Building PC for brother

Hey guys, I'm building a new PC for my brother who needs it for Photoshop, video rendering, and some games on the side. Here's what I've got so far, and the budget is around $1500 CAD (I'm Canadian so I prefer NCIX because of local pick-up options and it has price match):

Samsung monitor pricematched to $199.88.

i7 930 $327.31

OCZ 12 GB DD3-1333 RAM $199.99

MSI X58M Mobo pricematched to $138.67

Coolermaster HAF 932 $134.20

GIGABYTE GTX 460 pricematched to $167.52 (Can't take advantage of the 159.99 thing at NCIX, the deal will end before I buy.)

Coolermaster Hyper 212 heatsink pricematched to $22.47

Coolermaster 600w PSU pricematched to $56.74

Seagate Barracuda 1 TB HDD pricematched to $53.99

Logitech 2.1 speakers (Not a sound guy) pricematched to $22.47

LG disk drive pricematched to $19.72

Windows 7 Home Premium pricematched to $93.72

Total before pricematch: $1636.18

Total after: $1408.05

So what do you guys think? Don't worry about the Windows, speakers, disk drive, and monitor. The plan is to keep this for a while, maybe change PSU for SLI in the future (thinking of throwing in another GTX 460 in a few months), and add HDDs.

Hey guys, I'm building a new PC for my brother who needs it for Photoshop, video rendering, and some games on the side. Here's what I've got so far, and the budget is around $1500 CAD (I'm Canadian so I prefer NCIX because of local pick-up options and it has price match):

Samsung monitor pricematched to $199.88.

i7 930 $327.31

OCZ 12 GB DD3-1333 RAM $199.99

MSI X58M Mobo pricematched to $138.67

Coolermaster HAF 932 $134.20

GIGABYTE GTX 460 pricematched to $167.52 (Can't take advantage of the 159.99 thing at NCIX, the deal will end before I buy.)

Coolermaster Hyper 212 heatsink pricematched to $22.47

Coolermaster 600w PSU pricematched to $56.74

Seagate Barracuda 1 TB HDD pricematched to $53.99

Logitech 2.1 speakers (Not a sound guy) pricematched to $22.47

LG disk drive pricematched to $19.72

Windows 7 Home Premium pricematched to $93.72

Total before pricematch: $1636.18

Total after: $1408.05

So what do you guys think? Don't worry about the Windows, speakers, disk drive, and monitor. The plan is to keep this for a while, maybe change PSU for SLI in the future (thinking of throwing in another GTX 460 in a few months), and add HDDs.

FPS_Gamer123

everything looks good just change the 12gb set to a 6gb set and your good to go.

everything looks good just change the 12gb set to a 6gb set and your good to go.

Neo_revolution7

[QUOTE="FPS_Gamer123"]

Hey guys, I'm building a new PC for my brother who needs it for Photoshop, video rendering, and some games on the side. Here's what I've got so far, and the budget is around $1500 CAD (I'm Canadian so I prefer NCIX because of local pick-up options and it has price match):

Samsung monitor pricematched to $199.88.

i7 930 $327.31

OCZ 12 GB DD3-1333 RAM $199.99

MSI X58M Mobo pricematched to $138.67

Coolermaster HAF 932 $134.20

GIGABYTE GTX 460 pricematched to $167.52 (Can't take advantage of the 159.99 thing at NCIX, the deal will end before I buy.)

Coolermaster Hyper 212 heatsink pricematched to $22.47

Coolermaster 600w PSU pricematched to $56.74

Seagate Barracuda 1 TB HDD pricematched to $53.99

Logitech 2.1 speakers (Not a sound guy) pricematched to $22.47

LG disk drive pricematched to $19.72

Windows 7 Home Premium pricematched to $93.72

Total before pricematch: $1636.18

Total after: $1408.05

So what do you guys think? Don't worry about the Windows, speakers, disk drive, and monitor. The plan is to keep this for a while, maybe change PSU for SLI in the future (thinking of throwing in another GTX 460 in a few months), and add HDDs.

Neo_revolution7

everything looks good just change the 12gb set to a 6gb set and your good to go.

[QUOTE="Neo_revolution7"]

[QUOTE="FPS_Gamer123"]

Hey guys, I'm building a new PC for my brother who needs it for Photoshop, video rendering, and some games on the side. Here's what I've got so far, and the budget is around $1500 CAD (I'm Canadian so I prefer NCIX because of local pick-up options and it has price match):

Samsung monitor pricematched to $199.88.

i7 930 $327.31

OCZ 12 GB DD3-1333 RAM $199.99

MSI X58M Mobo pricematched to $138.67

Coolermaster HAF 932 $134.20

GIGABYTE GTX 460 pricematched to $167.52 (Can't take advantage of the 159.99 thing at NCIX, the deal will end before I buy.)

Coolermaster Hyper 212 heatsink pricematched to $22.47

Coolermaster 600w PSU pricematched to $56.74

Seagate Barracuda 1 TB HDD pricematched to $53.99

Logitech 2.1 speakers (Not a sound guy) pricematched to $22.47

LG disk drive pricematched to $19.72

Windows 7 Home Premium pricematched to $93.72

Total before pricematch: $1636.18

Total after: $1408.05

So what do you guys think? Don't worry about the Windows, speakers, disk drive, and monitor. The plan is to keep this for a while, maybe change PSU for SLI in the future (thinking of throwing in another GTX 460 in a few months), and add HDDs.

Iantheone

everything looks good just change the 12gb set to a 6gb set and your good to go.

lol wow i didn't even see the photoshop thing there lol my bad then the 12gb is fine XD

[QUOTE="Neo_revolution7"]

everything looks good just change the 12gb set to a 6gb set and your good to go.

FPS_Gamer123

EDIT: Disregard that^

The i7 seems to cost a bit more than it should. An i7 950 on newegg.ca is $309.

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[QUOTE="Neo_revolution7"]

everything looks good just change the 12gb set to a 6gb set and your good to go.

C_Rule

Pricebat (some Canadian thing I use to search for hardware at different Canadian retailers) shows i7 950 at $289.99 at a Canadian place called BestDirect. Price match FTW!

can i ask a question? why so much RAM for photo shop i use CS3 with my 4GB and i see no lag or anything of the sort when im using that program

can i ask a question? why so much RAM for photo shop i use CS3 with my 4GB and i see no lag or anything of the sort when im using that program

acsam12304

[QUOTE="acsam12304"]

can i ask a question? why so much RAM for photo shop i use CS3 with my 4GB and i see no lag or anything of the sort when im using that program

C_Rule

im just wonmdering is tehre some kind of "how to" that will make you use your that much RAM? ill lik eto try them my self and see how much i can push my RAM

[QUOTE="C_Rule"][QUOTE="acsam12304"]

can i ask a question? why so much RAM for photo shop i use CS3 with my 4GB and i see no lag or anything of the sort when im using that program

acsam12304

im just wonmdering is tehre some kind of "how to" that will make you use your that much RAM? ill lik eto try them my self and see how much i can push my RAM

Everything looks good except for the monitor. Does he use photoshop and video rendering professionally? If so, he's going to need a decent monitor.

Everything looks good except for the monitor. Does he use photoshop and video rendering professionally? If so, he's going to need a decent monitor.

simplyderp

It sucks there is no Microcenter in canada.. i7 950s are going for just $200USD here :Ddeathxxshark

lol i agree i have one 10mins away from me :p

[QUOTE="simplyderp"]

Everything looks good except for the monitor. Does he use photoshop and video rendering professionally? If so, he's going to need a decent monitor.

FPS_Gamer123

Whatever you do, don't get him a monitor with a TN panel in it. I would personally recommend the Dell U2311H, the monitor I'm using. It has great contrast ratio, color accuracy, black levels, response time, and input lag for the price. At $239 it's a steal, but at the current price, there may be other options out there.

Check out these review sites:http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/reviews.htmandhttp://www.flatpanelshd.com/reviews.php

I would get that Dell monitor, and I would switch the build to an AMD 1090T based system. The six threads will help to speed up work in photoshop.

The monitor isn't that important to him, but this LG one is on sale, is it any good?

The monitor isn't that important to him, but this LG one is on sale, is it any good?

FPS_Gamer123

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The monitor isn't that important to him, but this LG one is on sale, is it any good?

General_X

So this is the HP one you recommended right? I'll pricematch it with this so it'll be $210.

[QUOTE="General_X"][QUOTE="FPS_Gamer123"]

The monitor isn't that important to him, but this LG one is on sale, is it any good?

FPS_Gamer123

So this is the HP one you recommended right? I'll pricematch it with this so it'll be $210.

Okay, here's more or less the final build. Changes include replacing HAF 932 with Antec 900, adding Logitech MK300 KBM set, replacing previous PSU with Corsair 650w, replacing the Samsung monitor with the HP one, and replacing the Hyper 212 with a Corsair H50. Pretty much everything is pricematched so the prices I list here aren't the same as the ones in the link.

i7 950 - $289.99

MSI X58M Mobo - $138.67.

Antec 900 - $89.99

GIGABYTE GTX 460 - $160.38

Corsair TX650w - $109.99

Corsair H50 - $63.23

OCZ Gold 12GB RAM - $199.99

HP ZR22W Monitor - $210.99

Windows 7 Home Premium - $93.79

Seagate Barracuda 1 TB HDD - $53.99

Logitech MK300 - $49.99

Logitech 2.1 Speakers - $22.47

LG Disk drive - $19.72

Subtotal before pricematch: $1822.07

Subtotal after pricematch: $1503.48

I'm planning on overclocking the i7 to 3.6ghz (It's what I hear the MSI X58M is capable of) and my brother is planning to add a second GTX 460 so is there going to be enough cooling? And is there a better thermal compound than Arctic MX-3? EDIT - I added the Corsair H50.

If you plan on doing some serious overclocking, why not pay extra and get the H50?xsubtownerx

Every looks great, as a Graphic Design student I'm jealous :PGeneral_X