Resiting going "Oh my god, I want it all!!shift+1 *grabby hands*." while searching for parts for my first computer build has been difficult, to say the least. My HP Pavilion laptop has been good for me for the past few years, but with gaming becoming a much larger portion of my life than it was 2 years ago, I figured it is time to move out of the laptop business if I actually want any decent performance, and building my own rig has always been appealing to me.
Using the computer building guide, I somewhat guessed that the build would be more in the regular gaming category. I probably won't overclock my new system often, if but once just for the sake of having the experience. Ideally I would like to have the luxury of playing a somewhat graphics intensive game like Crysis (just throwing out an example) on high setting.
As for budget, I'm honestly somewhat open. Ultimately though, the $500-$900 range is optimal for me. I have not purchased anything yet (with the exception of what I've marked as already purchased) to save myself and everyone involved the frustration of mismatched parts that do not perform well together.
CPU Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz
Motherboard ASUS P8P67 (REV 3.0)
RAM G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB
Video Card PNY GTX 460 1gb
Hard Drive Western Digital Caviar Black 1 tb
Optical DriveASUS 24X DVD Burner
Power Supply XFX Core Edition PRO650W
Case ZALMAN Z9 Plus
SpeakersAltec Lansing BXR1221
Monitor Unknown/undecided right now. I have a 17" LCD donated to me by a friend and may use that until I make a decision.
Mouse
Microsoft wireless mobile mouse 4000 (already purchased).
Keyboard
I have a keyboard already that I can use. Not necessarily a gaming-level brand, but that would most likely be a future upgrade down the road.
Operating System
Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit(already purchased).
Heatsink COOLER MASTER Hyper 212
Wifi cardUnknown yet.
I will probably be doing the majority of my shopping through Fry's, but thankfully Dallas is anywhere but short on electronics stores.
Thanks in advance for putting up with me.
Using the computer building guide, I somewhat guessed that the build would be more in the regular gaming category. I probably won't overclock my new system often, if but once just for the sake of having the experience. Ideally I would like to have the luxury of playing a somewhat graphics intensive game like Crysis (just throwing out an example) on high setting.
As for budget, I'm honestly somewhat open. Ultimately though, the $500-$900 range is optimal for me. I have not purchased anything yet (with the exception of what I've marked as already purchased) to save myself and everyone involved the frustration of mismatched parts that do not perform well together.
CPU Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz
Motherboard ASUS P8P67 (REV 3.0)
RAM G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB
Video Card PNY GTX 460 1gb
Hard Drive Western Digital Caviar Black 1 tb
Optical DriveASUS 24X DVD Burner
Power Supply XFX Core Edition PRO650W
Case ZALMAN Z9 Plus
SpeakersAltec Lansing BXR1221
Monitor Unknown/undecided right now. I have a 17" LCD donated to me by a friend and may use that until I make a decision.
Mouse
Microsoft wireless mobile mouse 4000 (already purchased).
Keyboard
I have a keyboard already that I can use. Not necessarily a gaming-level brand, but that would most likely be a future upgrade down the road.
Operating System
Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit(already purchased).
Heatsink COOLER MASTER Hyper 212
Wifi cardUnknown yet.
I will probably be doing the majority of my shopping through Fry's, but thankfully Dallas is anywhere but short on electronics stores.
Thanks in advance for putting up with me.