Hey guys! It's me again and the time to start buying/building my 1st PC is coming soon! I already made a post for this about 1 month ago but it was a little early so that's why I decided to make another thread 1 week before purchase date. Main uses for this PC are: Gaming, Photo Editing, Listening/Editing Music. I'll start with 1 monitor but I'll eventually go with 3.
Approximate Purchase Date: Around June 1st
Budget Range: $3500-$5000 with Rebates
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, Listening/Editing Music, Photo Editing, Internet, Watching Movies
Parts Not Required: Case
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg.ca, CanadaComputers.com, TigerDirect.ca, Amazon.com
Country: Canada
Parts Preferences: Intel, Nvidia, EVGA, ASUS
Overclocking: Maybe (4,0GHZ or 4,5GHZ if possible)
SLI or Crossfire: Yes
Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080, 1920x1200
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Here's what I'm planning to purchase. If this parts list is good, I'll do further research to make sure everything is compatible together.
CPU: Intel Core-i7 3930K
I could go with Ivy Bridge Core-i7 3770K but I don't know about this one yet.
MOBO: ASUS Rampage IV Extreme
RAM: Corsair Vengeance 32GB DDR3 1866MHZ
SSD: Samsung 830 Series 256GB ----or---- Crucial M4 256GB
HDD: Western Digital Caviar Green 3TB
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX690
Case: CoolerMaster COSMOS 2 (Already Purchased)
PSU: Corsair Professional Series Gold AX1200
I know it's way beyond my power needs but if I want to add componants later, I thought it might be good idea to futureproof my system. Correct me if I'm wrong.
CPU Cooler: Corsair Hydro Series H100
The reason why I went for this one over the Noctua NH-D14 is because it doesn't block any RAM slots and performances are similar. Again, correct me if I'm wrong.
Optical Drive: LITE-ON Blu-Ray Burner with 3D Playback
OS: Windows 7 Ultimate
Total= $3499,90
One last thing about Soundcard. Should I buy one if I want excellent sound quality for music/game/video? Will I have enough slots if I go SLI GTX690 later on? If yes, which one for my needs? Quality over price.
Thanks for your help guys!!!
Approximate Purchase Date: Around June 1st
Budget Range: $3500-$5000 with Rebates
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, Listening/Editing Music, Photo Editing, Internet, Watching Movies
Parts Not Required: Case
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg.ca, CanadaComputers.com, TigerDirect.ca, Amazon.com
Country: Canada
Parts Preferences: Intel, Nvidia, EVGA, ASUS
Overclocking: Maybe (4,0GHZ or 4,5GHZ if possible)
SLI or Crossfire: Yes
Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080, 1920x1200
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Here's what I'm planning to purchase. If this parts list is good, I'll do further research to make sure everything is compatible together.
CPU: Intel Core-i7 3930K
I could go with Ivy Bridge Core-i7 3770K but I don't know about this one yet.
MOBO: ASUS Rampage IV Extreme
RAM: Corsair Vengeance 32GB DDR3 1866MHZ
SSD: Samsung 830 Series 256GB ----or---- Crucial M4 256GB
HDD: Western Digital Caviar Green 3TB
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX690
Case: CoolerMaster COSMOS 2 (Already Purchased)
PSU: Corsair Professional Series Gold AX1200
I know it's way beyond my power needs but if I want to add componants later, I thought it might be good idea to futureproof my system. Correct me if I'm wrong.
CPU Cooler: Corsair Hydro Series H100
The reason why I went for this one over the Noctua NH-D14 is because it doesn't block any RAM slots and performances are similar. Again, correct me if I'm wrong.
Optical Drive: LITE-ON Blu-Ray Burner with 3D Playback
OS: Windows 7 Ultimate
Total= $3499,90
One last thing about Soundcard. Should I buy one if I want excellent sound quality for music/game/video? Will I have enough slots if I go SLI GTX690 later on? If yes, which one for my needs? Quality over price.
Thanks for your help guys!!!