I'm a moderate gamer and looking to get into the design field. I do a lot of work on Photoshop along side some gaming. I'm not an over clocker, I will be running everything at stock speeds. I will be making my final purchases come Saturday (5th). I already purchased the ODD and PSU around the holiday seasons. I actually got the PSU for $9.99 USD, I had a $50 gift card and I just sent out the rebate... I guess they're actually paying me $15 for the PSU lol. I also got $7 off the ODD because it was listed a different price. After reporting the flaw to Newegg they gave me a discount.
CPU/Mobo combo:
Newegg.com - Computer Parts, PC Components, Laptop Computers, LED LCD TV, Digital Cameras and more!
PSU:
Newegg.com - OCZ ModXStream Pro OCZ600MXSP 600W ATX12V V2.2 / EPS12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply compatible with core i7
GPU:
Newegg.com - HIS H577FK1GD Radeon HD 5770 (Juniper XT) 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card w/ Eyefinity
RAM:
Newegg.com - G.SKILL Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL9D-8GBSR
HD:
Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar Black WD7501AALS 750GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive -Bare Drive
ODD:
Newegg.com - ASUS Black 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA 24X DVD Burner - Bulk - CD / DVD Burners
Case:
Newegg.com - Rosewill R101-P-BK 120mm Fan MicroATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Total price: $643.93 + shipping - $45.00 in rebates... So I'm looking at $598.93.
This is including the FULL price of both the PSU and ODD which at the time... I didn't spend much on.
After posting a ton of questions here and learning as much as I could... There you have it. The case is probably the least flashy thing on the list. I don't really mind low profile cases. It's small and I work in a small space. Fitting under my desk was all I'm worried about.
I'm still waiting to hear back on a few things. I'm interesting in some better cooling if anyone has any ideas. I was looking at the Cooler Master 212 heatsink which I did post in another thread (sorry), though I'm unsure if it will fit my case. I definitely want a 120mm intake fan though. As mention prior, I'm putting in the final orders come the 5th of Feb.
Also, can I pop in the GPU before downloading the drivers or will it blue screen?
CPU/Mobo combo:
Newegg.com - Computer Parts, PC Components, Laptop Computers, LED LCD TV, Digital Cameras and more!
PSU:
Newegg.com - OCZ ModXStream Pro OCZ600MXSP 600W ATX12V V2.2 / EPS12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply compatible with core i7
GPU:
Newegg.com - HIS H577FK1GD Radeon HD 5770 (Juniper XT) 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card w/ Eyefinity
RAM:
Newegg.com - G.SKILL Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL9D-8GBSR
HD:
Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar Black WD7501AALS 750GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive -Bare Drive
ODD:
Newegg.com - ASUS Black 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA 24X DVD Burner - Bulk - CD / DVD Burners
Case:
Newegg.com - Rosewill R101-P-BK 120mm Fan MicroATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Total price: $643.93 + shipping - $45.00 in rebates... So I'm looking at $598.93.
This is including the FULL price of both the PSU and ODD which at the time... I didn't spend much on.
After posting a ton of questions here and learning as much as I could... There you have it. The case is probably the least flashy thing on the list. I don't really mind low profile cases. It's small and I work in a small space. Fitting under my desk was all I'm worried about.
I'm still waiting to hear back on a few things. I'm interesting in some better cooling if anyone has any ideas. I was looking at the Cooler Master 212 heatsink which I did post in another thread (sorry), though I'm unsure if it will fit my case. I definitely want a 120mm intake fan though. As mention prior, I'm putting in the final orders come the 5th of Feb.
Also, can I pop in the GPU before downloading the drivers or will it blue screen?