Hey.
So it's that time.
I'm tired of my frankenstein build that I currently have. I do not want to re-use any parts. I'm going to sell everything and start from scratch.
This is what I am looking at -
[url]http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=24155946[/url]
Any of you crazy cats have any suggestions as to what needs to change if anything?
I'm big on a lot of fast, redundant storage.
Hard drives:
3x 2TB WD drives in RAID 5 - Data
1x 512GB SSD - OS
1x 1TB Hybrid PCI - Games
I do not like ATI graphics cards, but I have 3 screens so I need to have SLI'd cards. I currently have two 560s. They're ok. I want new shit.
Anyway, I'd love to hear your opinions. I am open to making changes, just give me a good reason :)
Thinking about swapping the mobo for this one:
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131802[/url]
Erm, we'd need to know your budget and what you intend to be using your computer for.
I'd like to come in under $4k.
I'd be using the PC for casual gaming, but I want to be able to run everything at full tilt.
I run a series of virtual machines, development software, etc. on my workstation.
Has to run 3 screens @ 1080p.
I currently have an i5-2500k w/16gb of some brand of ram.
It has an motherboard of some sort. Also a bunch of hard drives. It's pretty slow and shitty.
I need fast RAID-5 storage for my projects and data.
Need any more info?
ATI doesn't exist anymore, and having 3 monitors does not necessarily mean you have to have SLI cards. AMD video cards have just as many driver problems as Nvidia, so there's no reason not to get the R9 280X which is $60 cheaper and faster. That 4930k will actually be slower than a 4670k when it comes to gaming. Intel's enthusiast 2011 builds have much poorer single core performance which is something that games rely on.
It's not primarily for gaming, it is a workstation that I occasionally game on.
My recommendation still stands to get the R9 280X since their are no downsides relative to the 770. You also don't need a 1050 watt power supply. An 850 watt will suffice.
The H100i is shit, trust me, it's terrible. Get a Coolermaster 212 EVO instead. 1/4 of the price and same performance. If you want slightly better (5% ish) temps get a Noctua DH14.
800D is a bad case, get either a 750D or a 900D instead.
If you don't game much you would be very silly to buy 2 770's purely to use 3 screens, just buy an 7970/R9 280X.
2133MHz RAM is pointless. Get 1600 9-9-9-24 or 1866 9-10-9-27, same performance, less price. Also get 32GB. You runs lots of VM's so you should know that lots of RAM is good, not that much of a price jump when you are talking this level of tech.
Your PSU is overkill. Get a 800-900W bronze-gold rated.
I'd like to add that the motherboard is ridiculously overkill unless you plan to do extreme overclocking anytime soln
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