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Processor | Intel Core i5 4690K |
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Motherboard | AsRock Z97 Extreme4 |
Cooling | Hyper 212 Evo |
Memory | 16GB |
Video Card(s) | R9 Nano |
Storage | 256GB SATA SSD 2TB WD Blue |
Display(s) | 1920x1080 |
Case | Cooler Master Elite 130 |
Power Supply | CX650M |
Software | Argh, Windows 10. I hated Windows 7. I hate Windows 10 more. Give me back XP!!! |
School is quickly approaching and I will be starting my hopefully final year at college.
My student loans will give me $460 to play around with to upgrade my emachine POS.
I'm not sure if I will have a job this semester, so I definitely can not go over the $460 extra from my student loan.
I know some will probably say stick with the emachine then, but I can not do that.
The caps on the emachine motherboard are starting to bulge, one is leaking.
I don't think this computer will make it much longer, and I need a computer at college.
Here is what I am thinking of getting.
Rosewill CHALLENGER Black Gaming ATX Mid Tower Com...
ASRock P43DE LGA 775 Intel P43 ATX Intel Motherboa...
SAPPHIRE Vapor-X 100273L Radeon HD 4850 1GB 256-bi...
G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 ...
CORSAIR CMPSU-400CX 400W ATX12V V2.2 80 PLUS Certi...
XIGMATEK HDT-S1283 120mm Rifle CPU Cooler I5 775 ...
LG Black 10X BD-ROM 16X DVD-ROM SATA Internal Blu-...
I'll be keeping the E3200 and the WD Green Hard Drive from my emachine and reusing it in the new computer.
I hope to get a very good clock speed on the E3200 to hold me over until I hopefully get a job and can upgrade it as well.
I need the blu-ray player because I had to sell my PS3 to come up with my part of the security deposit for the apartment I will be staying in.
Having a movie playing in the background helps me study.
That isn't so bad though, because the room I am staying in is so small, I could not fit a TV and PS3 in there along with my computer and desk.
My concern is the PSU being powerful enough for the graphics card.
But 30a on the 12v should be enough right?
My student loans will give me $460 to play around with to upgrade my emachine POS.
I'm not sure if I will have a job this semester, so I definitely can not go over the $460 extra from my student loan.
I know some will probably say stick with the emachine then, but I can not do that.
The caps on the emachine motherboard are starting to bulge, one is leaking.
I don't think this computer will make it much longer, and I need a computer at college.
Here is what I am thinking of getting.
Rosewill CHALLENGER Black Gaming ATX Mid Tower Com...
ASRock P43DE LGA 775 Intel P43 ATX Intel Motherboa...
SAPPHIRE Vapor-X 100273L Radeon HD 4850 1GB 256-bi...
G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 ...
CORSAIR CMPSU-400CX 400W ATX12V V2.2 80 PLUS Certi...
XIGMATEK HDT-S1283 120mm Rifle CPU Cooler I5 775 ...
LG Black 10X BD-ROM 16X DVD-ROM SATA Internal Blu-...
I'll be keeping the E3200 and the WD Green Hard Drive from my emachine and reusing it in the new computer.
I hope to get a very good clock speed on the E3200 to hold me over until I hopefully get a job and can upgrade it as well.
I need the blu-ray player because I had to sell my PS3 to come up with my part of the security deposit for the apartment I will be staying in.
Having a movie playing in the background helps me study.
That isn't so bad though, because the room I am staying in is so small, I could not fit a TV and PS3 in there along with my computer and desk.
My concern is the PSU being powerful enough for the graphics card.
But 30a on the 12v should be enough right?