- Oct 22, 2012
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Hi All! First post here on Tom's. I have wanted to build a gaming PC for several years now, and with FarCry3 on the way, I figured now was the time! Please take a look -- I an open to any changes!!!
Approximate Purchase Date: Within next 1-2 weeks
Budget Range: $1000 Before Rebates; Before Shipping
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, Internet Use
Are you buying a monitor: Yes - However I am not including in the price point. Looking at Asus VS247H-P 24-Inch Full-HD LED Monitor
Parts to Upgrade: New Build
Do you need to buy OS: Yes, should be included in price point
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: None preferred
Location: Waterbury, CT, USA
Parts Preferences: Intel, nVidia
Overclocking: Possibly in the future for CPU
SLI or Crossfire: In the future (dual 2GB setup?)
Your Monitor Resolution: above listed at 1920x1080
Additional Comments:
With the $1,000 price point, an SSD could be a had, or not. I never shut off my PCs so a quick OS boot is of no concern to me. However, when running games, faster load times would be preferable. Is it worth the extra $100 for a 128G SSD? I am not sure the SSD would be worth the higher cost and/or sacrifice from the build elsewhere.
I don't believe the below equipment is ideal for a CPU overclock, but this would only be a future possibility. In the future, the first upgrade would likely be a 2nd GPU (dual 660 Ti anyone?) which is why the PSU is listed a 750W. Also would be interested in increased memory to 16GB in the future, when games demand it.
I've left off an optical drive since so many games can be downloaded this day and I still have a laptop if I wanted to burn CDs, etc.
The key is that I would prefer the system to be easily upgradable. I have spent several days looking into various components and browsing the forums here. Any advice would be great!!!
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/l89U
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/l89U/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/l89U/benchmarks/
CPU: Intel Core i5-3570 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($214.98 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-V LK ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Dominator 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($57.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($89.93 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 660 Ti 2GB Video Card ($309.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 430 ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Cooler Master GX 750W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($81.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (64-bit) ($91.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1016.85 (Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
Approximate Purchase Date: Within next 1-2 weeks
Budget Range: $1000 Before Rebates; Before Shipping
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, Internet Use
Are you buying a monitor: Yes - However I am not including in the price point. Looking at Asus VS247H-P 24-Inch Full-HD LED Monitor
Parts to Upgrade: New Build
Do you need to buy OS: Yes, should be included in price point
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: None preferred
Location: Waterbury, CT, USA
Parts Preferences: Intel, nVidia
Overclocking: Possibly in the future for CPU
SLI or Crossfire: In the future (dual 2GB setup?)
Your Monitor Resolution: above listed at 1920x1080
Additional Comments:
With the $1,000 price point, an SSD could be a had, or not. I never shut off my PCs so a quick OS boot is of no concern to me. However, when running games, faster load times would be preferable. Is it worth the extra $100 for a 128G SSD? I am not sure the SSD would be worth the higher cost and/or sacrifice from the build elsewhere.
I don't believe the below equipment is ideal for a CPU overclock, but this would only be a future possibility. In the future, the first upgrade would likely be a 2nd GPU (dual 660 Ti anyone?) which is why the PSU is listed a 750W. Also would be interested in increased memory to 16GB in the future, when games demand it.
I've left off an optical drive since so many games can be downloaded this day and I still have a laptop if I wanted to burn CDs, etc.
The key is that I would prefer the system to be easily upgradable. I have spent several days looking into various components and browsing the forums here. Any advice would be great!!!
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/l89U
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/l89U/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/l89U/benchmarks/
CPU: Intel Core i5-3570 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($214.98 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-V LK ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Dominator 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($57.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($89.93 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 660 Ti 2GB Video Card ($309.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 430 ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Cooler Master GX 750W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($81.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (64-bit) ($91.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1016.85 (Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
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