I've got $1500 USD to spend, and I live in California. I'm going to mostly be gaming with this thing. I don't need a monitor, keyboard, or mouse. I also have a 1 TB hard drive that I will be using for storage, but I will need a smaller drive for the OS. Thank you for your time.
[B]EDIT:
[/B]My budget is now $1000. See post #13 for more information.
With that budget, do you want the smaller drive to be an SSD?
Sure.
do you think you can wait a bit until there are more motherboard options available?
Okay.
[QUOTE=TheMourge;28520677]Okay.[/QUOTE]Not a big talker, are we?
[QUOTE=ClaBrendon;28521277]Not a big talker, are we?[/QUOTE]
What else am I supposed to say?
Just to let you know, It would be good to wait a while and wait for the next series of video cards to come out, and not to mention the Sandy bridge motherboard problem will need to be fixed soon.
[QUOTE=zombini;28521737]Just to let you know, It would be good to wait a while and wait for the next series of video cards to come out, and not to mention the Sandy bridge motherboard problem will need to be fixed soon.[/QUOTE]
uh we're not even finished the this gen's releases yet
and the P/H67 problems are already fixed, if the mobo is B3
I've heard AMD is going to release their new AM3+ socket sometime soon. Maybe it's worth a look.
June is not "soon"
If you want a BF3 or Skyrim build then Bulldozer is an option if you're patient.
Bump. My budget has been decreased to $1000. I need a completely new computer that is capable of running Skyrim and BF3. I will need Windows 7, and a new mouse. Not sure what to get though, any help?
I've been completely out of touch with the latest technology so someone will have to fill me in. Out of touch means I remember when the ATI 4870 was top-of-the-line and I have no idea what is right now.
[img]http://filesmelt.com/dl/wadddddd.png[/img]
Tell me if I missed anything..
$1040 w/ tax
[QUOTE=reapaninja;28523374]June is not "soon"[/QUOTE]
Still not june, lol.
[QUOTE=Armotekma;30761111][img]http://filesmelt.com/dl/wadddddd.png[/img]
Tell me if I missed anything..
$1040 w/ tax[/QUOTE]
Hard drive?
Thought you said in OP you didn't need a HDD..Well, drop the 570 and get a 560 ti/6950 1GB then add in a Spinpoint F3
Oh that's outdated. My 1 TB hard drive failed a few weeks after I said that, so yeah I'm going to need one.
Well there's no DVD drive, or do you have one already? Might be handy.
I'll need that too. Can anybody recommend me one?
I was looking at DIY PC Combos and I found this nice one for about 700 bucks. Add on a GTX 570 and Windows 7 and it comes up to 1200. What do you think?
My current specs are:
[B]CPU: [/B]Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 3.0Ghz
[B]RAM:[/B] 2048MB DDR2 800MHz
[B]HD:[/B] 320GB Western Digital HD at 7200 RPM
[B]GPU:[/B] nVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT Superclocked
[B]OS: [/B]Windows XP Media Center Edition
[B]Mobo:[/B] EVGA nVIDIA nForce 680i LT SLI
[B]Case:[/B] Antec Nine Hundred
[B]PSU:[/B] 650W Thermaltake
[B]Optical:[/B] LG DVD Burner
Here's what I've been looking at.
[B]CPU: [/B]Intel Core i7 2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz
[B]RAM: [/B]Corsair Vengeance 8GB DDR3 1866
[B]HD: [/B]Seagate Barracuda Green 1.5TB 5900 RPM
[B]Mobo:[/B] GIGABYTE GA-Z68MA-D2H-B3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68
[B]Case:[/B] Cooler Master HAF 912
[B]PSU: [/B]Cooler Master GX Series 750W
[B]Optical:[/B] Lite-On DVD Burner
[URL]http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.675226[/URL] - $709.99
[B]GPU: [/B]PNY nVidia GeForce GTX 570 1280MB GDDR5
[URL]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814133370[/URL] - $319.99
[B]OS:[/B] Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116986[/url] - $99.99
[B]Grand Total (includes tax): [/B]$1,223.19
DIY combos are usually bad. You don't need an i7 or 8GB RAM for gaming, and green drives are a NO for booting (OS Install). What I originally recommended ([url]http://filesmelt.com/dl/wadddddd.png[/url]) will be fine for you. Just add a Spinpoint F3, and maybe a different motherboard (GD65 + 2500k or UD4, ect)
I added a HD, the UD4, and an optical drive and it ended up costing more than what I suggested.
