New Build.

DarrenP · November 15, 2013

Hi guys.

I know i come out with a lot of new builds but this one is for the friends kids. I've realized i don't really want to cannibalize my build for another persons.

So what i'm going to do is this

I'm going to spend $1000 helping them, they will pay for $300 worth of this and i pick up the other $700.

I have the following:

I5 3570K

ASUS P8Z77-V

Stock Cooler

Windows 7 Home.

The rest of the parts i don't want to cannibalize from my build. So for under 1000. I need the rest of the parts.

Here's what i'm thinking i should get:

I'll buy a GTX 780 and give them my 7950. Counts for $200 that i would charge for the GPU If selling online.

Give them my RAM, and buy a 2x8GB Kit, counts for $75 that i would sell my RAM for. if selling online.

2TB HDD: $115

120GB Samsung 840 EVO: $100

I'll give them my 850W and buy a 1050W. Counts for $100 that i would sell the PSU for. if selling online.

NZXT Phantom 410 Black: $100

Buy a Blue-Ray drive for me, and sell them one of my drives. Counts for $10 of the total.

Some nice 1920x1080 monitor: $150 recommendations?

So the total for all that, with all the weird things i'm going to do:

$850

I swear i'm to nice.... Thanks guys

-Darren

KamiKatze · November 15, 2013

I still don't get the deal you are making with your friend's kids. It's weekend, i left my brain @ university.

Sounds a lot like you are buying stuff for your PC with the money of others if you give them your current parts.

The PSU is overkill, even for your current build, not to mention the 900D. But who cares.

I would get a custom air cooler for the CPU though (Hyper 212 EVO, Thermalright HR-02 Macho, you name it).

DarrenP · November 15, 2013

I still don't get the deal you are making with your friend's kids. It's weekend, i left my brain @ university.

Sounds a lot like you are buying stuff for your PC with the money of others if you give them your current parts.

The PSU is overkill, even for your current build, not to mention the 900D. But who cares.

I would get a custom air cooler for the CPU though (Hyper 212 EVO, Thermalright HR-02 Macho, you name it).

I'm making the deal with my Friend/Co-worker. My basic plan is to sell her my parts and with the money buy myself new parts. Does that make more sense? Also my main rig is going to be complete overkill when it's done. That's the point. The 1050W PSU will be for a plethora of drives, 2 GTX 780 Lighting edition cards. Also a lot of over clocking.

From past experience the stock cooler cools just fine. They won't be over clocking.

KamiKatze · November 15, 2013

I'm making the deal with my Friend/Co-worker. My basic plan is to sell her my parts and with the money buy myself new parts. Does that make more sense? Also my main rig is going to be complete overkill when it's done. That's the point. The 1050W PSU will be for a plethora of drives, 2 GTX 780 Lighting edition cards. Also a lot of over clocking.

From past experience the stock cooler cools just fine. They won't be over clocking.

Their build, which is essentially your current build, will be pretty decent. The 7950 is probably the bottleneck but i guess it will suffice for their needs. Only thing missing is a good screen, but i am the wrong to ask about that.

Yes, the Intel cooler is good but loud imo.

For your own upgrade: You should probably wait for the 780 Ti (lightning?) If you are planing to upgrade your PC over time. The 780 isn't the right choice for an overkill build anymore. Especially two of them will lock you down to the second best instead of the best.

Your overkill build plan sounds pretty wicked, should be great.

DarrenP · November 15, 2013

Their build, which is essentially your current build, will be pretty decent. The 7950 is probably the bottleneck but i guess it will suffice for their needs. Only thing missing is a good screen, but i am the wrong to ask about that.

Yes, the Intel cooler is good but loud imo.

For your own upgrade: You should probably wait for the 780 Ti (lightning?) If you are planing to upgrade your PC over time. The 780 isn't the right choice for an overkill build anymore. Especially two of them will lock you down to the second best instead of the best.

Your overkill build plan sounds pretty wicked, should be great.

They're not going to care about loudness. I'm getting them a screen i think too.

If they end up making a new 780Ti Lighting. Then i'll get them. I haven't decided yet.

My overkill build i still going strong.