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Processor | Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 |
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Motherboard | Asus P5W DH-Deluxe |
Memory | 4Gb of 2GB random |
Video Card(s) | EVGA GTX 750 |
Storage | WD Black 1TB |
It has been 3 years, since I built my last computer. I will try to get the same lifespan on this new rig. I have some questions about my parts list. I will also be using my Samsung monitor as my secondary monitor (Dual display for TV, watching movies while trying to do school work etc.. I will not use the Samsung to game, only my new ASUS 25’ monitor. I will be purchasing my products from Newegg and Amazon (Hopefully more Amazon for the free 2-day shipping) My purposed new rig is linked with product pages from Newegg and Amazon.
Budget Range – Would like to keep under $3,000 USD. I just want to make smart decisions.
Location - USA
System Usage from Most to Least Important:
Play new games (Battlefield 3, Mass Effect 3)
Encode movies
Rip/Burn Blu-ray and DVD’s
Watch Blu-Ray/DVD Movies
Will try to maximize with Overclocking (Nothing crazy)
Approximate Purchase Date:
A couple of weeks
SLI or Crossfire:
Probably - In the future(around Christmas)
Parts Not Required:
Keyboard
Extra Hard drive space - Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb (I have 4 of these)
Current Rig (3 Years Old)
Mobo – Asus P5W DH Deluxe
CPU – Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 Conroe 2.13GHz : Running at 2.30
GPU - EVGA 320-P2-N817-AR GeForce 8800GTS 320MB 320-bit GDDR3
Memory - Patriot Extreme Performance 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) & Another set of name brand memory (2 x 1GB)
Monitor - SAMSUNG 226BW Black 22" 2 ms
Hard Drive - Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb (I have 4 of these)
Keyboard – Microsoft Sidewinder X6
Mouse – Logitech G5
PSU – OCZ 600w
Purposed NEW Rig
Case - Cooler Master HAF X Full Tower w/ SuperSpeed USB 3.0 w/ Window w/ Black Interior ATX Case (RC-942-KKN1) - $198.63
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003S68Q0Y/?tag=tec06d-20
Mobo – ASUS LGA 1155 SATA 6Gbps USB 3.0 Supported Intel Z68 ATX DDR3 2400 Motherboards P8Z68-V PRO - $209.99
ASUS P8Z68-V PRO LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/...
CPU – Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I72600K - $314.99
Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Tu...
GPU - EVGA DS Superclocked 015-P3-1587-AR GeForce GTX 580 (Fermi) 1536MB - $474.99
EVGA DS Superclocked 015-P3-1587-AR GeForce GTX 58...
Or
EVGA 03G-P3-1584-AR GeForce GTX 580 (Fermi) 3072MB - $589.99
EVGA 03G-P3-1584-AR GeForce GTX 580 (Fermi) 3072MB...
Memory - G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) - $189.99
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DD...
Monitor – ASUS VE258Q Black 25" HDMI LED - $259.99
ASUS VE258Q Black 25" 2ms HDMI LED Backlight Wide...
Hard Drive / SSD – OCZ Vertex 3 Series – MAX IOPS Edition VTX3MI-25SAT3-120G 2.5" 120GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) - $289.99
OCZ Vertex 3 Series – MAX IOPS Edition VTX3M...
Mouse – Cyborg R.A.T. 7 Gaming Mouse for PC - $75.99
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003CP0BHM/?tag=tec06d-20
PSU - OCZ Technology ZX Series 850W Power Supply - $169.00 (After Rebate)
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004NMF9ES/?tag=tec06d-20
OS - Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 64-bit 1-Pack - OEM - $139.99
CPU Heatsink - Noctua 6 NH-D14 - $80.99
Noctua NH-D14 120mm & 140mm SSO CPU Cooler
Blu-Ray Burner - LITE-ON Blu-ray Burner with 3D Playback SATA iHBS212 - $134.99
LITE-ON 12X BD-R 2X BD-RE 16X DVD+R 12X DVD-R...
CPU Thermal Paste - Arctic Silver 5- $6.50
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0002EQU6C/?tag=tec06d-20
Speakers
No Idea. Would like 5.1. I have a older set, that i might use. Any suggestions?
Questions
1.) Is the extra 1.5GB worth it on the GPU front? I like to run many apps at once. I also do a good amount for ripping/encoding
2.) Since the ASUS monitor is new and I have not seen any reviews, by looking at the specs does it look like it would be good for gaming and movie watching?
3.) Will 850W be enough for this system? I would like to add another GPU around Christmas and make it an SLI rig. Also remember the 4 WD Black hard drives from current rig
4.) Is the Noctua NH-D14 complete overkill?
5.) Is Artic Silver 5 still the best stuff?
6.) Should I add a sound card? When I built my last rig, onboard sound sucked. Is it still awful? If I should add a sound card.
Which one? *I might add another GPU around X-Mas (Info for space considerations on motherboard)
7.) Is the amount of RAM overkill for multi-tasking and future games and apps?
8.) Anything i might be missing?
Thanks for all the help. Any advice or ideas is appreciated
Robert
Budget Range – Would like to keep under $3,000 USD. I just want to make smart decisions.
Location - USA
System Usage from Most to Least Important:
Play new games (Battlefield 3, Mass Effect 3)
Encode movies
Rip/Burn Blu-ray and DVD’s
Watch Blu-Ray/DVD Movies
Will try to maximize with Overclocking (Nothing crazy)
Approximate Purchase Date:
A couple of weeks
SLI or Crossfire:
Probably - In the future(around Christmas)
Parts Not Required:
Keyboard
Extra Hard drive space - Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb (I have 4 of these)
Current Rig (3 Years Old)
Mobo – Asus P5W DH Deluxe
CPU – Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 Conroe 2.13GHz : Running at 2.30
GPU - EVGA 320-P2-N817-AR GeForce 8800GTS 320MB 320-bit GDDR3
Memory - Patriot Extreme Performance 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) & Another set of name brand memory (2 x 1GB)
Monitor - SAMSUNG 226BW Black 22" 2 ms
Hard Drive - Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb (I have 4 of these)
Keyboard – Microsoft Sidewinder X6
Mouse – Logitech G5
PSU – OCZ 600w
Purposed NEW Rig
Case - Cooler Master HAF X Full Tower w/ SuperSpeed USB 3.0 w/ Window w/ Black Interior ATX Case (RC-942-KKN1) - $198.63
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003S68Q0Y/?tag=tec06d-20
Mobo – ASUS LGA 1155 SATA 6Gbps USB 3.0 Supported Intel Z68 ATX DDR3 2400 Motherboards P8Z68-V PRO - $209.99
ASUS P8Z68-V PRO LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/...
CPU – Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I72600K - $314.99
Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Tu...
GPU - EVGA DS Superclocked 015-P3-1587-AR GeForce GTX 580 (Fermi) 1536MB - $474.99
EVGA DS Superclocked 015-P3-1587-AR GeForce GTX 58...
Or
EVGA 03G-P3-1584-AR GeForce GTX 580 (Fermi) 3072MB - $589.99
EVGA 03G-P3-1584-AR GeForce GTX 580 (Fermi) 3072MB...
Memory - G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) - $189.99
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DD...
Monitor – ASUS VE258Q Black 25" HDMI LED - $259.99
ASUS VE258Q Black 25" 2ms HDMI LED Backlight Wide...
Hard Drive / SSD – OCZ Vertex 3 Series – MAX IOPS Edition VTX3MI-25SAT3-120G 2.5" 120GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) - $289.99
OCZ Vertex 3 Series – MAX IOPS Edition VTX3M...
Mouse – Cyborg R.A.T. 7 Gaming Mouse for PC - $75.99
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003CP0BHM/?tag=tec06d-20
PSU - OCZ Technology ZX Series 850W Power Supply - $169.00 (After Rebate)
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004NMF9ES/?tag=tec06d-20
OS - Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 64-bit 1-Pack - OEM - $139.99
CPU Heatsink - Noctua 6 NH-D14 - $80.99
Noctua NH-D14 120mm & 140mm SSO CPU Cooler
Blu-Ray Burner - LITE-ON Blu-ray Burner with 3D Playback SATA iHBS212 - $134.99
LITE-ON 12X BD-R 2X BD-RE 16X DVD+R 12X DVD-R...
CPU Thermal Paste - Arctic Silver 5- $6.50
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0002EQU6C/?tag=tec06d-20
Speakers
No Idea. Would like 5.1. I have a older set, that i might use. Any suggestions?
Questions
1.) Is the extra 1.5GB worth it on the GPU front? I like to run many apps at once. I also do a good amount for ripping/encoding
2.) Since the ASUS monitor is new and I have not seen any reviews, by looking at the specs does it look like it would be good for gaming and movie watching?
3.) Will 850W be enough for this system? I would like to add another GPU around Christmas and make it an SLI rig. Also remember the 4 WD Black hard drives from current rig
4.) Is the Noctua NH-D14 complete overkill?
5.) Is Artic Silver 5 still the best stuff?
6.) Should I add a sound card? When I built my last rig, onboard sound sucked. Is it still awful? If I should add a sound card.
Which one? *I might add another GPU around X-Mas (Info for space considerations on motherboard)
7.) Is the amount of RAM overkill for multi-tasking and future games and apps?
8.) Anything i might be missing?
Thanks for all the help. Any advice or ideas is appreciated
Robert