Computer specs

[droreni]

Hi,
I am interesting in buying a new computer and i wanted to get an offer for it's components. it is meant to run games (well game -BF3) and some editing programs of photos and movies (like photoshop, premiere..)
i want it to be strong and good quality since i want it to last long (at least like my 6 year old computer)
i don't know too much on computers and am not a native english speaker so be soft on me with the terms and stuff

thanks.

 

[TheBigTroll]

budget, location, and if you are overclocking or going to do any crossfire or SLI

and if you want it to stay great to top performing for 6 years, it wont happen

 

[droreni]

well i don't know about the budget really, i am trying to figure out how much is it going to be more or less, i guess my budget is around 800$ but i am flexible (up to 1500$)
i am leaving in Israel.
I don't know if i am going to oc it since i have never done it before thus a bit scared to do it, but am reading about it and trying to learn how to. so for now lets say i am not.
and sry but i don't know what crossfire or SLI mean :0
i don't want it to be top notch for 6 years but quite good and maybe upgradable..

thanks for the fast answer!

 

[TheBigTroll]

i dont know sites in israel but i can provide a list of what i would get

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/pirM

 

[droreni]

lets say i have an optical drive i can take from my computer and windows lisence.
i want to have an nvidia video card.
and i have a question about the MB, should i prefer to buy the 1155 or 2011 one?
and if i want to upgrade your suggestion - where should i focus?

 

[TheBigTroll]

windows license only works on one computer unless you have retail edition

1155. 2011 is way to expensive for you

nvidia cards are a terrible value right now. unless the 660ti costs as much as a 7870, i wouldnt get it.

id get a SSD so that you can boost loading times. a 7870 can pretty much play games at ultra

 

[droreni]

and here i see we have only the 3470 3570 & 3570k intel proccesors available

 

[TheBigTroll]

ok then. get the 3470

oh and what is the price difference between the i5 2300, 2310, 2400 compared to the 3470? they are older chips but still work just as well

i thought you guys in israel have all intel stuff. they have a huge establishment there

 

[JackNaylorPE]

Adobe Premier settles the GFC card choice ..... only nVidia does CUDA and CUDA rocks in video editing. I'm going to concentrate on the upper end of your $800 - $1500 budget range. This totals out to $1441 w/ promos, rebates etc.

Case - $120 - Corsair Carbide 500R http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139009
PSU - $60 - Corsair TX750 V2 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139021
MoBo - $245 - ASUS P8Z77-V pro w/ Win7-64 bit Combo http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.1032392
CPU - $200 - Intel Core i7-3570K
Cooler - $45 - Hyper 612 www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103106
TIM - $5 - Shin Etsu http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835150080
RAM - $46 - (2 x 4GB) Corsair LV RAM http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233199
GFX - $400 - Asus GTX 670 DCII http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121637
GFX - Later - Asus GTX 670 DCII Later
HD - $120 Caviar Black 1TB http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136786
SSD - $180 - Mushkin Chronos Deluxe 240 GB http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820226226
DVD Writer - $20 - ASUS 24X DVD Burner http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204
OS - incl w/ MoBo - Win 7-64 Home Premium http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116986

 

[droreni]

we do have a lot, though from the 3rd generation i didn't see the 3330, but only from the 3450 and up.
2300-225$
2310-225$
2400-225$
3470- 220$
and by the way the sapphire 7870 cost here 400$ while the asus gtx660 ti cost 425$

 

[TheBigTroll]

how much is the 3450? otherwise id get a 3470 as it performs 100mhz faster

do you have a gigabyte 7870 or any other brand 660ti or a 7870?

 

[droreni]

the 3450 is ~250$ (don't ask me how)

660ti - msi 450$, zotac 455$, gigabyte 460$, asus 472$
for the 7870 i didn't find many brands but msi has it for 375$ while gigabyte for 425$, asus for 430$.
that is all i see at the moment.

 

[droreni]

thanks - JackNaylorPE - for that version of computer suggestion
though throwing the dvd hdd windows ssd aside = 1121$ while in israel it would actually cost 1700$

 

[droreni]

Best answer selected by droreni.

 

[TheBigTroll]

id get the msi 7870 but if you feel you want a little more performance for a good chunk more cost, go with the msi 660ti