Hello all,
Ironically enough my name is Tom. I just wanted to say thanks in advance for the help from the community here.
Anyways, to the point. This is my first build. It's time I ditched my HP pentuim bought in 2006 with 256mb of pure unadulterated ram power. So pretty much anything at this point will be a vast improvement. Somewhat comparable to a giddy school child.
Budget: $650.
Don't care about shipping. I'll pay the extra $10. $650 for core components.
No monitor, keyboard, mouse, or speakers needed. (Using Astro A40's)
Purpose: Gaming and schoolwork. (Cyber security/IT degree.)
Obviously I won't be running creed or bf3 on ultra settings here. I know this. I'm a build noob, not an idiot. Please don't insult my intelligence. Ideally I'd like to run high graphics with a 50-60 framerate in games like: League of Legends, Star Wars The Old Republic, Guild wars 2, Diablo 3, World of Warcraft, and the like.
Purchase date: Oh, sometime in April would be great. No need to rush. I want more bang for my buck than a psycho midget going kamikaze in borderlands.
Operating system: using a burned copy. Not needed.
When it comes to websites? Don't really care. The egg, amazon, eBay. Whatever. It'd be nice to be able to bundle everything though.
Location: United States. Michigan to be exact. (Eat your heart out Kansas.)
I have no preference in amd, intel, invidia, etc. So fire away ladies and gentlemen.
Overclocking: Really don't know much about this. Is it really that beneficial, is it a necessity in my budget range? How would I do this?
Sli or crossfire? Uhm... You're talking colors with Helen Keller here. No idea what you're talking about.
Monitor resolution? Yikes. Good question. I have an LCD monitor. Don't really need 1080p. So I'm open to suggestions on what would give me good flow with the games listed above.
I have one request. Cases. I found three I'd really love to have. But I understand its not a necessity to have.
Tiveco Ghost Series:
http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com/viewitem?itemId=280757396851&index=0&nav=SEARCH&nid=73382024230
Thermaltake Commander Series:
http://m.newegg.com/Product/index?itemNumber=N82E16811133196
Raidmax blade ATX:
http://m.newegg.com/Product/index?itemNumber=N82E16811156261
I also found a guy who lives less then 20 miles from my house who sells prebuilts. He agreed to cut me a deal on the computers due to not having to ship them. Was wondering if the were worth it.
This one will actually cost $580 it does not have the 60gb ssd as listed. It's a 500gb seatgate.
http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com/viewitem?itemId=120886297541&index=0&nav=SEARCH&nid=13098251479
This one will cost $530 everything is as listed.
http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com/viewitem?itemId=121017266532&index=10&nav=SEARCH&nid=92777166147
Thanks again for all your help!!
Ironically enough my name is Tom. I just wanted to say thanks in advance for the help from the community here.
Anyways, to the point. This is my first build. It's time I ditched my HP pentuim bought in 2006 with 256mb of pure unadulterated ram power. So pretty much anything at this point will be a vast improvement. Somewhat comparable to a giddy school child.
Budget: $650.
Don't care about shipping. I'll pay the extra $10. $650 for core components.
No monitor, keyboard, mouse, or speakers needed. (Using Astro A40's)
Purpose: Gaming and schoolwork. (Cyber security/IT degree.)
Obviously I won't be running creed or bf3 on ultra settings here. I know this. I'm a build noob, not an idiot. Please don't insult my intelligence. Ideally I'd like to run high graphics with a 50-60 framerate in games like: League of Legends, Star Wars The Old Republic, Guild wars 2, Diablo 3, World of Warcraft, and the like.
Purchase date: Oh, sometime in April would be great. No need to rush. I want more bang for my buck than a psycho midget going kamikaze in borderlands.
Operating system: using a burned copy. Not needed.
When it comes to websites? Don't really care. The egg, amazon, eBay. Whatever. It'd be nice to be able to bundle everything though.
Location: United States. Michigan to be exact. (Eat your heart out Kansas.)
I have no preference in amd, intel, invidia, etc. So fire away ladies and gentlemen.
Overclocking: Really don't know much about this. Is it really that beneficial, is it a necessity in my budget range? How would I do this?
Sli or crossfire? Uhm... You're talking colors with Helen Keller here. No idea what you're talking about.
Monitor resolution? Yikes. Good question. I have an LCD monitor. Don't really need 1080p. So I'm open to suggestions on what would give me good flow with the games listed above.
I have one request. Cases. I found three I'd really love to have. But I understand its not a necessity to have.
Tiveco Ghost Series:
http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com/viewitem?itemId=280757396851&index=0&nav=SEARCH&nid=73382024230
Thermaltake Commander Series:
http://m.newegg.com/Product/index?itemNumber=N82E16811133196
Raidmax blade ATX:
http://m.newegg.com/Product/index?itemNumber=N82E16811156261
I also found a guy who lives less then 20 miles from my house who sells prebuilts. He agreed to cut me a deal on the computers due to not having to ship them. Was wondering if the were worth it.
This one will actually cost $580 it does not have the 60gb ssd as listed. It's a 500gb seatgate.
http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com/viewitem?itemId=120886297541&index=0&nav=SEARCH&nid=13098251479
This one will cost $530 everything is as listed.
http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com/viewitem?itemId=121017266532&index=10&nav=SEARCH&nid=92777166147
Thanks again for all your help!!