• PC Build - Gaming and Editing
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I've been settling with my laptop for a while now. It's a gaming laptop that worked well as a mobile computer so I could move it when I come back home from my university. However, it's been slowly getting outdated and issues from the laptop itself are arising so I thought it was a good time to build a new PC. I'm using this for gaming, to do video/photo editing, and some 3D stuff as well. [B]PCPartPicker part list:[/B] [URL]http://pcpartpicker.com/p/265xm[/URL] [B]CPU: [/B]Intel Core i5-4670 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($214.99 @ Amazon) [B]CPU Cooler:[/B] Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC) [B]Thermal Compound: [/B]Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste ($6.74 @ Amazon) [B]Motherboard:[/B] Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD4H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($159.99 @ Microcenter) [B]Memory:[/B] Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.99 @ Amazon) [B]Storage:[/B] Samsung 840 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($89.99 @ Microcenter) [B]Video Card:[/B] MSI GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($249.99 @ Newegg) [B]Wireless Network Adapter: [/B]Rosewill RNX-N250PCe 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($19.48 @ Amazon) [B]Case: [/B]Fractal Design Define XL R2 (Titanium Grey) ATX Full Tower Case ($89.99 @ NCIX US) [I][B]Total:[/B] $936.14 [/I]I already have a 1 TB HDD and 550W PSU. I also have a Nvidia GTX 460 atm. I wonder if it's still worth it to use it for this build or just sell it and buy the 760 from my list. I'd like to keep the price below that. Any suggestions on the brands and parts? I've never built a PC before so I'm not sure what I would need beyond the core components like if I need to buy separate fans, thermal compound, etc. Any tips on that would be great.
Actually, that looks pretty good. Depending on how heavy your 3d modelling and video editing is, you may want to get another 8gigs of ram in the future.
I would suggest [url]https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Storage/SSDs/100GB+-+180GB+SSD/Corsair+Force+LS+Series+120GB+2.5%22+SATA+6Gb%2Fs+Solid+State+Hard+Drive+%28CSSD-F120GBLS%29+?productId=57685[/url] (On a US Site ofc) over the one you choose according to [url]http://www.ebuyer.com/409849-samsung-120gb-840-series-ssd-mz-7td120bw[/url] Sequential Read Speed: Up to 530MB/s Sequential Write Speed: Up to 130MB/s Where as the one above (Maybe for a little extra) has Sequential read speeds of up to 560 MB/s Sequential write speeds of up to 535 MB/s Way better and corsair are more reliable.
You want the 4670k; the 4670 doesn't overclock.
[QUOTE=Catscratch;42938747]Actually, that looks pretty good. Depending on how heavy your 3d modelling and video editing is, you may want to get another 8gigs of ram in the future.[/QUOTE] this. you might also want to get it at a higher freq. [QUOTE=flayne;42939114]You want the 4670k; the 4670 doesn't overclock.[/QUOTE] he might not need to oc
[QUOTE=Slippery-Q;42939222]this. you might also want to get it at a higher freq. he might not need to oc[/QUOTE] He's buying a cooler and an overclocking motherboard, I think it's safe to assume the goal is to overclock. If it's not then those things need to be changed anyway. Higher RAM frequency doesn't make that much of a difference.
[QUOTE=Slippery-Q;42939222]this. you might also want to get it at a higher freq. he might not need to oc[/QUOTE] If hes not then he wont even need that cooler.
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