Newer (better?) Build Configuration. Advice?

Jared485

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I posted some parts earlier last week. Ive been doing research and have decided to spend a little more and have a new configuration of parts that need a second opinion. All opinions are welcome. Ill be gaming alot and doing alot of Autocad, 3D max, and Inventor. here it is:

Case: NZXT Phantom 410 series
CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K Haswell 3.5GHz LGA 1150
GPU: ASUS GTX760-DC2OC-2GD5 GeForce GTX 760 2GB
Memory: CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600
MOBO: ASUS MAXIMUS VI HERO LGA 1150
PSU: Antec Earthwatts 650w
Storage: 128GB Samsung Pro SSD (for OS + Cad programs) & Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200 RPM

Windows 7 is about 20 GB from what ive read, those 3 CAD programs are another 30GB that leaves 78 GB, so i think that's safe. Im getting the PSU free from a friend, do i need to invest in a bigger one? ill be SLI'ing in the future.

Any opnions or advice for the build are welcome.
 
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You might want to consider 2x8gb of ram. The CAD programs will love that.
The Asus Z87-A is a good choice. Check to see if the ASRock Z87 Extreme4 or Gigabyte-Z87X-UD3H is about the same price. If one of them is about the same price, then grab that instead. If there's a huge price difference, stick with the Asus.
Look at the Samsung 840 EVO SSD. It should be much cheaper and it performs nearly the same as the PRO.

legokill101

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buy a asrock extreme 4 should be just enough for your needs what you have now is total overill also if your programs for cad suport open cl amd graphics cards are a much better deal as nvidia intentionaly limites the 6/7 series graphics cards compute preofmrance
 
You might want to consider 2x8gb of ram. The CAD programs will love that.
The Asus Z87-A is a good choice. Check to see if the ASRock Z87 Extreme4 or Gigabyte-Z87X-UD3H is about the same price. If one of them is about the same price, then grab that instead. If there's a huge price difference, stick with the Asus.
Look at the Samsung 840 EVO SSD. It should be much cheaper and it performs nearly the same as the PRO.
 
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