I am a student at UK for Computer Engineering, and I'm building a new desktop that I will run a dual-boot Ubuntu/Windows 7 on. It will have some IDE's on it, virtual machines, Verilog, all kinds of development suites. I would also like to play the best of games.
I would like to have a good balance of future-proofing this build and finding the best bang for the buck. My current selection is around $1500 but I would love to pull that cost down if possible without losing too much performance. I will probably overclock the 2600k to around 4.2ghz on stock cooling and add water-cooling down the road to go higher. I also want to plan ahead to be able to drop a second gtx570 in for a SLI config later down the road too.
Would really appreciate thoughts and constructive criticism. Thanks a lot, Austin
Approximate Purchase Date: Within the Next Month
Budget Range: $1000-$1500
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Software Development, Hardware Design, Gaming, Multitasking
Parts Not Required: No peripherals required.
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg.com but open-minded (looking for the best deal)
Country of Origin: KY, USA
Parts Preferences: Intel, Nvidia (but once again, very open-minded)
Overclocking: Yes / Maybe
SLI or Crossfire: Yes in the future
Monitor Resolution: dual 1080p
Additional Comments: Future-proof / Best Bang for the Buck
Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz
i7-2600k
ASRock Z68 Extreme7 Gen3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
ASRock Z68 Extreme7 Gen3
CORSAIR XMS3 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 Desktop Memory Model CMX16GX3M4A1333C9
CORSAIR XMS3 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM
EVGA 025-P3-1579-AR GeForce GTX 570 (Fermi) HD 2560MB 320-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 SLI Support Video Card
EVGA 025-P3-1579-AR GeForce GTX 570 (Fermi) HD 2560MB
Corsair Force Series 3 CSSD-F90GB3-BK 2.5" 90GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
Corsair Force Series 3 Solid State Drive
PC Power and Cooling Silencer Mk II 950W High Performance 80PLUS Silver SLI CrossFire ready Power Supply
PC Power and Cooling Silencer Mk II 950W
NZXT Phantom PHAN-001BK Black Steel / Plastic Enthusiast ATX Full Tower Computer Case
NZXT Phantom PHAN-001BK
I would like to have a good balance of future-proofing this build and finding the best bang for the buck. My current selection is around $1500 but I would love to pull that cost down if possible without losing too much performance. I will probably overclock the 2600k to around 4.2ghz on stock cooling and add water-cooling down the road to go higher. I also want to plan ahead to be able to drop a second gtx570 in for a SLI config later down the road too.
Would really appreciate thoughts and constructive criticism. Thanks a lot, Austin
Approximate Purchase Date: Within the Next Month
Budget Range: $1000-$1500
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Software Development, Hardware Design, Gaming, Multitasking
Parts Not Required: No peripherals required.
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg.com but open-minded (looking for the best deal)
Country of Origin: KY, USA
Parts Preferences: Intel, Nvidia (but once again, very open-minded)
Overclocking: Yes / Maybe
SLI or Crossfire: Yes in the future
Monitor Resolution: dual 1080p
Additional Comments: Future-proof / Best Bang for the Buck
Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz
i7-2600k
ASRock Z68 Extreme7 Gen3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
ASRock Z68 Extreme7 Gen3
CORSAIR XMS3 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 Desktop Memory Model CMX16GX3M4A1333C9
CORSAIR XMS3 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM
EVGA 025-P3-1579-AR GeForce GTX 570 (Fermi) HD 2560MB 320-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 SLI Support Video Card
EVGA 025-P3-1579-AR GeForce GTX 570 (Fermi) HD 2560MB
Corsair Force Series 3 CSSD-F90GB3-BK 2.5" 90GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
Corsair Force Series 3 Solid State Drive
PC Power and Cooling Silencer Mk II 950W High Performance 80PLUS Silver SLI CrossFire ready Power Supply
PC Power and Cooling Silencer Mk II 950W
NZXT Phantom PHAN-001BK Black Steel / Plastic Enthusiast ATX Full Tower Computer Case
NZXT Phantom PHAN-001BK