Hi,
I am looking at building a good gaming ATX Desktop and my budget is meant around $2000, but it seems I can not mange to keep it that low.
WHAT I NEED
I would like this build to be able to handle the newest games (and ones to come) very well on high settings. I would also like to do quite a lot of video and photo editing with photoshop and after effects. This PC would also have to be able to handle game development, but that is not normally very taxing on the PC in my instance.
CURRENT BUILD IDEA
I am currently looking at this setup I have put together here:
PCPartPicker part list /
Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($319.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z87 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($143.00)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($144.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($102.80 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($900.00)
Case: Cooler Master Storm Trooper ATX Full Tower Case ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair 760W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: BenQ RL2455HM 60Hz 24.0" Monitor ($164.99 @ NCIX US)
Case Accessory: NZXT Hue LED Controller ($28.04 @ Amazon)
Mouse: Logitech G600 MMO Gaming Mouse Wired Laser Mouse ($53.82 @ Amazon)
Headphones: Logitech G930 7.1 Channel Headset ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Other: MoBo Link
Other: XSPC Water Cooling ($209.00)
Total: $2576.59
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Any suggestions?
QUESTIONS
What is a good water cooling kit for this build? I would like a custom loop, but don't know what a good kit is. I have heard XS-PC and Aquatunning have some good ones.
What would I need to cool in the build? Would I just need a water block for the CPU aor would I need to cool the GPU also?
How does water cooling this board work? I know that it has slots to connect it, but where does it go in the loop?
Anyone know where I can get a good, cheaper 780 ti?
Would it be better to get two 770's or one 780 ti?
Will I still need fans with water cooling and where?
Check out the orignal thread here:
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2214976/mini-itx...
Well, that's about all from me.
Thanks for any help!