$1800 max tiger direct

[bugcola]

Hey all, having issues with tiger direct with their "lowest price guarantee" so the build I had goes over the limit so could use suggestions.

Gaming machine with video editing for youtube etc in the future. I do need an os, maybe a nice keyboard and mouse if there Is some change left over. Also prefer wired so is there a way to extend usb ones without losing signal.

One more thing, how does a cooler this big not snap a mobo

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103189

Edit: forgot to add i have a case, it is the thermaltake level 10 gt full tower

 

[wdmfiber]

They all mount the same way. There are 4 hole through every motherboard, around the CPU socket. The V8 will have it's own design, but will use those holes.

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oops, after re-reading. It sounds like your worried about breaking the board.
You wouldn't want to transport a Noctua D14 cooled rig to a LAN party.
That is one big old heavy ugly tank of a cooler. I imagine the V8 is smaller/lighter.

 

[bugcola]

Oh, I know that, just poking fun at how big and heavy it is. And hanging side ways off the mobo =p


edit: lol thought the bottom part of your post was a sig didnt notice it was a correction hah

 

[g-unit1111]

Oh, I know that, just poking fun at how big and heavy it is. And hanging side ways off the mobo =p


edit: lol thought the bottom part of your post was a sig didnt notice it was a correction hah

The Thermalright Silver Arrow and Noctua D14 dwarf that cooler. :lol:

Anyway for an $1800 budget this is what you're looking at:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.97 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Thermaltake Water 3.0 Extreme 99.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme6 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($158.49 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($89.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: OCZ Vector 150 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($124.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Video Card ($699.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: NZXT HALE90 V2 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($168.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($23.10 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($91.77 @ Amazon)
Total: $1832.26
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-01 01:01 EST-0500)

 

[bugcola]

Thanks for the reply. I was thinking the i5 but is it really worth sacrificing the i7 for long term and for better video editing? Ive noticed asrock brand being tossed around, any reason. And last I need all the parts from tiger since I will be using their card sadly.

 

[wdmfiber]

I went with an i7. Depends on everyone's situation I guess, what $100 is worth. Months ago I re-encoded an entire optical disc worth's of video. From what I remember it actually took a few minutes. Ya, incredibly it wasn't done immediately... lol. But really so what if an i5 takes a bit longer. You would actually have to have a serious editing need to actually justify an i7.

Get an Asus board if you want the best(arguably...)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FptNrnUASlk
Tiger would have the whole line as well.