Hey guys,
I'm a newbie building a sub $900(not including monitor/peripherals) machine primarily for 3D rendering and some gaming on the side. I've decided on a i7 2600k CPU and a GTX 460 GPU. I've chosen some parts off Newegg but I'm not entirely sure if they're good and/or compatible with the rest, though from what I can see they are. Here goes:
i7 2600k (279.99 locally)
EVGA 01G-P3-1370-TR GeForce GTX 460 (Fermi) 1GB (159.99)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130570
ASRock Z68 PRO3 LGA 1155 (104.99)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157251
Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower (59.99)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129042
CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145345
CORSAIR Builder Series CX600 V2 600W
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139028
COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus OR CORSAIR H80
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103065
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181016
ASUS 24X DVD Burner
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204
Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136073
Regarding the cooling system - I will be overclocking as high as possible, as rendering is very CPU dependent. When this machine is rendering, it'll be going for days at a time nonstop. That being said, which do you think is better for my purposes, water-cooling or air-cooling? I've narrowed it down to the Hyper 212+ for air and the H80 for water. Also, am I missing any essential parts?
I'm set on the CPU and GPU, but for the rest I pretty much went through Newegg and found parts with good reviews that seem compatible. I chose the mobo because it's cheap and got good reviews, and I didn't choose the Z68 for any particular reason. I'm pretty clueless about the PSU, but I think 600W will be enough. If you think any of these parts aren't good enough, aren't compatible, if there are better options (namely the PSU and mobo) or have any other general recommendations please tell me because, as I've said, I'm new to this.
Thanks in advance.
I'm a newbie building a sub $900(not including monitor/peripherals) machine primarily for 3D rendering and some gaming on the side. I've decided on a i7 2600k CPU and a GTX 460 GPU. I've chosen some parts off Newegg but I'm not entirely sure if they're good and/or compatible with the rest, though from what I can see they are. Here goes:
i7 2600k (279.99 locally)
EVGA 01G-P3-1370-TR GeForce GTX 460 (Fermi) 1GB (159.99)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130570
ASRock Z68 PRO3 LGA 1155 (104.99)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157251
Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower (59.99)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129042
CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145345
CORSAIR Builder Series CX600 V2 600W
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139028
COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus OR CORSAIR H80
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103065
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181016
ASUS 24X DVD Burner
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204
Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136073
Regarding the cooling system - I will be overclocking as high as possible, as rendering is very CPU dependent. When this machine is rendering, it'll be going for days at a time nonstop. That being said, which do you think is better for my purposes, water-cooling or air-cooling? I've narrowed it down to the Hyper 212+ for air and the H80 for water. Also, am I missing any essential parts?
I'm set on the CPU and GPU, but for the rest I pretty much went through Newegg and found parts with good reviews that seem compatible. I chose the mobo because it's cheap and got good reviews, and I didn't choose the Z68 for any particular reason. I'm pretty clueless about the PSU, but I think 600W will be enough. If you think any of these parts aren't good enough, aren't compatible, if there are better options (namely the PSU and mobo) or have any other general recommendations please tell me because, as I've said, I'm new to this.
Thanks in advance.
