i need some advise on my pc parts?

[agricola]

i planning to build a new pc, because my current pc is quite old(HP pavilion slimline) and doesn't run all the programs i want it to run.

i use my pc for gaming, video editing, 3d animating, and some basic functions: word, internet browsing, etc..

 

my current list is:

Intel Core i7 3930K Boxed : € 482,-

Asus Sabertooth X79: € 280,-

2X MSI N680GTX Twin Frozr 2GD5/OC: 2X €419,- = € 838,-

Western Digital Red WD30EFRX, 3TB: € 122,-

Cooler Master HAF XM: € 99,-

Corsair Hydro H110: € 103,50

Corsair Vengeance LP 16GB 1866MHz CL9: € 127,-

LG BH16NS40 Zwart: € 68,99

Corsair Professional HX1050: € 179,99

Samsung 840 series Pro 256GB: € 189,-

 

Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) 64bit: € 81,-

total: € 2.578,93

 

could you give some advise on this list?

would one GTX 680 be enough? since it would save me quite some money.

[extremescouter]

That looks like a good, well rounded build. The only two things are that Ivy Bridge - e is potentially coming out soon, as well as the GTX 7xx series. The GTX 7xx potentially will have more CUDA cores, which would be helpful for video editing. I personally would suggest waiting around a month to see how the GTX 7xx series performs, and it will also probably lower the prices of the GTX 6xx. 

[Stav Kats]

I would probably get a Swiftech h220 for CPU Cooling just for the looks and the tiny bit performance improvement, as long as money isnt a problem(costs around 140$). I would recommend waiting for Haswell  and Nvidia 700 series to release(by the end of this month). Otherwise mate, good job, your system is up to date and a very high performance pc.

[Hyydrah]

I would probably get a Swiftech h220 for CPU Cooling just for the looks and the tiny bit performance improvement, as long as money isnt a problem(costs around 140$). I would recommend waiting for Haswell  and Nvidia 700 series to release(by the end of this month). Otherwise mate, good job, your system is up to date and a very high performance pc.

It's actually worse performing, and more expensive.

[agricola]

I would probably get a Swiftech h220 for CPU Cooling just for the looks and the tiny bit performance improvement, as long as money isnt a problem(costs around 140$). I would recommend waiting for Haswell  and Nvidia 700 series to release(by the end of this month). Otherwise mate, good job, your system is up to date and a very high performance pc.

thanks for the advise, but the availability of the H220 in my country is very poor and i'm not sure its worth the extra money.

[agricola]

would one GTX 680 be enough? since it would save me quite some money.

[Stav Kats]

It's actually worse performing, and more expensive.

It is worse with the stock fans but if you use Noctuas both in the h110 and h220, the h220 wins(+it the pump is more silent at higher speeds).

[Hyydrah]

It is worse with the stock fans but if you use Noctuas both in the h110 and h220, the h220 wins(+it the pump is more silent at higher speeds).

It's still a bad value at that point, for a negligible temperature difference.

[Stav Kats]

It's still a bad value at that point, for a negligible temperature difference.

I agree with you, but as I said:

 

 

I would probably get a Swiftech h220 for CPU Cooling just for the looks and the tiny bit performance improvement, as long as money isnt a problem

[Hyydrah]

I agree with you, but as I said:

I'm not a huge fan of the H220's block. It's a tad ugly. If money wasn't a problem I'd recommend a custom loop.

[agricola]

would one GTX 680 be enough? since it would save me quite some money.

[agricola]

will the h110 fit in the haf XM, because the haf XM supports dual 140, but i heard 280 rads to have spacing problems?