Help with 3k buildPost Date: 2013-06-12 |
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zoihsai
Newbie Joined: 12 Jun 2013 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1 |
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Topic: Help with 3k build Posted: 12 Jun 2013 at 8:50pm |
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2-3k Expectations: Great Gaming rig that will be future proof for about 5 years Usage: hardcore gaming and music/movie storage and watching Is this build solid for my needs? any overkill that i can cut back on to save a few bucks? Specifications: Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Digital Storm VIRTUE Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish Processor: Intel Core i5 4670K 3.40 GHz (Unlocked CPU) (Quad Core) Motherboard: ASUS Z87M-PLUS (Intel Z87 Chipset) (MATX) System Memory: 16GB DDR3 1866MHz Corsair Dominator DHX (High-Performance) Power Supply: 1050W Corsair Pro Silver 1050HX (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible) Expansion Bay: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (480GB Solid State (By: Corsair) (Model: Neutron GTX Series) (SATA 6Gbps) Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: 1x (3TB Western Digital/Seagate/Hitachi/Samsung (7200 RPM) (SATA 6Gbps) Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: - No Thanks Optical Drive 1: DVD-R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 24x / CD-Writer 48x) Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections) Video Card(s): 1x NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 3GB (Includes PhysX) Add-on Card: - No Thanks Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio Extreme Cooling: H20: Stage 1: Corsair H60 Liquid CPU Cooler (High-Performance Edition) H20 Tube Color: - Not Applicable, I do not have a FrostChill or Sub-Zero LCS Cooling System Selected Chassis Airflow: Upgrade All Fans to Corsair Airflow 140mm Performance Edition (Up to 6 Fans) Internal Lighting: - No Thanks Enhancements: - No Thanks Chassis Mods: - No Thanks Noise Reduction: - No Thanks LaserMark: - No Thanks CPU Boost: Stage 1: Overclock CPU 4.0GHz to 4.4GHz Graphics Boost: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s) Memory Boost: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my memory OS Boost: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 8 (64-Bit Edition) Recovery Tools: Windows Recovery Toolkit (Bundled with Windows CD) Virus Protection: - No Thanks Office: - No Thanks Game: - No Thanks Display: - No Thanks Surge Shield: - No Thanks Speakers: - No Thanks Keyboard: - No Thanks Mouse: - No Thanks External Storage: - No Thanks Exclusive T-Shirt: - No Thanks Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 10-15 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed Warranty: Life-time Expert Customer Care with 3 Year Limited Warranty |
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bprat22
DS ELITE DigitalStorm East -- (Unofficially!) Joined: 08 Jun 2011 Online Status: Offline Posts: 20391 |
Quote Reply Posted: 13 Jun 2013 at 3:15am |
Hi zoihsai... Welcome to the forums. The build looks good. If you want to save a few bucks then go with standard ram. The higher heat spreaders is more for looks and the faster clock you'll never see. Standard DS at 1600mhz is fine. For gaming, 8 gb is all you need.
Also, unless you plan on adding another video card in sli, the evga 750 supernova is all you need. Grab the free t-shirt. Looks great and good luck. Edited by bprat22 - 13 Jun 2013 at 5:51am |
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bprat22
DS ELITE DigitalStorm East -- (Unofficially!) Joined: 08 Jun 2011 Online Status: Offline Posts: 20391 |
Quote Reply Posted: 13 Jun 2013 at 5:52am |
Also, just noticed, the Plus motherboard in your config can't sli, so the smaller psu would do it. If you want sli capability then go with the Gryphon.
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Nerek387
Groupie Joined: 11 Jun 2013 Online Status: Offline Posts: 165 |
Quote Reply Posted: 13 Jun 2013 at 10:47am |
If your going to be gaming also, go with the i 5 3570k or the i 7 3770k, i5 3570k will work great for you and is a little cheaper, the i 7 is a better cpu however a little more expensive, both will work better for gaming over the 4670k.
i5 3570k Edited by Nerek387 - 13 Jun 2013 at 10:49am |
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Onkel_Ken
DS Veteran Joined: 17 Dec 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2961 |
Quote Reply Posted: 13 Jun 2013 at 8:40pm |
Got to get the t-shirt. It is the best part of a custom killer build. You need to be able to represent when you are in public.
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retirednavysnipe
Senior Member Joined: 06 Apr 2012 Online Status: Offline Posts: 606 |
Quote Reply Posted: 14 Jun 2013 at 7:38am |
Looks like a great build. Good Luck and welcome to the forums and to the Digital Storm family.
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