Hey, so I've picked out all my parts and I'm just looking for advice on my build, just in case anything I've chosen raises a reg flag or two.
Background: Was hoping to spend $1000 on a sweet gaming computer, but I've increased my budget to the $1100-$1200 while looking at prices and what I want. From Canada, going to use this rig for gaming which should be the only intensive process. Was looking to get into overclocking.
I was also thinking of adding a second 7950 a couple years down the road to increase performance (thus the 750W power supply rather than a lower 550W).
Things I don't want to change are the motherboard (I'm liking the ASUS TUFF design), and the CPU. I can definitely be swayed on the GPU/memory/storage/power supply if you have a good reason.
http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/1zp9e
Ill tell you, putting in a second 7950 in a few years will not be a very good solution. You are usually better off selling your old gpu and getting a new one, because in a few years a gpu for 200-300 will blow two 7950s out of the water. A evga 100-B1-0500-KR for 35$ should put you back in budged.
The 212 will let you oc quite a bit, but if you are looking for a maximum oc a better cooler might be in line.
Thanks for the good advice! I guess I don't have to worry about figuring out what's a better GPU option for a while yet. And who knows! Maybe I'll be able to get one for super cheap.
Pretty solid. Could get away with a cheaper motherboard though. And smaller PSU. Look for something around 500-600 watt for a decent price. Because that big of a PSU(in wattage) will make your efficiency suck under low loads such as webbrowsing/office and that means spilling energy for nothing. Okay it might only make 10-20 watts difference but still it matters.
I'm banking on the 5 year guarantee for the motherboard. It should last a good and long time. Yeah, I'm still on the fence with the PSU and what I should do with that. I'm less concerned with low efficiency though, electricity for me is cheap, but the life and temperature of the PSU does matter. But I guess a more efficient/better utilized PSU will extend its life.