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johndoeistaken

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Anyone care to look this over and offer thoughts or suggestions?

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2yO7s

The computer will be mainly used for games and/or video editing. I also multitask. A lot lol. Thanks in advance!


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Intel Core i7-3770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor

Asus P8Z77-V PRO ATX LGA1155 Motherboard

Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory

Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive

EVGA GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card

Intel EXPI9301CTBLK 10/100/1000 Mbps PCI-Express x1 Network Adapter

Asus PCE-N15 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter

Azza Hurrican 2000R ATX Full Tower Case

Corsair Professional Gold 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply

Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer X2

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)
 
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Trenchcoat

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Maybe this instead.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.96 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-V PRO ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($157.50 @ Newegg)
Memory: Mushkin Blackline 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($134.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card ($503.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Azza Hurrican 2000R ATX Full Tower Case ($155.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($84.99 @ Microcenter)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($82.99 @ NCIX US)
Keyboard: Logitech MK120 Wired Slim Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($11.99 @ B&H)
Total: $1507.33
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-10 02:12 EST-0500)

I swapped out the expensive but pointless i7, the motherboard already has wired and wireless networking. Much better gfx card. Also added cpu cooler and faster memory for overclock.
 
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johndoeistaken

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Why is I7 pointless? Too little speed for the extra money? Videos rendered in SD took 2 min and 10 min for HD with an i7. From what I read, they're significantly faster when it comes to that. I'm okay with the extra cost if an i5 is going to increase that time as I need to do multiple renders to review it before publishing. I haven't used an i5, so I have no idea what the real difference is.

I facepalmed at forgetting the CPU cooler.

Is the $500 graphics card necessary? I haven't played too many games on PC, mainly for lack of supporting hardware, but it seems like so many graphics cards are either DOA, have driver issues, or some other problem that people end up getting stuck eating the cost for them. I haven't done any overclocking before either.

Thanks again for your help.
 
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