So I'm thinking about building my second computer. (My first computer was not done well and suffered and I think it was mostly due to some incompatibilities in the hardware). I've been browsing newegg and I've picked out the components. The main goal for this computer is to be a beast that's somewhat affordable. I'm trying to prepare for upcoming games as well as trying to be future proof with changing only one thing - like just swapping out a cpu or sli-ing another graphics card.
What I've got so far (Links are to newegg):
Case: APEX Vortex 3620 SGCC
Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD3 AM3+ AMD 990FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 975 Black Edition Deneb 3.6GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Desktop Processor HDZ975FBGMBOXHDT90ZFBGRBOX
RAM: G.SKILL Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBSR
Video Card: EVGA 01G-P3-1460-KR GeForce GTX 560 (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
Disk Drive: SAMSUNG Black 12X BD-ROM 16X DVD-/+R 48X CD-ROM SATA Internal Blu-ray Combo Model SH-B123L/RSBP LightScribe Support
I realize that the video card and case aren't crucial to compatibility. I also have a 500 - 550 watt power supply along with a 500gb hard drive that I'll wipe from an old computer that I'll be using. Also, this will have a new install of windows 7 premium.
I'm curious to see if these will fit well together and give me no problems. I was also curious how much this pc would cost if I went out and bought it stock as it's going to cost around $900 to build myself.
Thanks, and I appreciate and tips and pointers.
I also remember seeing add in fan controllers that you would put in the front. Are they really useful, I mean wouldn't you want your fan on high all the time to be the coolest possible?
What I've got so far (Links are to newegg):
Case: APEX Vortex 3620 SGCC
Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD3 AM3+ AMD 990FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 975 Black Edition Deneb 3.6GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Desktop Processor HDZ975FBGMBOXHDT90ZFBGRBOX
RAM: G.SKILL Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBSR
Video Card: EVGA 01G-P3-1460-KR GeForce GTX 560 (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
Disk Drive: SAMSUNG Black 12X BD-ROM 16X DVD-/+R 48X CD-ROM SATA Internal Blu-ray Combo Model SH-B123L/RSBP LightScribe Support
I realize that the video card and case aren't crucial to compatibility. I also have a 500 - 550 watt power supply along with a 500gb hard drive that I'll wipe from an old computer that I'll be using. Also, this will have a new install of windows 7 premium.
I'm curious to see if these will fit well together and give me no problems. I was also curious how much this pc would cost if I went out and bought it stock as it's going to cost around $900 to build myself.
Thanks, and I appreciate and tips and pointers.
I also remember seeing add in fan controllers that you would put in the front. Are they really useful, I mean wouldn't you want your fan on high all the time to be the coolest possible?