Been checking the forum out for a few days now and after reading tons of information, I would like some opinions on what I am thinking for my first build.
I am not a gamer, but would like a system that could do some basic gaming if I decided to get into it in the near future.
This build will be a general use machine for web surfing, light video and photo editing and some MS Office work.
I need something that will be robust and give me at least 5 years.
Here goes:
APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: 2 Weeks
BUDGET RANGE: $1,000 - $1,200
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: light video and photo editing, MS Office, Web Surfing, Research Gaming
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: newegg, tigerdirect, amazon
PARTS PREFERENCES: None
OVERCLOCKING: Maybe as I learn a little more
SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Maybe, if necessary down the road.
Rosewill Blackbone Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
MSI NF980-G65 AM3 NVIDIA nForce 980a SLI HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard
Thermaltake TR2 TRX-750M 750W ATX 12V v2.3/EPS 12V v2.91 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply
AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Deneb 3.4GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Model HDZ965FBGMBOX
Scythe Big Shuriken SCBSK-1000 120mm CPU Cooler
OCZ AMB Black Edition 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600
Intel X25-M Mainstream SSDSA2MH080G2R5 2.5" 80GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive
(2) Samsung Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive RAID 0
Lite-on 24X DVD Writer Black SATA Model iHAS424-98 LightScribe Support
Lite-on Black 4X Bluray Reader SATA Model iHOS104-06 - OEM
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
What says you? Am I overbuilt for my needs?
I am not a gamer, but would like a system that could do some basic gaming if I decided to get into it in the near future.
This build will be a general use machine for web surfing, light video and photo editing and some MS Office work.
I need something that will be robust and give me at least 5 years.
Here goes:
APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: 2 Weeks
BUDGET RANGE: $1,000 - $1,200
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: light video and photo editing, MS Office, Web Surfing, Research Gaming
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: newegg, tigerdirect, amazon
PARTS PREFERENCES: None
OVERCLOCKING: Maybe as I learn a little more
SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Maybe, if necessary down the road.
Rosewill Blackbone Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
MSI NF980-G65 AM3 NVIDIA nForce 980a SLI HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard
Thermaltake TR2 TRX-750M 750W ATX 12V v2.3/EPS 12V v2.91 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply
AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Deneb 3.4GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Model HDZ965FBGMBOX
Scythe Big Shuriken SCBSK-1000 120mm CPU Cooler
OCZ AMB Black Edition 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600
Intel X25-M Mainstream SSDSA2MH080G2R5 2.5" 80GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive
(2) Samsung Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive RAID 0
Lite-on 24X DVD Writer Black SATA Model iHAS424-98 LightScribe Support
Lite-on Black 4X Bluray Reader SATA Model iHOS104-06 - OEM
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
What says you? Am I overbuilt for my needs?