Solved Advice on components needed

I've built six AMD rig's and they all crushed as well and can overclock like crazy. Bang for buck AMD still has it's place !

AMD is still the performance per dollar king, AMD well never have the benchmark scores of the high end Intel chips but they cost so much less. In everyday operation the AMD's feel as fast as the Intel that may bench 30-40% better.

That doesn't stop me from thinking about a i7 4960X series some day.
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom, Dell and Lenono LT's
OS
Win8/8.1,Win7-U64, Vista U64, uncounted Linux distor's
CPU
AMD and Intell, 9590, 8350, i5 3570k
Motherboard
CFVFZ, GA990FXA, Z77e-itx
Memory
Corsair G Skill
Graphics Card(s)
Crossfired Sapphire HD 7950 Vapor-X, ASUS R9 280X TOP
Sound Card
Realtek ALC889
Monitor(s) Displays
ViewSonic VX2770SMH 27" / ViewSonic VX2433 LCD 24"
Screen Resolution
1080i HD
Hard Drives
Samsung SSD 840 Pro
OCZ Agility 3's
OCZ Vector's
WD's Blue, red, green, Velociraptors
Seagate USB3 & Hybrid's
ASUS Blu-Ray
ASUS DVD
PSU
Corsair AX1200i, Seasonice 850 Gold
Case
Cooler Master HAF 922 & HAF 932, Lian Li Train case.
Cooling
Air, Glacer 240L expanded, custom EK loop with duel D5's
Keyboard
Microsoft SideWinder X4 USB Keyboard / Logitech 250 PS2
Mouse
Logitech G500 / MS wireless 5000
Internet Speed
Best of 5ms / 75+ dn / 12+ up More or less.
Antivirus
MS esentials-MalwareBytes
Browser
Firefox Chromebook
I've built six AMD rig's and they all crushed as well and can overclock like crazy. Bang for buck AMD still has it's place !

AMD is still the performance per dollar king, AMD well never have the benchmark scores of the high end Intel chips but they cost so much less. In everyday operation the AMD's feel as fast as the Intel that may bench 30-40% better.

That doesn't stop me from thinking about a i7 4960X series some day.

Exactly Right !
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
A blend of brains, brawn and dumb luck.
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 64
CPU
i7 3770k OC'd 4.6 @ 1.17v, also FX 8120 & i5 miniITX
Motherboard
MSI P67A-GD80 b3
Memory
32 gb G.Skill Sniper DDR3 10-12-12-31 @ 2133
Graphics Card(s)
XFX Radeon 7870 2GB DDR5
Sound Card
Sound Blaster Z Series Card
Monitor(s) Displays
(2) LG LED 23" 1920 x 1080 2ms Monitors via mini d-port
Screen Resolution
1680 X 1050 p
Hard Drives
Samsung 256 gb 830 SSD sata III
(1) 1 tb WD Black
(2) 1 tb Hitachi deskmates/sata II
(2) 1 tb WD green/sata II
(2) 3 tb Seagate Barracuda
(1) 120 gb OCZ Vertex SS
(1) Drobo 5N w/5 Seagate 3tb
PSU
EVGA modular 1000G2 80% gold rating & APC 1200 RS
Case
CoolerMaster Storm Styker
Cooling
7 case fans 140mm & 120mm, NZXT Kraken X60
Keyboard
(2) Logitech Illuminated Keyboards (1) usb (1) wireless
Mouse
Logitech G700 & T-BC21 - nano nx for the laptop
Internet Speed
Basic 120mbps down
Antivirus
Trend Micro Titanium Max Security & Malwarebytes Premium
Browser
Chrome and IE 10
Other Info
5 Noctua case fans + 3 Noctua in p/p on NZXT cooler
Integrated hot swap drive bays for 2.5" Drives
(2) Lite-on dvd/cd/Blu Ray optical 22X
Integrated fan controller and led on/off
HP Officejet Pro 8630 all-n-one
Hot-swappable 3.5" hard drive bay
Netgear Nighthawk router
Asus USB 3 & sata 6 PCIe card
Vantec IDE to sata adptr./Ultra sata adptr
Lenovo L420 i5 lappy with m sata
Drobo 5N advanced NAS
Update to the saga FYI
Got over the hangover, did the housework, tended the garden, did some overdue jobs around the house for a couple of weeks and took the ball and chain out for dinner a few times and walaahh, back in the good books.
You know the story, happy wife = happy life. The dream of a new computer has been in the back of my mind so.......like the alpha male, (yeah right!!), I quietly crept out this morning and bought the parts. I figure I've got until the next Mastercard statement comes in to live and enjoy it! Thanks all for your help previously and have updated my specs.
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Self built
OS
Windows 7 home premium 64bit
CPU
intel Core i7 4790 3.6Ghz
Motherboard
Gigabyte H97-D3H
Memory
16Gb G.Skill Sniper
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia GTX 760
Sound Card
Realtek ALC1150 115dB SNR HD Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
LG 32" TV as monitor
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
Samsung 840 PRO series SATA3 256Gb SSD.
Western Digital Black SATA3 -1Tb.
Western Digital external HDD-1TB.

Pioneer DVD-RW.
PSU
Antec HCG 620w
Case
Thermaltake A41
Cooling
Stock fans x 3. After market Arctic Freezer i11 cpu cooler
Keyboard
Logitech M520r wireless
Mouse
Logitech M310t wireless
Internet Speed
Fair to middlin'
Antivirus
Avast free
Browser
Firefox
Other Info
MBAM Pro
SuperAntiSpyware free edition
AdwCleaner
Ccleaner
Revo uninstaller Pro
That's your opinion till she changes it for you again. :p
Ya may need a couple more dinners out and a stay in a hotel for a night or two. ;)
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Home Built Desktop By DataTech
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate X64 SP1
CPU
Intel i5-2550K, Differing ~4.4-4.8GHz No built in GPU
Motherboard
ASUS P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3
Memory
16GB G.Skill Sniper 1866MHz @ 2133MHz 2x8GB
Graphics Card(s)
ASUS GTX650TIB-DC2OC-2GD5, (650TI Boost)
Sound Card
Onboard Realtek 5-1
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung P2570HD
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB SSD for OS, 500GB Seagate Constellation (Enterprise drive) for Data
PSU
Corsair HX650W
Case
Inwin Dragon Rider
Cooling
Hyper 212 EVO w/two Noctua fans, push-pull, @1300 RPM
Keyboard
E-Z Eyes, bright yellow keys with large characters
Mouse
steelseries SENSEI Laser Pro Gaming
Internet Speed
48-51Mbs Mbs down, 11 Mbs up Xfinity Cable
Antivirus
Norton Internet Security 2013
Browser
IE 10, Opera, Pale Moon if needed
Other Info
4 case fans, LG BluRay-RE, ASUS DVD-RW, Mr. Fusion power supply, 1.21 gigawatts.
We'll be expecting pictures........................of the rig
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
A blend of brains, brawn and dumb luck.
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 64
CPU
i7 3770k OC'd 4.6 @ 1.17v, also FX 8120 & i5 miniITX
Motherboard
MSI P67A-GD80 b3
Memory
32 gb G.Skill Sniper DDR3 10-12-12-31 @ 2133
Graphics Card(s)
XFX Radeon 7870 2GB DDR5
Sound Card
Sound Blaster Z Series Card
Monitor(s) Displays
(2) LG LED 23" 1920 x 1080 2ms Monitors via mini d-port
Screen Resolution
1680 X 1050 p
Hard Drives
Samsung 256 gb 830 SSD sata III
(1) 1 tb WD Black
(2) 1 tb Hitachi deskmates/sata II
(2) 1 tb WD green/sata II
(2) 3 tb Seagate Barracuda
(1) 120 gb OCZ Vertex SS
(1) Drobo 5N w/5 Seagate 3tb
PSU
EVGA modular 1000G2 80% gold rating & APC 1200 RS
Case
CoolerMaster Storm Styker
Cooling
7 case fans 140mm & 120mm, NZXT Kraken X60
Keyboard
(2) Logitech Illuminated Keyboards (1) usb (1) wireless
Mouse
Logitech G700 & T-BC21 - nano nx for the laptop
Internet Speed
Basic 120mbps down
Antivirus
Trend Micro Titanium Max Security & Malwarebytes Premium
Browser
Chrome and IE 10
Other Info
5 Noctua case fans + 3 Noctua in p/p on NZXT cooler
Integrated hot swap drive bays for 2.5" Drives
(2) Lite-on dvd/cd/Blu Ray optical 22X
Integrated fan controller and led on/off
HP Officejet Pro 8630 all-n-one
Hot-swappable 3.5" hard drive bay
Netgear Nighthawk router
Asus USB 3 & sata 6 PCIe card
Vantec IDE to sata adptr./Ultra sata adptr
Lenovo L420 i5 lappy with m sata
Drobo 5N advanced NAS

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Home Built Desktop By DataTech
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate X64 SP1
CPU
Intel i5-2550K, Differing ~4.4-4.8GHz No built in GPU
Motherboard
ASUS P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3
Memory
16GB G.Skill Sniper 1866MHz @ 2133MHz 2x8GB
Graphics Card(s)
ASUS GTX650TIB-DC2OC-2GD5, (650TI Boost)
Sound Card
Onboard Realtek 5-1
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung P2570HD
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB SSD for OS, 500GB Seagate Constellation (Enterprise drive) for Data
PSU
Corsair HX650W
Case
Inwin Dragon Rider
Cooling
Hyper 212 EVO w/two Noctua fans, push-pull, @1300 RPM
Keyboard
E-Z Eyes, bright yellow keys with large characters
Mouse
steelseries SENSEI Laser Pro Gaming
Internet Speed
48-51Mbs Mbs down, 11 Mbs up Xfinity Cable
Antivirus
Norton Internet Security 2013
Browser
IE 10, Opera, Pale Moon if needed
Other Info
4 case fans, LG BluRay-RE, ASUS DVD-RW, Mr. Fusion power supply, 1.21 gigawatts.
Rig pics can do, B&C a little difficult.
Last time I took a photo of the old chook it came out in negative, paintings fell off the wall, the power went off in the house and the dogs from all over the neighborhood left town yelping their bollocks off!!
Jeez, I'm glad she has no interest in the internet.........and won't read this.....or I'd be dead meat.
On a serious note, WOW!!! the new rig flies :thumbsup:
So thanks again for the advice offered fellers, it helped me decide for sure.
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Self built
OS
Windows 7 home premium 64bit
CPU
intel Core i7 4790 3.6Ghz
Motherboard
Gigabyte H97-D3H
Memory
16Gb G.Skill Sniper
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia GTX 760
Sound Card
Realtek ALC1150 115dB SNR HD Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
LG 32" TV as monitor
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
Samsung 840 PRO series SATA3 256Gb SSD.
Western Digital Black SATA3 -1Tb.
Western Digital external HDD-1TB.

Pioneer DVD-RW.
PSU
Antec HCG 620w
Case
Thermaltake A41
Cooling
Stock fans x 3. After market Arctic Freezer i11 cpu cooler
Keyboard
Logitech M520r wireless
Mouse
Logitech M310t wireless
Internet Speed
Fair to middlin'
Antivirus
Avast free
Browser
Firefox
Other Info
MBAM Pro
SuperAntiSpyware free edition
AdwCleaner
Ccleaner
Revo uninstaller Pro
Good news, you should post up some pics of it in the Show us your rig thread.
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Home Built Desktop By DataTech
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate X64 SP1
CPU
Intel i5-2550K, Differing ~4.4-4.8GHz No built in GPU
Motherboard
ASUS P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3
Memory
16GB G.Skill Sniper 1866MHz @ 2133MHz 2x8GB
Graphics Card(s)
ASUS GTX650TIB-DC2OC-2GD5, (650TI Boost)
Sound Card
Onboard Realtek 5-1
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung P2570HD
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB SSD for OS, 500GB Seagate Constellation (Enterprise drive) for Data
PSU
Corsair HX650W
Case
Inwin Dragon Rider
Cooling
Hyper 212 EVO w/two Noctua fans, push-pull, @1300 RPM
Keyboard
E-Z Eyes, bright yellow keys with large characters
Mouse
steelseries SENSEI Laser Pro Gaming
Internet Speed
48-51Mbs Mbs down, 11 Mbs up Xfinity Cable
Antivirus
Norton Internet Security 2013
Browser
IE 10, Opera, Pale Moon if needed
Other Info
4 case fans, LG BluRay-RE, ASUS DVD-RW, Mr. Fusion power supply, 1.21 gigawatts.
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