New PC

[octo-crab]

Simply put, I'm in need of a new PC. My problem is I don't really know much about anything. Done a fair bit of research but I figure I would get your guys' opinions. I've been using CyberPower Inc. who builds it and ships it out to you, but I may be willing to build it myself and save a few bucks. I was shooting for around 1100$ U.S. for the computer itself but that's not a solid number. Any thoughts or suggestions?

CD:LG 22X DVD±/±RW + CD-R/RW Dual Layer Drive (BLACK COLOR)

CAS:Raidmax Quantum Mid-Tower Gaming Case w/ Side-Panel Window [-15]

CS_FAN:Maximum 120MM Case Cooling Fans for your selected case [+9]

CPU:Intel® CoreT i5-750 2.66 GHz 8M L2 Cache LGA1156

CARE1:CoolerMaster Thermal Fusion 400 Extreme Performance CPU - Thermal Compound
Optimized for Thermal Dissipation [+10]

*FREE* FAN:Asetek LCLC 120 Liquid Cooling System 120MM Radiator & Fan (Extreme Cooling
Performance + Extreme Silent at 20dBA)

HDD:Single Hard Drive (750GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache 7200RPM HDD [+16])

MOTHERBOARD:[CrossFireX] GigaByte P55M-UD2 Intel P55 Chipset DDR3 uATX Mainboard
w/ 7.1 HD Audio, GbLAN, USB2.0, SATA-II RAID, 2 Gen2 PCIe, 2 PCIe X1 & 3 PCI
[+6]

MEMORY:4GB (2GBx2) DDR3/1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Module [+39] (Corsair or
Major Brand)

NETWORK:Onboard Gigabit LAN Network

OS:None - FORMAT HARD DRIVE ONLY

OVERCLOCK:No Overclocking

POWERSUPPLY:* 800 Watts Power Supplies [+65] (CyberPowerPC XF800S Performance
ATX 2.0 Power - Quad SLI Ready)

RUSH:NO; READY TO SHIP IN 5~10 BUSINESS DAYS

SERVICE:STANDARD WARRANTY: 3-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY PLUS LIFE-TIME TECHNICAL
SUPPORT

SPEAKERS:None

SOUND:Creative Labs X-FI XtremeGamer 24-BIT PCI Sound Card

TEMP:Thermal Temperature Color LCD Display [+15] (Black Color)

USB:Built-in USB 2.0 Ports

VIDEO:ATI Radeon HD 5850 1GB DDR5 16X PCIe Video Card [DirectX 11 Support]
[+262] (Major Brand Powered by ATI)

COST: 1114$ + 75 for windows 7 professional 64-bit(student discount) +200$ ish for a monitor
Total = 1400$
EDIT: changed the sound card

[hx.bjoffe]

Don't buy that soundcard. Xfi Extreme Audio is the xfi-card that isn't xfi after all.
Either upgrade to Extreme Gamer/Music, or go with your onboard until you can afford it. What you want is EAX 5.0, proper sound is real important.

[Robbi]

Originally Posted by hx.bjoffe

Don't buy that soundcard. Xfi Extreme Audio is the xfi-card that isn't xfi after all.
Either upgrade to Extreme Gamer/Music, or go with your onboard until you can afford it. What you want is EAX 5.0, proper sound is real important.

This, xtreme music is the way to go IMO.


Thought you needed a full set up, with peripherals etc?

[Nicolo_Tracchia]

800 W PSU is an overkill (that is, unless you're going to run this quad SLI). 550 W (not a "noname" brand) would do for this config.

[pdxmark]

Upcoming VGA cards are asking for only a single 12V rail with at least 38Amperes.

I bought a Corsair 650W, 52Amperes @ 12V. Wish I would have bought a higher model so I could be better future proof. I say, if you can afford a higher watt PSU with the right specs, buy it!

Really, if you can afford it, get a 1600W!

[octo-crab]

Heh about the power supply, I just threw that in cause I didn't know what i really needed. More or less a place holder.

Changed the sound card to this, OP is correct now.

[octo-crab]

Changed almost everything from the first one. Decided to build it myself. Currently 1220$ USD with windows 7 prof 64bit. Final thoughts?

Monitor: Samsung 2333HD 23" Widescreen Full HD LCD Monitor - 1920x1080, 10000:1 Dynamic 1000:1 Native, 5ms, 16:9, 2xHDMI, DVI, VGA, Built-in ATSC HDTV Tuner

PSU: CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX 650W ATX12V

Soundcard: Creative 70SB073A00000 7.1 Channels 24-bit 96KHz PCI Interface Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer

GPU: XFX HD577AZNFC Radeon HD 5770 Video Card - 1GB GDDR5, PCI-Express 2.0, CrossFireX Ready, Dual DVI, Display Port, HDMI

HD: Seagate ST3500418AS Barracuda 7200.12 Hard Drive - 3.5", 7200 RPM, SATA 3G, 500GB, 16MB Cache, OEM

CPU: Intel Core i5 750 BX80605I5750 Processor - 2.66GHz, LGA 1156, 8MB L3 Cache, Quad-Core, Lynnfield, Retail

Motherboard: Asus P7P55D LE Motherboard - Intel P55, Socket LGA1156, CrossFire, 2133MHz, DDR3

Memory: Corsair PC12800 RAM - 4GB, DDR3, 1600MHz, Core i5, Dual Channel, Class 9

DVD drive:Lite-On DH-24AAS Internal DVD Writer - DVD+R 24X, DVD-R 24X, DVD+RW 8X, DVD-RW 6X, DVD+R DL 8X, SATA (OEM)

Case: Cooler Master RC-600-KKN1-GP Gladiator 600 Mid Tower Case - ATX, mATX,