dbzlotrfan
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This seem like a decent rig to play most current and forthcoming PC games? I have gotten plenty of suggestions for parts in previous threads . .
Part list permalink / Part price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i7-2600K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($279.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.90 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77X-D3H ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($144.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Hard Drive: OCZ Agility 3 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($109.99 @ NCIX US)
Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($159.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: MSI Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video Card ($468.49 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 500R White ATX Mid Tower Case ($139.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 650W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($145.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH22NS90B DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
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Monitor: Samsung P2770FH 27.0" Monitor ($293.00 @ B&H)
Monitor: Samsung P2770FH 27.0" Monitor ($293.00 @ B&H)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 (64-bit) ($188.88 @ Mac Mall)
Keyboard: Microsoft SIDEWINDER X4 Wired Gaming Keyboard ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $2401.16
(Prices include shipping and discounts when available.)
(Generated 2012-04-27 12:14 EDT-0400)
Current specs:
And what I wanted in a new system:
Hardware
Software
Gaming Software:
- Will use steam:
Other Thoughts
Power Supply Thoughts:
MISC. Part Thoughts:
Monitor Thoughts:
- Purpose of System: Gaming, browsing internet, watching videos. But mostly for gaming. I also do want to use Folding@home as well.
- Budget: Within about 1500 American dollars
- Country: USA
- Reuseable parts: Can't, see below (current specs) as to why
- Overclocking: Doubtful. Though if I can get enough airflow I may try
- Monitor: Currently 1680 x 1050 (22 Inches) - I eventually want HD (Between 23 - 27 inches)
- Features of Motherboard: Firewire, USB 3.0, SATA 6 Gb/s, eSATA, UEFI
- OS: Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit (I have the discs for 32 & 64 bit)
Part list permalink / Part price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i7-2600K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($279.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.90 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77X-D3H ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($144.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Hard Drive: OCZ Agility 3 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($109.99 @ NCIX US)
Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($159.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: MSI Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video Card ($468.49 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 500R White ATX Mid Tower Case ($139.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 650W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($145.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH22NS90B DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
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Monitor: Samsung P2770FH 27.0" Monitor ($293.00 @ B&H)
Monitor: Samsung P2770FH 27.0" Monitor ($293.00 @ B&H)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 (64-bit) ($188.88 @ Mac Mall)
Keyboard: Microsoft SIDEWINDER X4 Wired Gaming Keyboard ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $2401.16
(Prices include shipping and discounts when available.)
(Generated 2012-04-27 12:14 EDT-0400)
Current specs:
- Case: No idea (although it is a HP slimline, gray) - that should give some idea of the sort of case.
- Motherboard: Asus A8N-BR (Pyrite) (1 PCI, 2 DDR2 DIMM, Audio, Video, LAN, IEEE-1394)
- Motherboard Chipset - nVIDIA GeForce 6150 LE, AMD Hammer
- Power Supply: No idea (but it's less than 100 watts, I think)
- Processor: DualCore AMD Athlon 64 X2, 2000 MHz (10 x 200) 3800+
- CPU Cooler: A fan
- Memory:
- - DIMM1: Kingston 1 GB DDR2-533 DDR2 SDRAM (5-4-4-12 (at) 266 MHz) (4-4-4-12 (at) 266 MHz) (3-3-3-9 (at) 200 MHz)
- - DIMM2: Kingston 2G-UDIMM 2 GB DDR2-667 DDR2 SDRAM (5-5-5-15 (at) 333 MHz) (4-4-4-12 (at) 266 MHz) (3-3-3-9 (at) 200 MHz)
- Hard Drive: 250 GB ATA drive
- Optical Drive HL-DT-ST DVDRRW GSA-H20L ATA Device (DVD+R9:8x, DVD-R9:4x, DVD+RW:16x/8x, DVD-RW:16x/6x, DVD-RAM:5x, DVD-ROM:16x, CD:48x/32x/48x DVD+RW/DVD-RW/DVD-RAM)
- OS: Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit
And what I wanted in a new system:
Hardware
- USB 2.0 speeds that are minimum of 30 MB a second
- USB 3.0 speeds that are at lest 300+ MB/s [I will get / use an SSD]
- Firewire (and or eSata port) --- because I have a external hardrive that has both along with USB
- At lest a solid terabyte (1.5 TB)
- Has either a VGA or DVI port (current monitor I have has both)
- Also has support for HDMI (for the future monitor)
- Multi card reader (although I mainly need SD and Memory Pro Stick Duo)
- Able to use a PS3 controller AND A XBOX 360 controller (yes I know 360 is native support . . .)
- I would like a quad core.
- Multiple internal DVD drives - Also to make installations faster
- Plenty of 3.5/5.25 drive bays . . .
Software
- Windows 7 Ultimate (64 bit) (Main OS) -- Mostly for languages
- May first run Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit - as I have both 32/64 bit discs now)
- Windows XP (May run through a Virtual Machine)
- Folding@home - (although I use my PS3 for that when I'm not using it
Gaming Software:
- Will use steam:
- Elder Scrolls (Morrowind -> Skyrim)
- Portal 1 & 2
- Batman Arkham (Asylum/City)
- Sonic Generations
- Quake (all)
- Doom (all)
- Wolfenstein (all)
- Commander keen (all)
- Bioshock (1/2) (perhaps infinite)
- L.A. Noire
- Bejeweled 2/3
- Peggle
- Various COD's
- anything else that interests me
- - Will use CD/DVD's of the games I have:
- Warcraft 2 - Tides of Darkness & Beyond the Dark Portal
- Warcraft 3 - Reign of Chaos & Frozen Throne
- Diablo 1 - 3 (when it comes out)
- The Sims 1 - And all expansions
- The Sims 2 (probably)
- Simcity 4000 & Rushhour
- May use emulation (to run up to the PS2/Wii)
Other Thoughts
- Eventually a dual monitor setup (and one be HD resolution)
- I will wait for some parts (hard drives, GPU, etc) to drop in price.
- Will wait for IvyBridge. . . . (as if I have a choice)
- I WANT UEFI, NOT regular old BIOS (that this slimline has
Power Supply Thoughts:
- ABSOLUTE MAX Watts: ~750w
- Efficiency: AT LEST 80+ Silver
- Modular - semi or fully
MISC. Part Thoughts:
- Case: Plenty of space (/airflow). I'd like some other color besides black (I'm just tired of every time we buy something it being mostly black)
Monitor Thoughts:
- Screen: Full HD & Widescreen
- Supports: HDMI, DVI, Displayport (if the motherboard of the computer does)
- Within 1 - 2 MS response time (current monitor is 5 MS response time) [if I'd notice a real difference and price]
- Screen size - 25 to about 27 inches
- IPS or TN: I don't really care. I'm slightly colorblind (red-green). I don't think "true" color reprensentation is going to be noticeable to me.