New Desktop Rig

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ronski999

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Hello!

I am trying to find the best desktop rig for me. Please see the most common uses of the PC:

1. Encode videos, HD/UHD to other formats
2. Gaming: Diablo 3
3. Download files (at most 3 days powered on)
4. others
5. Multitasking (encoding on background while watching 1080P movies)

AMD:
CPU AMD A10 7850K
MoBo ASRock FM2A88X Extreme 4+
VidCard PowerColor AXR9 285 2gb ddr5 256bit

Intel:
CPU Intel Core i7 4790K
MoBo Asus Z97K
VidCard Asus GTX750Ti Strix OC 2gb ddr5

Common:

Part Description
Memory Kingston Hyper-X 8gb Fury 1866mhz 2x8
HD 1.0TB WD Black 64mb Sata3 7200rpm
SSD Kingston V300 60gb
Monitor 21.5” Asus VS228HR
ODD Lite-On 24x LT
Casing Aerocool Strike X One Advanced
PSU Zalman 500GT
Keyboard Zalman K400G
Mouse Zalman M200
Speakers Logitech Z506
CPU Cooler Deepcool Fiend Shark

Thx!
 
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I can tell you off the bat that no quad core AMD is going to be sufficient for quick renders. That Intel build, is really nice.

What you'll want is to bump that GPU up to something like a R9 270X and swap the power supply for a Corsair CX500M or CX600M.

The GPU you paired with that AMD would be nice in the Intel build.
 
"What you'll want is to bump that GPU up to something like a R9 270X and swap the power supply for a Corsair CX500M or CX600M"

C4C, I see what you mean --- makes sense due to HD Media Accelerator found in the AXR9 model which takes care of HD rendering

For the PSU, can I instead swap Aerocool StrikeX Bronze 600w due to availability issues

Thanks!
 
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Thanks man great list! I'll look at it and shop around. Some of the parts like the RAM might not be readily available at some of the shops at the moment
 
ronski999 said:
Do you think a CPU liquid cooling system is necessary? I was thinking of a CPU cooling fan might be sufficient for my use
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If you plan to overclock maybe. If not, something like a Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo is a nice and cheap replacement to the stock fan, its also a lot quieter
 
Even a CM 212 can do a respectable cooling job to get some moderate overclocking in. Unless you have a burning desire to get every last ounce of performance out of your CPU by overclocking it to the moon then I'd just stick with a cheaper air cooler. You can still overclock fine with the 212 but you can also save yourself some money by going that route.
 
Darren said:
Even a CM 212 can do a respectable cooling job to get some moderate overclocking in. Unless you have a burning desire to get every last ounce of performance out of your CPU by overclocking it to the moon then I'd just stick with a cheaper air cooler. You can still overclock fine with the 212 but you can also save yourself some money by going that route.
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I am not into overclocking anyway. Would like to let you know I am following your advice. CM 212 it is! Thanks
 
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