Hi all,
First Build, looking to for under $1800 for a video editing/gaming pc. This would be my first build, so I also want to make sure the parts I have are compatible.
Plan to purchase: May 12-ish
Parts Not Required: keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers, OS
Reasons to buy: 1) I do a lot of programming with 1080 HD videos in matlab. I hope to leave my desktop at home and remotely access it everyday from my research lab.
2) gaming
Preferred Website(s): newegg, microcenter in minneapolis
Location: Minneapolis, Mn
Overclocking: Yes, but with caution. I've read IB OC'ing is unstable
Crossfire: Possibly in the long future.
Preferred Parts: IB i7, at least 16GB of RAM
Proposed Parts:
CPU: Intel Core i7 3770K 3.5GHz LGA 1155 $290
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0388575
Mobo: Asus P8Z77-V LGA 1155 Z77 ATX $210
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0386886
GPU: MSI R7870 Twin Frozr 2GD/OC Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 $350
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127662&Tpk=msi%207870
RAM: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2x8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 1600 $114
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233246
PSU: Corsair Professional Series HX750W 80 PLUS SILVER Certified $146
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139010
Case: Corsair Graphite series 600T Mid-Tower Gaming Case BLACK $155
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139007
HDD: Western Digital Caviar Green 2TB SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5'' Internal $110
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0347237
SSD: OCZ Technology Petrol 128GB SATA III 6Gb/s 2.5'' Internal $90
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0381969
CPU Air Cooler: COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 EVO $35
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103099
CD/DVD: Lite-ON 24x SATA DVD Burner $18
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0322335
Other thoughts:
1) I really like this mobo because of the added in wi-fi. My system will not be near a router so I will have to use wi-fi anyway.
2) My system will be constantly running/analyzing HD videos when I am not using it for gaming. With that said, my PSU still might be overkill... but I am still kind of confused on how much leeway room I should give my system.
3) I am also considering buying a UPS since I will be remotely accessing my system everyday and want a backup in case there is a power outage. I am unsure how much power my system will need but am looking at an APC 1000VA 600W UPS for $150 from newegg: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16842101393
TOTAL: ~$1,670
Thanks again for your comments!
First Build, looking to for under $1800 for a video editing/gaming pc. This would be my first build, so I also want to make sure the parts I have are compatible.
Plan to purchase: May 12-ish
Parts Not Required: keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers, OS
Reasons to buy: 1) I do a lot of programming with 1080 HD videos in matlab. I hope to leave my desktop at home and remotely access it everyday from my research lab.
2) gaming
Preferred Website(s): newegg, microcenter in minneapolis
Location: Minneapolis, Mn
Overclocking: Yes, but with caution. I've read IB OC'ing is unstable
Crossfire: Possibly in the long future.
Preferred Parts: IB i7, at least 16GB of RAM
Proposed Parts:
CPU: Intel Core i7 3770K 3.5GHz LGA 1155 $290
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0388575
Mobo: Asus P8Z77-V LGA 1155 Z77 ATX $210
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0386886
GPU: MSI R7870 Twin Frozr 2GD/OC Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 $350
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127662&Tpk=msi%207870
RAM: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2x8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 1600 $114
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233246
PSU: Corsair Professional Series HX750W 80 PLUS SILVER Certified $146
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139010
Case: Corsair Graphite series 600T Mid-Tower Gaming Case BLACK $155
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139007
HDD: Western Digital Caviar Green 2TB SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5'' Internal $110
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0347237
SSD: OCZ Technology Petrol 128GB SATA III 6Gb/s 2.5'' Internal $90
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0381969
CPU Air Cooler: COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 EVO $35
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103099
CD/DVD: Lite-ON 24x SATA DVD Burner $18
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0322335
Other thoughts:
1) I really like this mobo because of the added in wi-fi. My system will not be near a router so I will have to use wi-fi anyway.
2) My system will be constantly running/analyzing HD videos when I am not using it for gaming. With that said, my PSU still might be overkill... but I am still kind of confused on how much leeway room I should give my system.
3) I am also considering buying a UPS since I will be remotely accessing my system everyday and want a backup in case there is a power outage. I am unsure how much power my system will need but am looking at an APC 1000VA 600W UPS for $150 from newegg: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16842101393
TOTAL: ~$1,670
Thanks again for your comments!