To make sure I didn't miss something.
Anyways a friend asked me to help him with a build and this is what I came up with, just trying to make sure I didn't make any stupid mistakes or anything.
(He gave me a budget of $1600, and wanted to spend most of it, hence the 2 HDD, SSD, sabertooth, and I7 instead of I5 that seem excessive)
[url]http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ApaR[/url]
He already has covered:
Graphics Card (GPU): [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130787[/url]
Monitors
Mouse/Keyboard
Headphones/mic
Operating System
edit: Just realized It'd be best to get low profile RAM otherwise the hyper212 might block out the dual-channel spots.
[url]http://pcpartpicker.com/p/AptB[/url] With low profile ram.
don't get a velociraptor, it's a colossal waste of money with minimal performance gain over 7200rpm drives.
Good PSU choice, case is pretty meh for the budget, drop the vraptor drive and throw in [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119264[/url] or [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139009[/url] (the Corsair is nicer in that price range).
low end sound cards are mostly a waste, if he doesn't need one (doesn't have an atleast decent pair of headphones or only uses headsets) then leave it out, you can get external solutions that work far better.
Sabertooth looks gross imo, the MSI MPOWER is better for the price [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130660[/url] as well as the Gigabyte z77x-ud5h [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128549[/url].
Low Profile Vengeance RAM will be easier to work with when installing the heatsink [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233280[/url]
speaking of the heatsink, throw an NZXT Havik 140 on that shit instead [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835146011&Tpk=havik%20140[/url] and if you can't find it in stock KAPOW we got ya covered [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835709020[/url] or for that dual tower goodness [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835709011[/url] (spoiler alert, this + white Corsair 500R will have the bitches flocking to your friends D)
get a bigger SSD if there's still money left out of the $1600
[editline]29th January 2013[/editline]
OH YA GOT ME WITH THE LP RAM EDIT I see how it's going to be
Ha, also thanks, I'll update the list and send it to him.
Edit: Carbide looks awesome,
Lol let's put in a crucial for shits n' giggles next to the samsung (essentially same price as the velociraptor and he reminded me that he had a 1TB external for specificly Steam anyways). Just so he can put his performance demanding games in there and watch them load, or more specificly, NOT watch them load.
I'm going to assume there are mounts for 140mm fans on top in the 500R and if so then 140mm heatsinks should fit fine, but since Newegg doesn't know how to list information that is PERTINENT TO THIS SITUATION then I can't be 100% on that.
[url]http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ApJt[/url]
that IS one big ass heatsink.
and apparently people were getting a lot of confusion while installing it.
M4 is a little slow by newer SSD standards, and recent firmware changes would make the drive unstable for some people.Kingston HyperX 3K [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820239046[/url] would be better or Corsair Force GT which is a little more expensive [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233208[/url].
[editline]30th January 2013[/editline]
I've got a friend with the 3K, it's a nice drive. My brother has a Corsair Neutron but a different version with a new controller is the only one on there and I don't know how reliable it is so I'd put the Force GT over it for now.
[editline]30th January 2013[/editline]
you could go with the Noctua NH-D14, it's pretty much the same cooler except it straight up looks like a hamburger.
Alright, [url]http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ApR9[/url]
Also, considering going with another CPU cooler, apparently the phan-tek can be a bit confusing to install and something you don't want to fuck up is installing your CPU or it's heatsink.
edit:
[url]http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ApTC[/url] (noctua cooler)
The Havik 140 performs pretty damn close to the Noctua NH-D14 for only being a single tower and doesn't look so weird if the looks would bother you or your friend.
The looks don't make so much of a difference as the 1/4 decrease in price, will switch.
edit:
Except it's out of stock, the NH-D14's fine though.
this is fun, find more friends to build computers with
I actually get requests from people to help them pick parts for a build every once in a while, and while I generally do refer them to here if they want to double-check my picks, I've usually just copied someone else's selection on the forum anyways and double-checked it and or swapped out parts to fit their needs or budget. It was actually pretty nice to work with such a large budget for once.
[url]http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1725648[/url]
[editline]30th January 2013[/editline]
yeah sometimes it gets boring with the same old asrock extreme4 z77/i5 3570k/hd 7950 builds
Thanks.
[url]http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ApZc[/url]
gonna be a sweet build man
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