1. am in wheelchair had stroke an only have use of 1 arm 2.do a lot of multitasking, do everything at one time at times.not a huge gamer but growing 3. dont mind spending money but dont want to waste it 4. hate to wait all on speed. build is over the top need help. would not mind to grow into it though. sorry love the case but all else is up for change. have MSI gx780 gaming laptop now. 16gb RAM really do not go back but can for good reason. kind is up for debate . HELP PLEASE. Sorry for ramble.
feel stupid now help
- Thread starter russellrc
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CPU: i7 is overkill for gaming purposes.And i5 4670K is the perfect all-rounder.If you do extremely CPU exhaustive tasks like rendering,then an i7 makes sense
MOBO: I don't know about you but this is overkill if you're not doing EXTREME OC'ing.You put a EVO as a cooler.I would assume that extreme overclocking is out? A cheaper Z87 board would be fine.
RAM:If this is a general purpose machine that is also used for gaming,then 8GB would be fine.You'd need more than that if you mulitask alot/rendering
PSU: 850W will go wasted. Even 500W will be more than enough.Unless you intend on crossfiring?
OS:Any particular reason you would need the professional edition?
Case is subjective,so i'm not going to talk about that. Nothing wrong with your SSD and HDD. As for GPU,see if you can get a 7870.Depending on price,a 7870xt would be ideal
MOBO: I don't know about you but this is overkill if you're not doing EXTREME OC'ing.You put a EVO as a cooler.I would assume that extreme overclocking is out? A cheaper Z87 board would be fine.
RAM:If this is a general purpose machine that is also used for gaming,then 8GB would be fine.You'd need more than that if you mulitask alot/rendering
PSU: 850W will go wasted. Even 500W will be more than enough.Unless you intend on crossfiring?
OS:Any particular reason you would need the professional edition?
Case is subjective,so i'm not going to talk about that. Nothing wrong with your SSD and HDD. As for GPU,see if you can get a 7870.Depending on price,a 7870xt would be ideal
No problem.Here's an alternate build with the two monitors.Just a suggestion
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($139.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($84.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($189.00 @ B&H)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($88.34 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon HD 7870 XT 2GB Video Card ($163.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 600T White Graphite ATX Mid Tower Case ($159.99 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF120 Quiet Edition (2-Pack) 39.9 CFM 120mm Fans ($27.33 @ Mwave)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series SP120 Quiet Edition (2-Pack) 37.9 CFM 120mm Fans ($27.98 @ OutletPC)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 520W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($50.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - OEM (64-bit) ($98.98 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Acer G236HLBbd 60Hz 23.0" Monitor ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Monitor: Acer T232HLbmidz ( UM.VT2AA.001) 60Hz 23.0" Monitor ($399.99 @ Newegg)
Keyboard: Logitech Wireless Combo MK260 Wireless Standard Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($34.64 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $1906.16
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-05 10:58 EST-0500)
The touchscreen monitor was more expensive than i thought it'd be.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($139.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($84.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($189.00 @ B&H)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($88.34 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon HD 7870 XT 2GB Video Card ($163.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 600T White Graphite ATX Mid Tower Case ($159.99 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF120 Quiet Edition (2-Pack) 39.9 CFM 120mm Fans ($27.33 @ Mwave)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series SP120 Quiet Edition (2-Pack) 37.9 CFM 120mm Fans ($27.98 @ OutletPC)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 520W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($50.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - OEM (64-bit) ($98.98 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Acer G236HLBbd 60Hz 23.0" Monitor ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Monitor: Acer T232HLbmidz ( UM.VT2AA.001) 60Hz 23.0" Monitor ($399.99 @ Newegg)
Keyboard: Logitech Wireless Combo MK260 Wireless Standard Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($34.64 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $1906.16
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-05 10:58 EST-0500)
The touchscreen monitor was more expensive than i thought it'd be.
MSI N660 TF 2GD5/OC GeForce GTX 660 2GB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI OREVGA 02G-P4-3658-KR GeForce GTX 650 Ti BOOST SuperClocked 2GB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 SLI Support Video Card ... FOR VIDEO CARDS
MSI Z87 MPOWER Max LGA 1150 Intel Z87 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Extreme OC Flagship High Performance Triple CFX/ SLI Platform ... OR
ASUS MAXIMUS VI IMPACT LGA 1150 Intel Z87 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Mini ITX Intel Motherboard FOR MOTHERBOARD
G.SKILL Trident X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2400 (PC3 19200) Desktop Memory Model F3-2400C10D-16GTX RAM
Any thoughts/ hate like/agree disagree , reasons please looking at your build now. looks good
MSI Z87 MPOWER Max LGA 1150 Intel Z87 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Extreme OC Flagship High Performance Triple CFX/ SLI Platform ... OR
ASUS MAXIMUS VI IMPACT LGA 1150 Intel Z87 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Mini ITX Intel Motherboard FOR MOTHERBOARD
G.SKILL Trident X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2400 (PC3 19200) Desktop Memory Model F3-2400C10D-16GTX RAM
Any thoughts/ hate like/agree disagree , reasons please looking at your build now. looks good
1. The 7870XT is somewhat equivalent to the 660Ti. 660Ti>660.If you can find a 660Ti at the same price or lower than the XT,by all means,go ahead
2. I realise it's a gaming motherboard but will you fully utilize it?My reasoning is why pay for extra when you won't be using it?
3. Personal thing,really.I've never been a fan of m ITX boards.Too dainty(rread:small) for my liking.
Gaming series motherboards are also usually made for moderate to heavy OCing and multiple GPU setups.Would you be doing either? Heavy OCs need huge cooling to make the OC stable. For a general gamer,that amount of OC is not required.
4. 8GB is plenty for gaming and running a few programs in the background.If you'll be involved in content creation(editing,rendering,video transcoding,CAD,video streaming) or running a workstation,tghen yes,more RAM is necessary so your system is not bogged down.But for those tasks,people usually get the i7 CPUs.For lightweight editing,the i5 is great.
Also,the benefit of having 2400 RAM as opposed to 1866 or even 1600 RAM does not warrant the price increase over respective RAM frequencies. A few FPS,that's about it.Won't be observable.
2. I realise it's a gaming motherboard but will you fully utilize it?My reasoning is why pay for extra when you won't be using it?
3. Personal thing,really.I've never been a fan of m ITX boards.Too dainty(rread:small) for my liking.
Gaming series motherboards are also usually made for moderate to heavy OCing and multiple GPU setups.Would you be doing either? Heavy OCs need huge cooling to make the OC stable. For a general gamer,that amount of OC is not required.
4. 8GB is plenty for gaming and running a few programs in the background.If you'll be involved in content creation(editing,rendering,video transcoding,CAD,video streaming) or running a workstation,tghen yes,more RAM is necessary so your system is not bogged down.But for those tasks,people usually get the i7 CPUs.For lightweight editing,the i5 is great.
Also,the benefit of having 2400 RAM as opposed to 1866 or even 1600 RAM does not warrant the price increase over respective RAM frequencies. A few FPS,that's about it.Won't be observable.
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