Route44
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Okay, my last personal build is 6 + years old (I've built newer systems for others). It is a socket 939 and specs can be found in the About Me tab. This system has served me very well and continues to do so but its time for a faster system running Windows 7 64 and Office 2010.
As much as I like AMD and had hoped the Bulldozer would be much more than it is I just can't ignore the Intel cpus so this will be an Intel build (I have not built myself an Intel system since the Pentium 3 days so as you can tell I try to make my systems last as long as possible).
* I do not overclock.
Budget: $1000 maximum which includes tax because I will be purchasing parts from NewEgg and they have a warehouse in my state; hey I live in New Jersey where taxes rule
Usage: Gaming, Windows Office, some Video Rendering, Video Streaming, internet surfing, email, and other standard PC stuff
What I Already Have: Windows 7 64 Home Premium, brand new Corsair TX 750w psu, brand new still in the box HAF-922 (it was a gift; wish it had USB 3 ports), mouse, key board, sound card (will probably use my M-Audio if it will work otherwise onboard sound is fine), and monitor
The monitor is a 24" Samsung SyncMaster 2494 1080p with a maximum resolution of 1920x1080 which is fine for me.
What I Need to Purchase:
cpu - I was thinking going with an i7 2600 or Ivy Bridge if it is worth it
motherboard - not sure because even though I continually read on pc tech I don't follow Intel all that closely other than cpus. Could use some very solid suggestions here. Would like one that utilizes USB 3.0 and PCI-E 3 if possible.
video card - again, I read on these but I find I really don't dig into the specs until I need one. You already know my maximum resolution on my monitor and at this point I do not plan on running Crossfire or SLi (and never have before).
hard drive - My current systems have 250 gig drives and they are still not half filled; I have the tendency to uninstall games and archive material rather than them taking up space. Probably 750mb will do @7200 rpm and at least 16 cache
ram - minimum 4 and 8 max should do me fine
DVD burner or Blu-Ray - need one but not sure if the latter is worth the money
*** I don't need all the bells and whistles BUT I also don't want to go budget build other than what my budget allows for so I am open to your advice.
Thanks and if I left anything out let me know,
As much as I like AMD and had hoped the Bulldozer would be much more than it is I just can't ignore the Intel cpus so this will be an Intel build (I have not built myself an Intel system since the Pentium 3 days so as you can tell I try to make my systems last as long as possible).
* I do not overclock.
Budget: $1000 maximum which includes tax because I will be purchasing parts from NewEgg and they have a warehouse in my state; hey I live in New Jersey where taxes rule
Usage: Gaming, Windows Office, some Video Rendering, Video Streaming, internet surfing, email, and other standard PC stuff
What I Already Have: Windows 7 64 Home Premium, brand new Corsair TX 750w psu, brand new still in the box HAF-922 (it was a gift; wish it had USB 3 ports), mouse, key board, sound card (will probably use my M-Audio if it will work otherwise onboard sound is fine), and monitor
The monitor is a 24" Samsung SyncMaster 2494 1080p with a maximum resolution of 1920x1080 which is fine for me.
What I Need to Purchase:
cpu - I was thinking going with an i7 2600 or Ivy Bridge if it is worth it
motherboard - not sure because even though I continually read on pc tech I don't follow Intel all that closely other than cpus. Could use some very solid suggestions here. Would like one that utilizes USB 3.0 and PCI-E 3 if possible.
video card - again, I read on these but I find I really don't dig into the specs until I need one. You already know my maximum resolution on my monitor and at this point I do not plan on running Crossfire or SLi (and never have before).
hard drive - My current systems have 250 gig drives and they are still not half filled; I have the tendency to uninstall games and archive material rather than them taking up space. Probably 750mb will do @7200 rpm and at least 16 cache
ram - minimum 4 and 8 max should do me fine
DVD burner or Blu-Ray - need one but not sure if the latter is worth the money
*** I don't need all the bells and whistles BUT I also don't want to go budget build other than what my budget allows for so I am open to your advice.
Thanks and if I left anything out let me know,