- Apr 24, 2011
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Hi, I'm planning to do my first build PC during the summer and I was wondering if I can get some help on some parts and what would be recommended for CAD/Pro-E works as well as a performing gaming pc that can play games such as BF3, GW2, Crysis 2 and other modern games at Ultra to High Settings particularly at 1920x1080p.
Approximate Purchase Date: Summer 2013, July-ish
Budget Range: I'd say about 900-1400$
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Games/Home/Editing/CAD
Are you buying a monitor: Yes
Parts to Upgrade: All (First Build)
Do you need to buy OS: No
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Amazon, Newegg, Ebay, anything reliable.
Location: California, San Diego Area
Parts Preferences: Intel over AMD, Nvidia over Radeon
Overclocking: No
SLI or Crossfire: No/Maybe, most likely no.
Your Monitor Resolution: Don't have one, but I'd prefer to play at 1920x1080p
Additional Comments: I'd like reliable and somewhat a quiet PC that can perform well on modern games and in CAD programs such as AutoCAD and Pro-Engineer, and several photo/video editing programs like Sony Vegas and Photoshop. But most importantly, I'd prefer a PC case to look simple and clean like the Fractal Design R4, NOT a battleship.
Parts I'm considering:
-CPU-
i5 3470 or i5 3570k
I don't plan to overclock. And I think quadcore should be suffice, I personally don't like to have more than 5 programs running at once.
-Motherboard-
ATX: MSI zh77a-g43 or MSI z77a-g55 or g65
mATX: MSI zh77ma-g43 or MSI z77ma-g45
I personally can't decide between h77 or z77 and between ATX and mATX motherboards. I don't plan to overclock, nor will I plan to go SLI dual graphic cards. I personally find a single graphic card more reliable and sufficient. In addition, as you can see, I seem to like the MSI products for their BIOs User Interface etc.
-PC Chassis-
Fractal Design Define R4 or Fractal Design Define Mini
I am particularly interested on the Fractal Design Define series as they are very simple yet elegant and seemingly quiet compared to most chassis. I can't decide between ATX or mATX cases as I don't think I plan to do any water cooling or SLI set ups in the future.
-CPU Cooler-
Stock or Cooler Master Hyper TX3 or Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus
-Hard Drive-
1TB Western Digital Blue Caviar
I don't necessarily think black caviar from Western Digital would make a significant impact in how my files are moved around.
-Solid State Drive-
120GB Samsung 840 Series
Primarily for the OS.
-Graphic Card-
MSI GTX 650 ti Power Edition
MSI GTX 650 ti Boost Gaming
MSI GTX 660 Twin Frozr
I can't decide between these three, however, I still am open to higher graphic card if budget allows. As you can see I prefer Nvidia and MSI products. I'm also looking for the best graphic card with good value to performance characteristics.
-RAM-
Corsair Vengeance 8gb to 16gb
I'm considering 16gb as I may consider allocating memory to various programs.
-Power Supply Unit-
Corsair 600cx or higher
Will consider upgrading PSU depending on the graphic card. Modular or non-modular doesn't bother me too much.
-Monitor-
Asus VS228H-P 22 Inch Full-HD
I think 22 inch would look best with 1080p
-Wireless Adapter-
Asus EA-N66 Dual Band N450
-DVD Drive-
Asus OEM Drive
-Speakers-
Cyber Acoustic Subwoofer Satellite System CA-3602a
-Keyboard-
Razer Lycosa Standard Edition
Or anything to match with my Razer Orochi Mouse that I used for my laptop.
Things I have:
Razer Orochi Mouse
Razer Carcharias Headset
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: My Asus G73sw-xa1 gaming notebook is dying on me, as an assortment of problems has arisen the past 3 years. Long story...
Thanks!
Approximate Purchase Date: Summer 2013, July-ish
Budget Range: I'd say about 900-1400$
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Games/Home/Editing/CAD
Are you buying a monitor: Yes
Parts to Upgrade: All (First Build)
Do you need to buy OS: No
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Amazon, Newegg, Ebay, anything reliable.
Location: California, San Diego Area
Parts Preferences: Intel over AMD, Nvidia over Radeon
Overclocking: No
SLI or Crossfire: No/Maybe, most likely no.
Your Monitor Resolution: Don't have one, but I'd prefer to play at 1920x1080p
Additional Comments: I'd like reliable and somewhat a quiet PC that can perform well on modern games and in CAD programs such as AutoCAD and Pro-Engineer, and several photo/video editing programs like Sony Vegas and Photoshop. But most importantly, I'd prefer a PC case to look simple and clean like the Fractal Design R4, NOT a battleship.
Parts I'm considering:
-CPU-
i5 3470 or i5 3570k
I don't plan to overclock. And I think quadcore should be suffice, I personally don't like to have more than 5 programs running at once.
-Motherboard-
ATX: MSI zh77a-g43 or MSI z77a-g55 or g65
mATX: MSI zh77ma-g43 or MSI z77ma-g45
I personally can't decide between h77 or z77 and between ATX and mATX motherboards. I don't plan to overclock, nor will I plan to go SLI dual graphic cards. I personally find a single graphic card more reliable and sufficient. In addition, as you can see, I seem to like the MSI products for their BIOs User Interface etc.
-PC Chassis-
Fractal Design Define R4 or Fractal Design Define Mini
I am particularly interested on the Fractal Design Define series as they are very simple yet elegant and seemingly quiet compared to most chassis. I can't decide between ATX or mATX cases as I don't think I plan to do any water cooling or SLI set ups in the future.
-CPU Cooler-
Stock or Cooler Master Hyper TX3 or Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus
-Hard Drive-
1TB Western Digital Blue Caviar
I don't necessarily think black caviar from Western Digital would make a significant impact in how my files are moved around.
-Solid State Drive-
120GB Samsung 840 Series
Primarily for the OS.
-Graphic Card-
MSI GTX 650 ti Power Edition
MSI GTX 650 ti Boost Gaming
MSI GTX 660 Twin Frozr
I can't decide between these three, however, I still am open to higher graphic card if budget allows. As you can see I prefer Nvidia and MSI products. I'm also looking for the best graphic card with good value to performance characteristics.
-RAM-
Corsair Vengeance 8gb to 16gb
I'm considering 16gb as I may consider allocating memory to various programs.
-Power Supply Unit-
Corsair 600cx or higher
Will consider upgrading PSU depending on the graphic card. Modular or non-modular doesn't bother me too much.
-Monitor-
Asus VS228H-P 22 Inch Full-HD
I think 22 inch would look best with 1080p
-Wireless Adapter-
Asus EA-N66 Dual Band N450
-DVD Drive-
Asus OEM Drive
-Speakers-
Cyber Acoustic Subwoofer Satellite System CA-3602a
-Keyboard-
Razer Lycosa Standard Edition
Or anything to match with my Razer Orochi Mouse that I used for my laptop.
Things I have:
Razer Orochi Mouse
Razer Carcharias Headset
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: My Asus G73sw-xa1 gaming notebook is dying on me, as an assortment of problems has arisen the past 3 years. Long story...
Thanks!
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