MadBunny said:
I am building a new system which will consist from Asus Rampage x 79, I7 3960x, either Gforce 690 or 1 680 later followed by another 680, 2 *250gb SSD's Crucial or similar, Segate Baracuda 3tb, Crosair vengence 1600 4*4GB or 8*4 (need advice on that as don't think that I would be able to use 32gb fully, so it seems like wasted money), case NZXT 800 (or any other, I am open to suggestions), have not decided on the PSU as am not certain how much power will I need. And now for the hard part - how to keep it all cooled? Would it be possible to do it with fans or a cooling system would work better? Which parts to go for in terms of case, fans and CS? All suggestions will be appreciated. I already have 3960x and the Segate HDD. The Pc will be used for games, video and data editing. If my calculations are right, Gforce 690 consumes less power than 2*680's. If I will go for 690 I could instal another one later and have them both running on PCI 3.0 16*16, or because they have 2 GPU's each GPU will run on on 8?
If I am not misstaken I will ned aproximately 1200-1300 PSU? Can anyone comment on this?
PSU: Seasonic x-1250 Gold
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RAM: If your video editing is medium to high, the more the better. G.Skills 32 GB 94 x 8GB), which is $30 more at $230 than the 4GB sticks. But it releases 4 bays for RAM upgrade, if you use Asus Rampage 4 Extreme. If you choose, ASRock Extreme 4, please go for 32 GB (8 x 4GB) DDR3 1600. Either case, if you like, you may choose half of 32 GB and add later.
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Mobo: Asus Rampage IV extreme at $430...This would get you 64 GB DDR3, if you require in future for videos.
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GPU: You will have a tough time finding eVGA GTX 680 or 690. Please note that video editing/rendering, you may need to look at Quadros or Radeon (through OpenCL/GL platform). In general, video editing/rendering is more of power, speed and RAM unless you take the GPU rendering route. The Adobe's MPE likes quadros.
SSDs: Crucial M4 or Samsung 830.
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Cooling: Corsair H100 or Noctua NH-D14 or Cooler Master RR H612. If air cooling, I would take RR 612 as the temp control difference is hardly significant.
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