Managed to get it down to 3 for the 390. I'm leaning towards the XFX one mainly due to it being sleeker than ASUS or MSI.
ASUS R9390-DC2-8GD5 [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121962[/url]
MSI R9 390 GAMING 8G [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127874[/url]
Or XFX BLACK Edition R9-390P-8286 [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150728[/url]
I heard bad about asus amd cards
[editline]25th July 2015[/editline]
Speaking of Asus, holy FUCK that is one sexy fucking mobo
[img]http://rog.asus.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/2-TUF-X99-MB1.jpg[/img]
Could someone give me some rough builds for a computer that will only be used for downloading/watching films and Faceboook?
UK based websites if possible and as cheap as possible(£200 max cheaper the better), monitor/keyboard/mouse not needed.
[QUOTE=munch;48294467]Could someone give me some rough builds for a computer that will only be used for downloading/watching films and Faceboook?
UK based websites if possible and as cheap as possible(£200 max cheaper the better), monitor/keyboard/mouse not needed.[/QUOTE]
I assume no OS needed either? If not you can just use Linux or if they're still activating W10 TP installs for the continued insiders build.
[url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/JHkzrH]PCPartPicker part list[/url] / [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/JHkzrH/by_merchant/]Price breakdown by merchant[/url]
[b]CPU:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646g3460]Intel Pentium G3460 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor[/url] (£50.99 @ Novatech)
[b]Motherboard:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-h81mp33]MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard[/url] (£31.88 @ Ebuyer)
[b]Memory:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/kingston-memory-kvr13n9s8h4]Kingston 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory[/url] (£16.54 @ Amazon UK)
[b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st1000dm003]Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive[/url] (£32.40 @ Aria PC)
[b]Case:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/zalman-case-zmt4]Zalman ZM-T4 MicroATX Mini Tower Case[/url] (£17.99 @ Novatech)
[b]Power Supply:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/antec-power-supply-ea380dgreen]Antec EarthWatts Green 380W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply[/url] (£31.83 @ Amazon UK)
[b]Total:[/b] £181.63
[i]Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available[/i]
[i]Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-26 00:13 BST+0100[/i]
[editline]25th July 2015[/editline]
(That 1tb is the cheapest not slow as sin drive out there)
Recomend Any good monitors at 16 inch plus?
[editline]26th July 2015[/editline]
Also i want to run this by you guys again it main uses are
Games
Website creation and browsing
3d modeling
Maybe youtube vid making
[url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/qJ9pYJ]PCPartPicker part list[/url] / [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/qJ9pYJ/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] (£255.45 @ Amazon UK)
[b]CPU Cooler:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rr212e20pkr2]Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler[/url] (£24.97 @ Scan.co.uk)
[b]Motherboard:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-z97a]Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard[/url] (£114.97 @ Dabs)
[b]Memory:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-memory-cmy16gx3m2a1866c9r]Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory[/url] (£91.39 @ Scan.co.uk)
[b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz75e250bam]Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive[/url] (£75.54 @ Aria PC)
[b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd2003fzex]Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive[/url] (£95.09 @ Amazon UK)
[b]Video Card:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-gtx970gaming4g]MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card[/url] (£269.98 @ Amazon UK)
[b]Case:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-750d]Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case[/url] (£127.69 @ More Computers)
[b]Power Supply:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-220g20850xr]EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply[/url] (£99.98 @ Amazon UK)
[b]Optical Drive:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-optical-drive-drw24b1stblkbas]Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer[/url]
[b]Operating System:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-wn700615]Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit)[/url] (£75.34 @ CCL Computers)
[b]Case Fan:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-fan-co9050009ww]Corsair Air Series AF140 Quiet Edition 67.8 CFM 140mm Fan[/url] (£14.48 @ Novatech)
[b]Total:[/b] £1244.88
[i]Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available[/i]
[i]Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-20 22:50 BST+0100[/i]
The psu is large because of future expantions ( maybe a asus hero/ titan)
Also mech keyboards red, black, brown, clear tell me about them cus the keyboard thread is too empty i just want it to be quiet and have medium/low resistance
Is there a better choice for the ram, op drive and case?
[QUOTE=HiddenShadow;48295521]Also mech keyboards red, black, brown, clear tell me about them cus the keyboard thread is too empty i just want it to be quiet and have medium/low resistance[/QUOTE]
All you need to know about cherry switches. [url]http://www.keyboardco.com/blog/index.php/2012/12/an-introduction-to-cherry-mx-mechanical-switches/[/url]
[QUOTE=HiddenShadow;48295521]Recomend Any good monitors at 16 inch plus?
[editline]26th July 2015[/editline]
Also i want to run this by you guys again it main uses are
Games
Website creation and browsing
3d modeling
Maybe youtube vid making
[url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/qJ9pYJ]PCPartPicker part list[/url] / [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/qJ9pYJ/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] (£255.45 @ Amazon UK)
[b]CPU Cooler:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rr212e20pkr2]Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler[/url] (£24.97 @ Scan.co.uk)
[b]Motherboard:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-z97a]Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard[/url] (£114.97 @ Dabs)
[b]Memory:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-memory-cmy16gx3m2a1866c9r]Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory[/url] (£91.39 @ Scan.co.uk)
[b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz75e250bam]Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive[/url] (£75.54 @ Aria PC)
[b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd2003fzex]Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive[/url] (£95.09 @ Amazon UK)
[b]Video Card:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-gtx970gaming4g]MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card[/url] (£269.98 @ Amazon UK)
[b]Case:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-750d]Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case[/url] (£127.69 @ More Computers)
[b]Power Supply:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-220g20850xr]EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply[/url] (£99.98 @ Amazon UK)
[b]Optical Drive:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-optical-drive-drw24b1stblkbas]Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer[/url]
[b]Operating System:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-wn700615]Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit)[/url] (£75.34 @ CCL Computers)
[b]Case Fan:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-fan-co9050009ww]Corsair Air Series AF140 Quiet Edition 67.8 CFM 140mm Fan[/url] (£14.48 @ Novatech)
[b]Total:[/b] £1244.88
[i]Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available[/i]
[i]Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-20 22:50 BST+0100[/i]
The psu is large because of future expantions ( maybe a asus hero/ titan)
Also mech keyboards red, black, brown, clear tell me about them cus the keyboard thread is too empty i just want it to be quiet and have medium/low resistance
Is there a better choice for the ram, op drive and case?[/QUOTE]
The Asus Z97A is a great choice, but it doesn't play well with the hyper 212 evo. Your left most RAM slot will get blocked but it won't affect you until you get a full 4 sticks.
Otherwise you've got a solid build.
[QUOTE=redBadger;48295883]The Asus Z97A is a great choice, but it doesn't play well with the hyper 212 evo. Your left most RAM slot will get blocked but it won't affect you until you get a full 4 sticks.
Otherwise you've got a solid build.[/QUOTE]
I'll kindly disagree and drop in my own two cents:
I bought an ASUS Z97-AR a month or two ago when I decided to upgrade my Intel i5. My trouble started when the damn thing wouldn't read both sticks of RAM. After a lot of testing, I figured that the problem was with the motherboard, not the memory - both sticks worked perfectly well on their own and were supposedly compatible. Not so much, it appeared.
Then the motherboard suddenly started to fail its POST. I did a lot of Internet searching to figure out a solution, but I learned nothing other than it happens with all of ASUS' Z97 models. I talked to my brother-in-law (who had purchased the same board several months ago) and learned that he had a lot of memory issues too. Eventually, I ditched the board and bought a Gigabyte Z97 instead. Since then, I haven't noticed any problems other than some curious (and easily rectified) behavior with my monitors.
Take my word as you wish, but I'm kinda wary of the ASUS Z97 line now.
[QUOTE=HiddenShadow;48295521]Recomend Any good monitors at 16 inch plus?
[editline]26th July 2015[/editline]
Also i want to run this by you guys again it main uses are
Games
Website creation and browsing
3d modeling
Maybe youtube vid making
[url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/qJ9pYJ]PCPartPicker part list[/url] / [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/qJ9pYJ/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] (£255.45 @ Amazon UK)
[b]CPU Cooler:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rr212e20pkr2]Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler[/url] (£24.97 @ Scan.co.uk)
[b]Motherboard:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-z97a]Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard[/url] (£114.97 @ Dabs)
[b]Memory:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-memory-cmy16gx3m2a1866c9r]Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory[/url] (£91.39 @ Scan.co.uk)
[b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz75e250bam]Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive[/url] (£75.54 @ Aria PC)
[b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd2003fzex]Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive[/url] (£95.09 @ Amazon UK)
[b]Video Card:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-gtx970gaming4g]MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card[/url] (£269.98 @ Amazon UK)
[b]Case:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-750d]Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case[/url] (£127.69 @ More Computers)
[b]Power Supply:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-220g20850xr]EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply[/url] (£99.98 @ Amazon UK)
[b]Optical Drive:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-optical-drive-drw24b1stblkbas]Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer[/url]
[b]Operating System:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-wn700615]Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit)[/url] (£75.34 @ CCL Computers)
[b]Case Fan:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-fan-co9050009ww]Corsair Air Series AF140 Quiet Edition 67.8 CFM 140mm Fan[/url] (£14.48 @ Novatech)
[b]Total:[/b] £1244.88
[i]Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available[/i]
[i]Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-20 22:50 BST+0100[/i]
The psu is large because of future expantions ( maybe a asus hero/ titan)
Also mech keyboards red, black, brown, clear tell me about them cus the keyboard thread is too empty i just want it to be quiet and have medium/low resistance
Is there a better choice for the ram, op drive and case?[/QUOTE]
I gave it a shot to see how you could scrape money out of the build:
PCPartPicker part list: [url]http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/WpCt23[/url]
Price breakdown by merchant: [url]http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/WpCt23/by_merchant/[/url]
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£218.37 @ PC World Business)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler (£65.46 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£57.56 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£66.10 @ More Computers)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£73.43 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Toshiba 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£64.94 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Palit GeForce GTX 980 4GB Super JetStream Video Card (£387.02 @ Amazon UK)
Case: NZXT Source 530 ATX Full Tower Case (£65.27 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£63.31 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) (£75.08 @ CCL Computers)
Case Fan: Arctic Cooling Arctic F12 74.0 CFM 120mm Fan (£3.59 @ Ebuyer)
Case Fan: Arctic Cooling Arctic F12 74.0 CFM 120mm Fan (£3.59 @ Ebuyer)
Case Fan: Arctic Cooling Arctic F12 74.0 CFM 120mm Fan (£3.59 @ Ebuyer)
Case Fan: Arctic Cooling Arctic F12 74.0 CFM 120mm Fan (£3.59 @ Ebuyer)
Case Fan: Arctic Cooling Arctic F12 74.0 CFM 120mm Fan (£3.59 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £1154.49
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
So, i5 because having extra threads will not boost your gaming performance. You will still be able to do your web design or infrequent video editing with an i5. The only thing I wasn't sure on is 3d modelling. If you are doing long multiple hour renders you might want to get the i7 anyway.
I swapped out the asus for an asrock anniversary z97, still holds good reviews and I've seen a couple of vouches for it, then I used the money saved on it to add a noctua cooler to the build, so you can squeeze the extra juice out of your pc.
Kingston hyperX fury black 1866 are touting the same ram freq as vengeance, while saving you some pounds.
Same ssd, but a cheaper 3TB hard drive, even if it's not a black series.
GTX 980, palit jetstreams have great coolers and clockspeeds.
NZXT source 530, costs half of what the obsidian does. No frills, not ricey for an NZXT case, but if you want a good system, imo the case is the last thing to splash out on, unless you intend on a custom watercooling loop etc.
650W, still gold, you'll still have decent headroom to oc the i5.
And lastly 5 low RPM fans to deck out your case with.
This is 90 pounds under your previous build, so you could probably change a part or two. Like the case if you're that set on it or getting the i7.
Also keyboard wise for what you described you want browns
[QUOTE=eurocracy;48296843]I gave it a shot to see how you could scrape money out of the build:
PCPartPicker part list: [url]http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/WpCt23[/url]
Price breakdown by merchant: [url]http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/WpCt23/by_merchant/[/url]
Same ssd, but a cheaper 3TB hard drive, even if it's not a black series.
GTX 980, palit jetstreams have great coolers and clockspeeds.
NZXT source 530, costs half of what the obsidian does. No frills, not ricey for an NZXT case, but if you want a good system, imo the case is the last thing to splash out on, unless you intend on a custom watercooling loop etc.
650W, still gold, you'll still have decent headroom to oc the i5.
And lastly 5 low RPM fans to deck out your case with.
This is 90 pounds under your previous build, so you could probably change a part or two. Like the case if you're that set on it or getting the i7.
Also keyboard wise for what you described you want browns[/QUOTE]
Ditch the fans. That many fans just adds noise with little gain in performance for those componants. At most get 2 decent corsair or noctua fans.
Also I've heard nothing good about toshiba hard drives ever. I wouldn't recommend them at all.
i7 is perfectly acceptable for the purposes he is describing.
Corsair cases are expensive but well built and case choice is a rather personal thing. Consider going for a mid tower. It's is unwise to get a full tower unless you are running 3xSLI and heavy water cooling.
Larger cases require more fans at higher RPM's making it louder for very little increase in air temperatures. The only time it is a good idea is if you need an e-atx motherboard for 3-4 GPU's and are running a custom water cooling loop with multiple radiators that need the space.
Otherwise a mid-tower will perform the same if not even better in some cases.
I would recommend a NZXT H440/Source 340 or a Corsair 450D for a mid tower.
Optical drive is rarely a requirement anymore so unless you have explicit use for it there is little point for it. In regards to mechanical keyboards - go to a local store and try them out. It's not something that can be well described. You need to try all the key types to know what you like.
[QUOTE=Cheshire_cat;48296615]I'll kindly disagree and drop in my own two cents:
I bought an ASUS Z97-AR a month or two ago when I decided to upgrade my Intel i5. My trouble started when the damn thing wouldn't read both sticks of RAM. After a lot of testing, I figured that the problem was with the motherboard, not the memory - both sticks worked perfectly well on their own and were supposedly compatible. Not so much, it appeared.
Then the motherboard suddenly started to fail its POST. I did a lot of Internet searching to figure out a solution, but I learned nothing other than it happens with all of ASUS' Z97 models. I talked to my brother-in-law (who had purchased the same board several months ago) and learned that he had a lot of memory issues too. Eventually, I ditched the board and bought a Gigabyte Z97 instead. Since then, I haven't noticed any problems other than some curious (and easily rectified) behavior with my monitors.
Take my word as you wish, but I'm kinda wary of the ASUS Z97 line now.[/QUOTE]
Must have been a bad board. I haven't had any problems with mine
[QUOTE=eurocracy;48296843]I gave it a shot to see how you could scrape money out of the build:
PCPartPicker part list: [URL]http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/WpCt23[/URL]
Price breakdown by merchant: [URL]http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/WpCt23/by_merchant/[/URL]
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£218.37 @ PC World Business)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler (£65.46 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£57.56 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£66.10 @ More Computers)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£73.43 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Toshiba 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£64.94 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Palit GeForce GTX 980 4GB Super JetStream Video Card (£387.02 @ Amazon UK)
Case: NZXT Source 530 ATX Full Tower Case (£65.27 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£63.31 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) (£75.08 @ CCL Computers)
Case Fan: Arctic Cooling Arctic F12 74.0 CFM 120mm Fan (£3.59 @ Ebuyer)
Case Fan: Arctic Cooling Arctic F12 74.0 CFM 120mm Fan (£3.59 @ Ebuyer)
Case Fan: Arctic Cooling Arctic F12 74.0 CFM 120mm Fan (£3.59 @ Ebuyer)
Case Fan: Arctic Cooling Arctic F12 74.0 CFM 120mm Fan (£3.59 @ Ebuyer)
Case Fan: Arctic Cooling Arctic F12 74.0 CFM 120mm Fan (£3.59 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £1154.49
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
So, i5 because having extra threads will not boost your gaming performance. You will still be able to do your web design or infrequent video editing with an i5. The only thing I wasn't sure on is 3d modelling. If you are doing long multiple hour renders you might want to get the i7 anyway.
I swapped out the asus for an asrock anniversary z97, still holds good reviews and I've seen a couple of vouches for it, then I used the money saved on it to add a noctua cooler to the build, so you can squeeze the extra juice out of your pc.
Kingston hyperX fury black 1866 are touting the same ram freq as vengeance, while saving you some pounds.
Same ssd, but a cheaper 3TB hard drive, even if it's not a black series.
GTX 980, palit jetstreams have great coolers and clockspeeds.
NZXT source 530, costs half of what the obsidian does. No frills, not ricey for an NZXT case, but if you want a good system, imo the case is the last thing to splash out on, unless you intend on a custom watercooling loop etc.
650W, still gold, you'll still have decent headroom to oc the i5.
And lastly 5 low RPM fans to deck out your case with.
This is 90 pounds under your previous build, so you could probably change a part or two. Like the case if you're that set on it or getting the i7.
Also keyboard wise for what you described you want browns[/QUOTE]
Do not try to overclock whatsoever with that shit board.
[editline]26th July 2015[/editline]
[QUOTE=redBadger;48297612]Must have been a bad board. I haven't had any problems with mine[/QUOTE]
It's an ASUS board, it comes broken. :v:
[QUOTE=Levelog;48297736]Do not try to overclock whatsoever with that shit board.[/QUOTE]
source?
Did research on the reviews and there's nothing complaining about it's oc ability.
checked hexus, hardwarezone, hardwaresecrets, pcauthority, etc.
reviews on newegg and scan look fine, even a guy with the 4690k, I don't see where the issue is with it
Bad quality control on the boards. A lot of them seem to fail in the same few ways.
[QUOTE=eurocracy;48298007]source?
Did research on the reviews and there's nothing complaining about it's oc ability.
checked hexus, hardwarezone, hardwaresecrets, pcauthority, etc.
reviews on newegg and scan look fine, even a guy with the 4690k, I don't see where the issue is with it[/QUOTE]
It's only got a 4 phase VRM setup without a doubler, crappy quality non-digital VRM's, and mediocre MOSFETS.
[url]http://cdn.overclock.net/0/07/071b2d45_1.png[/url]
[editline]26th July 2015[/editline]
That board was specifically made to be the cheapest Z97 board out there for overclocking the Anniversary Pentium. Hence the name.
[QUOTE=Levelog;48298031]It's only got a 4 phase VRM setup without a doubler, crappy quality non-digital VRM's, and mediocre MOSFETS.
[url]http://cdn.overclock.net/0/07/071b2d45_1.png[/url]
[editline]26th July 2015[/editline]
That board was specifically made to be the cheapest Z97 board out there for overclocking the Anniversary Pentium. Hence the name.[/QUOTE]
well when I had a look for 4vs8 phase VRMs this did turn up
[url]http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/answers/id-2205005/phase-vrm-phase-vrm-haswell-devil-canyon.html[/url]
Still struggling to find noticeable performance difference barring worries the board will die on you, and it does apparently have a 2 year warranty, I'd be surprised if they would still sell them if they consistently broke with that
[QUOTE=Itsamario;48297479]Ditch the fans. That many fans just adds noise with little gain in performance for those componants. At most get 2 decent corsair or noctua fans.
Also I've heard nothing good about toshiba hard drives ever. I wouldn't recommend them at all.
i7 is perfectly acceptable for the purposes he is describing.
Corsair cases are expensive but well built and case choice is a rather personal thing. Consider going for a mid tower. It's is unwise to get a full tower unless you are running 3xSLI and heavy water cooling.
Larger cases require more fans at higher RPM's making it louder for very little increase in air temperatures. The only time it is a good idea is if you need an e-atx motherboard for 3-4 GPU's and are running a custom water cooling loop with multiple radiators that need the space.
Otherwise a mid-tower will perform the same if not even better in some cases.
I would recommend a NZXT H440/Source 340 or a Corsair 450D for a mid tower.
Optical drive is rarely a requirement anymore so unless you have explicit use for it there is little point for it. In regards to mechanical keyboards - go to a local store and try them out. It's not something that can be well described. You need to try all the key types to know what you like.[/QUOTE]
I would have put a mid tower in there personally with less fans but he looked like he wanted a full tower as he was after the 750D. The fan thing is just me not wanting to leave a fan slot bare :v:.
I would personally put an optical drive in because it's only 10 pounds and you never know when you might need one, but up to him.
[QUOTE=eurocracy;48299031]well when I had a look for 4vs8 phase VRMs this did turn up
[url]http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/answers/id-2205005/phase-vrm-phase-vrm-haswell-devil-canyon.html[/url]
Still struggling to find noticeable performance difference barring worries the board will die on you, and it does apparently have a 2 year warranty, I'd be surprised if they would still sell them if they consistently broke with that[/QUOTE]
That's incorrect. Haswell has the FIVR, which is just a voltage regulator. Nothing to do with the actual power delivery that uses the phases. The issue is if you're pushing a high overclock on an i5, it definitely can use more power than a 4 phase can cleanly deliver. Also that guy has no clue what he's talking about and is wrong in almost everything he said.
If you are talking about me then please explain.
[QUOTE=Itsamario;48299242]If you are talking about me then please explain.[/QUOTE]
Me? I was talking about the guy in the tomshardware link.
I really. REALLY. Do not appreciate people calling me out on things like that without a through and sourced explanation of why I am wrong.
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Well you rated my post dumb, so I assumed it was me you were referring too.
[QUOTE=Itsamario;48299261]I really. REALLY. Do not appreciate people calling me out on things like that without a through and sourced explanation of why I am wrong.
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Well you rated my post dumb, so I assumed it was me you were referring too.[/QUOTE]
Oh, I just disagree with your opinions on fans. Good fans make almost no difference in noise and can really effect temperatures. Especially if you're overclocking your CPU/GPU.
I didn't see that it was a full tower at first so it might make more of a difference there, but in my experience with my first computer I filled out all the fan slots with really cheap fans. This resulted in a computer that sounded like a jet engine and filled with dust really quickly despite correct airflow/positive pressure and dust filters.
IMHO correct fan positioning, quality and set up is significantly more important than the number of fans.
As for the price of fans. Good fans DEFIANTLY make a difference. They move more air and are far quietly.
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I'm certainly not saying that premium fans are a must and have the best price/performance ratio, however I was mainly saying that the number of fans was excessive.
Yeah I'll agree to that.
[QUOTE=Levelog;48297736]Do not try to overclock whatsoever with that shit board.
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It's an ASUS board, it comes broken. :v:[/QUOTE]
I don't know why you've got a fuss about Asus boards. There's nothing wrong with mine, bios is good, software is decent. My only issue was a cheap IO shield.
I've seen msotly good things about other boards too, admittedly there is some shit but everyone has to shit once in awhile. MSI and others probably have just as many shit boards
[QUOTE=redBadger;48299982]I don't know why you've got a fuss about Asus boards. There's nothing wrong with mine, bios is good, software is decent. My only issue was a cheap IO shield.
I've seen msotly good things about other boards too, admittedly there is some shit but everyone has to shit once in awhile. MSI and others probably have just as many shit boards[/QUOTE]
Most of it is joking, though I still wouldn't recommend any cheap ASUS boards. Personally I just try not to touch any of their products.
I bought an incredibly cheap msi b85 board for my i5 4460 and it's been rock solid. Also went with msi for my gtx 970 and it has also been rock solid, with a really substantial overclock that it maintains without throttling itself down. Msi makes a really good product in my experience.
Know any good monitors that are a large size 17 inches or more?
Also Corsair veg pro or kingston hyperx fury black? (The only difference isa cas of 1)
So, people are telling me that the 970 is a bad card because of the memory issue. It's my understanding that that only affects people running high resolutions, and the impact is minimal at worst, but I'm wondering what kind of issues I could expect on a standard 1080p setup.
[QUOTE=woolio1;48300591]So, people are telling me that the 970 is a bad card because of the memory issue. It's my understanding that that only affects people running high resolutions, and the impact is minimal at worst, but I'm wondering what kind of issues I could expect on a standard 1080p setup.[/QUOTE]
None.
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The only people that could be affected were people running SLI 970's for 4k.
[QUOTE=HiddenShadow;48300416]Know any good monitors that are a large size 17 inches or more?
Also Corsair veg pro or kingston hyperx fury black? (The only difference isa cas of 1)[/QUOTE]
Dell monitors are P good. Samsung's are aight but expensive for my taste. Aoc is good for budget, you can find em usually cheap and they're usually very good. Asus is not bad. I hear benq is pretty good but I've never seen one before.
Go on amazon and browse a bit. Find a few you like and look for written and video reviews. Narrow it down more.
As for your ram I'd personally go with corsair I don't believe there's much difference
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