UPDATE: I ordered the monitor, SSD, and GPU so now I'm just waiting for them to arrive.
I started ordering the parts for my first desktop ever (only have laptops) about a week ago. I've gotten a few in, still waiting on some to arrive, and still haven't ordered a couple.
This is what I have so far,
CPU: i5 3570k
Motherboard: ASUS P8Z77 V Pro
Case: Carbide 500r
PSU: SeaSonic X750w Gold
RAM: G.Skill Ripjaw X 1600 CL8 Blue 2x4GB
Keyboard: Ducky Shine II White/Brown
Mouse: Razer DeathAdder
That's all I have right now so I still need,
Monitor: ASUS PB238Q 23" 1920x1080 IPS (ordered)
SSD: Samsung 830 256GB (ordered)
GPU: EVGA GTX 670 FTW 2GB (ordered)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i
OS: Win7 or Win8?
Hopefully I can snag one of the Corsair H100i's whenever they come back in stock, if not I'll probably just install the stock intel heatsink until I can get one. Any opinion on which OS I should get? I am going to try to get Win7 from my college for free but I might not be able to.
Plans for the rig:
Overclock the CPU to 4.0+ GHz
Overclock the GPU
Uses:
Gaming (SC2, Skyrim, and more)
Folding
Programming
Interweb
Home Theater
I'm pretty excited

Edited by Doggman - 11/8/12 at 11:59pm
I started ordering the parts for my first desktop ever (only have laptops) about a week ago. I've gotten a few in, still waiting on some to arrive, and still haven't ordered a couple.
This is what I have so far,
CPU: i5 3570k
Motherboard: ASUS P8Z77 V Pro
Case: Carbide 500r
PSU: SeaSonic X750w Gold
RAM: G.Skill Ripjaw X 1600 CL8 Blue 2x4GB
Keyboard: Ducky Shine II White/Brown
Mouse: Razer DeathAdder
That's all I have right now so I still need,
Monitor: ASUS PB238Q 23" 1920x1080 IPS (ordered)
SSD: Samsung 830 256GB (ordered)
GPU: EVGA GTX 670 FTW 2GB (ordered)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i
OS: Win7 or Win8?
Hopefully I can snag one of the Corsair H100i's whenever they come back in stock, if not I'll probably just install the stock intel heatsink until I can get one. Any opinion on which OS I should get? I am going to try to get Win7 from my college for free but I might not be able to.
Plans for the rig:
Overclock the CPU to 4.0+ GHz
Overclock the GPU
Uses:
Gaming (SC2, Skyrim, and more)
Folding
Programming
Interweb
Home Theater
I'm pretty excited


Edited by Doggman - 11/8/12 at 11:59pm











