1. What YOUR PC will be used for. That means what types of tasks you'll be performing.
Gaming, Video Editing, Streaming gameplay, and of course, general school usage.
2. What YOUR budget is. A price range is acceptable as long as it's not more than a 20% spread
$1700 to $1800
3. What country YOU will be buying YOUR parts from.
United States of America.
4. IF YOU have a brand preference.
Intel for processors. Nvidia for GPU. Other than that, no.
5. If YOU intend on using any of YOUR current parts, and if so, what those parts are.
Buying them all
7. IF YOU plan on overclocking or run the system at default speeds.
I plan on overclocking the GPU, but probably not the processor.
8. What resolution will you be using?
1920x1080
9. WHEN do you plan to build it?
In about a month, so I'm not sure the deals seen here will last until then (in fact I'm sure that a couple won't).
Also, I will be eventually planning to get another GPU and link them via SLI to a 2 monitor config.
So here's what I have.
PSU and MOBO Combo: Corsair TX850 V2 850W and ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ($245 or $225 after MIR)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ($55 or $60 when I return from my trip)
GPU: EVGA GTX 670 FTW ($420)
CPU: Intel i5-3570k ($240)
CPU Heatsink: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO ($32)
RAM: Mushkin Enhanced Blackline Frostbyte 8GB (2 x 4GB) ($46)
SSD : Crucial M4 256GB ($204)
HDD : Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB ($120)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST 24x DVD Drive ($20)
Monitor: ASUS VG236H ($310)
Wireless WiFi Adapter: TP-LINK TL-WN722N ($18)
Additional 120mm Fans for Case: Cooler Master Fan 4 Pack ($14)
Total: $1729 or $1709 after MIR.
So my main questions are regarding the SSD and WiFi adapter.
First, is this SSD reliable? I originally had the Vertex 4 but was suggested to go with the Crucial M4 on another forum.
Next, is a USB WiFi adapter better than a PCI adapter? I've heard it both ways, so I just wanted to get that cleared up. Thanks for all your help!
Gaming, Video Editing, Streaming gameplay, and of course, general school usage.
2. What YOUR budget is. A price range is acceptable as long as it's not more than a 20% spread
$1700 to $1800
3. What country YOU will be buying YOUR parts from.
United States of America.
4. IF YOU have a brand preference.
Intel for processors. Nvidia for GPU. Other than that, no.
5. If YOU intend on using any of YOUR current parts, and if so, what those parts are.
Buying them all
7. IF YOU plan on overclocking or run the system at default speeds.
I plan on overclocking the GPU, but probably not the processor.
8. What resolution will you be using?
1920x1080
9. WHEN do you plan to build it?
In about a month, so I'm not sure the deals seen here will last until then (in fact I'm sure that a couple won't).
Also, I will be eventually planning to get another GPU and link them via SLI to a 2 monitor config.
So here's what I have.
PSU and MOBO Combo: Corsair TX850 V2 850W and ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ($245 or $225 after MIR)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ($55 or $60 when I return from my trip)
GPU: EVGA GTX 670 FTW ($420)
CPU: Intel i5-3570k ($240)
CPU Heatsink: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO ($32)
RAM: Mushkin Enhanced Blackline Frostbyte 8GB (2 x 4GB) ($46)
SSD : Crucial M4 256GB ($204)
HDD : Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB ($120)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST 24x DVD Drive ($20)
Monitor: ASUS VG236H ($310)
Wireless WiFi Adapter: TP-LINK TL-WN722N ($18)
Additional 120mm Fans for Case: Cooler Master Fan 4 Pack ($14)
Total: $1729 or $1709 after MIR.
So my main questions are regarding the SSD and WiFi adapter.
First, is this SSD reliable? I originally had the Vertex 4 but was suggested to go with the Crucial M4 on another forum.
Next, is a USB WiFi adapter better than a PCI adapter? I've heard it both ways, so I just wanted to get that cleared up. Thanks for all your help!
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