Hello all,
My name is Ian, and I am assembling the parts for a new computer for gaming. I am currently using a laptop, and killing it slowly by using it for what it was not intended for (or so I'm told). I would like to build a mid-range comp (Read: 1000-1300 dollar spending limit).
After doing research on this site's top picks, info how to pick, etc, the build that I have thus far is:
SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 ST1000DM005/HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
Rosewill CAPSTONE Series CAPSTONE-450 450W Continuous @ 50°C, 80 PLUS GOLD Certified, Single +12V Rail
CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B
Gigabyte Radeon HD 7850 OC 975MHZ 2GB 4.8GHZ GDDR5 DVI HDMI 2XMINIDP PCI-E Video Card
Intel 520 Series 120GB 2.5IN SSD MLC 25nm SATA3 Solid State Disk Drive Retail W/ Mounting Bracket
Intel Core i5 3570K 3.4GHz LGA 1155 Processor
Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO Universal CPU Cooler
ASRockZ77 Extreme4 LGA 1155 Z77 ATX Intel Motherboard
I still need a case; I was looking at the Antec Three Hundred Illusion Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case because I thought it looked pretty cool, but the motherboard said that it supported a front loading USB 3.0, which the tower does not support.
My questions to you brainy people are these:
1. Do you see any incompatibilities between the products? (If I try this myself and fail because of incompatibility, I will assume it was my shoddy worksmanship)
2. Is there anything there that is unnecessary? I heard that the CPU should have it's own cooling fan, meaning that I would likely not need the CoolerMaster CPU cooler.
3. I literally picked the motherboard based on great reviews. I don't know how it fits with the rest of the stuff, so if that is a problem, please point it out .
4. Last but not least: Are there any additional wires/cables that one would need to buy separately before undertaking this daunting journey into the birth of one's own computer that do not come with the individual parts?
Thank you very much for your time! I am very antsy and excited to undertake this, as I only just recently (and I'm 24) realized that one can build his/her own computer. Very sad, actually.
Best,
Ian
My name is Ian, and I am assembling the parts for a new computer for gaming. I am currently using a laptop, and killing it slowly by using it for what it was not intended for (or so I'm told). I would like to build a mid-range comp (Read: 1000-1300 dollar spending limit).
After doing research on this site's top picks, info how to pick, etc, the build that I have thus far is:
SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 ST1000DM005/HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
Rosewill CAPSTONE Series CAPSTONE-450 450W Continuous @ 50°C, 80 PLUS GOLD Certified, Single +12V Rail
CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B
Gigabyte Radeon HD 7850 OC 975MHZ 2GB 4.8GHZ GDDR5 DVI HDMI 2XMINIDP PCI-E Video Card
Intel 520 Series 120GB 2.5IN SSD MLC 25nm SATA3 Solid State Disk Drive Retail W/ Mounting Bracket
Intel Core i5 3570K 3.4GHz LGA 1155 Processor
Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO Universal CPU Cooler
ASRockZ77 Extreme4 LGA 1155 Z77 ATX Intel Motherboard
I still need a case; I was looking at the Antec Three Hundred Illusion Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case because I thought it looked pretty cool, but the motherboard said that it supported a front loading USB 3.0, which the tower does not support.
My questions to you brainy people are these:
1. Do you see any incompatibilities between the products? (If I try this myself and fail because of incompatibility, I will assume it was my shoddy worksmanship)
2. Is there anything there that is unnecessary? I heard that the CPU should have it's own cooling fan, meaning that I would likely not need the CoolerMaster CPU cooler.
3. I literally picked the motherboard based on great reviews. I don't know how it fits with the rest of the stuff, so if that is a problem, please point it out .
4. Last but not least: Are there any additional wires/cables that one would need to buy separately before undertaking this daunting journey into the birth of one's own computer that do not come with the individual parts?
Thank you very much for your time! I am very antsy and excited to undertake this, as I only just recently (and I'm 24) realized that one can build his/her own computer. Very sad, actually.
Best,
Ian