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I need advice, so I dont end up buying parts that will be outdated in 2 weeks!
Approximate Purchase Date: within the next month or 2
Budget Range: $1000 after rebates
System Usage from Most to Least Important:
1. video encoding
2. light gaming (Dragon Age 2, Civ5, nothing major)
3. Surfing, Email, School papers etc....
Parts Not Required: keyboard, mouse, speakers, monitor (just purchased an ViewSonic VX2250WM-LED 22-Inch (21.5-Inch Vis) Widescreen Full HD 1080p LED Monitor with Integrated Stereo Speakers), OS (Win7 64bit)
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg is the best
Country of Origin: US
Parts Preferences: Have used AMD in the past, but open to Intel, Love the NZXT Tempest EVO case, ASUS Motherboards
Overclocking: Maybe
SLI or Crossfire: Maybe
Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080p
Additional Comments: Would like it to look cool, run fast, and last a year or two without having to upgrade.
Here are the parts that I have research and were thinking about:
AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Deneb 3.4GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor HDZ965FBGMBOX
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.596004
ASUS M4A88TD-V EVO/USB3 AM3 AMD 880G SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.596004
G.SKILL ECO Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231319
NZXT Tempest EVO Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146062&cm_re=tempest_evo-_-11-146-062-_-Product
CORSAIR HX Series CMPSU-650HX 650W ATX12V v2.2 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139012
Western Digital Caviar Black WD1501FASS 1.5TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136592
ZALMAN CNPS9900MAX-B 135mm Long life bearing CPU Cooler Blue LED
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835118074
SAPPHIRE 100283-3L Radeon HD 5770 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102873
I need advice, so I dont end up buying parts that will be outdated in 2 weeks!
Approximate Purchase Date: within the next month or 2
Budget Range: $1000 after rebates
System Usage from Most to Least Important:
1. video encoding
2. light gaming (Dragon Age 2, Civ5, nothing major)
3. Surfing, Email, School papers etc....
Parts Not Required: keyboard, mouse, speakers, monitor (just purchased an ViewSonic VX2250WM-LED 22-Inch (21.5-Inch Vis) Widescreen Full HD 1080p LED Monitor with Integrated Stereo Speakers), OS (Win7 64bit)
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg is the best
Country of Origin: US
Parts Preferences: Have used AMD in the past, but open to Intel, Love the NZXT Tempest EVO case, ASUS Motherboards
Overclocking: Maybe
SLI or Crossfire: Maybe
Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080p
Additional Comments: Would like it to look cool, run fast, and last a year or two without having to upgrade.
Here are the parts that I have research and were thinking about:
AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Deneb 3.4GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor HDZ965FBGMBOX
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.596004
ASUS M4A88TD-V EVO/USB3 AM3 AMD 880G SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.596004
G.SKILL ECO Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231319
NZXT Tempest EVO Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146062&cm_re=tempest_evo-_-11-146-062-_-Product
CORSAIR HX Series CMPSU-650HX 650W ATX12V v2.2 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139012
Western Digital Caviar Black WD1501FASS 1.5TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136592
ZALMAN CNPS9900MAX-B 135mm Long life bearing CPU Cooler Blue LED
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835118074
SAPPHIRE 100283-3L Radeon HD 5770 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102873