• PC Building Thread
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[QUOTE=Levelog;48079935]Some very CPU heavy games, like Total War games or large MMO's, would probably benefit from the i5. Take a look at this video, as you can see in general the frames are pretty much even, pointing to the GPU being the lowest performing part. [video=youtube;wSM8b0cYY2I]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSM8b0cYY2I[/video][/QUOTE] I don't get it. I've just saw a video of someone with less RAM than me but the same GPU and CPU playing Far Cry 3 on max settings, yet I struggled to play it on high settings after a year of not playing it.
[QUOTE=greeley;48079277]My Seagate corrupted. Got it repaired with their warrenty, corrupted again. Got it replaced. Corrupted again. Trashed it. Replaced with Western Digital. Hasn't broke since.[/QUOTE] The only hard drive I've ever had die was a wd black 1tb that kept getting more and more bad sectors and corrupting my os. I rmad it and they sent me back a 2tb. I also have a wd green, which everyone seems to think fails all the time, that I have had for around 8 years. It was in an enclosure and the enclosure stopped working, then I mounted it internally in both my desktops so far.
since my laptop struggles to run the witcher 3 at all low and 1080, ill be looking to build a new desktop soon. how relevant are the builds in the OP still? Im thinking Ill want to do a $700 - 1000 build. my laptop is a lenovo y510p 6gb ram 2x geforce gt 750m sli i5-4200m @2.5ghz so im guessing at least 8gb ram, im guessing a 970 or 980, some type of quad core i5 or i7 (i dont know much about cpus) any help?
So I think my AMD FX-8320 is kicking the bucket... And I'm thinking of jumping shit to Intel again. How does an i5 4690 sound? I'm just not sure on what chipset to go for on the board, or what board even (I'm good with a relatively cheap one, not planning to sli and I've got an external soundcard/amp) How would the 4690 compare against the FX8320?
Any arguments? Can someone recommend a low-profile heatsink? I already have RAM (G.Skill Ripjaw) and a PSU (CX500). Don't need a monitor, keyboard, OS, mouse, etc. [URL="http://pcpartpicker.com/p/khsHt6"]PCPartPicker part list[/URL] / [URL="http://pcpartpicker.com/p/khsHt6/by_merchant/"]Price breakdown by merchant[/URL] [B]CPU:[/B] [URL="http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54460"]Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor[/URL] ($166.95 @ SuperBiiz) [B]Motherboard:[/B] [URL="http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-maximusvigene"]Asus Maximus VI Gene Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard[/URL] ($118.98 @ Newegg) [B]Storage:[/B] [URL="http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st1000dm003"]Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive[/URL] ($46.99 @ NCIX US) [B]Video Card:[/B] [URL="http://pcpartpicker.com/part/sapphire-video-card-100373l"]Sapphire Radeon R9 280 3GB Dual-X Video Card[/URL] ($149.99 @ Newegg) [B]Case:[/B] [URL="http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-case-sil352mkkn1"]Cooler Master Silencio 352 MicroATX Mini Tower Case[/URL] ($59.99 @ Newegg) [B]Total:[/B] $542.90 [I]Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available[/I] [I]Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-29 20:28 EDT-0400[/I]
[QUOTE=kobalt;48078891][url=http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/XtWn4D]PCPartPicker part list[/url] / [url=http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/XtWn4D/by_merchant/]Price breakdown by merchant[/url] [b]CPU:[/b] [url=http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54590]Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor[/url] ($265.00 @ Centre Com) [b]CPU Cooler:[/b] [url=http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rr212e20pkr2]Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler[/url] ($59.00 @ CPL Online) [b]Motherboard:[/b] [url=http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-h97plus]Asus H97-PLUS ATX LGA1150 Motherboard[/url] ($145.00 @ CPL Online) [b]Memory:[/b] [url=http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/kingston-memory-hx316c10fbk28]Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory[/url] ($78.00 @ Umart) [b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/crucial-internal-hard-drive-ct250mx200ssd1]Crucial MX200 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive[/url] ($155.00 @ Mwave Australia) [b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex]Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive[/url] ($69.00 @ CPL Online) [b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex]Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive[/url] ($69.00 @ CPL Online) [b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex]Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive[/url] ($69.00 @ CPL Online) [b]Case:[/b] [url=http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-400r]Corsair 400R ATX Mid Tower Case[/url] ($125.00 @ CPL Online) [b]Power Supply:[/b] [url=http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-220g20750xr]EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply[/url] ($139.00 @ Umart) [b]Monitor:[/b] [url=http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-monitor-pb278q]Asus PB278Q 60Hz 27.0" Monitor[/url] ($579.00 @ PCCaseGear) [b]Total:[/b] $1752.00 [i]Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available[/i] [i]Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-29 22:37 AEST+1000[/i] I'm most likely going to buy this tomorrow, just wanting to doublecheck whether I've missed anything important or picked any dodgy parts. I ended up deciding to go with the IPS monitor over the 144Hz monitor because I use my computer for a lot more than gaming.[/QUOTE] Reposting this in hopes someone could give me some feedback. I'm pretty sure everything is solid, but I might be going a bit overkill on the PSU.
[QUOTE=kobalt;48083223]Reposting this in hopes someone could give me some feedback. I'm pretty sure everything is solid, but I might be going a bit overkill on the PSU.[/QUOTE] imo considering there is no gpu, it is probably overkill. i would tone down to ~550W or 600W for when you do plan to buy a gpu.
[QUOTE=kobalt;48083223]Reposting this in hopes someone could give me some feedback. I'm pretty sure everything is solid, but I might be going a bit overkill on the PSU.[/QUOTE] Are you going to RAID those 3 drives? If not can't you just buy a 3TB or two 2TB for roughly the same thing and get less heat irradiating from the drivebay?
[QUOTE=PonceDeLeon;48083263]imo considering there is no gpu, it is probably overkill. i would tone down to ~550W or 600W for when you do plan to buy a gpu.[/QUOTE] I've got a GTX 680 at the moment, it's shit but it'll do until the prices on the nvidia cards drop a bit more. I'll have a peek at some 600W PSUs then, cheers. [QUOTE=Bugga12;48083273]Are you going to RAID those 3 drives? If not can't you just buy a 3TB or two 2TB for roughly the same thing and get less heat irradiating from the drivebay?[/QUOTE] I've had no intention to raid, I'll take a look at some 2TB drives, I went for the 1TB because I heard they were more reliable and less likely to fail on me.
[QUOTE=kobalt;48083223]Reposting this in hopes someone could give me some feedback. I'm pretty sure everything is solid, but I might be going a bit overkill on the PSU.[/QUOTE] [url]http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/antec-power-supply-hcg620m[/url]
[QUOTE=Fish Muffin;48082851]since my laptop struggles to run the witcher 3 at all low and 1080, ill be looking to build a new desktop soon. how relevant are the builds in the OP still? Im thinking Ill want to do a $700 - 1000 build. my laptop is a lenovo y510p 6gb ram 2x geforce gt 750m sli i5-4200m @2.5ghz so im guessing at least 8gb ram, im guessing a 970 or 980, some type of quad core i5 or i7 (i dont know much about cpus) any help?[/QUOTE] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/p/gcqqMp]PCPartPicker part list[/url] / [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/p/gcqqMp/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] ($328.99 @ SuperBiiz) [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] ($26.98 @ OutletPC) [b]Motherboard:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-sabertoothz87]Asus Sabertooth Z87 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard[/url] ($134.87 @ OutletPC) [b]Memory:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-memory-cmy16gx3m2a1866c9r]Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory[/url] ($99.99 @ Newegg) [b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/kingston-internal-hard-drive-sv300s37a120g]Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive[/url] ($52.89 @ OutletPC) [b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex]Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive[/url] ($47.99 @ Newegg) [b]Video Card:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-gtx970gaming4g]MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card[/url] ($339.99 @ SuperBiiz) [b]Case:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/fractal-design-case-fdcadefr4bl]Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case[/url] ($89.99 @ Directron) [b]Power Supply:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-220g20750xr]EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply[/url] ($99.99 @ NCIX US) [b]Optical Drive:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-optical-drive-drw24b1stblkbas]Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer[/url] ($18.89 @ OutletPC) [b]Monitor:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-monitor-vx238h]Asus VX238H 23.0" Monitor[/url] ($139.99 @ Micro Center) [b]Keyboard:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-keyboard-ch9000011na]Corsair Vengeance K70 Wired Gaming Keyboard[/url] ($118.99 @ Best Buy) [b]Total:[/b] $1499.55 [i]Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available[/i] [i]Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-29 22:30 EDT-0400[/i] okay, i made a build for now, obviously a bit over my budget. is there anything you guys would recommend in terms of cutting cost without much performance or quality loss?
[QUOTE=Fish Muffin;48082851]since my laptop struggles to run the witcher 3 at all low and 1080, ill be looking to build a new desktop soon. how relevant are the builds in the OP still? Im thinking Ill want to do a $700 - 1000 build. my laptop is a lenovo y510p 6gb ram 2x geforce gt 750m sli i5-4200m @2.5ghz so im guessing at least 8gb ram, im guessing a 970 or 980, some type of quad core i5 or i7 (i dont know much about cpus) any help?[/QUOTE] Do you need an OS? Do you plan to OC? The above build may be great, but it's a bit above your budget.
wait isnt the 970 the one with the whole 3.5gb actual vram and .5gb "vram" debacle [editline]29th June 2015[/editline] [QUOTE=Kagu;48084185]Do you need an OS? Do you plan to OC? The above build may be great, but it's a bit above your budget.[/QUOTE] im good on OS, dont really plan on OCing but i may look into it is the i7-4790 worth it over the i5-4690? from what i saw it only squeezed out a few extra frames in most current games, but i also want the build to last a while. will it provide enough of an improvement over time that it could future proof the cpu for a few years?
[QUOTE=Fish Muffin;48084218]wait isnt the 970 the one with the whole 3.5gb actual vram and .5gb "vram" debacle[/QUOTE] Yes it is. Though to be fair, if you're only going to be using it for general gaming and nothing "enthusiast"-worthy, the .5GB vram is trivial. If it really bothers you, you could wait for the new AMD cards coming out soon.
i think im good on OS at least i can just beta test windows 10, right? [editline]29th June 2015[/editline] FUCK MERGE also what is the line between general gaming and "enthusiast" I want to be able to run brand new games on very high settings and get good frame rates
[QUOTE=Fish Muffin;48084218]will it provide enough of an improvement over time that it could future proof the cpu for a few years?[/QUOTE] There's no such thing as "future proofing", having said that, the statement is true to some degree. However, for your budget and what you're aiming for, you really don't need an i7 over an i5. Unless you're doing some hardcore rendering and 3d work. Spending some time reading Levelog, Kiwi, tomshardware and an assortment of other hardware users made me realize that. Here's an updated build if you want to save some dosh: [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ztrxqs]PCPartPicker part list[/url] / [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ztrxqs/by_merchant/]Price breakdown by merchant[/url] [b]CPU:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54690]Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor[/url] ($214.99 @ SuperBiiz) [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] ($26.98 @ OutletPC) [b]Motherboard:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-gah97d3h]Gigabyte GA-H97-D3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard[/url] ($86.99 @ SuperBiiz) [b]Memory:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/crucial-memory-bls2kit8g3d1609ds1s00]Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory[/url] ($94.99 @ Amazon) [b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/crucial-internal-hard-drive-ct128mx100ssd1]Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive[/url] ($73.99 @ B&H) [b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex]Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive[/url] ($47.99 @ Newegg) [b]Video Card:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-gtx970gaming4g]MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card[/url] ($339.99 @ SuperBiiz) [b]Case:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/fractal-design-case-fdcadefr4bl]Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case[/url] ($89.99 @ Directron) [b]Power Supply:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1550sxxb9]XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply[/url] ($58.99 @ SuperBiiz) [b]Optical Drive:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-optical-drive-drw24b1stblkbas]Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer[/url] ($18.89 @ OutletPC) [b]Monitor:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-monitor-vx238h]Asus VX238H 23.0" Monitor[/url] ($139.99 @ Micro Center) [b]Total:[/b] $1193.78 [i]Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available[/i] [i]Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-29 23:44 EDT-0400[/i] You might want a second opinion on the motherboard brand, but that should be fine for now. Also I forgot to include a keyboard but that's up to your personal preference. [editline]29th June 2015[/editline] [QUOTE=Fish Muffin;48084246]I want to be able to run brand new games on very high settings and get good frame rates[/QUOTE] You'll definitely be fine with an i5 then. The one thing that's more important is the GPU honestly. From my experience, most games don't benefit from a ridiculous CPU as much as a ridiculous graphics card. Unless you love RTSes and maxing out open-world games at high resolutions (multiple monitors or 4k), you should be fine with 4GB VRAM for a while to come. [B]EDIT:[/B] Also to answer your question for "enthusiast"; to me that's like someone who uses their battlestation as a workstation as well. So high resolution (we're talking larger than 16:10) gaming, long periods of rendering and working with 3D, and liquid cooling.
[QUOTE=FlandersNed;48077861]OK, this is my last modification to this build: [url=http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/HY9q23]PCPartPicker part list[/url] / [url=http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/HY9q23/by_merchant/]Price breakdown by merchant[/url] [b]CPU:[/b] [url=http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80648i75820k]Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor[/url] ($525.00 @ PCCaseGear) [b]CPU Cooler:[/b] [url=http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-cpu-cooler-h55]Corsair H55 57.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler[/url] ($82.00 @ CPL Online) [b]Motherboard:[/b] [url=http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-x99extreme4]ASRock X99 Extreme4 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard[/url] ($349.00 @ CPL Online) [b]Memory:[/b] [url=http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/crucial-memory-ct4k4g4dfs8213]Crucial 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory[/url] ($238.00 @ Umart) [b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mzn5e250bw]Samsung 850 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive[/url] ($159.00 @ IJK) [b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st3000dm001]Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive[/url] ($128.00 @ Centre Com) [b]Video Card:[/b] [url=http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-gtx970gaming4g]MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card[/url] ($501.00 @ IJK) [b]Case:[/b] [url=http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-cc9011038ww]Corsair Graphite Series 230T Orange ATX Mid Tower Case[/url] ($99.00 @ CPL Online) [b]Power Supply:[/b] [url=http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/antec-power-supply-hcg520m]Antec High Current Gamer 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply[/url] ($104.00 @ IJK) [b]Total:[/b] $2185.00 [i]Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available[/i] [i]Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-29 17:17 AEST+1000[/i] Is this good? I'm planning on buying the components as soon as I can (although the EOFY in Australia is tomorrow.)[/QUOTE] I'd get a 4870k instead of the 5820k and get a 980ti instead.
[QUOTE=Kagu;48084260]There's no such thing as "future proofing", having said that, the statement is true to some degree. However, for your budget and what you're aiming for, you really don't need an i7 over an i5. Unless you're doing some hardcore rendering and 3d work. Spending some time reading Levelog, Kiwi, tomshardware and an assortment of other hardware users made me realize that. Here's an updated build if you want to save some dosh: [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ztrxqs]PCPartPicker part list[/url] / [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ztrxqs/by_merchant/]Price breakdown by merchant[/url] [b]CPU:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54690]Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor[/url] ($214.99 @ SuperBiiz) [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] ($26.98 @ OutletPC) [b]Motherboard:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-gah97d3h]Gigabyte GA-H97-D3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard[/url] ($86.99 @ SuperBiiz) [b]Memory:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/crucial-memory-bls2kit8g3d1609ds1s00]Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory[/url] ($94.99 @ Amazon) [b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/crucial-internal-hard-drive-ct128mx100ssd1]Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive[/url] ($73.99 @ B&H) [b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex]Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive[/url] ($47.99 @ Newegg) [b]Video Card:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-gtx970gaming4g]MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card[/url] ($339.99 @ SuperBiiz) [b]Case:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/fractal-design-case-fdcadefr4bl]Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case[/url] ($89.99 @ Directron) [b]Power Supply:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1550sxxb9]XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply[/url] ($58.99 @ SuperBiiz) [b]Optical Drive:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-optical-drive-drw24b1stblkbas]Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer[/url] ($18.89 @ OutletPC) [b]Monitor:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-monitor-vx238h]Asus VX238H 23.0" Monitor[/url] ($139.99 @ Micro Center) [b]Total:[/b] $1193.78 [i]Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available[/i] [i]Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-29 23:44 EDT-0400[/i] You might want a second opinion on the motherboard brand, but that should be fine for now. Also I forgot to include a keyboard but that's up to your personal preference. [editline]29th June 2015[/editline] You'll definitely be fine with an i5 then. The one thing that's more important is the GPU honestly. From my experience, most games don't benefit from a ridiculous CPU as much as a ridiculous graphics card. Unless you love RTSes and maxing out open-world games at high resolutions (multiple monitors or 4k), you should be fine with 4GB VRAM for a while to come. [B]EDIT:[/B] Also to answer your question for "enthusiast"; to me that's like someone who uses their battlestation as a workstation as well. So high resolution (we're talking larger than 16:10) gaming, long periods of rendering and working with 3D, and liquid cooling.[/QUOTE] thank you friend, you have been very helpful yeah i wanted a backlit keyboard that didnt look like it was designed by mountain dew and was reliable. didnt look like i was going to get those three things for under $100 and my only concern with the 970 is that i was reading it stutters like crazy if it goes over the 3.5gb usage mark
[QUOTE=Fish Muffin;48084342]and my only concern with the 970 is that i was reading it stutters like crazy if it goes over the 3.5gb usage mark[/QUOTE] No problem mate, as always, pick up a second opinion if you can. Also, I highly doubt a regular gamer will hit the 3.5 usage mark, though not impossible, it sure takes a shitty developer or a person who's trying, to achieve that.
[QUOTE=TheDestroyerOfall;48084277]I'd get a 4870k instead of the 5820k and get a 980ti instead.[/QUOTE] Can't, the motherboard isn't the same LGA. And I replace the motherboard I have to get rid of the M.2 SSD too.
There's motherboards by Asus that support both the i7 4870k and m.2. [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132118[/url] 140 or [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132117[/url] 210 Ddr3 [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233536&cm_re=Ddr3-_-20-233-536-_-Product[/url] 120 CPU [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117369&cm_re=i7_4790k-_-19-117-369-_-Product[/url] 340
[QUOTE=TheDestroyerOfall;48085348]There's motherboards by Asus that support both the i7 4870k and m.2. [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132118[/url] 140 or [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132117[/url] 210 Ddr3 [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233536&cm_re=Ddr3-_-20-233-536-_-Product[/url] 120 CPU [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117369&cm_re=i7_4790k-_-19-117-369-_-Product[/url] 340[/QUOTE] I'd rather keep it, sorry. Apart from this is my system good? Would it be fine if I replaced the h55 with the Cooler Master 212 Evo? [editline]30th June 2015[/editline] After getting external help on this I've decided to drop a generation. Tell me what you guys think now, I think this is the final one. [url=http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/BszKD3]PCPartPicker part list[/url] / [url=http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/BszKD3/by_merchant/]Price breakdown by merchant[/url] [b]CPU:[/b] [url=http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i74790k]Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor[/url] ($459.00 @ Centre Com) [b]CPU Cooler:[/b] [url=http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-cpu-cooler-h60cw9060007ww]Corsair H60 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler[/url] ($99.00 @ CPL Online) [b]Motherboard:[/b] [url=http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-z97a]Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard[/url] ($195.00 @ Umart) [b]Memory:[/b] [url=http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-memory-cmy16gx3m2a1866c9r]Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory[/url] ($189.00 @ Umart) [b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/ocz-internal-hard-drive-arc10025sat3240g]OCZ ARC 100 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive[/url] ($119.00 @ Centre Com) [b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd2003fzex]Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive[/url] ($169.00 @ Centre Com) [b]Video Card:[/b] [url=http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-gtx980gaming4g]MSI GeForce GTX 980 4GB Twin Frozr Video Card[/url] ($739.00 @ Centre Com) [b]Case:[/b] [url=http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-cc9011038ww]Corsair Graphite Series 230T Orange ATX Mid Tower Case[/url] ($99.00 @ CPL Online) [b]Power Supply:[/b] [url=http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cx500m]Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply[/url] ($99.00 @ CPL Online) [b]Total:[/b] $2167.00 [i]Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available[/i] [i]Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-30 19:44 AEST+1000[/i] Same price, better graphics card. The 980Ti goes waay above this though.
[QUOTE=FlandersNed;48085425]I'd rather keep it, sorry. Apart from this is my system good? Would it be fine if I replaced the h55 with the Cooler Master 212 Evo? [editline]30th June 2015[/editline] After getting external help on this I've decided to drop a generation. Tell me what you guys think now, I think this is the final one. [url=http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/BszKD3]PCPartPicker part list[/url] / [url=http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/BszKD3/by_merchant/]Price breakdown by merchant[/url] [b]CPU:[/b] [url=http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i74790k]Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor[/url] ($459.00 @ Centre Com) [b]CPU Cooler:[/b] [url=http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-cpu-cooler-h60cw9060007ww]Corsair H60 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler[/url] ($99.00 @ CPL Online) [b]Motherboard:[/b] [url=http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-z97a]Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard[/url] ($195.00 @ Umart) [b]Memory:[/b] [url=http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-memory-cmy16gx3m2a1866c9r]Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory[/url] ($189.00 @ Umart) [b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/ocz-internal-hard-drive-arc10025sat3240g]OCZ ARC 100 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive[/url] ($119.00 @ Centre Com) [b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd2003fzex]Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive[/url] ($169.00 @ Centre Com) [b]Video Card:[/b] [url=http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-gtx980gaming4g]MSI GeForce GTX 980 4GB Twin Frozr Video Card[/url] ($739.00 @ Centre Com) [b]Case:[/b] [url=http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-cc9011038ww]Corsair Graphite Series 230T Orange ATX Mid Tower Case[/url] ($99.00 @ CPL Online) [b]Power Supply:[/b] [url=http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cx500m]Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply[/url] ($99.00 @ CPL Online) [b]Total:[/b] $2167.00 [i]Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available[/i] [i]Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-30 19:44 AEST+1000[/i] Same price, better graphics card. The 980Ti goes waay above this though.[/QUOTE] Maybe go for a Crucial instead of an OCZ ssd? Not sure if correct but isn't OCZ one of those "so edgy much e-sports" brands? I generally avoid stuff like that. Crucial's SSD offerings are basically recommended everywhere.
[QUOTE=Bugga12;48085707]Maybe go for a Crucial instead of an OCZ ssd? Not sure if correct but isn't OCZ one of those "so edgy much e-sports" brands? I generally avoid stuff like that. Crucial's SSD offerings are basically recommended everywhere.[/QUOTE] Not sure about that. Also reviews for this SSD are good. Apart from the SSD though, is everything else OK?
[QUOTE=FlandersNed;48085816]Not sure about that. Also reviews for this SSD are good. Apart from the SSD though, is everything else OK?[/QUOTE] Oh, turns out you might be right. I remember OCZ for their RAM modules with laughable "heatsinks" ... seems like they've calmed down a notch for their SSDs. It looks pretty solid regardless though.. I personally probably wouldn't want a 500W psu with a 980 because I like to have a lot of headroom, but it should work fine.
[QUOTE=Bugga12;48085840]Oh, turns out you might be right. I remember OCZ for their RAM modules with laughable "heatsinks" ... seems like they've calmed down a notch for their SSDs. It looks pretty solid regardless though.. I personally probably wouldn't want a 500W psu with a 980 because I like to have a lot of headroom, but it should work fine.[/QUOTE] Good point on the PSU but current Watt usage is 387 so I should have enough room. I'm gonna pull the trigger on this one. Thanks for the help! (P.S The previous head of OCZ left two years ago and since then they've been focusing on SSDs, so no more heatsink ram.)
[QUOTE=FlandersNed;48085816]Not sure about that. Also reviews for this SSD are good. Apart from the SSD though, is everything else OK?[/QUOTE] You should replace the PSU. It's not a very good one. [url]http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/antec-power-supply-hcg620m[/url] [editline]30th June 2015[/editline] It wasn't the previous head that left, they went belly up. Then toshiba bought them.
Should I go for a CM 212X or a CM 212 EVO? Not quite sure on the difference.
They're practically the same, but the 212X is a bit easy to apply thermal paste with. Different fan, but I think the differences are marginal. I've yet to find a 212X for sale on normal retailers in the US, so I haven't been able to pick one up. If they're near the same price, choose the X.
Oh cool, here in Australia the 212X is actually cheaper for some reason.
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