Worth getting something like the i7 4790k for $299, or switching to a newer Skylake i5? Maybe the i5 6600K for $269?
[QUOTE=SPESSMEHREN;49159919]Worth getting something like the i7 4790k for $299, or switching to a newer Skylake i5? Maybe the i5 6600K for $269?[/QUOTE]
For what uses?
[QUOTE=Levelog;49159922]For what uses?[/QUOTE]
Gaming mostly, but some light video and photo editing plus VMs and coding.
[QUOTE=eurocracy;49157220]They are fine for non-overclocked CPUs. There's no point spending the extra money. An AiO is hilariously overkill for a non-k i5, just, why?[/QUOTE]
Ah, I didn't consider that. I've always heard the stock coolers are terrible, but I guess if they're fine, they're fine.
Hey everyone, so I've made some refinements for my list, the specific GPU and case are all that could change at this point. If I change the case, it would be a NZXT Source 210 Elite (great case imo)
[url=http://pcpartpicker.com/p/L2p699]PCPartPicker part list[/url] / [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/p/L2p699/by_merchant/]Price breakdown by merchant[/url]
[b]CPU:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80662i36100]Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor[/url] ($123.99 @ SuperBiiz)
[b]Motherboard:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-gah110ma]Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard[/url] ($54.99 @ Amazon)
[b]Memory:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f42133c15d8grr]G.Skill Ripjaws 4 series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory[/url] ($48.99 @ Newegg)
[b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/crucial-internal-hard-drive-ct120m500ssd1]Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive[/url] (Purchased For $0.00)
[b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st1000dm003]Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive[/url] ($44.89 @ OutletPC)
[b]Video Card:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/powercolor-video-card-axr93804gbd5ppdhe]PowerColor Radeon R9 380 4GB PCS+ Video Card[/url] ($193.98 @ Newegg)
[b]Case:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/fractal-design-case-fdcacore1000usb3bl]Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case[/url] ($29.99 @ Micro Center)
[b]Power Supply:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1550sxxb9]XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply[/url] ($26.99 @ Newegg)
[b]Total:[/b] $523.82
[i]Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available[/i]
[i]Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-21 19:44 EST-0500[/i]
Please give suggestions.
[QUOTE=chipsnapper2;49160972]Hey everyone, so I've made some refinements for my list, the specific GPU and case are all that could change at this point. If I change the case, it would be a NZXT Source 210 Elite (great case imo)
[url=http://pcpartpicker.com/p/L2p699]PCPartPicker part list[/url] / [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/p/L2p699/by_merchant/]Price breakdown by merchant[/url]
[b]CPU:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80662i36100]Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor[/url] ($123.99 @ SuperBiiz)
[b]Motherboard:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-gah110ma]Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard[/url] ($54.99 @ Amazon)
[b]Memory:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f42133c15d8grr]G.Skill Ripjaws 4 series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory[/url] ($48.99 @ Newegg)
[b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/crucial-internal-hard-drive-ct120m500ssd1]Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive[/url] (Purchased For $0.00)
[b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st1000dm003]Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive[/url] ($44.89 @ OutletPC)
[b]Video Card:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/powercolor-video-card-axr93804gbd5ppdhe]PowerColor Radeon R9 380 4GB PCS+ Video Card[/url] ($193.98 @ Newegg)
[b]Case:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/fractal-design-case-fdcacore1000usb3bl]Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case[/url] ($29.99 @ Micro Center)
[b]Power Supply:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1550sxxb9]XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply[/url] ($26.99 @ Newegg)
[b]Total:[/b] $523.82
[i]Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available[/i]
[i]Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-21 19:44 EST-0500[/i]
Please give suggestions.[/QUOTE]
Everything looks good. Are you trying to get down to $500? If so, the R9 285 ITX Compact OC is cheap as hell atm
[QUOTE=Mister52;49161012]Everything looks good. Are you trying to get down to $500? If so, the R9 285 ITX Compact OC is cheap as hell atm[/QUOTE]
I am trying to get to $500, however I am going to receive the i3 and 380 as gifts, and the rest I can budget around Holiday sales.
[QUOTE=chipsnapper2;49161040]I am trying to get to $500, however I am going to receive the i3 and 380 as gifts, and the rest I can budget around Holiday sales.[/QUOTE]
Nah, that's probably the most you can push if the i3 and 380 as gifts. Unless you can do Haswell i3 or Athlon 860K.
[QUOTE=Mister52;49161012]Everything looks good. Are you trying to get down to $500? If so, the R9 285 ITX Compact OC is cheap as hell atm[/QUOTE]
Then you're looking at half the vram
[QUOTE=Levelog;49161083]Then you're looking at half the vram[/QUOTE]
I know. But hey, $139.99 after $20MIR for a 950 killer is worth it.
What's the general consensus on the Corsair Air 240? I'm making some cuts to my build to try to save money, and that case really won me over when I saw it in a vertical orientation. There's something really cool about this white one here.
[t]http://www.computershopper.com/var/ezwebin_site/storage/images/computex-2014/stunning-corsair-pc-cases-at-computex-2014-graphite-series-380t-and-780t-carbide-air-240/corsair-carbide-air-series-240-desktop-versus-vertical-orientation/1147869-1-eng-US/corsair-carbide-air-series-240-desktop-versus-vertical-orientation_slideshow_main.jpg[/t]
It looks like it's got tons of room for cable management, but it's still pretty small (and therefore luggable), so I could still use it as a mobile VR thing. What do you all think? Worth going for over the Bitfenix Phenom?
[QUOTE=woolio1;49161196]What's the general consensus on the Corsair Air 240? I'm making some cuts to my build to try to save money, and that case really won me over when I saw it in a vertical orientation. There's something really cool about this white one here.
[t]http://www.computershopper.com/var/ezwebin_site/storage/images/computex-2014/stunning-corsair-pc-cases-at-computex-2014-graphite-series-380t-and-780t-carbide-air-240/corsair-carbide-air-series-240-desktop-versus-vertical-orientation/1147869-1-eng-US/corsair-carbide-air-series-240-desktop-versus-vertical-orientation_slideshow_main.jpg[/t]
It looks like it's got tons of room for cable management, but it's still pretty small (and therefore luggable), so I could still use it as a mobile VR thing. What do you all think? Worth going for over the Bitfenix Phenom?[/QUOTE]
What's your current build outlook and budget?
[QUOTE=Mister52;49161201]What's your current build outlook and budget?[/QUOTE]
[url=http://pcpartpicker.com/p/6WhfwP]PCPartPicker part list[/url] / [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/p/6WhfwP/by_merchant/]Price breakdown by merchant[/url]
[b]CPU:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80662i56600k]Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor[/url] ($254.99 @ Amazon)
[b]CPU Cooler:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-cpu-cooler-cw9060015ww]Corsair H75 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler[/url] ($69.00 @ Amazon)
[b]Thermal Compound:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/arctic-silver-thermal-paste-as535g]Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste[/url] ($4.65 @ Amazon)
[b]Motherboard:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-z170mplus]Asus Z170M-PLUS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard[/url] ($119.99 @ SuperBiiz)
[b]Memory:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f42133c15d16grr]G.Skill Ripjaws 4 series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory[/url] ($89.99 @ Newegg)
[b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz75e500bam]Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive[/url] ($159.88 @ OutletPC)
[b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st1000dm003]Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive[/url] ($44.89 @ OutletPC)
[b]Video Card:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-video-card-04gp42978kr]EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB FTW ACX 2.0 Video Card[/url] ($314.99 @ NCIX US)
[b]Case:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-cc9011069ww]Corsair Air 240 MicroATX Mid Tower Case[/url] ($69.99 @ Micro Center)
[b]Power Supply:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-120g10650xr]EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply[/url] ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
[b]Case Fan:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/bitfenix-case-fan-bffspro23030wwrp]BitFenix Spectre Pro 156.3 CFM 230mm Fan[/url] ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
[b]Total:[/b] $1213.34
[i]Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available[/i]
[i]Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-21 20:35 EST-0500[/i]
Budget's about $1300, but not all at once. I'll be picking up most of the parts over the holiday, but some things, like the hard drive and graphics card, will be repurposed from my current build until I get a few more paychecks. I've got a credit card I need to pay off before I can really start buying a ton of stuff.
So here's what I have so far (prices in USD). Uses include gaming, video encoding, photo editing etc.
[url=http://pcpartpicker.com/p/pBVVVn]PCPartPicker part list[/url] / [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/p/pBVVVn/by_merchant/]Price breakdown by merchant[/url]
[b]CPU:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i74790k]Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor[/url] ($299.99 @ Newegg)
[b]CPU Cooler:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rr212e20pkr2]Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler[/url] ($29.99 @ Newegg)
[b]Motherboard:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-z97sslikraitedition]MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard[/url] ($85.99 @ Newegg)
[b]Memory:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-memory-cmz16gx3m2a1600c9]Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory[/url] ($66.99 @ Newegg)
[b]Video Card:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-r9390gaming8g]MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card[/url] ($309.99 @ B&H)
[b]Case:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-750d]Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case[/url] ($99.99 @ Newegg)
[b]Power Supply:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/rosewill-power-supply-hive750]Rosewill Hive 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply[/url] ($89.99 @ Newegg)
[b]Wireless Network Adapter:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/tp-link-wireless-network-card-tlwdn4800]TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter[/url] ($39.99 @ Newegg)
[b]Total:[/b] $1022.92
[i]Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available[/i]
[i]Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-21 20:36 EST-0500[/i]
Things I might buy later: New SSD (current one is 120GB). 1440p monitor once my savings have recuperated.
I have a few questions though. Is my PSU overkill? Can I go down to a 650W PSU or should I keep the one I have now? I plan on overclocking. Also how does the overall build look?
Also, is this the best I'm going to do in terms of Black Friday/Cyber Monday sales? The B&H 390 is the best deal I've found so far ($309.99 + $20 rebate = $289.99). Should I buy now or wait for a better deal?
[QUOTE=woolio1;49161236][url=http://pcpartpicker.com/p/6WhfwP]PCPartPicker part list[/url] / [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/p/6WhfwP/by_merchant/]Price breakdown by merchant[/url]
[b]CPU:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80662i56600k]Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor[/url] ($254.99 @ Amazon)
[b]CPU Cooler:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-cpu-cooler-cw9060015ww]Corsair H75 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler[/url] ($69.00 @ Amazon)
[b]Thermal Compound:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/arctic-silver-thermal-paste-as535g]Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste[/url] ($4.65 @ Amazon)
[b]Motherboard:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-z170mplus]Asus Z170M-PLUS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard[/url] ($119.99 @ SuperBiiz)
[b]Memory:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f42133c15d16grr]G.Skill Ripjaws 4 series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory[/url] ($89.99 @ Newegg)
[b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz75e500bam]Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive[/url] ($159.88 @ OutletPC)
[b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st1000dm003]Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive[/url] ($44.89 @ OutletPC)
[b]Video Card:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-video-card-04gp42978kr]EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB FTW ACX 2.0 Video Card[/url] ($314.99 @ NCIX US)
[b]Case:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-cc9011069ww]Corsair Air 240 MicroATX Mid Tower Case[/url] ($69.99 @ Micro Center)
[b]Power Supply:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-120g10650xr]EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply[/url] ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
[b]Case Fan:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/bitfenix-case-fan-bffspro23030wwrp]BitFenix Spectre Pro 156.3 CFM 230mm Fan[/url] ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
[b]Total:[/b] $1213.34
[i]Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available[/i]
[i]Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-21 20:35 EST-0500[/i]
Budget's about $1300, but not all at once. I'll be picking up most of the parts over the holiday, but some things, like the hard drive and graphics card, will be repurposed from my current build until I get a few more paychecks. I've got a credit card I need to pay off before I can really start buying a ton of stuff.[/QUOTE]
[url=http://pcpartpicker.com/p/P9WFjX]PCPartPicker part list[/url] / [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/p/P9WFjX/by_merchant/]Price breakdown by merchant[/url]
[b]CPU:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80662i56600k]Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor[/url] ($254.99 @ Amazon)
[b]CPU Cooler:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-cpu-cooler-h50]Corsair H50 57.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler[/url] ($59.99 @ Newegg)
[b]Thermal Compound:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/arctic-silver-thermal-paste-as535g]Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste[/url] ($4.65 @ Amazon)
[b]Motherboard:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-z170mmortar]MSI Z170M Mortar Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard[/url] ($107.99 @ SuperBiiz)
[b]Memory:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f42133c15d16grr]G.Skill Ripjaws 4 series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory[/url] ($89.99 @ Newegg)
[b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz75e500bam]Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive[/url] ($159.88 @ OutletPC)
[b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st1000dm003]Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive[/url] ($44.89 @ OutletPC)
[b]Video Card:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-r9390gaming8g]MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card[/url] ($309.98 @ SuperBiiz)
[b]Case:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-cc9011069ww]Corsair Air 240 MicroATX Mid Tower Case[/url] ($69.99 @ Micro Center)
[b]Power Supply:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-110b20750vr]EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply[/url] ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
[b]Case Fan:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/bitfenix-case-fan-bffspro23030wwrp]BitFenix Spectre Pro 156.3 CFM 230mm Fan[/url] ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
[b]Total:[/b] $1182.32
[i]Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available[/i]
[i]Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-21 20:43 EST-0500[/i]
Not too much I can do with a semisolidified part list.
Did a 390, $5 less for more than $5 worth of performance over the GTX 970
PSU is only 80+ Bronze but significantly better (as in Super Flower Golden Green) than the NEX, which is based on the medioce FSP Aurum platform.
Cooler, I guess, will work out.
Mobo dropped down a little, but eh.
[editline]21st November 2015[/editline]
[QUOTE=SPESSMEHREN;49161238]So here's what I have so far (prices in USD). Uses include gaming, video encoding, photo editing etc.
[url=http://pcpartpicker.com/p/pBVVVn]PCPartPicker part list[/url] / [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/p/pBVVVn/by_merchant/]Price breakdown by merchant[/url]
[b]CPU:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i74790k]Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor[/url] ($299.99 @ Newegg)
[b]CPU Cooler:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rr212e20pkr2]Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler[/url] ($29.99 @ Newegg)
[b]Motherboard:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-z97sslikraitedition]MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard[/url] ($85.99 @ Newegg)
[b]Memory:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-memory-cmz16gx3m2a1600c9]Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory[/url] ($66.99 @ Newegg)
[b]Video Card:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-r9390gaming8g]MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card[/url] ($309.99 @ B&H)
[b]Case:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-750d]Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case[/url] ($99.99 @ Newegg)
[b]Power Supply:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/rosewill-power-supply-hive750]Rosewill Hive 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply[/url] ($89.99 @ Newegg)
[b]Wireless Network Adapter:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/tp-link-wireless-network-card-tlwdn4800]TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter[/url] ($39.99 @ Newegg)
[b]Total:[/b] $1022.92
[i]Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available[/i]
[i]Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-21 20:36 EST-0500[/i]
Things I might buy later: New SSD (current one is 120GB). 1440p monitor once my savings have recuperated.
I have a few questions though. Is my PSU overkill? Can I go down to a 650W PSU or should I keep the one I have now? I plan on overclocking. Also how does the overall build look?
Also, is this the best I'm going to do in terms of Black Friday/Cyber Monday sales? The B&H 390 is the best deal I've found so far ($309.99 + $20 rebate = $289.99). Should I buy now or wait for a better deal?[/QUOTE]
I can push a better deal.
[url=http://pcpartpicker.com/p/YVYkYJ]PCPartPicker part list[/url] / [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/p/YVYkYJ/by_merchant/]Price breakdown by merchant[/url]
[b]CPU:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i74790k]Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor[/url] ($299.99 @ Newegg)
[b]CPU Cooler:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rr212e20pkr2]Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler[/url] ($29.99 @ Newegg)
[b]Motherboard:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-z97pcmate]MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard[/url] ($71.98 @ Newegg)
[b]Memory:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-memory-cmz16gx3m2a1600c9]Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory[/url] ($66.99 @ Newegg)
[b]Video Card:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/powercolor-video-card-axr93908gbd5ppdhe]PowerColor Radeon R9 390 8GB PCS+ Video Card[/url] ($274.99 @ Newegg)
[b]Case:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-750d]Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case[/url] ($99.99 @ Newegg)
[b]Power Supply:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1550sxxb9]XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply[/url] ($26.99 @ Newegg)
[b]Wireless Network Adapter:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/tp-link-wireless-network-card-tlwdn4800]TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter[/url] ($39.99 @ Newegg)
[b]Total:[/b] $910.91
[i]Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available[/i]
[i]Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-21 20:47 EST-0500[/i]
You don't need a really fancy motherboard, even for an i7. If you want to go down lower, go Xeon E3-1231V3 and an H81 motherboard.
PowerColor R9 390, will do its job.
Power supply is made by Seasonic and from what I know, is pretty much something like [url]http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seasonic-power-supply-ss600et[/url]
Okay, so explain real quick the differences between the parts you've replaced. I'm perfectly fine spending what I was on the cooler, it's only a $10 difference. I prefer Nvidia graphics cards, just because I know AMD is a little bit weird in some games (Fallout 4, for instance), and also for the software package and functionality that Nvidia offers.
I am curious about the PSU. What makes that one better than the NEX? I see it's not fully-modular, but I guess motherboard power should probably always be connected, so that's not a huge deal.
Also, what are the advantages and disadvantages of that motherboard? I see it actually has more USB 3 outputs than the Asus, which is nice.
Just curious about the advantages and disadvantages of your list are, so I can pick the obvious laterals or improvements.
[QUOTE=woolio1;49161324]Okay, so explain real quick the differences between the parts you've replaced. I'm perfectly fine spending what I was on the cooler, it's only a $10 difference. I prefer Nvidia graphics cards, just because I know AMD is a little bit weird in some games (Fallout 4, for instance), and also for the software package and functionality that Nvidia offers.
I am curious about the PSU. What makes that one better than the NEX? I see it's not fully-modular, but I guess motherboard power should probably always be connected, so that's not a huge deal.
Also, what are the advantages and disadvantages of that motherboard? I see it actually has more USB 3 outputs than the Asus, which is nice.
Just curious about the advantages and disadvantages of your list are, so I can pick the obvious laterals or improvements.[/QUOTE]
The card is fine. Yes, the drivers for FO4 are wonky on AMD's side but lots of issues should be fixed with the recently released Crimson drivers. As for software packages, what do you actually use on Nvidia's side?
The PSU is simply of significantly higher quality. The NEX uses specific second-rate capacitors while the B2/Golden Green, while only Bronze, uses higher-tier capacitors which matter in the long run.
The motherboard is MSI, and MSI's motherboards tend to have easy to use BIOSes.
[QUOTE=Mister52;49161344]The card is fine. Yes, the drivers for FO4 are wonky on AMD's side but lots of issues should be fixed with the recently released Crimson drivers. As for software packages, what do you actually use on Nvidia's side?
The PSU is simply of significantly higher quality. The NEX uses specific second-rate capacitors while the B2/Golden Green, while only Bronze, uses higher-tier capacitors which matter in the long run.
The motherboard is MSI, and MSI's motherboards tend to have easy to use BIOSes.[/QUOTE]
Really, I use Shadowplay a lot with my current machine, especially Shadowplay's Twitch integration. Having hardware encoding built into the card is really helpful, because I can definitely tell the performance hit with Fraps and OSB compared to Shadowplay. Much easier to set up and get running right as well.
There's also the way Oculus has been working closely with Nvidia to make sure their drivers are built with VR in mind, and since this is going to be a VR rig that makes a lot of sense for me.
I think for those reasons, I'll stick with Nvidia. The other choices look pretty solid, though, so I'll definitely be grabbing those. Can't hurt having a power overhead like that either, because I'll definitely be SLIing later.
Also, I realized I can knock off the 230mm fan and save another $20, since that was the bottom-mount fan for the Phenom.
So, let me ask then, would it be worth going back to LGA-1150, and upgrading to an i7-4790k? That's a $50 increase, but the motherboards for Haswell are time-tested and rock solid, and considerably cheaper in most cases. RAM's usually cheaper as well, although it is DDR3. I'm just not sure going full cutting-edge is the best solution.
[QUOTE=woolio1;49161397]Really, I use Shadowplay a lot with my current machine, especially Shadowplay's Twitch integration. Having hardware encoding built into the card is really helpful, because I can definitely tell the performance hit with Fraps and OSB compared to Shadowplay. Much easier to set up and get running right as well.
There's also the way Oculus has been working closely with Nvidia to make sure their drivers are built with VR in mind, and since this is going to be a VR rig that makes a lot of sense for me.
I think for those reasons, I'll stick with Nvidia. The other choices look pretty solid, though, so I'll definitely be grabbing those. Can't hurt having a power overhead like that either, because I'll definitely be SLIing later.
Also, I realized I can knock off the 230mm fan and save another $20, since that was the bottom-mount fan for the Phenom.
So, let me ask then, would it be worth going back to LGA-1150, and upgrading to an i7-4790k? That's a $50 increase, but the motherboards for Haswell are time-tested and rock solid, and considerably cheaper in most cases. RAM's usually cheaper as well, although it is DDR3. I'm just not sure going full cutting-edge is the best solution.[/QUOTE]
Yeah.
Nvidia and AMD both have dedicated plugins for OBS. Nvidia's is NVENC (which is already in OBS) and AMD's is VCE and that has a dedicated thing. Either way, if you use OBS, you should be using Intel Quick Sync on OBS as it won't impede your GPU and CPU performance in any way.
Ehhhhh..... do you do things other than gaming? Then the i7 would probably have big relevance.
[QUOTE=Mister52;49161431]Yeah.
Nvidia and AMD both have dedicated plugins for OBS. Nvidia's is NVENC (which is already in OBS) and AMD's is VCE and that has a dedicated thing. Either way, if you use OBS, you should be using Intel Quick Sync on OBS as it won't impede your GPU and CPU performance in any way.
Ehhhhh..... do you do things other than gaming? Then the i7 would probably have big relevance.[/QUOTE]
I do a lot of photography, so I've got decently-sized Lightroom catalogs and I'm usually working with large images.
What do I miss out on by going back to 1150? What are the major improvements in Skylake?
[QUOTE=woolio1;49161462]I do a lot of photography, so I've got decently-sized Lightroom catalogs and I'm usually working with large images.
What do I miss out on by going back to 1150? What are the major improvements in Skylake?[/QUOTE]
Skylake has DDR4, more PCI-E lanes, and tends to overclock better. So nothing really essential.
Yeah, if you work with big RAW files, the i7'll pose a bigger benefit than the i5 will.
[QUOTE=Mister52;49161470]Skylake has DDR4, more PCI-E lanes, and tends to overclock better. So nothing really essential.
Yeah, if you work with big RAW files, the i7'll pose a bigger benefit than the i5 will.[/QUOTE]
All right, so how does something like this look?
[URL="http://pcpartpicker.com/p/yM37Vn"]PCPartPicker part list[/URL] / [URL="http://pcpartpicker.com/p/yM37Vn/by_merchant/"]Price breakdown by merchant[/URL]
[B]CPU:[/B] [URL="http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i74790k"]Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor[/URL] ($299.99 @ Newegg)
[B]CPU Cooler:[/B] [URL="http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-cpu-cooler-cw9060015ww"]Corsair H75 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler[/URL] ($69.00 @ Amazon)
[B]Thermal Compound:[/B] [URL="http://pcpartpicker.com/part/arctic-silver-thermal-paste-as535g"]Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste[/URL] ($4.65 @ Amazon)
[B]Motherboard:[/B] [URL="http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-gaz97mxgaming5"]Gigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard[/URL] ($116.88 @ OutletPC)
[B]Memory:[/B] [URL="http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-memory-cmy16gx3m2a1600c9r"]Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory[/URL] ($67.99 @ Newegg)
[B]Storage:[/B] [URL="http://pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz75e500bam"]Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive[/URL] ($159.88 @ OutletPC)
[B]Storage:[/B] [URL="http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st1000dm003"]Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive[/URL] ($44.89 @ OutletPC)
[B]Video Card:[/B] [URL="http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-video-card-04gp42978kr"]EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB FTW ACX 2.0 Video Card[/URL] ($314.99 @ NCIX US)
[B]Case:[/B] [URL="http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-cc9011069ww"]Corsair Air 240 MicroATX Mid Tower Case[/URL] ($69.99 @ Micro Center)
[B]Power Supply:[/B] [URL="http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-110b20750vr"]EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply[/URL] ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
[B]Total:[/B] $1208.25
[I]Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available[/I]
[I]Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-21 21:47 EST-0500[/I]
I added the H75 back, because the H50 apparently has a really noisy pump. Also added back the Nvidia card, because I did a bit of reading and the R9 390 actually hits at around 2FPS below the 970, even at 1080p. Which is bizarre, because it has twice the VRAM and higher max clocks. I can't figure out why the 390 performs worse with higher specs.
Thanks for your help, by the way. I think I've almost got this nailed down, and it should be a pretty good, solid build.
[QUOTE=woolio1;49161636]All right, so how does something like this look?
[URL="http://pcpartpicker.com/p/yM37Vn"]PCPartPicker part list[/URL] / [URL="http://pcpartpicker.com/p/yM37Vn/by_merchant/"]Price breakdown by merchant[/URL]
[B]CPU:[/B] [URL="http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i74790k"]Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor[/URL] ($299.99 @ Newegg)
[B]CPU Cooler:[/B] [URL="http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-cpu-cooler-cw9060015ww"]Corsair H75 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler[/URL] ($69.00 @ Amazon)
[B]Thermal Compound:[/B] [URL="http://pcpartpicker.com/part/arctic-silver-thermal-paste-as535g"]Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste[/URL] ($4.65 @ Amazon)
[B]Motherboard:[/B] [URL="http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-gaz97mxgaming5"]Gigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard[/URL] ($116.88 @ OutletPC)
[B]Memory:[/B] [URL="http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-memory-cmy16gx3m2a1600c9r"]Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory[/URL] ($67.99 @ Newegg)
[B]Storage:[/B] [URL="http://pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz75e500bam"]Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive[/URL] ($159.88 @ OutletPC)
[B]Storage:[/B] [URL="http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st1000dm003"]Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive[/URL] ($44.89 @ OutletPC)
[B]Video Card:[/B] [URL="http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-video-card-04gp42978kr"]EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB FTW ACX 2.0 Video Card[/URL] ($314.99 @ NCIX US)
[B]Case:[/B] [URL="http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-cc9011069ww"]Corsair Air 240 MicroATX Mid Tower Case[/URL] ($69.99 @ Micro Center)
[B]Power Supply:[/B] [URL="http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-110b20750vr"]EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply[/URL] ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
[B]Total:[/B] $1208.25
[I]Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available[/I]
[I]Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-21 21:47 EST-0500[/I]
I added the H75 back, because the H50 apparently has a really noisy pump. Also added back the Nvidia card, because I did a bit of reading and the R9 390 actually hits at around 2FPS below the 970, even at 1080p. Which is bizarre, because it has twice the VRAM and higher max clocks. I can't figure out why the 390 performs worse with higher specs.
Thanks for your help, by the way. I think I've almost got this nailed down, and it should be a pretty good, solid build.[/QUOTE]
Okay about the H50, understandable. Btu for the 390, is this for a specific game (I'm assuming Fallout 4)?
No problemo, got nothing to do anyways :P
[QUOTE=Mister52;49161724]Okay about the H50, understandable. Btu for the 390, is this for a specific game (I'm assuming Fallout 4)?
No problemo, got nothing to do anyways :P[/QUOTE]
Really, just for general performance. It seems to score lower than the 970 in GTA:V, Metro: Last Light, Dirt Rally, and almost every other game it's tested on. Not significantly lower (except in Dirt Rally, where it hits an abysmal 38 to the 970's 65), usually just 2-3 frames, but I'm not sure why I'd spend more for a card that performs worse.
[URL="http://www.overclockers.com/msi-r9-390-gaming-8g-video-card-review/"]Here's a link to the Overclockers review of the card. [/URL]
[URL="http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/sapphire-nitro-r9-390-8g-d5,4245.html"]Here's a benchmark sheet from Tom's Hardware on the Sapphire variant of the card.[/URL]
[URL="http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2015-amd-radeon-r9-390-8gb-review"]Here's Eurogamer's benchmark sheet.[/URL]
There's ridiculous variance between all the benchmarks, and I assume that comes from different test parameters, but the 390 seems to slide in right behind the 970 most of the time, except in certain games (Far Cry, Metro 2033, [I]sometimes[/I] GTA:V). It's very strange.
Even in cases where you think it would win out, like games with higher texture settings, it still seems to have that 2fps lag behind the 970. The 970 also has, on average, smaller frame intervals and fewer dropped frames.
I'm not sure if this is optimization on the part of the developers, or if it's an issue with AMD's drivers, or the card itself, but it [B]should[/B] perform better all the time. Why it doesn't, I have absolutely no idea. It's clearly a more powerful card, but it doesn't perform better.
[QUOTE=woolio1;49161965]Really, just for general performance. It seems to score lower than the 970 in GTA:V, Metro: Last Light, Dirt Rally, and almost every other game it's tested on. Not significantly lower (except in Dirt Rally, where it hits an abysmal 38 to the 970's 65), usually just 2-3 frames, but I'm not sure why I'd spend more for a card that performs worse.
[URL="http://www.overclockers.com/msi-r9-390-gaming-8g-video-card-review/"]Here's a link to the Overclockers review of the card. [/URL]
[URL="http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/sapphire-nitro-r9-390-8g-d5,4245.html"]Here's a benchmark sheet from Tom's Hardware on the Sapphire variant of the card.[/URL]
[URL="http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2015-amd-radeon-r9-390-8gb-review"]Here's Eurogamer's benchmark sheet.[/URL]
There's ridiculous variance between all the benchmarks, and I assume that comes from different test parameters, but the 390 seems to slide in right behind the 970 most of the time, except in certain games (Far Cry, Metro 2033, [I]sometimes[/I] GTA:V). It's very strange.
Even in cases where you think it would win out, like games with higher texture settings, it still seems to have that 2fps lag behind the 970. The 970 also has, on average, smaller frame intervals and fewer dropped frames.
I'm not sure if this is optimization on the part of the developers, or if it's an issue with AMD's drivers, or the card itself, but it [B]should[/B] perform better all the time. Why it doesn't, I have absolutely no idea. It's clearly a more powerful card, but it doesn't perform better.[/QUOTE]
I'm not sure what's up with the benchmarks, as the Tom's Hardware benches seem the most realistic.
The Overclockers benchmarks seem really strange. Dirt Rally shouldn't behave that way. Eurogamer's benchmarks are also a bit eh, with AMD's stronghold on Ryse: Son of Rome being somewhat odd.
Most of the 2FPS losses I'd call within the margin of error. But yeah, the benches are odd, especially on Dirt Rally, which, from user reviews, imply that it's not really GPU biased.
The second Avenger, Jarvis, the SSD has arrived. Actually a bunch of stuff came today. Can't be arsed to set up the Avengers thingy I was going to do when all the parts arrived.
[QUOTE=DiscoInferno;49163483]The second Avenger, Jarvis, the SSD has arrived. Actually a bunch of stuff came today. Can't be arsed to set up the Avengers thingy I was going to do when all the parts arrived.[/QUOTE]
You're lucky. My case was supposed to be here on Friday and it's been delayed to Monday or possibly Tuesday due to "weather delays".
[QUOTE=LegoGuy;49164012]You're lucky. My case was supposed to be here on Friday and it's been delayed to Monday or possibly Tuesday due to "weather delays".[/QUOTE]
Not enough snow for the sled dogs to pull the delivery sleigh?
[QUOTE=~Kiwi~v2;48960904]oh my god im too tired for this shit
okay
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaah an athlon II X4 would be a big boost over that a6-3500, don't know how much that would set you back since there's no pricing available
GPU wise that's okay for your budget with out going over[/QUOTE]
okay so now that black friday is coming soon and stuff I went back on this, and realized an important thing:
Motherboard uses an old FM1, and this one is FM2(+), so I'd need to upgrade that too.
ack.
Anything in mind?
(Still using the same specs as before:
[QUOTE=Coment;48960714][url=http://pcpartpicker.com/p/FYtthM]PCPartPicker part list[/url] / [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/p/FYtthM/by_merchant/]Price breakdown by merchant[/url]
[b]CPU:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/amd-cpu-ad3500ojgxbox]AMD A6-3500 2.1GHz Triple-Core Processor[/url] (-)
[b]Motherboard:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-f1a55mlxplus]Asus F1A55-M LX PLUS Micro ATX FM1 Motherboard[/url] (-)
[b]Memory:[/b] *[url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/kingston-memory-kvr13n9s8h4]Kingston 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory[/url] ($19.00 @ Amazon)
[b]Memory:[/b] *[url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/kingston-memory-hx318c10fr8]Kingston HyperX Fury Red 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory[/url] ($42.89 @ OutletPC)
[b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz75e120bam]Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive[/url] ($63.89 @ Amazon)
[b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st31000340ns]Seagate Barracuda ES.2 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive[/url] (-)
[b]Video Card:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/sapphire-video-card-1003663l]Sapphire Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card[/url]
[b]Power Supply:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/apevia-power-supply-atxcw500wp4]Apevia 500W ATX Power Supply[/url] ($20.98 @ Newegg)
[b]Keyboard:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/roccat-keyboard-roc12701]ROCCAT ISKU Wired Gaming Keyboard[/url] ($73.22 @ Amazon)
[b]Mouse:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/logitech-mouse-910004069]Logitech G402 Wired Optical Mouse[/url] ($45.89 @ Amazon)
[b]Total:[/b] $265.87
[i]Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available[/i]
[i]*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria[/i]
[i]Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-22 15:22 EDT-0400[/i][/QUOTE]
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[QUOTE=The freeman;48960923](Assuming the items with prices aren't what you're buying)
You would benefit far more from a different CPU/GPU than more RAM at that point. Not entirely familiar with AMD processors but the A6-3500 doesn't exactly look too great.
Also, do you live in Spain or the US?[/QUOTE]
Oh man, didn't see the edit. late, but might as well: Spain.
First time build I'm planning: would [URL="http://pcpartpicker.com/p/XthWkL"]this[/URL] be any good for AAA titles at max settings (Fallout 4, GTAV, etc) without costing a fortune?
[URL="http://pcpartpicker.com/p/XthWkL/by_merchant/"]Price breakdown by merchant[/URL]
[B]CPU:[/B] [URL="http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80662i56500"]Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor[/URL] ($193.99 @ NCIXUS)
[B]Motherboard:[/B] [URL="http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-gab150md3hddr3"]Gigabyte GA-B150M-D3H DDR3 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard[/URL] ($75.99 @ SuperBiiz)
[B]Memory:[/B] [URL="http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-memory-cml8gx3m2a1600c9"]Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory[/URL] ($45.89 @ OutletPC)
[B]Storage:[/B] [URL="http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd1003fzex"]Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive[/URL] ($69.99 @ Newegg)
[B]Video Card:[/B] [URL="http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-gtx960gaming4g"]MSI GeForce GTX 960 4GB Video Card[/URL] ($204.99 @ Newegg)
[B]Case:[/B] [URL="http://pcpartpicker.com/part/deepcool-case-tesseractwh"]Deepcool TESSERACT WH ATX Mid Tower Case[/URL] ($36.99 @ Newegg)
[B]Power Supply:[/B] [URL="http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1550sxxb9"]XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply[/URL] ($47.98 @ Newegg)
[B]Total:[/B] $675.82
A friend suggested some of the parts to me (i.e Western Digital as he said that Seagate often fails).
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