Hello! I used to be very into the PC gaming scene about 15 years ago (back in my high school days in which I lived in a world with no kids, no wife and no job) but haven't really payed much attention to developments in PC hardware in quite some time.
I'm trying to put together a PC for myself to buy in the new year that will allow me to play some of my more demanding games (Witcher 2 is probably the most graphically demanding game I play). I need to start from scratch (so case, monitor, OS, keyboard, mouse, etc).
I spent some time at pcpartpicker and put this together:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i5-3470 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($184.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Rosewill RCX-ZAIO-92 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock B75M-GL Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($67.55 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Value Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($33.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($88.98 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card ($209.99 @ Microcenter)
Sound Card: Asus Xonar DGX 24-bit 96 KHz Sound Card ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Apex SK-393-C ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Raidmax 530W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($38.81 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-222BB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($25.28 @ CompUSA)
Monitor: Asus VH236H 23.0" Monitor ($144.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ Outlet PC)
Keyboard: Logitech K120 Wired Standard Keyboard ($9.93 @ Amazon)
Mouse: Logitech M100 Wired Optical Mouse ($7.99 @ Mac Mall)
Total: $982.45
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2012-12-08 19:42 EST-0500)
I'm hoping you guys can tear this list apart for any deficiencies or poor choices I've made here and offer up some suggestions. If possible I'd like to have stuff shipped from Canadian stores to save on shipping costs.
I don't play any twitch shooters so having a hardcore gaming mouse / keyboard doesn't interest me. Monitor size I'm flexible on and I'll be playing with a headset that uses an optical cable so having an optical out on my sound card would be nice.
I'm trying to put together a PC for myself to buy in the new year that will allow me to play some of my more demanding games (Witcher 2 is probably the most graphically demanding game I play). I need to start from scratch (so case, monitor, OS, keyboard, mouse, etc).
I spent some time at pcpartpicker and put this together:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i5-3470 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($184.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Rosewill RCX-ZAIO-92 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock B75M-GL Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($67.55 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Value Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($33.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($88.98 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card ($209.99 @ Microcenter)
Sound Card: Asus Xonar DGX 24-bit 96 KHz Sound Card ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Apex SK-393-C ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Raidmax 530W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($38.81 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-222BB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($25.28 @ CompUSA)
Monitor: Asus VH236H 23.0" Monitor ($144.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ Outlet PC)
Keyboard: Logitech K120 Wired Standard Keyboard ($9.93 @ Amazon)
Mouse: Logitech M100 Wired Optical Mouse ($7.99 @ Mac Mall)
Total: $982.45
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2012-12-08 19:42 EST-0500)
I'm hoping you guys can tear this list apart for any deficiencies or poor choices I've made here and offer up some suggestions. If possible I'd like to have stuff shipped from Canadian stores to save on shipping costs.
I don't play any twitch shooters so having a hardcore gaming mouse / keyboard doesn't interest me. Monitor size I'm flexible on and I'll be playing with a headset that uses an optical cable so having an optical out on my sound card would be nice.