New Gaming/Video Editing Build

[Guest Philosophy]

Hello, I am looking to build a gaming and video editing(mostly this). I have a budget of $1,500USD and need an OS I already have mouse, keyboard, etc. I went with this... any suggestions? 

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3wHZH

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3wHZH/by_merchant/

Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3wHZH/benchmarks/

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($309.99 @ Newegg) 

CPU Cooler: Corsair H75 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: MSI Z87-G43 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($122.79 @ Newegg) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($126.00 @ Newegg) 

Storage: PNY Optima 240GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 760 2GB DirectCU II Video Card  ($257.98 @ Newegg) 

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Titanium Grey) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($134.98 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: Corsair 760W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($169.99 @ Newegg) 

Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer  ($21.95 @ Newegg) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($102.98 @ Newegg) 

Total: $1476.63

 

[Shd0w2]

Why not just upgrade your current build?

[Guest Philosophy]

Why not just upgrade your current build?

Eh, cause I have 1,500 bucks and want another PC...

[Shd0w2]

Eh, cause I have 1,500 bucks and want another PC...

Umm... just SLI the 780 and get a watercooling loop

[Izaya Orihara]

Eh, cause I have 1,500 bucks and want another PC...

Why do you need a second pc? 

[Guest Philosophy]

Umm... just SLI the 780 and get a watercooling loop

I could, I am fine with the PC I have... I just want to build new...

[Guest Philosophy]

Why do you need a second pc? 

Cause I want one and I can afford it. I already have 3. 

[Izaya Orihara]

Umm... just SLI the 780 and get a watercooling loop

SLI 780 is not a bad idea but the loop is a bad one since watercooling options in the 330R are very bad afaik.

[Guest Philosophy]

SLI 780 is not a bad idea but the loop is a bad one since watercooling options in the 330R are very bad afaik.

I just nearly fit a h80i in it...

[Izaya Orihara]

Cause I want one and I can afford it. I already have 3. 

I also have multiple PC's but that's because they make sense. For what exact reason can't you use your pc? Another location or what? 

[Guest Philosophy]

I also have multiple PC's but that's because they make sense. For what exact reason can't you use your pc? Another location or what? 

One big room, I just want one. I do not need to justify my build to you, I just want some opinions on what I could buy for a similar price that is better.  

[EpicGeekonFire]

That PSU is a bit overkill. Another PC just cause you want it ..... Its getting #Heated in Here.

 

Also if you are getting other crap, why not get the i7 from there too, its only like $249.99

[Guest Philosophy]

That PSU is a bit overkill. Another PC just cause you want it ..... Its getting #Heated in Here.

I know, it killing me. I just want some help choosing parts. 

[Izaya Orihara]

One big room, I just want one. I do not need to justify my build to you, I just want some opinions on what I could buy for a similar price that is better.  

You don't have to. All i'm saying is that it's so pointless that even I who loves to do pointless stuff like overkilling on things thinks that this is just a down right stupid idea. And I don't promote stupid things. Have a nice day. 

[Guest Philosophy]

 Have a nice day. 

You too . The thing is I am an adult and I have money and this is what I enjoy therefore it is not stupid to me. 

[Izaya Orihara]

You too

Thanks 

[Shd0w2]

SLI 780 is not a bad idea but the loop is a bad one since watercooling options in the 330R are very bad afaik.

Didn't pay attention to case lol, but he could replace it anyway

[Guest Philosophy]

this is going nowhere fast and is as clear as mud. 

[TopplesS]

Don't worry about the others mate, LTT is slowly spiralling down due to dicks like these ^^

Here's my go. Maybe you can switch GPUs from current to the new build so you get the extra performance?

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($299.99 @ Amazon) 

CPU Cooler:  Corsair H75 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($67.99 @ NCIX US) 

Motherboard:  MSI Z87-G43 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($116.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory:  G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($126.00 @ Newegg) 

Storage:  PNY Optima 240GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage:  Toshiba  2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($79.99 @ Amazon) 

Video Card:  Asus GeForce GTX 770 2GB DirectCU II  Video Card  ($328.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case:  Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Titanium Grey) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($121.98 @ Amazon) 

Power Supply:  Corsair RM 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($119.33 @ OutletPC) 

Operating System:  Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($89.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $1441.23

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-24 19:22 EDT-0400)

[Izaya Orihara]

this is going nowhere fast and is as clear as mud. 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3xU4L

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3xU4L/by_merchant/

Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3xU4L/benchmarks/

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($299.99 @ Amazon) 

CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3 93.3 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler  ($109.99 @ NCIX US) 

Motherboard: MSI Z87-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($134.99 @ NCIX US) 

Memory: PNY XLR8 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($118.10 @ Amazon) 

Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP900 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($119.99 @ TigerDirect) 

Storage: Western Digital WD Green 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($84.99 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 770 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  ($329.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case: NZXT H440 (Red/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($119.99 @ Best Buy) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($84.99 @ NCIX US) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($89.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $1493.01

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-24 19:25 EDT-0400)

 

Here. I still think it's a bad idea but. Hey what ever. (I'm bored) 

[Annro The Argonian]

I've built several systems just because it was a system I didn't have and wanted. Men like us take pride in our system, right?

Anyways, here's one that's very similar to one of my builds. I know most people will recommend NVIDIA, but I've found AMD cards to be overall a tad faster when it comes to video editing. Yeah, the GTX 770 beats the R9 280x in a lot of games, but the 280x's extra memory and larger memory interface really do help when it comes to rendering (at least 3D rendering, the type of editing I do). I've also found higher speed memory more practical in editing rigs. I been able to time out tangible improvements when testing out 16GBs of 1600MHz memory against 16GBs of 1866MHz memory. Oh... and I'm a huge fan of Corsair and Gigabyte, so I'm always inclined to buy and recommend their products.

Part List: http://pcpartpicker.com/user/oLuffy/saved/4tud
Price breakdown/merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/user/oLuffy/saved/4tud/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770k ($299.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H60 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD3H ATX ($158.98 @ OutletPC)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866MHz ($159.99 @ Amazon)
SSD: A-Data XPG SX900 256GB ($139.14 @  NCIX US)
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200 RPM ($84.63 @ OutletPC)
Video card: Sapphire R9 280X 3GB Dual-X ($299.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair SPEC-03 Red ATX Mid-Tower ($59.99 @ Newegg)
PSU: Corsair RM750W 80+ Gold Fully-Modular ATX ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: ASUS DRW-24B1ST ($16.99 @ Newegg)
OS: Windows 8.1 OEM 64 bit ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
   Total: $1,479.67

 

The only thing different in the build I have that's similar to this is the SSD. My SSD is the Corsair Neutron Series 128GB.

[Faceman]

You don't have to. All i'm saying is that it's so pointless that even I who loves to do pointless stuff like overkilling on things thinks that this is just a down right stupid idea. And I don't promote stupid things. Have a nice day. 

AHAHAHAH

This coming from the same guy who just got boo'd off of this New Build Thread because he was promoting stupid ideas that are way above what the guy wanted.  So you crawl to this thread to feel better about yourself?

 

@  You tell him man, he was being a jerk on this other thread I linked too.  As far as your build, here is what I would go with:

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3xVda

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3xVda/by_merchant/

Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3xVda/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($299.99 @ Amazon)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.98 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: Asus Z87-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($129.99 @ Amazon)

Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($149.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: PNY Optima 240GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($89.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.98 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Superclocked ACX Video Card  ($499.99 @ NCIX US)

Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Newegg) <-- Really good quality case for only $40

Power Supply: Rosewill Capstone 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($84.99 @ Amazon) <-- Good, quality PSU with a 7 year warranty.  You could go even more budget with a CX600M for $45, a very popular PSU.

Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer  ($15.98 @ OutletPC)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($89.99 @ NCIX US)

Total: $1485.86

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-24 20:00 EDT-0400)

[Faceman]

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     Another thing to consider, and it ties into what @AnnroTheArgonian said:  The R9 290 is a really appealing option right now because it comes with 3 free games(you get to pick out 3 from a decent sized selection) when you buy it through Newegg.com, as well as being less expensive than the GTX 780. I have always personally thought that AMD excels at work related tasks: video editing, rendering, etc..  and Nvidia's strengths are for gaming.  Both are interchangeable and can do either gaming or work tasks very comparably, those are just the strengths of both companies that I perceive.  If I am wrong, please correct me.  Check out some benchmarks, not product specifications, so you can get a better idea of the R9 vs. GTX780 for in-game performance on the desired resolution you plan to game at.

 

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