Bullet points:
Approximate Purchase Date: This week, I've already purchased the motherboard listed below (P8P67 LE).
Budget Range: $1,200 - Can be slightly flexible here if necessary.
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Casual gaming, surfing the internet, movies/photos and schoolwork.
Parts Not Required: Monitor, mouse, keyboard, speakers.
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg and Amazon, though I'm open to others if I can get a preferable price.
Country of Origin: US.
Parts Preferences: Intel cpu.
Overclocking: Maybe, not now, sometime in the future.
SLI or Crossfire: Maybe, also sometime in the future.
Monitor Resolution: 1680x1050
Additional Comments: I will be doing some casual gaming, nothing too intensive (i.e. Starcraft II, WoW). I would like my computer to be able to run very fast, fast boot (SSD), multitask efficiently, surf, music and video and run relatively quiet. I'd like a nice reliable case that is not too flashy (don't want any lights or obtrusive angles, just clean lines and sleek).
Components:
CPU: Intel Core i5-2500K - Now: $219.99
MOTHERBOARD: ASUS P8P67 LE (REV 3.0) LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard - $144.99
RAM: CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 - $99.99
GPU: MSI R5770 Hawk Radeon HD 5770 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card - $154.99
CASE: COOLER MASTER RC-690-KKN1-GP Black SECC/ ABS ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - $79.99
HDD: Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive - $87.99
OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builders - OEM - $99.99
POWER SUPPLY: XFX Black Edition 750 Watt Power Supply P1750BCAG9 - $126.99
OPTICAL DRIVE: ASUS Black 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA 24X DVD Burner - Bulk - OEM - $18.99
WIRELESS ADAPTER: ASUS PCE-N13 IEEE 802.11b/g/n PCI Express Wireless Adapter Up to 300Mbps Wireless Data Rates 64-bit/128-bit WEP, TKIP, and AES WI-Fi alliance WPA, WPA2 - $27.99
-Current Total: $1,061.90
Though I do have $40 credit at Amazon which will knock some off the power supply and I might get my CPU at Best Buy as I have a couple gift cards there which would knock down the price $100.
Two things....
1) Are there any problems with my current build? I'm open to all suggestions/criticisms that will result in the end product being better, this is my first build and I'm learning this stuff slowly, I'd very much appreciate any input from the masses of very knowledgeable kind folks here. Fire away...
2) I'm going to add an SSD to boot my OS on, I'm just not sure as to which one as there so many, I'd be very thankful of any suggestions that would be a great fit for my current build, somewhere in the $100-200 range.
Again, any input is very much appreciated, thanks!
Approximate Purchase Date: This week, I've already purchased the motherboard listed below (P8P67 LE).
Budget Range: $1,200 - Can be slightly flexible here if necessary.
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Casual gaming, surfing the internet, movies/photos and schoolwork.
Parts Not Required: Monitor, mouse, keyboard, speakers.
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg and Amazon, though I'm open to others if I can get a preferable price.
Country of Origin: US.
Parts Preferences: Intel cpu.
Overclocking: Maybe, not now, sometime in the future.
SLI or Crossfire: Maybe, also sometime in the future.
Monitor Resolution: 1680x1050
Additional Comments: I will be doing some casual gaming, nothing too intensive (i.e. Starcraft II, WoW). I would like my computer to be able to run very fast, fast boot (SSD), multitask efficiently, surf, music and video and run relatively quiet. I'd like a nice reliable case that is not too flashy (don't want any lights or obtrusive angles, just clean lines and sleek).
Components:
CPU: Intel Core i5-2500K - Now: $219.99
MOTHERBOARD: ASUS P8P67 LE (REV 3.0) LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard - $144.99
RAM: CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 - $99.99
GPU: MSI R5770 Hawk Radeon HD 5770 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card - $154.99
CASE: COOLER MASTER RC-690-KKN1-GP Black SECC/ ABS ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - $79.99
HDD: Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive - $87.99
OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builders - OEM - $99.99
POWER SUPPLY: XFX Black Edition 750 Watt Power Supply P1750BCAG9 - $126.99
OPTICAL DRIVE: ASUS Black 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA 24X DVD Burner - Bulk - OEM - $18.99
WIRELESS ADAPTER: ASUS PCE-N13 IEEE 802.11b/g/n PCI Express Wireless Adapter Up to 300Mbps Wireless Data Rates 64-bit/128-bit WEP, TKIP, and AES WI-Fi alliance WPA, WPA2 - $27.99
-Current Total: $1,061.90
Though I do have $40 credit at Amazon which will knock some off the power supply and I might get my CPU at Best Buy as I have a couple gift cards there which would knock down the price $100.
Two things....
1) Are there any problems with my current build? I'm open to all suggestions/criticisms that will result in the end product being better, this is my first build and I'm learning this stuff slowly, I'd very much appreciate any input from the masses of very knowledgeable kind folks here. Fire away...
2) I'm going to add an SSD to boot my OS on, I'm just not sure as to which one as there so many, I'd be very thankful of any suggestions that would be a great fit for my current build, somewhere in the $100-200 range.
Again, any input is very much appreciated, thanks!