New build need help

[nickpokesyou]

GA-Z77X-UD3H-WB WIFI + I7-3770k =$678

Corsair Carbide 300R

Corsair Vengeance 1600 C9 (2X4GB)

MSI GTX 660 Ti PE

Sony AD-7280S-OB DVDRW

Corsair Force 3 SSD 60GB

LED Samsung S20B300B 20"

Antec Kuler 920

Seasonic M12II 620W Modular(80Broz)

i already had 3 harddrive from the past computer that were spoiled

Any more to improve in this build? as its a budget and more on gaming, game footage capture, and editing

[NewKID]

Providing the info listed in the sticky would make decisions a lot easier

Ive heard that the force 3 isnt very reliable. Itd serve better as a cache drive imo

A 20' monitor wont be in 1080p.

Do you absolutely need a modular psu? A 550w xfx psu would be cheaper and still perform great. Theyre rebrabded seasonic psus.

Have you considered the NZXT source 210 elite?

[Guest]

I'd drop the 3770K to a 3570K for not much of a noticeable difference especially in gaming and spend the money on a range of things. As NewKid said - that monitor isn't a 1080P monitor if that's what you were aiming for. Do you really need a DVD drive? Do you have another computer that you can just build ISO's from?

Lastly I would look at spending as much as you can on a GPU - it'll mean you'll have a better time recording while playing games.

[Nit3Rid3R]

Drop the 3770k for a 3570k, try to get a higher GPU than the 660ti if you can. Sell your current monitor and get a 21.5" - 24" monitor for 1920x1080 resolution, as they have stated above that 20" isn't in 1080p. And if you could, try to squeeze a bit more into the SSD and change it from a 60GB to 120GB for additional storage space.

[Wats]

Yes get the 3570k. I can record, edit, play the game i'm recording and render at the same time while only reaching about 90% usage. What's slowing me down is my SSD, lame write speeds of about 150MB/s.. :S

[Chris Barry]

I'd drop the 3770K to a 3570K for not much of a noticeable difference especially in gaming and spend the money on a range of things. As NewKid said - that monitor isn't a 1080P monitor if that's what you were aiming for. Do you really need a DVD drive? Do you have another computer that you can just build ISO's from?

Lastly I would look at spending as much as you can on a GPU - it'll mean you'll have a better time recording while playing games.

I think that is a good decision to drop the 3770k to and get a 3570k and just overclock to get the same Ghz I run a 660ti and 3570k fine

[iTonyy]

I'd recommend swapping out the case with a Shinobi Bitfenix which has a window and is at the same price as the 300R non-windowed version.

It just also looks a lot cleaner and more easily customizable with the colored accents and logos that you can get

[nickpokesyou]

Drop the 3770k for a 3570k, try to get a higher GPU than the 660ti if you can. Sell your current monitor and get a 21.5" - 24" monitor for 1920x1080 resolution, as they have stated above that 20" isn't in 1080p. And if you could, try to squeeze a bit more into the SSD and change it from a 60GB to 120GB for additional storage space.

i don't have a current monitor :) intend to buy one, i changed from the samsung i said to LG D2342P. any review on that?

[nickpokesyou]

Yes get the 3570k. I can record, edit, play the game i'm recording and render at the same time while only reaching about 90% usage. What's slowing me down is my SSD, lame write speeds of about 150MB/s.. :S

what SSD u got?

is intel 330 fast? as for budget? is it faster than 150MB/s? :X

[nickpokesyou]

I'd recommend swapping out the case with a Shinobi Bitfenix which has a window and is at the same price as the 300R non-windowed version. It just also looks a lot cleaner and more easily customizable with the colored accents and logos that you can get

is hard to find shinobi case in singapore retail shop

[nickpokesyou]

Providing the info listed in the sticky would make decisions a lot easier

Ive heard that the force 3 isnt very reliable. Itd serve better as a cache drive imo

A 20' monitor wont be in 1080p.

Do you absolutely need a modular psu? A 550w xfx psu would be cheaper and still perform great. Theyre rebrabded seasonic psus.

Have you considered the NZXT source 210 elite?

what about intel 330?

i will look into the modular PSU :) thanks for the info.

[nickpokesyou]

I'd drop the 3770K to a 3570K for not much of a noticeable difference especially in gaming and spend the money on a range of things. As NewKid said - that monitor isn't a 1080P monitor if that's what you were aiming for. Do you really need a DVD drive? Do you have another computer that you can just build ISO's from?

Lastly I would look at spending as much as you can on a GPU - it'll mean you'll have a better time recording while playing games.

i think im dropping my 3770k to 3570k as i get a intel 330 SSD & LG D2342P, is that worth?

[Wats]

Yes get the 3570k. I can record, edit, play the game i'm recording and render at the same time while only reaching about 90% usage. What's slowing me down is my SSD, lame write speeds of about 150MB/s.. :S

I have the OCZ Vertex 3 120GB. I wouldn't know if the 330 is fast. You should just Google and see what others get for their Disk Marks. I'd go for two or four WD Red's in raid 0 or 10.

[Guest]

I'd drop the 3770K to a 3570K for not much of a noticeable difference especially in gaming and spend the money on a range of things. As NewKid said - that monitor isn't a 1080P monitor if that's what you were aiming for. Do you really need a DVD drive? Do you have another computer that you can just build ISO's from?

Lastly I would look at spending as much as you can on a GPU - it'll mean you'll have a better time recording while playing games.

Haven't used that LG monitor however I have got one of those SSD's in my folks PC and I'm happy with it :)

[nickpokesyou]

I'd drop the 3770K to a 3570K for not much of a noticeable difference especially in gaming and spend the money on a range of things. As NewKid said - that monitor isn't a 1080P monitor if that's what you were aiming for. Do you really need a DVD drive? Do you have another computer that you can just build ISO's from?

Lastly I would look at spending as much as you can on a GPU - it'll mean you'll have a better time recording while playing games.

is the boot up speed all this fast?

[Guest]

I'd drop the 3770K to a 3570K for not much of a noticeable difference especially in gaming and spend the money on a range of things. As NewKid said - that monitor isn't a 1080P monitor if that's what you were aiming for. Do you really need a DVD drive? Do you have another computer that you can just build ISO's from?

Lastly I would look at spending as much as you can on a GPU - it'll mean you'll have a better time recording while playing games.

It's not a Samsung 840 Pro or OCZ Vector let's put it that way. However for what you pay, it's really good :)

[NewKID]

Got any sites we can look at?

[nickpokesyou]

I'd drop the 3770K to a 3570K for not much of a noticeable difference especially in gaming and spend the money on a range of things. As NewKid said - that monitor isn't a 1080P monitor if that's what you were aiming for. Do you really need a DVD drive? Do you have another computer that you can just build ISO's from?

Lastly I would look at spending as much as you can on a GPU - it'll mean you'll have a better time recording while playing games.

but is itel 330 reliable?

[Glenwing]

I'd drop the 3770K to a 3570K for not much of a noticeable difference especially in gaming and spend the money on a range of things. As NewKid said - that monitor isn't a 1080P monitor if that's what you were aiming for. Do you really need a DVD drive? Do you have another computer that you can just build ISO's from?

Lastly I would look at spending as much as you can on a GPU - it'll mean you'll have a better time recording while playing games.

Intel SSDs probably have the highest reliability reputation.

[nickpokesyou]

Got any sites we can look at?

http://vr-zone.com/pricewatch/pricelists

[Guest]

I'd drop the 3770K to a 3570K for not much of a noticeable difference especially in gaming and spend the money on a range of things. As NewKid said - that monitor isn't a 1080P monitor if that's what you were aiming for. Do you really need a DVD drive? Do you have another computer that you can just build ISO's from?

Lastly I would look at spending as much as you can on a GPU - it'll mean you'll have a better time recording while playing games.

As Glenwing said - they're reliable. I've never head of an Intel drive failure personally.