New System, Pls Comment.

[jared83]

I got a health christmas bonus and am looking to build a new computer. It needs to be VERY capable for gaming and needs to run CS5, video editing, etc. What you think? I haven't built a system in years so any advice is greatly appreciated! Thanks!

 

[jared83]

Anyone? I know its and expensive build but is everything compatible? Are the choices a good fit? Would you buy something different if you were building it? Thanks for any comments.

 

[elayman]

I would not spend more than $200 on a motherboard, nor would I get more than 16GB of RAM. I'd also bump down to the 2600k. It will handle everything you throw at it and I doubt you'll need the 3930, but maybe others will argue differently. You can put the savings towards another monitor, keyboard, mouse, speaker/headset, etc.

 

[elayman]

Edit: didn't see you had 2 monitors. but you can use the savings on other stuff.. I doubt you'll notice a huge difference between a $2000 setup vs your $2600 one.

 

[jared83]

Elayman, thank you so much for your thoughts and input. I have been wrestling with some of the issues you mentioned. Specifically, the 3930k vs the 2600k. Could you recommend a solid motherboard for the 2600k? Also, I forgot to mention that I have the peripherals, ie. keyboard, mouse, etc.

 

[elayman]

I think these two are recommended often. Since you aren't on a strict budget I won't recommend ASRock, but others recommend those as well (though I think Asus and Gigabyte are better brands).
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131790
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128507

Don't take just my word on it though. I'd wait on some others to either agree or disagree with me. I'm not very knowledgable of the 6 core CPUs, so maybe someone with experience can chime in.