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Briskk

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Hey guys, I just need some input on some parts I've picked out for the PC I am going to build in a couple of weeks. The build will be mostly used for school-work, some video rendering, and some gaming. Games I'm planning to play are SC2: HOTS, BF3, maybe some Crysis.

Here are the parts.

Intel Xeon E3-1230 V2 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor $239.99
ASRock H77M-ITX Mini ITX LGA1155 Motherboard $99.99
G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory $51.99
A-Data XPG SX900 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk $109.99
Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $67.50
Galaxy GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card $184.99
BitFenix Prodigy (Black) Mini ITX Tower Case $67.26
Corsair CX 600W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply $69.01

Do I have any compatibility issues with the Xeon and the rest of the system?

Thanks for your time.
 
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manofchalk
There are Xeon chips that work on the LGA1155 platform, not well versed on them but from what I hear their basically i7's without integrated graphics.
Might be completely wrong though, not sure on them myself.

The rig looks fine to me, just a one thing.
- For video editing and rendering, you going to want more RAM than 8GB. I used to run 8GB (before upgrading to 16GB, then a stick died so now I'v got 12GB!) and programs such as After Effects just fill it so quickly. Even previewing film in Premiere can max out 8GB if your footage is a decent resolution.
I suggest if possible, going for a 2x8GB kit. If not 4x4GB would be fine.
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There are Xeon chips that work on the LGA1155 platform, not well versed on them but from what I hear their basically i7's without integrated graphics.
Might be completely wrong though, not sure on them myself.

The rig looks fine to me, just a one thing.
- For video editing and rendering, you going to want more RAM than 8GB. I used to run 8GB (before upgrading to 16GB, then a stick died so now I'v got 12GB!) and programs such as After Effects just fill it so quickly. Even previewing film in Premiere can max out 8GB if your footage is a decent resolution.
I suggest if possible, going for a 2x8GB kit. If not 4x4GB would be fine.
 
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Briskk

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Hmm. Ok I will look into the 16GB vs 8GB.

But will the Xeon run to it's fullest potential on that board, like is it better to dish out like a little extra to get the i7 3770K or non-K? I'm not very familiar with the Xeons and how it will run on the H77 platform as it is not a server board.
Because from what I've seen the Xeon is only clocked lower and doesn't overclock, but I don't really plan on overclocking. If I was I would get a normal ATX or something.

Thanks.
 
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