Mid/High end build suggestions

[drumsfield]

I'm looking the following:

-Corsair Vengeance Series C70 Military Green Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case $129.99
-ASRock Z77 Extreme4 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard $128.49
-XFX Double D R9-280A-TDFD Radeon R9 280 3GB 384-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 CrossFireX Support Video Card $249.99
-Intel Core i7-3770K Ivy Bridge Quad-Core 3.5GHz (3.9GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4000 BX80637I73770K $299.99
-PNY Optima SSD7SC240GOPT-RB 2.5" 240GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) $109.99
-G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2400 (PC3 19200) Desktop Memory Model F3-2400C11Q-16GXM $164.99

Any reason to choose something else instead of these parts?

I don't plan to have an optical drive and eventually will expand my HD with 2 1 TB SSD's in the future. Thoughts? The rig will be used for Gaming and Video and Photo editing. Any reason to wait for prices to come down or tech changes in the near future? You think 32GB of RAM would make a significant difference in performance over 16GB?


My current rig is this (circa 2010):
-AMD Phenom II X2 550 Callisto Dual-Core 3.1GHz Socket AM3
-XFX HD-577A-ZNFC Radeon HD 5770 (Juniper XT) 1GB 128-Bit
-G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333
-Seagate Barracuda LP ST31500541AS 1.5TB 5900 RPM 32MB

 

[Essence_of_War]

OP, could you please post your answers to these questions:

http://forums.anandtech.com/showpost.php?p=24043454&postcount=1

PLEASE when you POST threads asking for input on system builds tell us...

1. What YOUR PC will be used for. That means what types of tasks you'll be performing.

2. What YOUR budget is. A price range is acceptable as long as it's not more than a 20% spread

3. What country YOU will be buying YOUR parts from.

4. IF you're buying parts OUTSIDE the US, please post a link to the vendor you'll be buying from.
We can't be expected to scour the internet on your behalf, chasing down deals in your specific country... Again, help us, help YOU.

5. IF YOU have a brand preference. That means, are you an Intel-Fanboy, AMD-Fanboy, ATI-Fanboy, nVidia-Fanboy, Seagate-Fanboy, WD-Fanboy, etc.

6. If YOU intend on using any of YOUR current parts, and if so, what those parts are.

7. IF YOU plan on overclocking or run the system at default speeds.

8. What resolution, not monitor size, will you be using?

9. WHEN do you plan to build it?
Note that it is usually not cost or time effective to choose your build more than a month before you actually plan to be using it.

X. Do you need to purchase any software to go with the system, such as Windows or Blu Ray playback software?


At the end of the day it's your money. There's only so much we can do.

Off hand though, I'd probably not go with an ivy bridge cpu since haswell has superceded it. I think the c70 is also somewhat overpriced at $130 also.

 

[drumsfield]

1. What YOUR PC will be used for. That means what types of tasks you'll be performing. - Gaming, Photo/Video Editing

2. What YOUR budget is. A price range is acceptable as long as it's not more than a 20% spread - $1k

3. What country YOU will be buying YOUR parts from. - USA (Newegg, BHPhoto, Amazon, etc)

4. IF you're buying parts OUTSIDE the US, please post a link to the vendor you'll be buying from. N/A

5. IF YOU have a brand preference. That means, are you an Intel-Fanboy, AMD-Fanboy, ATI-Fanboy, nVidia-Fanboy, Seagate-Fanboy, WD-Fanboy, etc. - Been an AMD fanboy for years, but this time I"m going Intel I7 (unless I shouldn't)

6. If YOU intend on using any of YOUR current parts, and if so, what those parts are. - No, except for an "old" OCZ psu I have lying around. This is going to be a complete build

7. IF YOU plan on overclocking or run the system at default speeds. - No plans to OC but I wouldn't mind if some parts were OC out of the box. I don't like tweeking (One bad experience frying a CPU a few years ago)

8. What resolution, not monitor size, will you be using? - The highest possible. Very important. (But don't need crossfire or SLI)

9. WHEN do you plan to build it?
Note that it is usually not cost or time effective to choose your build more than a month before you actually plan to be using it. - Anytime but can wait if need be

X. Do you need to purchase any software to go with the system, such as Windows or Blu Ray playback software? No

 

[drumsfield]

Off hand though, I'd probably not go with an ivy bridge cpu since haswell has superceded it. I think the c70 is also somewhat overpriced at $130 also.

Ah that's good to know. I was wondering why the socket 1155 intel boards I was looking at all didn't come with USB 3.0 and Sata 3 and newer I/O features. I thought socket 1150 was an older spec.

 

[Essence_of_War]

In the 1k range it is hard to beat mfenn's weekly build.

http://forums.anandtech.com/showpost.php?p=32293457&postcount=1

If you're not oc'ing, the haswell i5-4590 might be good cpu shift.

 

[drumsfield]

In the 1k range it is hard to beat mfenn's weekly build.

http://forums.anandtech.com/showpost.php?p=32293457&postcount=1

If you're not oc'ing, the haswell i5-4590 might be good cpu shift.

Thanks, one thing about his build recommendation is that I would never buy a Rosewell PSU ever again. I had 2 of them go bad on me all within a year of buying them. While my Antec and OCZ psu's have been going strong for years. Never again.

Also you thing 32GB RAM is overkill?

 

[DSF]

Some of Rosewill's PSUs are made by very solid OEMs these days. OCZ on the other hand is not generally known for reliability and stability. They are the classic case of a flashy brand built to appeal to gamers without the build quality one would expect to go with the price.

Your experience is what it is and that can be a powerful thing, but just know that it's out of synch with objective measures of quality, at least in the present day.

 

[mfenn]

Some of Rosewill's PSUs are made by very solid OEMs these days. OCZ on the other hand is not generally known for reliability and stability. They are the classic case of a flashy brand built to appeal to gamers without the build quality one would expect to go with the price.

Your experience is what it is and that can be a powerful thing, but just know that it's out of synch with objective measures of quality, at least in the present day.

:thumbsup: There are definitely Rosewill PSUs that I would not recommend, but the Hive, Capstone, and Fortress series are good PSUs. The discussion is kind of moot though because the Rosewill hive 650W is no longer on sale. The Seasonic S12II 620W at $65 is the best deal (today).

As for RAM, yes 32GB is overkill. It takes away from your GPU, which is the most important part of the PC.