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Early birthday build

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RumpRoast

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Birthday coming up in June and was going with an I5 2600k but scored $1500 on a scratch off ! So I'm going with a build that will last me another 3-4yrs. Going to put that money along with what I had set back for the I5 build for a total of $2000.

1) What will you be doing with this PC? I play alot of BF3 and photo editing using Photoshop and Light room

2) What's your budget? $2000 -2200 give or take a few dollars

3) Which country do you live in? Cabot, AR Unfortunately, I do not have a MicroCenter or Fry's nearby

4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, videocard, SSD, maybe PSU, Corsair H100 (or something better and cleaner looking)
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5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? I have a 1tb WD Black, Asus Xonar DX soundard, SilverStone ST75EF 750W <---still kicking strong, let me know if I need something better. I have included a new PSU as part of my budget

6) Will you be overclocking? If needed yes but I don't see that point at the moment

7) What is the max resolution of your monitor? Asus VH242H 24in 1920x1080

8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC? Soon, If I need to wait then I'll throw the money in my savings for a few weeks til something else comes out

9) What features do you need in a motherboard? SLI for future vidcards, USB 3.0, easy overclockability?

10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? Win7 64

Here's what I have so far from some of the member's recommendations that I've seen in this section:


Processor: Intel Core i7-3930K http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116492

Motherboard: MSI Big Bang-XPower II LGA 2011 Intel X79 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130626

Ram: CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB (4 x 4GB) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233197

Videocard: MSI N680GTX Twin Frozr 2GD5/OC http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127672

SSD: Crucial M4 (x2) 1 for OS and the other for games and photo editing software) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148448

Cooling: CORSAIR H100 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181017

PSU: CORSAIR AX850 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139015

Case: Corsair SE White Graphite Series 600T http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139005 Also going to pick up the acrylic door from MXPCTech shortly after the build

Total $2242.92 This is an extreme system for me and I would probably never have the chance to buy a system like this if it wasn't for the winning scratch off. I want to have something that I can be satisfied with til I win another scratch off in a few years :p

Thanks for any advice or suggestions in advance
 
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Socket 2011 just isn't worth it in your case. Your use really doesn't scream "hex-cores + HT" needed. Nor will that Core i7 3930K last you that much longer than the Core i5 3570K or Core i7 2600K to justify the $300 to ~$380 increase in price. In fact, the extra money that you're spending on the 3930K and the $400 socket 2011 mobo can be used towards larger SSDs, more storage, more RAM, and even another GTX 680. Any of those would provide a far greater and noticeable increase in performance and system longevity than a hex-core CPU and $400 motherboard.

I understand that this may be a once in a lifetime chance for you. But that money can be better spent elsewhere.

If you're still gonna insist on this path to wasteful spending, at least get RAM that won't kill your CPU: The socket 2011 CPUs have a max RAM voltage of 1.35V or below. The RAM you chose is rated at 1.5V.
 
Thanks for the quick response Danny. I was just looking at that ram but wasn't what I originally wanted to post. I just had that page up along with several other ram selections and cut and pasted it on this thread by accident.

I trust your advice more than my own so therefore if you think my needs does not call for anything more than an i7 2600k then that's what I'll go with. I originally looked at this motherboard for the i5 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...-na-_-na&AID=10440897&PID=3891137&SID=rewrite and either this ram http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...-na-_-na&AID=10440897&PID=3891137&SID=rewrite or this one http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231489
 
RumpRoast said:
I trust your advice more than my own so therefore if you think my needs does not call for anything more than an i7 2600k then that's what I'll go with. I originally looked at this motherboard for the i5 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...-na-_-na&AID=10440897&PID=3891137&SID=rewrite and either this ram http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...-na-_-na&AID=10440897&PID=3891137&SID=rewrite or this one http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231489
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The motherboard and RAM (both of them) are fine choices. RAM wise, I'd go for the Ares set if you can buy today or tomorrow as it has "15% off w/ promo code EMCNENF46, ends 5/10 " deal going on and it comes with a 4GB micro SDHC card. Not to mention the lower profile heatsink which means less of a chance interference with an air cooling HSF.

Also, if you're planning on using more than 32GB of RAM, you will need at least Windows 7 Professional 64bit as Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit is artificially limited to 16GB of RAM.

CPU wise, if you want to have the ability to of all the PCI-E lanes that Gigabyte mobo offers, grab the Core i7 3770K (if overclocking) or Core i7 3770 (if not overclocking) as those CPUs will come with the ncessary PCI-E lanes.

Your current PSU will be fine BTW. So no need to get another PSU, even for GTX 680 SLI.
 
Processor: Intel Core i7-3770K http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116501

Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UD5H http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128545

Ram: G.SKILL Ares Series 16GB http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...-na-_-na&AID=10440897&PID=3891137&SID=rewrite

Videocard: MSI N680GTX Twin Frozr 2GD5/OC http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814127672

SSD: Crucial M4 (x2) 1 for OS and the other for games and photo editing software) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820148448

Cooling: CORSAIR H100 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835181017

PSU: using my existing Silverstone

Case: Corsair SE White Graphite Series 600T http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811139005 Also going to pick up the acrylic door from MXPCTech shortly after the build

Went ahead and picked up 2 sets of the G Skill Ares with the promo code. Going to use one set for the time being and have the other as backup or for a mid range pc. Also decided to stick with 1 of the Crucial M4 strictly for my OS and BF3 and wait for the price of the 256GB of the same brand to come down in price a bit and use that for my photo stuff and the rest of my games.

Overall, you saved me about $500 and I'll be using it towards my photography gear. Thanks Danny, I always appreciate your advice and suggestions.
 
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