First Build

[TheDornig]

Hey guys I'm new to this forum and soon I am going to build my first PC. Please let me know what you all think of my components.

Parts:
Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD5H
Intel Core i7-3770K
Samsung 840 Pro Series 256GB
Fractal Define R4 Black Pearl Window
Corsair AX750
Corsair H100i
MSI GTX 670 or 660 ti
2x Corsair SP 120 for H100i
Corsair Vengeance 4x4GB 2133MHz

Best regards.

 

[Feronix]

Nice set-up, but what are you going to be using the pc for?

 

[TheDornig]

Thank you
Video editing and some gaming.
I will be gaming on 2560 x 1440.

 

[Feronix]

In that case the i7 makes sense
Are you not going with a storage drive though? Or do you have external storage?

With that resolution you'll deffinitely want to grab at least a GTX 670, preferably 4GB version. Normally I'd recommend you the 7970, but CUDA can come in handy with video editing

Can always throw in a second card later

 

[TheDornig]

I am going with 3x 1TB WD green drives, because I have them lying around.

 

[Feronix]

Very well,

In that case the only thing I'd personally change is grab a 4GB GTX670

And maybe an MSI mPower, but that's just cause it's the absolute best Z77 board out there and overclocks like a beast (gotta get lucky with your chip though)

 

[TheDornig]

Gigabyte motherboard is a must, because I will be installing OS X.

How much difference will 4GB vs 2GB make?

I appreciate your fast responses

 

[Feronix]

Ah fair enough, I'm typing this on a Hackintosh myself
(Z77-D3h)

More VRAM will help at higher resolutions, especially if you want to do some video editing. If you play games like Far Cry 3 at max settings with that resolution the VRAM is going to be usefull and so will it be with future games imo.

You could grab a 7970 with 3GB for the same price but then you won't have CUDA, which I would recommend for video editing. Nvidia cards don't come in 3GB versions

Just my personal view though

 

[TheDornig]

Thank you
I'll think about 4GB version, but it is 55 EUR more than 2GB version and I also want to keep it as quiet as possible without water cooling the GPU...

 

[Feronix]

Yeah, tell me about being on a budget

2GB will do fine for now, 4 would just be a tad more... Future proof. Oh well, you can always swap out the cards in a year or two if you need to

 

[Bang]

In a years time we will probably be on DirectX 12 anyway.