1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Mostly as a hobby/gaming box. Looking to make a system where I can really play with some overclocking using water cooling in a SFF design.
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
Budget not a huge issue ATM. Comfortably willing to spend 2k (maybe 2.5k) I'd like the bells and whistles for once and would love some help on how to get it.
3) Which country do you live in? If the U.S, please tell us the state and city if possible.
North of Boston, MA
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. The word "Everything" is not a valid answer. Please list out all the parts you'll need.
Everythi... MoBo, CPU, RAM, Case, 1x SSD, 1-2x HDD (storage flexible, would love to play with Raid if at all possible. case/mobo allowing), Blu-ray drive, PSU, GPU, Monitor, Gaming Mouse and Keyboard
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
6) Will you be overclocking?
Yes
7) What is the max resolution of your monitor? What size is it?
None. Looking for as large and quick a 3-4 hundred dollar budget will get me.
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
As soon as I find a proper case and get feedback and suggestions on hardware choices. Opinions ftw
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? USB 3.0? SATA 6Gb/s? eSATA? Onboard video (as a backup or main GPU)? etc.
SLI by 2, USB 3.0, SATA 6Gb/s, RAID on mATX /?
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If yes, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
No.
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First post, second build. Built a 500 dollar budget box 8 years ago or so. Needless to say, things have changed. It's been a long time since I've done this so any build help would be great. I'd really like to know if you have better ideas about the hardware.
My goal with this system is to thoroughly enjoy the money I spend this time around by utilizing things I couldn't with a budget build (i.e. water cooling, SLI, RAID, high end GPU/CPU). Have been enamored with water cooling for a long time and have always loved the small compact SFF cases I've seen. So I'm hoping that somehow there's a way to have my cake and eat it too. SFF cases make WC more of a challenge, not to mention SLI. The whole project becomes very case dependent.
I've scoured the web for the perfect case and come very close many times but can't seem to find that perfect case. So I'd especially love some help with this as I'm very keen on the WC but can't begin the joyful process of getting these things until I have the case sorted out.
Things I'm looking for in a case:
SLI capable
Can Contrain Full sized PSU (bottom or side vented)
Cube style form
Windowed
Cable management a plus
removable parts (i.e. mb tray)
able to mount 1 or 2 rads internally. perhaps 2x 120mm or 1x 240mm?
Space for an internal pump and res or pump/res (drive bay?)
Now I should mention I've looked through just about everything on Newegg and Frozen CPU and I'd really like to find a high quality case. I've owned cheap chassis before and seriously regretted it. This time around I've learned my lesson and hope to find a nice, unique case. For the right case with a ton of enthusiast features I'd scrap the cube design. Any ideas in the case area for less obvious but high quality brands in the 200 dollar range would be highly appreciated.
I've put together a preliminary list as a possible build and while I've spent hours and hours catching up benchmarks and reviews and technologies I still feel that it's haphazard and incomplete. So before I drop a couple grand, maybe you can help?
Anyway here's my newegg wishlist:
$190 ASUS mATX Maximus IV Gene-Z
$680 For two EVGA 012-P3-1570-AR GeForce GTX 570 (Fermi) 1280MB 320-bit GDDR5
$130 Rosewill BRONZE Series RBR1000-M 1000W
$320 Intel Core i7-2600K
$86 CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
$135 SanDisk Ultra SDSSDH-120G-G25 2.5" 120GB SATA II
$80 LITE-ON Black 12X Blu-ray Burner with Blu Ray 3D Feature SATA
Looking to use a SDD for the OS and (if possible) get a RAID setup with a couple hard drives. Maybe 1TB each, hopefully both 6Gb/s?
Haven't settled on a monitor yet, but looking in the 300 - 400 range upwards of 23". Plan on using best buy gift cards for this however, so I need to track down something on their website/from their store.
Questions:
is 1000w PSU enough? too much?
What are some good qualities to look for in Hardware to alert you that they're good for OCing?
In a Water cooling loop with CPU and 2 GPUs how many rads does one require for decent cooling? is it really necessary to do separate loops or is pressure loss not enough to worry about?
Are there any MoBos which have 2 PCI slots x16 instead of 2 by x8 when in SLI?
If not am I basically throwing away my money on the second GPU by going mATX?
Is the performance difference between a 560 and a 570 currently enough to justify the price difference?
Have a ton of questions about a water setup too but they're all case dependent. I've been kinda stuck not having found that dream case yet!
I'm totally willing to entertain ideas for entirely different builds if you have some good ideas on how to get the most out of an OC minded build.
Hope you can help! Thanks!
Mostly as a hobby/gaming box. Looking to make a system where I can really play with some overclocking using water cooling in a SFF design.
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
Budget not a huge issue ATM. Comfortably willing to spend 2k (maybe 2.5k) I'd like the bells and whistles for once and would love some help on how to get it.
3) Which country do you live in? If the U.S, please tell us the state and city if possible.
North of Boston, MA
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. The word "Everything" is not a valid answer. Please list out all the parts you'll need.
Everythi... MoBo, CPU, RAM, Case, 1x SSD, 1-2x HDD (storage flexible, would love to play with Raid if at all possible. case/mobo allowing), Blu-ray drive, PSU, GPU, Monitor, Gaming Mouse and Keyboard
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
6) Will you be overclocking?
Yes
7) What is the max resolution of your monitor? What size is it?
None. Looking for as large and quick a 3-4 hundred dollar budget will get me.
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
As soon as I find a proper case and get feedback and suggestions on hardware choices. Opinions ftw
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? USB 3.0? SATA 6Gb/s? eSATA? Onboard video (as a backup or main GPU)? etc.
SLI by 2, USB 3.0, SATA 6Gb/s, RAID on mATX /?
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If yes, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
No.
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First post, second build. Built a 500 dollar budget box 8 years ago or so. Needless to say, things have changed. It's been a long time since I've done this so any build help would be great. I'd really like to know if you have better ideas about the hardware.
My goal with this system is to thoroughly enjoy the money I spend this time around by utilizing things I couldn't with a budget build (i.e. water cooling, SLI, RAID, high end GPU/CPU). Have been enamored with water cooling for a long time and have always loved the small compact SFF cases I've seen. So I'm hoping that somehow there's a way to have my cake and eat it too. SFF cases make WC more of a challenge, not to mention SLI. The whole project becomes very case dependent.
I've scoured the web for the perfect case and come very close many times but can't seem to find that perfect case. So I'd especially love some help with this as I'm very keen on the WC but can't begin the joyful process of getting these things until I have the case sorted out.
Things I'm looking for in a case:
SLI capable
Can Contrain Full sized PSU (bottom or side vented)
Cube style form
Windowed
Cable management a plus
removable parts (i.e. mb tray)
able to mount 1 or 2 rads internally. perhaps 2x 120mm or 1x 240mm?
Space for an internal pump and res or pump/res (drive bay?)
Now I should mention I've looked through just about everything on Newegg and Frozen CPU and I'd really like to find a high quality case. I've owned cheap chassis before and seriously regretted it. This time around I've learned my lesson and hope to find a nice, unique case. For the right case with a ton of enthusiast features I'd scrap the cube design. Any ideas in the case area for less obvious but high quality brands in the 200 dollar range would be highly appreciated.
I've put together a preliminary list as a possible build and while I've spent hours and hours catching up benchmarks and reviews and technologies I still feel that it's haphazard and incomplete. So before I drop a couple grand, maybe you can help?
Anyway here's my newegg wishlist:
$190 ASUS mATX Maximus IV Gene-Z
$680 For two EVGA 012-P3-1570-AR GeForce GTX 570 (Fermi) 1280MB 320-bit GDDR5
$130 Rosewill BRONZE Series RBR1000-M 1000W
$320 Intel Core i7-2600K
$86 CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
$135 SanDisk Ultra SDSSDH-120G-G25 2.5" 120GB SATA II
$80 LITE-ON Black 12X Blu-ray Burner with Blu Ray 3D Feature SATA
Looking to use a SDD for the OS and (if possible) get a RAID setup with a couple hard drives. Maybe 1TB each, hopefully both 6Gb/s?
Haven't settled on a monitor yet, but looking in the 300 - 400 range upwards of 23". Plan on using best buy gift cards for this however, so I need to track down something on their website/from their store.
Questions:
is 1000w PSU enough? too much?
What are some good qualities to look for in Hardware to alert you that they're good for OCing?
In a Water cooling loop with CPU and 2 GPUs how many rads does one require for decent cooling? is it really necessary to do separate loops or is pressure loss not enough to worry about?
Are there any MoBos which have 2 PCI slots x16 instead of 2 by x8 when in SLI?
If not am I basically throwing away my money on the second GPU by going mATX?
Is the performance difference between a 560 and a 570 currently enough to justify the price difference?
Have a ton of questions about a water setup too but they're all case dependent. I've been kinda stuck not having found that dream case yet!
I'm totally willing to entertain ideas for entirely different builds if you have some good ideas on how to get the most out of an OC minded build.
Hope you can help! Thanks!