Hey guys.
I planned on building a new "budget" Ivy Bridge system, but I have a feeling I'll eventually scratch the budget part off and just roll with it. I'll be ordering components as I see them on sale through the holidays, and hopefully I'll be able to give myself a nice little Christmas present this year.
Anyway, down to business. This is my component list so far:
(Still need to make an hour drive to the nearest Microcenter for the i5-3570k and Extreme4 mobo)
CM HAF 912
Intel i5-3570k
ASRock Extreme4 z77
180GB Intel 330 SSD (For dual boot OS)
1TB WD Caviar Blue 7200RPM (Storage... I might get another for RAID 1... Probably not necessary but I get paranoid.)
Antec 750W PSU 80+Gold
Now, I think I'm going to go with the XFX 7870 as far as performance/dollar and I'm comfortable with that price range. I need to know what type of RAM to go with for an all around computer. I was thinking 16GB Ripjaws @ 1600mHz would do the trick, but I'm wondering if that will limit the performance of the rig. Of course the build is one that should breeze through gaming, but I also need it to be able to handle things like CS6 Ultimate, Expression, Game Studio and all that hooplah... I also need advice on proper cooling with all of this stuff. I'm not fond of water cooling though, so I was just going to max out the fans and throw in a CM 212 Evo to keep it decent. Would that be enough for a long life?
Keep in mind that this is my first "official" build, so any constructive criticism is much appreciated.
The parts just started coming in today, and should do so steadily within the next few weeks
Thanks guys.
I planned on building a new "budget" Ivy Bridge system, but I have a feeling I'll eventually scratch the budget part off and just roll with it. I'll be ordering components as I see them on sale through the holidays, and hopefully I'll be able to give myself a nice little Christmas present this year.
Anyway, down to business. This is my component list so far:
(Still need to make an hour drive to the nearest Microcenter for the i5-3570k and Extreme4 mobo)
CM HAF 912
Intel i5-3570k
ASRock Extreme4 z77
180GB Intel 330 SSD (For dual boot OS)
1TB WD Caviar Blue 7200RPM (Storage... I might get another for RAID 1... Probably not necessary but I get paranoid.)
Antec 750W PSU 80+Gold
Now, I think I'm going to go with the XFX 7870 as far as performance/dollar and I'm comfortable with that price range. I need to know what type of RAM to go with for an all around computer. I was thinking 16GB Ripjaws @ 1600mHz would do the trick, but I'm wondering if that will limit the performance of the rig. Of course the build is one that should breeze through gaming, but I also need it to be able to handle things like CS6 Ultimate, Expression, Game Studio and all that hooplah... I also need advice on proper cooling with all of this stuff. I'm not fond of water cooling though, so I was just going to max out the fans and throw in a CM 212 Evo to keep it decent. Would that be enough for a long life?
Keep in mind that this is my first "official" build, so any constructive criticism is much appreciated.
The parts just started coming in today, and should do so steadily within the next few weeks
Thanks guys.