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Approximate Purchase Date: Dec 26-28th
Budget Range: $2000 After Rebates; Before Shipping
System Usage from Most to Least Important: (e.g.: GPU & CPU Rendering, Video Editing & Encoding, Gaming
Are you buying a monitor: No
Parts to Upgrade: New Build (mostly from scratch)
Do you need to buy OS: Yes
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg, Amazon, other (e.g. tigerdirect) if the discount is good enough and the vendor reputable
Location: Grand Rapids, MI, USA
Parts Preferences: NVidea GPU for CUDA rendering
Overclocking: No
SLI or Crossfire: Yes
Your Monitor Resolution: 1680x1050x2, may upgrade in 6-12 months
Additional Comments: Goals in order of importance are: 1)Performance, 2)Reliability (temperature), 3)Quiet, 4)Efficiency, and 5)Aesthetics
Why Are You Upgrading: Started freelance 3D Illustration & Video editing business earlier this year. After using my old gaming rig for the last several months, I've made a modest profit and feel it's time to get serious about hardware.
Proposed System:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i7-3930K 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($569.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Corsair Hydro Series H60 74.4 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock X79 Extreme6 ATX LGA2011 Motherboard ($194.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($156.99 @ SuperBiiz) x2 (one already owned) for RAID 3 array
Storage: Intel 335 Series 240GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($169.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 670 2GB Video Card ($339.99 @ Newegg) x2 (one already owned) for SLI
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Titanium Grey) ATX Mid Tower Case ($102.99 @ NCIX US) - was torn about getting the one with the window, but if I'm spending this much money, I want to see what I'm getting...
Power Supply: SeaSonic X Series 850W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($55.73 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 Professional (OEM) (64-bit) ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1945.63
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2012-12-17 17:55 EST-0500)
Specific Questions about this build: 1) Would I be better off buying a less expensive MB or other part in order to pack in another 16 GB of RAM? 2) I'm not planning to OC, but I've specified this on the assumption that parts recommended for overclocking will also work for keeping the computer cool & quiet at default speeds. Is this a fallacy? 3) Should I be seriously considering overclocking with a build like this? Why?
Thank you!
Approximate Purchase Date: Dec 26-28th
Budget Range: $2000 After Rebates; Before Shipping
System Usage from Most to Least Important: (e.g.: GPU & CPU Rendering, Video Editing & Encoding, Gaming
Are you buying a monitor: No
Parts to Upgrade: New Build (mostly from scratch)
Do you need to buy OS: Yes
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg, Amazon, other (e.g. tigerdirect) if the discount is good enough and the vendor reputable
Location: Grand Rapids, MI, USA
Parts Preferences: NVidea GPU for CUDA rendering
Overclocking: No
SLI or Crossfire: Yes
Your Monitor Resolution: 1680x1050x2, may upgrade in 6-12 months
Additional Comments: Goals in order of importance are: 1)Performance, 2)Reliability (temperature), 3)Quiet, 4)Efficiency, and 5)Aesthetics
Why Are You Upgrading: Started freelance 3D Illustration & Video editing business earlier this year. After using my old gaming rig for the last several months, I've made a modest profit and feel it's time to get serious about hardware.
Proposed System:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i7-3930K 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($569.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Corsair Hydro Series H60 74.4 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock X79 Extreme6 ATX LGA2011 Motherboard ($194.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($156.99 @ SuperBiiz) x2 (one already owned) for RAID 3 array
Storage: Intel 335 Series 240GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($169.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 670 2GB Video Card ($339.99 @ Newegg) x2 (one already owned) for SLI
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Titanium Grey) ATX Mid Tower Case ($102.99 @ NCIX US) - was torn about getting the one with the window, but if I'm spending this much money, I want to see what I'm getting...
Power Supply: SeaSonic X Series 850W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($55.73 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 Professional (OEM) (64-bit) ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1945.63
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2012-12-17 17:55 EST-0500)
Specific Questions about this build: 1) Would I be better off buying a less expensive MB or other part in order to pack in another 16 GB of RAM? 2) I'm not planning to OC, but I've specified this on the assumption that parts recommended for overclocking will also work for keeping the computer cool & quiet at default speeds. Is this a fallacy? 3) Should I be seriously considering overclocking with a build like this? Why?
Thank you!