- Apr 10, 2013
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These are the parts I looked up after spending hours last night with most of my research done on these forums. What I would like to do is play games and stream them to Twitch.tv. Maybe record them at the same time and edit them to later upload. I don't plan on overclocking, at least not for while. Budget is not an issue. I already added up these parts and the total amount isn't a problem. I also have a few questions following the list. I'm not too educated when it comes to the specs of the motherboard and others.
CPU: i7-3770k (I'm well aware that the i5-3570k is more than enough for gaming but I live near a MicroCenter and I figured if I'm willing to spend $219 for the i5 over on Newegg, I might as well spend an extra $10 at MC where the i7 is $229)
MOBO: Gigabyte ga-z77-ud5h
Memory: CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB)
Graphics Card: GeForce GTX 670 FTW
Power Supply: SeaSonic X Series X650 Gold 650W
SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB
HDD: Western Digital WD Blue 1TB 7,200 RPM
Case: COOLER MASTER HAF 932 Advanced Blue Edition (I really like this case so I hope its good)
Optical Drive: Don't think I'll need one but I'll look for that at a later time
Windows 8
Now a few questions:
Foremost, are these compatible and suitable for gaming and streaming?
My chosen graphics card recommends at least a 500W power supply. Now I know 650W is more but is there anything else that may draw in more power that may require a slightly higher PSU?
I want to use 2 monitors but don't want to use both for gaming. Just one for gaming and the other for any other program(s) I might want to run at the same time. How would I go about doing that?
I'm really excited to make my first build and would appreciate everyone's help and opinions.
CPU: i7-3770k (I'm well aware that the i5-3570k is more than enough for gaming but I live near a MicroCenter and I figured if I'm willing to spend $219 for the i5 over on Newegg, I might as well spend an extra $10 at MC where the i7 is $229)
MOBO: Gigabyte ga-z77-ud5h
Memory: CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB)
Graphics Card: GeForce GTX 670 FTW
Power Supply: SeaSonic X Series X650 Gold 650W
SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB
HDD: Western Digital WD Blue 1TB 7,200 RPM
Case: COOLER MASTER HAF 932 Advanced Blue Edition (I really like this case so I hope its good)
Optical Drive: Don't think I'll need one but I'll look for that at a later time
Windows 8
Now a few questions:
Foremost, are these compatible and suitable for gaming and streaming?
My chosen graphics card recommends at least a 500W power supply. Now I know 650W is more but is there anything else that may draw in more power that may require a slightly higher PSU?
I want to use 2 monitors but don't want to use both for gaming. Just one for gaming and the other for any other program(s) I might want to run at the same time. How would I go about doing that?
I'm really excited to make my first build and would appreciate everyone's help and opinions.
OP, just get whatever is cheaper. Even if they do perform better (again, 1-5FPS) I think Windows 7 is still a bit cheaper.
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