Bitfenix Prodigy meets Multiple Monitors

RLemon · April 20, 2013

1. Budget

$3300NZD ($2800USD)

2. Aim

From most important to least important, this is what I hope for this system to do:

-2D image editing (to a pretty heavy multi-tasking extent)

-Gaming

-3D rendering

-Video editing

3. Monitors

Alright, so I am pretty set on having 3 1080p monitors for productivity, and I am in love with the Bitfenix Prodigy, so I am hoping to utilize the GTX 680.

Most gaming will be done on one monitor at LAN parties etc. so it is not important at all to be gaming on the 3 monitors, however it would be nice if I could play some games with the setup.

4. Parts

CPU: Intel Core i7 3770k

RAM: Corsair XMS3 Vengeance DDR3 PC12800/1600MHz CL10 2x8GB

Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-I Deluxe

Graphics Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 680 HDMI DisplayPort Dual-DVI 2GB

Cooling: Corsair Hydro H100i

PSU: FSP Group Aurum 750W (easier to get hold of than the 650W for me)

SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 128GB

HDD: Seagate Barracuda 3TB

Chassis: BitFenix Prodigy

Monitors: LG IPS334V

Any feedback/recommendations will be greatly appreciated (^_^)

hiyayhi · April 20, 2013

The H100i will fit inside of the prodigy I suggest that the unlocked 'k' series CPU would be best choice.

How about something like this? If after adding the price of the monitor's you still have some spare cash you could put it towards an i7 as it would benefit you greatly when video editing and multitasking.

You can add the monitor that you want.

http://nz.pcpartpicker.com/p/RYEG

RLemon · April 21, 2013

Thanks for your input, that's good to hear about the h100i. I don't think I will have anything left over after adding the price of the monitors, however I could buy the 3770k and use the stock cooler until I can afford the h100i. Another option would be to wait until the Haswell chips are released, by then I should be able to get the h100i comfortably. Do the prices on the current gen CPU's even come down upon the release of new chips?