Hey everyone. I know there are a ton of these posts but I was hoping someone could review the compatibility of this build and maybe give me some advice if you notice any inefficiencies. These parts are just under my budget of about $2k and I'll be using it for music production (no recording, just DAW) and gaming. I probably won't overclock but I'm open to it in the future.
Motherboard:
ASUS Sabertooth Z77 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
CPU:
Intel Core i7-3770K Ivy Bridge 3.5 GHz (3.9 Ghz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4000
Memory:
(2) G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory
Video Card:
(2) GIGABYTE GV-N660OC-2GD GeForce GTX 660 2GB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
Storage:
(1) Intel 520 Series Cherryville SSDSC2CW180A3K5 2.5" 180GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
AND
(1) SAMSUNG 840 Series MZ-7TD500KW 2.5" 500GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
Power Supply:
CORSAIR HX Series HX750 750W ATX12V 2.3 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply New 4th Gen CPU Certified Haswell Ready
Case:
Corsair Carbide Series 400R Graphite grey and black ATX Mid Tower Gaming Case
OR
COOLER MASTER HAF 932 Advanced RC-932-KKN5-GP Black Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case with USB 3.0, Black Interior and Four Fans-1x 230mm front RED LED fan, 1x 140mm rear fan, 1x 230mm top fan, and 1x 230mm side fan
I'm most unsure about the power supply. Wasn't feeling confident at all when trying to figure out how much power I needed. Especially since I'll be plugging in a few midi devices and an external sound card.
And is the Corsair case big enough to hold everything? Would heat be a problem for me? I also didn't research the RAM all that much. Didn't seem like a complicated part to choose.
I'd appreciate anybody's 2 cents on this build. I'm still learning and not quite ready to pull the trigger yet. Thanks in advance
Motherboard:
ASUS Sabertooth Z77 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
CPU:
Intel Core i7-3770K Ivy Bridge 3.5 GHz (3.9 Ghz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4000
Memory:
(2) G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory
Video Card:
(2) GIGABYTE GV-N660OC-2GD GeForce GTX 660 2GB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
Storage:
(1) Intel 520 Series Cherryville SSDSC2CW180A3K5 2.5" 180GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
AND
(1) SAMSUNG 840 Series MZ-7TD500KW 2.5" 500GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
Power Supply:
CORSAIR HX Series HX750 750W ATX12V 2.3 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply New 4th Gen CPU Certified Haswell Ready
Case:
Corsair Carbide Series 400R Graphite grey and black ATX Mid Tower Gaming Case
OR
COOLER MASTER HAF 932 Advanced RC-932-KKN5-GP Black Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case with USB 3.0, Black Interior and Four Fans-1x 230mm front RED LED fan, 1x 140mm rear fan, 1x 230mm top fan, and 1x 230mm side fan
I'm most unsure about the power supply. Wasn't feeling confident at all when trying to figure out how much power I needed. Especially since I'll be plugging in a few midi devices and an external sound card.
And is the Corsair case big enough to hold everything? Would heat be a problem for me? I also didn't research the RAM all that much. Didn't seem like a complicated part to choose.
I'd appreciate anybody's 2 cents on this build. I'm still learning and not quite ready to pull the trigger yet. Thanks in advance
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