Approximate Purchase Date: Within 1 week.
Budget Range: $1,000 - $1,200
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Animation production with Flash, Maya, and After Effects (video editing), Movies and Music, Internet (will be usually multitasking with all of that), Audio/music production with Sonar.
Parts Not Required: keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers
Preferred Websites for Parts: newegg.com, any other legitimate place
Country of Origin: USA
Parts Preferences: Intel CPU, rugged steel case that can survive an earthquake. Want the computer to last at least 5 years.
Overclocking: Yes
SLI or Crossfire: Most likely not
Monitor Resolution: 1440x900 main monitor. (1280 x 800 for Cintiq 12wx Graphics tablet)
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Additional Comments:
Alright I've done some researching around (those Newegg reviews are a godsend), and I think I've narrowed it down to some reliable choices. Here's what I've got for my build right now (all prices are Newegg):
CPU: Intel i7 2600K - $315
Mother Board: MSI Z68A-GD55 (G3) - $155
~OR~
MSI Z68A-GD65 (G3) - $180
(Is there any major difference between these other than the price?)
RAM: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1600 Low Profile - $50
Video Card: ASUS GeForce GTX 550 Ti - $130 ($110 with MIR)
(Wondering whether I need to upgrade or could downgrade this for my needs, not sure here.)
Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 7200 500GB 16MB SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" - $55
~OR~
Western Digital RE4 500GB 7200 64MB SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" - $110
(I don't really know what brand to go with, most of them seem to have a horrible DOA rate or longevity, let me know of a good one.)
PSU: PC Power and Cooling MKII 750w (Silver) - $110 ($90 with MIR)
~OR~
Corsair TX750 V2 750w (Bronze) - $110 ($95 with MIR)
DVD Drive: ASUS 24X DVD Burner OEM - $20
~OR~
LG Black Blue Ray Reader/Writer OEM - $80
(Don't really need to BR drive, it's just more of a "I might as well go all the way" thing if I have leftover money.)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 922 Mid Tower - $90
~OR~
Antec Lanboy air Red Black Mid Tower - $140 ($120 with MIR)
(I like the look of the Antec A LOT, otherwise, I'm thinking the HAF is the sensible choice.)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus - $26
OS: Windows 7 Home 64-bit OEM - $100
~OR~
Windows 7 Home 64-bit Retail - $200
(I'm scared of having my mobo crapping out on me after installing OS since OEM can only be installed once, retail would be a safeguard against that. Plus there's customer support.)
$1,286 - $1,011 (From most expensive to cheapest of options, MIR discounts included)
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So yeah, wondering between the 2 mobo's, the video card, the 2 Hard drives, the 2 PSU's, the 2 cases, (and whether I should get any other brands instead of the one's I listed), and whether to go retail or OEM for Win 7. Oh, and for the love of god, what is the best/most reliable HDD?
Budget Range: $1,000 - $1,200
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Animation production with Flash, Maya, and After Effects (video editing), Movies and Music, Internet (will be usually multitasking with all of that), Audio/music production with Sonar.
Parts Not Required: keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers
Preferred Websites for Parts: newegg.com, any other legitimate place
Country of Origin: USA
Parts Preferences: Intel CPU, rugged steel case that can survive an earthquake. Want the computer to last at least 5 years.
Overclocking: Yes
SLI or Crossfire: Most likely not
Monitor Resolution: 1440x900 main monitor. (1280 x 800 for Cintiq 12wx Graphics tablet)
------------------------
Additional Comments:
Alright I've done some researching around (those Newegg reviews are a godsend), and I think I've narrowed it down to some reliable choices. Here's what I've got for my build right now (all prices are Newegg):
CPU: Intel i7 2600K - $315
Mother Board: MSI Z68A-GD55 (G3) - $155
~OR~
MSI Z68A-GD65 (G3) - $180
(Is there any major difference between these other than the price?)
RAM: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1600 Low Profile - $50
Video Card: ASUS GeForce GTX 550 Ti - $130 ($110 with MIR)
(Wondering whether I need to upgrade or could downgrade this for my needs, not sure here.)
Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 7200 500GB 16MB SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" - $55
~OR~
Western Digital RE4 500GB 7200 64MB SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" - $110
(I don't really know what brand to go with, most of them seem to have a horrible DOA rate or longevity, let me know of a good one.)
PSU: PC Power and Cooling MKII 750w (Silver) - $110 ($90 with MIR)
~OR~
Corsair TX750 V2 750w (Bronze) - $110 ($95 with MIR)
DVD Drive: ASUS 24X DVD Burner OEM - $20
~OR~
LG Black Blue Ray Reader/Writer OEM - $80
(Don't really need to BR drive, it's just more of a "I might as well go all the way" thing if I have leftover money.)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 922 Mid Tower - $90
~OR~
Antec Lanboy air Red Black Mid Tower - $140 ($120 with MIR)
(I like the look of the Antec A LOT, otherwise, I'm thinking the HAF is the sensible choice.)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus - $26
OS: Windows 7 Home 64-bit OEM - $100
~OR~
Windows 7 Home 64-bit Retail - $200
(I'm scared of having my mobo crapping out on me after installing OS since OEM can only be installed once, retail would be a safeguard against that. Plus there's customer support.)
$1,286 - $1,011 (From most expensive to cheapest of options, MIR discounts included)
--------------------------
So yeah, wondering between the 2 mobo's, the video card, the 2 Hard drives, the 2 PSU's, the 2 cases, (and whether I should get any other brands instead of the one's I listed), and whether to go retail or OEM for Win 7. Oh, and for the love of god, what is the best/most reliable HDD?
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