Approximate Purchase Date: January 10th, 2012
Budget Range: Approximately $612 before rebates
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, watching Blu-Rays
Parts Not Required: Keyboard, Mouse, Monitor, Speakers, OS
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: No preference-- but I'm not close to any discount outlet.
Country: (e.g.: India) AZ, USA
Parts Preferences: Not a fan of AMD processors, but will use one if necessary
Overclocking: If advisable
SLI or Crossfire: Possibly
Monitor Resolution: 1600x1200, 1680x1050, 1920x1080, 1920x1200 (I like my normal resolution at 1920x1200, but I'll tone it down some for gaming to keep the graphics quality high)
Additional Comments: I am one paycheck away from having enough money to build a decent entry-level gaming rig (thus the specific amount of money). What I want is a system that functions on fairly high settings now (or at least medium) but can be easily upgraded in the future. I am really flexible with what I get, just so long as it can A.) run new games now on either high settings on a lower resolution, or medium settings on a higher resolution and B.) can be upgrade well into the future to keep with the times. I do have a few questions I'm really not clear about, feel free to answer them or just throw a build at me, I'm appreciative of any help I can get:
From what I've read, it seems Z68 is the best chipset for the money that also allows easy SLI/Crossfire, but I'm not sure what board in particular to get.
It also appears that for the time being, an i3 will suffice for most games, which I'm comfortable with-- I can get an i5 or i7 about a year from now.
As for graphics cards, I'm really uncertain. Would it be better to run two cheap cards in crossfire, or a comparably priced single card, especially considering I will upgrade graphics in several months?
Also, I have a Windows 7 Home Premium upgrade disc-- I've heard that you can manage to do a clean install on a new hdd with that, is that true? Otherwise I'll need to wait until I can afford to buy a full copy.
Budget Range: Approximately $612 before rebates
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, watching Blu-Rays
Parts Not Required: Keyboard, Mouse, Monitor, Speakers, OS
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: No preference-- but I'm not close to any discount outlet.
Country: (e.g.: India) AZ, USA
Parts Preferences: Not a fan of AMD processors, but will use one if necessary
Overclocking: If advisable
SLI or Crossfire: Possibly
Monitor Resolution: 1600x1200, 1680x1050, 1920x1080, 1920x1200 (I like my normal resolution at 1920x1200, but I'll tone it down some for gaming to keep the graphics quality high)
Additional Comments: I am one paycheck away from having enough money to build a decent entry-level gaming rig (thus the specific amount of money). What I want is a system that functions on fairly high settings now (or at least medium) but can be easily upgraded in the future. I am really flexible with what I get, just so long as it can A.) run new games now on either high settings on a lower resolution, or medium settings on a higher resolution and B.) can be upgrade well into the future to keep with the times. I do have a few questions I'm really not clear about, feel free to answer them or just throw a build at me, I'm appreciative of any help I can get:
From what I've read, it seems Z68 is the best chipset for the money that also allows easy SLI/Crossfire, but I'm not sure what board in particular to get.
It also appears that for the time being, an i3 will suffice for most games, which I'm comfortable with-- I can get an i5 or i7 about a year from now.
As for graphics cards, I'm really uncertain. Would it be better to run two cheap cards in crossfire, or a comparably priced single card, especially considering I will upgrade graphics in several months?
Also, I have a Windows 7 Home Premium upgrade disc-- I've heard that you can manage to do a clean install on a new hdd with that, is that true? Otherwise I'll need to wait until I can afford to buy a full copy.
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