Hey everyone,
I'm new here and I just wanted to get advice on the PC I am planning to build. I've done quite a bit of research and planning and have decided to build a generally good computer that can do anything from watching movies to gaming to editing videos. I will be starting completely from scratch; all I have is a mouse and a keyboard.
My budget is currently $900 to $1100; however, I would like to keep it around $1000 as much as possible (this will include the OS and an LCD monitor). I will be ordering all of my parts from Newegg with the exception of the aftermarket cooler (getting the Hyper 212+ which is $20 cheaper on Amazon where I have a gift certificate so this is already covered).
I am open to any brand since this is my first build, but i want the CPU to be Intel. I plan to overclock this system to as far as the Hyper 212+ will allow me to go (somewhere between 4.6 GHz and 5.0 GHz). I will also overclock the memory and the GPU.
I'll probably use 1920 x 1080 for my resolution. I plan to build this as soon as I'm sure I am getting the best parts for the best price (hopefully by the end of summer).
Here is a list of my current setup:
■Case (~$90)
COOLER MASTER Storm Scout SGC-2000-KKN1-GP Black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
■HDD (~$60)
Western Digital Caviar Black WD5002AALX 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
■LCD Monitor (~$115)
Recertified: HP DEBRANDED TSS-23S31 Black 23" 5ms Widescreen Full HD 1080P Anti-glare Panel LCD Monitor
■PSU (~$65)
Antec BP550 Plus 550W Continuous Power ATX12V V2.2 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply
■Memory (~$43)
G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F3-10600CL8D-4GBHK
■Motherboard (~$125)
MSI Z68A-GD65 (B3) LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
■CPU (~$220)
Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I52500K
■OS (~$100)
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit - OEM
■Graphics Card (~$175)
ASUS EAH6850 DC/2DIS/1GD5/V2 Radeon HD 6850 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card ...
TOTAL W/ SHIPPING (~$1024)
[~$969 w/ rebates]
Any advice and input is welcome. Thank you very much!
EDIT: Changed Motherboard.
I'm new here and I just wanted to get advice on the PC I am planning to build. I've done quite a bit of research and planning and have decided to build a generally good computer that can do anything from watching movies to gaming to editing videos. I will be starting completely from scratch; all I have is a mouse and a keyboard.
My budget is currently $900 to $1100; however, I would like to keep it around $1000 as much as possible (this will include the OS and an LCD monitor). I will be ordering all of my parts from Newegg with the exception of the aftermarket cooler (getting the Hyper 212+ which is $20 cheaper on Amazon where I have a gift certificate so this is already covered).
I am open to any brand since this is my first build, but i want the CPU to be Intel. I plan to overclock this system to as far as the Hyper 212+ will allow me to go (somewhere between 4.6 GHz and 5.0 GHz). I will also overclock the memory and the GPU.
I'll probably use 1920 x 1080 for my resolution. I plan to build this as soon as I'm sure I am getting the best parts for the best price (hopefully by the end of summer).
Here is a list of my current setup:
■Case (~$90)
COOLER MASTER Storm Scout SGC-2000-KKN1-GP Black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
■HDD (~$60)
Western Digital Caviar Black WD5002AALX 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
■LCD Monitor (~$115)
Recertified: HP DEBRANDED TSS-23S31 Black 23" 5ms Widescreen Full HD 1080P Anti-glare Panel LCD Monitor
■PSU (~$65)
Antec BP550 Plus 550W Continuous Power ATX12V V2.2 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply
■Memory (~$43)
G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F3-10600CL8D-4GBHK
■Motherboard (~$125)
MSI Z68A-GD65 (B3) LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
■CPU (~$220)
Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I52500K
■OS (~$100)
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit - OEM
■Graphics Card (~$175)
ASUS EAH6850 DC/2DIS/1GD5/V2 Radeon HD 6850 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card ...
TOTAL W/ SHIPPING (~$1024)
[~$969 w/ rebates]
Any advice and input is welcome. Thank you very much!
EDIT: Changed Motherboard.