Approximate Purchase Date: asap (within a week or 2)
Budget Range: ~700$ after rebates and shipping
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, Internet, listening to music, school work
Are you buying a monitor: Yes
Parts to Upgrade:
Do you need to buy OS: No
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg/microcenter/amazon but If its cheaper somewhere else thats where I'll buy from
Location: Needham, MA, USA
Parts Preferences: No real preference but I think I'd like to go with an intel cpu and amd/ati card but I'm not really picky
Overclocking: Maybe
SLI or Crossfire: Maybe
Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080
Additional Comments: I'd like to have a case with a window and maybe lights but those aren't a real priority. Games I'd be playing would be DayZ, TF2, L4D2, GTA4, LoL. Programs would be steam, skype, itunes, chrome,
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: My current laptop isn't made for gaming
I have a list of parts that I could potentially use but I want to cut the price down if I can
EDITED PARTS:
and I found a 500gb 7200rpm sata hdd in an older computer of mine so that saves me like $90
GPU: XFX HD-687A-ZHFC Radeon HD 6870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
RAM: Wintec One 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model 3OH16009U9H-8GK
Case: Rosewill RANGER Gaming ATX Mid Tower Computer Case,two-toned interior coating,come with Three Fans,Support up to 7 Fans, w/ Window Side Panel
Power supply: CORSAIR Builder Series CX500 V2 500W ATX12V v2.3 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply
Monitor: Acer G215HVAbd Black 21.5" 5ms Full HD WideScreen LCD Monitor 200 cd/m2 20,000:1 Max (ACM
CPU: Core i5 3450 3.1GHz LGA 1155 Processor
DVD burner: 22x DVD±RW Burner with Dual Layer Support - OEM
Motherboard: ASRock H77 Pro4/MVP LGA 1155 Intel H77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
Total comes to ~695 after rebates, taxes, and shipping which is ideal. Anything I should change that can lower price for similar preformance?
Budget Range: ~700$ after rebates and shipping
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, Internet, listening to music, school work
Are you buying a monitor: Yes
Parts to Upgrade:
Do you need to buy OS: No
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg/microcenter/amazon but If its cheaper somewhere else thats where I'll buy from
Location: Needham, MA, USA
Parts Preferences: No real preference but I think I'd like to go with an intel cpu and amd/ati card but I'm not really picky
Overclocking: Maybe
SLI or Crossfire: Maybe
Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080
Additional Comments: I'd like to have a case with a window and maybe lights but those aren't a real priority. Games I'd be playing would be DayZ, TF2, L4D2, GTA4, LoL. Programs would be steam, skype, itunes, chrome,
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: My current laptop isn't made for gaming
I have a list of parts that I could potentially use but I want to cut the price down if I can
EDITED PARTS:
and I found a 500gb 7200rpm sata hdd in an older computer of mine so that saves me like $90
GPU: XFX HD-687A-ZHFC Radeon HD 6870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
RAM: Wintec One 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model 3OH16009U9H-8GK
Case: Rosewill RANGER Gaming ATX Mid Tower Computer Case,two-toned interior coating,come with Three Fans,Support up to 7 Fans, w/ Window Side Panel
Power supply: CORSAIR Builder Series CX500 V2 500W ATX12V v2.3 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply
Monitor: Acer G215HVAbd Black 21.5" 5ms Full HD WideScreen LCD Monitor 200 cd/m2 20,000:1 Max (ACM
CPU: Core i5 3450 3.1GHz LGA 1155 Processor
DVD burner: 22x DVD±RW Burner with Dual Layer Support - OEM
Motherboard: ASRock H77 Pro4/MVP LGA 1155 Intel H77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
Total comes to ~695 after rebates, taxes, and shipping which is ideal. Anything I should change that can lower price for similar preformance?