Approximate Purchase Date: In a few months approximatley, maybe more
Budget Range: $1400-$1700, maybe higher
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming (mostly),watching movies, browsing
Are you buying a monitor: No
Do you need to buy OS: Yes
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Preference on Amazon and Newegg, but it doesn't really matter
Location: Palmer, Alaska, USA
Parts Preferences: No preferences
Overclocking: Maybe, down the road a ways if i do.
SLI or Crossfire: Not sure. If so, also down the road a ways
Your Monitor Resolution: 1080p 26" vizio
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: Need a better pc to play new games on!
Additional comments: A few things im not sure on (well thats basically everything) but the processor and the gpu especially not sure on. Also, i will be playing bf3, and arma mostly. How will this pc handle those, on the highest settings? 60fps at least?Could use some input and any help/advice is greatly appreciated!
Heres what i have picked:
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/NAov
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/NAov/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/NAov/benchmarks/
CPU: Intel Core i7-3770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper N520 43.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($37.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Cooling MX-2 4g Thermal Paste ($4.98 @ Outlet PC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($134.98 @ Outlet PC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($108.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial M4 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($119.49 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($89.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition 3GB Video Card ($425.91 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 922 ATX Mid Tower Case ($95.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Professional 750W 80 PLUS Silver Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus BC-12B1ST/BLK/B/AS Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ Outlet PC)
Keyboard: Razer BlackWidow Ultimate Battlefield 3 Edition Wired Gaming Keyboard ($117.00 @ Mechanical Keyboards)
Mouse: Logitech G500 Wired Laser Mouse ($55.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $1670.23
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-04-02 01:08 EDT-0400)
Budget Range: $1400-$1700, maybe higher
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming (mostly),watching movies, browsing
Are you buying a monitor: No
Do you need to buy OS: Yes
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Preference on Amazon and Newegg, but it doesn't really matter
Location: Palmer, Alaska, USA
Parts Preferences: No preferences
Overclocking: Maybe, down the road a ways if i do.
SLI or Crossfire: Not sure. If so, also down the road a ways
Your Monitor Resolution: 1080p 26" vizio
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: Need a better pc to play new games on!
Additional comments: A few things im not sure on (well thats basically everything) but the processor and the gpu especially not sure on. Also, i will be playing bf3, and arma mostly. How will this pc handle those, on the highest settings? 60fps at least?Could use some input and any help/advice is greatly appreciated!
Heres what i have picked:
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/NAov
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/NAov/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/NAov/benchmarks/
CPU: Intel Core i7-3770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper N520 43.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($37.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Cooling MX-2 4g Thermal Paste ($4.98 @ Outlet PC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($134.98 @ Outlet PC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($108.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial M4 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($119.49 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($89.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition 3GB Video Card ($425.91 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 922 ATX Mid Tower Case ($95.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Professional 750W 80 PLUS Silver Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus BC-12B1ST/BLK/B/AS Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ Outlet PC)
Keyboard: Razer BlackWidow Ultimate Battlefield 3 Edition Wired Gaming Keyboard ($117.00 @ Mechanical Keyboards)
Mouse: Logitech G500 Wired Laser Mouse ($55.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $1670.23
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-04-02 01:08 EDT-0400)