a different case.
Budget Range: $1400 After Rebates / After Shipping / Including Monitor
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Mostly Gaming, Photoshop, School Work
Are you buying a monitor: Yes, I think I was looking at this monitor Asus VS238H-P 23.0" Monitor - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236175&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=
Parts to Upgrade: Just the computer and monitor
Do you need to buy OS: No i have a copy of Windows 7 64 bit
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Whatever is cheapest
Location: City, State/Region, Country - Massachusetts (USA)
Parts Preferences: Intel CPU with Nvidia GPU
Overclocking: Yes
SLI or Crossfire: Probably in the future but not soon
Your Monitor Resolution: I want a monitor 23' - 24' 1920x1080 no more then $200
Additional Comments: Quiet, Will last for at least 3 years
Why Are You Upgrading: I am switching from console to pc and my laptop can not run the games i want to play such as: Dayz, BF3, Skyrim, Fallout, Portal
What I am thinking:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-V LK ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($124.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($85.88 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Crucial M4 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($108.49 @ Adorama)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 670 2GB Video Card ($407.98 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair 750W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($24.98 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus VS238H-P 23.0" Monitor ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1372.26
(Prices include shipping and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2012-08-18 19:02 EDT-0400)
If I could save $50 somewhere that would be nice so then I could get a different case.