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Can this build serve me well for my needs?

 

Yeah, the only thing you might add is a full atx board in case you want to do some crossfire on it in the future but you probably won't. In general there isn't a lot to improve other than what we said earlier, unless you plan on overclocking, in which case you need an unlocked i5 and a z97 board.

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Hey guys, I'm building a new pc as my 5 years old pc has broken recently. I'm going to use this pc for some video editing ( AE, Premiere Pro and Sony Vegas Pro 12.0) and some gaming( Watch_Dogs, BF4 and some future games) After much research, I came out with this build (my budget is $700-$790). Since I'm a new builder, I would like some suggestions. Is this a solid build and how long will this pc last?

 

 
 
CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($238.98 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($86.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($84.97 @ TigerDirect) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  ($239.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($47.99 @ Micro Center) 
Total: $779.30
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Go for 2 sticks of 4GB RAM instead of 1 8GB for better memory performance

 

BTW why not 1231V3? They cost pretty much the same

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Are you sure that the Xeon is compatible with the H97?

 

According to their product pages, you Xeon is LGA1155 while the H97 is an LGA1150...

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Are you sure that the Xeon is compatible with the H97?

 

According to their product pages, you Xeon is LGA1155 while the H97 is an LGA1150...

 

It's fine the V3 series of Xeon are LGA1150.

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It's fine the V3 series of Xeon are LGA1150.

 

I apologize for my ignorance then... I am unfamiliar with intel socket compatibilities since P4 Prescott...

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CPU: AMD A8 5600K @ 4.2GHz | Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A55M-DS2 (rev. 1.0) | RAM: 2 x Kingston Low Profile 4GB 1333MHz | GPU: Sapphire R7 260X OC 2GB DDR5 2xDVI | HDD0: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 7200RPM 3.5" (SATA II) | HDD1: WD Elements (WD Blue 1TB 3.5" SATA II) connected via USB 2.0 | HDD2: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200rpm (SATA II) | DVD: Samsung DVD+RW combo drive | PSU: FSP Hexa 600W | Case: Aerocool PGS V | Cooling: DeepCool Gammaxx S40 (stock fan), 2x 120mm Aerocool fan 1xDeepCool 120mm fan from a scrapped heatsink

eMachines D732Z | CPU: Intel Pentium D P6100 | GPU: Intel HD 3000 | RAM: 2x Kingston ValueRAM 2GB 1066MHz SODIMM | HDD: Hitachi 320GB 5600RPM

Acer ES13 | CPU: Intel Pentium N4200 | GPU:  Intel HD 505 | RAM: 1x 4GB (unidentified) DDR3L | HDD: (unidentified) 500GB 5600RPM

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I apologize for my ignorance then... I am unfamiliar with intel socket compatibilities since P4 Prescott...

 

It's fine :)

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Go for 2 sticks of 4GB RAM instead of 1 8GB for better memory performance

 

BTW why not 1231V3? They cost pretty much the same

 

I second this and add: don't skip the ssd unless you absolutely need to spare that money.

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I second this and add: don't skip the ssd unless you absolutely need to spare that money.

Okay, but in my country there's no 1231 v3 and does dual channel make a big difference? I do have an spare Samsung 840 Evo 120gb laying in my house though. Is that good enough or do I have to buy a newer SSD?

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Okay, but in my country there's no 1231 v3 and does dual channel make a big difference? I do have an spare Samsung 840 Evo 120gb laying in my house though. Is that good enough or do I have to buy a newer SSD?

If you have that SSD then it will be just fine

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Okay, but in my country there's no 1231 v3 and does dual channel make a big difference? I do have an spare Samsung 840 Evo 120gb laying in my house though. Is that good enough or do I have to buy a newer SSD?

 

The ssd is good enough, you don't need a new one. Dual channel makes a big difference, and I see no reason why you wouldn't want to go with it anyway. You certainly won't need more than 16gb of ram anytime soon. If you can't access the 1231 v3 then yeah, go for the 1230.

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The ssd is good enough, you don't need a new one. Dual channel makes a big difference, and I see no reason why you wouldn't want to go with it anyway. You certainly won't need more than 16gb of ram anytime soon. If you can't access the 1231 v3 then yeah, go for the 1230.Ok

Okay then, thanks for telling me that. Do you have any more suggestions for this build? Since this is my first time building a pc, I don't really know much about parts selection. Can this build serve me well for my needs?

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Can this build serve me well for my needs?

 

Yeah, the only thing you might add is a full atx board in case you want to do some crossfire on it in the future but you probably won't. In general there isn't a lot to improve other than what we said earlier, unless you plan on overclocking, in which case you need an unlocked i5 and a z97 board.

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Yeah, the only thing you might add is a full atx board in case you want to do some crossfire on it in the future but you probably won't. In general there isn't a lot to improve other than what we said earlier, unless you plan on overclocking, in which case you need an unlocked i5 and a z97 board.

Okay. Thank you.  :lol:

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