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The purpose of this rig is fairly exclusively for gaming and streaming. I also do some really light photoshop work and video transcoding, but not for work and I'm satisfied with the performance of the former on my current laptop, so w/e. Explosions are the demanding thing.
I've about hit my budget with the current list. I can go maybe $100-$200 over before taxes/shipping but not without a really good reason (and I'm thinking I overbuilt and need to trim fat, so good luck with that). Location is St. Petersburg, FL. No microcenters anywhere nearby, sorry. I already checked.
The parts that I'm considering are here: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ii1H
If it's not on the list, I don't need it (with the possible exception of thermal paste? what's a good brand nowadays? Last time I was in the market was 2000, and I forgot to research it until, well, now). re: gpu stuff, my current monitor is this. 1680x1050, 22inch. Main reason I'm going for a 660 ti is for the borderlands 2 promo code; if that happens to end between now and mid-late october when I plan to order all this, I'll drop down to a 660.
I will be overclocking only the 3750K. Looking to hit an easy overclock of 4.0/4.3 without increasing the voltage and thus keeping temps pretty low. Want to have a really good cpu so that I can game and stream simultaneously. I'm also hoping this rig lasts at least 5 years with very few changes.
Lingering questions:
-Is that power supply sufficient? pcpartpicker says the est. wattage is 339 and the supply is rated for 450 but I'm not sure how much I trust either of those numbers. I may also drop in a sound card and fill another pci-e slot later, if that matters. I won't ever use xfire/sli or put in a more expensive video card.
-Is there a cheaper motherboard that has wifi built-in? Aside from sata6gbps/usb3 and spare slots for future expansion that's really my only requirement. Right now it looks like I won't be able to get an ethernet jack in the room the computer will be in. If a miracle happens, I'll probably go with an asrock extreme4 instead.
-What 1.5/2tb harddrives have decent write speeds? I wasn't able to find many good & recent spinning platter harddrive roundups. Going from the tom's hardware roundup this 2tb barracuda is near the top of the pack, but it has the slight problem of only having a 1 year warranty. May eventually want to record the stuff I stream, hence the worry.
-Where are good places to check for deals and promotions and stuff? This is more expensive than I thought it would be, but any place I see where I could cut prices I'd also end up cutting functionality. If games weren't 20 gigs nowadays I'd be more enthusiastic about going down to a 128gig ssd instead...
If you could give the list a once-over, it'd be greatly appreciated. thanks!
I've about hit my budget with the current list. I can go maybe $100-$200 over before taxes/shipping but not without a really good reason (and I'm thinking I overbuilt and need to trim fat, so good luck with that). Location is St. Petersburg, FL. No microcenters anywhere nearby, sorry. I already checked.
The parts that I'm considering are here: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ii1H
If it's not on the list, I don't need it (with the possible exception of thermal paste? what's a good brand nowadays? Last time I was in the market was 2000, and I forgot to research it until, well, now). re: gpu stuff, my current monitor is this. 1680x1050, 22inch. Main reason I'm going for a 660 ti is for the borderlands 2 promo code; if that happens to end between now and mid-late october when I plan to order all this, I'll drop down to a 660.
I will be overclocking only the 3750K. Looking to hit an easy overclock of 4.0/4.3 without increasing the voltage and thus keeping temps pretty low. Want to have a really good cpu so that I can game and stream simultaneously. I'm also hoping this rig lasts at least 5 years with very few changes.
Lingering questions:
-Is that power supply sufficient? pcpartpicker says the est. wattage is 339 and the supply is rated for 450 but I'm not sure how much I trust either of those numbers. I may also drop in a sound card and fill another pci-e slot later, if that matters. I won't ever use xfire/sli or put in a more expensive video card.
-Is there a cheaper motherboard that has wifi built-in? Aside from sata6gbps/usb3 and spare slots for future expansion that's really my only requirement. Right now it looks like I won't be able to get an ethernet jack in the room the computer will be in. If a miracle happens, I'll probably go with an asrock extreme4 instead.
-What 1.5/2tb harddrives have decent write speeds? I wasn't able to find many good & recent spinning platter harddrive roundups. Going from the tom's hardware roundup this 2tb barracuda is near the top of the pack, but it has the slight problem of only having a 1 year warranty. May eventually want to record the stuff I stream, hence the worry.
-Where are good places to check for deals and promotions and stuff? This is more expensive than I thought it would be, but any place I see where I could cut prices I'd also end up cutting functionality. If games weren't 20 gigs nowadays I'd be more enthusiastic about going down to a 128gig ssd instead...
If you could give the list a once-over, it'd be greatly appreciated. thanks!
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