- Dec 10, 2011
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Approximate Purchase Date: Anywhere from 1-3 months
Budget Range: $1500 ideally. I'm willing to go to a max of $2000, but the increase needs to be well justified.
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, Movies, and Music
Parts Not Required: Monitor, Mouse, Keyboard, OS, and G.SKILL Ares Series 8GB RAM
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg gives the best product details and user reviews, I can find where I'll purchase it on my own
Country: USA
Parts Preferences: None really
Overclocking: Yes
SLI or Crossfire: Not yet, but build should have the capacity for the future
Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080
Hey everyone. I've been a member for a while and have given a fair bit of advice in this section, but now that it's time for me to do my own, I wanted to get some feedback on this build. That and I was looking to see if someone could answer a few of my more specific questions about elements of my build. This is what I have so far...
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/9TDt
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/9TDt/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/9TDt/benchmarks/
CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Microcenter)
- I can't think of any reason why anyone would suggest a different CPU to me, I wont be doing any content creation, video editing, etc;
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
-I know Ivy Bridge gets hot, but I still plan to overclock it a little. I'm hoping this cooler will give a little more headroom, but I'm simply not going to try water cooling. I may actually go as far as to replace the thermal grease under the IHS to get more thermal head room. I've seen numbers 10-15C less after people have done that (yes I know its dangerous).
Motherboard: MSI Z77A-GD65 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($179.99 @ Amazon)
- I'm open to changes in the mobo, but I would require a good set of points on why to change. I trust MSI's quality and I'm liking the features and price point on this board.
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($57.99 @ Newegg)
-Already purchased
Hard Drive: Samsung 830 Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($159.00 @ B&H)
- I may get the 256Gb version, depends on how much money I feel like throwing at this build at my time of purchase. I feel like I read somewhere that you need to keep some of the capacity of an SSD unused for shuffling data or something along those lines. If I didn't just dream that, how much capacity would that be and would it be alright for me to create a partition so I could be sure not to surpass that limit?
-Also the mechanical storage is where I would REALLY appreciate some input. My family has a collection of literally hundreds of DVDs (I could get a more exact number later if necessary) and I just wasn't sure the best way to go about getting them on the computer and if doing so was even strictly legal? I'm thinking that two 2Tb drives should be enough for my needs, but could i get away with 5400rpm for video playback or would 7200rpm be necessary or better suited for it?
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 680 2GB Video Card ($547.86 @ Newegg)
- I figure if I'm going with a 680 I might as well pay a bit extra for the Twin Frozr III and enjoy a cooler quieter card.
Case: Antec DF-85 ATX Full Tower Case ($139.98 @ NCIX US)
- Once again, Icould probably be convinced to change, but I really like the style and functionality of this case. I would normally go for a case in the HAF series, but a friend of mine has one and it would really bug me to get one now. Maybe that's stupid but I can't help it.
Power Supply: Antec 1000W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($271.82 @ Newegg)
- I need at least 76 Amps on the 12V line if I decide to SLI my 680 in the future. If I did the math right, this gives me 80. I figure i would go a little overboard and get the nice fully modular Antec 80+ Platinum rated PSU since I had to get a 1000 watt one to meet the amperage requirement for SLI.
Optical Drive: Asus BC-12B1ST/BLK/B/AS Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer ($55.41 @ NCIX US)
-I have a few blu rays I want to be able to watch, I figure this should do the trick/
Total: $1687.03
(Prices include shipping and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2012-06-11 01:27 EDT-0400)
I'm also considering going for a 670 and therefore a cheaper PSU that would only need 70 amps. Haven't quite made up my mind on the 670 vs 680 thing, any thoughts on the extra cost versus the gain in performance on the 680?
Any and all feedback is appreciated guys! I just want to make sure that everything is going to be perfect since I'm spending so much money on it!!!
Budget Range: $1500 ideally. I'm willing to go to a max of $2000, but the increase needs to be well justified.
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, Movies, and Music
Parts Not Required: Monitor, Mouse, Keyboard, OS, and G.SKILL Ares Series 8GB RAM
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg gives the best product details and user reviews, I can find where I'll purchase it on my own
Country: USA
Parts Preferences: None really
Overclocking: Yes
SLI or Crossfire: Not yet, but build should have the capacity for the future
Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080
Hey everyone. I've been a member for a while and have given a fair bit of advice in this section, but now that it's time for me to do my own, I wanted to get some feedback on this build. That and I was looking to see if someone could answer a few of my more specific questions about elements of my build. This is what I have so far...
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/9TDt
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/9TDt/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/9TDt/benchmarks/
CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Microcenter)
- I can't think of any reason why anyone would suggest a different CPU to me, I wont be doing any content creation, video editing, etc;
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
-I know Ivy Bridge gets hot, but I still plan to overclock it a little. I'm hoping this cooler will give a little more headroom, but I'm simply not going to try water cooling. I may actually go as far as to replace the thermal grease under the IHS to get more thermal head room. I've seen numbers 10-15C less after people have done that (yes I know its dangerous).
Motherboard: MSI Z77A-GD65 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($179.99 @ Amazon)
- I'm open to changes in the mobo, but I would require a good set of points on why to change. I trust MSI's quality and I'm liking the features and price point on this board.
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($57.99 @ Newegg)
-Already purchased
Hard Drive: Samsung 830 Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($159.00 @ B&H)
- I may get the 256Gb version, depends on how much money I feel like throwing at this build at my time of purchase. I feel like I read somewhere that you need to keep some of the capacity of an SSD unused for shuffling data or something along those lines. If I didn't just dream that, how much capacity would that be and would it be alright for me to create a partition so I could be sure not to surpass that limit?
-Also the mechanical storage is where I would REALLY appreciate some input. My family has a collection of literally hundreds of DVDs (I could get a more exact number later if necessary) and I just wasn't sure the best way to go about getting them on the computer and if doing so was even strictly legal? I'm thinking that two 2Tb drives should be enough for my needs, but could i get away with 5400rpm for video playback or would 7200rpm be necessary or better suited for it?
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 680 2GB Video Card ($547.86 @ Newegg)
- I figure if I'm going with a 680 I might as well pay a bit extra for the Twin Frozr III and enjoy a cooler quieter card.
Case: Antec DF-85 ATX Full Tower Case ($139.98 @ NCIX US)
- Once again, Icould probably be convinced to change, but I really like the style and functionality of this case. I would normally go for a case in the HAF series, but a friend of mine has one and it would really bug me to get one now. Maybe that's stupid but I can't help it.
Power Supply: Antec 1000W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($271.82 @ Newegg)
- I need at least 76 Amps on the 12V line if I decide to SLI my 680 in the future. If I did the math right, this gives me 80. I figure i would go a little overboard and get the nice fully modular Antec 80+ Platinum rated PSU since I had to get a 1000 watt one to meet the amperage requirement for SLI.
Optical Drive: Asus BC-12B1ST/BLK/B/AS Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer ($55.41 @ NCIX US)
-I have a few blu rays I want to be able to watch, I figure this should do the trick/
Total: $1687.03
(Prices include shipping and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2012-06-11 01:27 EDT-0400)
I'm also considering going for a 670 and therefore a cheaper PSU that would only need 70 amps. Haven't quite made up my mind on the 670 vs 680 thing, any thoughts on the extra cost versus the gain in performance on the 680?
Any and all feedback is appreciated guys! I just want to make sure that everything is going to be perfect since I'm spending so much money on it!!!
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