Looking for a better video card atm, I need something that supports DVI-D dual link (and it appears that the 7950s don't support it, or pcpartpicker is wrong).
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A friend has the Burton, and when I saw the Arvina on Newegg I decided I like it. It's not the best case, but it's cheap and has plenty of cooling.
1. A few bucks cheaper.
2. The reviews on them are excellent, I don't see any reason not to use them.
3. I ran a PSU calculator a few times and it said ~660w, so I decided 750 would be perfect and have extra room for future expansion.
4. Hackintosh.
The OCZ has decent reviews and it's cheap, not to mention fully modular.
H80 is fairly quiet, and the cooling ability is very good. I considered lower end air cooling, but the H80 should be worth the extra cash. And yes, I plan to overclock.
The Crucial SSD is slower, no reason not to go with Corsair imo.
I want 16GB for video editing and VMs, and it's pretty cheap anyways.
After reading this I can see/understand your reasons, though I can't say I agree with them. Gigabyte is a good brand, much better than PowerColor.
All SSD's write much faster than any HDD, either way you won't notice a difference and the fastest SSD has almost no difference (in what you can tell) in speeds than the slowest one.
Looking for a better video card atm, I need something that supports DVI-D dual link (and it appears that the 7950s don't support it, or pcpartpicker is wrong).
Not sure, but pcpartpicker is wrong at times.
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Alright, after spending way too much time researching this, I realized that DVI-I supports DVI-D, so the Gigabyte card should work well.
Now I just need the cash (I'm estimating it'll take me three months), and OSX driver support for the 7950 (and if it never comes, then I'll end up having to use a GTX 580).
“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.” — Albert Einstein
"Never try to teach a pig to sing; it wastes your time and it annoys the pig." — Robert Heinlein
“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.” — Albert Einstein
"Never try to teach a pig to sing; it wastes your time and it annoys the pig." — Robert Heinlein
“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.” — Albert Einstein
"Never try to teach a pig to sing; it wastes your time and it annoys the pig." — Robert Heinlein
What calculator are you using? I'd assume a lot of PSU calculators tend to overestimate to account for lower-end power supplies that can't meet it's advertised wattage. That rig should be fine with a 500w power supply, given it's a relabile one (ie: able to function at 70-80% load).
From what I've heard, the H80 actually delivers similar perforamnce to the NH-D14, which is both cheaper and quieter than the H80. I'd honestly recommend getting that instead.
The first result on Google... Xtreme vision labs or something. I looked at 650w/700w modular power supplies, but they were only a bit cheaper, and didn't have very good reviews.
Yeah, but that cooler is bulky and ugly. And the price is similar ($5 less than the H80).
“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.” — Albert Einstein
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The first result on Google... Xtreme vision labs or something. I looked at 650w/700w modular power supplies, but they were only a bit cheaper, and didn't have very good reviews.
Yeah, but that cooler is bulky and ugly. And the price is similar ($5 less than the H80).
Ew. They are stupid. They ask you fans and lighting stuff which doesn't mean ****. Newegg, fast and simple and correct
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Are you sure you put in the correct values? Trying it out myself, it's telling me that a 325w is the minimum wattage (though it may be slighly higher with overclocking).
Fans and lights do draw power, therefore while minor it can affect the wattage. The one on newegg is pretty accurate, however it isn't as accurate as the xtreme one which returns how much power the system actually needs at full load.
Full load though
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Are you sure you put in the correct values? Trying it out myself, it's telling me that a 325w is the minimum wattage (though it may be slighly higher with overclocking).
Fans and lights do draw power, therefore while minor it can affect the wattage. The one on newegg is pretty accurate, however it isn't as accurate as the xtreme one which returns how much power the system actually needs at full load.
I ran it again and double-checked everything (including putting in the correct values for the fans, pci, etc), and it says 488W. So a 500W-550W power supply should be good?
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"Never try to teach a pig to sing; it wastes your time and it annoys the pig." — Robert Heinlein
I ran it again and double-checked everything (including putting in the correct values for the fans, pci, etc), and it says 488W. So a 500W-550W power supply should be good?
550w for some head room
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I've been seeing a lot of rigs like that recently, so I think I might as well mention this possibility. I am well aware that a lot of peope here dislike dual-GPU setups due to the problems it can bring, however when going for such a high budget it may be worth considering. This is espesially the case as microstuttring only really starts to become apparent with lower frame rates.
I would stress that I'm only mentioning another possibility, however this would give better performance. Just something to consider.
No, microstuttering much to big of an issue for me (I'm going to be video recording) to get SLI or Crossfire. If I wasn't, I would consider it, but I'm not.
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H80 is nope. Closed loops, not to mention that i7 2600k doesn't run hot and the cooler master 212 Evo is more than enough for 4-4.5 GHz.
2x8 gb ram will run badly, they aren't optimized to run in harmony and sync (i think) and they don't have have good heat spreaders.
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H80 is nope. Closed loops, not to mention that i7 2600k doesn't run hot and the cooler master 212 Evo is more than enough for 4-4.5 GHz.
Closed loops are fine, there's nothing wrong with them. It's about the same as the NH-D14 in terms of performance, but looks better and doesn't strain the motherboard.
“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.” — Albert Einstein
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Closed loops are fine, there's nothing wrong with them. It's about the same as the NH-D14 in terms of performance, but looks better and doesn't strain the motherboard.
It's 4x4GB... Two 2x4GB kits... You don't need fancy heat spreaders on RAM unless you're overclocking it.
Yeah, so $1490.
y you need i7 again?
And your ram is made for 2X4 not 4x4
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“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.” — Albert Einstein
"Never try to teach a pig to sing; it wastes your time and it annoys the pig." — Robert Heinlein
“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.” — Albert Einstein
"Never try to teach a pig to sing; it wastes your time and it annoys the pig." — Robert Heinlein
Edit: With the 4x3TB in a hw RAID 10, and the 8x 240GB in a hw RAID 10, with one lone 240GB SSD as a boot drive.
Yeah, was going to say you need a RAID controller with that many drives with that mobo.
You could probably go a bit higher though. IIRC isn't there an extremely expensive (~$800) closed loop water cooling setup that is system-wide and requires no maintenance? Can't remember where I read about it.... Might have been overclockers.
Also a bluray drive. Just because.
I assume those monitors are going in a similar formation to this?
Haha, maybe...
Looking for a better video card atm, I need something that supports DVI-D dual link (and it appears that the 7950s don't support it, or pcpartpicker is wrong).
"Never try to teach a pig to sing; it wastes your time and it annoys the pig." — Robert Heinlein
After reading this I can see/understand your reasons, though I can't say I agree with them. Gigabyte is a good brand, much better than PowerColor.
All SSD's write much faster than any HDD, either way you won't notice a difference and the fastest SSD has almost no difference (in what you can tell) in speeds than the slowest one.
Not sure, but pcpartpicker is wrong at times.
Desktop (not yet built): i7 2600k/3770k, Gtx 680 DCII/Twin Frozr III, 16gb ram, 2TB Seagate hard drive, 500R/650D. psu that I haven't decided on yet
Now I just need the cash (I'm estimating it'll take me three months), and OSX driver support for the 7950 (and if it never comes, then I'll end up having to use a GTX 580).
"Never try to teach a pig to sing; it wastes your time and it annoys the pig." — Robert Heinlein
Dual boot. OSX for normal use, TF2, Minecraft, etc. Windows for any other games (I have a old copy of Vista I can use).
"Never try to teach a pig to sing; it wastes your time and it annoys the pig." — Robert Heinlein
Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't you spend around 2.7K on an iMac around September last year?
Wasn't me, it was my father (and I think it was ~$2.4k in all). This build is for me.
"Never try to teach a pig to sing; it wastes your time and it annoys the pig." — Robert Heinlein
The first result on Google... Xtreme vision labs or something. I looked at 650w/700w modular power supplies, but they were only a bit cheaper, and didn't have very good reviews.
Yeah, but that cooler is bulky and ugly. And the price is similar ($5 less than the H80).
"Never try to teach a pig to sing; it wastes your time and it annoys the pig." — Robert Heinlein
Ew. They are stupid. They ask you fans and lighting stuff which doesn't mean ****. Newegg, fast and simple and correct
Desktop (not yet built): i7 2600k/3770k, Gtx 680 DCII/Twin Frozr III, 16gb ram, 2TB Seagate hard drive, 500R/650D. psu that I haven't decided on yet
Full load though
Desktop (not yet built): i7 2600k/3770k, Gtx 680 DCII/Twin Frozr III, 16gb ram, 2TB Seagate hard drive, 500R/650D. psu that I haven't decided on yet
I ran it again and double-checked everything (including putting in the correct values for the fans, pci, etc), and it says 488W. So a 500W-550W power supply should be good?
"Never try to teach a pig to sing; it wastes your time and it annoys the pig." — Robert Heinlein
550w for some head room
Desktop (not yet built): i7 2600k/3770k, Gtx 680 DCII/Twin Frozr III, 16gb ram, 2TB Seagate hard drive, 500R/650D. psu that I haven't decided on yet
No, microstuttering much to big of an issue for me (I'm going to be video recording) to get SLI or Crossfire. If I wasn't, I would consider it, but I'm not.
550W one had not-so-good reviews, so I'd go with a 600W one.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/7xNM
$1415 after rebates...
"Never try to teach a pig to sing; it wastes your time and it annoys the pig." — Robert Heinlein
H80 is nope. Closed loops, not to mention that i7 2600k doesn't run hot and the cooler master 212 Evo is more than enough for 4-4.5 GHz.
2x8 gb ram will run badly, they aren't optimized to run in harmony and sync (i think) and they don't have have good heat spreaders.
Rebates won't 100% arrive nor work.
Desktop (not yet built): i7 2600k/3770k, Gtx 680 DCII/Twin Frozr III, 16gb ram, 2TB Seagate hard drive, 500R/650D. psu that I haven't decided on yet
Closed loops are fine, there's nothing wrong with them. It's about the same as the NH-D14 in terms of performance, but looks better and doesn't strain the motherboard.
It's 4x4GB... Two 2x4GB kits... You don't need fancy heat spreaders on RAM unless you're overclocking it.
Yeah, so $1490.
"Never try to teach a pig to sing; it wastes your time and it annoys the pig." — Robert Heinlein
y you need i7 again?
And your ram is made for 2X4 not 4x4
Desktop (not yet built): i7 2600k/3770k, Gtx 680 DCII/Twin Frozr III, 16gb ram, 2TB Seagate hard drive, 500R/650D. psu that I haven't decided on yet
VMs, Video editing.
You can use two 2x4GB kits, they aren't a non-standard size or anything.. As far as I know at least...
"Never try to teach a pig to sing; it wastes your time and it annoys the pig." — Robert Heinlein
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/7BE6
Edit: With the 4x3TB in a hw RAID 10, and the 8x 240GB in a hw RAID 10, with one lone 240GB SSD as a boot drive.
"Never try to teach a pig to sing; it wastes your time and it annoys the pig." — Robert Heinlein
You could probably go a bit higher though. IIRC isn't there an extremely expensive (~$800) closed loop water cooling setup that is system-wide and requires no maintenance? Can't remember where I read about it.... Might have been overclockers.
Also a bluray drive. Just because.
I assume those monitors are going in a similar formation to this?