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Looking for advice on a new (partial) system
Hello,
Recently it seems my motherboard is dying and it’s a pretty old one, so I’m currently looking for a new (partial) system. Unfortunately, I’ve been out of touch on computer hardware since I bought my last system five years ago.
What I use my system for is work and games: programming – (game and minor web development), 3d graphics, 2d graphics, video work, and playing games (such as Starcraft 2). To help illustrate more, specific programs I use would include the adobe suite and 3d studio max.
After some quick catch-up research and suggestions, I plan to get:
Intel Core i7 - 3820
Asus Sabertooth x79
EVGA GeForce GTX 660 Superclocked - EVGA GeForce GTX 660 Superclocked 1046MHZ 2GB 1111MHZ GDDR5 2xDVI DP Mini-HDMI PCI-E DX11 Video Card
(link is just there for ref, since there seem to be a bunch of varieties?)
The hard drives and psu I plan to reuse from my old system, but I am also unsure now if my psu will be enough. Currently I have a 610w psu, I believe this is it: Silencer 610 EPS12V Power Supply - PC Power & Cooling 610w PSU I have 3 sata hard drives and may add more in the future (none are SSDs...yet :))
The other x79 motherboards I looked at all seemed pretty similar, but I am mainly (outside of a few features) currently choosing the Asus Sabertooth for quality/warranty (since it IS my motherboard that is currently dying ), heat handling (summer heat is approaching and my system can get a bit warm), and power consumption (a tad lower then a few others). I should add that I don’t really overclock too much.
Some questions I have:
Not too sure yet on ram, but it was suggested at least 16gb, which I am fine with. Could use a suggestion in this area as for which brand, etc.
I am not 100% sure if my 610w psu is enough. I’ve looked at a psu calculator which tells me my system would need roughly 520w which is enough, yet other people tell me might be better to get a new psu (700+w). Any ideas?
Which cpu heatsink to get. Not too sure on this at all...in the past I was just using the stock heat sink. But seems like I do not get that this time with my cpu.