New poster, long time reader. Please go easy on me! Onto the questions:
1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Gaming, Photoshop, web browsing, DVD encoding
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
<$1000 for remaining parts, willing to go higher
3) Which country do you live in? If the U.S, please tell us the state and city if possible.
Orange County, CA (Near microcenter)
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. The word "Everything" is not a valid answer. Please list out all the parts you'll need.
Case, RAM, power, optical, GPU, sound, cooling, storage
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
i7-4770k, Asus Sabretooth Z87
6) Will you be overclocking?
Yes, but not 100% required at this time.
7) What is the max resolution of your monitor? What size is it?
24" 1080p, would like to upgrade in the next six months to dual
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
Now
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? USB 3.0? SATA 6Gb/s? eSATA? Onboard video (as a backup or main GPU)? UEFI? etc.
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10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If so, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
No, planning on buying Win8.1
CPU/Mobo were 'gifted' to me, so those are already in my possession. Also purchased Samsung 840 EVO 250GB for the main drive, but likely going for 2x1(or 2)TB in RAID for main storage. Might switch the case to a Fractal R4. Not sure if 660w psu is overkill or not.
Here's a parts selection I've worked on so far, please critique and recommend.
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 770 GV-N770OC-2GD WindForce 3X 450W Video Card $339.99
Seasonic SS-660XP2 ATX 12V/EPS 12V, 660W, 80 PLUS PLATINUM Full Modular $149.99
CORSAIR Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 $169.99
ASUS Xonar DX Sound Card $89.99
LG Black 14X BD-R 2X BD-RE 16X DVD+R 5X DVD-RAM 12X BD-ROM $67.99
Corsair Obsidian Series 550D Black Computer Case $139.99
Grand Total:$957.94
1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Gaming, Photoshop, web browsing, DVD encoding
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
<$1000 for remaining parts, willing to go higher
3) Which country do you live in? If the U.S, please tell us the state and city if possible.
Orange County, CA (Near microcenter)
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. The word "Everything" is not a valid answer. Please list out all the parts you'll need.
Case, RAM, power, optical, GPU, sound, cooling, storage
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
i7-4770k, Asus Sabretooth Z87
6) Will you be overclocking?
Yes, but not 100% required at this time.
7) What is the max resolution of your monitor? What size is it?
24" 1080p, would like to upgrade in the next six months to dual
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
Now
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? USB 3.0? SATA 6Gb/s? eSATA? Onboard video (as a backup or main GPU)? UEFI? etc.
***
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If so, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
No, planning on buying Win8.1
CPU/Mobo were 'gifted' to me, so those are already in my possession. Also purchased Samsung 840 EVO 250GB for the main drive, but likely going for 2x1(or 2)TB in RAID for main storage. Might switch the case to a Fractal R4. Not sure if 660w psu is overkill or not.
Here's a parts selection I've worked on so far, please critique and recommend.
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 770 GV-N770OC-2GD WindForce 3X 450W Video Card $339.99
Seasonic SS-660XP2 ATX 12V/EPS 12V, 660W, 80 PLUS PLATINUM Full Modular $149.99
CORSAIR Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 $169.99
ASUS Xonar DX Sound Card $89.99
LG Black 14X BD-R 2X BD-RE 16X DVD+R 5X DVD-RAM 12X BD-ROM $67.99
Corsair Obsidian Series 550D Black Computer Case $139.99
Grand Total:$957.94