I'd really appreciate advice and comments. I built my last system perhaps 5+ years ago, did not have a perfect success rate, and am quite rusty. I used the recommended template found on this forum.
Approximate Purchase Date: 1 - 6 weeks
Budget Range: Aiming for $1,600 or below with a soft ceiling of $2,000 total before shipping and taxes
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Surfing, watching video, but I want a gaming system that would run the few games I may want at moderate to good resolution (not top or ultra resolution). Two of the games will be releases later this year and are mentioned below. I also like the Bioshock series.
VIDEO GAME: The Gallery: Six Elements which is designed for a VR interface like the Oculus Rift
VIDEOGAME: Obduction by Cyan
Are you buying a monitor: Yes
Parts to Upgrade: Not planning on using old parts for anything critical.
Do you need to buy OS: Yes (Windows 8.1 or 10?)
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Amazon and Newegg are my currently favored shopping sites. Links below are to Amazon.
Location: City, State/Region, Country: Dayton, OH USA
Parts Preferences: Intel CPU, Nvidia graphics
Overclocking: No
SLI or Crossfire: No, I want to utilize only one graphics card.
Your Monitor Resolution: I'm open as to monitor size and resolution since I have not bought a monitor for a decade or more. It looks like 24+ inch monitors are popular now.
Additional Comments: I'd like a nice case with some lighting. I am willing to spend a bit more on a trouble free case.
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: My previous build, running Windows XP, died in 2011. I recently just bought a new HP laptop (Windows 8.2) to replace my old, slow Windows XP laptop. I want a new desktop system to to surf, run MS Office, and to run any new games that I may want.
Tentative parts are listed below. Most of the below parts are pulled from System Builder Marathon articles at Tom's Hardware. Let me know if there are conflicts that I have not noticed. I am open to changes. The primary article was:
System Builder Marathon Q2 2015: $1600 Gaming PC
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K Devil's Canyon Processor 3.5GHz 5.0GT/s 6MB LGA 1150 CPU, Retail
MB: ASRock Desktop Motherboard - Intel Z97 Express Chipset - Socket H3 LGA-1150 Z97 EXTREME6
MEMORY: G.SKILL Ares Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin SDRAM DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) Desktop Memory F3-1866C10D-16GAB
Graphics Card (added after initial post, sorry!)ASUS Graphics Cards STRIX-GTX960-DC2OC-4GD5
CASE: DIYPC Adventurer-9601R Black Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case with 5 x 120mm Red Fan and 1 x USB 3.0
PSU: Corsair CX Series 750 Watt ATX/EPS Modular 80 PLUS Bronze ATX12V/EPS12V 744 Power Supply CX750M
STORAGE HD: Seagate 2TB Desktop HDD SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5-Inch Internal Bare Drive (ST2000DM001)
BOOT SSD: Samsung 850 EVO 250GB 2.5-Inch SATA III Internal SSD (MZ-75E250B/AM)
CPU COOLER: Corsair Hydro Series High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler H60
Thanks!
profman
Approximate Purchase Date: 1 - 6 weeks
Budget Range: Aiming for $1,600 or below with a soft ceiling of $2,000 total before shipping and taxes
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Surfing, watching video, but I want a gaming system that would run the few games I may want at moderate to good resolution (not top or ultra resolution). Two of the games will be releases later this year and are mentioned below. I also like the Bioshock series.
VIDEO GAME: The Gallery: Six Elements which is designed for a VR interface like the Oculus Rift
VIDEOGAME: Obduction by Cyan
Are you buying a monitor: Yes
Parts to Upgrade: Not planning on using old parts for anything critical.
Do you need to buy OS: Yes (Windows 8.1 or 10?)
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Amazon and Newegg are my currently favored shopping sites. Links below are to Amazon.
Location: City, State/Region, Country: Dayton, OH USA
Parts Preferences: Intel CPU, Nvidia graphics
Overclocking: No
SLI or Crossfire: No, I want to utilize only one graphics card.
Your Monitor Resolution: I'm open as to monitor size and resolution since I have not bought a monitor for a decade or more. It looks like 24+ inch monitors are popular now.
Additional Comments: I'd like a nice case with some lighting. I am willing to spend a bit more on a trouble free case.
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: My previous build, running Windows XP, died in 2011. I recently just bought a new HP laptop (Windows 8.2) to replace my old, slow Windows XP laptop. I want a new desktop system to to surf, run MS Office, and to run any new games that I may want.
Tentative parts are listed below. Most of the below parts are pulled from System Builder Marathon articles at Tom's Hardware. Let me know if there are conflicts that I have not noticed. I am open to changes. The primary article was:
System Builder Marathon Q2 2015: $1600 Gaming PC
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K Devil's Canyon Processor 3.5GHz 5.0GT/s 6MB LGA 1150 CPU, Retail
MB: ASRock Desktop Motherboard - Intel Z97 Express Chipset - Socket H3 LGA-1150 Z97 EXTREME6
MEMORY: G.SKILL Ares Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin SDRAM DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) Desktop Memory F3-1866C10D-16GAB
Graphics Card (added after initial post, sorry!)ASUS Graphics Cards STRIX-GTX960-DC2OC-4GD5
CASE: DIYPC Adventurer-9601R Black Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case with 5 x 120mm Red Fan and 1 x USB 3.0
PSU: Corsair CX Series 750 Watt ATX/EPS Modular 80 PLUS Bronze ATX12V/EPS12V 744 Power Supply CX750M
STORAGE HD: Seagate 2TB Desktop HDD SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5-Inch Internal Bare Drive (ST2000DM001)
BOOT SSD: Samsung 850 EVO 250GB 2.5-Inch SATA III Internal SSD (MZ-75E250B/AM)
CPU COOLER: Corsair Hydro Series High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler H60
Thanks!
profman
Best of luck with the build.
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