[Build Complete] I present to you: Ekki Múkk
this build will be used for gaming, streaming, light photoshopping, and is designed to take the strain off my school laptop. the price off of pcpartpicker is not what i paid for it. i hopped on the i5 + mobo deal at microcenter and got quite a few rebates on various parts. PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
| Type | Item | Price |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5-2500K 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor | $169.99 + tax @ MicroCenter |
| Motherboard | Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard | $84.99 (-$20.00 MIR) + tax @ MicroCenter |
| Memory | Crucial Ballistix sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory | $44.99 + tax @ MicroCenter |
| Hard Drive | Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive | $109.99 + tax @ MicroCenter |
| Video Card | XFX Radeon HD 6870 1GB Video Card | $159.99 (-$30.00 MIR) @ Newegg |
| Case | Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case | $59.99 + tax @ MicroCenter |
| Power Supply | NZXT 650W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply | $80.99 (-$30.00 MIR) @ NewEgg |
| Optical Drive | Sony AD-7280S-0B DVD/CD Writer | $19.96 + tax @ MicroCenter |
| Operating System | Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 (64-bit) | $94.97 @ Buy.com |
| Total | ||
| Prices include shipping and discounts when available. | $931.22 ($851.22 AMIR) |
and to be honest, this was my first pc to build in over 10 years.. it was amazing how following everything laid out on this subreddit helped me build a pc that powered on the first time i pushed the button. i'm still in shock over that.
cable management will come with time. i got all the parts in before i got my win oem dvd in, so i'm playing around with linux mint on it before installing win7 and the graphics card. once the hd 6780 is in there, ill tidy up the cables and go about benchmarking the system.
Posted Jul 10, 2012, 4:23 AM UTC