- Jun 2, 2014
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I have been trying to pick parts for a new build for a while, but need some input. I built a desk last year in anticipation of this build. I designed it to support 3 27" monitors in landscape, so I'd like to stick to that plan. I've already started getting the monitors (1080p@60Hz) and I have a 40" 1080p 3D 120Hz TV mounted above the center monitor. I am going to use the PC for gaming and a little CAD. I know roughly what I want, but when it comes down to picking hardware, it's difficult for me to decide exactly what I need.
I want to run games like Arma 3 and Dirt Rally on high to ultra settings. For CAD I'd like to have at least 12 Gb of RAM. Decent on board audio would be nice. I don't want to get a sound card until I upgrade my AVR. As I mentioned previously, I have a 3D TV above my desk. I don't usually use the 3D feature and it wouldn't be used at the same time as the 3 27's, but it would be neat to have the capability. I want to be able to run RAID 10 or 5. I have a few Toshiba 500 Gb hard drives laying around that I plan to utilize along with either 2 more 500's or a 1 Tb. I'm not all that woried about their reliability, but "better safe than sorry".
I prefer Intel over AMD for processors and AMD over NVIDIA for graphics cards. I am kind of an ASUS fan boy, but am open to other brands. I have been looking at ASUS and Asrock motherboards.
Because I am fabricating my own case, I do not have any size limitations. I am either going with a military or automotive theme. The colors of the components don't matter, as both of my designs would hide most everything. Noise also wouldn't be an issue either, as I will have the computer in an adjoining room.
I am probably leaving something out, which is kind of pathetic for four paragraphs, but I think you see what I'm aiming for. Oh, and I blame all of my typos on auto-"correct".
Thanks for reading,
Michael
I want to run games like Arma 3 and Dirt Rally on high to ultra settings. For CAD I'd like to have at least 12 Gb of RAM. Decent on board audio would be nice. I don't want to get a sound card until I upgrade my AVR. As I mentioned previously, I have a 3D TV above my desk. I don't usually use the 3D feature and it wouldn't be used at the same time as the 3 27's, but it would be neat to have the capability. I want to be able to run RAID 10 or 5. I have a few Toshiba 500 Gb hard drives laying around that I plan to utilize along with either 2 more 500's or a 1 Tb. I'm not all that woried about their reliability, but "better safe than sorry".
I prefer Intel over AMD for processors and AMD over NVIDIA for graphics cards. I am kind of an ASUS fan boy, but am open to other brands. I have been looking at ASUS and Asrock motherboards.
Because I am fabricating my own case, I do not have any size limitations. I am either going with a military or automotive theme. The colors of the components don't matter, as both of my designs would hide most everything. Noise also wouldn't be an issue either, as I will have the computer in an adjoining room.
I am probably leaving something out, which is kind of pathetic for four paragraphs, but I think you see what I'm aiming for. Oh, and I blame all of my typos on auto-"correct".
Thanks for reading,
Michael
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