- Oct 1, 2013
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Hi guys,
My second time here, and this is going to be my second build (coming from an i5 760, ati5770, 4gb RAM, 18.5" monitor). I've had such great success with my first build and it's mostly because of this site. Personally, this is the only place I would trust (I simply go in the stores and buy the stuff and not ask, lol).
The main use for this rig is going to be daily Graphic Design work (PS,AI,AE,Pr), 1080p gaming (going for a 23" LED), watching HD movies (of course), and I plan on dabbling in indie game development in about a year's time so I plan to use my existing 18.5" monitor as my 2nd monitor. Also it would be nice if the rig is powerful enough to record 1080p footage (fraps) and still have acceptable fps when gaming (I'm not a Let's Player or anything).
So far, I've got my eye on the following:
i5 4670 (no plans of overclocking)
Sapphire hd 7850 2gb (based on TH's mid-range card recommendations)
at least 8 gb RAM, possibly 16 gb Corsair (for graphic design work, hopefully overkill for gaming)
With this said, the part I need help the most is in choosing an appropriate motherboard. I don't have newegg access so I try to make due with what is available locally (much more expensive, sadly).
I've seen people recommending Z87 motherboards, but they're either AS expensive as the cpu I'm going for, or more expensive... that just does not make much sense to me. But I'm scared to go with the bare minimum as well. I kinda screwed up a bit on my last build by going for a lesser mobo (due to lack of availability), and now the mobo is the first component that is really giving up. Anyway, here are some of the mobos available here:
ASUS H87M-E M-ATX LGA1150
ASUS H87M-PRO M-ATX LGA1150
ASUS Z87-K ATX LGA1150
ASUS Z87M-PLUS ATX LGA1150
ASUS Z87-A ATX LGA1150
ASUS GRYPHON Z87 ATX LGA1150
Apart from this, what PSU capacity do you think I will need?
Also, having not tried a dual-monitor set-up, will there be hurdles on the way? Is performance going to be affected?
Ha, and I felt so proud of myself after my first build, here I am crawling back into TH's arms again. haha! Sorry for the long post and looking forward to your replies. Thank you so much.
My second time here, and this is going to be my second build (coming from an i5 760, ati5770, 4gb RAM, 18.5" monitor). I've had such great success with my first build and it's mostly because of this site. Personally, this is the only place I would trust (I simply go in the stores and buy the stuff and not ask, lol).
The main use for this rig is going to be daily Graphic Design work (PS,AI,AE,Pr), 1080p gaming (going for a 23" LED), watching HD movies (of course), and I plan on dabbling in indie game development in about a year's time so I plan to use my existing 18.5" monitor as my 2nd monitor. Also it would be nice if the rig is powerful enough to record 1080p footage (fraps) and still have acceptable fps when gaming (I'm not a Let's Player or anything).
So far, I've got my eye on the following:
i5 4670 (no plans of overclocking)
Sapphire hd 7850 2gb (based on TH's mid-range card recommendations)
at least 8 gb RAM, possibly 16 gb Corsair (for graphic design work, hopefully overkill for gaming)
With this said, the part I need help the most is in choosing an appropriate motherboard. I don't have newegg access so I try to make due with what is available locally (much more expensive, sadly).
I've seen people recommending Z87 motherboards, but they're either AS expensive as the cpu I'm going for, or more expensive... that just does not make much sense to me. But I'm scared to go with the bare minimum as well. I kinda screwed up a bit on my last build by going for a lesser mobo (due to lack of availability), and now the mobo is the first component that is really giving up. Anyway, here are some of the mobos available here:
ASUS H87M-E M-ATX LGA1150
ASUS H87M-PRO M-ATX LGA1150
ASUS Z87-K ATX LGA1150
ASUS Z87M-PLUS ATX LGA1150
ASUS Z87-A ATX LGA1150
ASUS GRYPHON Z87 ATX LGA1150
Apart from this, what PSU capacity do you think I will need?
Also, having not tried a dual-monitor set-up, will there be hurdles on the way? Is performance going to be affected?
Ha, and I felt so proud of myself after my first build, here I am crawling back into TH's arms again. haha! Sorry for the long post and looking forward to your replies. Thank you so much.
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