Decided my computer was getting a little old/obsolete so am looking into new computer...
Video card:
chose radeon over geforce partially becuase between rendering and gaming ill be leaning a little more on the gaming side so, i decided to rule out the cuda cores that come with nvidia cards.
CPU:
chose the 4770k to hopefully with rendering to pick up on what i cut out of in video cards by not choosing a nvidia card, also in case i use a rendering program that doesnt have support for use of cuda
Mobo:
fit my needs plus looked like it had plenty of good reviews also the combo with the cpu is nice.
PSU:
u may have noticed i didnt include one in the list, mostly becuase i have a rosewill 1300w PSU that i got as a gift a year ago, so i thought i would save a few bucks and use it
Storage:
planning on using the two SSDs in a RAID 0 array as my main storage, the two hybrid drive i would either also have in a RAID 0 array by themselves or use one for games and the other for media storage
Memory:
was lookin at 16gb at 1600 for 30 bucks less but 800mhz more for only 30 bucks i decided to choose these (probly the biggest part im looking for tips on)
Case: the rosewill thor v2 has all the space i neen, i like the looks, plus room for improvements on it..
Main use of the Computer: Gaming and rendering videos, may also use it with some 3d modeling programs(have been somewat interested in them latety)
im happy to get any tips/opinions/ideas on this build, looks good to me, but i have seen some things slip by me before, when i have been ogling at some other pc parts. and thank you for reading and/or helping...
questions:
was wondering how performance would be affected if at all by running two sets of raid off an onboard chip, or if its even possible?
should i stick with the psu or would it be worth it to buy a lower wattage psu that would run more efficiently most likely?
Some afterthought:
I am now debating about possibly getting a 7970 ghz edition instead of just a standard 7970 (the video card i would probly get instead: Sapphire Vapor-X, difference between the two types: benchmarks)