Hi, this is my first build. just looking for any advice on parts that may be better or more suitable. any suggestions will be greatly appreciated ! would be good to keep noise levels down if possible as the sysytem will be living next to the tv in the lounge.
Approximate Purchase Date: soon as i can decide on parts
Budget Range: $1000-$1500 approx
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Video Encoding/converting, Gaming (Diablo3, SC2, whatever takes my fancy) , Movies, Internet
Parts Not Required: Monitor(using an Lcd Tv atm but will upgrade later), keyboard/mouse ( unless any suggestions for a good wireless keyboard for sitting on my lap? sit on beanbag on the floor
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: not sure! live in Melbourne Australia, looked at centrecom.com, staticice (any suggestions?)
Country: Australia
Parts Preferences: Intel Cpu (i7-2600k?) Amd 7850?
Overclocking: Would like to have a go at it yes
SLI or Crossfire: probably not unless its more viable/cost efficient option
Monitor Resolution: higher the better
Additional Comments: (would be good to keep noise levels down if possible as the sysytem will be living next to the tv in the lounge. also size of case (less obtrusive would be better)
Parts Ideas So Far
Cpu- i7-2600k , i5-2500k?
Mobo-asus z77 sabretooth, asus maximus v ?, AsRock Extreme4 Gen3 (struggling with this one)
Ram-? something that will fit
Gpu- Sapphire HD 7870 GHz Edition OC 2GB GDDR5, Sapphire Radeon HD7850 2GB OC , Sapphire AMD Radeon HD6870 1GB DDR5 PCI-Express2.1 [11179-09-41G]
Cooler- COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 EVO also considering water cooling for Oc and wondering about noise reduction?
Case-???
HDD-dont really need one (have 3x external drives plugged into my current laptop
SSD-samsung 830 128gb ,Mushkin Enhanced Chronis 120GB, crucial m4 128GB
OS-windows 7 64 bit
PS- SeaSonic X Series X650 Gold ? no idea really?
Thanks in advance, been going round in circles reading reviews for some time !
Approximate Purchase Date: soon as i can decide on parts
Budget Range: $1000-$1500 approx
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Video Encoding/converting, Gaming (Diablo3, SC2, whatever takes my fancy) , Movies, Internet
Parts Not Required: Monitor(using an Lcd Tv atm but will upgrade later), keyboard/mouse ( unless any suggestions for a good wireless keyboard for sitting on my lap? sit on beanbag on the floor
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: not sure! live in Melbourne Australia, looked at centrecom.com, staticice (any suggestions?)
Country: Australia
Parts Preferences: Intel Cpu (i7-2600k?) Amd 7850?
Overclocking: Would like to have a go at it yes
SLI or Crossfire: probably not unless its more viable/cost efficient option
Monitor Resolution: higher the better
Additional Comments: (would be good to keep noise levels down if possible as the sysytem will be living next to the tv in the lounge. also size of case (less obtrusive would be better)
Parts Ideas So Far
Cpu- i7-2600k , i5-2500k?
Mobo-asus z77 sabretooth, asus maximus v ?, AsRock Extreme4 Gen3 (struggling with this one)
Ram-? something that will fit
Gpu- Sapphire HD 7870 GHz Edition OC 2GB GDDR5, Sapphire Radeon HD7850 2GB OC , Sapphire AMD Radeon HD6870 1GB DDR5 PCI-Express2.1 [11179-09-41G]
Cooler- COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 EVO also considering water cooling for Oc and wondering about noise reduction?
Case-???
HDD-dont really need one (have 3x external drives plugged into my current laptop
SSD-samsung 830 128gb ,Mushkin Enhanced Chronis 120GB, crucial m4 128GB
OS-windows 7 64 bit
PS- SeaSonic X Series X650 Gold ? no idea really?
Thanks in advance, been going round in circles reading reviews for some time !