Let me see if I can even handle posting right 
I will be using this PC for: gaming (mainly WoW; SC2, D3 if they ever come out, and whatever else I decide to give a spin), web browsing, some productivity work (think presentations and simple graphics), and potentially some lightweight .NET or SQL development. I've also considered doubling it as an HTPC.
My budget is $1200 USD, plus up to $250 for a monitor, and I am shopping in the US.
No particular preferences on parts. I used to be an ABIT fanboy. Capacitors scare me now.
I'm starting from scratch. I've read some threads, but I still feel underinformed.
I intend to overclock some (20-30%).
I plan to be posting here from the new build within the next two weeks.
With that said, here's what I have picked out:
Corsair CMPSU-750TX
Antec Nine Hundred
Gigabyte GA-P45-UD3P
Intel E8400
XIGMATEK Dark Knight-S1283V or AC Freezer 7 Pro
G.SKILL PI Black 2x2GB DDR2 800 (4-4-4-12)
WD Caviar Black 640GB
LG 22x DVD-R
Sapphire ATI Radeon 4830 512MB
Acer X223Wbd 22" LCD
MS Sidewinder/Generic Keyboard
Windows Vista x64
Whatever is available in the fridge downstairs.
I will also need a wireless ethernet card as I am two floors away from the modem/router, the house I live in is not wired, and I do not own the house, so I can't go drilling
Other considerations:
As it stands now, I am around $200 under budget on the PC, and $80 under on the monitor, which I am okay with. But I would like any feedback on places I should consider investing that. Some considerations I've made are: a Blu-ray drive, more RAM, higher frequency RAM, and an additional hard drive to put into a RAID array. Or I could hold onto that money and use it for upgrades in a couple of years.
Another option is to keep everything as is and switch to an i7 build with a 920. This would push me right up to, or perhaps over, my budget.
I will be using this PC for: gaming (mainly WoW; SC2, D3 if they ever come out, and whatever else I decide to give a spin), web browsing, some productivity work (think presentations and simple graphics), and potentially some lightweight .NET or SQL development. I've also considered doubling it as an HTPC.
My budget is $1200 USD, plus up to $250 for a monitor, and I am shopping in the US.
No particular preferences on parts. I used to be an ABIT fanboy. Capacitors scare me now.
I'm starting from scratch. I've read some threads, but I still feel underinformed.
I intend to overclock some (20-30%).
I plan to be posting here from the new build within the next two weeks.
With that said, here's what I have picked out:
Corsair CMPSU-750TX
Antec Nine Hundred
Gigabyte GA-P45-UD3P
Intel E8400
XIGMATEK Dark Knight-S1283V or AC Freezer 7 Pro
G.SKILL PI Black 2x2GB DDR2 800 (4-4-4-12)
WD Caviar Black 640GB
LG 22x DVD-R
Sapphire ATI Radeon 4830 512MB
Acer X223Wbd 22" LCD
MS Sidewinder/Generic Keyboard
Windows Vista x64
Whatever is available in the fridge downstairs.
I will also need a wireless ethernet card as I am two floors away from the modem/router, the house I live in is not wired, and I do not own the house, so I can't go drilling
Other considerations:
As it stands now, I am around $200 under budget on the PC, and $80 under on the monitor, which I am okay with. But I would like any feedback on places I should consider investing that. Some considerations I've made are: a Blu-ray drive, more RAM, higher frequency RAM, and an additional hard drive to put into a RAID array. Or I could hold onto that money and use it for upgrades in a couple of years.
Another option is to keep everything as is and switch to an i7 build with a 920. This would push me right up to, or perhaps over, my budget.
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