Approximate Purchase Date: Within the week
Budget Range: Around $500.00. If I can get the performance for less, then even better.
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Office, Internet, iTunes, amateur photo and video editing.
Parts Not Required: Monitor, keyboard, mouse, video card (Intel integrated with CPU is enough, I'd think?)
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Canadian shops, or Newegg.ca, would prefer not to wait for shipping though.
Country of Origin: Canada
Parts Preferences: Intel CPU, not picky about the rest as long as it's got a good reputation.
Overclocking: No
SLI or Crossfire: No
Monitor Resolution: 1680x1050
Additional Comments: I haven't included a case/PSU in my build because I'm looking for some suggestions on cost efficient case/PSU set-ups, nothing fancy needed. Also, I wasn't sure how compatible the micro-ATX board I looked at would be with different cases (am I strictly limited to micro-ATX cases?). I think I've got all components covered, once a case and PSU are added - please let me know if I've miscalculated.
Thanks in advance for everyone's assistance!
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Include a list of any parts you have already selected with descriptively labeled links for parts.
CPU: Intel Core i5-2400 Sandy Bridge 3.1GHz (3.4GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I52400
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115074
(Might be a little overkill?)
$189.99
MOBO: ASUS P8H61-M LE/CSM (REV 3.0) LGA 1155 Intel H61 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131724
(I saw the ASRock one as well, I like that ASUS has a 3 year warranty (vs. 1 year on ASRock), I also saw an Asus ITX factor, which had USB 3.0, HDMI (I think), etc. Would that be a better choice for only +$10.00?)
$74.99
HDD: HITACHI Deskstar 7K3000 HDS723015BLA642 (0F12114) 1.5TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822145520
(What's the quality of Hitachi like? 64MB Cache on this one, good/bad? Open to suggestions here.)
$64.99
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL8D-4GBRM
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231275
(Open to any suggestions on cost effective ram - I just went with a well rated model on Newegg)
$42.49
CD/DVD: ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner - Bulk - OEM
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204
$19.99
Total: $392.45
Case/PSU: Please make suggestions.
Budget Range: Around $500.00. If I can get the performance for less, then even better.
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Office, Internet, iTunes, amateur photo and video editing.
Parts Not Required: Monitor, keyboard, mouse, video card (Intel integrated with CPU is enough, I'd think?)
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Canadian shops, or Newegg.ca, would prefer not to wait for shipping though.
Country of Origin: Canada
Parts Preferences: Intel CPU, not picky about the rest as long as it's got a good reputation.
Overclocking: No
SLI or Crossfire: No
Monitor Resolution: 1680x1050
Additional Comments: I haven't included a case/PSU in my build because I'm looking for some suggestions on cost efficient case/PSU set-ups, nothing fancy needed. Also, I wasn't sure how compatible the micro-ATX board I looked at would be with different cases (am I strictly limited to micro-ATX cases?). I think I've got all components covered, once a case and PSU are added - please let me know if I've miscalculated.
Thanks in advance for everyone's assistance!
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Include a list of any parts you have already selected with descriptively labeled links for parts.
CPU: Intel Core i5-2400 Sandy Bridge 3.1GHz (3.4GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I52400
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115074
(Might be a little overkill?)
$189.99
MOBO: ASUS P8H61-M LE/CSM (REV 3.0) LGA 1155 Intel H61 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131724
(I saw the ASRock one as well, I like that ASUS has a 3 year warranty (vs. 1 year on ASRock), I also saw an Asus ITX factor, which had USB 3.0, HDMI (I think), etc. Would that be a better choice for only +$10.00?)
$74.99
HDD: HITACHI Deskstar 7K3000 HDS723015BLA642 (0F12114) 1.5TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822145520
(What's the quality of Hitachi like? 64MB Cache on this one, good/bad? Open to suggestions here.)
$64.99
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL8D-4GBRM
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231275
(Open to any suggestions on cost effective ram - I just went with a well rated model on Newegg)
$42.49
CD/DVD: ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner - Bulk - OEM
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204
$19.99
Total: $392.45
Case/PSU: Please make suggestions.