Hey folks, it's been awhile sine I was really into computers...I couldn't give you an exact date but it was around the time that AMD was launching the FX series...I remember Piledriver and Bulldozer? Can't remember the order in-which they launched but my money is on Bulldozer coming out first.
To make a long story short, I've immersed myself into the world of cars, specifically Volvos, since my time with computers and have forgotten most of what I knew but now I'm back and in the next few days will be ordering parts to build a new desktop. My old desktop was bought from HP and is well past it's useful life. I added some things like an SSD and more RAM but a 460w PSU limited what I could. The computer is now dead but I'll be salvaging 8GB of Corsair Vengenace 1866 mhz RAM. I'd also like to salvage my 120GB OCZ Vertex 4 but the problem is I don't know how to totally wipe the drive without getting my old PC to turn on and that won't be happening. Anyway let me start answering the list of questions in the sticky
To make things easier around here just include some extra info so we can tailor you better.
- Budget. How much are you willing to spend? Would like to keep it under $700, but will spend $750
- Where do you live (what country), and what currency do you use? 'Murica, therefore USD
- -Is there a retailer you prefer? Newegg, but if it's reputable I don't care
- Do you need or already have peripherals? (this can add to costs) Yes, I have everything I need besides the components itself
- What will you be using your future computer for? Gaming? Rendering? Mix of both? Or is this a home media PC? Gaming, a lot of multi-tasking, sometimes I run two or three monitors depending on what I'm doing
- Do you overclock or want to get into overclocking? I'm not an expert, but I can do basic overclocking
- Do you plan on going for custom watercooling now, or in the future? Doubt it
- OS. Do you need a new one? I do not, unless I should really upgrade to Windows 8
If you Game-
- What kind of settings do you like or what FPS do you want to play at? I like to play on the highest settings I can, anything over 40fps is fine. Higher the better obviously.
- What resolution will you be playing at? //or would like to play at. 1080p
- What kind of games do you like to play? Some MMORPG, driving games (Project CARS) and the war strategy games like Total War
- What specific game will you be playing (if you only really play one) Depends on my mood
Other Notes:
- What is your general experience in building computers? Is this your first build or are you seasoned and just looking for advice? First full build but it seems rather self-explanatory. Mainly I'm just looking to get the components right.