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Hi guys,

 

This is my first build, so I'm worried that might be overlooking come issue or bottleneck, or anything. These are the parts I intend to use:

 

Mobo: Asus P9X79 LE ATX LGA2011

CPU: Intel Core i7-4820K

RAM: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1600

GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Superclocked ACX

SSD: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5"

HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM

PSU: Corsair RM 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX (I intend to SLI later on)

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM

Optical drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE

Wifi Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1

Case: Fractal Design Arc Midi R2

OS: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)

 

If you have any suggestions/tips/warnings or ideas of any sort, regarding my build, please let me know.

Thanks!

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Get a 4770k very little difference in performance than the 4820K unless you are getting it on a good deal ofcourse.

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Get a 4770k and a 780, and get a larger ssd, and a smaller psu. 650w would be fine for that setup. Also, if you go z87, get dual channel ram.

 

I would like to know your use and location as well.

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Get a 4770k and a 780, and get a larger ssd, and a smaller psu. 650w would be fine for that setup. Also, if you go z87, get dual channel ram.

 

I would like to know your use and location as well.

i would stay at 850 or 750 for sli which the OP intends on. 

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i would stay at 850 or 750 for sli which the OP intends on. 

Didnt notice that. My bad. 

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Get a 4770k and a 780, and get a larger ssd, and a smaller psu. 650w would be fine for that setup. Also, if you go z87, get dual channel ram.

 

I would like to know your use and location as well.

 

Use: gaming.

Location: Scotland, UK (I don't know what that changes)

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Use: gaming.

Location: Scotland, UK (I don't know what that changes)

I wouldn't bother with LGA 2011 then unless you need a butt ton of ram or more PCI slots - which is irrelevant because you only plan dont 16GB of ram anyway and that mobo doesn't have anymore PCI slots than a good 1150 board. 

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Use: gaming.

Location: Scotland, UK (I don't know what that changes)

different retailers price differently around the country

If all you're doing is gaming, then save some(lots) money and get a 4670k and a Z87 motherboard. You won't gain any real benefits from the additional PCI-e lanes, or the additional cores that X79 has to offer. 

 

You're also not going to be doing any video rendering so the benefits of the i7 are a bit wasted and you're spending $100 extra for something you won't use.

You could also save some more money by using a dual channel 8GB kit of DDR3. Unless you're a severe chrome tab abuser, or plan on running VM's the additional 8GB will be wasted. 

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Thanks for the responses so far. I also saw someone saying that I should get a 780. Do you guys think getting a 780 ti isn't worthwhile?

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Hi guys,

 

This is my first build, so I'm worried that might be overlooking come issue or bottleneck, or anything. These are the parts I intend to use:

 

Mobo: Asus P9X79 LE ATX LGA2011

CPU: Intel Core i7-4820K

RAM: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1600

GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Superclocked ACX

SSD: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5"

HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM

PSU: Corsair RM 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX (I intend to SLI later on)

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM

Optical drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE

Wifi Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1

Case: Fractal Design Arc Midi R2

OS: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)

 

If you have any suggestions/tips/warnings or ideas of any sort, regarding my build, please let me know.

Thanks!

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/3wAkA

Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/3wAkA/by_merchant/

Benchmarks: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/3wAkA/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£161.99 @ Amazon UK)

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£79.98 @ Amazon UK)

Motherboard: MSI Z87-G55 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£90.92 @ Aria PC)

Memory: Patriot Viper 3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£52.30 @ CCL Computers)

Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  (£48.78 @ Aria PC)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£33.59 @ Aria PC)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Superclocked ACX Video Card (2-Way SLI)  (£389.99 @ Amazon UK)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Superclocked ACX Video Card (2-Way SLI)  (£389.99 @ Amazon UK)

Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  (£45.90 @ Amazon UK)

Power Supply: Corsair RM 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£110.39 @ Aria PC)

Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer  (£11.52 @ CCL Computers)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit)  (£73.74 @ Ebuyer)

Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN881ND 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  (£10.99 @ Aria PC)

Total: £1500.08

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-22 22:03 BST+0100)

 

Comes in at a cool 1500.  If you bargain hunt, you should be able to make it happen for 1400.

 

For gaming, all you need is an i5-4670k.  If you really want, go i7, but you are spending more money for nothing because games cannot utilize Hyperthreading.  If you did stuff like video encoding, rendering, editing, then an i7 would benefit you.

Mobo, get the least expensive Z87 SLI capable motherboard you can find.  Motherboard doesn't impact performance.

RAM:  For gaming, all you need is 8GB.  Start with 8GB and if you need more, then upgrade, but don't go for 16GB from the start.  Get the least expensive 9-9-9-24, 1600/1866Mhz, 1.5v RAM you can find.  Brand doesn't matter.

GPU:  Get the GTX780, not Ti.  Ti is bad value.  You are paying 100-200 more for 10-15% increase in performance.  The 780 will do you fine, especially if you plan to SLI.

CPU Cooler:  You will be fine with a Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO, but something tells me you wont be content with that, go for the H100i.

PSU:  Corsair RM series is a good choice, you will be ok with 750W if you want to save some money.  These wattage estimates are very conservative and estimate a lot more than is actually needed.

SSD:  All SSDs perform the same when it comes to day-to-day tasks, it is only for very large file transfers that the Samsung beats out its competitors.  I doubt you will be transferring files in excess of 10GB very often. Even then, its only waiting time.

HDD:  You know the drill.

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Thanks for the responses so far. I also saw someone saying that I should get a 780. Do you guys think getting a 780 ti isn't worthwhile?

780Ti is very bad value.  Get a 780.

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Thanks for the responses so far. I also saw someone saying that I should get a 780. Do you guys think getting a 780 ti isn't worthwhile?

780Ti really comes into its territory at resolutions greater than 1920x1080.

 

As others have said go with the 1150 socket, unless you are doing some pretty heavy modeling, rendering, or editing you will not make use of the extra power.

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Use: gaming.

Location: Scotland, UK (I don't know what that changes)

It changes everything... SCOTLAND!

Case: Corsair 460X RGB bby, CPU: I5 8600K, Motherboard: MSI B360M PRO-VDH, RAM: 8GB Hyper X 2400MHz , Graphics Card: GTX1060 6GB, PSU: Corsair RM750x,

Cooler: BEQuiet!  Pure Rock Slim SSD: Kingston 240GB, HDD: 2TB Seagate Barracuda

 

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I would suggest a larger HDD.  It's not all that much more expensive to get a 2TB drive, and you still don't have to worry about the reliability issues with 3/4TB drives. Never know when you're gonna need more room on your hard drive.

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Thanks for the responses so far. I also saw someone saying that I should get a 780. Do you guys think getting a 780 ti isn't worthwhile?

The 780 Ti is a bad value. I'd suggest getting a 780 or 290 instead.

Why 16GB ram? Are you planning to sli?

There's no point going 2011 for gaming. Going 1150 with a 4670k is similar if not better and cheaper as well. 

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