monkeychef23
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Hi everyone,
So I'm going off to college soon and I plan on getting a laptop and a desktop for my dorm (one to fall back on if the other dies for some reason). I am pretty sure I know which laptop I am getting, but I am having a harder time building a decently priced small gaming rig for a desktop.
Approximate Purchase Date: Most likely during the black friday/holiday season
Budget Range: 500-800 w/ rebates
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, Surfing the Net, Schoolwork
Parts Not Required: Keyboard, Mouse, RAM (4gb GSkill DDR3), Hard Drive (1.5 TB Samsung 5400 rpm)
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg, Tigerdirect, (any site is okay by me)
Country: USA
Parts Preferences: by brand or type Intel CPU, NZXT Vulcan MicroATX Case, SSD
Overclocking: Maybe
SLI or Crossfire: Maybe
Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080
Additional Comments: Needs to be small but very powerful, which is why I selected the Vulcan case.
Here is what I have so far:
AMD Phenom II X4 955-109.99
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5752143&CatId=4432
NZXT Vulcan Micro Tower Case-69.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146065&Tpk=vulcan
OCZ 600W PSU- 69.99 (I'm bad at finding PSU's, so this is open to change)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341017
Gigabyte GeForce 560 Ti- 220
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...-_-na-_-na-_-na&AID=10440897&PID=3067296&SID=
Thanks Everyone.
Update: I will also take any suggestions for a small case that supports ATX Motherboards.
Update 2: Switched AMD processor to Intel, Most likely going to purchase an I5 2400. The board will also have to change because of this.
So I'm going off to college soon and I plan on getting a laptop and a desktop for my dorm (one to fall back on if the other dies for some reason). I am pretty sure I know which laptop I am getting, but I am having a harder time building a decently priced small gaming rig for a desktop.
Approximate Purchase Date: Most likely during the black friday/holiday season
Budget Range: 500-800 w/ rebates
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, Surfing the Net, Schoolwork
Parts Not Required: Keyboard, Mouse, RAM (4gb GSkill DDR3), Hard Drive (1.5 TB Samsung 5400 rpm)
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg, Tigerdirect, (any site is okay by me)
Country: USA
Parts Preferences: by brand or type Intel CPU, NZXT Vulcan MicroATX Case, SSD
Overclocking: Maybe
SLI or Crossfire: Maybe
Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080
Additional Comments: Needs to be small but very powerful, which is why I selected the Vulcan case.
Here is what I have so far:
AMD Phenom II X4 955-109.99
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5752143&CatId=4432
NZXT Vulcan Micro Tower Case-69.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146065&Tpk=vulcan
OCZ 600W PSU- 69.99 (I'm bad at finding PSU's, so this is open to change)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341017
Gigabyte GeForce 560 Ti- 220
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...-_-na-_-na-_-na&AID=10440897&PID=3067296&SID=
Thanks Everyone.
Update: I will also take any suggestions for a small case that supports ATX Motherboards.
Update 2: Switched AMD processor to Intel, Most likely going to purchase an I5 2400. The board will also have to change because of this.