- May 11, 2011
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Thanks for the help so far, guys. I had a case thread previously and was advised to make a new build thread, so figured I would go ahead and do that, doesn't seem like a bad idea.
I honestly don't want to go through the hassle of building the rig myself. I'm working 45 to 50 hours a week right now and trying to spend time with my friends (gaming which is where the new PC comes in), family and girlfriend after work, the free time I do have I don't want to spend on the build, I want to play with the build after it is done. As a result of this and as previously stated in my other thread, I am looking at boutique builders to get the build done with the main candidate being CyberPower/ibuypower at the moment. But, for the record, here is a rough idea of what I was looking at build wise:
Processor wise, I know I'm going to go with the Sandybridge 2600k. Motherboard I'm not quite as sure on. I want to get something that is USB 3.0 & SATAIII compatible. I'm looking at 6-8GB of RAM at least, ibuypower has 1600 speed RAM for the same price as the 1333, which I thought was good since I wanted to go at least 1600. As far as hard drives go, I'm considering a solid state for loading the OS & maybe putting a few other things on and then a SATAIII storage drive. Again, ibuypower has pretty good pricing on a 96GB SSD and a 750GB SATAIII storage drive. I already have a 1TB external, so I am definitely good on the storage. The main questions I have about my build as a whole are:
1: Case...still not really sure what to do here. If you guys say that the mid towers will fit most cards then I may be willing to drop back down to a mid tower case, on the other hand I'm hesitant to do so because the "what if?" of video card size reaching up to that 5970 range again.
2: Power Supply...For everything I'm getting I think I will need at least a 750 to 1k watt PSU. I am not as familiar brand name wise with PSUs, and could really use some help here.
3: Motherboard...I'm thinking the Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD7 model since it has the USB3.0 & SATAIII support I'm looking for, as well as supporting up to a 3-way crossfire if I decide to go that route in the future, but I'm open for suggestions.
I know this is not going to be a cheap build and tower alone expect to spend 1500-2k, possibly a little more. I'm also probably going to be springing for a Dell Ultrasharp monitor, or possibly an Apple Cinema Display to pair with this (though I am open to monitor suggestions as well.) This is my last big splurge before I start doing a big push to get together money to buy a home, so I want it to be something that I can swap new parts in as time goes by and make this last as long as possible.
Again, thanks for the help you guys have provided.
I honestly don't want to go through the hassle of building the rig myself. I'm working 45 to 50 hours a week right now and trying to spend time with my friends (gaming which is where the new PC comes in), family and girlfriend after work, the free time I do have I don't want to spend on the build, I want to play with the build after it is done. As a result of this and as previously stated in my other thread, I am looking at boutique builders to get the build done with the main candidate being CyberPower/ibuypower at the moment. But, for the record, here is a rough idea of what I was looking at build wise:
Processor wise, I know I'm going to go with the Sandybridge 2600k. Motherboard I'm not quite as sure on. I want to get something that is USB 3.0 & SATAIII compatible. I'm looking at 6-8GB of RAM at least, ibuypower has 1600 speed RAM for the same price as the 1333, which I thought was good since I wanted to go at least 1600. As far as hard drives go, I'm considering a solid state for loading the OS & maybe putting a few other things on and then a SATAIII storage drive. Again, ibuypower has pretty good pricing on a 96GB SSD and a 750GB SATAIII storage drive. I already have a 1TB external, so I am definitely good on the storage. The main questions I have about my build as a whole are:
1: Case...still not really sure what to do here. If you guys say that the mid towers will fit most cards then I may be willing to drop back down to a mid tower case, on the other hand I'm hesitant to do so because the "what if?" of video card size reaching up to that 5970 range again.
2: Power Supply...For everything I'm getting I think I will need at least a 750 to 1k watt PSU. I am not as familiar brand name wise with PSUs, and could really use some help here.
3: Motherboard...I'm thinking the Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD7 model since it has the USB3.0 & SATAIII support I'm looking for, as well as supporting up to a 3-way crossfire if I decide to go that route in the future, but I'm open for suggestions.
I know this is not going to be a cheap build and tower alone expect to spend 1500-2k, possibly a little more. I'm also probably going to be springing for a Dell Ultrasharp monitor, or possibly an Apple Cinema Display to pair with this (though I am open to monitor suggestions as well.) This is my last big splurge before I start doing a big push to get together money to buy a home, so I want it to be something that I can swap new parts in as time goes by and make this last as long as possible.
Again, thanks for the help you guys have provided.
. USB 3.0 is only supported on external hard drives so unless you have more than 4, it's a waste. If you find you need more later, get a PCI-e add in card. Something like an Asus P8P67 Pro/Gigabyte P67A-UD4/MSI P67A-GD65 would be perfect for you.
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