Hi,
I'm looking for new build advice. I was originally looking at Tecmo34's build guide, and thinking about a cheap AMD system to replace my 2003 home built (SB51G, P4 2.4Ghz, 2GB RAM) -- it was running fine with XP but then I installed Windows 7 and games that normally ran fine are a rather slow now (Civ4, DDO). I might get interested in playing some other (more graphics intensive) games as well. I've built other PC's in the past as well, but technology has definitely passed me by.
Approximate Purchase Date: probably this week or next
Budget Range: $800?
System Usage from Most to Least Important: gaming, video processing, photoshop, likely output to HDTV.
Parts Not Required: keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers, OS, possibly case (can I re-use an old existing ATX case?), DVD-RW (can I re-use the non-SATA one I have or do I need a new one?)
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg
Country of Origin: USA
Parts Preferences: Here is my partial parts list. I'm not sure what to get as far as case, psu, optical drive, video card. I'd prefer a video card that has d-sub, dvi, and hdmi outputs, I don't see myself needing multiple video cards (is that was SLI / Crossfire is for?)
$225 Intel i5-2500k (can I just use the stock cooler?)
$150 ASUS P8P67-M PRO
$70 G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 4GB
$65 SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB
Overclocking: Maybe
SLI or Crossfire: probably not
Monitor Resolution: not sure - output to 1080 HDTV and/or 20+" monitor
Additional Comments: I lean towards quieter PC
thanks in advance for any help you can provide
I'm looking for new build advice. I was originally looking at Tecmo34's build guide, and thinking about a cheap AMD system to replace my 2003 home built (SB51G, P4 2.4Ghz, 2GB RAM) -- it was running fine with XP but then I installed Windows 7 and games that normally ran fine are a rather slow now (Civ4, DDO). I might get interested in playing some other (more graphics intensive) games as well. I've built other PC's in the past as well, but technology has definitely passed me by.
Approximate Purchase Date: probably this week or next
Budget Range: $800?
System Usage from Most to Least Important: gaming, video processing, photoshop, likely output to HDTV.
Parts Not Required: keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers, OS, possibly case (can I re-use an old existing ATX case?), DVD-RW (can I re-use the non-SATA one I have or do I need a new one?)
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg
Country of Origin: USA
Parts Preferences: Here is my partial parts list. I'm not sure what to get as far as case, psu, optical drive, video card. I'd prefer a video card that has d-sub, dvi, and hdmi outputs, I don't see myself needing multiple video cards (is that was SLI / Crossfire is for?)
$225 Intel i5-2500k (can I just use the stock cooler?)
$150 ASUS P8P67-M PRO
$70 G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 4GB
$65 SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB
Overclocking: Maybe
SLI or Crossfire: probably not
Monitor Resolution: not sure - output to 1080 HDTV and/or 20+" monitor
Additional Comments: I lean towards quieter PC
thanks in advance for any help you can provide