Approximate Purchase Date: May 2012
Budget Range: $1400-$1800+ (flexible)
System Usage from Most to Least Important: gaming (specifically TERA Online, Diablo III)
Parts Not Required: keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers, OS
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Amazon.com (see additional comments)
Country: Honolulu, HI, USA
Parts Preferences: N/A
Overclocking: Yes (conservative/light)
SLI or Crossfire: Initially no, but would like to have the option in the future
Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080 (may consider adding a second 1920x1080 monitor in the future)
Additional Comments: Shipping costs to Hawaii are excluded by most sites that offer free shipping (including Newegg, TigersDirect, etc. Amazon is one of the few sites that provides free shipping to Hawaii, but I would consider any reputable retailer with free shipping (or price+shipping is cheaper than Amazon).
Processor: Intel i5 3570K
CPU Cooling: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus
Motherboard: ASUS P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3 (already bought)
PSU: Corsair HX850
GPU: nVidia GTX 670 Ti
HDD: WD 1.5 TB Caviar Black 7200RPM
SSD: Samsung 830 Series 128GB
RAM: Corsair Vengeance 8GB
Case: Corsair 650D
Optical Drive: ASUS DRW-24B1ST
Hey guys, this might be a bit early, but I've spent a lot of time researching and picking out components for my first build in a few months and I had a few questions for the community.
First off, various games and watching hi-def movies are about the only demanding applications this PC will be subjected to, but I would like to be able to run new and upcoming games on max settings at 1920x1080 as long as possible. My budget is flexible but not limitless, so I'm trying to choose components that will give me the best performance available at palatable price/performance ratios. As a first time builder, I'm extra concerned about ease of setup, reliability, and support, so I'm willing to spend a bit more than I strictly need to to go with reputable/reliable components over budget ones.
Onto my questions:
I'm waiting on Ivy Bridge and Kepler releases that are allegedly scheduled for April, but I don't know what to expect with these product releases. How long after these respective releases can I reasonably expect to get my hands on the products at normal prices? i.e. are brand new CPUs/GPUs typically available to normal consumers right after release, or available only at inflated prices, or not actually available until later? On the topic of new GPU releases, does it take extra time for distributors (i.e. EVGA, Gigabyte, MSI, etc.) to actually put out cards to the consumer, or can I expect them to be readily available immediately/shortly after release?
Depending on the answers to the questions above, is it even worth it to wait? With the ambiguously worded IB delays and lack of information regarding Kepler release, I have seriously considered just pulling the trigger with an i5 2500K and GTX 570 (or 560 Ti 448 Cores). I have a serviceable laptop that can run games at lower resolutions and low graphical settings, so it won't be killing me to wait, but I'd still like my new system sooner rather than later.
In terms of the i5 3570K (2500K) vs i7 3770K (2600K), it sounds like the consensus right now is that the i7 provides minimal gains for gaming applications. Is this going to be a safe assumption going forward for the next 3-5 years, or is there a possibility I will regret (from a gaming performance standpoint) not going with the i7 within this build's prospective lifetime?
And one last question: I know that the specs for the GTX 670 Ti aren't out yet, but judging by current nVidia GPU trends, will the 850W PSU I have selected be enough to power a second card in SLI with my setup? I've received mixed results from different PSU calculators, so I'm not sure if I need to spring for a bigger PSU.
Anyways, that ended up being a lot longer than expected, sorry about that. Thanks for reading this far if anyone is still here, any answers, comments, feedback, would be greatly appreciated!
Budget Range: $1400-$1800+ (flexible)
System Usage from Most to Least Important: gaming (specifically TERA Online, Diablo III)
Parts Not Required: keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers, OS
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Amazon.com (see additional comments)
Country: Honolulu, HI, USA
Parts Preferences: N/A
Overclocking: Yes (conservative/light)
SLI or Crossfire: Initially no, but would like to have the option in the future
Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080 (may consider adding a second 1920x1080 monitor in the future)
Additional Comments: Shipping costs to Hawaii are excluded by most sites that offer free shipping (including Newegg, TigersDirect, etc. Amazon is one of the few sites that provides free shipping to Hawaii, but I would consider any reputable retailer with free shipping (or price+shipping is cheaper than Amazon).
Processor: Intel i5 3570K
CPU Cooling: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus
Motherboard: ASUS P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3 (already bought)
PSU: Corsair HX850
GPU: nVidia GTX 670 Ti
HDD: WD 1.5 TB Caviar Black 7200RPM
SSD: Samsung 830 Series 128GB
RAM: Corsair Vengeance 8GB
Case: Corsair 650D
Optical Drive: ASUS DRW-24B1ST
Hey guys, this might be a bit early, but I've spent a lot of time researching and picking out components for my first build in a few months and I had a few questions for the community.
First off, various games and watching hi-def movies are about the only demanding applications this PC will be subjected to, but I would like to be able to run new and upcoming games on max settings at 1920x1080 as long as possible. My budget is flexible but not limitless, so I'm trying to choose components that will give me the best performance available at palatable price/performance ratios. As a first time builder, I'm extra concerned about ease of setup, reliability, and support, so I'm willing to spend a bit more than I strictly need to to go with reputable/reliable components over budget ones.
Onto my questions:
I'm waiting on Ivy Bridge and Kepler releases that are allegedly scheduled for April, but I don't know what to expect with these product releases. How long after these respective releases can I reasonably expect to get my hands on the products at normal prices? i.e. are brand new CPUs/GPUs typically available to normal consumers right after release, or available only at inflated prices, or not actually available until later? On the topic of new GPU releases, does it take extra time for distributors (i.e. EVGA, Gigabyte, MSI, etc.) to actually put out cards to the consumer, or can I expect them to be readily available immediately/shortly after release?
Depending on the answers to the questions above, is it even worth it to wait? With the ambiguously worded IB delays and lack of information regarding Kepler release, I have seriously considered just pulling the trigger with an i5 2500K and GTX 570 (or 560 Ti 448 Cores). I have a serviceable laptop that can run games at lower resolutions and low graphical settings, so it won't be killing me to wait, but I'd still like my new system sooner rather than later.
In terms of the i5 3570K (2500K) vs i7 3770K (2600K), it sounds like the consensus right now is that the i7 provides minimal gains for gaming applications. Is this going to be a safe assumption going forward for the next 3-5 years, or is there a possibility I will regret (from a gaming performance standpoint) not going with the i7 within this build's prospective lifetime?
And one last question: I know that the specs for the GTX 670 Ti aren't out yet, but judging by current nVidia GPU trends, will the 850W PSU I have selected be enough to power a second card in SLI with my setup? I've received mixed results from different PSU calculators, so I'm not sure if I need to spring for a bigger PSU.
Anyways, that ended up being a lot longer than expected, sorry about that. Thanks for reading this far if anyone is still here, any answers, comments, feedback, would be greatly appreciated!
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