Hello!
I have just spec'd out parts for the computer I plan on building. I've used computers for a long time, but this will be my first time building one so I was hoping I could get some feedback/advice for the parts listed below. It will be my family's primary home computer and we will be using it for everything - web browsing, email, word processing, photo and video editing, watching movies, web chat, and maybe the occasional game playing (used to love playing games). I also work from home sometimes so will be doing some database programming on it. Pretty much everything.
So here is my list of parts. I know I am getting a CPU without overclocking capabilities but getting a MoBo capable of overclocking. My thought here is to get a board that gives me the flexibility to upgrade if I want to get a new chip to overclock. Also, once I get it up and running with the parts listed, I plan on getting a video card and an additional hard drive (non SSD) to store files.
CPU: Intel Core i5 3470
MoBo: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
Memory: G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-1600C9D-16GXM
Hard Drive: SAMSUNG 830 Series MZ-7PC256B/WW 2.5" 256GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
Optical Drive: LG Black 14X BD-R 2X BD-RE 16X DVD+R 5X DVD-RAM 12X BD-ROM 4MB Cache SATA BDXL Blu-ray Burner, Bare Drive, 3D Play Back (WH14NS40) - OEM
PSU: Rosewill CAPSTONE Series CAPSTONE-650-M 650W ATX12V v2.31 & EPS12V v2.92 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply
Case: Rosewill LINE GLOW ATX Mid Tower Computer Case,Dual USB 3.0,come with Four Fans,Support up to 7 Fans
In pricing out the parts on NewEgg, everything came out to about $813.94. Sound good? Also, do I need a separate CPU cooler?
Thanks everyone. Looking forward to getting some feedback.
I have just spec'd out parts for the computer I plan on building. I've used computers for a long time, but this will be my first time building one so I was hoping I could get some feedback/advice for the parts listed below. It will be my family's primary home computer and we will be using it for everything - web browsing, email, word processing, photo and video editing, watching movies, web chat, and maybe the occasional game playing (used to love playing games). I also work from home sometimes so will be doing some database programming on it. Pretty much everything.
So here is my list of parts. I know I am getting a CPU without overclocking capabilities but getting a MoBo capable of overclocking. My thought here is to get a board that gives me the flexibility to upgrade if I want to get a new chip to overclock. Also, once I get it up and running with the parts listed, I plan on getting a video card and an additional hard drive (non SSD) to store files.
CPU: Intel Core i5 3470
MoBo: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
Memory: G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-1600C9D-16GXM
Hard Drive: SAMSUNG 830 Series MZ-7PC256B/WW 2.5" 256GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
Optical Drive: LG Black 14X BD-R 2X BD-RE 16X DVD+R 5X DVD-RAM 12X BD-ROM 4MB Cache SATA BDXL Blu-ray Burner, Bare Drive, 3D Play Back (WH14NS40) - OEM
PSU: Rosewill CAPSTONE Series CAPSTONE-650-M 650W ATX12V v2.31 & EPS12V v2.92 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply
Case: Rosewill LINE GLOW ATX Mid Tower Computer Case,Dual USB 3.0,come with Four Fans,Support up to 7 Fans
In pricing out the parts on NewEgg, everything came out to about $813.94. Sound good? Also, do I need a separate CPU cooler?
Thanks everyone. Looking forward to getting some feedback.