Yo. 'Sup.
So my current computer is on the fritz, and I've decided that not being able to play borderlands at even the lowest settings coupled with general lagginess and the fact that the computer is a dell from 2007 was enough to warrant purchasing a new computer. Plus I can't keep hogging the family computer (which has SLI and shit), because the fam need it.
However instead of going through Dell or Falcon NW or AlienWare or Lets-Charge-You-Insane-Amounts-Of-Dough-For-A-Computer LLC, I thought I would build my own. I need to pop my cherry at some point in time.
Plus if it's mine then I can just swap out components and upgrade on my own, with the confidence to be able to dig into the case and poke around.
Anyway, I need advice on components. I've made a shopping list on Newegg, and I want to showcase that to you all and get your advice.
Requirements: Under $2000 - I can't spend too much money. Not Over-The-Top top-o-the-line. Enough to play past games (OJ box, WoW (yes I do play once in a while), Borderlands, Bioshock 1 and 2) at high settings and current games (and even including GTA4) at moderate settings. Easy enough to be built by a nublet like myself. Flexible enough to be upgraded in the future with more shinies.
Things to be salvaged from old computer: Wireless N PCI-E adapter. Possibly HD (Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320 GB SATA) for added storage.
Anyways, onto the new shinies:
Case:
COOLER MASTER HAF 932 Advanced RC-932-KKN5-GP Black Steel ATX Full Tower Compucase Case with USB 3.0 and Black Interior - $159.98
Mobo:
ASUS P6X58D-E LGA 1366 Intel X58 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard - $219.99
Video card:
MSI N560GTX-TI Twin Frozr II/OC GeForce GTX 560 Ti (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video ... - $249.99
Power:
CORSAIR HX Series CMPSU-750HX 750W ATX12V 2.3 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS SILVER Certified Modular Active ... - $141.99
CPU:
Intel Core i7-960 Bloomfield 3.2GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80601960 - $289.99
OS and programs Disk:
OCZ Vertex 2 OCZSSD2-2VTXE120G 2.5" 120GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) - $199.99
RAM:
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL9D-8GBRL - $84.99
Storage disk:
Western Digital AV-GP WD10EVDS 1TB SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal AV Hard Drive -Bare Drive - $69.99
Media:
ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner - Bulk - OEM - $19.99
Sound Card:
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Professional 70SB088600002 7.1 Channels PCI Express x1 Interface Sound Card - $104.99
OS:
Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builders - OEM - $139.99
CPU Cooling/Heatsink:
ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro Rev.2 92mm Fluid Dynamic CPU Cooler - $29.98
Total: $1,720.84
Before you ask: I have an awesome 24" monitor and super awesome speakers.
So what do you guys think of this setup?
So my current computer is on the fritz, and I've decided that not being able to play borderlands at even the lowest settings coupled with general lagginess and the fact that the computer is a dell from 2007 was enough to warrant purchasing a new computer. Plus I can't keep hogging the family computer (which has SLI and shit), because the fam need it.
However instead of going through Dell or Falcon NW or AlienWare or Lets-Charge-You-Insane-Amounts-Of-Dough-For-A-Computer LLC, I thought I would build my own. I need to pop my cherry at some point in time.
Plus if it's mine then I can just swap out components and upgrade on my own, with the confidence to be able to dig into the case and poke around.
Anyway, I need advice on components. I've made a shopping list on Newegg, and I want to showcase that to you all and get your advice.
Requirements: Under $2000 - I can't spend too much money. Not Over-The-Top top-o-the-line. Enough to play past games (OJ box, WoW (yes I do play once in a while), Borderlands, Bioshock 1 and 2) at high settings and current games (and even including GTA4) at moderate settings. Easy enough to be built by a nublet like myself. Flexible enough to be upgraded in the future with more shinies.
Things to be salvaged from old computer: Wireless N PCI-E adapter. Possibly HD (Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320 GB SATA) for added storage.
Anyways, onto the new shinies:
Case:
Mobo:
Video card:
Power:
CPU:
OS and programs Disk:
RAM:
Storage disk:
Media:
Sound Card:
OS:
CPU Cooling/Heatsink:
Total: $1,720.84
Before you ask: I have an awesome 24" monitor and super awesome speakers.
So what do you guys think of this setup?