So, a slight change in my financial situation has a really high chance of happening over the summertime. I've applied to a special program that has an extremely high chance of finding people a job, but limits their weekly income and forces them to stop working once they return to school, designed for students, and limited to my age group (no, I'm not actually going to disclose my actual age here yet, it's easy to find on the internet, though, if you know where to look, so the site can just think that I'm 24 for now). Because of the fact that our household has a large enough income generated by the only adult who isn't a greedy, self-centered layabout who should probably go kill himself (it's not me, by the way), all of this money goes towards getting me started on the new build, and feeding my dormant drinking problem. I've run some numbers, and, realistically, I have a budget of $2900 CAD for this build by the end of the summer time, once you take away the rest of the $5850 to account for drinking. So, I want to do the terribly-difficult task of replacing all parts of my computer (especially audio, and this screen that wobbles when I type because it's designed for people who aren't constantly cold), with Intel and nVidia parts, for only $2500 (taken off another bit for other vices).
I've started compiling a little list on PCPartPicker, but I need help doing this. It will be MONTHS before I'm able to even dream of buying this, but, as I've pretty much copied and pasted multiple times over on Overclock.net:
"I really like preplanning" - danwoman-san~/kinkinkijkin/SolTIW/The Great and Handsome Dan/Lord Asshat/A Remelted Jive-Tits Nun
Currently, I'm starting low on it. But, as soon as I've picked viable parts for each spot, I wanna start moving up. Save each budget rung as well, just in case.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3lDjT
Please don't mention power supplies unless you are going to be VERY thorough in it, including comparing scores given to the power supplies by reputable reviewers, price comparisons, and at least a small amount of trying to tell me that it would look better.
To get into more, more detail, here are the broad specifications for the build:
- Intel + nVidia
- Small form-factor
- No HDDs (ignore the HDD in the list already, this is something I wanna work up to)
- Relatively easy to bring to another room in the house (meaning wifi, and possibly light weight)
- Not-immense power requirements - Make it like the turd-burster (my current computer) is now, but because of efficiency, not crappiness
For things not inside of the computer
- Do not recommend me mice or keyboards, please. If I get a new mouse, I already know exactly which one, and I've already chosen the keyboard with no chance of changing my mind
- If you wanna tell me what kind of screen you like, I need a 16:10 resolution that exceeds 1080p. So, at least 1920x1200. In fact, I'd love 1920x1200, it's just the right size for everything.
some extra notes:
god I hope someone doesn't just run into this thread and exclaim that I need to buy a 4670k, that's not really productive anymore at this point. I only need a processor capable of keeping up with my GPU, and playing my small collection of light GC/Wii games in dolphin. Oh, and it needs to be able to compile lots of java quickly, that's the language that my current projects are in, and I'm not about to rewrite them to a superior language just because it'll perform faster, compile faster, be easier to debug, and give me more lower-level options than java would
god I hope someone doesn't just run into this thread and tell me that I need to wait for the new haswells to come out to make this list
I've started compiling a little list on PCPartPicker, but I need help doing this. It will be MONTHS before I'm able to even dream of buying this, but, as I've pretty much copied and pasted multiple times over on Overclock.net:
"I really like preplanning" - danwoman-san~/kinkinkijkin/SolTIW/The Great and Handsome Dan/Lord Asshat/A Remelted Jive-Tits Nun
Currently, I'm starting low on it. But, as soon as I've picked viable parts for each spot, I wanna start moving up. Save each budget rung as well, just in case.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3lDjT
Please don't mention power supplies unless you are going to be VERY thorough in it, including comparing scores given to the power supplies by reputable reviewers, price comparisons, and at least a small amount of trying to tell me that it would look better.
To get into more, more detail, here are the broad specifications for the build:
- Intel + nVidia
- Small form-factor
- No HDDs (ignore the HDD in the list already, this is something I wanna work up to)
- Relatively easy to bring to another room in the house (meaning wifi, and possibly light weight)
- Not-immense power requirements - Make it like the turd-burster (my current computer) is now, but because of efficiency, not crappiness
For things not inside of the computer
- Do not recommend me mice or keyboards, please. If I get a new mouse, I already know exactly which one, and I've already chosen the keyboard with no chance of changing my mind
- If you wanna tell me what kind of screen you like, I need a 16:10 resolution that exceeds 1080p. So, at least 1920x1200. In fact, I'd love 1920x1200, it's just the right size for everything.
some extra notes:
god I hope someone doesn't just run into this thread and exclaim that I need to buy a 4670k, that's not really productive anymore at this point. I only need a processor capable of keeping up with my GPU, and playing my small collection of light GC/Wii games in dolphin. Oh, and it needs to be able to compile lots of java quickly, that's the language that my current projects are in, and I'm not about to rewrite them to a superior language just because it'll perform faster, compile faster, be easier to debug, and give me more lower-level options than java would
god I hope someone doesn't just run into this thread and tell me that I need to wait for the new haswells to come out to make this list