First Build! $2000 Budget Build!

dachampionz · Apr 11, 2013

I would like any advice you could give me on my build!

Approximate Purchase Date: April or May

Budget Range: $2000

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, video editing, animation, surfing the web and watching movies.

Are you buying a monitor: Yes

Do you need to buy OS: Yes

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Lowest prices that can be shipped! (Exceptions - Best Buy, MicroCenter)

Location: Virginia, USA

Parts Preferences: Intel CPU

Overclocking: Yes, between 4.5 - 5 Ghz

SLI or Crossfire: Yes in the future

Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080

Additional Comments: I would like to install LED strips
Software used - After Effects, Vegas Pro, Fraps, many Steam games, BF3

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: I need a new PC for gaming and video editing.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-3770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($99.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-V LK ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($104.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.23 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($138.38 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($67.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video Card ($389.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair Vengeance C70 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.99 @ Microcenter)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF120 Performance Edition (2-Pack) 63.5 CFM 120mm Fans ($26.98 @ Outlet PC)
Power Supply: Corsair Professional 850W 80 PLUS Silver Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($169.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($17.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 Full (64-bit) ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: BenQ XL2420T 120Hz 24.0" Monitor ($349.99 @ NCIX US)
Keyboard: Corsair Vengeance K60 Wired Gaming Keyboard ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Mouse: Corsair Vengeance M65 Wired Laser Mouse ($72.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $2008.45
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-04-11 21:41 EDT-0400)

Parts I prefer to keep with the build: i7-3770K, Corsair Vengeance C70 Case, Corsair Vengeance K60 Keyboard, Corsair Vengeance M65 Mouse and Windows 8.

burritobob · Apr 11, 2013

There is two simple easy change that you can make to make your whole experience much better:

Getting the Noctua D-14 will save you $20 and get your a better quieter CPU cooler...

Since you DO plan on using after effects which supports CUDA acceleration you may or may not want to get a 670, I say may not because AMD GPU acceleration is coming soon to the whole Adobe line of products, so If you can wait for that to take place stick with the 7970 that you have it's fantastic. Not to mention the AMD acceleration will be 20%+ faster than the already in place CUDA acceleration.

dachampionz · Apr 11, 2013

burritobob :

I prefer not to get an air cooler because they are bulky and ugly. There also might be an issue with the clearance on the RAM sticks. I'm also willing to wait for the AMD GPU acceleration for Adobe products.

realchaos · Apr 12, 2013

Well there's the kingwin lazer 850w psu 80+ platinum for $110 AR: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/kingwin-power-supply-lzp850 That's really cheap
A WD Blue 1tb will have 64mb cache instead of your listed 32 and WD are suppose to be more reliable than Seagate: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex
Judging by the fans you chose, I'm assuming you don't really care about noise. If so, then the Corsair H100i is fine for your needs.

TheBigTroll · Apr 12, 2013

id get rid of the most of the build especially the cheap liquid cooler. go legit with liquid cooling or forget it
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Qcv6

-CPU cooler isnt too big and should be fine
-lower profile and cheaper ram sticks
-more ram is good for video editing
-more capacity on the SSD
-slightly more warranty on the hard drive. reliability is about the same
-case isn't a oven and is much cheaper and better
-changed the video card to a gtx 670 CUDA can be pretty benefitical in video editing. your choice if you want to make the change
-cheaper and much better psu
-windows 7 is cheaper
-better monitor if you want good color reproduction rather than a fast panel and crappy colors. its 199.99 at us.ncix as pcpartpicker doesnt list properly sometimes
-better keyboard
-better mouse
-fans are unnecessary if you have a good case and good fans included

dachampionz · Apr 12, 2013

I changed the RAM, HDD and PSU.

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($91.87 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 850W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($134.78 @ Newegg)
Total: $1989.92

TheBigTroll · Apr 12, 2013

-ram should still be in dual channel config

and the rest is explained pretty clearly

dachampionz · Apr 13, 2013

TheBigTroll :

What's wrong with quad channel?

TheBigTroll · Apr 13, 2013

you cant expand and the socket was designed for dual channel. running 4 sticks is ok, but then you spend more for something that limits you

dachampionz · Apr 16, 2013

TheBigTroll :

Isn't there 4 sockets though?

realchaos · Apr 16, 2013

The LGA1155 socket doesn't support quad channel. You'll basically be running 2 dual channel. It's better to just grab a dual channel kit as it will give you 2empty dimms for future upgrading.

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