i am wondering if this $1500 budget build gapc is suitable for gaming and video editing. If you have any suggestion to make it better please post them below!!!!!!!!!
http://www.pcpartpicker.com/p/NNom
Also i will be playing games such as minecraft, battlefield 3, crisis 3, and COD.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/NNBx
More RAM for video editing and Minecraft.
Better Motherboard (In my opinion).
Cooling is cheaper while functioning similarly.
GTX 670 for Crysis 3/gaming and Cuda Cores.
Phantom 410 due to the Fractal being very mediocre when it comes to airflow. (You may change this if you want).
Smaller powersupply to save money!
I don't know if you need a copy of Windows.
You can get the i7- 3770k at Microcenter at around $230.
AMD OPTION:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/NNJX
Has a bigger power supply due to the FX using more power and possibility of SLI.
Hope this helps. You might want to consider waiting for Haswell this summer. Also, if you don't really need the Cuda Cores, then get a MSI 7950 TF3 because it does better in gaming than a GTX670 when overclocked properly.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/NObg
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/NOCj
CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($189.13 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ Outlet PC)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver Premium Silver 7g Thermal Paste ($11.59 @ Outlet PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD5 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($149.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Patriot Viper 3 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($117.06 @ TigerDirect)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 240GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($209.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 670 2GB Video Card ($364.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.99 @ NCIX US)
Case Fan: Noctua NF-A14 ULN 140mm Fan ($22.99 @ NCIX US)
Case Fan: Noctua NF-A14 ULN 140mm Fan ($22.99 @ NCIX US)
Case Fan: Noctua NF-A14 ULN 140mm Fan ($22.99 @ NCIX US)
Case Fan: Noctua NF-A14 ULN 140mm Fan ($22.99 @ NCIX US)
Case Fan: Noctua NF-A14 ULN 140mm Fan ($22.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 850W 80 PLUS Silver Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($135.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($17.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1509.62
Can someone please explain to me what cuda cores are and if i will be using them at all for video editing?
its the Cores used in Nvidia Gpu's, CUDA only works with Certain Adobe products and a few 3d Rendering Programs, so youll only be using the if you use After Effects or Premiere Pro.
Id suggest looking into using a program with Open Cl though, as Open CL is more widespread and quickly becoming a standard for GPU accelerated rendering, and although the GTX 600 Series can use Open CL, its extremely weak and wont benefit you much or at all.
I actually liked CJDAKLUTCH's build better than the others, nothing wrong with fractal, but if your spending the money on a 670 you might aswell go with a 7970, better value. Unless you want cuda (phyx is a gimmick)
For some reason my Pcpartpicker link was messed up, heres the build i put together for you that has the best performance for the money your spending.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/NRxB
Thanks guys!!!