Building on a budget

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Tik

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Hi everyone!

It's my first time building a computer, and I'm on a bit of a budget (around $1500 maybe?). I want to get other people's opinions so I'm getting the most bang for my buck.

EDIT: I don't know how much good computers are going to cost since I'm really new to this. If you have recommendations for cheaper parts I'll gladly look them up. Or give me a normal price range.

I'll be using my desktop for a lot of 3D rendering and 2D design as well as some gaming. Because I have to buy a lot of costly software for my classes, I don't want to spend a huge amount of money right now.

Case: NZXT Phantom PHAN-001WT White Steel / Plastic Enthusiast ATX Full Tower Computer Case

Motherboard: ASUS P8Z77-V PRO LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

Graphics Card: HIS H795QMC3G2M Radeon HD 7950 3GB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card

Power Supply: CORSAIR HX Series HX750 750W ATX12V 2.3 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply

Processor: Intel Core i7-3770K Ivy Bridge 3.5GHz (3.9GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4000 BX80637I73770K

Memory: G.SKILL Ares Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) Desktop Memory Model F3-1866C10D-16GAB

Hard Drive: TOSHIBA PH3200U-1I72 2TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
 
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drop to a 3570k. If you need more power later, then you can side grade to a 3770. With the money saved, get a HDD. That toshiba is a hatachi rebrand and it is not worth anything. I personally don't mind using hatachi, their travelstar drives have treated me well, but others here will chime in with the their garbage lines. Look at seagate. You can get them fairly cheap also.
 
brilliant there john. Go from a upper end Asus to a low end Gigabyte. Loose features and performance for no reason other than name.

PSU is not necessary to go down to 650 if not saving for other things. The 750 leaves room for upgrades.
 
Did he not say he was wanting to save money on hardware? I see no reason to buy a $199 motherboard.
 
he says $1500 budget. NO where do I see Save Money.

That aside, he has a k series in his list. With that, it is retarded not to get a decent board to match it. UD3H is the bare minimum for overclocking. The v pro is a step above that, same as a UD5H.
 
If'n you say so. But the motherboard is the last part to pull down because of money.

Like said, if he ever plans to OC, then a UD3H is a necessity, not an option. Below that and your risking the Processor to less than optimal VRMs.
 
wolfeking said:
Like said, if he ever plans to OC, then a UD3H is a necessity, not an option. Below that and your risking the Processor to less than optimal VRMs.
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Your really wanting to stand by this statment? Not talking about your opinion, talking FACTS! If so show me any proof that using any board lower then the P8Z77-V PRO that you are as you say risking the processor.

Then show me some proof that using the GA-Z77X-D3H overclocking has damaged a processor

Proof on both of these.
 
I also read the OP as saving some where possible without loosing anything and up to 1500 and I agree that that can be done with mb/ps selection.
I also agree that 650w is plenty and allows for whatever upgrades, aside from 2 gpu's which isn't ideal and costs more to build. Could even go with SeaSonic G Series SSR-550RM or their 620w modular.
Barracuda over Hatachi here also.
Sapphire and Twin Frozr are 30-45 less.
About $4 more but the timings are better. Still low enough for cpu cooler clearance.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231615

Several ways to save without loosing. Don't have to start but cutting hyperthreading on a machine thats does a lot of rendering.
 
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