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Re: i7 Builds - Specs and Results
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The only "off the shelf" computer I'd ever recommend is a Mac, and that's only especially because they are so streamlined when it comes to the components they use. Otherwise, building it yourself is the most reliable way to a solid DAW.
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Re: i7 Builds - Specs and Results
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Case: Antec 300 ATX mid tower - $54.99 CPU: Intel i7 3820 Sandy Bridge-E 3.6Hz - $289 Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X79-UD3 - $229 PSU: 650W Corsair Enthusiast Series TX650 - $89.99 Memory - 8GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 - $38.99 Hard Drive - Western Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX - $109.99 Graphics - EVGA GeForce 8400 - $34.99 Operating System - Windows 7 Professional (educational pricing, upgrade) - $64.95 Still looking at a heatsink for the processor and a firewire card. Total - $911.90 If I choose to go with the Sabertooth X79, then final price would be almost exactly $1000. With the Gigabyte, I'd need to get a firewire card, so the cost is just about a wash. Please let me know your thoughts on this proposed system. Thanks again! |
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mrmetal, You will need 2 hard drives(at least). Is that 8GB RAM in 2 or 4 sticks? If the mobo runs quad channel, then you want 4 sticks, and I would up to 16GB. All else looks good to me
BTW, check out the Corsair H60 liquid cooler(but make sure whatever cooler you go with will fit the case. Coolers are getting larger all the time)
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I use this cooler, with the extra fan from Cooler Master for push pull. I tried the Corsair liquid cooler but found no significant advantage, and they can leak. (I have an HDX card to protect).
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Re: i7 Builds - Specs and Results
When I researched this it just seemed like I could get a lot more bang for my buck if I went with a home build instead of off the shelf.
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Dorian27 Asus Sabertooth X79 LGA2011 Intel Core i7-3820 Sandy Bridge-E 3.6Ghz Corsair Vengeance 32GB (8X4GB) Corsair HX750 Cooler Master Haf Advanced Blue ZALMAN CNPS9900MAX-B 135mm CPU Cooler Windows 7 Pro Last edited by Dorian27; 08-23-2012 at 10:42 AM. Reason: quote glitch |
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Re: i7 Builds - Specs and Results
Thanks everybody. Not too sure how confident I am with building a system, but I'll give a try. Thanks for the recommendations on kicking up the memory and the coolers. Also turns out that I was able to find a open box motherboard for a decent price - an ASUS P9X79 WS. Any experience with this card? Also, turns out Newegg's prices change every other day. The prices I listed above are not accurate anymore, and the same system would be about 1100 today, so I had to reconfigure some things to keep within my budget.
So the new proposed system is: i7 3820 CPU, Open Box ASUS P9X79 WS, Antec 300 case, Antec 650W Earthwatts PSU, 16 GB Corsair Vengeance 1600 DDR3; Refurbished 1 TB WD Caviar Green; MSI GeForce 8400 Graphics, Cooler Master Hyper rr h612 Heatsink, W7 x64. Total cost: 990.68 ($952 with rebates). I never thought I'd be able to meet my $1000 budget. My sincere thanks! Reusing some old components until I can further upgrade: DVD Roms, 1TB WD hard drive, a couple of firewire external hard drives. Some components have those mail-in rebates (which I am never good at following through). Again, any thoughts and input is appreciated. |
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And while no means required, a small SSD for the OS and secondary drives for your audio/VI's/backups, is a great way to go and shouldn't cost much more. I have a Samsung 64gb drive as my OS drive that didn't cost much. Also makes keeping back-ups easier as I can back it up several time to a 320GB drive I had lying around.
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Good catch Tom.
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