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I have been looking at build a new pc from daily gaming and some personal work uses. I would like to keep it around 1500 but can be pushed to 2000 if need be. Any help would be great.

-Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case with Upgraded USB 3.0
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

-ASRock Z77 Pro4 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

-Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4000 BX80637I53570K
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

-EVGA 02G-P4-2678-KR GeForce GTX 670 FTW 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

-SAMSUNG 830 Series MZ-7PC128B/WW 2.5" 128GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

-Seagate SV35.5 ST1000VX000 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

-CORSAIR HX Series HX750 (CMPSU-750HX) 750W ATX12V 2.3 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

-CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMZ8GX3M2A1600C8
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

-Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

-LITE-ON 12X BD-R 2X BD-RE 16X DVD+R 12X DVD-RAM 8X BD-ROM 8MB Cache SATA H/H Internal BD Writer with Nero Essential IHBS312-98
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

-COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 EVO RR-212E-20PK-R2 Continuous Direct Contact 120mm Sleeve CPU Cooler Compatible with latest Intel 2011/1366/1155 and AMD FM1/AM3+
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...


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- Case - your choice is fine
- drive - 240/256GB SSD (Samsung 830, Crucial m4, Mushkin Enhanced Chronos deluxe - whoever is cheaper) plus a 500GB Caviar Blue or Green (if you need more storage than the SSD provides)
- GPU - nVidia 670 GTX
- PSU - fine
- ram - 2x4GB (16 is completely unnecessary for your stated purposes)
- OS - does your personal business require ultimate? if not, Home Premium is the way to go
- mobo - do you want to SLI/CF? how far are you trying to overclock? Z77 either way
- CPU - i5-3570K unless you business apps respond well to hyperthreading (if so, i7-3770K
Homebuilt system Master

No reason to get a Velociraptor HD or Windows 7 Ultimate. You can drop both of those and save quite a bit of money. I think I would scrap that whole build and go with something like this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD5H ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($188.49 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($43.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung Spinpoint F4 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 830 Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 670 2GB Video Card ($419.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Antec Eleven Hundred ATX Full Tower Case ($109.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: PC Power & Cooling 750W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHES112-29 Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (64-bit) ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1432.39
(Prices include shipping and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2012-08-03 13:01 EDT-0400)

I wont have to OC much i was thinking 10%
I dont have the need for SLI or CF
As for storage i dont need much storage i dont need much space, Is the SSD faster/better that the VelociRaptor?
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LeadGift_97 said:
I wont have to OC much i was thinking 10%
I dont have the need for SLI or CF
As for storage i dont need much storage i dont need much space, Is the SSD faster/better that the VelociRaptor?


You can OC to 4.0 without changing any settings other than the multiplier. Good idea to go with a z77 board, prefferably Asrock z77 Extreme4.

SSD is ungodly fast compared to anything but other ssd's. Get a 1TB HDD for storing files, 120GB SSD for installs. both should be cheaper than a velociraptor.

I'm in the middle of a new build myself and originally planned mechanical HD over SSD, but I don't need much storage space either and SSD seems like the way to go. They seem better in every way besides price/GB.

-Insanely faster - read reviews describing cold boot to Win 7 64bit in under 20 sec
-Not Mechanical - less prone to damage/failure and virtually silent
-Cool - Produce very little heat

It is without a doubt the better technology, but that comes at a price right now. My reasoning was since I don't need the stroage size, it would be my best option.

I was wary since it is a relatively recent technology, but if you check reviews and get a popular model you should be fine. The two that were suggested to me were the Crucial M4 and the Samsung 830. I think I'm going with the 128GB 830 for $99 on Newegg, it seems very reliable.

One additional thing to keep in mind is you may need a 2.5" to 3.5" conversion kit to mount it in your drive bays. The $99 model on newegg is just the drive, the desktop kit I thought was only $20 more yesterday, but now it looks like an additional $40.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168... Just the drive for $99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168... Drive and conversion kit for $138
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I was wary since it is a relatively recent technology, but if you check reviews and get a popular model you should be fine. The two that were suggested to me were the Crucial M4 and the Samsung 830. I think I'm going with the 128GB 830 for $99 on Newegg, it seems very reliable.


I just bought one of those drives this week - it is *AMAZING*. I would not hesitate to buy another one.
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My personal opinion is no for low to moderate OC. A $35 Hyper212 Evo will get you 4.2-4.4GHz (roughly 25% OC). Most thing's I've read is you need an H100 with push/pull to get much higher.
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