Final Desktop PC Build Specs

Origin Saint

Origin Saint

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Hi all. I know I've been posting a lot lately about a variety of PC parts and which would be best and so on and so forth, but I think it's coming to an end as I have finished my build parts list and am really happy with it. I have a few slight concerns with my set-up, and I will explain those below the build. These are the parts I have chosen:

CPU: Intel Core i7-3770K
MOBO: Gigabyte GA-Z77-UD5H
RAM: Corsair Vengeance 8GB DDR3-1866Mhz Low-Profile
SSD: ADATA XPG SX300 mSATA 128GB SATA III MLC Internal SSD
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200rpm
GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 660 2GB
Case: Zalman Z11 Plus
PSU: SeaSonic 620W Modular PSU
Optical: LG UN12NS29 Blu-Ray Reader, CD/DVD R/W
Monitor: ASUS VK228H-CSM 21.5"
OS: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit SP1 OEM
Total Cost: $1,500

So there's my build. I am extremely happy with the parts I have chosen and I have already purchased the Zalman Z11 Plus Case, and it's scheduled to arrive in a few days. The majority of these parts will most likely be purchased around late summer/early fall of this year as I don't have the money right now. Here are the concerns I have with this setup:

Will the mSATA SSD perform better than if it were a typical SATA III SSD? I only put the ADATA on the build because if it can have a OS installed and functions the same as a normal SSD, then I'd rather have it because the UD5H MOBO has a mSATA card slot right next to the CPU Socket that allows Intel CPU's to use their Quick Sync ability. Let me know if you think I should just go back to the standard SSD instead of this mSATA choice.

Other than the SSD, my only concern is price. I would like to shave it down a bit, but after looking and looking, based on what I need and want, there isn't much I could shave down. I will most likely purchase some of the oddball parts (5.25" drive, case and monitor) at a different time than the bulk of the hardware to ease up on the amount of money spent at one time so I don't have as much of a problem.

Anyway, let me know what you think of this build. I will, of course, be using it for some heavy/moderate gaming, moderate video editing, and a general entertainment machine built to handle whatever I would need to throw at it. I hope you all like my build, and I hope if you don't, you can tell me why and suggest what could make it better. Thanks to all who took the time to help and/or read my thread, the help is appreciated.
 
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Looks good now[except I would get a 2.5" ssd a bigger gpu] Things will change so too early to say for sure. Unless you're going to use the case now, later it might have cost less or bundled with one of your other parts.
Other than that everything looks really good imo. As long as that Vengeance is low profile so when you install an aftermarket cooler it will easily fit.
 
I hadn't thought about the low profile for the RAM, I'll look into it. What do you mean by bigger GPU? Thanks for the response btw.
 
That's actually the best idea I've heard from someone about this build, so thanks. What about getting rid of the SSD, and replacing the GPU with a Gigabyte GeForce GTX 670 2GB 941Mhz GPU? That actually lessens the price a little too.
 
Origin Saint said:
That's actually the best idea I've heard from someone about this build, so thanks. What about getting rid of the SSD, and replacing the GPU with a Gigabyte GeForce GTX 670 2GB 941Mhz GPU? That actually lessens the price a little too.
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Definitely do that, The GTX 670 is a solid GPU in my experience and it will set you for a while.

The SSD is more of a bonus component IMO, A better GPU is way more important.
 
I could, and I know AMD has a kick-ass reputation for good graphics, but I like the small performance enhancements that games give to NVIDIA users, I can't remember the last time I saw a game that was sponsored by Radeon lol. Like I said, I definitely respect the Radeon cards, but I prefer the slight bonuses games give to the NVIDIA cards. Hope I didn't offend you or anything.
 
and what small performence enhancements you mean.???
phisicx???
i have a gtx also right now, but putting in mined that more and more games are going to come close to the 2 gig of gpu ram, i would go for the 3 gig card.
look at max payne 3.
and for the money go for the 7970, there are still games now and coming that are sponsorded by amd.
not that the gtx 670 is a bad card, lol.
 
What exactly do you need the 3770K for? I might have missed it in the first post, but what is the primary purpose of this rig? Is it for editing and gaming or just gaming?

If it's just going to be a gaming rig, then you'd be better off getting an i5 3570K and a 7970 or a 680. The 3570K is just as future proof as the 3770K - by the time you need the power of the 3770K for gaming, something much better will have come along. There is very little difference at all between the 3570K and the 3770K in terms of gaming. For gaming, you want to put as much money as you can into the graphics card - that's where the performance lies.

If you're doing editing, then yeah, a 3770K and an NVIDIA card would be a good combination. Depending on what software you'd use for editing, CUDA on the NVIDIA cards could come in handy.
 
I plan to get into some Blender 3D rendering and animations and some typical HD video editing for my YouTube channel using capture cards and screen capture software. I would like nothing more than to beef up the graphics card even more, but I don't want to lose the small enhancements the 3770k has to offer. I understand that for gaming, I'd need a better graphics card and the processor wouldn't matter as much, but that's definitely not all I'm going to use this for. Thanks for the suggestion though.
 
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