So I am starting a new job soon, one with a higher salary, and that means it is finally time to upgrade my old system from 2008.
The are two things I am looking for in this build. First: reasonably portable. I don't own a car, so ideally I would like to be able to take this on the bus with me if I want to get out of town for the weekend or something. Second: bordering on if not entering the territory of overkill, in terms of power. Part of this is an attempt at future-proofing, but I am also a game developer/programmer by trade, so my requirements can often end up being wacky and I would like to optimize as many aspects of this build as possible.
As such, here is my build as planned:
Case: If the Lian Li SG05 Evo takes off, I'll likely get one of those, but otherwise I'll go with the Sugo SG05
CPU: Intel i7 3770K, hopefully clocked up to 4.5-ish GHz
Mobo: Asrock Z77 mITX (considered the Asus Z77 deluxe, but the Asrock has faster POST times and a PS2 port for my old mechanical keyboard)
GPU: Galaxy GTX 680 4GB. Will leave this at stock clocks.
RAM: I'm looking at this 16GB G.SKILL kit, but I am not sold on it. I do want 16GB and as fast as reasonably makes sense, though.
SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB
HHD: Western digital 1TB 2.5" - I've heard that 2.5" drives are significantly lighter than their larger counterparts. Given that I would potentially like to take this on the road, is the weight difference enough to worry about? Also, I'm a little unsure this will be enough storage for me (I'm pushing 1.25TB on my current setup as it is - some of which will not be carried over, but much of which will be).
CPU Cooler: Honestly have no idea about this, maybe an H60?
Are there any glaring mistakes in this build? Will it all fit in a SG05? Any other input on parts? I'll likely be putting this build together over the next few months, so is there anything on the horizon I might be tempted to wait for?
I'll be needing to get a few peripherals, primarily monitors. For my primary monitor, I am looking at a 27" monitor of some kind. Any suggestions? Are the WQHD monitors worth the $3-400 extra? I'll likely supplement the main monitor with some extra cheap monitors, but I care much less about their quality as I will not be gaming on them.
Also in the monitor field, do you guys have any suggestions about travelling with a monitor, or better yet a monitor I could buy specifically for travelling? This seems to be a very uncommon practice, and other than some monitor travel bags and some USB-driven external laptop monitors (which are unsuitable for a primary monitor) almost nothing has turned up in my research.
The are two things I am looking for in this build. First: reasonably portable. I don't own a car, so ideally I would like to be able to take this on the bus with me if I want to get out of town for the weekend or something. Second: bordering on if not entering the territory of overkill, in terms of power. Part of this is an attempt at future-proofing, but I am also a game developer/programmer by trade, so my requirements can often end up being wacky and I would like to optimize as many aspects of this build as possible.
As such, here is my build as planned:
Case: If the Lian Li SG05 Evo takes off, I'll likely get one of those, but otherwise I'll go with the Sugo SG05
CPU: Intel i7 3770K, hopefully clocked up to 4.5-ish GHz
Mobo: Asrock Z77 mITX (considered the Asus Z77 deluxe, but the Asrock has faster POST times and a PS2 port for my old mechanical keyboard)
GPU: Galaxy GTX 680 4GB. Will leave this at stock clocks.
RAM: I'm looking at this 16GB G.SKILL kit, but I am not sold on it. I do want 16GB and as fast as reasonably makes sense, though.
SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB
HHD: Western digital 1TB 2.5" - I've heard that 2.5" drives are significantly lighter than their larger counterparts. Given that I would potentially like to take this on the road, is the weight difference enough to worry about? Also, I'm a little unsure this will be enough storage for me (I'm pushing 1.25TB on my current setup as it is - some of which will not be carried over, but much of which will be).
CPU Cooler: Honestly have no idea about this, maybe an H60?
Are there any glaring mistakes in this build? Will it all fit in a SG05? Any other input on parts? I'll likely be putting this build together over the next few months, so is there anything on the horizon I might be tempted to wait for?
I'll be needing to get a few peripherals, primarily monitors. For my primary monitor, I am looking at a 27" monitor of some kind. Any suggestions? Are the WQHD monitors worth the $3-400 extra? I'll likely supplement the main monitor with some extra cheap monitors, but I care much less about their quality as I will not be gaming on them.
Also in the monitor field, do you guys have any suggestions about travelling with a monitor, or better yet a monitor I could buy specifically for travelling? This seems to be a very uncommon practice, and other than some monitor travel bags and some USB-driven external laptop monitors (which are unsuitable for a primary monitor) almost nothing has turned up in my research.