Hey guys I'm planning on building a new system with a focus on gaming and video editing and rendering. I honestly don't play anything too crazy like Crysis and such but I'd like to have the availability to play such games on medium settings if I wanted to. My goal is to play Dota 2, WoW, GW2, Diablo 3, etc on higher settings.
I've already got a monitor, mouse, headphones, and keyboard to use. I'll still need an OS as well as hardware. I've got a rough set up already just need some advice on different components.
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1ptIx
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1ptIx/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1ptIx/benchmarks/
CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($220.98 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($131.39 @ Outlet PC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($265.66 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: Thermaltake Smart M 750W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($79.99 @ Microcenter)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) ($88.00 @ Amazon)
Total: $955.97
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-07 20:38 EDT-0400)
My main concerns are the case (the 200R seems great but I might need to look at something better for a couple more bucks) and the graphics card. From everything I've read the 760 was really solid for the money, just can't afford to spend $400 on a better one for not much more performance. And whether it's better for me to go with 2x8GB initially for RAM as the MoBo supports 32GB might as well start half way with 2 slots free for upgrade later?
Let me know what you guys think, thanks. And yes I take constructive criticism
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I've already got a monitor, mouse, headphones, and keyboard to use. I'll still need an OS as well as hardware. I've got a rough set up already just need some advice on different components.
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1ptIx
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1ptIx/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1ptIx/benchmarks/
CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($220.98 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($131.39 @ Outlet PC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($265.66 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: Thermaltake Smart M 750W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($79.99 @ Microcenter)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) ($88.00 @ Amazon)
Total: $955.97
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-07 20:38 EDT-0400)
My main concerns are the case (the 200R seems great but I might need to look at something better for a couple more bucks) and the graphics card. From everything I've read the 760 was really solid for the money, just can't afford to spend $400 on a better one for not much more performance. And whether it's better for me to go with 2x8GB initially for RAM as the MoBo supports 32GB might as well start half way with 2 slots free for upgrade later?
Let me know what you guys think, thanks. And yes I take constructive criticism
.
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