I went ahead and made this build the other night.
http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=19606292
Approximate Purchase Date: Hopefully by 6/23/12. Will purchase as soon as I'm sure of the build I want
Budget Range: $1000-1500
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming (I'm usually the person who hosts game servers/voice chats as I have been running the better machine/internet connection), programming, possibly video recording/editing, surfing the internet, streaming video
Parts Not Required: Monitor, keyboard, mouse
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg, any website is fine as long as its easy/does not increase the total cost of machine.
Country: USA
Parts Preferences:
-I'm going with the AMD FX8150 processor currently because it seems to be the best power to price as of the most recent benchmark data I've seen http://www.cpubenchmark.net/high_end_cpus.html and the motherboard is part of a combo deal that will reduce the price and I've heard good things about MSI so I was thinking I would risk it.
-The graphics card was picked because of price and power, I keep seeing other builds with newer cards so I'm not sure if it might be a bit old.
Overclocking: Maybe
SLI or Crossfire: Maybe, not likely unless I end up having to.
Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080 is what my current monitor is best with
Additional Comments: Less bling where possible. I was hoping to build another computer, the last one has lasted for 5 years and is dying but I can possibly get it fixed up and gifted to a friend later. I think this should make a decent machine to last me for a while but I wanted to ask if there were any problems can see.
- I looked up psu requirements and my computer should only take around 500W so I should be safe with a 600
- The main hard drive was picked because I tend to get bored of games quickly and swap up what I'm playing but I don't want to have to deal with moving files. I don't know how it happens but I tend to use 300-400GB on my main drive. The other option I was looking at was a 480GB SSD but that was about $110 more so I'm not sure if its worth it.
EDIT: I put the fan in there because I did not notice that the CPU came with a fan but I've been unable to figure out what kind of fan it comes with so I have no idea how good it will be. I'm getting the thermal paste because I will need it for other computers.
http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=19606292
Approximate Purchase Date: Hopefully by 6/23/12. Will purchase as soon as I'm sure of the build I want
Budget Range: $1000-1500
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming (I'm usually the person who hosts game servers/voice chats as I have been running the better machine/internet connection), programming, possibly video recording/editing, surfing the internet, streaming video
Parts Not Required: Monitor, keyboard, mouse
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg, any website is fine as long as its easy/does not increase the total cost of machine.
Country: USA
Parts Preferences:
-I'm going with the AMD FX8150 processor currently because it seems to be the best power to price as of the most recent benchmark data I've seen http://www.cpubenchmark.net/high_end_cpus.html and the motherboard is part of a combo deal that will reduce the price and I've heard good things about MSI so I was thinking I would risk it.
-The graphics card was picked because of price and power, I keep seeing other builds with newer cards so I'm not sure if it might be a bit old.
Overclocking: Maybe
SLI or Crossfire: Maybe, not likely unless I end up having to.
Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080 is what my current monitor is best with
Additional Comments: Less bling where possible. I was hoping to build another computer, the last one has lasted for 5 years and is dying but I can possibly get it fixed up and gifted to a friend later. I think this should make a decent machine to last me for a while but I wanted to ask if there were any problems can see.
- I looked up psu requirements and my computer should only take around 500W so I should be safe with a 600
- The main hard drive was picked because I tend to get bored of games quickly and swap up what I'm playing but I don't want to have to deal with moving files. I don't know how it happens but I tend to use 300-400GB on my main drive. The other option I was looking at was a 480GB SSD but that was about $110 more so I'm not sure if its worth it.
EDIT: I put the fan in there because I did not notice that the CPU came with a fan but I've been unable to figure out what kind of fan it comes with so I have no idea how good it will be. I'm getting the thermal paste because I will need it for other computers.