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So.. The build I had done about a year ago was stolen in a break in on our house...
Finally I have gotten to building a new one to replace it. I have put together two builds One is AMD/Nvidia and one is Intel Nvidia. My budget is around 1500, but the more I save the better, money I can put to getting my Comp TIA certs.
Ill explain my reasoning for each build, though they may not sound much like reasons.
Mind you I won't be overclocking any in the Intel i5, I go for the k moniker just for resale value. AMD I might overclock the GPU bit, but that's about the extent of what I'll do.
Basically Im deciding on the last Parts CPU, Mobo and GPU.
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AMD/NVIDIA
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1. Sub 1300, Makes my wallet happy to not be on fire.
2. IGPU incase the DIscrete GPU dies, and IGPU significantly better than intels so I can still run meh EMU's to pass the time instead of having a unusable computer.
3. Support the underdog!
4. Mantle ((God I hope it takes off..DX is evil IMO.))
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: AMD A10-7850K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($184.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler (Purchased For $78.50)
Motherboard: Asus A88X-PRO ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($108.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (Purchased For $60.00)
Storage: Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (Purchased For $79.99)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (Purchased For $69.00)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case (Purchased For $95.00)
Power Supply: Corsair RM 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (Purchased For $114.90)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer (Purchased For $20.00)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (Purchased For $89.00)
Other: EVGA GTX 770 02G-P4-3770-KR ($369.99)
Total: $1270.36
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-22 05:09 EST-0500)
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Intel/Nvidia
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1.My last build was Intel with a 3770k, which at that time I did do 3d modeling fervently, but now I dont need HT, so this build I dropped to a i5.
2. IGPU as a back up incase of Nuclear meltdown of whatever GPU I choose.
3.Benchmark performance is better but in applications I never use often outside of compressing files with 7z, but that doesn't matter as I have other things I can do around the house while that goes on.
4. It's Intel, supported Intel the last 5 years.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler (Purchased For $78.50)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($165.00 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (Purchased For $60.00)
Storage: Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (Purchased For $79.99)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (Purchased For $69.00)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($389.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case (Purchased For $95.00)
Power Supply: Corsair RM 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (Purchased For $114.98)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer (Purchased For $20.00)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (Purchased For $89.99)
Total: $1382.44
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-22 05:11 EST-0500)
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DIscrete GPU
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As for GPU on both. I chose the 770 as I am still on a 1080P Monitor, plenty for me as I don't do near as much Uber gaming anymore, that GPU power tends to go to EMUlators and some select games I like, ((Skyrim+Heavy Modded)), Witcher 2, Hope one day Witcher 3 ((Dreaming)).
Finally I have gotten to building a new one to replace it. I have put together two builds One is AMD/Nvidia and one is Intel Nvidia. My budget is around 1500, but the more I save the better, money I can put to getting my Comp TIA certs.
Ill explain my reasoning for each build, though they may not sound much like reasons.
Mind you I won't be overclocking any in the Intel i5, I go for the k moniker just for resale value. AMD I might overclock the GPU bit, but that's about the extent of what I'll do.
Basically Im deciding on the last Parts CPU, Mobo and GPU.
-----------------------------------------
AMD/NVIDIA
-----------------------------------------
1. Sub 1300, Makes my wallet happy to not be on fire.
2. IGPU incase the DIscrete GPU dies, and IGPU significantly better than intels so I can still run meh EMU's to pass the time instead of having a unusable computer.
3. Support the underdog!
4. Mantle ((God I hope it takes off..DX is evil IMO.))
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: AMD A10-7850K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($184.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler (Purchased For $78.50)
Motherboard: Asus A88X-PRO ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($108.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (Purchased For $60.00)
Storage: Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (Purchased For $79.99)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (Purchased For $69.00)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case (Purchased For $95.00)
Power Supply: Corsair RM 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (Purchased For $114.90)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer (Purchased For $20.00)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (Purchased For $89.00)
Other: EVGA GTX 770 02G-P4-3770-KR ($369.99)
Total: $1270.36
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-22 05:09 EST-0500)
-----------------
Intel/Nvidia
-----------------
1.My last build was Intel with a 3770k, which at that time I did do 3d modeling fervently, but now I dont need HT, so this build I dropped to a i5.
2. IGPU as a back up incase of Nuclear meltdown of whatever GPU I choose.
3.Benchmark performance is better but in applications I never use often outside of compressing files with 7z, but that doesn't matter as I have other things I can do around the house while that goes on.
4. It's Intel, supported Intel the last 5 years.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler (Purchased For $78.50)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($165.00 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (Purchased For $60.00)
Storage: Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (Purchased For $79.99)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (Purchased For $69.00)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($389.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case (Purchased For $95.00)
Power Supply: Corsair RM 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (Purchased For $114.98)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer (Purchased For $20.00)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (Purchased For $89.99)
Total: $1382.44
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-22 05:11 EST-0500)
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DIscrete GPU
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As for GPU on both. I chose the 770 as I am still on a 1080P Monitor, plenty for me as I don't do near as much Uber gaming anymore, that GPU power tends to go to EMUlators and some select games I like, ((Skyrim+Heavy Modded)), Witcher 2, Hope one day Witcher 3 ((Dreaming)).
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