First Build: Will This Work?

[GuardianFaolan]

Hello tomshardware! I've been on here before checking out threads for insight on builds, and finally have gotten the money to do one myself! I've put together a parts list, and wanted to check with this forum community to see if you have any suggestions for me, or any changes I should make. Here's the link:

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/GuardianFaolan/saved/21RX

Let me know if you have any suggestions or changes. Thanks in advance!

 

[SNA3]

Hello tomshardware! I've been on here before checking out threads for insight on builds, and finally have gotten the money to do one myself! I've put together a parts list, and wanted to check with this forum community to see if you have any suggestions for me, or any changes I should make. Here's the link:

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/GuardianFaolan/saved/21RX

Let me know if you have any suggestions or changes. Thanks in advance!

how about this for $1516$

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ Outlet PC)
Motherboard: Asus Maximus VI Hero ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($189.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport XT 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($388.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($388.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Cooler Master HAF XM (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($94.00 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Enthusiast 850W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($94.38 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($14.94 @ Newegg)
Total: $1516.23
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-27 22:43 EDT-0400)

 

[GuardianFaolan]

Thanks for responding! I should have also mentioned in the post that I am in high school, so this computer is going to be used by my parents and possibly younger sister, so we need a lot of memory. That's the reason for having so much. Also, because I enjoy dabbling in a lot of things like 3d animation, and also need to run Autodesk Inventor for school purposes, that is the reason for the 16gb of RAM, which I know normally is overkill. So a big question of mine first of all, partially just out of curiosity, would my above build work well, if at all? And then secondly, what advantages would the build you suggested have over the one I put together above?

 

[GuardianFaolan]

Also, I needed to mention that the main uses it will be for in order: Gaming, Web Browsing, Animation, Drawing.

 

[SNA3]

Thanks for responding! I should have also mentioned in the post that I am in high school, so this computer is going to be used by my parents and possibly younger sister, so we need a lot of memory. That's the reason for having so much. Also, because I enjoy dabbling in a lot of things like 3d animation, and also need to run Autodesk Inventor for school purposes, that is the reason for the 16gb of RAM, which I know normally is overkill. So a big question of mine first of all, partially just out of curiosity, would my above build work well, if at all? And then secondly, what advantages would the build you suggested have over the one I put together above?

1- your cooler is horizontal , not good, they are made for tight machines . they sacrifice some air flow for compactness.

2- your Asrock does not have good sound on board.

3- the SSD is no big deal , you can add it any time you want, I suggest if you want one to ignore Sandisk and get Samsung 840 pro . If you are some editing it is better to use an SSD , but thats 120$ more for a good one , and I wanted you to have the 2x graphic cards first. you will be stuck with the graphic card ,but SSD can add later . if you can raise the budget i will add it. but not at the expense of the GPU .

4- you can add memory if you want , and yes 16G is a must if you are editing thats $50 more , but again you can add memory any time later .. but you cant chande good graphic cards later .

5- the wifi adapter you can get yourself .. also anytime you want. System is more important .. the BASE System that you cant change in the future.

6- I chose a better cooled not expensive case the HAF XM , it is a wonderfull case and important for 2 GPU cards.

7- for 2 gpu you need 850 watts so I added it.

8- IPS monitors are better than TN , 144 hz ? that means you need to reach 140 fps to feel the difference , Most games at ultra high settings wont reach more than 60 fps , thats 60 hz LCD , why sacrifice the rich colors of IPS and great viewing angles for hz ? If you want the best in the world Gaming Monitor , it i the Eizo Foris 2333 good for every thing , gaming , movies , colors , every thing and an IPS at 3.4 ms with 5 years warranty , but is is for 370$ so tell me your choices .

9- you chosen a GTX 670 , thats an outdated product , the GTX 770 is faster and the new one , and I added 2 of them .. you will enjoy gaming at ultra high settings all on... you will never look back

Please reply to me what you think and what you want so I can change the build according to what you want .

and 2 77

 

[GuardianFaolan]

Thanks for responding! I should have also mentioned in the post that I am in high school, so this computer is going to be used by my parents and possibly younger sister, so we need a lot of memory. That's the reason for having so much. Also, because I enjoy dabbling in a lot of things like 3d animation, and also need to run Autodesk Inventor for school purposes, that is the reason for the 16gb of RAM, which I know normally is overkill. So a big question of mine first of all, partially just out of curiosity, would my above build work well, if at all? And then secondly, what advantages would the build you suggested have over the one I put together above?

1- your cooler is horizontal , not good, they are made for tight machines . they sacrifice some air flow for compactness.

2- your Asrock does not have good sound on board.

3- the SSD is no big deal , you can add it any time you want, I suggest if you want one to ignore Sandisk and get Samsung 840 pro . If you are some editing it is better to use an SSD , but thats 120$ more for a good one , and I wanted you to have the 2x graphic cards first. you will be stuck with the graphic card ,but SSD can add later . if you can raise the budget i will add it. but not at the expense of the GPU .

4- you can add memory if you want , and yes 16G is a must if you are editing thats $50 more , but again you can add memory any time later .. but you cant chande good graphic cards later .

5- the wifi adapter you can get yourself .. also anytime you want. System is more important .. the BASE System that you cant change in the future.

6- I chose a better cooled not expensive case the HAF XM , it is a wonderfull case and important for 2 GPU cards.

7- for 2 gpu you need 850 watts so I added it.

8- IPS monitors are better than TN , 144 hz ? that means you need to reach 140 fps to feel the difference , Most games at ultra high settings wont reach more than 60 fps , thats 60 hz LCD , why sacrifice the rich colors of IPS and great viewing angles for hz ? If you want the best in the world Gaming Monitor , it i the Eizo Foris 2333 good for every thing , gaming , movies , colors , every thing and an IPS at 3.4 ms with 5 years warranty , but is is for 370$ so tell me your choices .

9- you chosen a GTX 670 , thats an outdated product , the GTX 770 is faster and the new one , and I added 2 of them .. you will enjoy gaming at ultra high settings all on... you will never look back

Please reply to me what you think and what you want so I can change the build according to what you want .

and 2 77

So my dad and I have been discussing, and we can see that you obviously know what you're doing. Our budget is rather flexible (which as for me, being the one who has been doing more searching and reading things, weirds me out, knowing that you're supposed to be setting a budget right off the bat). But we think we'd like to have 4TB of storage, because of the whole family computer deal, and the 16GB of RAM for the editing as well. I edited the build you sent to show that, but could you take a look and make sure the additions are workable for the build? Here is the link to the edited build:

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/GuardianFaolan/saved/24wW

Please let me know what you think. Once again, thanks for the help.

 

[SNA3]

Thanks for responding! I should have also mentioned in the post that I am in high school, so this computer is going to be used by my parents and possibly younger sister, so we need a lot of memory. That's the reason for having so much. Also, because I enjoy dabbling in a lot of things like 3d animation, and also need to run Autodesk Inventor for school purposes, that is the reason for the 16gb of RAM, which I know normally is overkill. So a big question of mine first of all, partially just out of curiosity, would my above build work well, if at all? And then secondly, what advantages would the build you suggested have over the one I put together above?

1- your cooler is horizontal , not good, they are made for tight machines . they sacrifice some air flow for compactness.

2- your Asrock does not have good sound on board.

3- the SSD is no big deal , you can add it any time you want, I suggest if you want one to ignore Sandisk and get Samsung 840 pro . If you are some editing it is better to use an SSD , but thats 120$ more for a good one , and I wanted you to have the 2x graphic cards first. you will be stuck with the graphic card ,but SSD can add later . if you can raise the budget i will add it. but not at the expense of the GPU .

4- you can add memory if you want , and yes 16G is a must if you are editing thats $50 more , but again you can add memory any time later .. but you cant chande good graphic cards later .

5- the wifi adapter you can get yourself .. also anytime you want. System is more important .. the BASE System that you cant change in the future.

6- I chose a better cooled not expensive case the HAF XM , it is a wonderfull case and important for 2 GPU cards.

7- for 2 gpu you need 850 watts so I added it.

8- IPS monitors are better than TN , 144 hz ? that means you need to reach 140 fps to feel the difference , Most games at ultra high settings wont reach more than 60 fps , thats 60 hz LCD , why sacrifice the rich colors of IPS and great viewing angles for hz ? If you want the best in the world Gaming Monitor , it i the Eizo Foris 2333 good for every thing , gaming , movies , colors , every thing and an IPS at 3.4 ms with 5 years warranty , but is is for 370$ so tell me your choices .

9- you chosen a GTX 670 , thats an outdated product , the GTX 770 is faster and the new one , and I added 2 of them .. you will enjoy gaming at ultra high settings all on... you will never look back

Please reply to me what you think and what you want so I can change the build according to what you want .

and 2 77

So my dad and I have been discussing, and we can see that you obviously know what you're doing. Our budget is rather flexible (which as for me, being the one who has been doing more searching and reading things, weirds me out, knowing that you're supposed to be setting a budget right off the bat). But we think we'd like to have 4TB of storage, because of the whole family computer deal, and the 16GB of RAM for the editing as well. I edited the build you sent to show that, but could you take a look and make sure the additions are workable for the build? Here is the link to the edited build:

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/GuardianFaolan/saved/24wW

Please let me know what you think. Once again, thanks for the help.

Here is the Foris for $370 , TigerDirect are expensive

http://www.provantage.com/eizo-fs2333-bk~7EIZL09Q.htm

you said your budget is flixable , I need to know how much more so I can make the system better if you wish ..

and since this is a Family PC I will try to find the best looking cases unless this is ok with you .

 

[GuardianFaolan]

As of now, we are basically at the price we want, but out of curiosity, how much would adding an SSD be?

 

[WyomingKnott]

As of now, we are basically at the price we want, but out of curiosity, how much would adding an SSD be?

About $120, in my opinion. Many people will suggest a smaller system drive, but to fit games and such I suggest at least a 120 GB drive. See this page: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/ssd-recommendation-benchmark,3269-2.html