- Jan 19, 2012
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Hey all, I'm looking at building a new PC for gaming and video editing. I'm pretty happy with what i have here. this will be my first complete build so any help is appreciated. the $1700 budget is fairly flexible. here is what i've got so far....
Approximate Purchase Date: the sooner the better!
Budget Range: somewhere between $1500 - $2000
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Video and Audio editing, Gaming, 3D Modeling, watching movies, browsing etc.
Parts Not Required: keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers.
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: www.umart.com.au mainly
Country: Australia
Parts Preferences:
CPU: Intel Core i5 2500K (OC)
Cooling: Cooler Master Hyper 212
MOBO:Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD4
Memory:Corsair Vengeance 16G (4x4GB) DDR3 (is this overkill?/ should i just go for 2x 8gb ripjaws?)
HDD: 2x Seagate SATA3 1TB 7200RPM 64mb Cache (one for windows, one for mac)
GPU: Sapphire HD6870 1G GDDR5 PCIE HDMI DP
Case: CoolerMaster Storm Sniper Black Ed
PSU: Antec HCG-900W
Disk Drive: something cheap with good burning capability?
Network card: what do you recommend?
Sound Card: External M-Audio Fast Track pro (not counted into the budget)
Overclocking: Yes
Crossfire: Yes, in future
OS: Windows and Mac
Future Upgrading: Yes
Monitor Resolution: High Res
Quoted price from Umart: $1539 so i have some room to upgrade a few parts if necessary.
...Thats the build. I'm just a little uncertain as to whether the parts are balanced or not. I'm fairly certain that these parts will be compatible with mac and the mobo has decent DSDT available for Lion. I plan on running this on my HD tv for awhile before i purchase a monitor. if there is anything you think i should change please say. Cheers for you help!
Approximate Purchase Date: the sooner the better!
Budget Range: somewhere between $1500 - $2000
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Video and Audio editing, Gaming, 3D Modeling, watching movies, browsing etc.
Parts Not Required: keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers.
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: www.umart.com.au mainly
Country: Australia
Parts Preferences:
CPU: Intel Core i5 2500K (OC)
Cooling: Cooler Master Hyper 212
MOBO:Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD4
Memory:Corsair Vengeance 16G (4x4GB) DDR3 (is this overkill?/ should i just go for 2x 8gb ripjaws?)
HDD: 2x Seagate SATA3 1TB 7200RPM 64mb Cache (one for windows, one for mac)
GPU: Sapphire HD6870 1G GDDR5 PCIE HDMI DP
Case: CoolerMaster Storm Sniper Black Ed
PSU: Antec HCG-900W
Disk Drive: something cheap with good burning capability?
Network card: what do you recommend?
Sound Card: External M-Audio Fast Track pro (not counted into the budget)
Overclocking: Yes
Crossfire: Yes, in future
OS: Windows and Mac
Future Upgrading: Yes
Monitor Resolution: High Res
Quoted price from Umart: $1539 so i have some room to upgrade a few parts if necessary.
...Thats the build. I'm just a little uncertain as to whether the parts are balanced or not. I'm fairly certain that these parts will be compatible with mac and the mobo has decent DSDT available for Lion. I plan on running this on my HD tv for awhile before i purchase a monitor. if there is anything you think i should change please say. Cheers for you help!
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