New Rig Help(not sure what to buy)

[SixtyninNaMoose]

Hi guys,

I'm looking to build a new rig for gaming and 3D rendering in Autodesk come November/December. This will only be my 2nd custom rig, my current one came from Cyberpowerpc. I want to build it myself, I've done a few upgrades but I'm ready for more kick. I want the best performance and graphics, with a budget of $800-$1000. possibly more. Would also be nice to be future proof for about 5-6 years.

My current rig:

Vista 64bit

Bloomfield Intel i7 920 at 2.67GHz(not OC)
Stock intel heatsink

Asus P6T Mobo

16GB Corsair Vengeance PC3-1600(2000MHz)

Sli Evga Geforce GTS 250 1GB(not OC)

Kingwin LZG-1000watt PSU(I plan using this on new rig)

1X Hitachi HDP725050GLA360 500GB(OS)
1X Seagate ST31500341AS 1.5TB(storage)


What I'm looking at:

Unsure on OS

Intel i7 3770k

Asus P8Z77-V Deluxe Mobo

Corsair H100 Liquid Cooling(or something in $100 range)

Plan on keeping 16gb vengeance or something in $120 range)

Geforce 560ti(or something in $200-$300 range)

120-150GB OCZ SSD
1-2tb HDD(might use current seagate)

Kingwin LZG-1000watt PSU

Thermaltake V3 Case(my pc room stays warm, need good airflow)

What do you guys think? Whats a good choice?

[wazza300]

do you need it right away? haswell be coming soon march/june 2013,if you can hold out it would be worth it,plus it will push z77 prices down

[SixtyninNaMoose]

do you need it right away? haswell be coming soon march/june 2013,if you can hold out it would be worth it,plus it will push z77 prices down

Thanks for reply,
I can't wait as Crysis 3 and Black Ops 2 are hitting the shelves soon. If not for that I'd consider waiting.

[profJim]

Check out the newest GTX 660 Ti video cards and comparable AMD models.
When you've decided on the motherboard model, check the memory manufacturer's website to confirm which memory kits have been tested with your motherboard model. If needed, double check with their tech support people.
SSD prices are very low right now, HDD prices are still quite high.

Good things come to those who wait, but instant gratification is hard to resist.

[wazza300]

you need a 64bit os and one that takes advantage of 16gb memory,esp for gaming,you could save a little on the cpu and choosing the 3550k if your not doing extensive video editing ect,can save a little more on the psu,a 700/750w should be more than enough for your needs

graphic card id choose a 7950,best value per £/$ imo,the geforce 560ti is old hat now

could save a little more on the mb,either the z77 v pro or the gigabyte z77 ud5h or z77 d3h boards,with those potential savings you could go all out on graphic card and choose a gigabyte windforce 7970

[SixtyninNaMoose]

I'm keeping the Kingwin 1000w because a lot of usb devices and no need to buy a new one. I like your thinking on the 7970, sick. I'll look into the mobo's recommended. What do you think of the AsRock Extreme 3 mobo? do you think my RAM is good? If I wanted faster RAM what would be a good choice?

[wazza300]

Sorry I got mixed up,didn't realise you already had the psu,id recomend the gigabyte z77 up5 th board? Not sure on asrock,if you wanted faster ram the ram in my Sig the Samsung is cheap and clocks well

[SixtyninNaMoose]

Sorry I got mixed up,didn't realise you already had the psu,id recomend the gigabyte z77 up5 th board? Not sure on asrock,if you wanted faster ram the ram in my Sig the Samsung is cheap and clocks well

What 64bit OS Supports 16GB RAM? Is it easy to over clock RAM? never tried it. Oh and what is Raid?

[profJim]

Windows 7 x64 Home Premium supports up to 16GB of memory.
Higher end win7 x64 versions support much higher limits.
Memory Limits for Windows Releases describes memory limits for XP through win7.

[SixtyninNaMoose]

Windows 7 x64 Home Premium supports up to 16GB of memory.
Higher end win7 x64 versions support much higher limits.
Memory Limits for Windows Releases describes memory limits for XP through win7.

So I've been looking a lot, here's what I've come up with.

Windows 7 Premium 64-bit
CPU: i5 3570k(OC at 4.5GHz)
Mobo: AsRock z77 extreme3
Cooling: Corsair h100 or h80
HDD: Seagate ST1000DM003
RAM: Corsair Vengeance 1600 16Gb
GPU: HIS Radeon HD 7970
PSU: Kingwin LZG-1000

Does that look like a good setup?