Ultimate Gaming and Video Editing RIg

rehanamjad123 · Mar 16, 2014

Hey guys I'm building a 2000 dollar PC which i will be using for heavy gamng and heavy video editing for example Sony Vegas Pro 12 and Adobe Aftereffects not to mention Photoshop as well.
So if you guys would give some feedback on my build like what to improve and what is overkill, here it goes

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770k 3.5Ghz (Overclocking to 4.8-5.0Ghz)
Motherboard: Asus Maximus Vi Formula (Republic of Gamers motherboard)
Ram: Corsair Vengeance Pro 16gb (8 times 2) 1600 C9 Red Color
GPU: Gigabyte Rev 2.0 GTX 780 GHz Edition 3gb 384 bit GDDR5
Power Supply: Corsair RM750 Fully Modular Power supply 80 Plus Gold
HDD: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 7200RPM 64Mb Cache
SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 128gb
Case: Cooler Master Storm Trooper (Looks awesome in my opinion)
Cooling: Corsair H110 (I was going to go with H100i but its out of stock)
Monitor: Asus VG248QE 24" 1ms monitor
All in all this is gonna cost $2070.94 on Newegg right now well without the monitor and shipping since i live in Canada Eh

jeffreyson · Mar 16, 2014

Me personally silver/gold/and platinum certified PSUs are a waste of money. I've been building rigs for years and never had a problem with an elcheapo power supply. Maybe its just luck but that is my opinion on the matter.

Bad_Kitty13 · Mar 16, 2014

all in all it is a very good build i would try to go with a little better psu though
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1750bbefx
this is 110 on amazon with free shipping and it is a extremely reliable psu

BradleyJames · Mar 16, 2014

i live in canada too ya hoser lol. I personally dont think a 4770k will hit 4.8, and if by some chance you get a really good 4770k, neither the h100i or 110 will cool enough to high those speeds. and i would nt go with a corsair liquid cooler if you are running win 8.1. i have an h100i and the software wont work with 8.1. there is a registry hack for the corsair link hardware, but it only works half the time. i dont think i also have that same monitor, it s the 144hz, and a 780ti running it.

Immaculate · Mar 16, 2014

Its mostly great.
Change PSU to Seasonic.
If you like the storm trooper tower get it, I really like the Fractal Design Define R4.
Change cpu cooler to Noctua NH-U14S. Its cheaper, cools just as good plus cooling the mobo instead of the AIO not. Very quiet.
Look into a 250/256GB SSD. Samsung 250 Evo is good. 256GB Pro performs better than the 128GB.
I would say switch to a different HDD brand, others will say no. I would just say look into further to make the right decision for yourself.

If you don't need it immediately you could wait a little bit for the Z97 chipset that is Broadwell compatible.

rehanamjad123 · Mar 16, 2014

lol, well your right about thé i7 thing and i was thinking about thé liquid Cooling like theres si much options

rehanamjad123 · Mar 16, 2014

Yea thinking about it and a 250 gb ssd well that seems better but thé price might get out pc my budget and ill take à look at thé noctua

Executeorder66 · Mar 16, 2014

I've never ever had a problem with my h100i so no idea what buddies talking about. Although you'll never ever get it to 4.8ghz lol. Hell asus sais that's less then a 5% chance.
Good build I went with some parts you chose tho my rig came in a lot more then 2K closer to 4..

rehanamjad123 · Mar 16, 2014

Im just gonna go with h105 since thé 100i is out of stock and i was around 4.7 GHz because they sa y thé vi formula is one of thé best overclockers which gets this i7 to atleast 4.8 but ill ses

rehanamjad123 · Mar 16, 2014

Lol, fail those spelling skills tho

Executeorder66 · Mar 16, 2014

rehanamjad123 :

I have the asus Maximus formula VI as well. I'm sure most will tell you on here that it boils down to a lottery with chips and like I said asus said to hit 4.7+ ghz is less then 5% of chips.

rehanamjad123 · Mar 16, 2014

yea just gonna stick with the same build but up my power supply to an AX760 cause i will be going SLI later so going to need a really good power supply and the H105 out performs the H100i but it just doesn't have corsiar link

rehanamjad123 · Mar 16, 2014

for SLI should i go with a 1000w power supply?
like from EVGA or the AX1200i

Immaculate · Mar 16, 2014

The motherboards VRMs get cooled either by air from the CPU cooler or a motherboard water block. Using an all-in-one water cooler for your CPU takes away the cooling the VRMs would usually get from an air cooler.

rymu2000 · Mar 16, 2014

The PSU is manufactured by seasonic so you have one of the best out there.

Immaculate · Mar 16, 2014

If you're talking about RM750. It is not one of the best out there.
http://www.hardocp.com/article/2013/11/13/corsair_rm750_750w_power_supply_review/9#.UyYONvldWSg

Just wait for Z97. In the meantime save whatever monies you can toward the build budget.

For 2-way SLI GTX 780Ti it is recommended to have an 850w PSU.

Its a little over budget. http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3aZo9

rymu2000 · Mar 16, 2014

I was talking about the XFX one

rehanamjad123 · Mar 16, 2014

Hey thats a great build with a 780ti thanks but the noctua looks ugly and yes looks count LOL but the rest is good

rehanamjad123 · Mar 17, 2014

Updated Build

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770k 3.5Ghz (Overclocking to 4.8-5.0Ghz)
Motherboard: Asus Maximus Vi Formula (Republic of Gamers motherboard)
Ram: G Skill Trident X 16gb 1600mhz C7
GPU: Asus GTX 780 3gb 384 bit GDDR5
Power Supply: Corsair AX760 Fully Modular Power supply 80 Plus Gold
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 2tb 7200RPM 64Mb Cache
SSD: Samsung 840 Evo 128gb
Case: Cooler Master Storm Trooper (Looks awesome in my opinion)
Cooling: Please give some suggestions on the best WATER cooling for $100-130
Monitor: Asus VG248QE 24" 1ms monitor

rehanamjad123 · Mar 17, 2014

`Power Supply: Corsair AX760 Fully Modular 80 Plus Platinum

rehanamjad123 · Mar 17, 2014

and yes this power supply is made by Seasonic but branded as Corsair

rehanamjad123 · Mar 23, 2014

After a fair bit of deciding I've come up with this

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K ($364.99)
Motherboard: Asus Maximus VI Formula ($314.99)
RAM: Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB DDR3 2133 C9 ($128.99)
GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 780Ti 3GB Classified ($839.99)
HDD: Western Digital Black 1TB ($84.99)
Power Supply: Corsair AX760 ($174.99)
Case: Cooler Master Storm Trooper Windowed Side Panel ($154.99)
Cooling: Corsair H100i ($109.99)
DVD Burner: ASUS 24X DVD Burner ($19.99)

The power supply is made by Seasonic
I will be going with water cooling
Looks DO matter
This is the most powerful PC i could build around the $2100 range
I removed the SSD cause i will buy it in the future when they get cheaper
Prices are changing by $30-$60 sometimes
A 760 watt power supply is enough for this build but probably not for SLI
I'am planning to keep this PC running for more then 8 years with constant maintenance and upgrading

Immaculate · Mar 23, 2014

rehanamjad123 :

After a fair bit of deciding I've come up with this

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K ($364.99)
Motherboard: Asus Maximus VI Formula ($314.99)
RAM: Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB DDR3 2133 C9 ($128.99)
GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 780Ti 3GB Classified ($839.99)
HDD: Western Digital Black 1TB ($84.99)
Power Supply: Corsair AX760 ($174.99)
Case: Cooler Master Storm Trooper Windowed Side Panel ($154.99)
Cooling: Corsair H100i ($109.99)
DVD Burner: ASUS 24X DVD Burner ($19.99)

The power supply is made by Seasonic
I will be going with water cooling
Looks DO matter
This is the most powerful PC i could build around the $2100 range
I removed the SSD cause i will buy it in the future when they get cheaper
Prices are changing by $30-$60 sometimes
A 760 watt power supply is enough for this build but probably not for SLI
I'am planning to keep this PC running for more then 8 years with constant maintenance and upgrading

Either wait for Z97 or Haswell-E.

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