So I've got the itch to build a new machine and I've been lurking for the last few weeks pricing things out. (not that I'm not a regular lurker anyway, just not in this forum.)
Priorities for this build - My work involves nothing more than word, excel, and adobe pro. I game a little bit, WoW mostly, but I also play some HL2. I would like it to run SC2 and Diablo 3 but my interest in gaming has been waining. I'ed love to be able to 2box in wow and this build should handle that easily.
For comparison my current rig is
AMD 3000+
BFG 6800 128
1 gig ram
Asus NF4 mobo (nasty interaction with the 6800, fixable but always a pita)
Hitachi deckstar 120 gb hdd
My main priority is sound level, my current rig is loud and I'ed like this one to be very quiet. Doesn't have to be silent but I don't want to hear it if I'm watching TV on the couch 3-5 feet away. I will NOT be ocing.
I have a Dell 20.1 2005 WFP, so I'm gaming at 1680x1050. I will be getting a 42+ 1080p LCD or plasma TV so 1900x1200 gaming is possible but not likely. If anything I'll use my 360 as a media extender, which means nothing really for the comp.
This is what I've got so far, I need an optical drive (probably the samsung SATA DVD r/w) and a PSU (I really need a suggestion for this, something whisper quiet and not TOOO much overkill for this system, for a while I was thinking about the Corsair 550 but I think I could go with something cheaper with no loss)
Heres my list so far.
Case - Antec 300 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129042 - I'm very open to suggestion here, I want something sturdy with room for (some) fans. Simple and black are pluses.
Mobo - GIGABYTE GA-EP43-DS3L http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128347 - pretty set on this board.
Vid Card - EVGA 9600 GT - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130334 - Price is the motivating factor in this choice, I looked at the 4850s and I'm just not sure the extra money is well placed here for my needs.
Processor - E7200 Wolfdale - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115052 - Seems like the best price/performance choice for me.
Ram - G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231148 - seems fine, if the 1000 is worth the extra 20 bucks, I might spring for that.
HDD - Western Digital Caviar SE WD3200AAJS 320GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136098 - Haven't used the one I've got yet, but I'ed like to start ripping dvds to use with the extender.
Ask any questions you've got to tailor this build.
Priorities for this build - My work involves nothing more than word, excel, and adobe pro. I game a little bit, WoW mostly, but I also play some HL2. I would like it to run SC2 and Diablo 3 but my interest in gaming has been waining. I'ed love to be able to 2box in wow and this build should handle that easily.
For comparison my current rig is
AMD 3000+
BFG 6800 128
1 gig ram
Asus NF4 mobo (nasty interaction with the 6800, fixable but always a pita)
Hitachi deckstar 120 gb hdd
My main priority is sound level, my current rig is loud and I'ed like this one to be very quiet. Doesn't have to be silent but I don't want to hear it if I'm watching TV on the couch 3-5 feet away. I will NOT be ocing.
I have a Dell 20.1 2005 WFP, so I'm gaming at 1680x1050. I will be getting a 42+ 1080p LCD or plasma TV so 1900x1200 gaming is possible but not likely. If anything I'll use my 360 as a media extender, which means nothing really for the comp.
This is what I've got so far, I need an optical drive (probably the samsung SATA DVD r/w) and a PSU (I really need a suggestion for this, something whisper quiet and not TOOO much overkill for this system, for a while I was thinking about the Corsair 550 but I think I could go with something cheaper with no loss)
Heres my list so far.
Case - Antec 300 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129042 - I'm very open to suggestion here, I want something sturdy with room for (some) fans. Simple and black are pluses.
Mobo - GIGABYTE GA-EP43-DS3L http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128347 - pretty set on this board.
Vid Card - EVGA 9600 GT - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130334 - Price is the motivating factor in this choice, I looked at the 4850s and I'm just not sure the extra money is well placed here for my needs.
Processor - E7200 Wolfdale - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115052 - Seems like the best price/performance choice for me.
Ram - G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231148 - seems fine, if the 1000 is worth the extra 20 bucks, I might spring for that.
HDD - Western Digital Caviar SE WD3200AAJS 320GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136098 - Haven't used the one I've got yet, but I'ed like to start ripping dvds to use with the extender.
Ask any questions you've got to tailor this build.