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I wanted to buy myself a whole new PC set, for gaming(3d) and watching movies. I wanted to build a small(er) PC (Micro-ATX), because so far I know you don't sacrifice something compared to a normal ATX. Or am I wrong? With the Mini-ITX you only have like 2 PCI slots and 2 RAM slots(max 16GB), thats why I don't want to go for a Mini-ITX.
My price range is around 1300Euros (1750$). I will be buying my parts in Germany. Mostly I use the price search enging, www.billiger.de. The shipping is often free or cheap in Germany, so I probably wouldn't buy my parts only from one vendor.
My brand preferences: Intel (more power efficient than AMD), Nvidia (3d vsison is better supported/developed than HD3D from ATI), WD (have better personal experience).
I wont be overclocking the PC in the beginning, only in 1 or 2 years time (when my PC can't run the games on high anymore). I'll be playing on 1920 x 1080, because thats the highest resolution on 3d monitors right now.
I'll be buying the PC in the beginning of December.
I have read some forum and reviews, but I can't make a decission. This is what I got so far:
CPU: Intel i5 4670K 196Euros (AMD CPUs have a to high TDP. Would you recommened to pay more for the i5 4770K, value for money?)
Motherboard: Asus Maximus VI Gene 159Euros (I don't know if the motherboard is worth the money. For me, I can always rely on Asus motherboards.)
GPU: MSI GTX 770 Lightning 313Euros (I would rather go for a single, than a Sli. I wanted to buy a Nvidia card, because I think Nvidia's 3d Vision is better than AMDs HD3D, better supported. The GTX 770 will be good for 3D gaming. I took the MSI Lightning design, because it is pretty quiet and has OC potential.)
RAM: Corsair Dominator 2x8GB CMP16GX3M2X 1866C9 183Euros (Is 16 GB and 1866MHz worth it, or is 8GB 1600MHz good enough?
PSU: Corsair GS700 80Euros (600-650W will probably be enough. The PSU must not be to loud.)
SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB 193Euros (What I have read, the Pro series is better than the Evo. The Pro version, they say, has a better NAND, that lasts longer. 2x256GB is probably better than 1x500GB?)
HDD: Western Digital Black 2TB 123Euros (I trust WD more than Seagate. I still have a 500GB WD SATA HDD thats up and working for more than 8 years. The longest that one of my Seagate lasted was 3 years. 2x2TB are probably also better than one 4TB?)
Case: Don't know yet (The BitFenix Prodigy M, 78Euros, looks nice, but I don't know if the cooling works properly. Maybe water cooling could be the solution. The Xigmatek Aquila looks better, but is not released yet)
Cooling: Air or water cooling? (Maybe a water cooled PSU? Do I need a custom CPU cooler? Any suggestions?)
Audio: Asus Xonar DG 32Euros (Is an extra Sound card necessary? I like good quality music
Optical Drive: Asus Blu-Ray Burner BW16D1HT 80Euros
Subtotal: ±1437Euros (1930$)
Monitor: 27'' 120Hz
-Asus VG278HR 499Euros (Vision Kit included)
-BenQ XL2720Z (Available this month. The XL2720T 399Euros+116Euros Vision Kit=515Euros)
PS. Exchange rate 1Euro=1.34$
I wanted to buy myself a whole new PC set, for gaming(3d) and watching movies. I wanted to build a small(er) PC (Micro-ATX), because so far I know you don't sacrifice something compared to a normal ATX. Or am I wrong? With the Mini-ITX you only have like 2 PCI slots and 2 RAM slots(max 16GB), thats why I don't want to go for a Mini-ITX.
My price range is around 1300Euros (1750$). I will be buying my parts in Germany. Mostly I use the price search enging, www.billiger.de. The shipping is often free or cheap in Germany, so I probably wouldn't buy my parts only from one vendor.
My brand preferences: Intel (more power efficient than AMD), Nvidia (3d vsison is better supported/developed than HD3D from ATI), WD (have better personal experience).
I wont be overclocking the PC in the beginning, only in 1 or 2 years time (when my PC can't run the games on high anymore). I'll be playing on 1920 x 1080, because thats the highest resolution on 3d monitors right now.
I'll be buying the PC in the beginning of December.
I have read some forum and reviews, but I can't make a decission. This is what I got so far:
CPU: Intel i5 4670K 196Euros (AMD CPUs have a to high TDP. Would you recommened to pay more for the i5 4770K, value for money?)
Motherboard: Asus Maximus VI Gene 159Euros (I don't know if the motherboard is worth the money. For me, I can always rely on Asus motherboards.)
GPU: MSI GTX 770 Lightning 313Euros (I would rather go for a single, than a Sli. I wanted to buy a Nvidia card, because I think Nvidia's 3d Vision is better than AMDs HD3D, better supported. The GTX 770 will be good for 3D gaming. I took the MSI Lightning design, because it is pretty quiet and has OC potential.)
RAM: Corsair Dominator 2x8GB CMP16GX3M2X 1866C9 183Euros (Is 16 GB and 1866MHz worth it, or is 8GB 1600MHz good enough?
PSU: Corsair GS700 80Euros (600-650W will probably be enough. The PSU must not be to loud.)
SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB 193Euros (What I have read, the Pro series is better than the Evo. The Pro version, they say, has a better NAND, that lasts longer. 2x256GB is probably better than 1x500GB?)
HDD: Western Digital Black 2TB 123Euros (I trust WD more than Seagate. I still have a 500GB WD SATA HDD thats up and working for more than 8 years. The longest that one of my Seagate lasted was 3 years. 2x2TB are probably also better than one 4TB?)
Case: Don't know yet (The BitFenix Prodigy M, 78Euros, looks nice, but I don't know if the cooling works properly. Maybe water cooling could be the solution. The Xigmatek Aquila looks better, but is not released yet)
Cooling: Air or water cooling? (Maybe a water cooled PSU? Do I need a custom CPU cooler? Any suggestions?)
Audio: Asus Xonar DG 32Euros (Is an extra Sound card necessary? I like good quality music
Optical Drive: Asus Blu-Ray Burner BW16D1HT 80Euros
Subtotal: ±1437Euros (1930$)
Monitor: 27'' 120Hz
-Asus VG278HR 499Euros (Vision Kit included)
-BenQ XL2720Z (Available this month. The XL2720T 399Euros+116Euros Vision Kit=515Euros)
PS. Exchange rate 1Euro=1.34$
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