That's a really good processor, I'd definitely try and to see if it still works. That's like $400 to get a new i7+board
Decided that I want to get a new PC and build it myself, this is what I've come up with so far: [url]http://pcpartpicker.com/p/DC3WTW[/url]
Budget is roughly 650, 700 at most, so I was wondering if I could get away with getting an i3 4160 or something instead of the i5 4460, since its considerably cheaper and this PC would be mainly for gaming (stuff like witcher 3, KF2 etc.), or if theres any merit to "future proofing" the CPU a little. Also wondering if its worth getting the 280x over the 280, or even a 760 maybe, since I'm looking to squeeze out the max bang for buck with this build. Any other suggestions for other parts are also appreciated.
I haven't built a custom PC before, so bear with me if I'm going full retard here
[QUOTE=~Kiwi~v2;47982688]its just whenever i see specific applications i need to know what i should look for but that's good enough for me anyways plus im looking it up anyway on what it needs
so far
[url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/zqC4Q7]PCPartPicker part list[/url] / [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/zqC4Q7/by_merchant/]Price breakdown by merchant[/url]
[b]CPU:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i74790k]Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor[/url] (£256.71 @ Amazon UK)
[b]CPU Cooler:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-cpu-cooler-h100i]Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler[/url] (£87.98 @ Amazon UK)
[b]Motherboard:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-z97gaming7]MSI Z97-GAMING 7 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard[/url] (£129.99 @ Ebuyer)
[b]Memory:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/kingston-memory-hx318c9srk216]Kingston Savage 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory[/url] (£93.22 @ Amazon UK)
[b]Video Card:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-video-card-r9290aedfd]XFX Radeon R9 290 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card[/url] (£211.19 @ Aria PC)
[b]Total:[/b] £779.09
[i]Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available[/i]
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i really would suggest you over clock the shit out of the i7
also 290 vs getting a 290x is only a couple of quid difference plus you can just over clock the gpu 290 anyway and get exact if not better performance then the 290x
PSU should be fine if its not older then 5 years
otherwise you might as well just stick with what you have and go for a ram upgrade and a GPU upgrade if they can take good use of opencl[/QUOTE]
What case would you recommend as well?
[QUOTE=Levelog;47989595]That's a really good processor, I'd definitely try and to see if it still works. That's like $400 to get a new i7+board[/QUOTE]
You think it could've possibly have been damaged somehow? I'm not sure entirely how I would even check to see what parts are still usable. Like the motherboard etc. Since I cant turn it on.
[QUOTE=~Kiwi~v2;47982688]its just whenever i see specific applications i need to know what i should look for but that's good enough for me anyways plus im looking it up anyway on what it needs
so far
[url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/zqC4Q7]PCPartPicker part list[/url] / [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/zqC4Q7/by_merchant/]Price breakdown by merchant[/url]
[b]CPU:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i74790k]Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor[/url] (£256.71 @ Amazon UK)
[b]CPU Cooler:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-cpu-cooler-h100i]Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler[/url] (£87.98 @ Amazon UK)
[b]Motherboard:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-z97gaming7]MSI Z97-GAMING 7 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard[/url] (£129.99 @ Ebuyer)
[b]Memory:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/kingston-memory-hx318c9srk216]Kingston Savage 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory[/url] (£93.22 @ Amazon UK)
[b]Video Card:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-video-card-r9290aedfd]XFX Radeon R9 290 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card[/url] (£211.19 @ Aria PC)
[b]Total:[/b] £779.09
[i]Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available[/i]
[i]Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-16 21:47 BST+0100[/i]
i really would suggest you over clock the shit out of the i7
also 290 vs getting a 290x is only a couple of quid difference plus you can just over clock the gpu 290 anyway and get exact if not better performance then the 290x
PSU should be fine if its not older then 5 years
otherwise you might as well just stick with what you have and go for a ram upgrade and a GPU upgrade if they can take good use of opencl[/QUOTE]
Do people still use the CPU render in Maya? Might as well get a better GPU possibly with Cuda support if you need that, and get an I5 instead.
By default 3ds max doesn't ship with an OpenCL renderer, only with Cuda and i assume the same goes for Maya.
[QUOTE=~Kiwi~v2;47992144]what case do you have now?
That's why I really wanted to know if maya was open cl/cpu threaded or cuda based. I know that photoshop is cpu threaded+ram heavy so the i7 helps there with the new ram but its really hard to know what i should recommend[/QUOTE]
Even with photoshop its like,
Are you batching thousands of images every day? Get good a CPU
Are you using the animation/video features for long animations? Get a good CPU, and a reasonable amount of RAM.
Are you doing anything else with photoshop? Just get anything, your moms laptop will run photoshop just fine.
Generally the people who need a good CPU/Ram for w/e they do in photoshop already know it, and everybody else will be fine with a run of the mill build.
I'm building a computer from scratch (don't own one at the moment). And I was wondering how this looks; [url]http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/Ly8zwP[/url]
I really don't know much, and suspect I went overkill in a few spots (CPU, Mobo, RAM, ect.)
And the GPU is a placeholder at the moment. I got given a GTX 680, which I'll probably use until Christmas time to wait and see if AMD's new cards end up good or at least kill nvidia's prices.
[QUOTE=~Kiwi~v2;47994845]Overpriced motherboard if you aren't going to overclock that 4690K. You may as well opt for a cheaper Z97 or even a H97 and get the 4690 non k if it's cheaper.[/QUOTE]
Yeah, I just chose the highest rated and told myself I'd look more into them. I honestly don't know a thing about overclocking and don't think I'll end up bothering with it. I'm also wondering if there's any huge increase in performance between the 4460 and the 4960 and whether I should go with the 4460.
Also what CPU coolers are recommended? I don't know anything about the varied brands.
[QUOTE=~Kiwi~v2;47994955]If you aren't overclocking it's better to get a cheaper z97 board and get a 4690 non k. And even if you aren't overclocking just get a hyper 212 evo in terms of cpu cooling.[/QUOTE]
Thanks! And one last question, do the HDDs and SSD I picked look alright? I'd like to focus more on stability than speed or power saving in particular, but I'm not sure if I picked correctly.
[QUOTE=kobalt;47995059]Thanks! And one last question, do the HDDs and SSD I picked look alright? I'd like to focus more on stability than speed or power saving in particular, but I'm not sure if I picked correctly.[/QUOTE]
The SSD you chose there I have as my OS drive - been using it since Dec 2013 with no problems. SSDs are amazing, all indicators say that it's at 99% wear after doing 2.63TB of writes. Highly recommend it.
Never used a WD HDD so I can't really say, however.
[QUOTE=~Kiwi~v2;47995178]any HDD is just as good as the other(if you follow the black blaze article then you should know that they throw the drives way over even enterprise usage so for a consumer it means fuck all)
SSDs though it's an 840 EVO it has firmware issues to a point where the controller degrades. It's been known for a good while. Some people get away with it most don't. Samsung can fuck it up. 850 pros though don't seem to have the issue nor do the 840 pros.
I'd swap it out for a crucial mx100 anyway their cheaper and perform almost identical.
Also question why are you paying nearly $600 for a 1920x1080 monitor?[/QUOTE]
I'll look into the mx100, thanks.
And as for the monitor, well, I'm not a smart man. I was told to look for high response times and don't know much about monitors and their pricing. How much should I be expecting to blow on a 1080p/1440p monitor that's decent?
[QUOTE=~Kiwi~v2;47995197]I'd expect you to pay that much for a 144hz monitor. It's a 60Hz.
[url]http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-monitor-vg248qe[/url]
you've saved $100
lost 3 inches
still retained 1ms
great for twitch shooters and especially if you can push the frames
it's still 1920x1080[/QUOTE]
Again, thanks! I think that's just about everything I need, now's the painstaking effort to order everything and wait.
[t]http://i.imgur.com/QogZtSJ.jpg[/t]
Some parts arrived for my red/black build. I just noticed the excessive use of corsair parts. I dont think I would recommend this H105 for how expensive it is and there are far better solutions. The ram could have been G.Skill. The fans could have better variant of high performance fans of noctue fans. PSU is bit overkill 750 would been eneugh. Im critizing myself here beceuse I dont wanne bring people on wrong idea this is theme build.
Now to wait on skylake.. And my MSI 980ti.
Obvious question about whether to get a 970 or a 390?
I'm looking to buy the I7 4790k devils, was wondering what is a good motherboard to buy for it? I don't want to spend much over $150. I see a lot of boards MSI, Asrock, Ect. Which one is a good buy and a good board?
[QUOTE=Terragen;47997614]I'm looking to buy the I7 4790k devils, was wondering what is a good motherboard to buy for it? I don't want to spend much over $150. I see a lot of boards MSI, Asrock, Ect. Which one is a good buy and a good board?[/QUOTE]
Pick up the Gigabyte Z97x-Gaming 5
I have been finding the high end build parts in my own country to avoid a huge shipping tax but I simply can not find the Crucial Ballistix Tactical on any of the sites. Is there something I can replace it with and still have everything be compatible with each other?
Pretty much any DDR3 1600mhz CL9 stick will do you more than fine.
What am I suppose to look for to know if it is a CL9 stick? Also, does it matter if it is dimm or udimm? I tried googling it but I can't seem to find a proper answer.
[QUOTE=Exhale;47997827]What am I suppose to look for to know if it is a CL9 stick? Also, does it matter if it is dimm or udimm? I tried googling it but I can't seem to find a proper answer.[/QUOTE]
Needs to be a full sized DIMM. The CL should be in the specs page, but it's really not a big deal. What sites can you order from and how much RAM are you looking to get? I can find one for you.
When upgrading a cpu and mobo do I need to a fresh install of windows or is it something I can just plug in and put drivers in on boot?
[QUOTE=TheJoker;47996106]Obvious question about whether to get a 970 or a 390?[/QUOTE]
If its cheaper 970 or likewise 390. I would say get the 970, the 390 is a 290, the 970 is as good as a 290X which is a 390X.
[QUOTE=Terragen;47999924]When upgrading a cpu and mobo do I need to a fresh install of windows or is it something I can just plug in and put drivers in on boot?[/QUOTE]
99/100 times you can stick a harddisk with windows on it in a different PC and it'll boot fine, detect the hardware change and install the drivers.
Its probably a good idea to have a windows install disk/usb on hand tho, just in case it doesn't work.
[QUOTE=Toyokunari;48000427]If its cheaper 970 or likewise 390. I would say get the 970, the 390 is a 290, the 970 is as good as a 290X which is a 390X.[/QUOTE]
They're not straight equal dude. The r9 390 and 970 trade blows very well depending on game and resolution. Have you even looked at benchmarks?
[QUOTE=Levelog;48000510]They're not straight equal dude. The r9 390 and 970 trade blows very well depending on game and resolution. Have you even looked at benchmarks?[/QUOTE]
I never said their complete equal, either way yeah I did check, I was going to edit my post. My speculation was on the 290 being a complete rebrand of the 390, and the 290 according to benchmarks tend to bench slightly lower fps than the 970, either way they are very close and thus I say buy the one that is cheaper.
Also recently new information came up that it might not be a complete rebrand, its more complicated than thought, so the 390 may be indeed faster and better value than the 970.
[QUOTE=Toyokunari;48000747]Yeah I did check, I was going to edit my post. Anyway my speculation was on the 290 being a complete rebrand of the 390, and the 290 according to benchmarks tend to bench slightly lower fps than the 970, either way they are very close and thus I say buy the one that is cheaper.
Also recently new information came up that it might not be a complete rebrand, its more complicated than thought, so the 390 may be indeed faster and better value than the 970.[/QUOTE]
Just so you know, the 390 is the next version of GCN over the 290. Like a 670 vs a 770.
[editline]18th June 2015[/editline]
[QUOTE=Cold;48000471]99/100 times you can stick a harddisk with windows on it in a different PC and it'll boot fine, detect the hardware change and install the drivers.
Its probably a good idea to have a windows install disk/usb on hand tho, just in case it doesn't work.[/QUOTE]
It really really depends on the hardware, I'd honestly say it's 50/50 that it'll work.
[QUOTE=Levelog;48000764]Just so you know, the 390 is the next version of GCN over the 290. Like a 670 vs a 770.[/QUOTE]
No their the same, their specifications are almost identical, that is why people think its a rebrand. But AMD has done something to it, probably having better tessellation performance as well.
[QUOTE=Toyokunari;48000779]No their the same, their specifications are almost identical, that is why people think its a rebrand. But AMD has done something to it, probably having better tessellation performance as well.[/QUOTE]
No, the R9 390 and 390x are GCN 1.3, the R9 290 and 290x are GCN 1.2. It really is like comparing a 670 and 770. They're different revisions of the same architecture.
[QUOTE=Levelog;48000890]No, the R9 390 and 390x are GCN 1.3, the R9 290 and 290x are GCN 1.2. It really is like comparing a 670 and 770. They're different revisions of the same architecture.[/QUOTE]
You got it wrong, there is no GCN 1.3, the New R9 Fury X is based on the GCN 1.2 Tonga, the R9 290 including the 390 series are based on the GCN 1.1 architecture.
[QUOTE=Toyokunari;48000948]You got it wrong, there is no GCN 1.3, the New R9 Fury X is based on the GCN 1.2 Tonga, the R9 290 including the 390 series are based on the GCN 1.1 architecture.[/QUOTE]
You're right, I got my versions mixed up. The 2xx series is 1.1, and the R9 380 is the only R9 one on 1.2, the rumors of 390 and 390x on 1.2 were incorrect.
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