Final Check with my computer build and advice for MONITOR

[brentrich]

Hi guys, it's me again. I want to do final check before it's all ready to go. I wanted to see if I'm missing anything

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($142.86 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($102.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Crucial M4 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($99.99 @ B&H)
Video Card: Asus Radeon HD 7850 2GB Video Card ($249.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design Arc Midi Tower ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair 650W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($24.98 @ Newegg)

Am I right, I dont need I7 since it's for video editing and it wont make any difference for gaming? As for my graphic designer, i need 16 gb of ram and I'm sure it will run smooth on all CS5 programs.

Next question, which is the best brand to get monitor, i want to get 24 inch LED, I assume Dell.com is the best place to order?

What about window 7? I want to get full version. Can i find it under $100?

Thanks!

[n0cturnal]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

Monitor: Dell U2412M 60Hz 24.0" Monitor ($289.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (64-bit) ($91.13 @ Amazon)
Total: $381.12
(Prices include shipping and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2012-08-17 20:02 EDT-0400)

Should work for you, there are more expensive and better IPS monitors if that one isn't enough for you.

These are good monitors as well.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16824236119
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16824236287

[brentrich]

Great, thanks. For window 7, is it full version, not upgrade?

So is all my parts all good to go? Is it a very good solid computer? Scale 1 to 10 (10 is the best) What rate will you give my computer as?

---------- Post added 2012-08-17 at 08:42 PM ----------

well? comment would help

[n0cturnal]

Great, thanks. For window 7, is it full version, not upgrade?

So is all my parts all good to go? Is it a very good solid computer? Scale 1 to 10 (10 is the best) What rate will you give my computer as?

---------- Post added 2012-08-17 at 08:42 PM ----------

well? comment would help

Yeah it is a full version of Windows.

Your parts are good to go and I would rate it a solid 8.

[brentrich]

Can you list the parts which you consider it rate 10, I'm sure it's expensive but im curious to see what's it looks like. Maximum high end cpu

[n0cturnal]

Can you list the parts which you consider it rate 10, I'm sure it's expensive but im curious to see what's it looks like. Maximum high end cpu

Well for me the parts itself can't make it higher than 9.

http://www.million-dollar-pc.com/sys...derbox-mk2.htm is what I consider 10.

Maximum high end CPU for a "Gaming" computer would be an Intel i7 3960x. But there is nothing realistic to that.

[brentrich]

I thought I5 and I7 doesn't make any difference for gaming, zero FPS difference?

[n0cturnal]

I thought I5 and I7 doesn't make any difference for gaming, zero FPS difference?

There is a small difference, a difference that isn't worth $700 more :P

[brentrich]

So true, same with GTX 670 and 680, only 100$ more for just 2% difference