Approximate Purchase Date: 2/8/2013
Budget Range: $800-$1000
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming/Music/Movies/Basic Home Office
Are you buying a monitor: No.
Parts Being Kept:
CORSAIR TX Series CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V v2.3 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139006
Thermaltake V5 Black Edition Mid-Tower Gaming Chassis VL70001W2Z (Black)- http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003E474NA/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00
(2x) SAMSUNG ToC T220 Rose-Black 22" 2ms GTG Widescreen LCD Monitor- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824001273
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Champion Series Sound Card w/ I/O- http://us.store.creative.com/Creative-Sound-Blaster-XFi-Titanium-Fatal1ty/M/B001BDPLJA.htm
And all other gaming accessories: DeathAdder, G19 keyboard, G13 Gaming Pad, Planatronic wireless headset
Parts to Upgrade:
Graphics Card, Motherboard, Processor, and any other needs.
Do you need to buy OS: Yes
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg.com My only current credit card is through them so I won't be looking outside of them.
Location: Columbia, SC, USA
Parts Preferences: No real preference. I have too many contradicting points of view from other gamers.
Overclocking: Maybe
SLI or Crossfire: Maybe..I don't know.
Your Monitor Resolution: 1580 x 1050
Additional Comments:
Current main games are World of Warcraft, RIFT, and Minecraft. I'd like to get back into FPS's and some other more graphic intensive games. Therefore, as any gamer would say cutting out the lag would be best. I have two WoW accounts and run both at the same time every once in a while. Two or three years ago this computer was fine with that, but now it lags as soon as the second account hits the login screen. I have thought about looking into SSDs instead of HHDs or maybe a combination of the two for music and movie purposes. However, I like the idea of an MMO on an SSD and I've watched enough videos using one to make it seem overtly appealing. I'd be willing to just use an external for movies and music since I am debating looking into a Mac(not a huge fan, but never had one end up in the garbage.) solely for music and movie downloads.
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading:
My current gaming computer was built around four years ago. At the time it seemed it would last with its top of the line processor, graphics card, etc. A former friend of mine had spec'ed it and built it. However, a year after having it built it began having BSODs. I dealt with it and thought it was fixed, but finally the computer crashed the Windows 7 I was running and I had to do a full reinstall. No big deal, but the problems persisted again. This time I spent some time and researched all solutions. I checked the memory, hard drive, and graphics card. I even replaced the hard drive. None of these were the problem. So I contacted the motherboard manufacturer and they stated the problem wasn't be caused by it either. That left the processor. Seriously, how often does a cpu crash? I couldn't believe my luck. So I've been dealing with this issue for a few months now and have decided to spend the money to fix it. And having to restart my computer once a day because it wants to BSOD is annoying. Plus it has begun slowing down even after defrags.
Budget Range: $800-$1000
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming/Music/Movies/Basic Home Office
Are you buying a monitor: No.
Parts Being Kept:
CORSAIR TX Series CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V v2.3 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139006
Thermaltake V5 Black Edition Mid-Tower Gaming Chassis VL70001W2Z (Black)- http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003E474NA/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00
(2x) SAMSUNG ToC T220 Rose-Black 22" 2ms GTG Widescreen LCD Monitor- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824001273
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Champion Series Sound Card w/ I/O- http://us.store.creative.com/Creative-Sound-Blaster-XFi-Titanium-Fatal1ty/M/B001BDPLJA.htm
And all other gaming accessories: DeathAdder, G19 keyboard, G13 Gaming Pad, Planatronic wireless headset
Parts to Upgrade:
Graphics Card, Motherboard, Processor, and any other needs.
Do you need to buy OS: Yes
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg.com My only current credit card is through them so I won't be looking outside of them.
Location: Columbia, SC, USA
Parts Preferences: No real preference. I have too many contradicting points of view from other gamers.
Overclocking: Maybe
SLI or Crossfire: Maybe..I don't know.
Your Monitor Resolution: 1580 x 1050
Additional Comments:
Current main games are World of Warcraft, RIFT, and Minecraft. I'd like to get back into FPS's and some other more graphic intensive games. Therefore, as any gamer would say cutting out the lag would be best. I have two WoW accounts and run both at the same time every once in a while. Two or three years ago this computer was fine with that, but now it lags as soon as the second account hits the login screen. I have thought about looking into SSDs instead of HHDs or maybe a combination of the two for music and movie purposes. However, I like the idea of an MMO on an SSD and I've watched enough videos using one to make it seem overtly appealing. I'd be willing to just use an external for movies and music since I am debating looking into a Mac(not a huge fan, but never had one end up in the garbage.) solely for music and movie downloads.
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading:
My current gaming computer was built around four years ago. At the time it seemed it would last with its top of the line processor, graphics card, etc. A former friend of mine had spec'ed it and built it. However, a year after having it built it began having BSODs. I dealt with it and thought it was fixed, but finally the computer crashed the Windows 7 I was running and I had to do a full reinstall. No big deal, but the problems persisted again. This time I spent some time and researched all solutions. I checked the memory, hard drive, and graphics card. I even replaced the hard drive. None of these were the problem. So I contacted the motherboard manufacturer and they stated the problem wasn't be caused by it either. That left the processor. Seriously, how often does a cpu crash? I couldn't believe my luck. So I've been dealing with this issue for a few months now and have decided to spend the money to fix it. And having to restart my computer once a day because it wants to BSOD is annoying. Plus it has begun slowing down even after defrags.