My new build - Hardware & Software

Hello my beloved Facepunch! This will be my first "high end" build ever. This is still a project that i will be working on for at least a month (probably more) and i will update when anything happens on this build. The reason why i make this thread is simply because i want some input from you guys so if there is any opinion on parts or bottlenecks and stuff like that feel free to post them down below. My current computer (which i wrote this on) is a *ATI Radeon HD 4600 * Samsung 500gb hardrive [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152181[/url] *Western Digital 500gb harddrive [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136358[/url] *Intel core 2 Duo CPU 2.4 ghz [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115003[/url] *Case is a Antec three hundred [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129042[/url] * and finally there is 4gb of random manufacturer DDR2 What i want is a nice boost in performance so this is my "in the works" build as of now MSI R9 280X GAMING 3GB [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127759[/url] (Bought for 255,06$ saved about 113,36$) Antec GX GX 700 Black and military green ATX Mid Tower Case [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=1N8-001K-00002&cm_re=antec-_-1N8-001K-00002-_-Product[/url] (Bought 73,54$ like Antec and liked the anesthetics of this case) Intel Core i5-4670K 3,4 GHz [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116899[/url] Motherboard MSI Z97 Gaming 3 - Haswell Refresh HDD will be the ones i had/have in this one PSU will probably be something like Fractal Design Integra R2 750W 80+ Bronze or if thats OP give me some advice. Looking on some Corsair 8GB DDR3 Vengeance 1600MHz CL9 (2X4GB) for the memory but that can change give some advice. Should i go for water-cooled or just ordinary? may also need some help for the cpu cooling.

Get a z97 board instead [url]http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/motherboard/#c=99&sort=a8[/url]

[URL="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103099&cm_re=cooler_master_212_evo-_-35-103-099-_-Product"]Cooler Master 212[/URL] is a great cooler

And the corsair 750 is currently on sale for $60 [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139051[/url]

If you like that case, it is an excellent choice. I had it for about 8 months and it cools spectacularly and can handle a thicker 240mm rad or thinner 280mm one [editline]23rd May 2014[/editline] I would however suggest picking up two 120mm fans for the front at the minimum, and one on the side if budget allows

[QUOTE=Lilyo;44888391]Get a z97 board instead [url]http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/motherboard/#c=99&sort=a8[/url][/QUOTE] Whats the difference? more then the price that is.

[QUOTE=Xombi;44894126]Whats the difference? more then the price that is.[/QUOTE] Support for the new CPU's that are being released later this year.

And better chipsets, more usb 3.0 ports, better design, and sata express (3.2) with increased transfer rates from the previous cap of 600mb/s to 1.2gb/s. With the new breakthrough in SSD tech and the upcoming hugely increased speeds it will be well worth it.

well i am looking on a MSI Z97 Gaming 3 - Haswell Refresh motherboard right now looks solid

I would recommend the Asus-A for that price range. It's a much better mb, with sata express, onboard wifi, more vrm phases, and probably better built quality [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132118[/url]

[QUOTE=Lilyo;44896012]I would recommend the Asus-A for that price range. It's a much better mb, with sata express, onboard wifi, more vrm phases, and probably better built quality [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132118[/url][/QUOTE] Is there any major diffrence between the one you linked and this one? [url]http://www.webhallen.com/se-sv/datorkomponenter/198867-asus_z97-k-atx-z97&atcl=search:result[/url]

The Asus-A has 8 VRM phases, sata express, M.2, better audio, onboard wifi, better ethernet, and better heatsinks (2 mosfets cause of 8 vrm phases). I would personally recommend the Asus-A since it's only a bit more expensive and totally worth it. [url]http://www.asus.com/us/site/motherboards/Z97/comparison/[/url] Asus-A [IMG]http://www.asus.com/us/site/motherboards/Z97/assets/img/thumbs/enlarge/z97-A.jpg[/IMG] Asus-K/CSM [IMG]http://www.asus.com/us/site/motherboards/Z97/assets/img/thumbs/enlarge/z97-K.jpg[/IMG]

MSI R9 280X GAMING 3GB Antec GX GX 700 Black and military green ATX Mid Tower Intel Core i5-4670K 3,4 GHz Motherboard Asus Z97-A HDD will be the ones i had/have in this one Looking on some Corsair 8GB DDR3 Vengeance 1600MHz CL9 (2X4GB) for the memory but that can change give some advice. Would a Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo fit my case? [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...0002-_-Product[/url] Also what type of psu do i need? I have a 500w one i would like to use if its enough. Also thanks to Lilyo i have now settled for the Asus z97-A motherboard :D

What brand/model is the psu? And the 212 evo will fit with no problems. I have installed it in my own and a customers gx700 with no problems

[QUOTE=Levelog;44927678]What brand/model is the psu? And the 212 evo will fit with no problems. I have installed it in my own and a customers gx700 with no problems[/QUOTE] I honestly cant say what the brand of the psu is since it is currently mounted upside down in my antec 300 case. I can try to have a look tomorrow if you like. maybe i can unscrew it and tilt it a bit :) Thanks for the help on the cooler that will be great!

Quick help! do i need both the 6-pin and the 8-pin power connectors on the graphics card? Having a really hard time trying to connect the 8-pin.

Yes of course you do.