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- Jan 28, 2011
Hey all, I've decided it's time to upgrade my Pentium D desktop (I know), though this is clearly more like an overhaul. I'm sure most of you are more knowledgeable than I, so.. do your worst. I'd like to keep this around the $800 range. I'll be stripping the CD/DVD drives from my current desktop, so it's unnecessary at this time. This rig will be used for gaming, videos, photo/video editing, and tasks such as word processing and web browsing. Currently not looking to OC.
My current concern is the PSU. Is 500W or 600W sufficient for this build?
Also, if you can help me save a couple bucks, that'd be great.
Here's what I have so far:
MOBO: GIGABYTE GA-P67A-UD3 LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
CPU: Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor
GPU: GIGABYTE GV-N460OC-1GI GeForce GTX 460 (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-4GBXL
HDD: Western Digital Caviar Black WD5002AALX 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
PSU: Antec EarthWatts EA650 650W Continuous Power ATX12V Ver.2.2 / EPS12V version 2.91 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified
OS: Windows 7 Home 64 bit
UPDATED: http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=15546352
I added a EVGA instead of the Gigabyte GPU after reading some reviews about the card locking up their system. I'm also considering a different motherboard since the one I was looking at has a terrible Vdroop. Any recommendations would be appreciated.
Any input would be appreciated. Much thanks.
My current concern is the PSU. Is 500W or 600W sufficient for this build?
Also, if you can help me save a couple bucks, that'd be great.
Here's what I have so far:
MOBO: GIGABYTE GA-P67A-UD3 LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
CPU: Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor
GPU: GIGABYTE GV-N460OC-1GI GeForce GTX 460 (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-4GBXL
HDD: Western Digital Caviar Black WD5002AALX 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
PSU: Antec EarthWatts EA650 650W Continuous Power ATX12V Ver.2.2 / EPS12V version 2.91 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified
OS: Windows 7 Home 64 bit
UPDATED: http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=15546352
I added a EVGA instead of the Gigabyte GPU after reading some reviews about the card locking up their system. I'm also considering a different motherboard since the one I was looking at has a terrible Vdroop. Any recommendations would be appreciated.
Any input would be appreciated. Much thanks.
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