Hi all!
Going to be building 3 separate desktops, all the same build (as of now).
Your Current Specs: AMD Turion laptop....
Budget: 500-700 per desktop, US of A
Main Use: Light Gaming (3), Gaming (2), Emulation (PS2/Wii) (1), Video Editing (1), 3D work (4), general usage (Word, Web, 1080p playback) (5)
Monitor Resolution: I have two monitors 16:9 ratio, unsure on resolution, 20 inch
List SPECIFIC games that you MUST be able to play: Red Alert 2
Are reusing any parts?: No
When will you build?: Within the next week, parts should be ordered
Will you be overclocking?: Yes to one, probably not for others.
I am looking at a hybrid between standard and enhanced.
CPU: Intel i5 2500K 4C/4T 3.7Ghz Turbo
Motherboard: MSI Z68A-G43 (G3) LGA 1155 Intel Z68 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
Ram: CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 (Is this RAM good for the build?)
Video: 6870 or 6850, unsure on a specific card
Drive: Not sold on any yet, 1 TB storage would be nice
Power Supply: Unsure
Case: unsure
Optical Drive: Unsure, but necessary
Heatsink: CoolerMaster 212+, probably
Sound: Onboard probably
One of the computers would be using for a second drive using Raid for full redundancy. Does anyone have any info on this? I can just order a second drive? Or...something much more in depth?
So, any input would be fantastic. Looking to build sooner than later. Thanks, Hazaro, for the fantastic resources!