Its been 8 months since I last tried to 'upgrade' my old POS box... which means that the data I'd gathered then probobly is moot now. So, after a morning of browsing through frys, I've sort of compiled this as a replacement system. The general goals were to balance price vs system lifespan with an inital starting requirement of being able to handle City of X in Ultra mode.
Motherboard: MSI Z68A-G43 S1155
FRYS.com #6826976 UPC: 816909090314 Price: $125
CPU:Intel i5 2400 (2nd Gen, Sandy Bridge)
FRYS.com #6487372 UPC: 735858217378 Price: $200
Case: Cooler Master HAF 912
FRYS.com #6348461 UPC: 884102009877 Price: $ 55
PSU: THERMALTAKE TR-600
FRYS.com #6740065 UPC: 841163042670 Price: $ 60
Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 64 bit Operating System
(OEM/System Builder Version)
FRYS.com #6587503 UPC: 885370258813 Price: $140
Video: Diamond Radeon HD5750 1GB Model: 5750PE51G
FRYS.com #6074158 UPC: 757448008937 Price: $130
Sound: Creative Labs Sound Blaster Internal Model: 70sb104000000
FRYS.com #5445819 UPC: 054651146143 Price: $ 60
Memory: WINTEC DDR3 2GB PC1333MHz SINGLE MODULE ($10x4) (8gb)
FRYS.com #6800506 UPC: 800953172621 PRice: $ 40
Monitor: SAMSUNG B2430H 24" Widescreen LCD
FRYS.com #6285970 UPC: 729507811475 Price: $220
Hard Drive: Samsung 1TB SATA 3.0 Model: HE103UJ
FRYS.com #6335791 UPC: 602956006565 PRice: $ 65
DVD 1: LG 10X BLURAY COMBO Model: CH10LS20
FRYS.com #6208430 UPC: 058231294774 PRice: $ 43
DVD 2: LG 24X SATA DVDRW Model: GH24NS50
FRYS.com #6207540 UPC: 058231297102 Price: $ 23
Enermax Intel/AMD CPU Cooler Model: ETS-T40-TB
FRYS.com #6826996 UPC: 816163005086 Price: $ 30
Total: $1191
Suggestions/changes/important bits I've forgotten? (at the moment I've decided to reuse the keyboard, mice, speakers..)
Hear that thunder rolling till it seems to split the sky?
That's every ship in Grayson's Navy taking up the cry-
NO QUARTER!!!
-- "No Quarter", by Echo's Children
Motherboard: MSI Z68A-G43 S1155
FRYS.com #6826976 UPC: 816909090314 Price: $125
CPU:Intel i5 2400 (2nd Gen, Sandy Bridge)
FRYS.com #6487372 UPC: 735858217378 Price: $200
Case: Cooler Master HAF 912
FRYS.com #6348461 UPC: 884102009877 Price: $ 55
PSU: THERMALTAKE TR-600
FRYS.com #6740065 UPC: 841163042670 Price: $ 60
Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 64 bit Operating System
(OEM/System Builder Version)
FRYS.com #6587503 UPC: 885370258813 Price: $140
Video: Diamond Radeon HD5750 1GB Model: 5750PE51G
FRYS.com #6074158 UPC: 757448008937 Price: $130
Sound: Creative Labs Sound Blaster Internal Model: 70sb104000000
FRYS.com #5445819 UPC: 054651146143 Price: $ 60
Memory: WINTEC DDR3 2GB PC1333MHz SINGLE MODULE ($10x4) (8gb)
FRYS.com #6800506 UPC: 800953172621 PRice: $ 40
Monitor: SAMSUNG B2430H 24" Widescreen LCD
FRYS.com #6285970 UPC: 729507811475 Price: $220
Hard Drive: Samsung 1TB SATA 3.0 Model: HE103UJ
FRYS.com #6335791 UPC: 602956006565 PRice: $ 65
DVD 1: LG 10X BLURAY COMBO Model: CH10LS20
FRYS.com #6208430 UPC: 058231294774 PRice: $ 43
DVD 2: LG 24X SATA DVDRW Model: GH24NS50
FRYS.com #6207540 UPC: 058231297102 Price: $ 23
Enermax Intel/AMD CPU Cooler Model: ETS-T40-TB
FRYS.com #6826996 UPC: 816163005086 Price: $ 30
Total: $1191
Suggestions/changes/important bits I've forgotten? (at the moment I've decided to reuse the keyboard, mice, speakers..)
Hear that thunder rolling till it seems to split the sky?
That's every ship in Grayson's Navy taking up the cry-
NO QUARTER!!!
-- "No Quarter", by Echo's Children