To whom it may concern,
Hello everyone (who reads this post) and thank you in advance
The following is not my first build, nor will it be my last.
About 25 years ago i built my first system and others cobbled together from broken computers and spare parts. Hence the name Frankenstein builds, also known as "Martinstein", my friends and family called them. 9 years ago i built my first personal system from new parts. Socket 939 with all the bells and whistles. Enough with my background, unless you want to know more about my 939, then ask.
I'm looking to get the "Best Bang for my Buck" and could use some constructive criticism...
Budget: $1000 us
Main uses of intended build: Gaming / Video Editing
Parts required: Z87 chipset, i5 4xxx cpu, 16 gb ram, GTX 7xx or R9 2xx video card
Previous build information (list details of parts): A8N-SLI, Opteron 185, 2 gb ram, 9800gt, raid0 hdd
Monitor resolution: VS247 1920x1080
Storage requirements: SSD 120gb, 1k tb hdd
Will you be overclocking: yes, mild / modest
Any motherboard requirements: mATX, SLI or CrossFire not needed
Extra information about desired system: avoid diminishing returns on system performance / cost, good quality parts
Current parts list:
i5-4670k (purchased $189.99)
Z87M-plus
Ripjaws X 16 GB, CAS 9 DDR3-1866 (purchased $135)
Samsung 840 Pro 120 GB SSD
Spinpoint 7200rpm 1tb HDD (purchased $0) *see below
gtx 760 or gtx 770 or r9 270x, leaning toward MSI N770 if i can catch it on sale
Corsair CX 600W Semi-Modular (purchased $50)
Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer
Fractal Design Core1000 case (purchased $25)
CNPS9900MAX-B Heatsink/Fan (purchased $25)
Enermax 120mm case fans x3 (purchased $20)
Asus VS247 23.6" Monitor (purchased $0) *see below
*Early last year (2013) my old system had a series failures, first the motherboard, then one of my HDDs from my RAID0, finally the monitor. I found a A8N-E to replace my A8N-SLI from China, got 2 Samsung Spinpoint 1TB HDDs ($60 each) and an Asus VS247 monitor ($120). The HDDs and monitor were purchased to be used with my new build, so I did not feel like I was putting 'good money into bad'. Lucky me, the prices on HDDs has since doubled and now those exact same HDDs cost 2x as much.
Thanks for reading and if you see any flaws or if you have any suggestions, please post a reply. (Please keep in mind diminishing returns cost / performance)
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