Please Help Choosing Gaming/3d App Build

ann97

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I had listed a previous idea of a build before, but now I am confused which parts to choose before making my purchases. If anyone can give me some clear advice on the following I would appreciate it. I would use this set-up for gaming mmo's and fps along with zbrush and photoshop.

CPU: i7 3770K or i5 3570K

MOBO: AsRock Z77 Extreme 4 or Asus P8z77-V LK or any other option?

RAM: Crucial Ballistix 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 or do I really need 16 GB? Is this RAM ok?

HDD: WD 1 TB BC or am I better off going to SB 1 TB and adding 128 GB SSD with that?

GPU: Asus GTX 770 (later to additional one if needed)

Wireless: have to have it, I have no other way to go, suggestions?

PSU: Antec high current ATX12V / EPS 12V 750w or is there better/ more suitable for my needs?

Cooler: CM Hyper 212 Evo (think this is good right?)

DVD: Lite-on, just to have it

CASE: Lian-Li PC-9NA ATX mid-tower

thoughts on this case? Would like silver or white tower, good air flow, plenty space, elegant design.

OS: windows OEM never built a PC but would love to also have Apple osx if possible as well?

Monitor: Asus VS248H-P 24" or do I go for Asus UG 248QE will it make a huge difference?


My budget is between $1500-$1800 USD. This is my first pc, first build. I have done a lot of reading, but still a bit confused with the above (moving from Apple to pc)







 

L Helps

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Intel Core i7-4770K
Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO
Gigabyte GA-Z87X-D3H
Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB 1600mhz cl9
Samsung 840 Series 120GB
Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 7200rpm
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 2GB
Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window
SeaSonic M12II 620 Bronze
Lite-On iHAS124-04
Windows 7 Home Premium(64-bit)
Asus VS248H-P

total: $1677.70
 

ann97

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L Helps, you suggest the WD CB over the SB? Can I ask why? I read a lot of reviews on the WD CB and it seems a lot of people rate it as very loud and having a lot of failure :(
 

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Actually I'm building a pc with SB both are good, SB is faster but you won't notice the difference. I've heared (not sure if treu) seagates custumer service is worse then that from WD so that's wy I recommended it. If you have a good relieble store that has good custumer sevice like me it doesn't matter.