I'm looking for a new desktop now that my laptop is dying (and my mobile phone can handle my "on the go" needs). Thanks to the threads on this forum and the combo-bundles available on NewEgg, I'm getting familiar enough with the hardware selection process to start making some decisions. I'm looking to stay under $800 when all is said and done...including monitor.
I'm getting dangerously close to purchasing, but a couple issues stand out.
1) Nobody around here talks about the OS for their system. Does everyone on this forum already own spare Windows installs/licenses to stuff into their machines? Am I even allowed to dump my laptop OS into a new desktop with the install disk (I can only imagine this causing major config problems)?
2) None of the builds on this board or on NewEgg include a modem, wired or -less. Are they integrated in other components? Is everyone just hot-swapping these out of their old machines?
3) SSDs. This may simply not fit into my price range (or my current learning curve), but I'm intrigued. Worth the $/effort? Can I 'trade down' other components to include an SSD at similar performance? Is it reasonable/worthwhile to add this as an upgrade down the line?
If any of these answers is best handled by personal message, please contact me that way. Thanks!
PS - This is the system I'm currently looking at: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.692056
$70 case - Rosewill FUTURE Gaming ATX Mid Tower Computer Case,come with Four Fans-2x Front Blue LED 120mm Fan,1x Top 120mm Fan,1x Rear 120mm Fan,Support up to 7 Fans (Model:FUTURE)
$130 mobo - ASUS P8P67-M (REV 3.0) LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard (Model
8P67-M (REV 3.0))
$220 cpu - Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I52500K (Model:BX80623I52500K)
$200 gpu - ASUS ENGTX560 DCII OC/2DI/1GD5 GeForce GTX 560 (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card (Model:ENGTX560 DCII OC/2DI)
$65 ps - Antec BP550 Plus 550W Continuous Power ATX12V V2.2 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply (Model:BP550 Plus)
$45 ram - Kingston HyperX X2 Grey Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 Desktop Memory Model KHX1600C9D3X2K2/4GX (Model:KHX1600C9D3X2K2/4GX)
$40 hd - Seagate Barracuda ST3500413AS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive (Model:ST3500413AS)
(just noticed no DVD. I don't burn, so toss in: $18 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106276)
I'm mostly liking the CPU/GPU combo, and everything else looks like solid filler. I have little/no understanding of Motherboard selection - if anyone has a problem with the one in this listing, I'd love to hear the alternatives (especially if they're cheaper)!
I'm getting dangerously close to purchasing, but a couple issues stand out.
1) Nobody around here talks about the OS for their system. Does everyone on this forum already own spare Windows installs/licenses to stuff into their machines? Am I even allowed to dump my laptop OS into a new desktop with the install disk (I can only imagine this causing major config problems)?
2) None of the builds on this board or on NewEgg include a modem, wired or -less. Are they integrated in other components? Is everyone just hot-swapping these out of their old machines?
3) SSDs. This may simply not fit into my price range (or my current learning curve), but I'm intrigued. Worth the $/effort? Can I 'trade down' other components to include an SSD at similar performance? Is it reasonable/worthwhile to add this as an upgrade down the line?
If any of these answers is best handled by personal message, please contact me that way. Thanks!
PS - This is the system I'm currently looking at: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.692056
$70 case - Rosewill FUTURE Gaming ATX Mid Tower Computer Case,come with Four Fans-2x Front Blue LED 120mm Fan,1x Top 120mm Fan,1x Rear 120mm Fan,Support up to 7 Fans (Model:FUTURE)
$130 mobo - ASUS P8P67-M (REV 3.0) LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard (Model
8P67-M (REV 3.0)) $220 cpu - Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I52500K (Model:BX80623I52500K)
$200 gpu - ASUS ENGTX560 DCII OC/2DI/1GD5 GeForce GTX 560 (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card (Model:ENGTX560 DCII OC/2DI)
$65 ps - Antec BP550 Plus 550W Continuous Power ATX12V V2.2 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply (Model:BP550 Plus)
$45 ram - Kingston HyperX X2 Grey Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 Desktop Memory Model KHX1600C9D3X2K2/4GX (Model:KHX1600C9D3X2K2/4GX)
$40 hd - Seagate Barracuda ST3500413AS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive (Model:ST3500413AS)
(just noticed no DVD. I don't burn, so toss in: $18 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106276)
I'm mostly liking the CPU/GPU combo, and everything else looks like solid filler. I have little/no understanding of Motherboard selection - if anyone has a problem with the one in this listing, I'd love to hear the alternatives (especially if they're cheaper)!
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