[Updated With Final Pics] My Personal Gaming/Rendering/Photoshop Beast Rig

[flimsy888]

Flimsy888's Rig Build log

1.Order parts-Done

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($339.99 @ Newegg) 

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($109.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: Asus Maximus VI Hero ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($226.13 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($143.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Samsung 840 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($109.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card  ($673.98 @ Newegg) 

Case: NZXT Phantom 820 (Black) ATX Full Tower Case  ($249.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: Corsair Professional 750W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply  ($129.99 @ Newegg) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 

Monitor: Asus VH238H 23.0" Monitor  ($159.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $2292.88

 

2.Part Pictures-

All The parts

 

The Case

 

3.Build/Build pictures-

All Those pins!

 

CPU And Memory Installed!

 

Mobo Mounted!

 

H100i Installed

Test boot

 

4.The money Shots!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hope you return to see the rest of my build log as I travel through my journey of building my first modern day gaming PC for myself! (for once  )

[Emperor_Piehead]

Sounds like a nice build. I would have gone for a better monitor, but oh well.

[pewpewmerica]

I don't see the pics D: but the specs look good  maybe not the best monitor in the world though

[Kayn]

Really nice build, but I would have gotten a 2 TB storage drive and a second monitor.

[Exo]

Understandable machine for the purpose(s) intended. Only thing I'd fault you on is the monitor .. should have gone for something along the lines of an MX239H if you're working in Photoshop - really brings out the colours.

[flimsy888]

Sounds like a nice build. I would have gone for a better monitor, but oh well.

 

I don't see the pics D: but the specs look good  maybe not the best monitor in the world though

I chose the monitor because i needed a low price 1080p monitor, as the only monitor i urrently have is an old CRT...lol, also pics will come when parts arrive!

 

Really nice build, but I would have gotten a 2 TB storage drive and a second monitor.

Will eventually add another 1tb, and a second monitor, hopefully 1440p...

[flimsy888]

Understandable machine for the purpose(s) intended. Only thing I'd fault you on is the monitor .. should have gone for something along the lines of an MX239H if you're working in Photoshop - really brings out the colours.

Not doing serious photoshop, just for personal use and some other basic stuff.

[Emperor_Piehead]

Will eventually add another 1tb, and a second monitor, hopefully 1440p...

1440p is such a nice step up and the colors are really good on my Dell U2713HM. I have a game that I always had on my laptop and decided to put it on my desktop. I was so surprised when I loaded in and saw the difference in color and the sharpness the game now had.

[Exo]

Not doing serious photoshop, just for personal use and some other basic stuff.

If you're going to those lengths to get parts like that, the monitor should be one of the main objects since it is what you will inevitable be staring at doing work  :D

[flimsy888]

1440p is such a nice step up and the colors are really good on my Dell U2713HM. I have a game that I always had on my laptop and decided to put it on my desktop. I was so surprised when I loaded in and saw the difference in color and the sharpness the game now had.

Ya 1440p is defiantly the way to go, just wasn't in the budget right now, the 1080p one will eventually probably just be for my xbox, and I will just get a 1440p for this rig! 

[flimsy888]

If you're going to those lengths to get parts like that, the monitor should be one of the main objects since it is what you will inevitable be staring at doing work  :D

Don't worry, 1440p will come, but the 1080 is a huge upgrade from my laptop, let alone the old CRT i currently have...lol

[fracking4oil]

Understandable machine for the purpose(s) intended. Only thing I'd fault you on is the monitor .. should have gone for something along the lines of an MX239H if you're working in Photoshop - really brings out the colours.

 

 

In photography you don't necessarily want to "bring out the colors" you want a well calibrated monitor so the images you see best represent what others will see and what you'll print. Having images that look good on you monitor, but not on other media is almost useless.

[Exo]

In photography you don't necessarily want to "bring out the colors" you want a well calibrated monitor so the images you see best represent what others will see and what you'll print. Having images that look good on you monitor, but not on other media is almost useless.

That's the thing, you want to bring out the colours because you can see every spectrum you're working with so you have the best possible medium covered, poorer media will handle it fine. Working the other way around is almost useless actually. Calibration is useless when your monitor doesn't perform well to begin with .. it's like adding red paint to a car to make it go faster just because Ferrari's are known for their fashionably red cars.

[fracking4oil]

That's the thing, you want to bring out the colours because you can see every spectrum you're working with so you have the best possible medium covered, poorer media will handle it fine. Working the other way around is almost useless actually. Calibration is useless when your monitor doesn't perform well to begin with .. it's like adding red paint to a car to make it go faster just because Ferrari's are known for their fashionably red cars.

 

 

Well when you say "bringing out the colors" to me that sounds like you're talking about saturation rather than accuracy. Accuracy is what you want not highly saturated colors, otherwise it won't represent the actual end product.

[flimsy888]

So excited....sure hope my stuff ships soon...:(

[onevoicewild]

No pictures ? and I bought the 54 pack of Crayons, With Magenta. 

[flimsy888]

No pictures ? and I bought the 54 pack of Crayons, With Magenta.

Haven't received my parts yet...

[Emperor_Piehead]

Haven't received my parts yet...

should have gotten overnight shipping  :P

[megadarkwood]

Depending on the type of rendering you are doing, I might have went to 32gb... personal opinion

[flimsy888]

should have gotten overnight shipping :P

I got 2 day shipping :(

[Emperor_Piehead]

I got 2 day shipping :(

overnight would have been a fortune for stuff like the case.

[flimsy888]

Update: Parts have shipped...case has not, it is coming 3 day the rest are 2 day

[flimsy888]

Parts Coming tomorrow!!! So Excited!

[flimsy888]

Update: Case and Motherboard have arrived, Rest of parts will come tonight.

[flimsy888]

Added pictures from the build, Constructive criticism is welcome, I know the pictures are bad, I'll put some better quality final ones up tonight or tomorrow!