Hello everyone! My first post here. I would like some opinions and critiques on a new (and my first) build.
A little background, I've always been interested in computers and gadgets, but was always afraid of building one myself. I have friends who built my previous computers for me while I watched. My current set up is an Intel i7-920 CPU, 6 Gig RAM, XFX 6870 gfx, Corsair 750w PSU all in Antec 300 case. I'll be giving this to my younger brother who really needs it.
I've always kept myself in the price range of $1200+, but now that I've been working a lot of overtime, I thought I'd treat myself to something a little more high end performance. I've done a lot of research in the past week or so, so please any opinions and help would be appreciated. I'm not an overclocker, nor am I interested in SLI/Crossfire.
CPU: Intel Core i7-3770
Mobo: ASUS P8Z77-V
RAM: CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB DDR3 1600
Case: Corsair Obsidian Series 650D
HD: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB
Media: LITE-ON Black 12X BD-ROM
SSD: Crucial M4 128GB SSD
CPU Fan: COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus
GFX Option 1: EVGA GeForce GTX 680
GFX Option 2: Galaxy GeForce GTX 670
PSU: COOLER MASTER Silent Pro Gold Series 800W
All this in the cart with couple combo savings came out to $1,897.89. Although, I haven't really decided on which graphics card I should go; in my research there wasn't much difference in the two. Well there you have it folks!
A little background, I've always been interested in computers and gadgets, but was always afraid of building one myself. I have friends who built my previous computers for me while I watched. My current set up is an Intel i7-920 CPU, 6 Gig RAM, XFX 6870 gfx, Corsair 750w PSU all in Antec 300 case. I'll be giving this to my younger brother who really needs it.
I've always kept myself in the price range of $1200+, but now that I've been working a lot of overtime, I thought I'd treat myself to something a little more high end performance. I've done a lot of research in the past week or so, so please any opinions and help would be appreciated. I'm not an overclocker, nor am I interested in SLI/Crossfire.
CPU: Intel Core i7-3770
Mobo: ASUS P8Z77-V
RAM: CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB DDR3 1600
Case: Corsair Obsidian Series 650D
HD: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB
Media: LITE-ON Black 12X BD-ROM
SSD: Crucial M4 128GB SSD
CPU Fan: COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus
GFX Option 1: EVGA GeForce GTX 680
GFX Option 2: Galaxy GeForce GTX 670
PSU: COOLER MASTER Silent Pro Gold Series 800W
All this in the cart with couple combo savings came out to $1,897.89. Although, I haven't really decided on which graphics card I should go; in my research there wasn't much difference in the two. Well there you have it folks!