fairfieldfalconsfan
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Well after many months of saving I am finally doing my build. I am needing just the tower not monitor, mouse, keyboard. I will need an OS but I am going to start a seperate thread on that as I have some other questions (I will post a link a soon as I have that thread up). My budget is $1000 and is only a little flexible. This will be an Intel/Nvidia build and will be used mostly for gaming. I may be doing some video editing in the future. Combos are more then welcome.
What I know/think so far:
CPU: Newegg - Intel Core i5-2500K 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor BX80623I52500K I am pretty much decided on this CPU.
GPU: Nvidia, at least 1 GB (seems to be the norm), possibly GTX 560 if it will fit in the budget, needs to have a DVI port as that is what my monitor uses. Newegg - GeForce GTX 560 (Fermi)
MB: I want good OC abilities (won't be going extreme), needs to have good sound
RAM: I want to go with 8 GB if possible, I could settle for 4 and upgrade later if I have too.
Optical drive: I need 2 drives, At least one needs to be a DVD burner, If it won't overshoot my budget Blu-Ray would be nice. On the CPU page it says combo savings with blu-ray burner but I don't really need to burn blu-rays as we don't have another player.
HDD: Western Digital or Seagate, Not sure on the size, at least 750 GB, and I am not going with an SSD for now.
Case: Want any suggestions
I don't know if I will need an aftermarket CPU cooler or not. I will most likely overclock in the near future. I do have some TX-2.
I am planning to buy the parts by July 28 because I will be gone the 1st week in August and hopefully when I get back they will be here. I think this will be a bit of a jump from a Celeron 1.4 GHz PC. Preferred sites are Newegg and Amazon. Thanks in advance.
What I know/think so far:
CPU: Newegg - Intel Core i5-2500K 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor BX80623I52500K I am pretty much decided on this CPU.
GPU: Nvidia, at least 1 GB (seems to be the norm), possibly GTX 560 if it will fit in the budget, needs to have a DVI port as that is what my monitor uses. Newegg - GeForce GTX 560 (Fermi)
MB: I want good OC abilities (won't be going extreme), needs to have good sound
RAM: I want to go with 8 GB if possible, I could settle for 4 and upgrade later if I have too.
Optical drive: I need 2 drives, At least one needs to be a DVD burner, If it won't overshoot my budget Blu-Ray would be nice. On the CPU page it says combo savings with blu-ray burner but I don't really need to burn blu-rays as we don't have another player.
HDD: Western Digital or Seagate, Not sure on the size, at least 750 GB, and I am not going with an SSD for now.
Case: Want any suggestions
I don't know if I will need an aftermarket CPU cooler or not. I will most likely overclock in the near future. I do have some TX-2.
I am planning to buy the parts by July 28 because I will be gone the 1st week in August and hopefully when I get back they will be here. I think this will be a bit of a jump from a Celeron 1.4 GHz PC. Preferred sites are Newegg and Amazon. Thanks in advance.