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lengeta
United States11 Posts
I'm itching to build a beastly streaming machine. Case: Antec 900BS - $99.99 PSU: Corsair HX650 650W (80P BRONZE) - $119.99 CPU: Intel Core i7-2600K SB 3.4GHz - $319.99 Mobo: ASRock Fatal1ty P67 - $119.99 RAM: GSkill Ripjaws 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1600 - $46.99 GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 560 Ti FPB (Fermi) - $249.99 HD: WD Caviar Black 1TB 7200 RPM - $159.99 Total - 1,116.93 (not needed: monitors/keyboard/mouse) Also grabbing: AVERMEDIA Game Broadcaster HD - $142.80 Thoughts, recommendations? | ||
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Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
I'd cut some things and get an SSD instead. edit: wait a second, the motherboard only has a single PCI Express x16 slot so you can't even go SLI. That makes the HX650 price retarded, and you may as well get a $100 AsRock P67 Pro3 instead. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157230 Also you're missing an aftermarket heatsink for the i7? edit2: save $25 on RAM by getting this combo instead: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.805893 Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus - $30 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103065 if single GPU, Rosewill Capstone 450W - $70 (you can go cheaper if you want) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182066 It's hard to recommend a case without knowing if blue LED fans or whatnot are a requirement... | ||
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lengeta
United States11 Posts
Yeah, not interested in dual-cards. Never done the SSD/HD split before, I'll try it out. Case recommendations? This guy's pretty, it worth it?: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139005 edit Lol, ricing is not need, had that Antec case before and it worked, lots of review, etc etc. I don't know much about cases, everything just needs to fit in it, and the nice stuff like where you can stuff the cables behind/under the mobo always seem awesome, but pricy and not worth it since cords are usually easy enough to manage. I'm looking at your recommendations and altering the build. Thanks for the time and help! edit I don't need the following: CDrom, monitors, keyboard, mouse, speakers/headset/mic. Looking at dropping price on GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 550 Ti (Fermi) - $134.99 | ||
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Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
BitFenix Merc Alpha - $40 http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=63256&promoid=1363 Cooler Master HAF 912 - $50 http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=55583&promoid=1130 Fractal Design Define R3 - $90 http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=53539 Antec Eleven Hundred (more of a super mid tower) - $110 http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=65171&promoid=1130 Crucial M4 64GB SSD is $100 shipped here (again newegg pricing it not great on that atm): http://www.buy.com/prod/crucial-m4-ct064m4ssd2-64gb-2-5-sata-iii-solid-state-drive-ssd/221150371.html edit: so if you get an SSD I would not recommend getting a particularly fast hard drive--well not like the Caviar Black is even that much better anyway--since you wouldn't be loading as much time-sensitive stuff from that. Something cheaper would be okay. edit2: and if you get one of the cases above from NCIX, be sure that the total order is above $50 so you can get the free shipping. Aren't you missing an optical drive? | ||
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lengeta
United States11 Posts
Building a streaming machine. (not needed: monitors, key/mouse, speakers) Case: Antec Eleven Hundred - $39.99 PSU: Rosewill CAPSTONE 450W (80+ Gold) - $69.99 Mobo: ASRock P67 PRO3 - $99.99 CPU: Intel i7-2600K SB 3.4GHz - $319.99 RAM: Patriot Signature 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1600 - $22.99 ($37.99 - $15 combo) HS/F: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus - $29.99 GPU: EVGA 01G-P3-1556-KR GeForce GTX 550 Ti (Fermi) - $134.99 SSD: Crucial M4 64GB - $104.99 HDD: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 7200 RPM - $89.99 CDr: ASUS 24X DVD Burner - $19.99 Total: $1,012.90 Advice requested. Thanks in advance! Edit: Okay, CDrom only $20, added it on. Edit: Updated SSD, changed case. | ||
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Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
I missed this before, but Crucial M4 64GB is $105 under this SKU (7mm height instead of 9.5mm height): http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148528 Source 210 doesn't mount 2.5" drives like most SSDs natively I think. You can get an adapter, get an SSD model which comes with an adapter, or just tape it down or something like that. Thinking long term, I'd still recommend the Rosewill Capstone, but it's a premium option that seems a little bit out of line with most of your other picks, which seem pretty price-conscious now. Antec Neo Eco 400C for $45 is a lower-priced yet quite capable alternative, if you want to save: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371029 Likewise, an i7-2600k really isn't going to be that much better than an i5-2500k, maybe like 25% better at best if you can find an encoding scenario where you can hit all the threads (doesn't often happen in practice with streaming), but close to 0% better for most situations. I left it alone before because you said you wanted a streaming machine and had all kinds of much worse wastes of money elsewhere in the build. I'd say this can be argued either way, so it's your call. | ||
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MisterFred
United States2033 Posts
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102948 or a 460 (like $5-10 less than a 6850, anandtech has them about even on benches): http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125412 The 6870 is more powerful than the 460. | ||
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lengeta
United States11 Posts
Should I just grab a 580, 570? I've had a better experience with nVidia than AMD. | ||
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MisterFred
United States2033 Posts
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Cutebone
United States62 Posts
On January 22 2012 06:02 lengeta wrote: Okay, let me also state money isn't really an issue. I'd like to drop prices where possible, but I want a nice rig first and foremost. I've also never SLIed, and have mixed feelings about it, I think it just better/easier to drop cash on one nice card rather than two lesser cards. Should I just grab a 580, 570? I've had a better experience with nVidia than AMD. Get a 560ti or a 560ti 448 cores. | ||
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Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125401 Above GTX 560 Ti 448 is a huge waste of money if you've got a 60 Hz 1920x1200 monitor or less. For many people 64GB on an SSD is not that much. If you're looking for a reasonable place to dump money, I'd get a 128GB model over upgrading from say CM HAF 912 (which has all the nice features including 2.5" drive mounting, except maybe great dust filtering) to Antec 1100. 64GB is enough for many people though, but a lot of people regret not having more space on their SSDs. It really depends on what you want to put on there. | ||
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lengeta
United States11 Posts
EVGA GeForce GTX 560 Ti (Fermi) 448 Cores 1280MB 320-bit - $269.99 GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 560 Ti (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit - 209.99 Only planning on running 1920x1080 (streaming). | ||
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Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
This is the point where, if you really get the Ti 448, I need to have a disclaimer saying that if you overclock the crap out of the CPU and GPU AND run certain synthetic stress tests AND get around some power limiting on the GPU AND add a whole bunch of hard drives, you might be able to hit 450W power draw. But the power supply can do well over 450W anyway. | ||
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lengeta
United States11 Posts
Edit: Also, my speed 15 down 4 up, and I'll likely be upgrading that in the future. Haven't stream 1080p before, but I believe I should be able to manage it. | ||
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MisterFred
United States2033 Posts
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lengeta
United States11 Posts
Edit: Total comes to $1,172.90. Not bad, definitely wanted to stay well under $1,500. | ||
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Elairec
United States410 Posts
Case/PSU: Thermaltake v4 BE CPU: G620 Motherboard: Asus P8H61 RAM: rendition by cruicial ddr3-1333 GPU: GTX 460 Total: $370 Mind you my current computer is a 4 yr old Dell inspiron 530 with an E2160 and 8600gt running SC2 on low with 50fps mid to late game. I just wanted to upgrade to something that can be upgraded again when the new ivybridge processors come out. Not needed are the monitor, HD, DVD, keyboard or mouse | ||
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Ata
Canada356 Posts
On January 22 2012 07:02 JFCycWalker wrote: Just curious what you gurus think of this very economic build: Case/PSU: Thermaltake v4 BE CPU: G620 Motherboard: Asus P8H61 RAM: rendition by cruicial ddr3-1333 GPU: GTX 460 Total: $370 Mind you my current computer is a 4 yr old Dell inspiron 530 with an E2160 and 8600gt running SC2 on low with 50fps mid to late game. I just wanted to upgrade to something that can be upgraded again when the new ivybridge processors come out. Not needed are the monitor, HD, DVD, keyboard or mouse why do you want to upgrade to ivrybridge in a year? I would keep the 8600gt (unless u really dont want to play on low), and just buy CPU/MOBO/RAM/PSU (use old case as well). This way you can get a better CPU and you can get a new GPU in a year. edit: and i see people usually suggest newegg and ncix for US, so u might be able to find better prices there | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
Not sure why you're buying from Tigerdirect, I assume you live in a state where Newegg charges sales tax? If you want to upgrade to Ivybridge, probably a better idea to get a Celeron since Ivybridge comes out in three months or just wait for Ivybridge. | ||
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BruteOLeary
United States29 Posts
HAF 912 Comp Case- $60 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119233 MSI 870A-G54 MoBo- $90 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130632 AMD Phenom II x6 1055t- $150 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103851 PNY Optima 8GB RAM DDR3- $40 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820178333 Antec Kuhler H20 620 Liquid Cooling System- $65 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835209049 I already have the monitors as well as a 5770 (that I will be replacing with 2 6870s in CF in a couple weeks), a copy of win7, and a Thermaltake TR2 600w psu, and a 640GB hard drive. Of course I will be playing a lot of sc2, along with skyrim, dead island, bf3, and various older games like left 4 dead. I plan on a 3 monitor setup, with 1 monitor displaying the comp stats (temp and such) and grooveshark, one with w/e game im playing, and another with TL and a stream. I want sc2 to stay above at least 30fps in 3v3's when I get the other 2 video cards on med-high settings. Now for the big questions... Is the i5 2500k worth upgrading to? And is the extra 2 cores with the 1055t needed over something like a Phenom II x4 960t? Right now as my setup sits it will be $430 (I have a pc tool kit and some cables Im in need of as well), but with the i5 it will push the price up almost $100, and I really dont want to invest more into this if its not needed EDIT: I forgot to add that I plan on OC'ing the 1055 to ~3.8 Ghz, Ive read that the stock cooler has allowed for 4ghz, so the 620 should keep it nice a cold at 3.8. | ||
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