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Industrial · Aug 19, 2011, 10:45 PM // 22:45

This is my 2nd try to get opinions for a new desktop that i'd like to build.

http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/Pu...umber=13824571

Also with that I want a Logitech G15 Keyboard, and a Logitech MX518 Mouse.

This is meant to be a bad-ass gaming desktop with the capability to be used for games and Auto Cad for the next 3-5 years without the need for any major upgrades. Since I want this to last a while, the maximum budget I have is around $2000. The idea that I started with was to having the best quality base parts, mobo, CPU, PS and case, as the rest of the parts are generally cheaper to upgrade down the road.

If you have comments or concerns for anything on the list feel free to post. I'm not the most tech-saavy. This is just what I got out of my last post and fixed what needed to be fixed, which was most everything.

Edit:
I understand that making something that will last 3-5 years is quite the stretch with the current progression of technology, however I don't know when I'll have the money to be buying a new computer, so I have to do the best I can on my budget. I also understand that what I have now in 3 years will be basically the shit we make fun of nowadays, as thats what my current setup is, I'm running a single 8800gtx 768mb atm.

And I forgot to mention this before, but for under $200-ish what would be the best sound system I could get? I know for 5-600 I could get a system that will make the people down the street to bump in their chairs, but I don't have that kind of dough on top of the computer itself.

iridescentfyre · Aug 20, 2011, 04:45 AM // 04:45

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Originally Posted by Industrial

This is meant to be a bad-ass gaming desktop with the capability to be used for games and Auto Cad for the next 3-5 years without the need for any major upgrades.

Looks pretty solid to me. Bear in mind that 5 years is going to be a stretch for anything that's currently available; its just a long time to use the same computer technology.

First thing I looked for was CPU, as I was going to strongly recommend the i5 2500k if you hadn't already chosen it. The only feedback I can really think of is that the midrange Geforce 560 Ti (while a solid choice) might be a little on the wimpy side if you really want to future-proof your machine; it might be worthwhile to bump it up to a Radeon 6950 or Geforce 580 if you feel like you can afford the upgrade. I guess its not a big deal since that's just a simple PCI-e upgrade anyway.

Edit: That being said, I'm running an (OC'd) i5-750 and Geforce GTX460, and I can't find many games I can't run at 1080p and full details and still hit the vsync FPS cap without trouble. The 560 is probably fine for some time.

Revelations · Aug 20, 2011, 07:16 AM // 07:16

Looks a lot nicer than the previous build. No major problems this time round. You could consider going for the HX750, which would allow you to drop in a second 560 later down the track if you wished. And for your data drive you could happily drop to a Green without noticing much difference if you wanted to balance out the cost of the larger PSU.

Other than those minor considerations, looks good!

Draca · Aug 20, 2011, 10:29 AM // 10:29

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Originally Posted by iridescentfyre

The only feedback I can really think of is that the midrange Geforce 560 Ti (while a solid choice) might be a little on the wimpy side if you really want to future-proof your machine;

Unfortunately there is no such thing as a future-proof computer system. Only thing you can do is buy a system made with low cost high-end parts much like the OP then upgrade part by part when needed.

@Industrial: For a bad-ass gaming and AutoCad we are looking at a life time of 2-3 years on the computer and there is no amount of spending that can get around it. At around 2 year mark you will atleast want to buy a new graphics card. Then you can maybe get it to 4 years but if you are serious about AutoCad then you might want a cpu upgrade earlier.

You might also be a case where a i7 will speed things up alot because the extra threads might speed up AutoCad. Unfortunately i can not say how much AutoCad use multicore processing.

Other then that the system looks great.

*Darcy* · Aug 20, 2011, 11:07 AM // 11:07

Don't plan on upgrading piece by piece. Within three years new CPUs will be out that will require a new mobo which will take newer RAM. Based on the last three years, you will also require a larger HD and a new OS. The best you can hope for is to just squeeze by during years four and five and then replace the whole system.

Quaker · Aug 20, 2011, 02:37 PM // 14:37

About the only thing I would suggest is, since you expressed an interest in AutoCAD, you might want to consider going to an i7-2600K if the version of AuotCAD you will be using supports Hyper-threading and you expect to do a lot of CAD'ing.

iridescentfyre · Aug 20, 2011, 08:58 PM // 20:58

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Originally Posted by Draca

Unfortunately there is no such thing as a future-proof computer system. Only thing you can do is buy a system made with low cost high-end parts much like the OP then upgrade part by part when needed.

I know and agree completely, that's what I meant by saying that 5 years with even the best available system today would be a stretch. I just meant that the high-end graphics cards would have a little more mileage and last a bit longer before an inevitable upgrade.

Industrial · Aug 21, 2011, 04:06 AM // 04:06

Well from what I can see, I shouldn't need to do anything else to this build, except maybe upgrade the cpu and videocard just a bit more. Though also what I've got will definitely work out for a while.