Hey guys (and girls),
I am planning on building a new computer to replace my four year old Macbook Pro. The 2Gb ram and NVidia gt9600 are starting to show their age...
Here is the current list of parts that I have assembled:
IN THE BOX -
Case: Thermaltake Chaser Mk-1
- As I understand it, this case will have all the room and cooling I need (I will not be OC'ing just yet)
Mobo: Intel Sabertooth Z77 LGA 1155
- I have heard mixed reviews about the performance of Thermal Armor, but the base hardware seems to be sound. I am open to reccomendations that offer better value.
GPU: EVGA GTX 670 Superclocked+ 4Gb vRam
- Probably overkill for vRam, but it seemed like a good place to splurge and comes w/ Borderlands 2 + AC3
RAM: Gskill Ripjaws X series 8Gb (4Gbx2)
- Solid reviews on Newegg.
HD: Samsung Spinpoint F3 1Tb 7200 rpm
- Should be all the speed I need, especially since this will be supplemented by a boot SSD
SSD: Intel 330 Series Maple Crest 120Gb Sata III
- good price, comes w/ Civ 5
CPU: Intel i-5 3750K Ivy-Bridge 3.4ghz Quad Core
- Saw no real performance difference here with this and an i-7.
PSU: PC Power and Cooling Silencer MK-II 950w (Non-Modular)
- Modular would have been nice, but the case is large enough to cope + I need reliablilty. 950w should be enough to minimize strain.
Disk Drive: Asus Black Blu-ray Drive SATA Model
- Nothing jumped out at me as unique about these drives. Advice certainly welcome.
Display: Dell Ultrasharp 23in 8ms Widescreen LCD w/ LED Backlighting
- I have heard only good things about this device. A little pricey, but I prefer to invest in quality items.
Sound: Creative GigaWorks T40 Series II 2.0 Speakers
- These look solid for the price. I am opting to skimp on a soundcard due to price limitations. Truly though, I know nearly nothing about sound setups - any advice here would be amazing.
Keyboard: Gigabyte GK-Osmium
- I beleive it is a solid board. I happen to like the price/style.
Total price: $2057.87
I will have assistance building this from my school's tech center, but am otherwise on my own. Thank you to all who read this.
*Please also consider that I am upgrading from a 2009 laptop - I am not super concerned with slight boosts in things like audio fidelity. I just want something of quality that will work for my price range. I mean, seriously, this thing has like 512mg of Vram, 2gb ram and laptop speakers. 30 fps on FO3 feels smooth as butter
.
I am planning on building a new computer to replace my four year old Macbook Pro. The 2Gb ram and NVidia gt9600 are starting to show their age...
Here is the current list of parts that I have assembled:
IN THE BOX -
Case: Thermaltake Chaser Mk-1
- As I understand it, this case will have all the room and cooling I need (I will not be OC'ing just yet)
Mobo: Intel Sabertooth Z77 LGA 1155
- I have heard mixed reviews about the performance of Thermal Armor, but the base hardware seems to be sound. I am open to reccomendations that offer better value.
GPU: EVGA GTX 670 Superclocked+ 4Gb vRam
- Probably overkill for vRam, but it seemed like a good place to splurge and comes w/ Borderlands 2 + AC3
RAM: Gskill Ripjaws X series 8Gb (4Gbx2)
- Solid reviews on Newegg.
HD: Samsung Spinpoint F3 1Tb 7200 rpm
- Should be all the speed I need, especially since this will be supplemented by a boot SSD
SSD: Intel 330 Series Maple Crest 120Gb Sata III
- good price, comes w/ Civ 5
CPU: Intel i-5 3750K Ivy-Bridge 3.4ghz Quad Core
- Saw no real performance difference here with this and an i-7.
PSU: PC Power and Cooling Silencer MK-II 950w (Non-Modular)
- Modular would have been nice, but the case is large enough to cope + I need reliablilty. 950w should be enough to minimize strain.
Disk Drive: Asus Black Blu-ray Drive SATA Model
- Nothing jumped out at me as unique about these drives. Advice certainly welcome.
Display: Dell Ultrasharp 23in 8ms Widescreen LCD w/ LED Backlighting
- I have heard only good things about this device. A little pricey, but I prefer to invest in quality items.
Sound: Creative GigaWorks T40 Series II 2.0 Speakers
- These look solid for the price. I am opting to skimp on a soundcard due to price limitations. Truly though, I know nearly nothing about sound setups - any advice here would be amazing.
Keyboard: Gigabyte GK-Osmium
- I beleive it is a solid board. I happen to like the price/style.
Total price: $2057.87
I will have assistance building this from my school's tech center, but am otherwise on my own. Thank you to all who read this.
*Please also consider that I am upgrading from a 2009 laptop - I am not super concerned with slight boosts in things like audio fidelity. I just want something of quality that will work for my price range. I mean, seriously, this thing has like 512mg of Vram, 2gb ram and laptop speakers. 30 fps on FO3 feels smooth as butter
.
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