usc50
Beta member
- Messages
- 4
- Location
- South Carolina
Hey everyone, new to the forum and I'm looking for advice on building my own PC.
I already have a list on PCPartPicker that I'll link here:Intel Core i7-3770K, EVGA GeForce GTX 760 - 2ndcpu - usc50's Saved Part List - PCPartPicker
I'm missing a SSD because I really know nothing about those and a case as well.
There's a deal for the Intel i7 at MicroCenter, buy it for just $270 in-store only (Intel Core i7 3770K 3.5GHz Socket LGA 1155 Boxed Processor 407643 - Micro Center).
I don't know a lot about coolers but after doing a little research I went with the one I chose, partly because of the combo with the 8GB stick of RAM.
For the motherboard, the one I chose is linked here: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=
However, at the MicroCenter location where I'm buying the i7, this is here for $15ish less:
http://www.microcenter.com/product/419739/H81M-HDS_LGA_1150_mATX_Intel_Motherboard
I don't know a whole lot about motherboards so if I can get some advice on the differences and whether or not the 1st one is worth it since it's more expensive I'd appreciate it.
For an internal hard drive, I chose this:
Western Digital WD Blue WD10EZEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3
However, MicroCenter has this one for about $10 less:
WD 1TB 7,200 RPM SATA 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - Recertified 927616 - Micro Center
Obviously it's hard to tell the complete difference between the 2 since the 2nd link doesn't have much in terms of specs. However, from what we can see they seem pretty similar. When I go to MicroCenter I'm going to look at the second one if it's still there.
For a graphics card, I plan on buying the GeForce GTX 760.
For power supply, I really don't know a lot about that either. The one I picked is 600w, I don't really know if that's too much or too few.
I didn't pick a SSD or a case simply because I know nothing about SSDs (although everyone says to get one) and I don't want to pick a case until I have everything else figured out.
I know that is a whole bunch of stuff for one post but I would really appreciate any comments and advice. Thanks guys!
I already have a list on PCPartPicker that I'll link here:Intel Core i7-3770K, EVGA GeForce GTX 760 - 2ndcpu - usc50's Saved Part List - PCPartPicker
I'm missing a SSD because I really know nothing about those and a case as well.
There's a deal for the Intel i7 at MicroCenter, buy it for just $270 in-store only (Intel Core i7 3770K 3.5GHz Socket LGA 1155 Boxed Processor 407643 - Micro Center).
I don't know a lot about coolers but after doing a little research I went with the one I chose, partly because of the combo with the 8GB stick of RAM.
For the motherboard, the one I chose is linked here: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=
However, at the MicroCenter location where I'm buying the i7, this is here for $15ish less:
http://www.microcenter.com/product/419739/H81M-HDS_LGA_1150_mATX_Intel_Motherboard
I don't know a whole lot about motherboards so if I can get some advice on the differences and whether or not the 1st one is worth it since it's more expensive I'd appreciate it.
For an internal hard drive, I chose this:
Western Digital WD Blue WD10EZEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3
However, MicroCenter has this one for about $10 less:
WD 1TB 7,200 RPM SATA 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - Recertified 927616 - Micro Center
Obviously it's hard to tell the complete difference between the 2 since the 2nd link doesn't have much in terms of specs. However, from what we can see they seem pretty similar. When I go to MicroCenter I'm going to look at the second one if it's still there.
For a graphics card, I plan on buying the GeForce GTX 760.
For power supply, I really don't know a lot about that either. The one I picked is 600w, I don't really know if that's too much or too few.
I didn't pick a SSD or a case simply because I know nothing about SSDs (although everyone says to get one) and I don't want to pick a case until I have everything else figured out.
I know that is a whole bunch of stuff for one post but I would really appreciate any comments and advice. Thanks guys!