I’ve never done this before, so I’m sure I’m missing stuff but here’s what I have so far:
Tower: https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811133089
Suggested Tower: https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119077&cm_re=Cooler_Master--11-119-077--Product
[COLOR=‘SeaGreen’]Third Tower Option: https://www.google.com/products/catalog?hl=en&source=hp&q=Coolermaster&oq=&um=1&ie=UTF-8&cid=12827585629191848947&ei=ZeBxS82MF4WusgOgqKirCA&sa=X&oi=product_catalog_result&ct=image&resnum=3&ved=0CBwQ8gIwAg#
Motherboard: https://www.google.com/products/catalog?q=AMD+790GX&show=dd&cid=6343388042116060339&sa=title#p
[COLOR=‘SeaGreen’]Suggested Motherboard: https://www.asus.com/product.aspx?P_ID=YhNWZrOT1OWycIgo
Graphics Card: https://www.amd.com/us/products/desktop/graphics/ati-radeon-hd-5000/hd-5970/Pages/ati-radeon-hd-5970-overview.aspx
[COLOR=‘SeaGreen’]Lower Graphics Card: https://www.amd.com/us/products/desktop/graphics/ati-radeon-hd-5000/hd-5770/Pages/ati-radeon-hd-5770-overview.aspx
Processor: https://www.google.com/products/catalog?q=AMD+Phenom+II&oe=utf-8&ved=0CDoQrQQwAw&cid=12760556412845612699&sa=title#p
[COLOR=‘SeaGreen’]Suggested Processor: https://www.intel.com/consumer/products/processors/corei5.htm
[COLOR=‘SeaGreen’]Memory: https://www.walmart.com/ip/Corsair-XMS3-4GB-DDR3-SDRAM-Memory-Module/12518897?sourceid=1500000000000003142050&ci_src=14110944&ci_sku=12518897
Hard-Drive: https://www.seagate.com/www/en-us/products/desktops/barracuda_hard_drives/barracuda_xt/
[COLOR=‘SeaGreen’]Suggested Hard-Drive: https://hitachigst.pgpartner.com/search_getprod.php/vcode=HIT/partnum=0A34193/
Power Supply: https://www.antec.com/Detail.bok?no=567
Other Power Supply: https://www.corsair.com/products/hx1000/default.aspx
Power Supply recommended as an “Upgrade” to my current one according to google searches: https://www.atxpowersupplies.com/1200-watt-atx-power-supply-Magna-1200.php?psu=Magna1200-NPS-750AB-1B
[COLOR=‘SeaGreen’]OS: Windows 7 x64 Home Premium
What I already own:
250gb hard-drive
750watt Power Supply
Power Strip
DVD-RW
2 DDR3 Memory Sticks (Possibly 2GB each I think)
[COLOR=‘Red’]Estimated Cost: $3855.97
[COLOR=‘SeaGreen’]Update: I recalculated the price. If I use the cheaper items people suggested and do not use CrossFireX: [COLOR=‘SeaGreen’]$1716
If I do 2 cards and a new Power Supply it’s: [COLOR=‘SeaGreen’]$2603
Obviously wasn’t going for cost effective. It’s still cheaper than anything Alienware will sell you, so it can’t be a complete rip-off. I’ll probably worry about making it more cost effective once I figure out that I have all the parts and understand what I need and how it all works.
Update: Just checked, my current computer cost $3,871.
[COLOR=‘Yellow’]Note: As long as my new computer doesn’t jump too much higher than this price, the cost is irrelevant.
Anyway, mostly wondering what I’m missing and if there’s anything there that won’t work.
Other Questions:
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If I plan on using DDR3 Memory Sticks each 4GB, and I already own 2 DDR3 1GB ones, can I use them together to get 10GB as long as they are all DDR3 even though the sizes are different? [COLOR=‘SeaGreen’]Answered
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I was looking at AMD processors because I was looking at the ATI Graphics cards and have heard mixed things about using Intel and Nvidia mixed with ATI and AMD. Are there any issues with getting AMD instead of the standard Intel? [COLOR=‘SeaGreen’]Answered
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I can’t find a sound-card in my current computer, if I plan on just using a generic 2 speaker set-up and a headset, do I need to purchase a fancy sound card? [COLOR=‘SeaGreen’]Answered
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Do I need to worry about any cooling system or will whatever comes in the tower I buy be sufficient? [COLOR=‘SeaGreen’]Answered
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Should I worry at all about what Overclocking is? [COLOR=‘SeaGreen’]Answered