Hello everyone! I've never built a PC, though I've wanted to for a long time, and I've finally decided to give it a shot.
- Current Specs: I've been using a laptop for the past couple of years so I feel like virtually anything will feel like a big upgrade to me.
- Budget: Planning for around $900, capped at $1000 US
- Main Use: Light Gaming - 4, Gaming - 5, Emulation - 3, Video Editing -1, Streaming games in HD - 1, 3D/Model work - 2 (Maya or Blender) , General Usage - 3.
- Monitor Resolution: I have a 1080p monitor that I plan on using
- Games or applications that you MUST be able to run well: I've been holding off on playing games like Skyrim, Sleeping Dogs, and The Witcher 2 until I had a more capable PC, and I think 60fps sounds nice, but I've gotten used to playing games at <20 so hitting 60 isn't absolutely necessary.
- Looking to reuse any parts?: None other than peripherals.
- When will you build?: Hoping to do it within the next couple of weeks.
- Will you be overclocking?: I don't think so...
Also, because I'm moving around fairly frequently, I think I want to go for MicroATX. If that's a bad idea for a first build let me know. I also just generally like the idea of a smaller form factor.
Here's a possible build I threw together, but I'm not sure if that all works together or not.
Also I read that Nvidia is announcing new stuff soon so I probably shouldn't buy a video card right away, but I just wanted to get a build down on paper.
Thanks for any help or feedback!