I myself, have no knowledge on computer parts or how to build a pc. I have a friend who told me if i bought parts, he would sit next to me and guide me on how to put everything together. So far I found a few things that I wanted, but i went over my budget which was 800-900. My major concern was the motherboard, power supply, and video card. I normally play mmo's but i wanted a nice card that would last me a good 2-4 years.
Approximate Purchase Date: 1 month from today
Budget Range: 800-950 before rebates.
System Usage from Most to Least Important: gaming
Parts Not Required: keyboard, mouse, and monitor got my razor gear
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg or tigerdirect
Parts Preferences: none
Overclocking: Maybe but for the most part probably no
SLI or Crossfire: Yes / No / Maybe
Monitor Resolution: 920x1080, 1920x1200)
Additional Comments: My biggest concern was that i was looking at a GTX 560 Ti 2gb, but I dont know how overboard that would be. What my friend told me to look for most was something that would be cost effective, while serving my needs. So far this is what my cart looks like on newegg.
Rosewill BLACKHAWK Gaming ATX Mid Tower Computer Case, come with Five Fans, window side panel, top HDD dock
Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
MSI N560GTX-Ti Twin Frozr II 2GD5/OC GeForce GTX 560 Ti (Fermi) 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support ...
CORSAIR Professional Series HX650 (CMPSU-650HX) 650W ATX12V v2.2 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Modular ...
OCZ ModXStream Pro 700W Modular High Performance Power Supply compatible with Intel Sandybridge Core i3 i5 i7 and AMD Phenom
CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B
ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 3000 ...
Subtotal: $1,109.92
So far the only thing im set on is that i know i want 8gb ram because from what i hear, 16 doesnt make a huge difference for games i play. Same thing with the i5 compared to i7. But the ram, i5, and case are the only things that so far im 100% set that i know i want.
Thank you, I really appreciate any insight received.
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