I need help Planning my NEXT BUILD!!

ThorV8 · Oct 16, 2012

I am looking for Dual Graphics, and ATX or Extended ATX Board

Intel or AMD it doesnt matter as long as it is good and not a sempron or Celeron. LOL.

My Budget is $1500 but can increase if need be.

csquared · Oct 16, 2012

We'll be glad to help, but we need some more information from you (in addition to what you already told us) so we can tailor a build that's the most cost-effective for your needs/wants. :thup:

Knufire said:
Hey, welcome to OCF!

When trying to recommend a build to you, there's some information that's extremely helpful for us to know. If you could answer these few short questions, we'd be happy to help!

What are you planning to do with this compuer? Please be as specfic as possible.

What is your budget?

Does this include a copy of Windows?

Does this include peripheals (a keyboard, monitor, mouse, speakers, etc.)?

Are you from the United States or a different country? Are you ordering from your own country or from across borders?

Wherever you may be from, does the store that you are planning to order from have a website? It's okay if it isn't in English, we can manage.

If you are from the United States, do you live nearby a Microcenter?

Do you have any specific requests with the build?

Do you plan on overclocking? If yes, do you have a specific goal in mind?

Would you prefer the build to be particularly small?

Would you prefer the build to be particularly quiet?

In general, do you prefer this to be a computer that you can spend money on now and let it rest, or a box built for continuous upgrading?

Do you ever plan on utilizing NVIDIA's SLI or AMD's CrossfireX technologies? These features, with a compatible motherboard, allow a user to link multiple identical graphic cards together for added performance. In real world terms, this lets you buy a second identical graphics card down the line as a relatively cheap and easy way to gain a fairly large boost in performance. However, this requires buying a SLI/CFX compatible motherboard and PSU now, which may result in slightly higher initial cost.

Once again, thank you in advance for taking the time to answer these, and I hope you enjoy your stay at OCF!

ThorV8 · Oct 17, 2012

csquared said:
We'll be glad to help, but we need some more information from you (in addition to what you already told us) so we can tailor a build that's the most cost-effective for your needs/wants.

Thank You for your advice I should have already put that on here but I forgot thanks for offering your time to help also here are the answer to your questions:

My budget is $1500 but can increase to maybe $1700

I am planning on Gaming and Programming for my college courses.

I will need a copy of Windows 64-bit (but think I can get it at discount from a buddy who is a MS Rep.)

I will be getting a monitor,mouse,keyboard,and speakers.

I am from the United States and do not live near a micro center; however I would like to order from either newegg or tiger direct and also from Frozencpu unless there is a site where I can get cheaper liquid cooling loop components.

I do plan on overclocking and my goal is to get a stable clock at between 4.5GHz and 5GHz

I plan on going SLI right away and need a particularly roomy case I prefer a computer now that I wont have to upgrade unless I want to but wont have to.

woboy · Oct 17, 2012

Knufire · Oct 17, 2012

I'd also advise against SLI/CFX straight away...single high end card is enough for single screen.

That leaves nowhere near enough for quality peripherals...you're probably looking at $500 for a good keyboard/monitor/mouse/headset.

Monitor (gorgeous 27" 2560x1440 IPS display...same panel as the 27" iMac): http://www.ebay.com/itm/ACHIEVA-Shi...6562?pt=Computer_Monitors&hash=item3f1a1bc2a2

ThorV8 · Oct 17, 2012

Thanks for both of your's advice. I already have a Windows 7 disc with Key and razer gaming mouse and keyboard along with the headset. I just need quality Graphics and a Processor and Motherboard with a quality liquid cooling setup. Which high end card should I go with for a single card setup?

Knufire · Oct 17, 2012

Can't beat the 7970 for $360. CPU, grab a 3570K and a ASRock Extreme4.

Liquid cooling, you probably need a new thread in the water cooling section of the forums if you want to build a custom loop.

Don't need a case/hard drive/SSD/power supply/RAM?

ThorV8 · Oct 18, 2012

Knufire said:
Can't beat the 7970 for $360. CPU, grab a 3570K and a ASRock Extreme4.

Liquid cooling, you probably need a new thread in the water cooling section of the forums if you want to build a custom loop.

Don't need a case/hard drive/SSD/power supply/RAM?

I was thinking of going with the Thor V8 case or probaly a Corsair case.

I do still need opinions for DDR3.

I havent used SSD's yet but would like to.

My recent build had an i7 2600k which performed nicely never got to OC before selling because the board was a budget board. I paired it with Some Patriot Memory G2 Series @ 1866 but they sent me 1333 because they ran out of the 1866. So I had a little slower performance than would have like but it still ran like a champ.

csquared · Oct 18, 2012

As anyone around here will tell you, RAM is RAM. If you can get some super cheap in a combo deal, go for those. Otherwise, grab whatever DDR3-1600 sticks suit your fancy. These are what I used in my rig and I don't have any complaints. Plus they fit my black color scheme really well

As for SSDs, pretty much any of these will be just fine for your needs. If you plan on putting a ton of games and programs on it, I would suggest getting a 240-256GB drive.

Horrerblade · Oct 19, 2012

Ram is ram at the end of the day pick the one that is rated at 1600mhz is a 4gbX2 dimm kit and which ever one looks the best to you,

Knufire · Oct 19, 2012

ThorV8 said:
I was thinking of going with the Thor V8 case or probaly a Corsair case.

I do still need opinions for DDR3.

I havent used SSD's yet but would like to.

My recent build had an i7 2600k which performed nicely never got to OC before selling because the board was a budget board. I paired it with Some Patriot Memory G2 Series @ 1866 but they sent me 1333 because they ran out of the 1866. So I had a little slower performance than would have like but it still ran like a champ.

You just said all you needed was a GPU/motherboard/CPU/cooling in your previous post...

.

Exactly what do you need to buy, and how much do you have to spend on it?

Super Nade · Oct 20, 2012

I'd suggest the Samsung 830 as your SSD of choice. If you are prepared to wait, the 840 seems to be an even better choice! (or) waiting for the 840 would necessarily mean that the price on the 830 will be slashed. I picked up a used SSD 830 256Gb on Amazon for $165.

ThorV8 · Oct 25, 2012

Okay, so I think that I have made my final decision on everything; I think I jumped into this to fast and did not give myself enough time to soak in all the suggestions so here is what is might go with please reply if you have any other reccomendations Also, my budget has increased as I got a pay raise.

So here it is for all of your judgments:

OCZ ZX 1250w PSU
Asus Maximus V Extreme
Intel Core i7 3770k
SLI EVGA Nvidia GTX 570 2560MB or CrossfireX XFX 6990
2xSamsung 830 SSD
2x1tb HDD
Thermaltake Level 10 Snow Edition Full Tower Case
Cooler Master Seidon until I find good advice for a true liquid cooling setup.
16GB Patriot Memory DDR3 Intel Limited Edition @ 1600MHz

Knufire · Oct 25, 2012

1. You'll never ever get close to 1250W. 750W can pretty much run two GPUs and any CPU, plus overclocking.

2. Why going with last generation cards?

3. That's a benchmarking board. Unless you're going to use dry ice or liquid nitrogen..you don't need a ROG board.

4. BMW had a had in designing the Level 10 series...that's why it's so expensive. Especially if you want to do custom water cooling, there are better cases in that price range. I've seen some Silverstone cases where you can fit massive amounts of radiator.

Horrerblade · Oct 25, 2012

Knufire said:
1. You'll never ever get close to 1250W. 750W can pretty much run two GPUs and any CPU, plus overclocking.

2. Why going with last generation cards?

3. That's a benchmarking board. Unless you're going to use dry ice or liquid nitrogen..you don't need a ROG board.

4. BMW had a had in designing the Level 10 series...that's why it's so expensive. Especially if you want to do custom water cooling, there are better cases in that price range. I've seen some Silverstone cases where you can fit massive amounts of radiator.

Right on Knufire if you want a good case you might want to look at the switch 810 its like 170 and is arguably one of the best price/performance water cooling cases out there i mean with out modding you can get a 480 rad and a 240 rad push pull (i think) so case wise i would go with that look in to the ocz zt 750 watt psu its awesome.

Also on that Cooler Master Seidon i would wait till November when the cooler master eisberg comes out in the us (if you are in the uk i think it is already out) Eisberg is probably the best "closed" loop that i have seen. I mead you can add your own coolant add new blocks and add gpus blocks also so that what i would recommend waiting for.

Mother board wish go for the z77 extreme 4 or the gigabyte z77 ud5. (i would go with the asrock extreme 4 awesome board for a low price.)

csquared · Oct 25, 2012

ThorV8 said:
2xSamsung 830 SSD

Is there any particular reason you're getting two SSDs?

Horrerblade · Oct 25, 2012

Ohh yea you should probably get the 840 series when that comes out.

ThorV8 · Oct 26, 2012

What do you guys think of the EVGA Z77 FTW and the Gigabyte G1.Sniper 3?

ThorV8 · Oct 26, 2012

Also, what about the Silverstone Raven?

EarthDog · Oct 26, 2012

Hey there... we have a couple of threads on the same thing?

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