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APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Within a month or two.
BUDGET RANGE: 1100-900 dollars (Preferably this should be around the lower range; please help me improve the price with combos and rebates without losing performance).
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming (Crysis), internet (to include AP high school courses that I am taking online), music.
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: OS, mouse, keyboard, speakers
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: newegg.com
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: U.S.
PARTS PREFERENCES: Probably Intel for gaming quality performance. For other parts I am uncertain and likely need help.
OVERCLOCKING: Yes, but please give me advice and links to guides in order to do so.
SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Perhaps if it is economical and improves performance.
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1920x1080, but considering an upgrade later on.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Thanks for the help everyone! I truly appreciate it and apologize if I am clueless (especially regarding the GPU). My chief concerns are compatibility, performance, and price. As I mentioned earlier, I am uncertain and need help; but here is a rough list I assembled after reading the Homebuilt PC Buying Guide:
CPU- Intel Core i5-750 Lynnfield 2.66GHz LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Processor BX80605I5750
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115215
MOBO- GIGABYTE GA-P55A-UD4P LGA 1156 Intel P55 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard w/ USB 3.0 & SATA 6 Gb/s
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128409
RAM- G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL7D-4GBRH
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231276
GPU- GIGABYTE GV-N470D5-13I-B GeForce GTX 470 (Fermi) 1280MB 320-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125320
HDD- SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185
PSU- SILVERSTONE ST85F-P 850W ATX 12V v2.3 / EPS 12V 80 PLUS SILVER Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817256058
CASE- Antec Three Hundred Illusion Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129066
HSF- COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus Intel Core i5 & Intel Core i7 compatible RR-B10-212P-G1 120mm "heatpipe direct contact" Long life sleeve CPU Cooler
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103065
ODD- ASUS Black 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA 24X DVD Burner - Bulk - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204
Thermal Paste- Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835100007
TOTAL: $1,153.90 (Slightly over budget. Please help me cut it down a hundred dollars or more while retaining performance. Thanks!)
BUDGET RANGE: 1100-900 dollars (Preferably this should be around the lower range; please help me improve the price with combos and rebates without losing performance).
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming (Crysis), internet (to include AP high school courses that I am taking online), music.
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: OS, mouse, keyboard, speakers
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: newegg.com
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: U.S.
PARTS PREFERENCES: Probably Intel for gaming quality performance. For other parts I am uncertain and likely need help.
OVERCLOCKING: Yes, but please give me advice and links to guides in order to do so.
SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Perhaps if it is economical and improves performance.
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1920x1080, but considering an upgrade later on.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Thanks for the help everyone! I truly appreciate it and apologize if I am clueless (especially regarding the GPU). My chief concerns are compatibility, performance, and price. As I mentioned earlier, I am uncertain and need help; but here is a rough list I assembled after reading the Homebuilt PC Buying Guide:
CPU- Intel Core i5-750 Lynnfield 2.66GHz LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Processor BX80605I5750
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115215
MOBO- GIGABYTE GA-P55A-UD4P LGA 1156 Intel P55 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard w/ USB 3.0 & SATA 6 Gb/s
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128409
RAM- G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL7D-4GBRH
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231276
GPU- GIGABYTE GV-N470D5-13I-B GeForce GTX 470 (Fermi) 1280MB 320-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125320
HDD- SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185
PSU- SILVERSTONE ST85F-P 850W ATX 12V v2.3 / EPS 12V 80 PLUS SILVER Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817256058
CASE- Antec Three Hundred Illusion Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129066
HSF- COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus Intel Core i5 & Intel Core i7 compatible RR-B10-212P-G1 120mm "heatpipe direct contact" Long life sleeve CPU Cooler
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103065
ODD- ASUS Black 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA 24X DVD Burner - Bulk - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204
Thermal Paste- Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835100007
TOTAL: $1,153.90 (Slightly over budget. Please help me cut it down a hundred dollars or more while retaining performance. Thanks!)