Hello
It has been 3 or 4 years since I took the time to research components for a home build and just now finished compiling my parts list. I know a fair amount about computers and how they function, though I want to be 100% sure these components will function properly together before clicking the checkout button. The first time I purchased parts off Newegg I made a few mistakes with compatibility and I hope to do better this time around haha. Several threads in this site greatly aided me when choosing most of these parts so I figured what better place to ask the final big question. This community seems to have quite allot of knowledgably and helpful members.
The big question.
Will all these components work properly together?
- Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115070
- Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus (with 2X 2000 RPM Fans)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103065&cm_re=Hyper_212-_-35-103-065-_-Product
- Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD7-B3 LGA 1155 Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128480
- G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB 240-Pin DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231314
- 2X Gigabyte 1GD Radeon HD 6850 Graphics Cards (CrossFire)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125348
- 2X Crucial RealSSD C300 64GB SATA III (RAID 0 Setup)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148357
- Western Digital Caviar Black WD5002AALX 500GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" HD
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136795
- Corsair CMPSU-750TX 750W Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139006
- ASUS CD/DVD Multi Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204
- Antec Lanboy Air Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129092
I spent literally hours coming up with this list and hope I have tweaked it to its max potential [strike] within my budget [/strike] (actually ended up way over the original budget.. ). I would greatly appreciate feedback on this setup and if there are any parts I should swap out for better price/performance improvements please don’t hesitate to post a response. As I mentioned above, I have not assembled a parts list like this for a long time and want to be sure I get it right this time.
The work I will be doing consists of editing video and stitching multiple large 18mp pictures into panoramics. I don't play many games, though I may go out and purchase Crysis 2 for the graphics quality. I will also be running anywhere from 4-8 virtual machines. The VM OS is a VERY dumbed down version of XP SP3 (the entire file is like 285mb haha). On my current machine I can run 4 VMs at once but don’t like to run more than 2 since the Win 7 side begins to slow down too much, at least for me.
Also, I will be attempting to overclock the CPU to 4.5-5.0Ghz (if that’s within reason?) as well as the GPUs and Ram maybe 15-20%.
Thanks
It has been 3 or 4 years since I took the time to research components for a home build and just now finished compiling my parts list. I know a fair amount about computers and how they function, though I want to be 100% sure these components will function properly together before clicking the checkout button. The first time I purchased parts off Newegg I made a few mistakes with compatibility and I hope to do better this time around haha. Several threads in this site greatly aided me when choosing most of these parts so I figured what better place to ask the final big question. This community seems to have quite allot of knowledgably and helpful members.
The big question.
Will all these components work properly together?
- Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115070
- Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus (with 2X 2000 RPM Fans)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103065&cm_re=Hyper_212-_-35-103-065-_-Product
- Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD7-B3 LGA 1155 Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128480
- G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB 240-Pin DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231314
- 2X Gigabyte 1GD Radeon HD 6850 Graphics Cards (CrossFire)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125348
- 2X Crucial RealSSD C300 64GB SATA III (RAID 0 Setup)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148357
- Western Digital Caviar Black WD5002AALX 500GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" HD
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136795
- Corsair CMPSU-750TX 750W Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139006
- ASUS CD/DVD Multi Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204
- Antec Lanboy Air Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129092
I spent literally hours coming up with this list and hope I have tweaked it to its max potential [strike] within my budget [/strike] (actually ended up way over the original budget.. ). I would greatly appreciate feedback on this setup and if there are any parts I should swap out for better price/performance improvements please don’t hesitate to post a response. As I mentioned above, I have not assembled a parts list like this for a long time and want to be sure I get it right this time.
The work I will be doing consists of editing video and stitching multiple large 18mp pictures into panoramics. I don't play many games, though I may go out and purchase Crysis 2 for the graphics quality. I will also be running anywhere from 4-8 virtual machines. The VM OS is a VERY dumbed down version of XP SP3 (the entire file is like 285mb haha). On my current machine I can run 4 VMs at once but don’t like to run more than 2 since the Win 7 side begins to slow down too much, at least for me.
Also, I will be attempting to overclock the CPU to 4.5-5.0Ghz (if that’s within reason?) as well as the GPUs and Ram maybe 15-20%.
Thanks