- Nov 16, 2009
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I posted yesterday about a setup. I'd done some more research on the suggestions made (Thank you to all that helped), and have come up with the following setup:
Okay, so I've modified my setup:
-COOLER MASTER HAF X RC-942-KKN1 Black Steel/ Plastic ATX Full Tower Computer Case
---I'm not dead set on a case right now, but its between this one and the Fractal XL. Fractal is out of stock as of right now. The only thing I don't like about the Fractal Design case is that it does not appear to have a top vent. I MIGHT get the Antec Lanboy Air, but I'm not sure. My instinct says no...
-ASUS P8Z68 Deluxe LGA 1155 Intel Z68 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
---I like the features of the Asus P8Z68 series, and I was going to buy the pro; however, it seems like there are issues with the PCIe lanes if I ever wanted to have a 2 card SLI setup. I read on one of the reviews here that if you use the bottom slot it shuts off controllers or other PCIe slots/lanes. I'm hoping this MB doesn't do that. If it does, then I will go with the much cheaper Z68 from ASRock.
-EVGA SuperClocked 012-P3-1573-AR GeForce GTX 570 HD w/Display-Port (Fermi) 1280MB 320-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP ...
---Just seemed to be best price for performance card for me.
-SeaSonic X750 Gold 750W ATX12V V2.3/EPS 12V V2.91 SLI Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply
---Too much juice? Not enough?
-Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I72600K
---Pretty much set on this chip
-XIGMATEK Gaia SD1283 120mm Long Life Bearing CPU Cooler bracket included I7 i5 775 1155 AMD and dual fan push pull compatible
---I think this is adequate for my needs. Is there anything better within $45-$100range? I'd like the option to overclock, and I like the push-pull capabilities. I'm still not completely ruling out liquid cooling.
-G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9Q-16GBXL
-I feel like this should be very good for my needs. I don't plan on OCing memory, as I don't really have experience in doing so.
-Crucial M4 CT064M4SSD2 2.5" 64GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
-Western Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
-TP-LINK TL-WN722N USB 2.0 High Gain Wireless Adapter
My main concern is the MB. The Asus P8Z68-V Pro lacks a PLX chip/bridge which will interfere with any peripherals if I decide to add some one later. I may later want to add a sound card with a front panel controls for media, or more likely a video capture card. Should I go with this board, or the ASRock? I like the Asus because of it's OC potential, buy maybe I could save $60 and just go with the ASRock.
So to me, this looks to be a SOLID build which should be more than capable of handling what I work with; Premier, After Effects, Maya, ZBrush, HD encoding, transcoding etc. Might not be bad for gaming either... Opinions?
Okay, so I've modified my setup:
-COOLER MASTER HAF X RC-942-KKN1 Black Steel/ Plastic ATX Full Tower Computer Case
---I'm not dead set on a case right now, but its between this one and the Fractal XL. Fractal is out of stock as of right now. The only thing I don't like about the Fractal Design case is that it does not appear to have a top vent. I MIGHT get the Antec Lanboy Air, but I'm not sure. My instinct says no...
-ASUS P8Z68 Deluxe LGA 1155 Intel Z68 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
---I like the features of the Asus P8Z68 series, and I was going to buy the pro; however, it seems like there are issues with the PCIe lanes if I ever wanted to have a 2 card SLI setup. I read on one of the reviews here that if you use the bottom slot it shuts off controllers or other PCIe slots/lanes. I'm hoping this MB doesn't do that. If it does, then I will go with the much cheaper Z68 from ASRock.
-EVGA SuperClocked 012-P3-1573-AR GeForce GTX 570 HD w/Display-Port (Fermi) 1280MB 320-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP ...
---Just seemed to be best price for performance card for me.
-SeaSonic X750 Gold 750W ATX12V V2.3/EPS 12V V2.91 SLI Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply
---Too much juice? Not enough?
-Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I72600K
---Pretty much set on this chip
-XIGMATEK Gaia SD1283 120mm Long Life Bearing CPU Cooler bracket included I7 i5 775 1155 AMD and dual fan push pull compatible
---I think this is adequate for my needs. Is there anything better within $45-$100range? I'd like the option to overclock, and I like the push-pull capabilities. I'm still not completely ruling out liquid cooling.
-G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9Q-16GBXL
-I feel like this should be very good for my needs. I don't plan on OCing memory, as I don't really have experience in doing so.
-Crucial M4 CT064M4SSD2 2.5" 64GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
-Western Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
-TP-LINK TL-WN722N USB 2.0 High Gain Wireless Adapter
My main concern is the MB. The Asus P8Z68-V Pro lacks a PLX chip/bridge which will interfere with any peripherals if I decide to add some one later. I may later want to add a sound card with a front panel controls for media, or more likely a video capture card. Should I go with this board, or the ASRock? I like the Asus because of it's OC potential, buy maybe I could save $60 and just go with the ASRock.
So to me, this looks to be a SOLID build which should be more than capable of handling what I work with; Premier, After Effects, Maya, ZBrush, HD encoding, transcoding etc. Might not be bad for gaming either... Opinions?
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