Recent content by Matthew Lesko

I put together a quiet machine several years ago and really liked it. This build is an attempt to do something similar now. I do some programming and play games that usually involve slower responses such as Shadowrun, Civilization, Thief and Divinity Original Sin. Albeit I also really liked...

Found a system on Craigslist recently with these specs - local seller to me. I went through pricing it out myself and it seems like a good deal, but was hoping people who pay more attention here would opine. Motherboard: ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 AM3 CPU: AMD FX-6200 6-core 4.0 GHz RAM...

Regarding the monitor, I'm wondering if in the near term then I'd be better served price wise to get a lesser resolution monitor (1920x1080) and possibly lesser video card too, say 650 Ti Boost? Then at some future point in time I would upgrade video card and monitor potentially. Thoughts?

I will use this computer for gaming and programming. Will run Linux VMs and Oracle. Want something that's quiet even when gaming. Want to pull the trigger sometime before September. Location: Baltimore, MD In addition to the PC Parts Picker list below I already have the following from an...