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kitamesume:
--- Quote from: mrdkreka on May 06, 2012, 10:22:16 AM ---MOBO So if I went with the ASRock Z77 Extreme4 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard you recommended, will I be able to add a soundcard, or won't that be necessary?
RAM would CL9 ( 9-9-9-24 ) make it a bottleneck? I'm leaning most too 2x4, since most of the 2x8 have CL10, and if they have below that the price increase quite a lot, so I think it is better to upgrade to more, when I start needing it.
GPU: I have considered to get a ati/amd one, but I have had quite a lot of problems with them in there mobile version( I think around 50 crash caused by the gpu), so I will look to see if I can find a GTX instead.
Is there a site that show a list of graphic cards, and what they are capable of running? I know a site for mobile graphic cards, but that doesn't really help much here.
CPU: still thinking if I should bump it op to i7, I will look a bit more into it.
Edit:
Looked around for a GPU and found ASUS ENGTX560 Ti DCII/2DI/1GD5 (90-C1CQ90-L0UAY0YZ) to be very good for its performance to price ratio
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the motherboard is sleak so i have nothing against it. the ALC898 is currently realtek's top of the line onboard sound, you could try holding off buying a soundcard first and see if it'll satisfy you, you could always pick one up later, right?
since the motherboard has four slots of ram and you aren't planning to overclock the hell of it then a 2x4GB kit is fine, plus you could pick another 2x4GB for a total of 4x4GB, tho one consequence of this would be is that you'll be limited to a maximum of 16GB in contrast to having a probable 32GB from 2x(2x8GB) sticks.
thats also a fine option, but its quite an old model, you might wan't to step it down to GTX550 Ti to save a few more cash at the cost of greatly reducing performance, BUT you could always hold off buying the card and test the onboard GPU, right?
since you've free'd up a lot of cash from fine tuning the options you already have plenty of budget to bump it to an i7, so why not?
Edit: i know its a late reply but i'm just answering the questions =P
Tatsujin:
Okay ...
Don't buy any GTX 500 series and I know you won't purchase the expensive GTX 600 series top-end cards (why would you anyways? I wouldn't). The 4000 HD series on Core i5/i7 is ENOUGH to give you graphics that you are asking for video playing and gaming. Be patient and hold off for the GTX 660 or GTX 670. The features and technology between the GTX 500 series and AMD's 7000 series versus the GTX 600 is wide and worth the wait. They will release the new cards in a month or two. If you really insist any further then you're on your own.
Also, the AS Rock motherboard is certainly great choice.
Freedom Kira:
--- Quote from: mrdkreka on May 06, 2012, 04:26:36 PM ---@Freedom kira
I found a site that do pretty good comparisons in benchmark and price ratio
http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/high_end_gpus.html
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Sweet, thanks. I'll have to remember to check that for my next build.
Anyway, your build is looking pretty good. I don't have much more to say, other than that the G.Skill Ares 4x8GB kit I mentioned earlier is this one.
v Yeah, I believe it's new. I only recently stumbled upon it. It seems to be cheaper than the RipJaws series without much of a difference in performance. I'll probably buy that kit in a few weeks and see how much of a difference I see in my server (currently 8GB RipJaws). And BTW, $341 for 4x8GB RipJaws is kinda ridiculous...
mrdkreka:
--- Quote from: kitamesume on May 06, 2012, 09:39:30 PM ---...
the motherboard is sleak so i have nothing against it. the ALC898 is currently realtek's top of the line onboard sound, you could try holding off buying a soundcard first and see if it'll satisfy you, you could always pick one up later, right?
since the motherboard has four slots of ram and you aren't planning to overclock the hell of it then a 2x4GB kit is fine, plus you could pick another 2x4GB for a total of 4x4GB, tho one consequence of this would be is that you'll be limited to a maximum of 16GB in contrast to having a probable 32GB from 2x(2x8GB) sticks.
thats also a fine option, but its quite an old model, you might wan't to step it down to GTX550 Ti to save a few more cash at the cost of greatly reducing performance, BUT you could always hold off buying the card and test the onboard GPU, right?
since you've free'd up a lot of cash from fine tuning the options you already have plenty of budget to bump it to an i7, so why not?
Edit: i know its a late reply but i'm just answering the questions =P
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yeah it is a bit late, already bumped it up to i7 ;)
@Tatsujin
searched around to see if anyone have tried the HD4000 with D3, and found
--- Quote --- "Havde ca 25fps gennemsnit i 1920x1080 med alt på high på nær shadow detail som stod til medium med i5 3570K ."
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translated: he got 25fps avg in 1080p with all on high except shadows on medium, with the inboard GPU(HD4000) of i5 3570K
It is a bit low on fps, but I found a benchmark, that showed great improvement with Radeon HD 6570, that is pretty cheap, so it might be worth getting that compared to inboard gpu?
@Freedom Kira
Can't find that version, probably because it is a new series that haven't become available where I live, and the closes version is G.Skill 32GB DDR3 1333MHz (4x8)Ripjaws-X that cost 341 dollars
edit:
Wanted to say thanks for the help, and the only bad thing I choose was the screen (the AG-coating makes it unusable for me).
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