NewCents05
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Its been a while since ive been on this forum, but I have decided to rebuild my desktop due to my watercooling leaking onto my mobo frying evverrryythinggg. I am hoping I can get the expertise of this forum to review and criticize my build since its been a minute since I have done a custom build.
So far this is what I am planning
CPU:
really the only thing im positive about.
MOBO: I need some help here. I am unsure which one I would like to do.
RAM:
GPU: not entirely sure what to do here. Get single nice card or sli two decent cards
Audio Card:
Hard Drive: (will also be running 1tb for storage)
PSU: (not entirely sure how much power I will need, maybe someone can chime in on the correct wattage I should be using)
Yeah thats about it, maybe suggestions as well on a nice high res monitor that isnt crazy expensive. So let me know the best possible combo along these lines as well as any suggestions you have to improve the system in whatever way. Thanks!
So far this is what I am planning
CPU:
really the only thing im positive about.
MOBO: I need some help here. I am unsure which one I would like to do.
ASUS P8Z77-V (the one im kind of leaning toward currently due to it having built in wifi)
Newegg.com - ASUS P8Z77-V PRO LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
ASUS Maximus V Gene
Newegg.com - ASUS Maximus V Gene LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
ASUS SABERTOOTH Z77
Newegg.com - ASUS SABERTOOTH Z77 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
comparison of all 3
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RAM:
G.SKILL Trident X Series
Newegg.com - G.SKILL Trident X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2400 (PC3 19200) Desktop Memory Model F3-2400C10D-16GTX
GPU: not entirely sure what to do here. Get single nice card or sli two decent cards
EVGA GeForce GTX 660 SC Signature 2 3GB (x2 SLI)
Newegg.com - EVGA 03G-P4-2665-KR GeForce GTX 660 SC Signature 2 3GB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
ASUS GeForce GTX 680 4GB
Newegg.com - ASUS GTX680-DC2-4GD5 GeForce GTX 680 4GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
Audio Card:
Creative Labs Sound Blaster Zx soundcard
Newegg.com - Creative Labs Sound Blaster Zx soundcard
Hard Drive: (will also be running 1tb for storage)
OCZ Vertex 4 256GB
Newegg.com - OCZ Vertex 4 VTX4-25SAT3-256G 2.5" 256GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
PSU: (not entirely sure how much power I will need, maybe someone can chime in on the correct wattage I should be using)
Thortech Thunderbolt Plus 1000W
Newegg.com - Thortech Thunderbolt Plus TTBPK00G 1000W ATX12V 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply
or bump up to 1200W for not much more
Newegg.com - Thortech TTBPK20G 1200W ATX12V 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply
or recommend me a good power supply that will be able to power all my stuff and is reliable. I will also be running a custom water cooling system from xoxide so I would like to be able to power the pump/lights/whatever other little gizmos I decide to toss in there.
Yeah thats about it, maybe suggestions as well on a nice high res monitor that isnt crazy expensive. So let me know the best possible combo along these lines as well as any suggestions you have to improve the system in whatever way. Thanks!