It is, if you need all the power. You could save about $70 by getting an Asus 7970 from NCIX, it has a bit better cooler and the GHz Edition subtag doesn't really matter that much, less than a few percent. Can't say much from the peripherals except that they seem ok, although I'm not certain.
hold up.... remove the sound card.... no offence but nothing will really use it. unless you get like a $200 headset you wont tell the difference from on-board and a dedicated.
You want to play, and record, BF3 and Minecraft for a YouTube channel. Mass rendering will not be necessary, as you'll record one video or two at a time and render after that.
You want to play, and record, BF3 and Minecraft for a YouTube channel. Mass rendering will not be necessary, as you'll record one video or two at a time and render after that.
We're trying to save you money.
But its your money
Tho isn't me I have nothing to do with this guy I just saw the post and it looked like something I wanted too
Don't even try, you've written that your Xbox account is zach32giants, "his" name comes pretty damn close. Both your and his original builds have the same case and the mouse, the chance for that happening by coincidence is practically zero. You both said that the uses would be rendering, MC and BF3. There's no chance that you're not the same person, there are just too many similarities.
I just can't understand why you aren't taking the advice you're given, you could save lots of money with it. Something like a sound card could easily be purchased afterwards you've assembled the build, if you still feel like you need one.
If you're not doing more than a few videos a day an i5 with 8GB of RAM will be enough.
Detective JPPK saves the day once again!
But, seriously, get the I5 and smaller ram package.
This is hopefully good for:
-Fast Rendering
-Battlefield 3 [Ultra settings]
-Minecraft
NEW Pc Specs:
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CPU: Intel Core i7-3770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($319.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 830 Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($89.00 @ B&H)
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition 3GB Video Card ($419.99 @ NCIX US)
Sound Card: Asus Xonar D1 24-bit 192 KHz Sound Card ($73.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Cooler Master Storm Enforcer ATX Mid Tower Case ($68.98 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 620W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($82.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($17.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus VS239H-P 23.0" Monitor ($164.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (64-bit) ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Keyboard: ROCCAT ISKU Wired Gaming Keyboard ($74.99 @ Amazon)
Mouse: Cooler Master CM Storm Sentinel Advance II Wired Laser Mouse ($41.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1744.85
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
Ok thanks for the advice
3570k/770/old
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It's not mechanical.
Honestly, why the i7? An i5 3570k will work just as well for much less.
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Curse PremiumI agree with him. Buying an i5-3570/k will save you around 100$ and there's no difference in performance @ gaming.
Except he has rendering as one of his uses.....
http://pcpartpicker.com/user/SteevyT/saved/21PI
Though with the video card and RAM you have, you're going to run BF3 on Ultra Graphics fine.
Wait does that mean that this graphics card he chose is good for BF3 on ultra settings?
Yes.
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Retired StaffJust admit to it so I can move on with my life.
Here's my understanding.
You want to play, and record, BF3 and Minecraft for a YouTube channel. Mass rendering will not be necessary, as you'll record one video or two at a time and render after that.
We're trying to save you money.
But its your money
"Programmers never repeat themselves. They loop."
Tho isn't me I have nothing to do with this guy I just saw the post and it looked like something I wanted too
Sorry about this being so off topic.
Detective JPPK saves the day once again!
But, seriously, get the I5 and smaller ram package.
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