Good afternoon,
Currently I'm still rocking a P4 @ 3ghz with 3gb of DDR2 ram and a Gefore 8600gt. I know that is funny because I still laugh about it too and it's time to retire that computer. As the title suggests I would like to be around the $1200 mark but I can go over towards $1300. I would say this is mainly a gaming comp but I may do some light programming too.
I want to build a new comp hopefully over the weekend depending what feedback I can get. I would like to purchase all my items through Microcenter instore at the Boston/Cambridge area because going to stores is what keeps those jobs alive. On the website you can look can select a store and it shows what the store has in stock it's neat.
My questions/concerns are;
1. Is the PSU going to be enough power?
2. Motherboard not being up to par with the rest of the build.
3. Would I need to buy thermal paste for the heatsink?
4. Would I be able to OC the CPU (nothing crazy) with that aftermarket heatsink?
I'm willing to change anything that is why I'm here asking for advice. I would get it all online (like Newegg, Amazon, ect...) despite not really wanting to but if I could make my system that much better. I don't need really need a moniter, mouse, keyboard right now but I will in the future.
This is my build so far;
GPU:
MSI N660Ti PE 2GD5 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Ti Twin
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0402992
SKU: 049437 $307.99
$287.99
OS:
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit OEM PC
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0361170
SKU: 419341 $94.99
Ram:
Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB DDR3-1600 PC3-12800) C
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0382101
SKU: 211334
$41.99
PSU:
Corsair Enthusiast Series TX650M 650 Watt High Per
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0365786
SKU: 545749 $119.99
$99.99
after Rebate
[Details]
$119.99
CD/DVD RW
Lite-ON 24X SATA DVD Burner - OEM
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0322335
SKU: 446559 $17.99 $17.99
Case:
Corsair Vengeance Series C70 ATX Mid Tower Gaming
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0389224
SKU: 195404 $99.99
$79.99
after Rebate
[Details]
CPU heatsink:
Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus Universal CPU Cooler
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0315397
SKU: 303198 $29.99 $29.99
Motherboard:
ASRock Z77 Extreme4 LGA 1155 Z77 ATX Intel Motherb
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0387554
SKU: 380550 $79.99
CPU:
Intel Core i5 3570K 3.4GHz LGA 1155 Processor
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0388577
SKU: 425470 $189.99 $189.99
SSHD:
SanDisk Extreme SDSSDX-120G-G25 120GB SATA 6.0Gb/s
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0382699
SKU: 197905 $89.99 $89.99
HDD:
Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 7,200 RPM SATA 6.
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0347355
SKU: 994442 $109.99
Subtotal $1,182.89
Tax $73.93
Grand Total $1,256.82
Thank you,
Boundme
Currently I'm still rocking a P4 @ 3ghz with 3gb of DDR2 ram and a Gefore 8600gt. I know that is funny because I still laugh about it too and it's time to retire that computer. As the title suggests I would like to be around the $1200 mark but I can go over towards $1300. I would say this is mainly a gaming comp but I may do some light programming too.
I want to build a new comp hopefully over the weekend depending what feedback I can get. I would like to purchase all my items through Microcenter instore at the Boston/Cambridge area because going to stores is what keeps those jobs alive. On the website you can look can select a store and it shows what the store has in stock it's neat.
My questions/concerns are;
1. Is the PSU going to be enough power?
2. Motherboard not being up to par with the rest of the build.
3. Would I need to buy thermal paste for the heatsink?
4. Would I be able to OC the CPU (nothing crazy) with that aftermarket heatsink?
I'm willing to change anything that is why I'm here asking for advice. I would get it all online (like Newegg, Amazon, ect...) despite not really wanting to but if I could make my system that much better. I don't need really need a moniter, mouse, keyboard right now but I will in the future.
This is my build so far;
GPU:
MSI N660Ti PE 2GD5 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Ti Twin
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0402992
SKU: 049437 $307.99
$287.99
OS:
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit OEM PC
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0361170
SKU: 419341 $94.99
Ram:
Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB DDR3-1600 PC3-12800) C
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0382101
SKU: 211334
$41.99
PSU:
Corsair Enthusiast Series TX650M 650 Watt High Per
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0365786
SKU: 545749 $119.99
$99.99
after Rebate
[Details]
$119.99
CD/DVD RW
Lite-ON 24X SATA DVD Burner - OEM
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0322335
SKU: 446559 $17.99 $17.99
Case:
Corsair Vengeance Series C70 ATX Mid Tower Gaming
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0389224
SKU: 195404 $99.99
$79.99
after Rebate
[Details]
CPU heatsink:
Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus Universal CPU Cooler
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0315397
SKU: 303198 $29.99 $29.99
Motherboard:
ASRock Z77 Extreme4 LGA 1155 Z77 ATX Intel Motherb
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0387554
SKU: 380550 $79.99
CPU:
Intel Core i5 3570K 3.4GHz LGA 1155 Processor
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0388577
SKU: 425470 $189.99 $189.99
SSHD:
SanDisk Extreme SDSSDX-120G-G25 120GB SATA 6.0Gb/s
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0382699
SKU: 197905 $89.99 $89.99
HDD:
Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 7,200 RPM SATA 6.
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0347355
SKU: 994442 $109.99
Subtotal $1,182.89
Tax $73.93
Grand Total $1,256.82
Thank you,
Boundme