Approximate Purchase Date: Black Friday / Cyber Monday (11/23 or 11/26 2012) I am waiting to see if any big deals will come up for my parts.
Budget Range: $1300 (maybe a tiny bit over, as is my build)
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, Internet, School
Are you buying a monitor: No
Do you need to buy OS: Yes
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: As long as they are trustworthy
Location: Apex, North Carolina, United States
Parts Preferences: I would prefer Intel CPU
Overclocking: Maybe
SLI or Crossfire: Maybe
Your Monitor Resolution: 1920 x 1200
Additional Comments: I would like to play BF3 and Skyrim at high - max settings. I would also like to be using this PC for a couple more years to come for next gen games at reasonable settings.
Here is my list of parts. The list with individual prices is http://pcpartpicker.com/p/kPHd
Please review this build and tell me if anything should be changed, as is this is my first
real custom build I consider buying. This is also my first time posting on Toms Hardware
CPU : Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor
CPU Cooler : Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler
Mobo : Asus P8Z77-M Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard
Memory : Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
HDD : Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
SSD : Mushkin Callisto Deluxe 40GB 2.5" Solid State Disk
Graphics Card : MSI GeForce GTX 670 2GB Video Card
Sound Card : Creative Labs Audigy SE 24-bit 96 KHz Sound Card ( I have Turtle Beach Earforce Z6A headphones already. I am a dummy when it comes to these kind of things though, so I don't know if there will be some kind of compatibility issue )
Case : Cooler Master HAF 922 ATX Mid Tower Case
PSU : OCZ ZT 650W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply
Optical Drive : Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer
OS : Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (64-bit)
Keyboard : Microsoft SIDEWINDER X4 Wired Gaming Keyboard (I don't NEED a new keyboard, but it would be nice)
Mouse : Razer DeathAdder Wired Optical Mouse (I don't NEED a new mouse, but it would be nice)
P.S on costs this is not including the rebates that expire because those would not apply to when I am getting the parts.
Total (before mail-in rebates): $1369.14
Mail-in Rebates: $-50.00
Total: $1319.14
Sorry for the crapload of information, but I thought the more info the better
Budget Range: $1300 (maybe a tiny bit over, as is my build)
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, Internet, School
Are you buying a monitor: No
Do you need to buy OS: Yes
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: As long as they are trustworthy
Location: Apex, North Carolina, United States
Parts Preferences: I would prefer Intel CPU
Overclocking: Maybe
SLI or Crossfire: Maybe
Your Monitor Resolution: 1920 x 1200
Additional Comments: I would like to play BF3 and Skyrim at high - max settings. I would also like to be using this PC for a couple more years to come for next gen games at reasonable settings.
Here is my list of parts. The list with individual prices is http://pcpartpicker.com/p/kPHd
Please review this build and tell me if anything should be changed, as is this is my first
real custom build I consider buying. This is also my first time posting on Toms Hardware
CPU : Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor
CPU Cooler : Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler
Mobo : Asus P8Z77-M Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard
Memory : Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
HDD : Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
SSD : Mushkin Callisto Deluxe 40GB 2.5" Solid State Disk
Graphics Card : MSI GeForce GTX 670 2GB Video Card
Sound Card : Creative Labs Audigy SE 24-bit 96 KHz Sound Card ( I have Turtle Beach Earforce Z6A headphones already. I am a dummy when it comes to these kind of things though, so I don't know if there will be some kind of compatibility issue )
Case : Cooler Master HAF 922 ATX Mid Tower Case
PSU : OCZ ZT 650W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply
Optical Drive : Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer
OS : Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (64-bit)
Keyboard : Microsoft SIDEWINDER X4 Wired Gaming Keyboard (I don't NEED a new keyboard, but it would be nice)
Mouse : Razer DeathAdder Wired Optical Mouse (I don't NEED a new mouse, but it would be nice)
P.S on costs this is not including the rebates that expire because those would not apply to when I am getting the parts.
Total (before mail-in rebates): $1369.14
Mail-in Rebates: $-50.00
Total: $1319.14
Sorry for the crapload of information, but I thought the more info the better