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Post Date: 2014-09-16
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MIKEUSA View Drop Down
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    Posted: 16 Sep 2014 at 8:14pm
Budget:
$4500

Expectations:
medium gaming, CAD, presentations, video editing, small business work

Usage:
8 hrs/day

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Specifications:
Specifications:
Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Digital Storm Apollo
Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish
Processor: Intel Core i7 5930K 3.5GHz (Six-Core) (Unlocked CPU) <br><strong></strong>
Motherboard: ASUS X99 RAMPAGE V (Intel X99 Chipset) <br><strong></strong>
System Memory: 16GB DDR4 2800MHz Corsair Vengeance LPX (High-Performance) <br><strong></strong>
Power Supply: 850W EVGA SuperNOVA <br><strong></strong>
Expansion Bay: Internal Digital Media Card Reader (Black) <br><strong></strong>
Optical Drive: ASUS Blu-Ray Player/DVD Writer (Play Blu-Ray and Burn DVDs) (Model: BC-12B1ST) <br><strong></strong>
Storage Set 1: 1x SSD (256GB Samsung 840 PRO) <br><strong></strong>
Storage Set 2: 1x Storage (2TB Western Digital - Black Edition) <br><strong></strong>
Storage Set 3: - No Thanks
RAID Config: - No Thanks
RAID Card: - No Thanks
Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Graphics Card(s): 1x NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 3GB (Includes PhysX)
Sound Card: Creative Sound Blaster Z <br><strong></strong>
HPC Processor: - No Thanks
Extreme Cooling: H20: Stage 2: Digital Storm Vortex 240mm Radiator Liquid CPU Cooler (Extreme-Performance Edition)
H20 Tube Color:- Not Applicable, I do not have a FrostChill or Sub-Zero LCS Cooling System Selected
Chassis Fans: Upgrade All Fans to Corsair Airflow Performance Edition (Up to 6 Fans) <br><strong></strong>
Internal Lighting: Internal Chassis Lighting System (Blue) <br><strong></strong>
Airflow Control: Strike-X AeroCool Temperature Display & Fan Controller (Requires Chassis Airflow Upgrade) <br><strong></strong>
Chassis Mods: - No Thanks
Noise Reduction: Noise Suppression Package Stage 2 (Optimized Airflow & Fan Speeds with Noise Dampening Material) <br><strong></strong>
LaserMark: - No Thanks
Boost Processor: Stage 1: Overclock CPU 4.0GHz to 4.4GHz
Boost Graphics Card(s): - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s)
Boost Memory: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my memory
Boost OS: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system
Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (64-Bit Edition)
Recovery Tools: Windows Recovery Toolkit (Bundled with Windows CD)
Virus Protection: FREE: McAfee AntiVirus Plus (1 Year Service Activation Card) (Not Pre-installed) ($35 Value)
Office: - No Thanks
Game: - No Thanks
Display: - No Thanks
Surge Shield: - No Thanks
Speakers: - No Thanks
Keyboard: - No Thanks
Mouse: - No Thanks
Portable Gaming: - No Thanks
Branded Gear: - No Thanks
Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 10-15 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed
Warranty: Life-time Expert Care with 3 Year Limited Warranty (3 Year Labor & 1 Year Part Replacement)



QUESTIONS:
Enough/too much ram?
Strike x aerocool requires airflow upgrade, did I satisfy that req?
just overall thoughts, this is my first custom build.

Thanks forum!!


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Posts: 667 		  Quote danjw1 Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 17 Sep 2014 at 7:06am
Originally posted by MIKEUSA


Enough/too much ram?


There really isn't such a thing as too much RAM. The CAD and video editing will be the biggest users of RAM. So, it really is dependent on what kind of work you are doing with that. The more complex, the more memory needed. Memory speed is less of an issue than the amount, so that is a place you could save a bit.

Others can probably give you better advice on this. Letting people know what particular programs you are going to be using, would help them to give you better advice.

Originally posted by MIKEUSA


Strike x aerocool requires airflow upgrade, did I satisfy that req?


I think so, with the fan upgrade. I don't really know that a fan controller is really needed the Rampage has 8 PWM fan headers. Asus has very good fan control software to ramp up the fans as needed to keep the system cool. Though I believe this is limited to the CPU temp. So this is personal call.

Originally posted by MIKEUSA


just overall thoughts, this is my first custom build.

Depending on the complexity of the video and CAD work, a larger SSD might be in order. It will speed up the work to keep the current project on the SSD.

I would suggest suggest dropping the audio card, the Rampage comes with an isolated audio section and I expect that it offers very similar performance to the Sound Blaster.

Let us know what kind of display(s) you plan on using. Particularly, the number and resolution for advice on the graphics card selection. Depending on the complexity of the CAD work a Titan maybe a better choice.

Originally posted by MIKEUSA


Thanks forum!!


Happy to help. ;-)

Edited by danjw1 - 17 Sep 2014 at 7:32am
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Posts: 20391 		  Quote bprat22 Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 17 Sep 2014 at 7:30am
Looks like a great build to me.  Strong

Just to add to danjw1 advice.....   If you're going to stay with a single graphics card then the 5820k cpu might be all you need and save you $243.   The biggest difference between the 5820k and 5930k are the number of Pcie lanes.   The 5820k has 28 lanes and the 5930k has 40 lanes of traffic.  For single card, they both run at the full x16 lanes.   For sli, the 5830k runs at x16x8 and the 5930k at x16x16.   Even for sli, present cards will see very little difference between x16 and x8, but can't say about the future.

There is a small base clock speed difference, but that's irrelevant with overclocking. 

It's in the budget so 5930k is nice.   The other is if you need to shave some $$.

Good luck. Big%20Smile
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Posts: 7 		  Quote MIKEUSA Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 17 Sep 2014 at 8:32pm
Thank you for the input, I appreciate it !!
Last question (I think), I want UPS. Is the high end UPS that DS sells enough for my system? I would also have a 27" LCD plugged in, nothing else. I took your advices- knocked down the CPU, deleted the audio card and the fan controller. Thanks again for your continued advice forum!
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Posts: 20391 		  Quote bprat22 Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 18 Sep 2014 at 5:59am
I don't do UPS, but my guess would be a unit that can easily handle a 1000 watt system for added headroom. 

Others might be able to help. Big%20Smile
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Posts: 20391 		  Quote bprat22 Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 18 Sep 2014 at 7:20am
Dell I believe uses APC units on their website.   You can go to APC.com and use their UPS calculator to find what works.  It uses the system load, a percentage of headroom you want and the run time to calculate.

Hope this helps.  Big%20Smile
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