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Before I describe everything, I'm just going to make a few things clear.
1. There are two of each peripheral and monitor, because I live in two houses.
2. I will not be using any stock fans (Case, CPU Cooler).
3. I already have my Blue Prodigy M, so don't tell to get a different case lol.
4. I will ask more questions later if I forget about them.
I've done a fair amount of research and want to build my first gaming rig. I want it to play high quality fps's smoothly, run a server, and edit media deftly. I would like to maintain a budget of $2400. Will all of these parts fit in here, are they compatible, and are they a good choice? http://pcpartpicker.com/user/BRIDGES_BOMBER/saved/mvbypg
-EDITING: I want to be able to run programs like Sony Vegas and Photoshop fast and smoothly. I left the PSU somewhat large, so in the future I could get a second gtx 970 for faster editing or more RAM. Would that be smart?
-GAMING: I want to be able to max out games like Battlefield and Far Cry, without any lag. Would this be sufficient or too good for what I need it for?
-CASE: I've chosen and bought the Bitfenix Prodigy M Blue for its small form factor and look. I have to get a small case, because I move between parent's houses every other day. The blue version isn't on PCpartpicker, so pretend the white is blue. Could I get another Power cord, so I could just leave one at each house? Theoretically, I want to just move the computer between houses, and nothing else (Peripherals, Cords, Monitors). What kind of modifications should I do to it? Should I get mesh for the front? They don't make blue framed mesh though. Also what should I do about the Drive Rack on the inner side of the Case? Because, if I were to get a window, it would block the view.
-MONITOR: Would that monitor work great with this system? Or do I need to upgrade the monitor?
-RAM: I'm getting 2x4GB Blue ripjaws x RAM to match my build better. If I'm planning on running a high demanding game, skype, and streaming, would that be enough?
-MOTHERBOARD: The motherboard I'm looking at is pretty much the best Matx motherboard. Am I spending way too much on a motherboard? I could downgrade to a Maximus Hero VI instead of a VII maybe? I've heard a lot of good things about Asus Motherboards, so I would prefer them. Sadly, it's in red, so it doesn't match the rest of the build.
-STORAGE: If I'm doing all of these tasks and recording HD footage, will 2TB be enough? I'm planning on putting all of the games and operating system onto the SSD for faster boot speeds? Smart choice? What else should I put on the SSD? Also, should I get Two 1TB HDDs and run them in a RAID configuration instead of just a 2TB HDD? Also, two 120GB SSD's in RAID or one 250GB SSD? I'm not completely familiar with how that works.
-SERVER: I want to run servers (while I'm playing) with a few friends on high demanding fps's like Battlefield, Simple games like Minecraft, and Open-world survival's like 7 days to die. . A friend told me I should get 16GB of RAM instead of 8GB and an i7 CPU instead of an i5 to run servers better. Would that be smart?
-COOLING: I want this system to run cool obviously, but Prodigy Ms are horrendous when it comes to cooling. This google picture is basically how I want to lay it out. http://tinyurl.com/pyctkw3, except I would also have a 230mm fan on the bottom exhausting air. The PSU exhausts Hot air out of the bottom, so if I made the bottom 230mm fan an intake, it would intake warm air into my rig, plus the flow of the GPU fans would be going down "I think," so that would conflict with it. I want to "unconventionally" cool it by pushing the hot air down from the top to the bottom. The top 2x120mm would intake, the back 140mm fan would exhaust as well as the bottom 230mm fan. The CPU cooler fans would be replaced with 2x120mm cougar fans to push air towards the back 140mm exhaust. Should I get a better CPU cooler if I wanted to overclock in the future? Is this cooling setup the most optimal for me?
OS: I've chosen Windows 7. Could I always upgrade in the future? Someone told me I could pay more for the supported version or something. Could I just use an external disc drive and an old windows 7 disc from my dad's old computers? I'm very confused on this aspect.
FUTURE: Would 600w be enough to support more RAM and and another GPU in the future, or should I go with a 750w? Some of the parts are red instead of blue. I would like them to match. Should I consider Painting the detailing on some of them? Also, I might overclock in the future. Would all of these components do that well and maintain a stable temperature?
I know these are A LOT of questions, and I apologize, but I just want to some clarity on things. Please answer with specific information as to which category of my thread you're talking about. I also do not know every single computer acronym or term yet, so explain easier please. Thanks in advance guys.
1. There are two of each peripheral and monitor, because I live in two houses.
2. I will not be using any stock fans (Case, CPU Cooler).
3. I already have my Blue Prodigy M, so don't tell to get a different case lol.
4. I will ask more questions later if I forget about them.
I've done a fair amount of research and want to build my first gaming rig. I want it to play high quality fps's smoothly, run a server, and edit media deftly. I would like to maintain a budget of $2400. Will all of these parts fit in here, are they compatible, and are they a good choice? http://pcpartpicker.com/user/BRIDGES_BOMBER/saved/mvbypg
-EDITING: I want to be able to run programs like Sony Vegas and Photoshop fast and smoothly. I left the PSU somewhat large, so in the future I could get a second gtx 970 for faster editing or more RAM. Would that be smart?
-GAMING: I want to be able to max out games like Battlefield and Far Cry, without any lag. Would this be sufficient or too good for what I need it for?
-CASE: I've chosen and bought the Bitfenix Prodigy M Blue for its small form factor and look. I have to get a small case, because I move between parent's houses every other day. The blue version isn't on PCpartpicker, so pretend the white is blue. Could I get another Power cord, so I could just leave one at each house? Theoretically, I want to just move the computer between houses, and nothing else (Peripherals, Cords, Monitors). What kind of modifications should I do to it? Should I get mesh for the front? They don't make blue framed mesh though. Also what should I do about the Drive Rack on the inner side of the Case? Because, if I were to get a window, it would block the view.
-MONITOR: Would that monitor work great with this system? Or do I need to upgrade the monitor?
-RAM: I'm getting 2x4GB Blue ripjaws x RAM to match my build better. If I'm planning on running a high demanding game, skype, and streaming, would that be enough?
-MOTHERBOARD: The motherboard I'm looking at is pretty much the best Matx motherboard. Am I spending way too much on a motherboard? I could downgrade to a Maximus Hero VI instead of a VII maybe? I've heard a lot of good things about Asus Motherboards, so I would prefer them. Sadly, it's in red, so it doesn't match the rest of the build.
-STORAGE: If I'm doing all of these tasks and recording HD footage, will 2TB be enough? I'm planning on putting all of the games and operating system onto the SSD for faster boot speeds? Smart choice? What else should I put on the SSD? Also, should I get Two 1TB HDDs and run them in a RAID configuration instead of just a 2TB HDD? Also, two 120GB SSD's in RAID or one 250GB SSD? I'm not completely familiar with how that works.
-SERVER: I want to run servers (while I'm playing) with a few friends on high demanding fps's like Battlefield, Simple games like Minecraft, and Open-world survival's like 7 days to die. . A friend told me I should get 16GB of RAM instead of 8GB and an i7 CPU instead of an i5 to run servers better. Would that be smart?
-COOLING: I want this system to run cool obviously, but Prodigy Ms are horrendous when it comes to cooling. This google picture is basically how I want to lay it out. http://tinyurl.com/pyctkw3, except I would also have a 230mm fan on the bottom exhausting air. The PSU exhausts Hot air out of the bottom, so if I made the bottom 230mm fan an intake, it would intake warm air into my rig, plus the flow of the GPU fans would be going down "I think," so that would conflict with it. I want to "unconventionally" cool it by pushing the hot air down from the top to the bottom. The top 2x120mm would intake, the back 140mm fan would exhaust as well as the bottom 230mm fan. The CPU cooler fans would be replaced with 2x120mm cougar fans to push air towards the back 140mm exhaust. Should I get a better CPU cooler if I wanted to overclock in the future? Is this cooling setup the most optimal for me?
OS: I've chosen Windows 7. Could I always upgrade in the future? Someone told me I could pay more for the supported version or something. Could I just use an external disc drive and an old windows 7 disc from my dad's old computers? I'm very confused on this aspect.
FUTURE: Would 600w be enough to support more RAM and and another GPU in the future, or should I go with a 750w? Some of the parts are red instead of blue. I would like them to match. Should I consider Painting the detailing on some of them? Also, I might overclock in the future. Would all of these components do that well and maintain a stable temperature?
I know these are A LOT of questions, and I apologize, but I just want to some clarity on things. Please answer with specific information as to which category of my thread you're talking about. I also do not know every single computer acronym or term yet, so explain easier please. Thanks in advance guys.
And.. It's 250w at load.. I swore I saw 300. My bad. 
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