Hey, I just wanted to say the first thing I do is research whenever I want to do something, and I think I've picked out some good parts for my first custom PC. Now I just need to now if they'll all work/fit together, and if not what are good replacements. I'm mainly going to be using this PC for gaming, video editing/encoding, and lots of processor heavy multi-tasking. I'm using newegg for all my components.
There's 2 possible builds I have so far, this is the first one.
BUILD 1:
1. DVD-BURNER: Standard DVD Burner
ASUS 24X DVD Burner - Bulk 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204
2. MOTHERBOARD: I've read lots of reviews that all say this is a reliable motherboard.
ASRock P67 EXTREME4 (B3) LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157229
3. VIDEOCARD: For now I'm only going to get one of these, but may get a second one for CrossFire in the future, so that's why I'm getting a big watt PSU.
XFX HD-685X-ZDFC Radeon HD 6850 1GB 256-bit DDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150515
4. MEMORY: Lots of multi-tasking and video editing/encoding will be done, so that's why 8 GB instead of 4GB.
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBRL
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231314
5. HDD: I've never done RAID before, and wonder how much the RAID 0 really improves performance, is it really worth it? If not, I may just do RAID 1 for backup.
2 x SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185
6. PROCESSOR: 2600 for the HyperThreading, and the K b/c I may overclock in the future and it'll be nice to know I can if I need to.
Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost) 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I72600K
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115070
7. PSU: This seems to be a decent PSU, but I'm open to other brands if they're better.
CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V v2.2 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139006
8. CASE: I'd like to get a COOLER MASTER HAF Case, but I need help picking which 1 of these 3 to get: 912, 922, or 932. The HAF X is nice, but I can't justify spending $200 bucks on just a case.
912: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119233
922: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119197
932: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119160
9. THERMAL COMPOUND: Aren't these all basically the same?
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835100007
10. CPU COOLER/HEATSINK: OK, now this is where I may need some help, I read the Scythe SCMG-2100 Sleeve CPU Cooler is good, but it's out of stock at newegg right now. Should I just get it from somewhere else, or is there another cooler/heatsink that's just as good?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835185142
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OK, that's the end of the 1st potential build, I'd like to get most of these components unless I've stated otherwise, or they're not compatible with something, so please let me know what you think.
Now I try to find some combo deals on newegg also, but there was only one I liked, and it has a whole bunch of items that I think are fairly similar to the ones above. How good is this compared to BUILD 1? Build 2 is cheaper, so I could get another Radeon HD 6850 and go CrossFire for about the same price if I go with Build 2.
Here's the potential BUILD 2:
Combo deal from newegg: Core i7-2600K/Z68/4GB/1TB SuperCombo
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.667373
There's 2 possible builds I have so far, this is the first one.
BUILD 1:
1. DVD-BURNER: Standard DVD Burner
ASUS 24X DVD Burner - Bulk 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204
2. MOTHERBOARD: I've read lots of reviews that all say this is a reliable motherboard.
ASRock P67 EXTREME4 (B3) LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157229
3. VIDEOCARD: For now I'm only going to get one of these, but may get a second one for CrossFire in the future, so that's why I'm getting a big watt PSU.
XFX HD-685X-ZDFC Radeon HD 6850 1GB 256-bit DDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150515
4. MEMORY: Lots of multi-tasking and video editing/encoding will be done, so that's why 8 GB instead of 4GB.
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBRL
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231314
5. HDD: I've never done RAID before, and wonder how much the RAID 0 really improves performance, is it really worth it? If not, I may just do RAID 1 for backup.
2 x SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185
6. PROCESSOR: 2600 for the HyperThreading, and the K b/c I may overclock in the future and it'll be nice to know I can if I need to.
Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost) 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I72600K
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115070
7. PSU: This seems to be a decent PSU, but I'm open to other brands if they're better.
CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V v2.2 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139006
8. CASE: I'd like to get a COOLER MASTER HAF Case, but I need help picking which 1 of these 3 to get: 912, 922, or 932. The HAF X is nice, but I can't justify spending $200 bucks on just a case.
912: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119233
922: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119197
932: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119160
9. THERMAL COMPOUND: Aren't these all basically the same?
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835100007
10. CPU COOLER/HEATSINK: OK, now this is where I may need some help, I read the Scythe SCMG-2100 Sleeve CPU Cooler is good, but it's out of stock at newegg right now. Should I just get it from somewhere else, or is there another cooler/heatsink that's just as good?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835185142
***********************************************************
OK, that's the end of the 1st potential build, I'd like to get most of these components unless I've stated otherwise, or they're not compatible with something, so please let me know what you think.
Now I try to find some combo deals on newegg also, but there was only one I liked, and it has a whole bunch of items that I think are fairly similar to the ones above. How good is this compared to BUILD 1? Build 2 is cheaper, so I could get another Radeon HD 6850 and go CrossFire for about the same price if I go with Build 2.
Here's the potential BUILD 2:
Combo deal from newegg: Core i7-2600K/Z68/4GB/1TB SuperCombo
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.667373