chensteven
Junior Member
Approximate Purchase Date: September-October
Budget Range: $1000ish
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, Video/Photo Editing, Programming
Parts Not Required: W7Ulti OS/Keyboard/Mouse/24" Monitor/Speakers
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: NCIX/MemoryExpress/Newsegg (Canadian)
Country of Origin: Canada
Parts Preferences: Intel
Overclocking: Yes
SLI or Crossfire: Maybe
Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080
Additional Comments: The goal of this build is to allow me to play games such as SC2, D3, Dota 2, BF3 at a high setting while allowing me to multi-task (ex. Adobe/Coding). I will also have two monitors. I might also be looking into SLI in the future. Lastly, I'm also looking to dual boot/hackintosh, so I was wondering if anyone can help me out with that in terms of what I should be looking for in hardware.
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Processor: Intel Core i5 2500K Quad Core Unlocked Processor LGA1155 3.3GHZ Sandy Bridge 6MB = $199.99
Motherboard: I'm looking for a future proof Z68 Mobo
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws X F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL 8GB 2X4GB DDR3-1600 CL9-9-9-24 Memory = $48.99
Is this enough RAM?
Graphics Card: I'm originally looking for a GTX 560 Ti, but I'm also cool with SLI or other video cards that might be more ideal
Hard Drive: Western Digital WD Caviar Black 750GB 7200RPM 64MB Buffer SATA3 3.5IN Internal Hard Drive = Got it for $49.99 already
I'm also wondering if I should get an another Hard Drive or a SDD? I don't know how I should approach this, can somebody enlighten me? (If you look up, I'm looking to dual boot or create a hackintosh)
Case: Zalman Z9 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case Black 3X5.25 1X3.5 5X3.5INT No PS W/ Fan Controller & Temp Display = $47.98
Power Supply: Antec Earthwatts Green 650W Power Supply ATX12V V2.2 EPS12V Active PFC 80PLUS 120MM Fan = $44.99
Is this powerful enough for my build?
Cooling: Coolermaster Hyper 212 Plus Direct Touch 4 Heatpipe Heatsink AM2 AM3 LGA1366 LGA1155 LGA1156 120MM = Got it for $24.99 already
DVD Burner: LG GH24NS70 24X SATA Internal DVD Writer Burner DVDRW Optical Drive Black OEM = $16.99
Total: $433.92 without tax so far
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*If there are any other suggestions or recommendations, feel free to tell me. This is my first time building a computer and I want to make sure I'm doing the right thing.
Budget Range: $1000ish
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, Video/Photo Editing, Programming
Parts Not Required: W7Ulti OS/Keyboard/Mouse/24" Monitor/Speakers
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: NCIX/MemoryExpress/Newsegg (Canadian)
Country of Origin: Canada
Parts Preferences: Intel
Overclocking: Yes
SLI or Crossfire: Maybe
Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080
Additional Comments: The goal of this build is to allow me to play games such as SC2, D3, Dota 2, BF3 at a high setting while allowing me to multi-task (ex. Adobe/Coding). I will also have two monitors. I might also be looking into SLI in the future. Lastly, I'm also looking to dual boot/hackintosh, so I was wondering if anyone can help me out with that in terms of what I should be looking for in hardware.
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Processor: Intel Core i5 2500K Quad Core Unlocked Processor LGA1155 3.3GHZ Sandy Bridge 6MB = $199.99
Motherboard: I'm looking for a future proof Z68 Mobo
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws X F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL 8GB 2X4GB DDR3-1600 CL9-9-9-24 Memory = $48.99
Is this enough RAM?
Graphics Card: I'm originally looking for a GTX 560 Ti, but I'm also cool with SLI or other video cards that might be more ideal
Hard Drive: Western Digital WD Caviar Black 750GB 7200RPM 64MB Buffer SATA3 3.5IN Internal Hard Drive = Got it for $49.99 already
I'm also wondering if I should get an another Hard Drive or a SDD? I don't know how I should approach this, can somebody enlighten me? (If you look up, I'm looking to dual boot or create a hackintosh)
Case: Zalman Z9 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case Black 3X5.25 1X3.5 5X3.5INT No PS W/ Fan Controller & Temp Display = $47.98
Power Supply: Antec Earthwatts Green 650W Power Supply ATX12V V2.2 EPS12V Active PFC 80PLUS 120MM Fan = $44.99
Is this powerful enough for my build?
Cooling: Coolermaster Hyper 212 Plus Direct Touch 4 Heatpipe Heatsink AM2 AM3 LGA1366 LGA1155 LGA1156 120MM = Got it for $24.99 already
DVD Burner: LG GH24NS70 24X SATA Internal DVD Writer Burner DVDRW Optical Drive Black OEM = $16.99
Total: $433.92 without tax so far
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*If there are any other suggestions or recommendations, feel free to tell me. This is my first time building a computer and I want to make sure I'm doing the right thing.
