About a week ago my 5-year-old HX620W decided to spill it's capacitor juices (luckily, contained in the PSU casing), but after replacing the PSU with a brand new one, it appears my mobo is kaputt as well. So I'm looking into building a new rig.
1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Mostly gaming (TF2, Skyrim, FSX, other new-ish stuff). HD video editing.
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
Hopefully not exceeding $1000 canadian
3) Which country do you live in? If the U.S, please tell us the state and city if possible.
Montreal, Canada
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. The word "Everything" is not a valid answer. Please list out all the parts you'll need.
1 - CPU (3770K ?)
2 - Mobo (P8Z77-V Pro?)
3 - RAM - I got a feeling 16Gb will be fine, but would like to have room for more down the road.
4 - Maybe GPU - Thinking of getting a twin-monitor setup, though for that I need a new GPU as my current one only has one DVI output. It does have a unused HDMI output though
5 - Maybe Case. I like my current one, but I'm extremely lazy with cable management, and I think I might have an easier time with a full-size tower. My NZXT Hush keeps things nice and quiet, but now I have a dedicated corner for the PC so it doesn't need to be uber-quiet anymore. But I don't like tornado noises either, so something well-ventilated with quiet (big) fans would be appreciated. If I get a new case, it'll be bought locally (microbytes, sohodiffusion, etc.), since my Hush got dents from shipping
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
-A very new HX750W PSU
-Tuniq Tower that's currently on my Q6600. Can it be reused on the new CPU?
-2 not-so-young HDDs (SATA)
-DVD burner (it's not SATA though, so I might ditch it if the old interface isn't supported by the new mobo)
-Current GPU is a eVGA GTS250 1Gb
-Current case is a NZXT Hush.
6) Will you be overclocking?
Probably not enough to justify extra spending
7) 7) What is the max resolution of your monitor? What size is it?
24" 1920x1080. Possibly will become a dual-monitor setup.
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
Within the next week or so, as my current rig is kaputt (blown PSU, looks like mobo as well though no visible damage to the second)
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? USB 3.0? SATA 6Gb/s? eSATA? Onboard video (as a backup or main GPU)? UEFI? etc.
No RAID, Firewire is so 2000's, Not sure about SLI though. It seems that not many games (other that FSX) really use more than one screen, and FSX is not really GPU-intensive. USB 3.0 would be nice, don't care about onboard video. Latest SATA support is a plus for future-proofness
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If so, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
I have a Vista 64 license, but for the new build I'm leaning towards getting a Win 7 OS (64 bit).
Let me know your thoughts...
1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Mostly gaming (TF2, Skyrim, FSX, other new-ish stuff). HD video editing.
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
Hopefully not exceeding $1000 canadian
3) Which country do you live in? If the U.S, please tell us the state and city if possible.
Montreal, Canada
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. The word "Everything" is not a valid answer. Please list out all the parts you'll need.
1 - CPU (3770K ?)
2 - Mobo (P8Z77-V Pro?)
3 - RAM - I got a feeling 16Gb will be fine, but would like to have room for more down the road.
4 - Maybe GPU - Thinking of getting a twin-monitor setup, though for that I need a new GPU as my current one only has one DVI output. It does have a unused HDMI output though
5 - Maybe Case. I like my current one, but I'm extremely lazy with cable management, and I think I might have an easier time with a full-size tower. My NZXT Hush keeps things nice and quiet, but now I have a dedicated corner for the PC so it doesn't need to be uber-quiet anymore. But I don't like tornado noises either, so something well-ventilated with quiet (big) fans would be appreciated. If I get a new case, it'll be bought locally (microbytes, sohodiffusion, etc.), since my Hush got dents from shipping
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
-A very new HX750W PSU
-Tuniq Tower that's currently on my Q6600. Can it be reused on the new CPU?
-2 not-so-young HDDs (SATA)
-DVD burner (it's not SATA though, so I might ditch it if the old interface isn't supported by the new mobo)
-Current GPU is a eVGA GTS250 1Gb
-Current case is a NZXT Hush.
6) Will you be overclocking?
Probably not enough to justify extra spending
7) 7) What is the max resolution of your monitor? What size is it?
24" 1920x1080. Possibly will become a dual-monitor setup.
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
Within the next week or so, as my current rig is kaputt (blown PSU, looks like mobo as well though no visible damage to the second)
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? USB 3.0? SATA 6Gb/s? eSATA? Onboard video (as a backup or main GPU)? UEFI? etc.
No RAID, Firewire is so 2000's, Not sure about SLI though. It seems that not many games (other that FSX) really use more than one screen, and FSX is not really GPU-intensive. USB 3.0 would be nice, don't care about onboard video. Latest SATA support is a plus for future-proofness
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If so, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
I have a Vista 64 license, but for the new build I'm leaning towards getting a Win 7 OS (64 bit).
Let me know your thoughts...