First build $1000 budget

[fishinfiend]

Approximate Purchase Date: End of August and beginning of September
Budget Range: Would like $1000, $1200 is fine, but lower is better Before Mail in Rebates & Shipping

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Photo editing, gaming, video editing

Are you buying a monitor: No, not right away

Parts to Upgrade: Everything, see below for what I am thinking.

Do you need to buy OS: Yes, but not sure what I will load on

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg

Location: Northeast WI

Parts Preferences: Intel CPU

Overclocking: Maybe but if done it will be very little

SLI or Crossfire: Maybe but itis a long ways out

Your Monitor Resolution: currently 1680x1050, but looking at a 1920x1080 monitor

Additional Comments: This is what I am thinking for the build so far:
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 660 Ti GV-N66TWF2-2GD Video Card &
NVIDIA Gift - Borderlands2 Free Game Coupon
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125441
$299.99

SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 1TB 3.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185
$69.99

SAMSUNG 22X DVD Burner SATA Model SH-222BB/BEBE
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151244
$16.99

G.SKILL Ares Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231558
$84.99

Crucial M4 CT128M4SSD2 2.5" MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD),
ASUS P8Z77-V ATX Intel Motherboard,
McAfee Antivirus Plus 2012 - 1 User (Product Key Card), &
Newegg Promotional Gift Card - $15.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.1041288
$264.98

Intel Core i7-3770 3.4GHz (3.9GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 Quad-Core Desktop Processor &
Intel Gift - Intel Game Pad 0810 Mouse Mat
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.1046074
$309.99

CASE ROSEWILL | BLACKHAWK Gaming ATX Mid Tower Computer Case &
Rosewill HIVE Series HIVE-650 650W, Modular Design, Active-PFC Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.1046210
$139.98

Grand Total:
$1,186.91

 

[fishinfiend]

I got a reply from a different website and one thing that they said to switch out the i7 to Intel Xeon E3-1230 V2 Ivy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo) $239.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117286&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&AID=10440897&PID=3332167&SID=u00000687

If you click on the following link you can see the rest of the components he recommends on POST #2 and what are your thoughts on that.
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2265066

 

[Spicy_benie]

Never completly trust reviews they are often times biest

 

[fishinfiend]

Never completly trust reviews they are often times biest

What do you mean by reviews, the link to anandtech was another thread I have open and that is just what his personal thoughts are to help me.

 

[Spicy_benie]

I understand that but in the post number 2 the guy talks about how the reviews are better on newegg etc so im just saying never totaly trust reviews

 

[hunterpostit88]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/f8Wt
Pretty strong build at that price. Especially a kickass GPU.

 

[azeem40]

The only thing I'd change from the above build is the mobo. No need for Z77 if you're not using IVB.

 

[hunterpostit88]

What if he decides to late get IVB? You always wana be somewhat futureproof.

 

[Proximon]

Let's do a side-by-side on those CPUs
http://ark.intel.com/compare/65719,65732

You are just missing the onboard graphics and a little speed with the Xeon... it's a nice budget choice for sure. Up to you if those are worth it.

The CPU appears on the support list for the board, so either is fine. I would say it depends on how much editing you actually do.

 

[azeem40]

What if he decides to late get IVB? You always wana be somewhat futureproof.

If he ever decides that, then he is wasting $. SB to IVB is not a worthwhile upgrade. IVB is good for a first build, but not upgrading from SB to IVB.

 

[hunterpostit88]

Actually, it wouldn't be wasting money. If I'm not mistaken a 3570k is 8%-10% faster than a 2500k. And if that's incorrect, forgive me as I'm not an Intel guy cause I can get 8 cores for $190 lol

 

[azeem40]

No, it is not worth it. Yes, it would be wasting $. You're paying $230 again for 8-10% more power.