Building a PC
EDIT: Updated the list.
EDIT2: Updated list again.
School is starting soon. I plan to hit the books and be an excellent student by building a badass gaming PC so I can finally play Skyrim, SR3, BF3, MW3 on ultra settings bought with my "fuck you military" government money sitting on a comfy couch in front on a brand new huge flatscreen television.
I'm starting from scratch and aiming around a grand. I'm already three to four hundred over that total.
Factoring the lowest available price I roll in at $1143.
Factoring the highest available price with and without shipping I come in at a whopping $1440/$1372.
My ideal goal is all aforementioned games playable with a good framerate on ultra settings. I feel so dumb asking this but will playing on a widescreen LCD television have any affect on this?
By the way, this is my first time building a computer, so if I'm posting like a fool please feel free to school me. I plan on upgrading over the next year to include a SSD and a BD/DVD/CD R/RW drive.The power supply wattage is calculated to figure in the listed items, future upgrades, current USB, and additional fans. I used Newegg's calculator (501W) and eXtreme Power calculator(503).
http://educations.newegg.com/tool/psucalc/index.html
http://extreme.outervision.com/PSUEngine
My projected completion date is sometime mid-to-end February. I'll start ordering parts once I feel much more solid in the parts I've listed.
NEWEST LIST 25JAN2012
Part list permalink / Part price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i7-2600K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($279.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD4-B3 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($189.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($134.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 580 3GB Video Card ($537.86 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master HAF X ATX Full Tower Case ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair 850W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($183.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Sony BD-5300S Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($89.98 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus VE276Q 27.0" Monitor ($273.42 @ Mac Connection)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 (64-bit) ($138.99 @ B&H)
Keyboard: Logitech K800 Wireless Slim Keyboard ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Mouse: Logitech G700 Wireless Laser Mouse ($76.57 @ Amazon)
Total: $2260.74
(Prices include shipping and discounts when available.)
(Generated 2012-01-25 06:58 EST-0500)
2nd list updated 21Jan2012
2nd list added 21jan2012
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