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cortz
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1. Budget & Location

Budget: $1800 - Location: California, United States

 

2. Aim

I'm heading into college majoring in Graphic Design and so I want something to be able to handle daily work with some gaming on the side. I work with Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign and plan to game with some of the newer titles (BF4, CS:GO, Assassins Creed..etc) I'm also aiming for a reliable, cool, and quiet PC.

 

3. Monitors

I currently have one 1080p monitor and I plan to be purchasing another one in the next few years.

 

4. Peripherals

I'm setup with all my peripherals.

 

5. Why are you upgrading?

I have a very mid-range laptop that overheats like crazy and it can barely run the games I play at 20 fps and is starting to become under-powered when it comes to working with large files in Photoshop. I am currently using an Acer 5750G (i7 2630QM + 8GB 1333hz + Nvidia 540m + 120 kingston ssdnow v300)

 

I'm not new to all the tech stuff, just new to physically building a computer, but it never hurts to ask for second opinions on my selected parts.


 
CPU:  Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($334.29 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler:  Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($89.99 @ NCIX US) 
Motherboard:  Asus MAXIMUS VI IMPACT Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($219.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory:  G.Skill Trident X 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($205.95 @ Amazon) 
Storage:  Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($154.95 @ Amazon) 
Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($100.00 @ NCIX US) 
Video Card:  Asus GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card  ($499.99 @ NCIX US) 
Case:  Corsair 250D Mini ITX Tower Case  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1805.14
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-10 13:12 EST-0500)

 

 

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looks good :D

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Looks good... Might want to have something above 550W with 780 tho.

EDIT: If you plan to run it on high loads a lot.

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Could be cheaper: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2QP82

Looks good... Might want to have something above 550W with 780 tho.

550w is plenty.

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Could be cheaper: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2QP82

 

550w is plenty.

I guess, its gold.

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@cortzetroc

I'm not a professional by any standard, but aren't AMDs graphics solutions accelerated in Adobe programs? I would look into your GPU choice not only for your games, but also by which programs you'll be using the most and which solutions offer the most incentives.

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Could be cheaper: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2QP82

 

550w is plenty.

600W is the minimum listed by nVidia for 780. I upgraded because of this, although I have a TDP hog 8350.

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600W is the minimum listed by nVidia for 780. I upgraded because of this, although I have a TDP hog 8350.

The psu wattage recommendations on the gpu sites are heavily inflated in case you use a crappy psu and should be ignored.

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The psu wattage recommendations on the gpu sites are heavily inflated in case you use a crappy psu and should be ignored.

I believe that. A PSU death can take out a whole machine, though. I know from my experience, my bronze CX600 couldn't do it. I had to either run my CPU or GPU at stock, couldn't OC both. My PC would just turn off as soon as a game or benchmark started. And after my first build experience, I'll never slack on a PSU again.

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Why? RM Series PSU is just fine.

Well, but Seasonic X series are deadly quiet, have better components on it, and a longer warranty, No point spending $1800 on this system, and get that PSU

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@cortzetroc

I'm not a professional by any standard, but aren't AMDs graphics solutions accelerated in Adobe programs? I would look into your GPU choice not only for your games, but also by which programs you'll be using the most and which solutions offer the most incentives.

 

I do not know if you are correct on that point but I do know that AMD has much better Open CL performance than Nvidia anyway so I would recommend AMD despite the inflated prices.

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You can save another $60 by getting an EVGA B Stock card.

 

Well, but Seasonic X series are deadly quiet, have better components on it, and a longer warranty, No point spending $1800 on this system, and get that PSU

 

I believe the warranty is the same. 7 years. Corsair has excellent customer service, which is also something to factor in when considering purchases.

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Monitor: LG 27GL83B Mouse: Razer Basilisk V2 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red Speakers: Mackie CR5BT

 

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RAM: G.Skill RipJaws 16GB DDR3 Storage: Transcend MSA370 128GB GPU: Intel 4400 Graphics

PSU: Integrated Case: Shuttle XPC Slim

Monitor: LG 29WK500 Mouse: G.Skill MX780 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red

 

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PSU: Corsair CX650M Case: EVGA DG73

Monitor: LG 29WK500 Mouse: G.Skill MX780 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red

 

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CPU: Intel i5 4690k Cooler: Corsair H100i V2 Motherboard: MSI Z97i AC ITX

RAM: Crucial Ballistix 16GB DDR3 Storage: Kingston Fury 240GB GPU: Asus Strix GTX 970

PSU: Thermaltake TR2 Case: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ITX

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Well, but Seasonic X series are deadly quiet, have better components on it, and a longer warranty, No point spending $1800 on this system, and get that PSU

Considering the OP listed a h100i, I don't think noise is an issue.

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I believe the warranty is the same. 7 years. Corsair has excellent customer service, which is also something to factor in when considering purchases.

I'm not comfortable with the RM series, it has not a perfect build quality (at least on the inside), it lacks both of the 5v cables (unused on a modern system today, but lacks compatibility with older boards and devices). And to conclude many reviewers stated that they found second tier capacitors.

This will cause no problem on this system, but there are not old RM series PSU, so we can't know for sure how much would they last. If it were my money I would like to get the premium on my PSU too.

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Thanks for the quick response, I'll answer a couple people real quick:

 

@TymmVonD

I know I could have choose a AMD or Quadro card but according this this, I believe the raw performance surpasses the OpenCL/GL drawbacks on these cards. Also I do not own a 10-bit monitor so I can't utilize the 10-bit output either.

http://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/Adobe-Photoshop-CS6-GPU-Acceleration-161/

 

@everyone else, especially ForsakenLive

Thanks for suggesting a change in PSU, I thought it was pretty up there in terms of premium but I guess I was wrong.

 

So I think I'll settle with:

SeaSonic X Series X650 Gold

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151088

 

I'm willing to pay the extra premium for better reliability.

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@everyone else, especially ForsakenLive

Thanks for suggesting a change in PSU, I thought it was pretty up there in terms of premium but I guess I was wrong.

 

So I think I'll settle with:

SeaSonic X Series X650 Gold

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151088

 

I'm willing to pay the extra premium for better reliability.

The RM550 is perfectly fine. There's just a big fuss about it not using premium Japanese capacitors for being marketed at a high end psu.

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