Hey guys, I wish to appeal to you hardware gods, I have been lurking on these forums for a year and finally made an account to get your suggestions. I have experience building my own systems, but trying to keep up with hardware is like swimming up a waterfall.
These are merely suggestions, I trust you guys more than random reviews from newegg/tigerdirect/amazon.
This rig will mainly be used for gaming, video editing maybe (mostly fraps kind of stuff). and im looking to spend around 1000-1400 preferably before rebates but i have some wiggle room.
Note: ** not necessarily going to overclock... I want a powerful system to have that choice
So here is what I am thinking:
CASE - COOLER MASTER HAF 932 Advanced RC-932-KKN5-GP Black Steel ATX Full Tower Compucase Case with USB 3.0, Black Interior and Four Fans-1x 230mm front RED LED fan, 1x 140mm rear fan, 1x 230mm top fan, and 1x 230mm side fan - 159.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119160
MOBO - ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard - 129.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157271
Processor - Intel Core i5-2500k - $215
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072&Tpk=i5%202500k
CPU fan - Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 120mm Sleeve CPU Cooler, RR-B10-212P-G1 - 27.99
http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-Hyper-Sleeve-RR-B10-212P-G1/dp/B002G1YPH0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1309957182&sr=8-1&tag=vglnk-c1001-20
Graphics - up in the air at the moment. always had radeon, but my nvidia 460 on my other system is converting me quickly haha. most bang for my buck etc etc. any suggestions would be helpful.
Ram - GSkill Sniper 8Gb (2x4Gb) 1333 $80 **NOTE: 8-12Gb would be preferred.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820231417
HDD - Western Digital WD1002FAEX 1TB Caviar Black Hard Drive - 1TB, 7200RPM, 64MB, SATA 6Gbs $79.99
PSU - COOLER MASTER Silent Pro RSA00-AMBAJ3-US 1000W ATX12V v2.3 / EPS12V v2.92 SLI Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply - 169.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171049
I think thats everything...
Pre-total = 862.95
Thank you all again for your suggestions and opinions! I appreciate it greatly!
These are merely suggestions, I trust you guys more than random reviews from newegg/tigerdirect/amazon.
This rig will mainly be used for gaming, video editing maybe (mostly fraps kind of stuff). and im looking to spend around 1000-1400 preferably before rebates but i have some wiggle room.
Note: ** not necessarily going to overclock... I want a powerful system to have that choice
So here is what I am thinking:
CASE - COOLER MASTER HAF 932 Advanced RC-932-KKN5-GP Black Steel ATX Full Tower Compucase Case with USB 3.0, Black Interior and Four Fans-1x 230mm front RED LED fan, 1x 140mm rear fan, 1x 230mm top fan, and 1x 230mm side fan - 159.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119160
MOBO - ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard - 129.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157271
Processor - Intel Core i5-2500k - $215
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072&Tpk=i5%202500k
CPU fan - Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 120mm Sleeve CPU Cooler, RR-B10-212P-G1 - 27.99
http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-Hyper-Sleeve-RR-B10-212P-G1/dp/B002G1YPH0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1309957182&sr=8-1&tag=vglnk-c1001-20
Graphics - up in the air at the moment. always had radeon, but my nvidia 460 on my other system is converting me quickly haha. most bang for my buck etc etc. any suggestions would be helpful.
Ram - GSkill Sniper 8Gb (2x4Gb) 1333 $80 **NOTE: 8-12Gb would be preferred.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820231417
HDD - Western Digital WD1002FAEX 1TB Caviar Black Hard Drive - 1TB, 7200RPM, 64MB, SATA 6Gbs $79.99
PSU - COOLER MASTER Silent Pro RSA00-AMBAJ3-US 1000W ATX12V v2.3 / EPS12V v2.92 SLI Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply - 169.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171049
I think thats everything...
Pre-total = 862.95
Thank you all again for your suggestions and opinions! I appreciate it greatly!