1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc.
Transcoding my BR collection to stream to my 360, web design, some light 3D software development (.NET and web apps, mostly), redundant storage for my music, photographs and ripped videos. casual 1080p gaming (BF3, Skyrim, SC2, specifically. I play for leisure, so >40fps on high settings is enough for me.) but I think I have this requirement squared because my GTX460 is still getting the job done.
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
After everything I would like to be under $1000. The more the better!
3) Which country do you live in? If the U.S, please tell us the state and city if possible.
San Diego, not willing to drive to Microcenter though!
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.
Case, PSU, CPU, Mobo, Memory, Mechanical Hard Drives, 2 SSD's (OS can be 60/90gigs), Blu-Ray Drive
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
1080p monitor, GTX 460, Corsair H100, 2.5" card reader, pci WIFI card, A 40gb Linux Drive that i'll be moving over. Keyboard and Mouse.
6) Will you be overclocking?
Eventually, to stave off the upgrade bug.
7) What is the max resolution of your monitor? What size is it?
1920x1080. 27"
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
before the end of January
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.
RAID5, 8 SATA ports with at least 2 SATA6gb/s. No need for dual graphics
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If yes, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
64 bit Windows 8 pro
11) Other comments/requirements
IMPORTANT! I'd like to go AMD - the most taxing thing my CPU will be doing is transcoding blu-rays, and if sandy/ivy bridge has much better encoding performance for the ~fx8320 price point, let me know. I would like my case to house at least six drives (OS, software install, Linux, 3 storage drives for RAID5 capability). I'm fine starting with RAID1 with the option to upgrade to RAID5. Case needs to have a 3.5" bay for my card reader.
I know this is kind of complicated so many thanks for those of you who have some input. I'll be sure to answer any questions you have.
Transcoding my BR collection to stream to my 360, web design, some light 3D software development (.NET and web apps, mostly), redundant storage for my music, photographs and ripped videos. casual 1080p gaming (BF3, Skyrim, SC2, specifically. I play for leisure, so >40fps on high settings is enough for me.) but I think I have this requirement squared because my GTX460 is still getting the job done.
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
After everything I would like to be under $1000. The more the better!
3) Which country do you live in? If the U.S, please tell us the state and city if possible.
San Diego, not willing to drive to Microcenter though!
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.
Case, PSU, CPU, Mobo, Memory, Mechanical Hard Drives, 2 SSD's (OS can be 60/90gigs), Blu-Ray Drive
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
1080p monitor, GTX 460, Corsair H100, 2.5" card reader, pci WIFI card, A 40gb Linux Drive that i'll be moving over. Keyboard and Mouse.
6) Will you be overclocking?
Eventually, to stave off the upgrade bug.
7) What is the max resolution of your monitor? What size is it?
1920x1080. 27"
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
before the end of January
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.
RAID5, 8 SATA ports with at least 2 SATA6gb/s. No need for dual graphics
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If yes, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
64 bit Windows 8 pro
11) Other comments/requirements
IMPORTANT! I'd like to go AMD - the most taxing thing my CPU will be doing is transcoding blu-rays, and if sandy/ivy bridge has much better encoding performance for the ~fx8320 price point, let me know. I would like my case to house at least six drives (OS, software install, Linux, 3 storage drives for RAID5 capability). I'm fine starting with RAID1 with the option to upgrade to RAID5. Case needs to have a 3.5" bay for my card reader.
I know this is kind of complicated so many thanks for those of you who have some input. I'll be sure to answer any questions you have.