System for gaming, design and video editing

[Bam B]

I've based a lot of this off of various ratings, but haven't looked too far into compatibility. Let me know what you think.

KINGSTON HyperX blu 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 SDRAM
$86.99

GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UD5H LGA 1155 Intel ATX Motherboard
$223.49

Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge 3.4Ghz Quad Core Processor
$229.00

CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX650 V2 650W High Performance Power Supply
$90

Corsair Carbide Series 400R
$115

OCZ Vertex SSD 256gb
$280

NVidia GeForce 660 Ti
$309

ASUS 24x CD/DVD Burner
$25

 

[sparkz89]

should go either i7s or 8350s for video editing/rendering

instead of spending $300 on a older model chip i would get the 760 GTX performs a bit more than the 660 TI and it runs cooler or 7970 is also a great chip (but keep in mind 9000series is coming out soon)

 

[Bam B]

How does this look, modified it a bit
http://pcpartpicker.com/user/mrmueslibar/saved/2eBT

 

[AxlFone]

Get this build.
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1vhkv
All parts better. More stable build. Best performance with 1600$ price.

No point pay 280 250GB SSD. You can get 500GB SSD for 300
Get sli 760 it is faster than 780 !
4770k is new version of 3770k so get it. New 1150 are better than old 1155.
In my build was better new cpu coolr fron Nochtua.
Seasonic is good psu. 850w gives you enough power to sli in future. (if you do not want it now)
Then you can save that much money from that second video card - 250
Fractal R4 is better case. More silent and really good quality.
Better wifi card.

 

[sparkz89]

its not bad, but i would get the corsair vengeance RAMs and also since your gonna be doing video editing, you should ge tthe 128 GB SSD and get a 2 TB 7200/64MB cache HDD - you will fill up a 256 instantly

 

[Bam B]

Thanks everyone. Does anyone else have an opinion on AxlFone's suggestion?

 

[sparkz89]

I agree, 4770k is better and newer, coolers you could look at depending on your size can be h80i, h100i or the kraken x40/x60 (120/240). And do note that certain games do not have SLI capabilities so I think you should just get the 780 GTX and along the line if you want just SLI that card in the next year or so.