Approximate Purchase Date: e.g.: Next hour or so...
Budget Range: Around $1,000.
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, DJing, Graphic Design, Music Production, Light video editing (IE. Fraps videos to add text and music)
Are you buying a monitor: Yes
Parts to Upgrade: Building mainly the entire system. I'm reusing a 500GB Sata hard drive, my MBox audio interface, Shure SM57 Studio mic, and samson studio headphones for audio, and just recently got a DVD-R at best buy that Im reusing.
Do you need to buy OS: No
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg.com. (Using PCPartPicker, so all the stores on it too)
Location: Louisville, KY, USA
Parts Preferences: Intel i5
Overclocking: Yes
SLI or Crossfire: Maybe in the near future
Your Monitor Resolution: 1440 x 900. Upgrading it obviously. Will it slow me down alot to keep the 1440 x 900 as a dual monitor strictly for having web pages open during a game? (IE. Wowhead, etc.)
Additional Comments: I just really need to know if the following build works. IF there is anything I should change, AND if there is anything else i need to buy with it (Additional fans, thermal lube for processor, etc.)
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: My old HP died, and its time to upgrade from the Athlon X2 duel core anyway.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($209.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($23.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($58.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: A-Data XPG SX900 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 660 Ti 2GB Video Card ($299.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Corsair 650W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($74.99 @ NCIX US)
Monitor: Asus VH236H 23.0" Monitor ($158.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $1081.40
(Prices include shipping and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2012-09-04 05:20 EDT-0400)
Budget Range: Around $1,000.
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, DJing, Graphic Design, Music Production, Light video editing (IE. Fraps videos to add text and music)
Are you buying a monitor: Yes
Parts to Upgrade: Building mainly the entire system. I'm reusing a 500GB Sata hard drive, my MBox audio interface, Shure SM57 Studio mic, and samson studio headphones for audio, and just recently got a DVD-R at best buy that Im reusing.
Do you need to buy OS: No
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg.com. (Using PCPartPicker, so all the stores on it too)
Location: Louisville, KY, USA
Parts Preferences: Intel i5
Overclocking: Yes
SLI or Crossfire: Maybe in the near future
Your Monitor Resolution: 1440 x 900. Upgrading it obviously. Will it slow me down alot to keep the 1440 x 900 as a dual monitor strictly for having web pages open during a game? (IE. Wowhead, etc.)
Additional Comments: I just really need to know if the following build works. IF there is anything I should change, AND if there is anything else i need to buy with it (Additional fans, thermal lube for processor, etc.)
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: My old HP died, and its time to upgrade from the Athlon X2 duel core anyway.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($209.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($23.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($58.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: A-Data XPG SX900 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 660 Ti 2GB Video Card ($299.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Corsair 650W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($74.99 @ NCIX US)
Monitor: Asus VH236H 23.0" Monitor ($158.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $1081.40
(Prices include shipping and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2012-09-04 05:20 EDT-0400)