I should be able to order a new computer within the next week or so, and I need it to be awesome. Below is a list compiled by my friends. I know little about computer hardware despite spending a lot of time on computers because I've never had money for a new one until now.
Please take a look. Suggestions are appreciated.
My budget: $2,000 USD, and I live in Virginia, USA.
Games: Team Fortress 2, Fallout 3, Oblivion, Skyrim, Minecraft, and possibly new games that I haven't even heard of yet.
Programs: Blender 3D, Steam, VLC/Winamp, Digsby, Photoshop, few other random ones. I tend to run a lot of programs at the same time when creating things.
I plan on doing a lot of gaming and 3D modeling and animation. I'm told that Blender works best with Nvidia cards, so it must be one of those.
The SSD will be for the OS and other regularly used programs.
[quote]Tower -
GIGABYTE GV-N56GOC-1GI GeForce GTX 560 (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
[URL]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125383[/URL]
MotherBoard - ASRock P67 EXTREME4 GEN3 LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
[URL]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157265[/URL]
CPU - Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I52500K
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072[/url]
Heat sink - ZALMAN CNPS9900MAX-B
[URL]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835118074[/URL]
RAM - G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB)
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231426[/url]
Hard Drive 1 - Plextor PX-M2 Series PX-128M2S 2.5" 128GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
[URL]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820249010[/URL]
Hard Drive 2 - 2TB Caviar Black
[URL]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136830[/URL]
Sata Cable - SATA 6
[URL]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812123355[/URL]
CD-Drive - LITE-ON iHDS118-04
[URL]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106276[/URL]
Power Supply - CORSAIR Gaming Series GS700 700W ATX12V v2.3 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC High Performance Power Supply
[URL="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139024&Tpk=Corsair%20700W"]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139024&Tpk=Corsair 700W[/URL]
Case - Antec Nine Hundred Two V3 Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Gaming Case
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129097[/url]
OS - Windows 7 Pro
[URL]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116992[/URL]
OTHER STUFF -
Wireless Adapter - Zonet ZEW2590
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833130078[/url]
Keyboard - Logitech K120
[URL]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823126096[/URL]
Mouse - Logitech Trackman
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826104249[/url]
Speakers - Logitech X-140
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16836121002[/url]
Monitor - Acer G235HAbd
[URL]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824009266[/URL]
Anti-Static Wrist Band - Rosewill RTK-002
[URL]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16899261005[/URL]
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Thanks for taking a look!
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Is Win7Pro mandatory? Also, you should get a 560Ti instead of the 560. It's that much more worth it. Also, anybody else feel like the RAM is... meh?
[editline]16th October 2011[/editline]
Also, nVidia Quadro series are made for professional graphics and modelling.
Yeah, I suggested Win7 Home Premium since there are really no features that he'd need with pro, in my opinion.
I'd switch the RAM to [url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231310]this[/url]
And I'd still suggest [url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129097]the Antec case I posted earlier.[/url]
Thanks!
Would an i7 be worth it over an i5?
No. In gaming they perform the same.
[QUOTE=Goz3rr;32855401]No. In gaming they perform the same.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=Phaser Rave;32821385]I plan on doing a lot of gaming [b]and 3D modeling and animation.[/b][/QUOTE]
[editline]20th October 2011[/editline]
Also, Shadaez, if you're going to disagree with my post can you please explain why? I've always heard Ripjaw is some of the most recommended RAM, especially over Kingston. Unless you were talking about the case, but I have a friend with one and he's never had any issues. Mainly, the case is recommended because it has a dedicated slot for SSDs and a lot of fans.
[QUOTE=Mr. Bleak;32885340][editline]20th October 2011[/editline]
Also, Shadaez, if you're going to disagree with my post can you please explain why? I've always heard Ripjaw is some of the most recommended RAM, especially over Kingston. Unless you were talking about the case, but I have a friend with one and he's never had any issues. Mainly, the case is recommended because it has a dedicated slot for SSDs and a lot of fans.[/QUOTE]
[img]http://puu.sh/7kbD[/img]
Decide for yourself.
Cool, thanks!
[QUOTE=Mr. Bleak;32885340][editline]20th October 2011[/editline]
Also, Shadaez, if you're going to disagree with my post can you please explain why? I've always heard Ripjaw is some of the most recommended RAM, especially over Kingston. Unless you were talking about the case, but I have a friend with one and he's never had any issues. Mainly, the case is recommended because it has a dedicated slot for SSDs and a lot of fans.[/QUOTE]
G.Skill is fine, but $25 for 4GB is too much, [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231426[/url]
Ah, wow I didn't think to check that. I'm fairly new too, actually, thanks.
Thank you, Shadaez! Updated the list with that RAM and a few other things.
UGH, that RAM went out of stock the day I was going to buy it.... unless it did long before but I didn't notice till now.
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