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Keleynal

Jesus Freak
I've gone through a few iterations. Link to latest build: http://pcpartpicker.com/user/keleynal/saved/2X7m

(Below is not latest build)
Motherboard
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Asus Z87-A
CPU
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Intel Core i5 4440 3.1GHz Quad Core 6MB 84W
Ram
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Kingston 8GB DDR3-1600 (2x4GB)
Video Card
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Asus GeForce GT 610 1GB Silent
Sound Card Onboard Sound
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Storage
Hard Drive Western Digital Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s
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Comments: Primary drive.
CD / DVD Asus 24x DVD-RW SATA (Black)
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Case / Cooling
Case
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Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 w/ Window
Power Supply Antec TruePower New Series 650W Power Supply
CPU Cooling Cooler Master Hyper TX3 CPU Cooler
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Software
OS Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit OEM SP1

I put this together at pugetsystems.com. The total price before tax is $1153.97 which is doable for me, but I want to get it reviewed here before I make a mistake about what I've selected or the price of the rig.
 
Keep in mind, I haven't done the numbers on your power consumption, but is a 650 gonna be enough juice? This is one of those areas where I always go big but that's just me. Everything else looks decent.
 
Claark said:
I forget you intel guys use less power. But who wants just one GPU :p
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Oh, in my rig I have a 965 black edition overclocked and a 720w power supply. I was just saying for him it should be fine.
 
Keleynal said:
You can have more than one? Is there an advantage to 2 1GB cards vs 1 2 GB card?
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When you SLI two cards together you can dedicate the two to do different things, like have one render graphics while the other is used as a shader. It usually improves graphics quality over all and will give you a higher frame rate. You would need two of the same video card to do this.
 
dainjre said:
When you SLI two cards together you can dedicate the two to do different things, like have one render graphics while the other is used as a shader. It usually improves graphics quality over all and will give you a higher frame rate. You would need two of the same video card to do this.
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I think that's a higher level of quality than I really need.if I run on midrange settings it's enough for me.
 
System Core
Motherboard Asus F2A85-V Pro
CPU AMD A-Series A8-6600K 3.9GHz Quad Core 100W
Ram Kingston 8GB DDR3-1600 ECC (2x4GB)
Video Card Onboard Video
Sound Card Onboard Sound

Storage
Hard Drive Western Digital Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s

Comments: Primary drive.

CD / DVD Asus 24x DVD-RW SATA (Black)

Case / Cooling
Case Fractal Design Define R4 Titanium Grey w/ Window
Power Supply Antec TruePower New Series 650W Power Supply
CPU Cooling Gelid Silent Spirit Rev. 2

Software
OS Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit OEM SP1

The website recommended this build. They said the gpu I chose wouldn't add a lot and said this AMD build would be good.
 
Here is my attempt at a higher performance one. At $1660, it's pushing the edge of my budget pretty hard.

System Core
Motherboard Asus F2A85-V Pro
CPU AMD A-Series A8-6600K 3.9GHz Quad Core 100W
Ram Kingston 16GB DDR3-1600 (2x8GB)
Video Card 2 x Asus Radeon R9 270X 2GB DirectCU
Sound Card Onboard Sound

Storage
Hard Drive Western Digital Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s

Comments: Primary drive.

CD / DVD Asus 24x DVD-RW SATA (Black)

Case / Cooling
Case Cooler Master HAF 922 w/ USB 3.0
Power Supply Antec TruePower New Series 650W Power Supply
CPU Cooling Gelid Silent Spirit Rev. 2

Software
OS Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit OEM SP1
 
You don't have to go amd if you want a super high performance machine lol but that looks pretty good.
 
Keleynal said:
System Core
Motherboard Asus F2A85-V Pro
CPU AMD A-Series A8-6600K 3.9GHz Quad Core 100W
Ram Kingston 8GB DDR3-1600 ECC (2x4GB)
Video Card Onboard Video
Sound Card Onboard Sound

Storage
Hard Drive Western Digital Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s

Comments: Primary drive.

CD / DVD Asus 24x DVD-RW SATA (Black)

Case / Cooling
Case Fractal Design Define R4 Titanium Grey w/ Window
Power Supply Antec TruePower New Series 650W Power Supply
CPU Cooling Gelid Silent Spirit Rev. 2

Software
OS Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit OEM SP1

The website recommended this build. They said the gpu I chose wouldn't add a lot and said this AMD build would be good.
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lol it recommended onboard videocard... clearly not a setup for gaming. personally i prefer intell and nvida but amd does tend to be cheaper on the non scary high end. for power 650 is more than enough for what you are planning. as far as running 2 video cards, usually you do that as a upgrade down the line when you want more power, as one is generally cheaper when you are buying relatively new. also as a side note i generally try to spend roughly equal amounts on the video card and the cpu. if one is much better than the other it will just bottleneck. also i noticed you chose a asus motherboard, which tend to be more expensive then the equivalent from someone else. they are really reliable and they are great motherboards but they tend to be more expensive. however don't take any of this as definite as i have not actually run the numbers.

P.S. not sure how much guidance you are looking for if you want more help than just some general advice i would be happy to look into some options in that price range for you. just let me know.
 
Part of me doesn't want to scrimp too hard on this. If I can get a significantly better machine for $1500 vs 1000, that's probly what I need to do. I'm a little fed up with having the bare minimum. I'd like something that will last me 5 years or so.
 
a couple of things here..

1. One video card is always the best solution if you can afford it. I.E. 1x290x >> 2x270x as its less power consumption and usually better or similar performance, less heat, better airflow, less space taken, etc etc...

2. 650w or 750w PSU is plenty specially if you follow the "just 1 vid card advise"

3. Intel is better performance over AMD but pricier. I have a Phenom II X4 965BE @3.7GHZ and an I5 @3.1GHZ can kick my ass easy.

4. don't pay for the overclocking version of the CPU if you are not ready to OC or even interested in it. Not worth the extra $$$.

5. I saw that your first pick was a GTX 610... Thats garbage for gaming. the naming goes like this GTX [Family chipset][Model]
so a GTX 6-10 is the sixth family and the LOWEST tier card of that family, a GTX460 would kick that 610 ass anyday. Basically the newer family chipsets have better stuff like DX11 and better port options like display ports n'shit but the higher tier you go the more juice it has, IMHO don't go any lower than a GTX X-60, that being X the higher you can afford and 60 being the lowest tier, if you can afford a 670 or 690 you are beast and if you can go up to GTX700's even better (meaning 760-770-790) but those are pricy.
the new R9 X2's from AMD look very good.

6. one extra thing, if you can afford an SSD, get it for your OS and whatever game you are playing the most at that time.


This is all a bit "IMHO" from experience, so take it as you will and good luck!.
 
Just saw that you made a thread here. Checking it out right now.


Edith says: Damnit Thov you were too fast :D. What he said. + This system might be an overkill if you only want to use it for gaming.
 
I made this one with Thov's advice in mind.

System Core
Motherboard
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Asus Z87-A
CPU
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Intel Core i5 4440 3.1GHz Quad Core 6MB 84W
Ram Kingston 16GB DDR3-1600 (2x8GB)
Video Card
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NVIDIA Geforce GTX 660 2GB
Sound Card Onboard Sound
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Storage
Hard Drive
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Samsung 840 Pro 128GB SATA 6Gb/s 2.5inch SSD
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Comments: Primary drive.
CD / DVD Asus 24x DVD-RW SATA (Black)
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Case / Cooling
Case
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Cooler Master HAF 922 w/ USB 3.0
Power Supply Antec TruePower New Series 650W Power Supply
CPU Cooling Cooler Master Hyper TX3 CPU Cooler
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Software
OS Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit OEM SP1

I don't think there's any reason that I can't pull the DVD drive and hard disk from my current computer. If I can get them to pull that DVD drive from the build, then it should drop the price down a bit more. Right now, it's just over $1500. I also want to make sure that 16GB RAM will make a big different over 8GB. It's a difference of about $88.[DOUBLEPOST=1385561874,1385561660][/DOUBLEPOST]My wife is concerned that I'm going to want a higher rez monitor. But I'm fine with the picture quality that I have now, I'm just after speed of render, not super HD.
 
Keleynal said:
I made this one with Thov's advice in mind.

System Core
Motherboard
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Asus Z87-A
CPU
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Intel Core i5 4440 3.1GHz Quad Core 6MB 84W
Ram Kingston 16GB DDR3-1600 (2x8GB)
Video Card
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NVIDIA Geforce GTX 660 2GB
Sound Card Onboard Sound
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Storage
Hard Drive
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Samsung 840 Pro 128GB SATA 6Gb/s 2.5inch SSD
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Comments: Primary drive.
CD / DVD Asus 24x DVD-RW SATA (Black)
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Case / Cooling
Case
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Cooler Master HAF 922 w/ USB 3.0
Power Supply Antec TruePower New Series 650W Power Supply
CPU Cooling Cooler Master Hyper TX3 CPU Cooler
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Software
OS Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit OEM SP1

I don't think there's any reason that I can't pull the DVD drive and hard disk from my current computer. If I can get them to pull that DVD drive from the build, then it should drop the price down a bit more. Right now, it's just over $1500. I also want to make sure that 16GB RAM will make a big different over 8GB. It's a difference of about $88.[DOUBLEPOST=1385561874,1385561660][/DOUBLEPOST]My wife is concerned that I'm going to want a higher rez monitor. But I'm fine with the picture quality that I have now, I'm just after speed of render, not super HD.
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Get 2x4 gig and later if you need it upgrade with another 2x4 gig. 8GB of Ram is more than enough (unless you want to start to do Video editing)
 
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