Budget: $600 (or a bit over if it gets me something significantly better)
My mobo just fried and likely, a bunch of other parts. I was already in need of an upgrade (though I had wanted to wait longer...) so I'm just going to replace most of my very aged system. I need to get it up and running as fast as possible for work.
I've been out of the upgrade loop for a while, so I'm not sure if these are good/affordable picks. Rig will be used for lots of Photoshop and a decent amount of gaming
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1tb (there's a combo deal with a Seagate of similar stats, are they still semi-unreliable?)
TT Black Widow 850w (thinking at least 750w for future proofing)
Gigabyte socket 1155
Intel i5-2400 3.1ghz
G.Skill 8gb
Still need: CPU Cooler
EDIT: Ill buy a GPU later, I just need a running system now. Anyone know of any better bang for your buck items?
My mobo just fried and likely, a bunch of other parts. I was already in need of an upgrade (though I had wanted to wait longer...) so I'm just going to replace most of my very aged system. I need to get it up and running as fast as possible for work.
I've been out of the upgrade loop for a while, so I'm not sure if these are good/affordable picks. Rig will be used for lots of Photoshop and a decent amount of gaming
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1tb (there's a combo deal with a Seagate of similar stats, are they still semi-unreliable?)
TT Black Widow 850w (thinking at least 750w for future proofing)
Gigabyte socket 1155
Intel i5-2400 3.1ghz
G.Skill 8gb
Still need: CPU Cooler
EDIT: Ill buy a GPU later, I just need a running system now. Anyone know of any better bang for your buck items?
Last edited by Wallpaper (2012-08-23 23:58:15)
