As the title states, I'm about to build my new computer to update my previous one. The budget at MAX is $3000. I don't really know how you could go above that with anything reasonable, but if you do have a very good reason to go above it, then just say so. Although, I do have some parts already decided on that it would be very hard of trying to make me choose otherwise. My interests from greatest to least are of the following: design (such as Sony Vegas Pro, Auto CAD, 3ds Max, Maya and so on ...), "hardcore" overclocking (pretty much self-explanatory), gaming (Portal 2, legal emulation, Homefront, Elder Scrolls, Street Fighter, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell, Hitman, Crysis, Batman, Battlefield, Deus Ex, Assassin's Creed, Tomb Raider, and basically just stuff like that), and the rest is just normal stuff like things that require low processing power such as Microsoft Word, Chrome, Youtube, and Internet browsing. Now that that's cleared out of the way, let's go on to the stuff that I've already decided on:
Motherboard: ASUS Rampage IV Extreme about $430
CPU: Intel Core i7-3930K
about $570, but from other sellers, $510 or $520
or Intel Core i7-3960X about $1030
GPU: ASUS GeForce GTX 680 DirectCU II OC about $610 FOR ONE CARD (not sure if I want SLI yet, but if it gives an extra boost of performance and it doesn't detract from the quality of the other components because of the high price, then I guess it's okay)
or ASUS Radeon HD 7970 DirectCU II Top about $500 (same thing with CF)*
*Note - you can change the brand or edition of the GPU from ASUS if you want.
RAM: All I have to say for this is that it has to be from G.SKILL.
Now that we have that through with, let me just try to answer every question that can possibly come from you, that I can think of. Let's seee ....... include the peripherals in the budget cost ...... try to include shipping in the cost ........ try to get the best of the best for every other thing besides mentioned, but try to balance it out somewhat, but if that specific component isn't as important I guess you could make the balance a little uneven ....... I typically need a lot of storage, 2 or 3 TB? ........ don't make an SSD the main storage ...... yeah, that's all I can think of. No flame wars or trolls please! Also, try put in some research first!
Motherboard: ASUS Rampage IV Extreme about $430
CPU: Intel Core i7-3930K
about $570, but from other sellers, $510 or $520or Intel Core i7-3960X about $1030
GPU: ASUS GeForce GTX 680 DirectCU II OC
about $610 FOR ONE CARD (not sure if I want SLI yet, but if it gives an extra boost of performance and it doesn't detract from the quality of the other components because of the high price, then I guess it's okay)or ASUS Radeon HD 7970 DirectCU II Top
about $500 (same thing with CF)**Note - you can change the brand or edition of the GPU from ASUS if you want.
RAM: All I have to say for this is that it has to be from G.SKILL.
Now that we have that through with, let me just try to answer every question that can possibly come from you, that I can think of. Let's seee ....... include the peripherals in the budget cost ...... try to include shipping in the cost ........ try to get the best of the best for every other thing besides mentioned, but try to balance it out somewhat, but if that specific component isn't as important I guess you could make the balance a little uneven ....... I typically need a lot of storage, 2 or 3 TB? ........ don't make an SSD the main storage ...... yeah, that's all I can think of. No flame wars or trolls please! Also, try put in some research first!
