Video rig... again

Kingkazma

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well guys i posted my first thread ever on this forum here in thi sthread asking for help on building my rig... sadly, b3 stepping is still in shortage >< and im plannign to check my build with you guys again so here we go...

USED PRIMARLY FOR VIDEO EDITING AND HEAVY COMPOSITING/3D WORK
WILL DO HEAVY GAMING ALSO.

all prices before CA tax
CPU- i7 2600k- $280

MOBO- i need a suggestion that's in stock on newegg or instore at the orange/tustin microcenter

GPU- Asus DirectCUII GTX 560ti- $249

PSU- 650watt continous antec- $79.99

RAM- 16gb ddr3 1333mhz ram... cheapest g skills are outta stock, but est about $79.99x2

HDD- Samsung Spinpoint F3 1tb- $64.99

CASE- already bought- $29.99

MONITOR- Acer S211HLbd 21.5'' 5ms LED-Backlight LCD Monitor Slim Design- $139.99

OPTICAL- LITE-ON CD/DVD Burner - Bulk Black SATA Model iHAS124-04 - OEM - $18.99 ( could care less about bluray, you guys find anything cheaper?)


my budget is $1500 but i desperately do not want to hit that budget as i need to get some accessories for my hdslr rig.
 

mfenn

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Looks fine to me.

B3 stepping motherboards are pretty readily available on Newegg now, but MC doesn't look to have that great of a selection. I'd probably grab the GA-P67A-UD3, because it's a well-priced, good quality board that meets your needs.
 

Kingkazma

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alright thanks, im just hopin things get back in stock... the cheaper ram are being sold out, which isnt really a problem with that 15% off on newegg today.


should i wait on the motherboards?
 

mnewsham

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alright thanks, im just hopin things get back in stock... the cheaper ram are being sold out, which isnt really a problem with that 15% off on newegg today.


should i wait on the motherboards?

You might save 10 bucks on waiting for a MB at this point, and there is similar RAM for $5 more, the "sniper" series by G.Skill lacks the heatspreader so i would recommend that.
 

mfenn

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alright thanks, im just hopin things get back in stock... the cheaper ram are being sold out, which isnt really a problem with that 15% off on newegg today.

Here's some equivalent in-stock Mushkin Silverline with low-profile heatspreaders for $2 more.

should i wait on the motherboards?

Newegg has a good selection in stock (13 as of now), so I see no reason to wait. The UD3 that I linked earlier is quite reasonably priced though.
 

Kingkazma

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Here's some equivalent in-stock Mushkin Silverline with low-profile heatspreaders for $2 more.



Newegg has a good selection in stock (13 as of now), so I see no reason to wait. The UD3 that I linked earlier is quite reasonably priced though.

you see what im scared of is that since japan makes most of the capacitors and other parts on the motherboards, prices will rocket through the roof.... According to my relatives in tokyo, looks like some more factories are considering to close in order to conserve energy...
 

Davidh373

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you see what im scared of is that since japan makes most of the capacitors and other parts on the motherboards, prices will rocket through the roof.... According to my relatives in tokyo, looks like some more factories are considering to close in order to conserve energy...

We also have China, and the US, and many other countries. I don't think we'll start losing our shorts just because of one country.
 

Kingkazma

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still japan makes the better capacitors... either way i think its better to hurry to buy parts before prices fly.
 

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save $25 on the PSU
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Antec EarthWatts EA-500D Green
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371035
 

mfenn

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you see what im scared of is that since japan makes most of the capacitors and other parts on the motherboards, prices will rocket through the roof.... According to my relatives in tokyo, looks like some more factories are considering to close in order to conserve energy...

Soooo, what are you waiting for? The GA-P67A-UD3 is in stock.