- Jan 25, 2014
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Originally I was going to build 2 computers for the children. Then my wife ended up getting an upgrade from her bonus at work. Through it all I ended up with a 2nd GeForce 560 Ti. I figured I'd build me a new system and pass my 2600K down to the kids along with my wife's other computer.
I run 2 monitors currently, although thinking of getting a third but not a priority right now. I game with my wife and family but I also do rendering with Blender, Photoshop and I do encoding and editing with Adobe Premiere. Usually while I'm gaming something else is going on with the other monitor. Typically I could be gaming on my main display and either be VPN'd into work on the other screen or doing editing and rendering.
There was a really good deal on i7-3770K but I was talked with going to the Haswell. Only because I noticed some parts I wanted ended up on par or higher cost because its basically a dead processor. I also wasn't going to get a SSD but then decided for it since I haven't done that plunge yet for the OS and core systems.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($319.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($139.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: PNY XLR8 240GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($130.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.66 @ OutletPC)
Case: Zalman MS800 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1087.55
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-01 13:15 EST-0500)
I didn't add video cards because I was either going to use the HD 7850 or SLI the 2 560 Ti.
I run 2 monitors currently, although thinking of getting a third but not a priority right now. I game with my wife and family but I also do rendering with Blender, Photoshop and I do encoding and editing with Adobe Premiere. Usually while I'm gaming something else is going on with the other monitor. Typically I could be gaming on my main display and either be VPN'd into work on the other screen or doing editing and rendering.
There was a really good deal on i7-3770K but I was talked with going to the Haswell. Only because I noticed some parts I wanted ended up on par or higher cost because its basically a dead processor. I also wasn't going to get a SSD but then decided for it since I haven't done that plunge yet for the OS and core systems.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($319.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($139.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: PNY XLR8 240GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($130.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.66 @ OutletPC)
Case: Zalman MS800 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1087.55
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-01 13:15 EST-0500)
I didn't add video cards because I was either going to use the HD 7850 or SLI the 2 560 Ti.
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