Greetings all,
I recently found this site and I have to say I am impressed with the amount of knowledge and participation, and I look forward to any feedback or advice, whether negative or positive. Thank you all in advance; very, very much.
Approximate Purchase Date: Dependent on availability of new Sandy Bridge mobos, but I am ready to purchase by the end of next week (March 4th or so). Any news as to when they might be available for retail purchase? Last I heard it was going to be in March sometime, possibly April.
Budget Range: About $1500.00 USD (with monitor included). I'll maybe end up going a little over that with tax and shipping, which is OK.
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming. Namely WoW, but I would like to have a good system that will allow me to explore some of the more power demanding games that are available / become available. This system will be used exclusively for gaming, with internet usage limited to system and OS updates, driver updates, game addons, etc. I have a laptop for web browsing and digital music dl's and stuff.
Parts Not Required: Keyboard, Mouse
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: I've been using newegg.com to price parts and check availability due to the good amount of reviews, large selection, and buyer feedback, but I am open to other/cheaper/better sources (U.S.)
Country of Origin: USA
Parts Preferences: I am interested in an Intel build, Sandy i5 2500K. I am partial to ASUS, but this being my first completely new build (I have replaced/installed most internal components except for processors and motherboards) I am open to options. A roomy mid, or full tower case would be my preference. And, I'll also be adding for the first time to my computing experience a 20"+ HD LED monitor.
Overclocking: Yes. I won't be OC'ing immediately after I power up, but it is definitely something I will be learning about/trying shortly after I have it (hopefully) running well.
SLI or Crossfire: Yes, eventually. My plan is to start with a decent single graphics card, and when prices drop in the future, add an identical additional card, or purchase two cards to replace the original card.
Monitor Resolution: I suppose 1920 x 1080. I just want 1080p HD, so anything equal to or exceeding that would be great.
Additional Comments: Because I am not moving into liquid cooling yet, and because I am a cautious person, I want a case with tons of fan/airflow. I am thinking definitely a top exhaust fan, front fan(s), back, and side fan (up to 200mm would be awesome, but I haven't picked a case yet so your advice on cases and/or my needs would be fantastic).
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This is my initial parts list. It is based mainly on features and price, but also brand loyalty and technology lifespan (where I could achieve it, again based on price and/or features/power). Although I spent a good amount of time putting this list together, I am definitely open to suggestions as to better values or quality, and of course please let me know if anything I have put together will have compatibility issues. Again, thank you in advance.
CPU:
Intel i5 2500k Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz
$229.99
Motherboard:
ASUS P8P67 Pro (Retail Not Yet Available)
$185.00 (approximate)
Memory:
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB DDR3 1333
$104.99
Hard Drive:
Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
$89.99
Graphics:
Palit GeForce GTX 470 (Fermi) 1280MB 320-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
$259.99
Power Supply:
CORSAIR HX Series CMPSU-650HX 650W ATX12V v2.2 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE
$119.99
Case:
I haven't yet picked a case, but I've listed below some that I am considering.
Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower -by the way, I've seen this model with a cutout for access to the processor backplate, but the pictures don't show it here. Anyone know the scoop? I may be mistaken.
$99.99
-or-
COOLER MASTER HAF 932 ATX Full Tower
$119.99
-or-
COOLER MASTER HAF 922 ATX Mid Tower
$109.99
Operating System:
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Full
$179.99
CPU Cooling:
COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus
$29.99 + about $9.00 for additional fan
Optical Drive:
LITE-ON 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 Writer LightScribe Support
$24.99
Monitor:
SAMSUNG Glossy Black 21.5" 2ms Full HD LED Backlight LCD Monitor Slim Design 250 cd/m2 DCR 5,000,000:1 (1,000:1)
$179.99
Grand Total:
$1,524.91
(not including additional cables, tax, or shipping if applicable)
Thank you again for any input you might provide.
HF
I recently found this site and I have to say I am impressed with the amount of knowledge and participation, and I look forward to any feedback or advice, whether negative or positive. Thank you all in advance; very, very much.
Approximate Purchase Date: Dependent on availability of new Sandy Bridge mobos, but I am ready to purchase by the end of next week (March 4th or so). Any news as to when they might be available for retail purchase? Last I heard it was going to be in March sometime, possibly April.
Budget Range: About $1500.00 USD (with monitor included). I'll maybe end up going a little over that with tax and shipping, which is OK.
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming. Namely WoW, but I would like to have a good system that will allow me to explore some of the more power demanding games that are available / become available. This system will be used exclusively for gaming, with internet usage limited to system and OS updates, driver updates, game addons, etc. I have a laptop for web browsing and digital music dl's and stuff.
Parts Not Required: Keyboard, Mouse
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: I've been using newegg.com to price parts and check availability due to the good amount of reviews, large selection, and buyer feedback, but I am open to other/cheaper/better sources (U.S.)
Country of Origin: USA
Parts Preferences: I am interested in an Intel build, Sandy i5 2500K. I am partial to ASUS, but this being my first completely new build (I have replaced/installed most internal components except for processors and motherboards) I am open to options. A roomy mid, or full tower case would be my preference. And, I'll also be adding for the first time to my computing experience a 20"+ HD LED monitor.
Overclocking: Yes. I won't be OC'ing immediately after I power up, but it is definitely something I will be learning about/trying shortly after I have it (hopefully) running well.
SLI or Crossfire: Yes, eventually. My plan is to start with a decent single graphics card, and when prices drop in the future, add an identical additional card, or purchase two cards to replace the original card.
Monitor Resolution: I suppose 1920 x 1080. I just want 1080p HD, so anything equal to or exceeding that would be great.
Additional Comments: Because I am not moving into liquid cooling yet, and because I am a cautious person, I want a case with tons of fan/airflow. I am thinking definitely a top exhaust fan, front fan(s), back, and side fan (up to 200mm would be awesome, but I haven't picked a case yet so your advice on cases and/or my needs would be fantastic).
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
This is my initial parts list. It is based mainly on features and price, but also brand loyalty and technology lifespan (where I could achieve it, again based on price and/or features/power). Although I spent a good amount of time putting this list together, I am definitely open to suggestions as to better values or quality, and of course please let me know if anything I have put together will have compatibility issues. Again, thank you in advance.
CPU:
Intel i5 2500k Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz
$229.99
Motherboard:
ASUS P8P67 Pro (Retail Not Yet Available)
$185.00 (approximate)
Memory:
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB DDR3 1333
$104.99
Hard Drive:
Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
$89.99
Graphics:
Palit GeForce GTX 470 (Fermi) 1280MB 320-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
$259.99
Power Supply:
CORSAIR HX Series CMPSU-650HX 650W ATX12V v2.2 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE
$119.99
Case:
I haven't yet picked a case, but I've listed below some that I am considering.
Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower -by the way, I've seen this model with a cutout for access to the processor backplate, but the pictures don't show it here. Anyone know the scoop? I may be mistaken.
$99.99
-or-
COOLER MASTER HAF 932 ATX Full Tower
$119.99
-or-
COOLER MASTER HAF 922 ATX Mid Tower
$109.99
Operating System:
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Full
$179.99
CPU Cooling:
COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus
$29.99 + about $9.00 for additional fan
Optical Drive:
LITE-ON 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 Writer LightScribe Support
$24.99
Monitor:
SAMSUNG Glossy Black 21.5" 2ms Full HD LED Backlight LCD Monitor Slim Design 250 cd/m2 DCR 5,000,000:1 (1,000:1)
$179.99
Grand Total:
$1,524.91
(not including additional cables, tax, or shipping if applicable)
Thank you again for any input you might provide.
HF