Hey guys, new to the forums but already into computing and gaming deeply.
Today, out of boredom, I decided to create a build. This is not the average build you'd see everyday. It's a
2400$ build (as of 12/05/2013 with combos, shipping included and newegg-based purchases) with some of the most high-end but money-wise components out there.
This build will give you a
SysMark 2012 Overall score of 227. Yes,
two-hundred-and-twenty-seven. That's a really high score.
*If you just want to get straight to the build just skip this*
Yeah, pretty crazy...
Anyways, since I don't consider myself a tech expert but rather a tech user and troubleshooter occasionally, I'd like to know your opinion on this pc build.
I was aiming for a 1500$ build but things got a little out of hand and some combos took my mind away.
We're talking about a really high-end gaming station here;
2 GTXs for a
2-way SLI gaming experience,
4-Core i7 @ 3.5GHz,
16 GB of DDR3-1600 RAM,
2 storages,
120GB SSD and a 1TB 10,000 RPM HDD all boxed up inside a sexy
Cooler Master case.
Here it goes...
To start off I decided to pick a motherboard that would fit well with a powerful CPU so I went with the
Asus SABERTOOTH Z77 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard and the classic
Intel Core i7-3770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor. For the cooler I went with a
Corsair H100 92.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler, the top-of-the-line but cheap solution for keeping the bad boy going.
This was
683$ right off the bat; a tough but solid decision for this power-station.
For the memory, I chose
16GB (8x2) of Corsair Vengeance DDR3-1600. 16 GB is more than enough and will last forever.
170 bucks right there.
For the storage I decided to go with a
120GB SSD Samsung 840 Series as a gaming/OS boot storage and as of actual hard-drive storage I decided to get a
Western Digital VelociRaptor 1TB 3.5" 10000RPM for some
amazing storage capacities and performance.
322$ total.
Now here come they bad boys... Get ready... Here it goes.
For the graphics I decided to go with
*TWO* MSI GeForce GTX 770 2GB Cards for some impressive
2-Way SLI performance that will be worth every penny you'll spend on them.
660 amazingly spent dollars.
For the case I picked the sexy
Cooler Master HAF X ATX Full Tower Case for just around
200$ and with it
2 Corsair Air Series SP120 High Performance Edition 62.7 CFM 120mm Fans for just
27$.
For the Optical Drive I chose a simple
Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer for
19 bucks.
Now the heart of our computer, the power supply. I went for the top-of-the-line
Corsair Professional 850W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX for just
156$.
Finally I'll just list the OS as a build component, even if it potentially isn't. I went for the master-king
Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) which will cost around
180$.
That's it! That'll round up to almost exactly
2400$!
Hope you guys liked this and I would love to get some feedback and maybe someone could point out any mistakes I made and some tech-wise improvements,
Thank you,
Mario
Find below the PCPartPicker list with benchmarks...
Note that the price for this machine has fluctuated from 2200$ to 2600$ depending on the month, I will try and keep this post updated.
PCPartPicker part list:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2fdOT
Price breakdown by merchant:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2fdOT/by_merchant/
Benchmarks:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2fdOT/benchmarks/
CPU: Intel Core i7-3770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($319.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100 92.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($137.27 @ TigerDirect)
Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z77 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($232.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($149.99 @ Amazon)
Storage (1): Samsung 840 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($109.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage (2): Western Digital VelociRaptor 1TB 3.5" 10000RPM Internal Hard Drive ($212.25 @ B&H)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($329.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($329.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Cooler Master HAF X ATX Full Tower Case ($158.93 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series SP120 High Performance Edition (2-Pack) 62.7 CFM 120mm Fans ($27.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Professional 850W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($149.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.49 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($182.26 @ OutletPC)
Total:
$2354.11
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
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