HI all,
So I am planning on building a new pc in a month or two and wanted some feedback on the options I choose. I will not be upgrading my monitor / keyboard / mouse / peripherals.
Currently I have: ( just mentioning the important stuff)
AMD phenom x2 black edition OC to 3.8ghz and all cores unlocked.
ati radeon 5770 1GB
4GB DDR2
corsair 650w 80+ bronze certified PS.
cosmos 1000. COOLER MASTER COSMOS 1000
My plan is to replace everything except for the case. Right now I only have the budget to buy 1 video card, but would like to get another.
Approximate Purchase Date: e.g.: November / December
Budget Range: $1500 After Shipping ( not including rebates)
System Usage from Most to Least Important: GAMING!! guildwars 2, bf3, skyrim, lots of others and BF4 eventually....
Are you buying a monitor: No
Parts to Upgrade:
Everything except case. My current cosmos 1000, has 1 intake and 3 exhaust fans. The top two exhaust fan's are the really loud scythe fans Scythe DFS123812-3000 "ULTRA KAZE"
Do you need to buy OS: No
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg.com
Location: Santa Fe, NM
Parts Preferences: by brand or type: I would like to go for an intel CPU with an AMD video card. I have had a good track record with amd recently for GPU's. I usually by amd processors as well, but everyone says the I5-3570k rocks!!
Overclocking: Yes I would like to bump up the cpu a little bit. I would like to get away with just using a coolermaster V8.. I have good air flow in my case and my scythe fans exhaust heat really well.
SLI or Crossfire: No for now, but I would eventually by another 7870 or a matching video card based on the communities suggestions.
Your Monitor Resolution: 22in 1680x1050 next year I will buy a 24in that is capable of 1920x1080
Additional Comments: I am hoping that the coolermaster V8 has adequate cooling for some minor over clocking. Currently my amd x2 is overclocked with all cores unlocked and it only gets hot in the summer. I have never had any thermal issues. I am running a generic aztec liquid cooling system. I have had friends and co workers use the V8 and the love it. Considering my scythe fans are so loud I don't think I would notice the difference between the v8 and a liquid cooling solution. This will also be my first pc with an ssd, and my thoughts are to have a good ssd that I can install some games on. Any comments thoughts on this would be appreciated. Is 256GB overkill? Should I get a smaller ssd and just use it for caching?
I know my cosmos 1000 case won't have support for USB 3 on the front, but I am not to worried about that... Is there any reason why I should upgrade my case? If so I was looking at the coolermaster 942 COOLER MASTER HAF X RC-942-KKN1
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: Time for an upgrade. Visual improvement for my games.. Mainly just to have something that can chug through the latest games coming out.
Include a list of any parts you have already selected with descriptively labeled links for parts. Please do not post only links.
Motherboard
ASRock LGA1155 Z77
ASRock LGA1155 Z77
CPU
I5-3570k LGA 1155
I5-3570k LGA 1155
Case
Using current cosmos 1000
COOLER MASTER COSMOS 1000
Video Card
GIGABYTE GV-R787OC-2GD Radeon HD 7870
GIGABYTE GV-R787OC-2GD Radeon HD 7870
Hard Drives
Data Drive
WD1TB Caviar Black HD
Boot drive (plan is to put games on here as well)
Samsung sata 3 256GB SSD
RAM
GSKILL PC317000 X 2 (is it worth it to have 16GB... I do like to multitask. I figured $60 for 8GB is not bad, so might as well.)
GSKILL PC317000 X 2
Power Supply
Corsair 750w 80+ gold
Corsair 750w 80+ gold
CPU Cooler
Coolermaster V8
Coolermaster V8
DVD burner
Samsung
Samsung DVD-RW
Thanks for taking the time to read through this.
So I am planning on building a new pc in a month or two and wanted some feedback on the options I choose. I will not be upgrading my monitor / keyboard / mouse / peripherals.
Currently I have: ( just mentioning the important stuff)
AMD phenom x2 black edition OC to 3.8ghz and all cores unlocked.
ati radeon 5770 1GB
4GB DDR2
corsair 650w 80+ bronze certified PS.
cosmos 1000. COOLER MASTER COSMOS 1000
My plan is to replace everything except for the case. Right now I only have the budget to buy 1 video card, but would like to get another.
Approximate Purchase Date: e.g.: November / December
Budget Range: $1500 After Shipping ( not including rebates)
System Usage from Most to Least Important: GAMING!! guildwars 2, bf3, skyrim, lots of others and BF4 eventually....
Are you buying a monitor: No
Parts to Upgrade:
Everything except case. My current cosmos 1000, has 1 intake and 3 exhaust fans. The top two exhaust fan's are the really loud scythe fans Scythe DFS123812-3000 "ULTRA KAZE"
Do you need to buy OS: No
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg.com
Location: Santa Fe, NM
Parts Preferences: by brand or type: I would like to go for an intel CPU with an AMD video card. I have had a good track record with amd recently for GPU's. I usually by amd processors as well, but everyone says the I5-3570k rocks!!
Overclocking: Yes I would like to bump up the cpu a little bit. I would like to get away with just using a coolermaster V8.. I have good air flow in my case and my scythe fans exhaust heat really well.
SLI or Crossfire: No for now, but I would eventually by another 7870 or a matching video card based on the communities suggestions.
Your Monitor Resolution: 22in 1680x1050 next year I will buy a 24in that is capable of 1920x1080
Additional Comments: I am hoping that the coolermaster V8 has adequate cooling for some minor over clocking. Currently my amd x2 is overclocked with all cores unlocked and it only gets hot in the summer. I have never had any thermal issues. I am running a generic aztec liquid cooling system. I have had friends and co workers use the V8 and the love it. Considering my scythe fans are so loud I don't think I would notice the difference between the v8 and a liquid cooling solution. This will also be my first pc with an ssd, and my thoughts are to have a good ssd that I can install some games on. Any comments thoughts on this would be appreciated. Is 256GB overkill? Should I get a smaller ssd and just use it for caching?
I know my cosmos 1000 case won't have support for USB 3 on the front, but I am not to worried about that... Is there any reason why I should upgrade my case? If so I was looking at the coolermaster 942 COOLER MASTER HAF X RC-942-KKN1
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: Time for an upgrade. Visual improvement for my games.. Mainly just to have something that can chug through the latest games coming out.
Include a list of any parts you have already selected with descriptively labeled links for parts. Please do not post only links.
Motherboard
ASRock LGA1155 Z77
ASRock LGA1155 Z77
CPU
I5-3570k LGA 1155
I5-3570k LGA 1155
Case
Using current cosmos 1000
COOLER MASTER COSMOS 1000
Video Card
GIGABYTE GV-R787OC-2GD Radeon HD 7870
GIGABYTE GV-R787OC-2GD Radeon HD 7870
Hard Drives
Data Drive
WD1TB Caviar Black HD
Boot drive (plan is to put games on here as well)
Samsung sata 3 256GB SSD
RAM
GSKILL PC317000 X 2 (is it worth it to have 16GB... I do like to multitask. I figured $60 for 8GB is not bad, so might as well.)
GSKILL PC317000 X 2
Power Supply
Corsair 750w 80+ gold
Corsair 750w 80+ gold
CPU Cooler
Coolermaster V8
Coolermaster V8
DVD burner
Samsung
Samsung DVD-RW
Thanks for taking the time to read through this.