EPTComputer Build Resource Thread - Page 1383
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Rachnar
France1526 Posts
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Cyro
United Kingdom20275 Posts
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Coopfreak
United States59 Posts
On February 19 2013 09:15 Coopfreak wrote: So this is what I ended up with. See anything incompatible or wasteful? CPU: Intel Core i7-3930K 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($499.99 @ Microcenter) Motherboard: ASRock X79 Extreme6 ATX LGA2011 Motherboard ($206.50 @ Newegg) Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($43.20 @ Newegg) Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($43.20 @ Newegg) Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.49 @ Outlet PC) Storage: Samsung 840 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($99.99 @ Mac Mall) Video Card: Asus Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition 1GB Video Card ($129.98 @ SuperBiiz) Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($119.99 @ Amazon) Power Supply: Rosewill Capstone 450W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($67.98 @ Newegg) Optical Drive: Asus BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($59.99 @ Newegg) Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 Full (64-bit) ($99.99 @ Newegg) Total: $1430.30 Please and Thanks! Oops. I did leave it off. PCpartpicker is telling me the Xigmatek Gaia is incompatible. How about this? COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 EVO ($35 @ Newegg) I'm not really planning to overclock right away though. | ||
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Cyro
United Kingdom20275 Posts
Overclocking is awesome, with a good cooler and a little luck you can make a 3770k perform better than a stock 3930k even in terms of multi threaded performance - the 3930k has two core advantage (4 vs 6, 50%) but runs at 3.2ghz, you only actually need to OC a 3770k to 4.5-4.6ghz or so to outperform it at stock (because 3770k is ivy bridge, 3930k is sandy bridge - there's about an 8% performance lead at the same clock speed), with a good one you can run something like 4.8-5.1 24/7 but thats all in silicon lottery - So its well worth overclocking 3930k, you kinda need it to get your moneys worth over somebody who buys a 3770k and puts in a few hours of work and a few days of waiting to get a good high end overclock - 4ghz should come very easy to you, which is free 25% performance gain | ||
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Coopfreak
United States59 Posts
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Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
It all really depends on what you're doing, the programs, the workflow. Do you work with raw video? If not, you probably should, and if you do, those files are huuuuuuuuuge. Also, you might want a RAID array of disks for the capacity and the speed. Get 4 sticks of RAM. Is 16GB enough? It could already be massive overkill or not enough. Overclocking a i7-3930k, might as well go with the big boys, like this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835608018 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835709004 (other colors available) | ||
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Cyro
United Kingdom20275 Posts
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upperbound
United States2300 Posts
Nath'd by Cyro. | ||
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Coopfreak
United States59 Posts
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Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
Here's a Crucial M4 256GB for $160: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=20-148-443 Upgrading storage/memory after the fact sounds reasonable. | ||
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adwodon
United Kingdom592 Posts
Going to build a small media centre to replace the noisy laptop currently plugged into my TV. Was going to get Motherboard bundle Novatech Motherboard Bundle - Intel Core i3 3220 - 4GB DDR3 1333Mhz - Intel H61 Chipset Motherboard SSD Crucial M4 6mm 128GB The machine only needs to play 1080p films and stream HD content so I assume that will do the job just fine, I'm just not sure on which case / fan to get and as noise is an important factor for this one I need some advice. | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
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Rachnar
France1526 Posts
G860 + H61 + 4Gb RAM can be found for cheaper then that bundle, don't know a lot about Uk retailers but from amazon it's 110£ http://www.amazon.co.uk/Intel-Pentium-3-0GHz-Virtualization-Technology/dp/B005JBPS48/ref=sr_1_40?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1361277232&sr=1-40 http://www.amazon.co.uk/AsRock-H61M-HVS-Motherboard-Socket-ASRock/dp/B005AQFA54/ref=sr_1_2?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1361277629&sr=1-2 http://www.amazon.co.uk/Kingston-1333MHz-DDR3-Non-ECC-Memory/dp/B002K23V1Q/ref=sr_1_13?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1361277448&sr=1-13 | ||
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Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
Maybe just this, considering price? http://www.novatech.co.uk/products/components/cases/cases/nov-vision.html SFX replacement PSUs can be found if necessary. Aftermarket CPU cooler for lower noise maybe? | ||
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Derez
Netherlands6068 Posts
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Turtle104
United States21 Posts
I have around a 500$ budget and have the rest covered except for these parts. CPU - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116775 Motherboard- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138358&Tpk=BIOSTAR H77 Memory - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820313080 Video Card - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130825 DVD Burner - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106289 Case - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146075 Power Supply - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371045 Price - $558.93 Please let me know if I need to change anything or if you guys could do something better for me. | ||
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Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
Neo Eco 400C is way better, for $40 (no power cord included; get an old one from any old computer or appliance or buy one for cheap): http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371029 You can save a bit on RAM with a combo (lol this RAM is 8GB @ 1866 MHz for $45 before $11 combo discount, but you'd only be able to use 1600 MHz): http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.1201755 I guess the $500 budget isn't firm, or else you wouldn't be getting an i3 and a GTX 660? You're over budget, but if you're sticking to newegg, I would consider spending $15 more for the much quieter and cooler Asus DirectCU version of the GTX 660 unless you really want the EVGA: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121664 edit: just as reference http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/graphics/display/asus-geforce-gtx-660-directcu-ii-oc_3.html#sect0 http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/ASUS/GeForce_GTX_660_Direct_Cu_II/26.html | ||
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Turtle104
United States21 Posts
You can save a bit on RAM with a combo (lol this RAM is 8GB @ 1866 MHz for $45 before $11 combo discount, but you'd only be able to use 1600 MHz): http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.1201755 So with this I would still be able to use the RAM that came with the combo. It just wouldn't be able to be used at 1866 MHz and instead would have to be used at 1600 MHz? And also there would be no bottlenecking with the 660 and i3, or just a small amount? | ||
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Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
It's just RAM. It operates and gets accessed according to the rates the system sets. If it gets set to something it can't handle, you get errors and the system crashes. This kit is rated to do more than a H77 system allows you to set (skipping a detail here or there), so something more relaxed is no problem. edit: or just find a combo with something similarly cheap. I just found that one as an example of something cheaper than what you had originally. Sometimes, CPU is the bottleneck; others, it's the GPU; others, it's the disk, or RAM, or USB, or... it depends on what you're doing. RAM speed has negligible impact on most programs' performance, for modern systems. | ||
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`Mystery
34 Posts
CPU: Intel Core i5-3470 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Newegg) Motherboard: ASRock H77 Pro4/MVP ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($87.55 @ Newegg) Memory: Patriot Viper 3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($51.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ Newegg) Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 7850 1GB Video Card ($159.99 @ Newegg) Case: Rosewill CHALLENGER ATX Mid Tower Case ($52.98 @ Newegg) Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($54.99 @ Newegg) Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224BB DVD/CD Writer ($17.99 @ Newegg) Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($99.99 @ Newegg) Total: $785.46 | ||
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monitor and setting it to be as close to that as possible taking into account the ratio difference (1080?). Is this low? Another important note is that I need to run at least 2 monitors off this machine (and with an option to add a third in the future).
