- Jan 22, 2013
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Starting from near scratch. This will be my fourth build, but I'm not up to speed on current technology. I built a i5-3450 on a H77M for my daughter as a Jr HS graduation present last spring. Haven't built a gaming rig in five years.
Approximate Purchase Date: As soon as the tax refund hits the bank in two weeks
Budget Range: After Rebates / After Shipping $800-900 (I have already subtracted out the cost of the SSD from my original budget)
System Usage from Most to Least Important: gaming(Eveonline), surfing, streaming/Skype
Are you buying a monitor: No (have dual 21.5 Acer LED most current hardware I own)
Parts to Upgrade: all except keyboard/mouse/monitors. I have recently purchased a Samsung 840(non-pro) 250GB SSD, on a Newegg one day special.
Do you need to buy OS: Yes
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: none
Location: Park Forest, IL (60466) 50 mile range for local stores(yes there is a Microcenter in range)
Parts Preferences: Intel CPU, Sapphire HD7870 XT (Tahiti LE) (looks to be the most bang for the buck, and I prefer the dual fans)
Overclocking: maybe (but, not willing to go over budget to do it)
SLI or Crossfire: No
Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080
Additional Comments: No side window cases, would like USB 3.0 on the front panel.
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: Current set-up is ancient; Athalon 64 X2(Brisbane), Win XP, ATA/HDD, HD 6450 gpu.
Eve is fairly cpu and RAM intensive. My current set-up only allows me to run two instances of the game client at once, without being dragged into crawling response time because of WinXP RAM limits and my ATA/HDD. I want to be able run four instances of the Eve client so quad core and 8GB of RAM will probably be mandatory.
Approximate Purchase Date: As soon as the tax refund hits the bank in two weeks
Budget Range: After Rebates / After Shipping $800-900 (I have already subtracted out the cost of the SSD from my original budget)
System Usage from Most to Least Important: gaming(Eveonline), surfing, streaming/Skype
Are you buying a monitor: No (have dual 21.5 Acer LED most current hardware I own)
Parts to Upgrade: all except keyboard/mouse/monitors. I have recently purchased a Samsung 840(non-pro) 250GB SSD, on a Newegg one day special.
Do you need to buy OS: Yes
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: none
Location: Park Forest, IL (60466) 50 mile range for local stores(yes there is a Microcenter in range)
Parts Preferences: Intel CPU, Sapphire HD7870 XT (Tahiti LE) (looks to be the most bang for the buck, and I prefer the dual fans)
Overclocking: maybe (but, not willing to go over budget to do it)
SLI or Crossfire: No
Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080
Additional Comments: No side window cases, would like USB 3.0 on the front panel.
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: Current set-up is ancient; Athalon 64 X2(Brisbane), Win XP, ATA/HDD, HD 6450 gpu.
Eve is fairly cpu and RAM intensive. My current set-up only allows me to run two instances of the game client at once, without being dragged into crawling response time because of WinXP RAM limits and my ATA/HDD. I want to be able run four instances of the Eve client so quad core and 8GB of RAM will probably be mandatory.
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