First, to answer your questions:
My computer will be used for web development and online marketing. This involves
I Already own:
I plan to overclock the system. Hoping to get the build completed ASAP. May consider waiting for boxing day sales though.
Here is what i've picked out:
CPU: i5-6600K (hoping to push this to 4.5 GHZ)
MOBO: Gigabyte Z1710X
PSU: Corsair CX650M
Case: Generic $30 crap
Cooling: Corsair Hydro H100I V2
Ram: 4x 8GB G.SKILL Ripjaws V
Total comes to just over $1000, but I haven't yet looked for price matching opportunities. Does anyone have advice regarding parts I should swap out, or will this be suitable for my needs?
My computer will be used for web development and online marketing. This involves
- Constantly downloading / uploading data
- running virtual machines
- Editing videos and photos using After effects / Photoshop CS6.
- Basic office software
I Already own:
- SSD
- 2TB HDD
- Monitors (2x DVI 1xVGA) @ 1080p
- Keyboard
- mouse
- Windows 7 Ultimate
I plan to overclock the system. Hoping to get the build completed ASAP. May consider waiting for boxing day sales though.
Here is what i've picked out:
CPU: i5-6600K (hoping to push this to 4.5 GHZ)
MOBO: Gigabyte Z1710X
PSU: Corsair CX650M
Case: Generic $30 crap
Cooling: Corsair Hydro H100I V2
Ram: 4x 8GB G.SKILL Ripjaws V
Total comes to just over $1000, but I haven't yet looked for price matching opportunities. Does anyone have advice regarding parts I should swap out, or will this be suitable for my needs?
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