Hello CP! I think of myself as a serviceable computer guy, but some of the stuff I read on here tells me I would be in awe of your PC greatness. So, I am building a new PC the budget is $1800. Things I would like included are liquid cooling for the motherboard. I will be gaming and editing on this machine.
I will have 2 27 inch monitors for the PC (not included in the quote).
I just got the Corsair Carbide 400 series computer case. I think it looks great, nice and clean and made a good clean build. You're spending more money so look at the 500.
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If your sporting 2 27 inch monitors the first thing I would say is you need a higher end video card with at least 1GB of RAM
Tomshardware.com has a "best cards for the money" section that I find pretty handy.
If your doing editing on this machine then an Intel chip is a no brainer. AMD chips just aren't up to snuff in this area (which makes me sad cause i'm an AMD guy).
A mid range quad core should do you well and keep it in budget.
For a mobo, I've always been a fan of ASUS boards but am currently using a Gigabyte board that's done pretty well for me.
I've never dabbled in the world of liquid cooling (never been a huge overclocker). Your best bet would be to cruise around newegg, see what they have and what kind of feedback the various setups are getting.
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Ya, I would definitely upgrade to a 1 gig Videocard. Video editing can be taxing on a system and I have had my current quad-core CPU working at 100% for 12 hours straight (Exporting Video).
Motherboards have me thinking. Suggestions would be appreciated.
Ya, I would definitely upgrade to a 1 gig Videocard. Video editing can be taxing on a system and I have had my current quad-core CPU working at 100% for 12 hours straight (Exporting Video).
Motherboards have me thinking. Suggestions would be appreciated.
If you are spending $1800 on your system, a 1GB videocard would be a waste and a bottleneck if you intend to run larger resolutions or textures in games or other applications.
1GB will cut it but 2GB is standard and cheap. I would actually recommend you divert some of your budget away from internal hardware parts and buy 1 more monitor and create a triple screen multimonitor setup for both gaming and editing and productivity.
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I'd second the Corsair cooler. I have the H80 and it's holding up quite well. i7 2.6Ghz over clocked to 3.2Ghz with no issues, the cooler is set to the 'balanced' setting, which is the middle. Fans running the radiator are fairly quiet. On teh actual quiet setting they are barely noticeable. I saw a case on the Corsair site that had room behind the mobo mount that was perfect for running cabling. Someone mentioned the Toms Hardware site for the video card that's teh best bang for the buck. They have a similar feature for CPU's and I believe one of the i5's was considerd the best, the 2500k? That's from memory, so take it with a grain of salt.
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Don't get the Intel Core™ i7-960, it's old technology, old format. I have two Radeon HD 6950's myself in another system and they are a great combo in crossfire. If you are running them in crossfire, 750W will be sufficient but I would get an 800 or 850W Corsair model instead depending on whatever other hardware you want to install. I have two 2500K systems myself because they were a good bang for the buck over the 2600K and some games actually perform better with the 2500Ks due to less conflicts with the extra hyperthreading. The K means they are unlocked and can overclock via turbo.
Like I said before, take some savings from the internal hardware and spend it on a 3rd monitor. Triple monitor Eyefinity is fantastic.
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Don't get the Intel Core™ i7-960, it's old technology, old format. I have two Radeon HD 6950's myself and they are a great combo in crossfire. If you are running them in crossfire, 750W will be sufficient but I would get an 800 or 850W Corsair model instead depending on whatever other hardware you want to install. I have two 2500K systems myself because they were a good bang for the buck over the 2600K and some games actually perform better with the 2500Ks due to less conflicts with the extra hyperthreading.
Like I said before, take some savings from the internal hardware and spend it on a 3rd monitor. Triple monitor Eyefinity is fantastic.
Crossfire is the goal. Memory express is out of them right now... ...
Oh, another 2 cents. I dont' have it, but I've heard good things about getting the Corsai Modular PSU's. I wish I had one, but I can't justify to myself to spend the cash on one when I have a perfectly good PSU. Still, I wish I could.
Crossfire is the goal. Memory express is out of them right now... ...
Would you at all be interested in 2x 2GB 5870s?
The 5870 is actually faster and has higher clocks and more shader units than the 6950 due to AMD's new marketing numbering scheme, the equivalent of the 5870 is the 6970.
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Oh, another 2 cents. I dont' have it, but I've heard good things about getting the Corsai Modular PSU's. I wish I had one, but I can't justify to myself to spend the cash on one when I have a perfectly good PSU. Still, I wish I could.
This is what I have on one of my systems, the Corsair TX850M. Once I went modular, I could never go back.
there is a thread in RFD for compiling all compenents with NCIX, paying them $50 for assembly/testing/warrunty.
the guys on there do a pretty great job of whipping together PCs and if you have that high of a budget then you could get pretty much everything you dream of.
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there is a thread in RFD for compiling all compenents with NCIX, paying them $50 for assembly/testing/warrunty.
the guys on there do a pretty great job of whipping together PCs and if you have that high of a budget then you could get pretty much everything you dream of.
We have a lot of guys who can do that on CP as well (me ) but honestly, as much as I'd like to take your money, I'd rather walk people through it as it's rewarding and not rocket science...teach a man to fish, etc.
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there is a thread in RFD for compiling all compenents with NCIX, paying them $50 for assembly/testing/warrunty.
the guys on there do a pretty great job of whipping together PCs and if you have that high of a budget then you could get pretty much everything you dream of.
Yeah this is what I've done a couple of times. For the new computer I just had them build, they even updated the firmware to 1.15, when I requested it on my OCZ 120GB SSD. $50 dollars is cheap when ordering on line and getting it delivered as they will ship out a working computer as they test it and install windows. They also insure it for 1 year but still you being in Calgary MemoryXpress is handy and they price match.
NCIX also price match on line.
Also the price of hard drives has gone way up with the flooding in SE Asia.
Building a new computer and I want you to help!
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) but honestly, as much as I'd like to take your money, I'd rather walk people through it as it's rewarding and not rocket science...teach a man to fish, etc.
