Approximate Purchase Date: Between now and black friday
Budget Range: 400-500 Before / After Shipping
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, surfing the internet, watching movies
Are you buying a monitor: No
Parts to Upgrade: CPU / MOBO / RAM / CPU COOLER
Do you need to buy OS: Yes
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg and Micro Center
Location: Garland, Texas, US
Parts Preferences: No preference
Overclocking: Yes
SLI or Crossfire: Maybe
Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080
Additional Comments: Metro 2033, BF3, Starcraft 2, Skyrim, MoP, and etc.
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: I want to upgrade from my LGA 775 chipset.
So far this is what I have come up with. Tell me what you think.
CPU: i5 3570k $170 @Micro Center
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo $30 @Micro Center
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 $125 @Micro Center
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB 1600 $39 @Newegg
[strike]Storage: Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB $70 @Newegg[/strike]
[strike]Case: NZXT Tempest 410 $55 @Newegg[/strike]
[strike]Power Supply: Corsair TX750 V2 $95 @Newegg[/strike]
Operating System: Windows 7 SP1 64bit $100 @Newegg
Total: $464
Notes: I have the PSU / CASE / PSU already that's why it's crossed out.
Budget Range: 400-500 Before / After Shipping
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, surfing the internet, watching movies
Are you buying a monitor: No
Parts to Upgrade: CPU / MOBO / RAM / CPU COOLER
Do you need to buy OS: Yes
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg and Micro Center
Location: Garland, Texas, US
Parts Preferences: No preference
Overclocking: Yes
SLI or Crossfire: Maybe
Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080
Additional Comments: Metro 2033, BF3, Starcraft 2, Skyrim, MoP, and etc.
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: I want to upgrade from my LGA 775 chipset.
So far this is what I have come up with. Tell me what you think.
CPU: i5 3570k $170 @Micro Center
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo $30 @Micro Center
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 $125 @Micro Center
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB 1600 $39 @Newegg
[strike]Storage: Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB $70 @Newegg[/strike]
[strike]Case: NZXT Tempest 410 $55 @Newegg[/strike]
[strike]Power Supply: Corsair TX750 V2 $95 @Newegg[/strike]
Operating System: Windows 7 SP1 64bit $100 @Newegg
Total: $464
Notes: I have the PSU / CASE / PSU already that's why it's crossed out.