Hi, this is the current iteration of my first build. Could you guys take a look and tell me if I'm going in the right/wrong direction? This is going to be a budget working computer for graphics programming and 3d graphics. I list 2 hard drives because I have to have a dual boot setup using Linux Fedora along with Windows 8 64 bit. In a year, I will convert them into a RAID and reinstall Widows in a HDD.
I plan to add a second graphics card in about a year and take advantage of SLI. Does the 2nd graphics card have to be identical?
This is the pcpartpicker link: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/D1yb
These are the specs so far:
CPU i7 or Xeon? Intel Core i7-3770 Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.9GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4000 BX80637I73770
$290 or
Intel Xeon E3-1230 V2 Ivy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo) 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1155 69W Quad-Core Server Processor BX80637E31230V2
$240 (with a different mobo)
Motherboard for i7: MSI Z77A-GD55 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
$140
Memory: CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9G
$60
Hard Drive(s) 2: Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
$80
Graphics: ASUS GTX660-DC2-2GD5 GeForce GTX 660 2GB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
$235
Case: LIAN LI PC-K65 Black Aluminum / Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
$70
PSU: Rosewill HIVE-750 750W 80 Plus Bronze ATX12V Certified Power Supply
$90
Optical Drive: Sony Optiarc 24X DVD Burner, Bulk Package 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model AD-7280S-0B - OEM
$19
OS: Microsoft Windows 8 Professional 64-bit (Full Version) - OEM
$140
TOTAL $1124
Any advice will be greatly appreciated and I take negative comments well, so please speak your mind. I don't want to mess this up.
I plan to add a second graphics card in about a year and take advantage of SLI. Does the 2nd graphics card have to be identical?
This is the pcpartpicker link: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/D1yb
These are the specs so far:
CPU i7 or Xeon? Intel Core i7-3770 Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.9GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4000 BX80637I73770
$290 or
Intel Xeon E3-1230 V2 Ivy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo) 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1155 69W Quad-Core Server Processor BX80637E31230V2
$240 (with a different mobo)
Motherboard for i7: MSI Z77A-GD55 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
$140
Memory: CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9G
$60
Hard Drive(s) 2: Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
$80
Graphics: ASUS GTX660-DC2-2GD5 GeForce GTX 660 2GB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
$235
Case: LIAN LI PC-K65 Black Aluminum / Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
$70
PSU: Rosewill HIVE-750 750W 80 Plus Bronze ATX12V Certified Power Supply
$90
Optical Drive: Sony Optiarc 24X DVD Burner, Bulk Package 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model AD-7280S-0B - OEM
$19
OS: Microsoft Windows 8 Professional 64-bit (Full Version) - OEM
$140
TOTAL $1124
Any advice will be greatly appreciated and I take negative comments well, so please speak your mind. I don't want to mess this up.