Hello all,
I lost the link to the previous posting so here it goes again... Open to all comments.
Approximate Purchase Date: Within the month
Budget Range: Max $800
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming
Are you buying a monitor: Yes
Parts to Upgrade:
Do you need to buy OS: No
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg.com
Location: City, State/Region, Country - CT, USA
Parts Preferences: Intel, EVGA, Cooler Master, Asus, Corsair
Overclocking: No
SLI or Crossfire: No
Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080
Additional Comments:
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: Using a Mac
So here is the wish list on newegg... Need to knock it down to about $800
http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=15601769
Thanks again.
Edit: After some tweaking and help from pcpartpicker here's the new list
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/lYKR
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/lYKR/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/lYKR/benchmarks/
CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($169.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: Asus P8B75-V ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($93.06 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 650 Ti 1GB Video Card ($134.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 431 Plus (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80 PLUS Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($24.98 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus VH236H 23.0" Monitor ($139.99 @ NCIX US)
Keyboard: Logitech Wireless Combo MK260 Wireless Standard Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($26.97 @ CompUSA)
Total: $764.94
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
I lost the link to the previous posting so here it goes again... Open to all comments.
Approximate Purchase Date: Within the month
Budget Range: Max $800
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming
Are you buying a monitor: Yes
Parts to Upgrade:
Do you need to buy OS: No
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg.com
Location: City, State/Region, Country - CT, USA
Parts Preferences: Intel, EVGA, Cooler Master, Asus, Corsair
Overclocking: No
SLI or Crossfire: No
Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080
Additional Comments:
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: Using a Mac
So here is the wish list on newegg... Need to knock it down to about $800
http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=15601769
Thanks again.
Edit: After some tweaking and help from pcpartpicker here's the new list
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/lYKR
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/lYKR/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/lYKR/benchmarks/
CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($169.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: Asus P8B75-V ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($93.06 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 650 Ti 1GB Video Card ($134.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 431 Plus (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80 PLUS Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($24.98 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus VH236H 23.0" Monitor ($139.99 @ NCIX US)
Keyboard: Logitech Wireless Combo MK260 Wireless Standard Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($26.97 @ CompUSA)
Total: $764.94
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)