Hi guys, I was wondering if you could help me decide which parts to replace or go with in my current list but before that, let me follow the posting guide I saw to make it easier for everyone to read.
Approximate Purchase Date: this month ASAP
Budget Range: $1000 (could be a little bit more or better, less)
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Graphic Design (no heavy video editing at the moment though) > Gaming > everything else
Parts Not Required:
keyboard: Razer Lycosa
mouse: Razer Death Adder
monitor: (which I'll be buying before this new PC) Samsung S27A950D
chassis: NZXT Phantom-black (got this a week ago and is still unopened... bought it because stocks are limited and I like the style and wanted to go full tower)
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: I'm from the Philippines so Newegg and the likes are not applicable (limited shipping and INSANE TAX) but prices should have around 20-60$ difference so it's still okay.
Country of Origin: Philippines
Parts Preferences:
Here's my old build(4-5years old) just to give you a hint of the changes I want:
• Intel C2D 7200
• MSi P6NGM
• MSi 8800GT Zilent
• Gigabyte Superb 550
• some Seagate and Samsung HDDs
• Kingston 2gb ddr2 667
- this still works perfectly so I'll let my mom use it after I get the new one and if the onboard graphics still works, I might take the 8800gt and put it to the new rig as secondary GPU (probably for PhysX.. not that knowledgeable yet on SLIs and stuff)
Here's my current list for the new build:
• Intel i7 2600k (currently tempted to go with i5 2500k)
• Asus P8P67 LE (here's where I need advice the most)
- I'm choosing between Asus and Gigabyte (I know it sounds stupid but aside from the brand of these two, I like the colors of their boards (black and blue/ black and red)... someone mentioned about AsRock but I'm really not sure if it's on par/comparable to Asus and Gigabyte
- I don't need much from the mobo except its durability and reliability.
- getting a sound card later when I can afford to buy high end speakers so there should be 5.1/7.1 support
- USB 3.0 is a bonus
- will definitely get a SSD so anything related to it is important too
• Corsair AX750
- wanted it modular and extremely durable (7 to 10 years perhaps?)
• Corsair Force Series 3 60gb SSD (dedicated to Windows and some programs only, storage would be the Samsung 1TB(1-2months old) from the old PC)
-no plans to have a RAID setup yet
• Gigabyte GTX 560 Ti
• Corsair Vengeance 8gb
Overclocking: Maybe (if so, just a little)
SLI or Crossfire: Maybe (if it's not difficult to do)
Monitor Resolution: Full HD
Additional Comments: just for aesthetic purposes, want it all black (and some blue) not that it has a clear side panel but still... also it's important that it's somehow future proof like it can last for 5-8 years (or even 10 or until I buy a new one)..
Oh it might be useful to mention games I play and I will play in the future.. Stracraft2, Crysis2, League of Legends (lol), some MMO, Dota2, Diablo3, etc...
Anyway, I'm really thankful if you managed to read up to here and will be clicking the reply button after.
Thanks in advance!
Approximate Purchase Date: this month ASAP
Budget Range: $1000 (could be a little bit more or better, less)
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Graphic Design (no heavy video editing at the moment though) > Gaming > everything else
Parts Not Required:
keyboard: Razer Lycosa
mouse: Razer Death Adder
monitor: (which I'll be buying before this new PC) Samsung S27A950D
chassis: NZXT Phantom-black (got this a week ago and is still unopened... bought it because stocks are limited and I like the style and wanted to go full tower)
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: I'm from the Philippines so Newegg and the likes are not applicable (limited shipping and INSANE TAX) but prices should have around 20-60$ difference so it's still okay.
Country of Origin: Philippines
Parts Preferences:
Here's my old build(4-5years old) just to give you a hint of the changes I want:
• Intel C2D 7200
• MSi P6NGM
• MSi 8800GT Zilent
• Gigabyte Superb 550
• some Seagate and Samsung HDDs
• Kingston 2gb ddr2 667
- this still works perfectly so I'll let my mom use it after I get the new one and if the onboard graphics still works, I might take the 8800gt and put it to the new rig as secondary GPU (probably for PhysX.. not that knowledgeable yet on SLIs and stuff)
Here's my current list for the new build:
• Intel i7 2600k (currently tempted to go with i5 2500k)
• Asus P8P67 LE (here's where I need advice the most)
- I'm choosing between Asus and Gigabyte (I know it sounds stupid but aside from the brand of these two, I like the colors of their boards (black and blue/ black and red)... someone mentioned about AsRock but I'm really not sure if it's on par/comparable to Asus and Gigabyte
- I don't need much from the mobo except its durability and reliability.
- getting a sound card later when I can afford to buy high end speakers so there should be 5.1/7.1 support
- USB 3.0 is a bonus
- will definitely get a SSD so anything related to it is important too
• Corsair AX750
- wanted it modular and extremely durable (7 to 10 years perhaps?)
• Corsair Force Series 3 60gb SSD (dedicated to Windows and some programs only, storage would be the Samsung 1TB(1-2months old) from the old PC)
-no plans to have a RAID setup yet
• Gigabyte GTX 560 Ti
• Corsair Vengeance 8gb
Overclocking: Maybe (if so, just a little)
SLI or Crossfire: Maybe (if it's not difficult to do)
Monitor Resolution: Full HD
Additional Comments: just for aesthetic purposes, want it all black (and some blue) not that it has a clear side panel but still... also it's important that it's somehow future proof like it can last for 5-8 years (or even 10 or until I buy a new one)..
Oh it might be useful to mention games I play and I will play in the future.. Stracraft2, Crysis2, League of Legends (lol), some MMO, Dota2, Diablo3, etc...
Anyway, I'm really thankful if you managed to read up to here and will be clicking the reply button after.
Thanks in advance!
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