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Hello everyone! I figured I should just make a new thread for this actually.
To summarize a long whiny story; I recently immigrated from Europe to America and left my computer to my brother there (he really could do with the upgrade anyway) and I only took my hard drives with me.
Now that I am in America I had been waiting a little bit on sales/new hardware to come out so I am a bit on the fence on choices. But let me get to the almighty list to help any questions:
#1. PC Usage: The intent is for gaming, quite a bit of it! Though probably not as intensive; Shogun 2, BF3 (and 4) Kerbal Space Program (helpI'maddicted), a heavily modded Skyrim, Borderlands 2, Bioshock Inf. but some later games too, I want to try Metro Last Light just to see what the hype's all about. And the WoD MMO when it comes out. Surfing, some video playback too and some light photoshop use. But no hardcore encoding or designing.
#2. Budget range: With the exchange rate as it is, I would say between $1500 to $2000 but I would rather stay underneath the latter. But I know I need monitor (..oh and a car >.>)
#3/4. Country: Uhmeruhkah! (USA) Have access to Amazon Prime by the way!
#5. Fanboy much? Not really a fanboy, but I have a small disliking of Intel only because they change sockets so much that you can not really upgrade without purchasing a new MB too. But I am realistic to see that AMD could do the same, so whatever would fit my budget and my needs.
#6. Using current parts: Yes! So I still have 2 HD103SJ's I think those used to be called Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB each. One has a Windows 7 license on it. Finally, a recently bought Logitech K310 keyboard.
#7. Overclocking or default: It is a little iffy for me. I definitely do not intend to do so off the bat. Perhaps a little down the road when I know I can safely do it. I have no real experience in overclocking.
#8. Resolution: 1920x1080 most likely. Previous monitor was 21'' or 22 and I'd like to at least go for a 22 or 23 as I am a bit used to that now.
#9. When to build: I had originally planned to way earlier, than thought to wait for Haswell (ha!) now I was thinking of waiting for the 4th of July period due to sales perhaps? But thing is, I have no computer but a crappy 4/5 year old netbook. So I think I should let it depend on the advice you guys have.
X. Software requirements: Already have Windows 7 and backed up all my important stuff on an external HDD.
Edit: Almost forgetting to explicitly mention the fact that I also actually need a monitor! Prefer 22'' or above. Advice, tips very much welcome! Research was very inconclusive for me when I followed the Newegg deals.
As an additional note: I have been doubting between the Corsair Carbide 500R and the Fractal Design R4. I should mention that the computer will most likely be on basement level in the vicinity of periodically noise making machines (like a boiler and air-conditioning unit). So I don't need whisper-quiet (but in the rare moments of silence I don't want a blearing computer either) my main concern is dust (it gets dusty here quicker) and then thermal cooling, though I should mention ambient temperatures are usually pretty low; upstairs is low 70s F so cooler here, for what it's worth.
I am pretty much stuck on my build thus far, the following is just an 'idea' from recent deals I saw today, but in no way is this hard set. I just like the 500R with its white colours and I read the PSU was a good bang for buck thing, on top of which the colour match!
GPU: $320 / 307 AR Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 3GB (Sapphire-100351SR) (+4 games)
Case: $95 / 70 AR Corsair 500R White ATX Mid Tower
PSU: $120 / 100 AR PC Power & Cooling Silencer Mk III Series 750W Modular 80 Plus Gold
Optical Drive: $15 LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer
Then I am absolutely lost on CPU choice, first I was considering the FX 6350, got that in my wife's computer and it's great! ..but! Then the 8350 is better.. but Intel is better gaming but higher prices and I just start foaming at the mouth. Halp.
If anyone would say "Such and such (e.g. case and GPU) are a really good deal go for it." since some parts are temporary deals, please do as I'm ready to order some parts already. Or instead if I should wait for new releases.
Thank you to any and all for your time spent reading and any advice or experiences you might have to offer to weigh in.
To summarize a long whiny story; I recently immigrated from Europe to America and left my computer to my brother there (he really could do with the upgrade anyway) and I only took my hard drives with me.
Now that I am in America I had been waiting a little bit on sales/new hardware to come out so I am a bit on the fence on choices. But let me get to the almighty list to help any questions:
#1. PC Usage: The intent is for gaming, quite a bit of it! Though probably not as intensive; Shogun 2, BF3 (and 4) Kerbal Space Program (helpI'maddicted), a heavily modded Skyrim, Borderlands 2, Bioshock Inf. but some later games too, I want to try Metro Last Light just to see what the hype's all about. And the WoD MMO when it comes out. Surfing, some video playback too and some light photoshop use. But no hardcore encoding or designing.
#2. Budget range: With the exchange rate as it is, I would say between $1500 to $2000 but I would rather stay underneath the latter. But I know I need monitor (..oh and a car >.>)
#3/4. Country: Uhmeruhkah! (USA) Have access to Amazon Prime by the way!
#5. Fanboy much? Not really a fanboy, but I have a small disliking of Intel only because they change sockets so much that you can not really upgrade without purchasing a new MB too. But I am realistic to see that AMD could do the same, so whatever would fit my budget and my needs.
#6. Using current parts: Yes! So I still have 2 HD103SJ's I think those used to be called Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB each. One has a Windows 7 license on it. Finally, a recently bought Logitech K310 keyboard.
#7. Overclocking or default: It is a little iffy for me. I definitely do not intend to do so off the bat. Perhaps a little down the road when I know I can safely do it. I have no real experience in overclocking.
#8. Resolution: 1920x1080 most likely. Previous monitor was 21'' or 22 and I'd like to at least go for a 22 or 23 as I am a bit used to that now.
#9. When to build: I had originally planned to way earlier, than thought to wait for Haswell (ha!) now I was thinking of waiting for the 4th of July period due to sales perhaps? But thing is, I have no computer but a crappy 4/5 year old netbook. So I think I should let it depend on the advice you guys have.
X. Software requirements: Already have Windows 7 and backed up all my important stuff on an external HDD.
Edit: Almost forgetting to explicitly mention the fact that I also actually need a monitor! Prefer 22'' or above. Advice, tips very much welcome! Research was very inconclusive for me when I followed the Newegg deals.
As an additional note: I have been doubting between the Corsair Carbide 500R and the Fractal Design R4. I should mention that the computer will most likely be on basement level in the vicinity of periodically noise making machines (like a boiler and air-conditioning unit). So I don't need whisper-quiet (but in the rare moments of silence I don't want a blearing computer either) my main concern is dust (it gets dusty here quicker) and then thermal cooling, though I should mention ambient temperatures are usually pretty low; upstairs is low 70s F so cooler here, for what it's worth.
I am pretty much stuck on my build thus far, the following is just an 'idea' from recent deals I saw today, but in no way is this hard set. I just like the 500R with its white colours and I read the PSU was a good bang for buck thing, on top of which the colour match!
GPU: $320 / 307 AR Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 3GB (Sapphire-100351SR) (+4 games)
Case: $95 / 70 AR Corsair 500R White ATX Mid Tower
PSU: $120 / 100 AR PC Power & Cooling Silencer Mk III Series 750W Modular 80 Plus Gold
Optical Drive: $15 LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer
Then I am absolutely lost on CPU choice, first I was considering the FX 6350, got that in my wife's computer and it's great! ..but! Then the 8350 is better.. but Intel is better gaming but higher prices and I just start foaming at the mouth. Halp.
If anyone would say "Such and such (e.g. case and GPU) are a really good deal go for it." since some parts are temporary deals, please do as I'm ready to order some parts already. Or instead if I should wait for new releases.
Thank you to any and all for your time spent reading and any advice or experiences you might have to offer to weigh in.
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