Official "I want to build a New PC!" Thread

[SuperBowlNachos]

Re: Official "I want to build a New PC!" Thread

Gonna roll the dice on a 240GB SSD. Will come out to $166 after discounts and rebates, seems like a good deal to me.

Hook us up!

[trobinson97]

Re: Official "I want to build a New PC!" Thread

Awesome deal.

Yeah I got free 2 day shipping too with a one year free trial of ShopRunner, so I gotta say I'm feeling good lol.

Hook us up!

It's this one http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820227727.

On top of the $20 mail in rebate, I got a promo code from newegg for 15% off all OCZ internal SSDs, but it says it's non-transferrable and only useable by the email it was sent to. You can try though: BTENFGN45

[Candyman5]

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Ok final cart tally:


Case: Rosewill CHALLENGER Black Gaming ATX Mid Tower Computer Case, comes with Three Fans-1x Front Blue LED 120mm Fan, 1x Top 140mm Fan, 1x Rear 120mm Fan, option Fans-2x Side 120mm Fan
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811147153

Motherboard: BIOSTAR TZ77B LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813138352

Card: EVGA 01G-P3-1561-AR GeForce GTX 560 Ti FPB (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130604

CD/DVD ROM: SONY Black 18X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM SATA DVD-ROM Drive Model DDU1681S-0B - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827118031

Processor: Intel Core i5-2400 Sandy Bridge 3.1GHz (3.4GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 2000 BX80623I52400

COMBO WITH

Power Supply: PC Power and Cooling Silencer Mk II 750W High Performance 80PLUS Silver SLI CrossFire ready Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboD...t=Combo.916855

Memory: G.SKILL Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) Desktop Memory Model F3-14900CL9D-8GBSR
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231460

Total is: $751.93

Im debating between the i5 and i7........

[SuperBowlNachos]

Re: Official "I want to build a New PC!" Thread

You can get the same PSU combined with the i5-2500 for just $20 more. If you don't go i7, at least go with the 2500.
http://www.newegg.com/Special/Combo....n=search&item=
It's list the 5th one down.

[JWR3232]

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hi everyone im trying to build my first pc ive never done this so some help would be appriciated! im budget is anout $1500 but thats new everything including os and ms home and student. Im not user about overclocking ive never done that and for now at least im thinking of leaving things as is and then learn later

here are the parts im looking at tell me if there good and comptable, oh and i would like to play games like skyrim, shogun 2, civ 5 and witchers hopefully on ultra. I know resolution has to do with that so ill have my monitor and graphics card next to each other

CASE: Cooler master HAF912
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811119233

Motherboard: ASrock z77 pro 4-m/ ASrock z77 pro4 9 (does the m stand for moblie as in laptop some advice on what one to pick here please)
Pro4-M= http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813157306
Pro4= http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813157296

CPU: Intel Core i5-2500k
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115072

Memory: Corsair Vengance 8gb (4x2)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145345

Hardrive: Segate Barracude 1TB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148697

PSU: Corsair Enthusiast Series 650w
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817139005

CD/DVD Drive: Sony Optrac
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827118067

Keyboard and mouse: Logitech wireless set
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...gitech%20mk320

OS: windows 7 home premium 64 bit (is this a disk i cant tell lol)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16832116986

MS Home and student 2010
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16832116856

Monitor: ASUS 23.6 inch 1080P LCD 1920x1080 Resolution WITH built in speakers
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...=asus%20vh242h

okay now for the video cards i have 2 different in mind here now i wont get two right away but down the line if i can on my motherboard and such go with two cards that are pretty much same price

MSI Twin frozr geforce 560gtx ti 448 cores (ive heard that the 448 cards are a sort of limited edition card so thats where the if i can get another at a later date)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814127615

EVGA geforce gtx 570 ti (i saw an already overclocked version for same price but worse warranty and lower star reviews btw)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...2E16814130593'

[WTF]

Re: Official "I want to build a New PC!" Thread

VERY nice build man. No problems with it. If you can afford it, go for the 570. If you can't, the 560 is a great card as well. Both will run Skyrim on Ultra, no problems.

[SuperBowlNachos]

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I don't see anywhere that would indicate the M stands for mobile. The M version actually has extra stuff like e-sata.

I love being a student majoring in the technology field. We get anything Microsoft offers(accept word, excel, PP) for 100% free through our school(MSDN Academic Alliance). Then I got that same version of Office for $30. Do you have to have Microsoft Office? There have been two alternatives posted in this thread. Open Office and OfficeLibre. I would do some more research and see if you can get Windows 7 and Office for less.

You are at $1100 right now including your software. Since you have so much room to spare you might as well add in a SSD - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820139601

Is $1500 you ultimate cutoff, or were you looking to spend $1500? You could definitely upgrade here and there and still be under $1500. Also little stuff like a better CPU cooler and a case that has better airflow(I am not sure how good or bad the one you picked is. Has great reviews, but it's a budget case).

Oh and you will need some thermal compound - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835100007

[JWR3232]

I would prefer ms home and student I'm familiar with it and all I'm Sure try make a 1 user copy not 3 for less. And I didn't see that about the other office software an idk if they work with word and PowerPoint so I could work on stuff at home or school. $1500 max I'll spend can go over a bit for shipping but I felt like I wanted to get something that will be a beast while not chasing down being best of best. I guess I'll go with the pro4-m them it had more reviews as well. For the case yes it does have a lot of great reviews I didn't want to get a huge case so I went with a mid tower idk much about what to look for in cases I mean if it fits it all with good air flow it's fine right? I didn't know about thermal compound I thought that comes already on the CPU. From why I've read at leaf it it difficult to do your self I assume not since can't be harder than putting the computer together lol. I'm sure sure about ssd seems like for a faster boot time and a bit "safer" for a small amount (compared to what I can get for that money in a normal hard drive ) it doesn't seem worth it. I've had this computer or 10 years hard drives sill going strong I would maybe pick one up later when there cheaper tho. Thanks for te help so far guys


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[SuperBowlNachos]

Re: Official "I want to build a New PC!" Thread

Shipping should only be about $20-$30. They finally caught on with Amazon and make most of the items free shipping.

You are right it does come on the stock heatsink. I think I was looking at an upgraded heatsink at the time. While on that subject, if you are going to overclock you pretty much need to get a better heatsink. - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835103065
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835103099

I wasn't saying get a 1TB SSD drive. You can get a 128gb Crucial for $125 then have the 1TB as storage - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...m-_-20-148-442
It is personal preference obviously. For me $120 is going to be worth it. You would still only be at $1,275 after shipping if you added that SSD and new heatsink.

[JWR3232]

I'm not going to overclock at least for a while. but I'll keep that in mind down the road. Thanks

About the ssd I may Or may not get it. But it could be a good option to do now than later than having to move the OS down The line.

I have one more question. Do I need demagnetized screw driver or will a just run of the mill one be alright? I plan on buying a anti static wrist strap wasn't sure about tools I saw somewhere else that I should and then again that I don't need a special screw driver.


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[SuperBowlNachos]

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I've heard you aren't supposed to, but that is all I have ever used. Pretty big pain trying to hold onto the tiny screws that some of the parts use. I've never used an anti-static wrist strap, but I plan on getting one just in case when I buy all the crap for when I do mine. For $5 you might as well.

I don't own this, but saw it. Comes with some various tools and the wrist strap - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16899261003

You might as well go ahead and get a better heat sink. Even at normal rates it will lower the CPU temp by about 10*F and when you are running it pretty high can lower up to 25*F compared to the stock unit. Plus you wouldn't have to go back in and mess with wiping the old thermal paste off and all of that trouble.

[WTF]

Re: Official "I want to build a New PC!" Thread

I have that Rosewill kit and it is NICE. Very handy to have. I normally don't use magnetized screw drivers, but I've used them in the past with no issues.

If this will be the first time that you use the anti-static wristband, youll find it extremely annoying as well, haha. But you'll get used to it.

[SuperBowlNachos]

Re: Official "I want to build a New PC!" Thread

You can get an anti static mat for $20 too.

[SuperBowlNachos]

Re: Official "I want to build a New PC!" Thread

WWWOWWWWWWWWW my ****ing luck to miss this

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...m-_-20-148-442

$99............................................... ......................................

[SuperBowlNachos]

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I'm not going to overclock at least for a while. but I'll keep that in mind down the road. Thanks

Was looking at some motherboards. This is one I had looked at a few weeks ago

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813157271
Supported CPU Technologies
Supports Intel Turbo Boost 2.0 Technology
Supports Intel K-Series unlocked CPU
Supports Hyper-Threading Technology

The one you have selected has none of that listed and it's a Z77. I should have noticed that.

Also on the optical drive, this one has been drive of the month for like a year straight - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827135204