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Selectt wrote:190 for a monitor seems painful for me. are all reasonably good monitors this price? :/
Selectt wrote:alright, but would the difference be really big? i really don't understand how monitors and the quality of monitors work(x
But again, more help with the actual computer build would be appreciated you guys, thanks for the replies
codedivine wrote:Your build looks fine to me, but wait a little bit for more people to comment
As for monitor, given that you mention you also do graphic design, investing in a good monitor is probably a good idea.
kumori wrote:I don't have any personal experience with this monitor, but this 21.5" ASUS is an IPS panel with an LED backlight. It only costs $163.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6824236205
Selectt wrote:I hear that their driver support is a lot better than AMD's.
Selectt wrote:I was also wondering if you guys new of any websites that gave like, cheaper prices than newegg?
Selectt wrote:I was also wondering if my power supply was okay? I'm probably going to be getting the Superclocked EVGA GTX 560 and I'm wondering if my 380 watt power supply from the econobox would provide enough power to run everything. If anyone could help point me to the right direction as far as power supply goes I would greatly appreciate it! Right now my total price is around 740$ and I would love to keep it under 800$
vargis14 wrote:I am not positive but a pretty sure seasonic might make them
Selectt wrote:Alright, so this is what I have set up so far.
Mobo- Gigabyte GA-H77-DS3H
Processor- Intel Core i5-3450 3.1GHz
Video Card- EVGA Superclocked GTX 560
Memory- Mushkin 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600
Storage- Samsung Spinpoint F3 500GB & OCZ Agility 3 60GB SSD
DVD Drive- Asus DRW-24B1ST
Power Supply- Cooler Master GX 450W
Case- Antec Three Hundred
Monitor- ASUS Black 21.5" IPS Panel LED-backlit Widescreen LCD Monitor
All for a grand total of $1045 with shipping, which is around exactly what I was looking for
Any other recommendations? Or if anything isn't compatible or won't really work together well I would greatly appreciate a comment.
Thanks a ton for the help guys!
ludi wrote:I don't think you'll be disappointed, although I didn't see you mention the OS. Are you re-using a copy from your existing build? If not, add $150 for Win7 Pro and see what that does for you.
Also, you mentioned being a graphics designer...is this a production machine? If so, I would still be a little leary of the OCZ drive even though the "3" version supposedly deals with all of the early troubles in that line. The Crucial M4 has earned a better rep and is not that much more expensive.
gcrosier wrote:Maybe look at the antec three hundred two.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129180
instead of the older three hundred.
Selectt wrote:I'd be using Win7 Ultimate, the same I'm using on my laptop right now, I have another copy.
Just to make sure though, what's Win7 Pro?
I don't understand what you mean about the SSD, I know nothing of SSD's besides the fact that I hear they're a lot faster. XD
Selectt wrote:I was wondering if there's any adjustments to this build that you guys would recommend, considering Micro Center's lower prices, still keeping the total cost under 1100$ (including monitor and keyboard)