APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Ready now.
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming. I would like the games to run smoothly and look nice for a few years.
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: Keyboard, Mouse, Monitor, Processor I have an i5 750
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: Don't really care, whoever has the best price. I usually buy from newegg but tigerdirect or whatever is fine.
PARTS PREFERENCES: No preference
OVERCLOCKING: Some day maybe but I don't think there is anything that would require an overclocked i5 750 to use.
MONITOR RESOLUTION: Not sure. Whatever looks nice while playing games is good.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: I would like it to be quite but don't need to spend $100 to lower it by 2 decibels.
I basically just cut and pasted one of the builds from a sticky in this forum.
i5 750 which I have.
GIGABYTE GA-P55M-UD4 LGA 1156 Intel P55 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128404
G.SKILL ECO Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231321
CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139006
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 - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106335
COOLER MASTER HAF 922 RC-922M-KKN1-GP Black Steel + Plastic and Mesh Bezel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119197
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST3500418AS 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148395
XFX HD-585A-ZNFC Radeon HD 5850 (Cypress Pro) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card w/ATI Eyefinity - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150442
COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus Intel Core i5 & Intel Core i7 compatible RR-B10-212P-G1 120mm "heatpipe direct contact" Long life sleeve CPU Cooler - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103065
Some questions I do have would be is it possible to get 6gb or ram? I was looking around on newegg for that brand and type and they next amount is 8gb which seems like overkill.
Also the graphics card is out of stock at newegg. I can wait for it to come back in but is there another one that is just as good?
Do I need the coolmaster hyper 212 plus fan? In the future I would be interested in overclocking but at this time I don't see a need to do it so I won't be doing it right now.
500GB is more then enough but I always say that before I get a new PC and then at the end I am always out of room. On newegg it looks like for $35ish more I can double the size but I don't know enough about them and I am worried that the 500gb in this build has something that I am overlooking in the larger HDs.
I need new speakers. I have been using the same Altec Lansing ones from the PC I got 12 years ago. They don't need to be anything special but again too many choices so if you have a nice set that weren't to pricey I would be interested in knowing what you bought.
Finally the case is fine since it will just be sitting under my desk but is there anything special about this one? It would be kind of cool to have a lime green or orange but again it is just going to sit under my desk so as long as it works and has a couple of usb ports on the front for headphone/mp3 players/cameras I would be happy.
Any help or suggestions are appreciated and I hope I gave the relevant information. Thank You.
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming. I would like the games to run smoothly and look nice for a few years.
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: Keyboard, Mouse, Monitor, Processor I have an i5 750
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: Don't really care, whoever has the best price. I usually buy from newegg but tigerdirect or whatever is fine.
PARTS PREFERENCES: No preference
OVERCLOCKING: Some day maybe but I don't think there is anything that would require an overclocked i5 750 to use.
MONITOR RESOLUTION: Not sure. Whatever looks nice while playing games is good.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: I would like it to be quite but don't need to spend $100 to lower it by 2 decibels.
I basically just cut and pasted one of the builds from a sticky in this forum.
i5 750 which I have.
GIGABYTE GA-P55M-UD4 LGA 1156 Intel P55 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128404
G.SKILL ECO Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231321
CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139006
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 - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106335
COOLER MASTER HAF 922 RC-922M-KKN1-GP Black Steel + Plastic and Mesh Bezel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119197
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST3500418AS 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148395
XFX HD-585A-ZNFC Radeon HD 5850 (Cypress Pro) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card w/ATI Eyefinity - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150442
COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus Intel Core i5 & Intel Core i7 compatible RR-B10-212P-G1 120mm "heatpipe direct contact" Long life sleeve CPU Cooler - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103065
Some questions I do have would be is it possible to get 6gb or ram? I was looking around on newegg for that brand and type and they next amount is 8gb which seems like overkill.
Also the graphics card is out of stock at newegg. I can wait for it to come back in but is there another one that is just as good?
Do I need the coolmaster hyper 212 plus fan? In the future I would be interested in overclocking but at this time I don't see a need to do it so I won't be doing it right now.
500GB is more then enough but I always say that before I get a new PC and then at the end I am always out of room. On newegg it looks like for $35ish more I can double the size but I don't know enough about them and I am worried that the 500gb in this build has something that I am overlooking in the larger HDs.
I need new speakers. I have been using the same Altec Lansing ones from the PC I got 12 years ago. They don't need to be anything special but again too many choices so if you have a nice set that weren't to pricey I would be interested in knowing what you bought.
Finally the case is fine since it will just be sitting under my desk but is there anything special about this one? It would be kind of cool to have a lime green or orange but again it is just going to sit under my desk so as long as it works and has a couple of usb ports on the front for headphone/mp3 players/cameras I would be happy.
Any help or suggestions are appreciated and I hope I gave the relevant information. Thank You.