First PC // Main Editing + Heavy Gaming

h3arts

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Alright, so I've never build a pc before, so I'm a little nervous:) This is the build I have so far -- http://pcpartpicker.com/p/YGic

EXCEPT: I'm changing out for the new Haswell (on june 3rd) and the 4770k as well. I'm also not sure if the cooling system is compatible or anything else for that matter. Confirmation would be great if possible. However, I've heard that the haswell is targeted more towards laptops and notebooks.. and that I should go with something else

If you couldn't tell from the title I want a pc that can edit with ease and use programs like after effects with no problems. (etc.) -- I'm also a big gamer and want to be able to play on maxed or at least close to maxed settings while recording gameplay w/mic and such.

My budget is around $1200 or so although, I haven't included monitor/mouse/keyboard/mic yet..

*EDIT* Is the Sapphire Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card a really good graphics card or should I go w/something better?
Thoughts on my build? Suggestions etc. Thanks in advance!

P.S. This may be in the wrong section as I'm asking about my build a little bit.. but, I am asking about parts as well so I'm not sure. Redirect me if incorrect.
 

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So, I'm getting the seagate HDD 1T. Should I get like a 128gb SSD instead because, they run better and use that or..? If I got two what would I put on which etc.?

 

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Most people now a days run a 128+GB SSD OS/ game drive with a mechanical for backup/media files. That would be ideal. I suggest getting the biggest SSD you can afford cause they fill up really quick (especially with the games)
 

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If I'm putting the games on to the SSD what am I putting on the 1T HDD

 

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It would be the drive to fraps too -- fraps doesnt compress as it captures (= HUGE files) and due to the stream size, it hogs the hell out of your drive. When people complain about recording and the FPS hit they take, a lot of that is because the drive is pulling double duty doing both at the same time. If you target a secondary drive as the save location for fraps output, you see a big performance increase. To be honest, Im not sure if they are similar in a SSD setup, but I can tell you that fraps files are gigs of data and a SSD would be less than ideal for that anyway
 

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So, maybe it would just be easier to find something better to record with. It might be more expensive than $20 or however much fraps cost but, if it's easier on my rig that would be good. Also, I used fraps a couple years ago and the files were a little annoying to deal with. Suggestions?