Hello,
Following are the details of my first build. I would be very grateful for any feedback that anyone could provide me. I'm a music producer and will be using my computer to run Cubase (a Digital Audio Workstation) as well as several MIDI interfaces (connected via USB audio interface), with occasional gaming. My budget is ideally $1000 or less.
PROCESSOR: Intel Core i7-3770K Ivy Bridge 3.5 GHz LGA 1155 77W
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116501
MOTHERBOARD: MSI Z77 MPOWER LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=13-130-660&SortField=0&SummaryType=0&Pagesize=10&PurchaseMark=&SelectedRating=-1&VideoOnlyMark=False&VendorMark=&IsFeedbackTab=true&Page=2#scrollFullInfo
VIDEO CARD: HIS iCooler H777F1G2M Radeon HD 7770 Ghz Edition 1gb 128-bit GDDR5
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161402
MEMORY: Kingston HyperX 16GB (4 X 4 GB) 240 Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=20-104-169&SortField=0&SummaryType=0&Pagesize=10&PurchaseMark=&SelectedRating=-1&VideoOnlyMark=False&VendorMark=&IsFeedbackTab=true&Page=2#scrollFullInfo
HARD DRIVE: Western Digital WD Black 1TB 7200 RPM 64 MB Cache SATA 6.0 Gb/s
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136533
POWER SUPPLY: CORSAIR HX Series HX750W ATX12V 2.3/ EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD certified
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139010
DVD BURNER: LITE-ON DVD Burner - Bulk 24x DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106289&SortField=0&SummaryType=0&PageSize=10&SelectedRating=-1&VideoOnlyMark=False&IsFeedbackTab=true#scrollFullInfo
COMPUTER CASE: Corsair Carbide Series 400R Graphite grey and black Steel
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=11-139-008&SortField=0&SummaryType=0&Pagesize=10&PurchaseMark=&SelectedRating=-1&VideoOnlyMark=False&VendorMark=&IsFeedbackTab=true&Page=4#scrollFullInfo
Lastly, Newegg has a special sale until 1/6 with the Topower Top 1000W ATX12V 80 Plus Gold Power Supply marked down to $69.99 (with promo code EMCNJNF75). Does anyone have any thoughts about this?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817342041&nm_mc=EMC-IGNEFL010413&cm_mmc=EMC-IGNEFL010413-_-EMC-010413-Index-_-PowerSupplies-_-17342041-L0I
Thank you very much for your feedback!
Following are the details of my first build. I would be very grateful for any feedback that anyone could provide me. I'm a music producer and will be using my computer to run Cubase (a Digital Audio Workstation) as well as several MIDI interfaces (connected via USB audio interface), with occasional gaming. My budget is ideally $1000 or less.
PROCESSOR: Intel Core i7-3770K Ivy Bridge 3.5 GHz LGA 1155 77W
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116501
MOTHERBOARD: MSI Z77 MPOWER LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=13-130-660&SortField=0&SummaryType=0&Pagesize=10&PurchaseMark=&SelectedRating=-1&VideoOnlyMark=False&VendorMark=&IsFeedbackTab=true&Page=2#scrollFullInfo
VIDEO CARD: HIS iCooler H777F1G2M Radeon HD 7770 Ghz Edition 1gb 128-bit GDDR5
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161402
MEMORY: Kingston HyperX 16GB (4 X 4 GB) 240 Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=20-104-169&SortField=0&SummaryType=0&Pagesize=10&PurchaseMark=&SelectedRating=-1&VideoOnlyMark=False&VendorMark=&IsFeedbackTab=true&Page=2#scrollFullInfo
HARD DRIVE: Western Digital WD Black 1TB 7200 RPM 64 MB Cache SATA 6.0 Gb/s
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136533
POWER SUPPLY: CORSAIR HX Series HX750W ATX12V 2.3/ EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD certified
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139010
DVD BURNER: LITE-ON DVD Burner - Bulk 24x DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106289&SortField=0&SummaryType=0&PageSize=10&SelectedRating=-1&VideoOnlyMark=False&IsFeedbackTab=true#scrollFullInfo
COMPUTER CASE: Corsair Carbide Series 400R Graphite grey and black Steel
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=11-139-008&SortField=0&SummaryType=0&Pagesize=10&PurchaseMark=&SelectedRating=-1&VideoOnlyMark=False&VendorMark=&IsFeedbackTab=true&Page=4#scrollFullInfo
Lastly, Newegg has a special sale until 1/6 with the Topower Top 1000W ATX12V 80 Plus Gold Power Supply marked down to $69.99 (with promo code EMCNJNF75). Does anyone have any thoughts about this?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817342041&nm_mc=EMC-IGNEFL010413&cm_mmc=EMC-IGNEFL010413-_-EMC-010413-Index-_-PowerSupplies-_-17342041-L0I
Thank you very much for your feedback!