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Hi!

 

I'm in the process of upgrading my system, and i need a CPU, Motherboard & RAM that works well together. It will be used for videoediting, 3D & gaming. The budget is 1200USD, give or take.

Would appreciate any suggestions and tips :D

 

Thanks!

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What is your max budget besides "everything that is not ridiculous" and what is you build right now?

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Get a WS board, you'll thank yourself later.

Edit: also 770/780 is a great GPU if your using CUDA, if not then 290/290x is good.

My System Specs: (Short list) i7 4770k, GTX 780, many SSD's, a 2 TB HDD(deceased :( ), Corsair 650D. Full list: http://pcpartpicker.com/user/kchriz6097/saved/8dh7YJ

Upgrade Plan: Acquire some Black Noctuas then add 16 or 32GB of 2133MHz memory

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Hi!

 

I'm in the need of some help with the upgrading of my system. I am soon starting school and needs a computer able to do 3D, videoediting, photoediting etc. The computer will also be used for gaming. Most of the system is very good and won't need replacing/upgrading, the parts that do is the CPU, Motherboard & RAM. I wanna go for the i7-4770K as the CPU, and 32GB of RAM, but besides that it's completely open. I need everything to be reliable and compatible and i do love useful features :D . Budget is pretty much everything besides ridiculous.  I would appreciate any tips or suggestions. 

 

Thanks! :)

Mmm... without a clear budget it's kinda hard to say :P So what monitor are you using (1 monitor, 3 monitors, resolution?) and do you need any other stuff like keyboard, mouse etc?

Also since you are upgrading, it will be good if you can show me your current system so I know which part you can keep and what's not.

 

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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/M3tD7P

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/M3tD7P/by_merchant/

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($322.99 @ NCIX US) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($137.99 @ NCIX US) 

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport XT 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($299.99 @ Micro Center) 

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($269.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($61.99 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290X 4GB Tri-X Video Card  ($528.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Power Supply: Antec TruePower Classic 650W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($95.99 @ Mwave) 

Total: $1717.93

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-27 15:38 EDT-0400

 

4790k - devils canyon 

Case is upto you

Why the hell do you need 32gb for school work? 16gb should be enough 

My Little Gaming Rig:

CPU: FX 8320 | MOBO: Gigabyte 970A-D3P | RAM: G.Skill Ares 2x4GB | GPU: Sapphire Dual-X R9 270X | Storage: Seagate SSHD 1TB | Case: Corsair 200R | PSU: CM 550W V-Series

Upgrades to come: CPU FAN: Corsair H100i | RAM: 2 more 4GB sticks | GPU: Another R9 270X running in crossfire | Storage: Samsung 120GB SSD | PSU: Corsair 800w

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Hi!

 

I'm in the need of some help with the upgrading of my system. I am soon starting school and needs a computer able to do 3D, videoediting, photoediting etc. The computer will also be used for gaming. Most of the system is very good and won't need replacing/upgrading, the parts that do is the CPU, Motherboard & RAM. I wanna go for the i7-4770K as the CPU, 32GB of RAM, motheboard needs to be 1150 socket and support 32GB RAM, but besides that it's completely open. I need everything to be reliable and compatible and i do love useful features :D . Budget is pretty much everything besides ridiculous.  I would appreciate any tips or suggestions. 

 

Thanks! :)

Budget & Location?

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What is your max budget besides "everything that is not ridiculous" and what is you build right now?

I would say about 1200USD, for those three components.

Current build:

CPU: i5-3570K

RAM: 8GB Corsair Vengeance

Motherboard: MSI MPower Z77 LGA-1155

GPU: EVGA GTX 770 2GB

Storage: 500GB WD HDD, 1TB Seagate Barracuda

PSU: Corsair CX600M(will be upgraded to a 850W PSU)

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I would say about 1200USD, for those three components.

Current build:

CPU: i5-3570K

RAM: 8GB Corsair Vengeance

Motherboard: MSI MPower Z77 LGA-1155

GPU: EVGA GTX 770 2GB

Storage: 500GB WD HDD, 1TB Seagate Barracuda

PSU: Corsair CX600M(will be upgraded to a 850W PSU)

LOL... that's far from "everything that's not ridiculous" xD And I'm making a 3k$ build for you :P

Anyway, if that's the case:

 

 
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($136.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($129.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $902.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-27 15:49 EDT-0400

Around that. But to be honest I dont think you need 32GB ram, so I'd suggest this instead:

 
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($136.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($129.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 290 4GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  ($369.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $1116.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-27 15:51 EDT-0400

Or a 780 (I like Nvidia more :P ) 3 or 6GB version depend on what you are doing with it (screen resolution,rendering requirement etc)

 

My rig: Intel Core i7 4790k | MSI Z97 PC Mate | GSKILL Ripjaws X 16GB 1866MHz | ADATA Premier SP550 480GB SSD | Seagate Barracuda 3TB | Seagate Barracuda 2TB  | MSI Gaming X GTX 1070 | Thermaltake Versa N21 | Corsair CX550M Semi Modular PSU | AOC G2460PF 144Hz | Logitech G502 | GSKILL Ripjaws KM780  | GAMDIAS HEPHAESTUS V2  PCPartPicker | Old Build Log | New Build Log

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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/M3tD7P
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/M3tD7P/by_merchant/
 
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($322.99 @ NCIX US) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($137.99 @ NCIX US) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport XT 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($299.99 @ Micro Center) 
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($269.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($61.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290X 4GB Tri-X Video Card  ($528.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: Antec TruePower Classic 650W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($95.99 @ Mwave) 
Total: $1717.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-27 15:38 EDT-0400
 
4790k - devils canyon 
Case is upto you
Why the hell do you need 32gb for school work? 16gb should be enough 

 

Thanks for the list! Looks pretty good.

16gb might be enough, yes, but want to make one considerable upgrade now, so wanna go as high as i can, which is 32gb.

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I would say about 1200USD, for those three components.

Current build:

CPU: i5-3570K

RAM: 8GB Corsair Vengeance

Motherboard: MSI MPower Z77 LGA-1155

GPU: EVGA GTX 770 2GB

Storage: 500GB WD HDD, 1TB Seagate Barracuda

PSU: Corsair CX600M(will be upgraded to a 850W PSU)

If that is your current pc, then I would suggest looking for an i7 3770K and an extra 8GB of Ram...job done. No need to spend on a new platform.

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Thanks for the list! Looks pretty good.

16gb might be enough, yes, but want to make one considerable upgrade now, so wanna go as high as i can, which is 32gb.

It's better for you now to get 2x8 GB Ram, so if you ever actually need 32 you can just buy another 2x8 GB ram.

My rig: Intel Core i7 4790k | MSI Z97 PC Mate | GSKILL Ripjaws X 16GB 1866MHz | ADATA Premier SP550 480GB SSD | Seagate Barracuda 3TB | Seagate Barracuda 2TB  | MSI Gaming X GTX 1070 | Thermaltake Versa N21 | Corsair CX550M Semi Modular PSU | AOC G2460PF 144Hz | Logitech G502 | GSKILL Ripjaws KM780  | GAMDIAS HEPHAESTUS V2  PCPartPicker | Old Build Log | New Build Log

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It's better for you now to get 2x8 GB Ram, so if you ever actually need 32 you can just buy another 2x8 GB ram.

Fair point, will be taken into consideration.

Thanks

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LOL... that's far from "everything that's not ridiculous" xD And I'm making a 3k$ build for you :P

Anyway, if that's the case:

 

 
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($136.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($129.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $902.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-27 15:49 EDT-0400

Around that. But to be honest I dont think you need 32GB ram, so I'd suggest this instead:

 
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($136.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($129.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 290 4GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  ($369.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $1116.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-27 15:51 EDT-0400

Or a 780 (I like Nvidia more :P ) 3 or 6GB version depend on what you are doing with it (screen resolution,rendering requirement etc)

 

Thanks for the suggestions. And think i will be sticking with Nvidia :)

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I would say about 1200USD, for those three components.

Current build:

CPU: i5-3570K

RAM: 8GB Corsair Vengeance

Motherboard: MSI MPower Z77 LGA-1155

GPU: EVGA GTX 770 2GB

Storage: 500GB WD HDD, 1TB Seagate Barracuda

PSU: Corsair CX600M(will be upgraded to a 850W PSU)

 

You don't really need to change the motherboard and probably not the cpu. I would suggest adding a second kit of memory that is the same speed as the already installed kit, and a large ssd.

 

This build is more than enough for school work. You would only need an i7 if you were getting into large 3D projects. Most video & photo editing software will make use of the gpu for much of its heavy work.

 

The advantage of this approach is that later on when you get deeper into the work you will be able to take advantage of newer tech.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  (Purchased For $0.00)

Motherboard: MSI Z77 MPOWER ATX LGA1155 Motherboard  (Purchased For $0.00)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (Purchased For $0.00)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($162.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Crucial M550 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($399.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased For $0.00)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased For $0.00)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card  (Purchased For $0.00)

Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (Purchased For $0.00)

Total: $562.98

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-27 16:03 EDT-0400

80+ ratings certify electrical efficiency. Not quality.

 

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I would say about 1200USD, for those three components.

Current build:

CPU: i5-3570K

RAM: 8GB Corsair Vengeance

Motherboard: MSI MPower Z77 LGA-1155

GPU: EVGA GTX 770 2GB

Storage: 500GB WD HDD, 1TB Seagate Barracuda

PSU: Corsair CX600M(will be upgraded to a 850W PSU)

Just upgrade the CPU in your current rig to a 3770K and ram if you want
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