Building new PC after 5 Years !!!

So, I've had my PC for 5 years now but it's having issues playing some of the latest games.

I've decided it's time for a new PC, since I will be giving my current one to my wife so she can play Sim City (which works maxed out).

Here is what I've configured so far:

NEW PC CONFIGURATION

If anyone has a spare moment, can you have a look and see if I've chosen correctly (compatibility) and also good components?

I want an i7 (since I use Photoshop for heavy use) and I want NVIDIA.

Thanks

NOTES:

* I've chosen the Sabretooth Motherboard cause I've chosen the Open Air Aerocool case, so it the Sabretooth has more protection against dust.

* Am I missing anything?

EDIT: just noticed I forgot the PSU.  I want Modular and good brand, any ideas?  and how much VOLTAGE do I need?

Thanks.

All looks great, but why 32GB of RAM? Don't you think it's excessive?

8GB is enough, unless you run virtual machines at the same time or something...

I think this is the perfect PSU for you.

All looks great, but why 32GB of RAM? Don't you think it's excessive?

8GB is enough, unless you run virtual machines at the same time or something...

I think this is the perfect PSU for you.

crippledmachine

The GB is mostly for future proof. I normally don't upgrade much my PCs over the 4-5 year lifetime. Photoshop also needs RAM when I work with heavy images. I know 8GB is enough, but the price difference isn't too drastic to go to 32GB for my future needs.

As for the PSU, I've never used Corsair. Are they alright?

Is 750W enought to power the GTX670 and 2 HDDs?  (one SSD and other HDD).  Does the PSU come ready for the GTX670 power plugs?

i'm assuming money isn't an issue for you.  So I have to ask why a 670?  Seriously for 2.4k you should be able to build a very nice rig around a Titan or 690.  That rig isn't really a good allocation of funds.  Right off the bat you could take the money you are wasting on RAM and get a 680 or drop that monitor (close $500 for a monitor that is only 1080p is just too much imo) and get something that is half that.  Get a motherboard that is about 100 less than the on you want, use th optical drive you already have, drop the water cooler and get a Hyper 212 and then get a 690 or TItan.

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All looks great, but why 32GB of RAM? Don't you think it's excessive?

8GB is enough, unless you run virtual machines at the same time or something...

I think this is the perfect PSU for you.

FelipeInside

The GB is mostly for future proof. I normally don't upgrade much my PCs over the 4-5 year lifetime. Photoshop also needs RAM when I work with heavy images. I know 8GB is enough, but the price difference isn't too drastic to go to 32GB for my future needs.

As for the PSU, I've never used Corsair. Are they alright?

Ok, fair enough.

Corsair has a reputation of producing high quality PSUs, I would choose them. The HX series is designed for gaming PCs, but there are other compatible PSUs you can go for. Here is the list of different PSU series from Corsair. Just explore the products yourself and decide. For a gaming PC, I would go for the minimum of 700W. You can go higher if you want to for future-proofing.

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Yes, the 750W is enough to power your hardware. PSUs usually come with power cables for the GPU, so don't worry.

i'm assuming money isn't an issue for you.  So I have to ask why a 670?  Seriously for 2.4k you should be able to build a very nice rig around a Titan or 690.  That rig isn't really a good allocation of funds.  Right off the bat you could take the money you are wasting on RAM and get a 680 or drop that monitor (close $500 for a monitor that is only 1080p is just too much imo) and get something that is half that.  Get a motherboard that is about 100 less than the on you want, use th optical drive you already have, drop the water cooler and get a Hyper 212 and then get a 690 or TItan.

NFJSupreme

[QUOTE="crippledmachine"]

All looks great, but why 32GB of RAM? Don't you think it's excessive?

8GB is enough, unless you run virtual machines at the same time or something...

I think this is the perfect PSU for you.

FelipeInside

The GB is mostly for future proof. I normally don't upgrade much my PCs over the 4-5 year lifetime. Photoshop also needs RAM when I work with heavy images. I know 8GB is enough, but the price difference isn't too drastic to go to 32GB for my future needs.

As for the PSU, I've never used Corsair. Are they alright?

Is 750W enought to power the GTX670 and 2 HDDs?  (one SSD and other HDD).  Does the PSU come ready for the GTX670 power plugs?

2. you have no where to mount the H80i..darksusperia

It's compatible. The motherboard, CPU and water cooler has socket 1155, so they all will fit together.

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[QUOTE="crippledmachine"]

All looks great, but why 32GB of RAM? Don't you think it's excessive?

8GB is enough, unless you run virtual machines at the same time or something...

I think this is the perfect PSU for you.

NFJSupreme

The GB is mostly for future proof. I normally don't upgrade much my PCs over the 4-5 year lifetime. Photoshop also needs RAM when I work with heavy images. I know 8GB is enough, but the price difference isn't too drastic to go to 32GB for my future needs.

As for the PSU, I've never used Corsair. Are they alright?

Is 750W enought to power the GTX670 and 2 HDDs?  (one SSD and other HDD).  Does the PSU come ready for the GTX670 power plugs?

[QUOTE="NFJSupreme"]

i'm assuming money isn't an issue for you.  So I have to ask why a 670?  Seriously for 2.4k you should be able to build a very nice rig around a Titan or 690.  That rig isn't really a good allocation of funds.  Right off the bat you could take the money you are wasting on RAM and get a 680 or drop that monitor (close $500 for a monitor that is only 1080p is just too much imo) and get something that is half that.  Get a motherboard that is about 100 less than the on you want, use th optical drive you already have, drop the water cooler and get a Hyper 212 and then get a 690 or TItan.

FelipeInside

[QUOTE="darksusperia"]2. you have no where to mount the H80i..crippledmachine

It's compatible. The motherboard, CPU and water cooler has socket 1155, so they all will fit together.

[QUOTE="darksusperia"]2. you have no where to mount the H80i..crippledmachine

It's compatible. The motherboard, CPU and water cooler has socket 1155, so they all will fit together.

[QUOTE="crippledmachine"]

[QUOTE="darksusperia"]2. you have no where to mount the H80i..darksusperia

It's compatible. The motherboard, CPU and water cooler has socket 1155, so they all will fit together.

Oh, I just had a look at the case. What the actual fvck is that? I have no idea if it will fit or not, so I'm the wrong guy to get advices from. :P

[QUOTE="darksusperia"][QUOTE="crippledmachine"]

It's compatible. The motherboard, CPU and water cooler has socket 1155, so they all will fit together.

crippledmachine

Oh, I just had a look at the case. What the actual fvck is that? I have no idea if it will fit or not, so I'm the wrong guy to get advices from. :P

[QUOTE="crippledmachine"]

[QUOTE="darksusperia"] on the chassis, not the socket...darksusperia

Oh, I just had a look at the case. What the actual fvck is that? I have no idea if it will fit or not, so I'm the wrong guy to get advices from. :P

Yeah, that's what I would do. Just to be safe.

The case looks pretty cool!

Lower the RAM and why on earth would you get that case?  Air cases tend to get dirty and I if anything metalic were to fall in when its on that is going to end up costing you a whole lot of money.

I would just get a regular case and air heatsink.  You already said you never overclock so why pay more for the pump?  Just get a 212 plus heatsink like others have mentioned.

Lower the RAM and why on earth would you get that case?  Air cases tend to get dirty and I if anything metalic were to fall in when its on that is going to end up costing you a whole lot of money.

I would just get a regular case and air heatsink.  You already said you never overclock so why pay more for the pump?  Just get a 212 plus heatsink like others have mentioned.

sleepingzzz

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Lower the RAM and why on earth would you get that case?  Air cases tend to get dirty and I if anything metalic were to fall in when its on that is going to end up costing you a whole lot of money.

I would just get a regular case and air heatsink.  You already said you never overclock so why pay more for the pump?  Just get a 212 plus heatsink like others have mentioned.

Elann2008

That case actually gets LESS Dust than a normal case believe it or not.

@Elann, I changed the ASUS to a Xonar DGX :)

[QUOTE="Elann2008"][QUOTE="sleepingzzz"]

Lower the RAM and why on earth would you get that case?  Air cases tend to get dirty and I if anything metalic were to fall in when its on that is going to end up costing you a whole lot of money.

I would just get a regular case and air heatsink.  You already said you never overclock so why pay more for the pump?  Just get a 212 plus heatsink like others have mentioned.

FelipeInside

That case actually gets LESS Dust than a normal case believe it or not.

@Elann, I changed the ASUS to a Xonar DGX :)

Sweet man. It's a GREAT little sound card especially if you use headphones. I'm guessing because the dust flies right through. :P First time I've seen that. It's ugly but interesting. hehe

May I ask why would you not be overclocking?

I don't think the H80i is a smart investment if you don't plan on overclocking.General_X

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[QUOTE="Elann2008"] Yeah that case is hideous hehe.Elann2008

That case actually gets LESS Dust than a normal case believe it or not.

@Elann, I changed the ASUS to a Xonar DGX :)

Sweet man. It's a GREAT little sound card especially if you use headphones. I'm guessing because the dust flies right through. :P First time I've seen that. It's ugly but interesting. hehe

May I ask why would you not be overclocking?

Just get the K and overclock anyway down the road. Stabilities on the bridge series cpu are muucch better than c2q and easier. 

16gb 1600mhz ram should be good.

Holy wow, dude.

I configured a pc for like $500? Runs all the latest games on max. 

Holy wow, dude.

 

I configured a pc for like $500? Runs all the latest games on max. 

taiwwa

Crysis also?!!

[QUOTE="taiwwa"]

Holy wow, dude.

 

I configured a pc for like $500? Runs all the latest games on max. 

Bikouchu35

Crysis also?!!

[QUOTE="Bikouchu35"]

[QUOTE="taiwwa"]

Holy wow, dude.

 

I configured a pc for like $500? Runs all the latest games on max. 

FelipeInside

Crysis also?!!

okay, it was a little more. More like $700.

But I probably could have done it for $500 if I'd tried harder and skimped on some stuff that wasn't super-necessary.

The costs would go like this:

GTX 560 ti 448: 170

Core i3/AMD 6300: 120

MB: 60

8gb RAM: 40

2 TB Hard drive: 80

case+ PSU: 80.

that's 550. Chop the HD down to 1tb and that's 500.

OS I already owned, but yeah, add 100 for it.

Already owned KB/Mouse/Monitor, but good ones would be like another $200-$250.

okay, it was a little more. More like $700.

But I probably could have done it for $500 if I'd tried harder and skimped on some stuff that wasn't super-necessary.

The costs would go like this:

GTX 560 ti 448: 170

Core i3/AMD 6300: 120

MB: 60

8gb RAM: 40

2 TB Hard drive: 80

case+ PSU: 80.

that's 550. Chop the HD down to 1tb and that's 500.

OS I already owned, but yeah, add 100 for it.

Already owned KB/Mouse/Monitor, but good ones would be like another $200-$250.

taiwwa

...and I'm sure that PC will last you 4-5 years with the quality of those parts...

...and I'm sure the performance of that PC is the same as the one I am building...

okay, it was a little more. More like $700.

But I probably could have done it for $500 if I'd tried harder and skimped on some stuff that wasn't super-necessary.

The costs would go like this:

GTX 560 ti 448: 170 [cant buy from retailers in aus - adjusted -  660 ti - 349$ - 660 - 255$ ]

Core i3/AMD 6300: 120 [i3 3240 - 155$ - AMD 6300 - 149$ ]

MB: 60 [no idea what you picked]

8gb RAM: 40 [$75]

2 TB Hard drive: 80 [$105]

case+ PSU: 80. 

that's 550. Chop the HD down to 1tb and that's 500.

OS I already owned, but yeah, add 100 for it.

Already owned KB/Mouse/Monitor, but good ones would be like another $200-$250.

taiwwa

those 4 parts, from scorptec (where I believe felipes list is from) if you go straight 660 + amd is $435. if you go Ti + intel, your at $684
 

[QUOTE="taiwwa"]

okay, it was a little more. More like $700.

But I probably could have done it for $500 if I'd tried harder and skimped on some stuff that wasn't super-necessary.

The costs would go like this:

GTX 560 ti 448: 170

Core i3/AMD 6300: 120

MB: 60

8gb RAM: 40

2 TB Hard drive: 80

case+ PSU: 80.

that's 550. Chop the HD down to 1tb and that's 500.

OS I already owned, but yeah, add 100 for it.

Already owned KB/Mouse/Monitor, but good ones would be like another $200-$250.

FelipeInside

...and I'm sure that PC will last you 4-5 years with the quality of those parts...

...and I'm sure the performance of that PC is the same as the one I am building...

It probably will last longer. 

It will have about 80% of the power at 1/4 the cost.

gtx 670 should be good, it'll crank up everything with tressfx too. TR isn't actually too demanding, I could crank up the settings just not tress and heavy aa/af.

[QUOTE="C_Rule"][QUOTE="FelipeInside"] 1. I never OC my PCs, when it gets to that I start upgrading. FelipeInside

if you must have nvidia then the only worth while card to get performance wise is a titan or a 690. Otherwise you can wait till the next gen cards are released,  

[QUOTE="General_X"]I don't think the H80i is a smart investment if you don't plan on overclocking.FelipeInside

if you must have nvidia then the only worth while card to get performance wise is a titan or a 690.  All other cards are weaker than the 7970ghz.  Otherwise you can wait till the next gen cards are released, which should be in a few months.  Nvidia will probably have a better series than the weaksauce kepler.

blaznwiipspman1

[QUOTE="FelipeInside"][QUOTE="darksusperia"]1. why not the K series? 2. you have no where to mount the H80i..C_Rule

I actually don't see much gain when I overclock in games. Maybe 5 fps at best on certain games that are cpu heavy. I would say he missing just a little bit of extra performance. The bottle necks in gaming are usually with the video cards unless you have a really old cpu. The gains from overclocking use to be a lot more significant in the past but, usually today the clock rate is usually not the bottleneck.

Overclocking also

-- eats up more power. I remember seeing like the power figures for a Llano overclock and it was like 100 watts more than stock?

-- shortens life of CPU

-- generally more unstable system

-- you have to spend several hours trouble shooting, checking thermal paste, messing with voltage settings, running stress tests

It's fun just to see how far you can push it, but really, not really that useful practically.