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I am currently trying to build a pc with these components:

 

CPU Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor

Memory G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory

Storage Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive

Storage Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive

Video Card EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Superclocked ACX Video Card

Case Thermaltake Versa H23 ATX Mid Tower Case

Power Supply Thermaltake Smart 630W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply

 

However, I'm still not sure if I should get the Asus Z97-A or the Msi Z97 Gaming 5.

What do you guys suggest?

 

Also do you think I should upgrade my CPU choice from i5-4690K to i7-4790K? Or is i5-4690K ok?

Any other comments about the other components will be greatly appreciated. Thanks very much.

 

EDIT: Also, would you suggest that I get a USB Wirless Adapter or a PCI Wireless Adapter Card. Thanks again

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budget? 

location? 

uses? 

please read before posting 

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/3061-build-plan-thread-recommendations-please-read-before-posting/

use the quote button if you want my help 

Specs

CPU: i5 4670k i won the silicon lottery Cooler: Corsair H100i w/ 2x Corsair SP120 quiet editions Mobo: ASUS Z97 SABERTOOTH MARK 1 Ram: Corsair Platnums 16gb (4x4gb) Storage: Samsun 840 evo 256gb and random hard drives GPU: EVGA acx 2.0 gtx 980 PSU: Corsair RM 850w Case: Fractal Arc Midi R2 windowed 

 

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1 - You should run 2 sticks of ram for dual channel mode, 2x 4GB is better than 1x 8GB unless you plan on getting a 2nd 8GB stick to put it later. 

2 - It's best to get at least a 250gb SSD, as you'll be tearing your hair out at the lack of space, since ~20GB is taken up by Windows alone

3 - An R9 280 is about ~$25 more than the GTX 760, and will be a much better choice, for the performance 

 

The 4690k is a good choice, and the MSI mobo is the one i'd go for mate.

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budget? 

location? 

uses? 

please read before posting 

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/3061-build-plan-thread-recommendations-please-read-before-posting/

use the quote button if you want my help 

The fella has the partpicker links set to US, so i'd guess he's in the US.

Shot through the heart and you're to blame, 30fps and i'll pirate your game - Bon Jovi

Take me down to the console city where the games are blurry and the frames are thirty - Guns N' Roses

Arguing with religious people is like explaining to your mother that online games can't be paused...

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The fella has the partpicker links set to US, so i'd guess he's in the US.

still good to question it, had some people use the us pcpartpicker and they weren't from the states and completely missed that part  

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CPU: i5 4670k i won the silicon lottery Cooler: Corsair H100i w/ 2x Corsair SP120 quiet editions Mobo: ASUS Z97 SABERTOOTH MARK 1 Ram: Corsair Platnums 16gb (4x4gb) Storage: Samsun 840 evo 256gb and random hard drives GPU: EVGA acx 2.0 gtx 980 PSU: Corsair RM 850w Case: Fractal Arc Midi R2 windowed 

 

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Hey there, do you need the PC for normal everyday use?  If this is the case the WD Blue HDD is a good choice.

If you plan to use the rig for either gaming or photo/video editing you can also check the WD Black drive which has larger cache and will decrease the load times.

In case you are interested you can check it here:


Hope this helps.

 

Cheers, Dorian_WD

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http://www.wdc.com/en/

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budget? 

location? 

uses? 

please read before posting 

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/3061-build-plan-thread-recommendations-please-read-before-posting/

use the quote button if you want my help 

 

 

Thanks. I just read the guidelines.

 

Budget is around $1200

Location: I'm from the Philippines actually

Uses: Mostly Gaming. But I'm also in Software Development. I'm planning on studying animating and enhancing my software development skills as well.

Monitors: Just 1 for now until maybe a couple more years.

Peripherals: I got the mouse and keyboard covered, however, I'm still not sure what works better, wireless adapter card or a usb wireless adapter.

 

Thanks

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1 - You should run 2 sticks of ram for dual channel mode, 2x 4GB is better than 1x 8GB unless you plan on getting a 2nd 8GB stick to put it later. 

2 - It's best to get at least a 250gb SSD, as you'll be tearing your hair out at the lack of space, since ~20GB is taken up by Windows alone

3 - An R9 280 is about ~$25 more than the GTX 760, and will be a much better choice, for the performance 

 

The 4690k is a good choice, and the MSI mobo is the one i'd go for mate.

 

Thanks man.

 

1. I plan on adding another 8 gb of ram soon.

2. Ok I will consider that. However, I'm thinking of just having an OS and some of my most liked apps/games in the SSD and the rest of my apps/games will be on the Hard Drive, is that a bad idea?

3. Thanks, I will consider that as well. Will that be compatible with either boards though (Asus Z97-A and MSI Z97-A Gaming 5)?

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Hey there, do you need the PC for normal everyday use?  If this is the case the WD Blue HDD is a good choice.
If you plan to use the rig for either gaming or photo/video editing you can also check the WD Black drive which has larger cache and will decrease the load times.
In case you are interested you can check it here:
Hope this helps.
 
Cheers, Dorian_WD

 

 

Thanks. Mostly gaming and a bit of software development. Might try animating and video editing but not really in to that as of the moment.

 

I will check the Black one out. Thanks very much!

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Thanks. I just read the guidelines.

 

Budget is around $1200

Location: I'm from the Philippines actually

Uses: Mostly Gaming. But I'm also in Software Development. I'm planning on studying animating and enhancing my software development skills as well.

Monitors: Just 1 for now until maybe a couple more years.

Peripherals: I got the mouse and keyboard covered, however, I'm still not sure what works better, wireless adapter card or a usb wireless adapter.

 

Thanks

ill still use the pcparptpicker link for the us because that's what you originally linked but here anyway far better in my opinion

also pci wireless card is faaaaaaar better then a usb one 

 
Motherboard: MSI Z97-G55 SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($118.98 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($349.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $1078.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-27 05:54 EDT-0400

Specs

CPU: i5 4670k i won the silicon lottery Cooler: Corsair H100i w/ 2x Corsair SP120 quiet editions Mobo: ASUS Z97 SABERTOOTH MARK 1 Ram: Corsair Platnums 16gb (4x4gb) Storage: Samsun 840 evo 256gb and random hard drives GPU: EVGA acx 2.0 gtx 980 PSU: Corsair RM 850w Case: Fractal Arc Midi R2 windowed 

 

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ill still use the pcparptpicker link for the us because that's what you originally linked but here anyway far better in my opinion

also pci wireless card is faaaaaaar better then a usb one 

 
Motherboard: MSI Z97-G55 SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($118.98 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($349.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $1078.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-27 05:54 EDT-0400

Sweet!!

 

Thanks! I'll definitely go with the PCI Wireless card now, any recommended brands?

What do I need to look out for? It needs to support Wireless-N right?

 

 

Just wondering, what are the advantages of the components you chose over the ones I did? More specifically, the RAM, SSD, HD, VideoCard, and PSU.

 

Thanks very much.

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Sweet!!

 

Thanks! I'll definitely go with the PCI Wireless card now, any recommended brands?

What do I need to look out for? It needs to support Wireless-N right?

 

 

Just wondering, what are the advantages of the components you chose over the ones I did? More specifically, the RAM, SSD, HD, VideoCard, and PSU.

 

Thanks very much.

asus,rosewill and tplink are all good brands id get this http://pcpartpicker.com/part/tp-link-wireless-network-card-tlwdn4800 not sure what you mean by the second question sadly. as for the parts well the cpus the same but has a after market cooler for over clocking and the motherboard supports it, rams nicer looking same goes for the case and power supply and the 290 just stomps the 760 its pretty much equal to the 780

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CPU: i5 4670k i won the silicon lottery Cooler: Corsair H100i w/ 2x Corsair SP120 quiet editions Mobo: ASUS Z97 SABERTOOTH MARK 1 Ram: Corsair Platnums 16gb (4x4gb) Storage: Samsun 840 evo 256gb and random hard drives GPU: EVGA acx 2.0 gtx 980 PSU: Corsair RM 850w Case: Fractal Arc Midi R2 windowed 

 

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asus,rosewill and tplink are all good brands id get this http://pcpartpicker.com/part/tp-link-wireless-network-card-tlwdn4800 not sure what you mean by the second question sadly. as for the parts well the cpus the same but has a after market cooler for over clocking and the motherboard supports it, rams nicer looking same goes for the case and power supply and the 290 just stomps the 760 its pretty much equal to the 780

Okay Thanks very much!

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Thanks man.

 

1. I plan on adding another 8 gb of ram soon.

2. Ok I will consider that. However, I'm thinking of just having an OS and some of my most liked apps/games in the SSD and the rest of my apps/games will be on the Hard Drive, is that a bad idea?

3. Thanks, I will consider that as well. Will that be compatible with either boards though (Asus Z97-A and MSI Z97-A Gaming 5)?

Aye, it requires a PCI-E socket which every modern board has.

 

As for the storage questions - you can get by with a 120GB SSD, but you will run out of space very fast.

Shot through the heart and you're to blame, 30fps and i'll pirate your game - Bon Jovi

Take me down to the console city where the games are blurry and the frames are thirty - Guns N' Roses

Arguing with religious people is like explaining to your mother that online games can't be paused...

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