Hello all,
Long time listener first time caller
So, I have scraped and saved a little money together to finally build a new PC. My current one is well out of date and really not much of a gamer. Its an old Dell Optiplex 745 That I managed to franken-part a few pieces to get it somewhat gameable. Alas, while she has served me well its time I put her to pasture as a media server before she kicks.
I need a little help trying to budget my next upgrade. I want this machine to be somewhat forward compatible and have chosen to go AMD to save a little. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Approximate Purchase Date: e.g.: By the end of next week
Budget Range: (e.g.: 300-400) 600-700 (im close to a microcenter so I can bypass some shipping fees
System Usage from Most to Least Important: (e.g.: Folding@Home, gaming, surfing the internet, watching movies)
Are you buying a monitor: No
Parts to Upgrade: Everything but the HDD
Do you need to buy OS: Yes (win7 preferred) heard rumors about windows Blue... but waiting
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Microcenter, Newegg, Tigerdirect
Location: City, State/Region, Country - Dayton, Ohio - US
Parts Preferences: AMD / Asus primarily for the MBoard
Overclocking: Yes
SLI or Crossfire: Maybe
Your Monitor Resolution: 1600x900 (may upgrade and run dual monitors later)
Additional Comments: I would like to have a fairly quiet rig, as I will be using this machine from home and have to contact clients at times. Below are a list of the main programs I will be running:
VMware
Adobe CS3 - Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, After Effects* (*not often or for large projects)
normal browsing
Star trek Online
World of Tanks
Battle field 2 (possibly 3)
IL2
Possibly other titles I have not tried yet
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: Current rig is about cooked.
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Here is what I have put together thus far:
CPU: Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition 3.4GHz Boxed Processor - $79.99
Microcenter
Heatsink: Hyper 212 EVO Universal CPU Cooler - $29.99
Microcenter
Motherboard: ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 AM3+ AMD 990FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS - $179.99
Newegg
Note: I know this may be the killer in my budget but it seems to be a pretty solid board and is forward compatible. Although I hear they are soon to release a PCIe 3.0 version of the board
Memory: G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBRL - $55.99
Newegg
Note: is on Motherboards approved memory list
Case: HAF912 Mid Tower ATX Computer Case - $57.99
Microcenter
**** Here is were I need help ****
Power Supply: I am clue less here - lots of reviews sorted through about effeciency and actual power - I am assuming that I need at minimum a 600W supply
Video Card: MSI R7770 PE1GD5/OC Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card - $139.99
Newegg
Final notes: Any advice would be great. I look at this build as pretty forward thinking and capable. Eventually an a year I would upgrade it a bit more then use the parts in either a media server a secondary desktop for the kids (although they are getting a laptop which signals the beginning of the end, lol)
Thanks again, I look forward to your replies
Long time listener first time caller
So, I have scraped and saved a little money together to finally build a new PC. My current one is well out of date and really not much of a gamer. Its an old Dell Optiplex 745 That I managed to franken-part a few pieces to get it somewhat gameable. Alas, while she has served me well its time I put her to pasture as a media server before she kicks.
I need a little help trying to budget my next upgrade. I want this machine to be somewhat forward compatible and have chosen to go AMD to save a little. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Approximate Purchase Date: e.g.: By the end of next week
Budget Range: (e.g.: 300-400) 600-700 (im close to a microcenter so I can bypass some shipping fees
System Usage from Most to Least Important: (e.g.: Folding@Home, gaming, surfing the internet, watching movies)
Are you buying a monitor: No
Parts to Upgrade: Everything but the HDD
Do you need to buy OS: Yes (win7 preferred) heard rumors about windows Blue... but waiting
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Microcenter, Newegg, Tigerdirect
Location: City, State/Region, Country - Dayton, Ohio - US
Parts Preferences: AMD / Asus primarily for the MBoard
Overclocking: Yes
SLI or Crossfire: Maybe
Your Monitor Resolution: 1600x900 (may upgrade and run dual monitors later)
Additional Comments: I would like to have a fairly quiet rig, as I will be using this machine from home and have to contact clients at times. Below are a list of the main programs I will be running:
VMware
Adobe CS3 - Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, After Effects* (*not often or for large projects)
normal browsing
Star trek Online
World of Tanks
Battle field 2 (possibly 3)
IL2
Possibly other titles I have not tried yet
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: Current rig is about cooked.
**********************************
Here is what I have put together thus far:
CPU: Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition 3.4GHz Boxed Processor - $79.99
Microcenter
Heatsink: Hyper 212 EVO Universal CPU Cooler - $29.99
Microcenter
Motherboard: ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 AM3+ AMD 990FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS - $179.99
Newegg
Note: I know this may be the killer in my budget but it seems to be a pretty solid board and is forward compatible. Although I hear they are soon to release a PCIe 3.0 version of the board
Memory: G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBRL - $55.99
Newegg
Note: is on Motherboards approved memory list
Case: HAF912 Mid Tower ATX Computer Case - $57.99
Microcenter
**** Here is were I need help ****
Power Supply: I am clue less here - lots of reviews sorted through about effeciency and actual power - I am assuming that I need at minimum a 600W supply
Video Card: MSI R7770 PE1GD5/OC Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card - $139.99
Newegg
Final notes: Any advice would be great. I look at this build as pretty forward thinking and capable. Eventually an a year I would upgrade it a bit more then use the parts in either a media server a secondary desktop for the kids (although they are getting a laptop which signals the beginning of the end, lol)
Thanks again, I look forward to your replies