Hi,
I'm building my firs desktop pc. I've been investigating benchmarks and stalking forums for a few months now, and this is what I'm looking at:
Main purpose of the system: gaming, more gaming, converting videos ( handbrake).
Overclocking: yes!
Purchase date: sometime next month
Sli or CF: in a future upgrade (1-2 years)
Preferred websites: I live in Portugal where pc parts are expensive as hell, but my father goes to the US often in work related trips so he will bring me the parts.
parts I don't need: case, monitor, kEyboard, mouse, OS
CPU: (to make video converting faster) i7 3770k -370$
http://www.amazon.com/Intel-Core-3770K-processor-BX80637I73770K/dp/B007SZ0EOW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1336917997&sr=8-1
GPU: gtx 680 - 500$ ( still not sure about the model as I don't know if getting a reference design or not will mater once I watercool it)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130768
HDD1-2: 2 15k rpm hdd's i have from an old server running in raid0 ( to have the OS)- 0€
HDD3: 1TB 7200 rpm - 97$
http://www.amazon.com/Western-Digital-Caviar-Cache-Desktop/dp/B00461G3MS/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1336918814&sr=1-1
PSU: 600W - 66$
http://www.amazon.com/OCZ-ModXStream-Modular-Performance-compatible/dp/B001EYV690/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1336919105&sr=1-2
RAM: ddr3 1600mhz 8GB - 44$
http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Vengeance-PC3-12800-1600mHz-CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B/dp/B004QBUL1C/ref=sr_1_3?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1336919261&sr=1-3
MB: Asus z77 - 135$ ( I don't understand anything about mobos so enlighten me!)
http://www.amazon.com/ASUS-P8Z77-V-LX-Intel-Motherboard/dp/B007MKGF82/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1336919391&sr=1-2
Wcooling+\- because I havent chosen the speccific parts for my loop ) - 300$
Total: 1512$
I'm building my firs desktop pc. I've been investigating benchmarks and stalking forums for a few months now, and this is what I'm looking at:
Main purpose of the system: gaming, more gaming, converting videos ( handbrake).
Overclocking: yes!
Purchase date: sometime next month
Sli or CF: in a future upgrade (1-2 years)
Preferred websites: I live in Portugal where pc parts are expensive as hell, but my father goes to the US often in work related trips so he will bring me the parts.
parts I don't need: case, monitor, kEyboard, mouse, OS
CPU: (to make video converting faster) i7 3770k -370$
http://www.amazon.com/Intel-Core-3770K-processor-BX80637I73770K/dp/B007SZ0EOW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1336917997&sr=8-1
GPU: gtx 680 - 500$ ( still not sure about the model as I don't know if getting a reference design or not will mater once I watercool it)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130768
HDD1-2: 2 15k rpm hdd's i have from an old server running in raid0 ( to have the OS)- 0€
HDD3: 1TB 7200 rpm - 97$
http://www.amazon.com/Western-Digital-Caviar-Cache-Desktop/dp/B00461G3MS/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1336918814&sr=1-1
PSU: 600W - 66$
http://www.amazon.com/OCZ-ModXStream-Modular-Performance-compatible/dp/B001EYV690/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1336919105&sr=1-2
RAM: ddr3 1600mhz 8GB - 44$
http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Vengeance-PC3-12800-1600mHz-CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B/dp/B004QBUL1C/ref=sr_1_3?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1336919261&sr=1-3
MB: Asus z77 - 135$ ( I don't understand anything about mobos so enlighten me!)
http://www.amazon.com/ASUS-P8Z77-V-LX-Intel-Motherboard/dp/B007MKGF82/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1336919391&sr=1-2
Wcooling+\- because I havent chosen the speccific parts for my loop ) - 300$
Total: 1512$