Building a Desktop
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First time. As such I'm not too skilled in doing this.
But, with what knowledge I do have on the subject, I was thinking of putting these together:
Anything inherently wrong with this build?
But, with what knowledge I do have on the subject, I was thinking of putting these together:
Anything inherently wrong with this build?
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Nope, but since it looks like you aren't holding back on price get a nicer case. Oh and the lights are cool on a case at first when you start building computers, but they get annoying after a while.
This case will give you more room to expand upon if you ever do so. It is also pretty overkill the things people do to it like this:
Other than that, everything you listed fits but you'll need something other than the stock cooler because that is poop.
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This case will give you more room to expand upon if you ever do so. It is also pretty overkill the things people do to it like this:
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Other than that, everything you listed fits but you'll need something other than the stock cooler because that is poop.
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Kadushy
Douchebag
dat budget. very rich.
I'd drop the sound card, and use that money to get something else. Like a after market cpu cooler.
Get higher speed ram? They're about the same price or a few bucks more than 1600 speed anyways.
I'd drop the sound card, and use that money to get something else. Like a after market cpu cooler.
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Get higher speed ram? They're about the same price or a few bucks more than 1600 speed anyways.
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I currently use both the case and the soundcard.
If you feel uncertain about building it yourself, some companies will build your rig before shipping it for a small fee (granted all the parts are bought from them). I did that for my first custom rig, they did a good job hiding the cables and everything, but I guess quality could wary.
Coolermaster HAF-X I love this case, it's sturdy as all hell and this is coming from someone who used to own one of those famous big ass metal cases from Fujitsu Siemens. The big 200mm fans are quiet albeit somewhat weak (multiple smaller fans is always an option, but i definitely don't need it). But you can fit a huge CPU fan in that case if you need it. I use a Noctua fan, and at full load overclocked to 4.4Ghz my CPU temp isn't much higher than the temp with the stock fan, at stock clocks voltage offset is 0.2, so I run a pretty high voltage (voltage dictates stability vs heat simply put). All in all my PC is cool and quiet.
Asus Xonar DX is the best soundcard I've owned so far, although I've only owned 2 mid- to high-end creative cards before this one.(proper sound cards, not onboard). You need to mess around with the equalizer if you want it do be any different from onboard sound. You can get great deep bass and crisp and clean treble through the EQ. The headphone 3D and surround is great, feels like im listening big surround speakers with a subwoofer even though I got headphones. I do believe the Mic-in also serves as an outlet for optical sound, personally I don't use it but some people get cards like this for that reason alone. If you end up getting this card I can help you with the settings if you ever need it.
I wouldn't drop the sound card like Kadushy would. Onboard sound really blows. Now, some may say that if you mess with the EQ you change the sound from what it was orignally intended to sound like, but once you listen to audio from a dedicated card with settings like these, you'll never wanna go back to onboard.
Rather I wouldn't get a 1TB SSD, but the price amazing compared to what SSD's were going for when I got mine, but to each his own. You sure you need 1TB though? I'm honestly managing with just 120GB for my SSD, with windows and my main games. I put the games where loading times don't matter on my HDD. No point of using an SSD for storage, it's a waste of money. At 4.4Ghz CPU clock everything's pretty fast anyways (and combined with the SSD, my PC almost skips the windows logo when booting).
Regarding the CPU: If you're not gonna be rendering stuff, but mainly game on the PC, my advice is to save your cash and get an i5. Some may argue an i7 is gonna be more future proof but I say that's complete BS. Either way, gearing up for the future usually fails, because you can never be certain how techology and prices are gonna evolve. More often than not it's a waste of money, because prices on some things drop a lot. From my personal experience.
PSU (power supply) Doesn't bronze/silver/gold just indicate effiency i.e. how much of the power gets lost to heat? I think that's concerning the power in btw, and that it will still pump out 750W even if it's not gold, but the electrical bill might be higher lol.
I don't know how much knowledge you have on the subject, you may very well have more than me, so I hope I didn't come off as patronising/condescending.
Wow, sorry for the wall of text. Can't believe I wrote all this, I get carried away when I'm on this subject
Other than that, everything you listed fits but you'll need something other than the stock cooler because that is poop.
The light can be turned off, I have mine off all the time. And yeah the stock cooler really is shit.
If you feel uncertain about building it yourself, some companies will build your rig before shipping it for a small fee (granted all the parts are bought from them). I did that for my first custom rig, they did a good job hiding the cables and everything, but I guess quality could wary.
Coolermaster HAF-X I love this case, it's sturdy as all hell and this is coming from someone who used to own one of those famous big ass metal cases from Fujitsu Siemens. The big 200mm fans are quiet albeit somewhat weak (multiple smaller fans is always an option, but i definitely don't need it). But you can fit a huge CPU fan in that case if you need it. I use a Noctua fan, and at full load overclocked to 4.4Ghz my CPU temp isn't much higher than the temp with the stock fan, at stock clocks voltage offset is 0.2, so I run a pretty high voltage (voltage dictates stability vs heat simply put). All in all my PC is cool and quiet.
Asus Xonar DX is the best soundcard I've owned so far, although I've only owned 2 mid- to high-end creative cards before this one.(proper sound cards, not onboard). You need to mess around with the equalizer if you want it do be any different from onboard sound. You can get great deep bass and crisp and clean treble through the EQ. The headphone 3D and surround is great, feels like im listening big surround speakers with a subwoofer even though I got headphones. I do believe the Mic-in also serves as an outlet for optical sound, personally I don't use it but some people get cards like this for that reason alone. If you end up getting this card I can help you with the settings if you ever need it.
I wouldn't drop the sound card like Kadushy would. Onboard sound really blows. Now, some may say that if you mess with the EQ you change the sound from what it was orignally intended to sound like, but once you listen to audio from a dedicated card with settings like these, you'll never wanna go back to onboard.
Rather I wouldn't get a 1TB SSD, but the price amazing compared to what SSD's were going for when I got mine, but to each his own. You sure you need 1TB though? I'm honestly managing with just 120GB for my SSD, with windows and my main games. I put the games where loading times don't matter on my HDD. No point of using an SSD for storage, it's a waste of money. At 4.4Ghz CPU clock everything's pretty fast anyways (and combined with the SSD, my PC almost skips the windows logo when booting).
Regarding the CPU: If you're not gonna be rendering stuff, but mainly game on the PC, my advice is to save your cash and get an i5. Some may argue an i7 is gonna be more future proof but I say that's complete BS. Either way, gearing up for the future usually fails, because you can never be certain how techology and prices are gonna evolve. More often than not it's a waste of money, because prices on some things drop a lot. From my personal experience.
PSU (power supply) Doesn't bronze/silver/gold just indicate effiency i.e. how much of the power gets lost to heat? I think that's concerning the power in btw, and that it will still pump out 750W even if it's not gold, but the electrical bill might be higher lol.
I don't know how much knowledge you have on the subject, you may very well have more than me, so I hope I didn't come off as patronising/condescending.
Wow, sorry for the wall of text. Can't believe I wrote all this, I get carried away when I'm on this subject
kanakanakana wrote...
Nope, but since it looks like you aren't holding back on price get a nicer case. Oh and the lights are cool on a case at first when you start building computers, but they get annoying after a while.Other than that, everything you listed fits but you'll need something other than the stock cooler because that is poop.
The light can be turned off, I have mine off all the time. And yeah the stock cooler really is shit.
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I say drop the sound card your motherboard has a built-in one that should be enough and the case I would recommend is the fractal design define R4 looks simple is silent unless you want a window they have one with a window...
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Unless you're an audio engineer the only sound card you need is the one integrated with your motherboard.
"~35x cleaner audio quality"
This is bullshit.
If you want good sound quality spend your money on a nice pair of headphones or a home theatre system. I just posted a very lengthy guide to buying a good headset for gaming and music. You should read it, but if you simply want a recommendation, anything in Astro Gaming's line-up is a good bet. I generally prefer getting fairly expensive headsets, because a decent $250 - $300 headset will last you much longer than any console or PC will if you treat them properly, and there's a major difference in audio quality when compared to cheaper models.
"~35x cleaner audio quality"
This is bullshit.
If you want good sound quality spend your money on a nice pair of headphones or a home theatre system. I just posted a very lengthy guide to buying a good headset for gaming and music. You should read it, but if you simply want a recommendation, anything in Astro Gaming's line-up is a good bet. I generally prefer getting fairly expensive headsets, because a decent $250 - $300 headset will last you much longer than any console or PC will if you treat them properly, and there's a major difference in audio quality when compared to cheaper models.
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As people have said:"Drop the sound card". If you for some reason can't use the MOB's sound then you need a proper external soundcard anyway. Internal soundcards are overall pretty useless.
Since money doesn't really seem to be an issue I could also recommend getting a second, smaller SSD disc dedicated to your OS of choice. Then you can use the bigger one to host programs.
Lastly, 8GB of RAM does seem to be a bit shy compared to the rest of the rig, getting a bit more would secure you for a few extra years, it is however, very easy to upgrade at a later date.
Since money doesn't really seem to be an issue I could also recommend getting a second, smaller SSD disc dedicated to your OS of choice. Then you can use the bigger one to host programs.
Lastly, 8GB of RAM does seem to be a bit shy compared to the rest of the rig, getting a bit more would secure you for a few extra years, it is however, very easy to upgrade at a later date.
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Chlor wrote...
Since money doesn't really seem to be an issue I could also recommend getting a second, smaller SSD disc dedicated to your OS of choice. Then you can use the bigger one to host programs.
May I ask what the benefit of this would be? It is my understanding that bigger drive=higher performance, meaning the OS would benefit from being installed on a large as possible drive. Correct me if I'm wrong.
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BanchÅ wrote...
Chlor wrote...
Since money doesn't really seem to be an issue I could also recommend getting a second, smaller SSD disc dedicated to your OS of choice. Then you can use the bigger one to host programs.
May I ask what the benefit of this would be? It is my understanding that bigger drive=higher performance, meaning the OS would benefit from being installed on a large as possible drive. Correct me if I'm wrong.
A bigger drive doesn't really equal better performance as long as the drive is big enough to hold a cache. So a 1TB drive won't be faster than a 250GB. However, as you fill your drive it will become slower and slower, having a dedicated OS drive secures this from happening.
I have to admit though that I'm not sure how noticeable this actually is on an SSD.
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Alright then. I'll ditch the sound card, get a 64GB ssd for W8.1 and better(?) RAM. The 900D is tempting but I think I'll stay with the HAF-X and turn off the lights.
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Ikari-sama wrote...
Alright then. I'll ditch the sound card, get a 64GB ssd for W8.1 and better(?) RAM. The 900D is tempting but I think I'll stay with the HAF-X and turn off the lights.http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA2W00ZD1539
That SSD you listed kinda is a bit old? Or am I missing something here. Because 200 bucks for a 64gb drive is insane. Right now the market is roughly a $1.25 per gig. Also, I believe the EVO series are samsung's latest drives. Pro series is pretty much the same.
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Ikari-sama wrote...
Alright then. I'll ditch the sound card, get a 64GB ssd for W8.1 and better(?) RAM. The 900D is tempting but I think I'll stay with the HAF-X and turn off the lights.That SSD is overpriced as fuck. Get this instead.
Since youve got quite a budget, you should take this EVO series over Kanakana's. 500 gb for 250 bucks.
>Windows 8.1
Dont make me throw a fucking fit.
Get windows 7.
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Right then, larger SSD for less cost.
Dont make me throw a fucking fit.
Get windows 7.I was thinking of staying with windows 7 in the first place so that works out.
Kiraneko wrote...
>Windows 8.1Dont make me throw a fucking fit.
Get windows 7.
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Kiraneko wrote...
>Windows 8.1
Dont make me throw a fucking fit.
Get windows 7.
Get Windows 8.1. It's better than W7 in every way except for the interface which will post no problem if you know how to work a computer. Kiraneko is just jumping on the bandwagon.
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Chlor wrote...
Get Windows 8.1. It's better than W7 in every way except for the interface which will post no problem if you know how to work a computer.After using it since March I can agree with this statement. Honestly, get either because you can't go wrong.
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Kadushy
Douchebag
I don't understand the hate for Windows 8/8.1. There sure are a lot of people who jumped on that bandwagon when they never used it or only used it for a few minutes. I've been using windows 8 since the preview and I love it.
