chihlidog
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Starting to spec out my build for next week. I'll be replacing my current rig which is an HD5850, i5-750 overclocked to 3.7 and 8 gigs of corsair vengeance.
Rig is for gaming, plan to game at 1080p, dont need more than that. I wont be going for SLI since my planned GPU should be fine for a while, but wouldnt mind the option down the road. My mentality when I go for a build is to get a great all around rig for a reasonable price. I shoot for $1200 max, and I play all typed of games depending on what I'm in the mood for or what I'm curious about, so CPU and GPU power are both important to me. That said, here's what I've got so far. (And I dont have access to a microcenter brick and mortar near me so unfortunately I cant take advantage of the many deals they seem to have)
As for the questions in the sticky:
- I'll OC as much as stock cooling allows. Perhaps next year I'll buy an aftermarket cooler and take it further, but for now it isnt a major concern.
- I'm in the USA
- For obvious reasons, I'm sticking with intel and NVidia this round
- Tasks are the norm. Gaming and the usual web browsing, watching netflix, etc. I also sometimes use my PC as a DAW, but my current rig does this just fine and with the new rig being significantly faster, and adding storage, I have no reason to add any hardware just for this.
Case - Antec 900 $76: http://www.amazon.com/Antec-Nine-Hun...computer+cases
Power Supply - EVGA Bronze 750w $100: http://www.evga.com/Products/Product.aspx?pn=120-PB-0750-KR
CPU: 4670k $235: http://www.amazon.com/Intel-i5-4670K...keywords=4670k
GPU: EVGA GTX 780 $500: http://www.evga.com/Products/Product.aspx?pn=03G-P4-2782-KR
RAM: I'll be reusing my Corsair Vengeance from my old rig to save a few dollars, DDR3 1600. $0
HDD: WD blue 1tb. $60: http://www.amazon.com/WD-Blue-Deskto...rds=hard+drive
Motherboard: ??? I'm open to suggestions. Gigabyte and Asus are my preferred brands. I'd like to keep it to $120 or less, would consider Asrock. But I wont buy from Newegg, prefer to stick with Amazon or directly from the manufacturer.
I have Win 7 ultimate edition that I'll be reusing, as well as my old hard drives which I will slap in the new rig as storage. I dont need an SSD, sure, it cuts down load times but I'd rather have some longer load times and spend the money on a better GPU.
I'll also re-use my DVD drive and (for now) my monitor, mouse and KB, though the monitor will be upgraded to a 1080p later this year and I'll be replacing my G9x at some point in the near future.
Total: $971 without a motherboard. Add on a $120 motherboard and I've got a smokin rig for $1091.
I welcome any critiques, suggestions, and advice on a motherboard. I may end up having to spend a bit more than my planned $120 but I'd like to keep it as close to that as possible.
Rig is for gaming, plan to game at 1080p, dont need more than that. I wont be going for SLI since my planned GPU should be fine for a while, but wouldnt mind the option down the road. My mentality when I go for a build is to get a great all around rig for a reasonable price. I shoot for $1200 max, and I play all typed of games depending on what I'm in the mood for or what I'm curious about, so CPU and GPU power are both important to me. That said, here's what I've got so far. (And I dont have access to a microcenter brick and mortar near me so unfortunately I cant take advantage of the many deals they seem to have)
As for the questions in the sticky:
- I'll OC as much as stock cooling allows. Perhaps next year I'll buy an aftermarket cooler and take it further, but for now it isnt a major concern.
- I'm in the USA
- For obvious reasons, I'm sticking with intel and NVidia this round
- Tasks are the norm. Gaming and the usual web browsing, watching netflix, etc. I also sometimes use my PC as a DAW, but my current rig does this just fine and with the new rig being significantly faster, and adding storage, I have no reason to add any hardware just for this.
Case - Antec 900 $76: http://www.amazon.com/Antec-Nine-Hun...computer+cases
Power Supply - EVGA Bronze 750w $100: http://www.evga.com/Products/Product.aspx?pn=120-PB-0750-KR
CPU: 4670k $235: http://www.amazon.com/Intel-i5-4670K...keywords=4670k
GPU: EVGA GTX 780 $500: http://www.evga.com/Products/Product.aspx?pn=03G-P4-2782-KR
RAM: I'll be reusing my Corsair Vengeance from my old rig to save a few dollars, DDR3 1600. $0
HDD: WD blue 1tb. $60: http://www.amazon.com/WD-Blue-Deskto...rds=hard+drive
Motherboard: ??? I'm open to suggestions. Gigabyte and Asus are my preferred brands. I'd like to keep it to $120 or less, would consider Asrock. But I wont buy from Newegg, prefer to stick with Amazon or directly from the manufacturer.
I have Win 7 ultimate edition that I'll be reusing, as well as my old hard drives which I will slap in the new rig as storage. I dont need an SSD, sure, it cuts down load times but I'd rather have some longer load times and spend the money on a better GPU.
I'll also re-use my DVD drive and (for now) my monitor, mouse and KB, though the monitor will be upgraded to a 1080p later this year and I'll be replacing my G9x at some point in the near future.
Total: $971 without a motherboard. Add on a $120 motherboard and I've got a smokin rig for $1091.
I welcome any critiques, suggestions, and advice on a motherboard. I may end up having to spend a bit more than my planned $120 but I'd like to keep it as close to that as possible.
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