Khapheen
05-06-2014, 10:27 PM
Hi Everybody,
It's been a while since I've done this, but it's time to update my desktop. I considered going with an iMac, but have decided to build my own PC again. I know/remember just enough to be dangerous, but would appreciate any last-minute input or advice if I'm missing the obvious.
A lot of this will be overkill for what I do (a lot of dictation into Word, some light Excel work and the occasional photo design or bit of graphical touch up), but I don't mind having a little extra performance. I probably won't make any upgrades for the next few years unless something is needed, either, so I like to think ahead a bit.
Anyhow, my preference is to order from Amazon for easy shipping and ordering. Here is what I'm thinking:
Case -- Antec Twelve Hundred v3
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004INH0FS/
*note: just looking for something quiet and easy to keep cool & clean on the inside
Power Supply -- Corsair CX750
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008RJZQSW/
CPU -- Intel i7 4770K
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00CO8TBQ0/
*probably overkill, but the 8MB L3 helps a lot with speech recognition speed and accuracy
Mobo -- Gigabyte z87 LGA 1150
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00CU4L6MK/
RAM -- GSkill 16GB DDR3 2400
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00DH9M3C4/
Video Card --EVGA GeForce GTX 780
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00EM2JQ8E/
*note: looking for something that can work with the Ultrasharp monitor
Sound Card -- Creative SB1040
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000W7PNZI/
* a good sound card helps with the speech recognition
SSD -- Samsung 840 EVO 250GB
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00E3W1726/
HD WD Black 1 TB 7200
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0088PUEPK/
OS -- Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00H09BB16/
*any advantage to Windows 8? I prefer to stay with 7 barring a performance advantage. Also, I'm assuming I can't re-use the disc/license I purchased with my last build?
Monitor -- Dell 27" Ultrasharp
http://www.amazon.com/Dell-UltraSharp-104P6-27-Inch-LED-lit/dp/B00BBIS0M0/
*this is one I'm really unsure on, since the Ultrasharp concept is kind of new to me
Power Surge / Backup -- Tripp Lite ECO850
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004ZMESXE/
As always, I really appreciate the help and insight you guys give. Any errors, problems, or terrible wastes of money?
It's been a while since I've done this, but it's time to update my desktop. I considered going with an iMac, but have decided to build my own PC again. I know/remember just enough to be dangerous, but would appreciate any last-minute input or advice if I'm missing the obvious.
A lot of this will be overkill for what I do (a lot of dictation into Word, some light Excel work and the occasional photo design or bit of graphical touch up), but I don't mind having a little extra performance. I probably won't make any upgrades for the next few years unless something is needed, either, so I like to think ahead a bit.
Anyhow, my preference is to order from Amazon for easy shipping and ordering. Here is what I'm thinking:
Case -- Antec Twelve Hundred v3
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004INH0FS/
*note: just looking for something quiet and easy to keep cool & clean on the inside
Power Supply -- Corsair CX750
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008RJZQSW/
CPU -- Intel i7 4770K
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00CO8TBQ0/
*probably overkill, but the 8MB L3 helps a lot with speech recognition speed and accuracy
Mobo -- Gigabyte z87 LGA 1150
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00CU4L6MK/
RAM -- GSkill 16GB DDR3 2400
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00DH9M3C4/
Video Card --EVGA GeForce GTX 780
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00EM2JQ8E/
*note: looking for something that can work with the Ultrasharp monitor
Sound Card -- Creative SB1040
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000W7PNZI/
* a good sound card helps with the speech recognition
SSD -- Samsung 840 EVO 250GB
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00E3W1726/
HD WD Black 1 TB 7200
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0088PUEPK/
OS -- Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00H09BB16/
*any advantage to Windows 8? I prefer to stay with 7 barring a performance advantage. Also, I'm assuming I can't re-use the disc/license I purchased with my last build?
Monitor -- Dell 27" Ultrasharp
http://www.amazon.com/Dell-UltraSharp-104P6-27-Inch-LED-lit/dp/B00BBIS0M0/
*this is one I'm really unsure on, since the Ultrasharp concept is kind of new to me
Power Surge / Backup -- Tripp Lite ECO850
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004ZMESXE/
As always, I really appreciate the help and insight you guys give. Any errors, problems, or terrible wastes of money?