Need advice building; Budget about 3k+

[tnewbs]

Honestly looking for others input.. Probably ordering/building within a month, unless I should wait for something coming out soon that is much better then what I'm currently ordering. Budget is $3,200ish.. but doesn't have to be that much. Main uses of the PC will be Gaming/Video Editing/Normal everyday use. I already have a 27 inch samsung monitor which is why I didn't add that to my list, contemplating doing eyefinity with 40+" monitors but not sure yet.



Case: ($124.99) NZXT Phantom PHAN-002OR Newegg Exclusive Black Finish w/Orange Trim Steel / Plastic Enthusiast ATX Full Tower Computer Case

Power Supply: ($239.99) COOLER MASTER Silent Pro Gold Series RSC00-80GAD3-US 1200W ATX 12V v2.3 / EPS 12V v2.92 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply

Graphics Cards: (999.98) EVGA SuperClocked 015-P3-1582-AR GeForce GTX 580 (Fermi) 1536MB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card x2

RAM: ($109.99) G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9Q-16GBRL

CPU: ($314.99) Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I72600K

CPU Cooler: ($57.99) Thermaltake Frio Overclocking-Ready Intel Core i7 (six-core ready) & i5 Compatible Five 8mm Heatpipes Dual 120mm Fans Intel & AMD Universal CPU Cooler CLP0564

Motherboard: (334.99) ASUS Maximus IV Extreme-Z LGA 1155 Intel Z68 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Extended ATX Intel Motherboard

Hard Drives: ($169.98) Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive x2

SSD: ($259.99) Kingston HyperX SH100S3B/120G 2.5" 120GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) (HyperX Upgrade Kit)

CD/DVD/BR drive: ($64.99) SAMSUNG Black 12X BD-ROM 16X DVD-/+R 48X CD-ROM SATA Internal Blu-ray Combo Model SH-B123L/RSBP LightScribe Support

OS: ($139.99) Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 64-bit - OEM

Total: $2,794.64


Edit: currently have a decent keyboard and razer naga mouse... however if somebody could recommend a great gaming keyboard it would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Wolfshadw]

Case: Not something I'd get, but that's up to you. You're the one that has to look at it.
Power Supply: Why? This Antec 900 watt PSU should be more than enough for your system even with 2xGTX580s and for $110 less.
Graphic Cards: Your call.
RAM: No problems here.
CPU: Again, no problems here.
Motherboard: Explain to me exactly why you need a $335 motherboard. What does this board offer that this $150 motherboard doesn't offer?
Hard Drives: You're going with a motherboard that has multiple SATA 6.0Gb/s ports. Why are you looking at SATA 3.0Gb/s hard drives? Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB SATA 6.0Gb/s Hard Drives
SSD: I'd probably look at the 80GB drives. I've been running an 80GB OS drive for almost a year and haven't run out of space.
CD/DVD/BR: No problems
OS: Give me a good reason for Professional over Home Premium.

Overall, it looks like a waste of money to me (but it's your money). You could probably get about 95% of the performance of this system with about 2/3rds of the cost of this system.

-Wolf sends

 

[tnewbs]

thats the input I'm looking for, I had the wrong HD put up there I copied the wrong one.

HD: Western Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

Case: Isn't final, I just sorta like the look.. not sure yet.
Power Supply: I suppose I could go lower, is there any reason to have 900W+?
Motherboard: HA, I'm not really sure, it was a combo but I see your point.
OS: Whats the differences between Home, Professional, and Ultimate?

Honestly I'm looking for help so I can build a computer with absolute max performance. I appreciate the comments wolf.


Edit: I've also been looking at the MARS combo

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.722624

 

[KueB]

OS: Give me a good reason for Professional over Home Premium.

-Wolf sends

I personally would go with Ultimate version because of languages that I need to run. If it wasn't for that I'd definitely go with Home version to save some money. It looks like he has enough money to spend.

 

[PennyLife]

Overall great selection.

SSD
The Kingston HyperX SSD is a great choice, one of the faster ones available right now.

CPU Cooler
This one is considered by many to be the king of the hill for air cooling, so I would recommend this one:

Noctua NH-D14
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835608018&Tpk=noctua%20nh-d14

OS
Go with Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit. As far as I am aware, the major benefits of Professional are better networking features and support for more RAM (32GB max vs. 16GB max for Home Premium).

Motherboard
Yea you can save some money here if you don't need to go with that particular board. I would generally stick in the $180-$240 range, from Asus, Gigabyte, MSI, or ASRock. Here are a couple options:

Asus P8Z68 Deluxe (in fact I would even go down to the Pro version, but that's all up to you)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131753

ASRock Z68 Professional Gen3 (PCI-3.0, pretty cool)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157263

 

[008Rohit]

Can you wait till the end of this month? Bulldozer is going to launch real soon.

Processor : AMD Bulldozer FX-8150: 8 core, 3.6GHz (4.2GHz Turbo) - $266.28

Motherboard : GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD7 AM3+ AMD 990FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard - $250
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128508

RAM : 2x CORSAIR XMS3 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2000 - $210 (105x2)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145325

Graphics : EVGA 03G-P3-1596-AR GeForce GTX 590 CLASSIFIED Edition Video Card - 3GB, 768-bit GDDR5 - $750
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=849362&CatId=3669

Hard Disk : 2x SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM - $120
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185&Tpk=Samsung%20Spinpoint%20F3%201TB

SSD : OCZ Vertex 3 VTX3-25SAT3-120G 2.5" 120GB SATA III - $200
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227706

Power Supply : CORSAIR Professional Series Gold AX1200 (CMPSU-1200AX) 1200W - $280
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139014&Tpk=Corsair%201200W

Case : COOLER MASTER HAF 932 Advanced RC-932-KKN5-GP Black Steel ATX Full Tower - $140
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119160

Optical Drive : ASUS Black 12X BD-R 2X BD-RE 16X DVD+R 12X DVD-RAM 8X BD-ROM 8MB Cache SATA Blu-ray Burner - $90
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135252

OS : Microsoft Windows 7 Proffessional - $265
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116717&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-RSSDailyDeals-_-na-_-na&AID=10521304&PID=4176827&SID=x45nqk5feyzt

Total : $2535 after rebates

 

[tnewbs]

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[tnewbs]

lol picked the wrong one.. oops =\