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UnEarthly
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Hi.... i'd like to ask if im aiming for 1200 dollars or so, including peripherals, would this be a good idea?

 

Purpose: Video Recording (like using dxtory and obs), editing, gaming

 

Intel Xeon 1230 (I only got this choice because i live in Hong Kong, no 1231 or something else, no other xeons.)

H97 Pro4 (cuz colors.)

Hyperx 16gb 1600(?) (i dunno how the speed matters)

WD Blue 2TB

Crucial BX100 250gb

Gigabyte Windforce GTX970 OC (Nvidia cuz CUDA)

Corsair Carbide SPEC-01

Cooler Master Hyper212 Fan

Cooler Master SickleFlow 120mm fan 2x

Power Supply??? (No plans for SLI)

 

Peripherals:

Roccat Ryos MK Glow

Mouse???

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That's a great rig man. Just get a quality PSU. XFX/Seasonic/EVGA G2/Antec High Current Gamer are my picks.

Also,

 

Swap your 970 for a r9 290 or 290x as it has more vram and is cheaper.

 

Hi.... i'd like to ask if im aiming for 1200 dollars or so, including peripherals, would this be a good idea?

 

Purpose: Video Recording (like using dxtory and obs), editing, gaming

 

Intel Xeon 1230 (I only got this choice because i live in Hong Kong, no 1231 or something else, no other xeons.)

H97 Pro4 (cuz colors.)

Hyperx 16gb 1600(?) (i dunno how the speed matters)

WD Blue 2TB

Crucial BX100 250gb

Gigabyte Windforce GTX970 OC (Nvidia cuz CUDA)

Corsair Carbide SPEC-01

Cooler Master Hyper212 Fan

Cooler Master SickleFlow 120mm fan 2x

Power Supply??? (No plans for SLI)

 

Peripherals:

Roccat Ryos MK Glow

Mouse???

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Benchmark Results: 3DMark Firestrike: 10,528 | SteamVR VR Ready (avg. quality 7.1) | VRMark 7,004 (VR Ready)

 

Other systems I've built:

Core i3-6100 | CM Hyper 212 EVO | MSI H110M ECO | Corsair Vengeance LPX 1x8GB DDR4  | ADATA SP550 120GB | Seagate 500GB | EVGA ACX 2.0 GTX 1050 Ti | Fractal Design Core 1500 | Corsair CX450M

Core i5-4590 | Intel Stock Cooler | Gigabyte GA-H97N-WIFI | HyperX Savage 2x4GB DDR3 | Seagate 500GB | Intel Integrated HD Graphics | Fractal Design Arc Mini R2 | be quiet! Pure Power L8 350W

 

I am not a professional. I am not an expert. I am just a smartass. Don't try and blame me if you break something when acting upon my advice.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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yes i mean v3... i only got that choice anyways.... lol

1230v3 and 1231v3 is basically the same thing anyway. 

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PSU i maybe wanna go for 600w... any suggestions?

 

This one is really good: http://item.yixun.com/item-1960870.html?YTAG=3.21012000

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RAM: Corsair Vengeance 16GB   | GPU: MSI RTX 3060 Ti    | Case: NZXT H440 (Red/Black)    | PSU: EVGA 650W G2             |

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