- Feb 4, 2003
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It's time to build a new desktop. I've been out of the loop for some years. Career, family, other hobbies, blah, blah, blah. I'm typing thing on a overclocked Q9650 so I've missed a few generations For better or worse I'm going to step up to Windows 8
My goals are quiet, midrange, energy efficient and maybe be able to play a game. I haven't played a PC game in a few years, but I want to be able to. Sadly I'm not going to overclock this system. I don't need the speed, and don't have time to torture test it.
I have a big SSD and drives, so don't worry about that. Prices are from Newegg
MB: ASRock Z87 Extreme $ $159
Haswell CPU i5-4670s - 65W TDP ~$210?
Crucial Ballistix 2x8gb Tactical 1.35V $140
MSI 650 TI Boost 2gb 192bit $140
Heatsink Arctic Cooler i30 $40
PS: Seasonic x650 Gold or Platinum 660 $120/$140
Case? Fractal Design 3000 ~$60?
Roswell Challnerger U3
Corsair Carbide 200R
Any suggestions on the case? I need to make sure it fits that big heatsink. I want to be able to fit a long video card down the road.
Is it worth the extra $20 to go from gold to platinum PS?
I don't need a lot of frills on the motherboard. That ASRock has a better sound codec than most. Any other suggestions?
Thanks in Advance!
My goals are quiet, midrange, energy efficient and maybe be able to play a game. I haven't played a PC game in a few years, but I want to be able to. Sadly I'm not going to overclock this system. I don't need the speed, and don't have time to torture test it.
I have a big SSD and drives, so don't worry about that. Prices are from Newegg
MB: ASRock Z87 Extreme $ $159
Haswell CPU i5-4670s - 65W TDP ~$210?
Crucial Ballistix 2x8gb Tactical 1.35V $140
MSI 650 TI Boost 2gb 192bit $140
Heatsink Arctic Cooler i30 $40
PS: Seasonic x650 Gold or Platinum 660 $120/$140
Case? Fractal Design 3000 ~$60?
Roswell Challnerger U3
Corsair Carbide 200R
Any suggestions on the case? I need to make sure it fits that big heatsink. I want to be able to fit a long video card down the road.
Is it worth the extra $20 to go from gold to platinum PS?
I don't need a lot of frills on the motherboard. That ASRock has a better sound codec than most. Any other suggestions?
Thanks in Advance!