4K Gaming PC New Build - Advice Request

[AJ847.63]

Hi Guys,

 

Looking at getting a new desktop PC to connect to my new Sony 4K TV, wanted some advise on which parts to look for. I'm probably going to order in 2 weeks just want to do some good research first. The system will be used for 100% 4K gaming, I already have a laptop for all my other computer work. Looking at spending around 4000 AUD (australian dollars). Specs below:

 

CPU ] 1 x Intel CORE i7 5930K

RAM 1 X 16gb G.Skill Ripjaws 4 F4-3000C15Q-16GRR 16GB (4x4GB) 3000MHz DDR4 1.35V, 

Motherboard 1 x ASUS Rampage V Extreme 

GPU 2 X Asus MatrixGTX780ti OR AMD R9259X2

SSD (FOR OS) 1 x Samsung 840 EVO 1TB SSD MZ-7PD256BW 

HDD (storage) 1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB,7200RPM 

ODD 1 x Pioneer BDR-209DBKS Black 15X Blu-Ray Writer. 

Keyboard 1 x Logitech G19s Gaming Keyboard 920-004996 

Mouse 1 x EVGA TORQ X10 

OS 1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 - Professional - 64-bit - Eng Intl - 1pk DSP OEI DVD 

CPU Cooler 1 x Corsair Cooling Hydro Series H100i Liquid CPU Cooler

CASE Corsair Obsidian 900D

Lighting1 x NZXT SLEEVE LED CABLE 100CM GREEN

PSU 1 x Antec 1300W High Current Pro 80PLUS Platinum 100% Modular PSU 

 

I was also looking into custom water cooling for the GPUs and CPU. Worth the cost? Roughly how much are they normally?

I'll probably do everything myself, built many PCs in my time only thing I've never done is water cooling so I'm a bit weary of that.

 

I will be doing my own overclocking on both the CPU & GPUs so the parts need to be easily overclock able. 

 

Questions:

 

1: GPU 780ti or R295X2? Very similar price wise, TI would have to SLI so that would be 300 bucks more but meh whats 300 bucks when your spending 1700+ on a single component?!

 

2: Any parts there you would advise me to change? 

 

Last but not least does VRAM scale? So if I was to go for 2 780ti I would get 6GB of VRAM right? Enough VRAM for 4K? 

Thanks!

[ilikemacandpc]

I would get 2x R9 290 instead. VRAM does not scale. If you get 2 GTX 780 Tis with 3GB of VRAM, you have a total of 3GB of VRAM.

 

I would recommend at least 4GB for 4K, if not more. 

 

2x 6GB GTX 780 would be ok, but not offer as good of a  price to performance ratio as 2x R9 290s. 

 

R9 295X2 is wayyy too expensive to justify its performance. 

 

5930K is quite overkill. If this system is ONLY for gaming, then I would drop down to a 4690K. There's no benefit to that high end of a CPU.  

 

LGA 2011-3 is just not the best value for a gaming platform. 

 

Custom liquid cooling is up to you. It really doesn't have a great price to performance ratio, but it can make your system much quieter and much more sexy if done well. 

 

Does your 4K TV work at 60Hz? If it only works at 30Hz, then this entire system is ultra uber mega giga overkill. 

 

This will be much better per dollar: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/RqVjRB

[VMaxMuffin]

Maybe have a look at this for ideas:

 

 

Also, if you're interested in potentially doing custom water cooling, then I wouldn't go with the R9 295X2 because I don't think there are any full waterblocks for it. You're better off going for a pair of 780Tis or 290Xs with reference PCBs.

[Ex0Thermic]

with 4k gaming more memory is best. so AMD would be my pick here.

But i think i would go with 2x R9 290X in cross fire. that way if 1 card fails you still have 1 working card.

Vram does not scale. if your primary card has 3gb memory, then 3gb is all you will use.
The r295x2 has 8gb BUT that is 4gb per gpu. so it's only 4gb in realy would use.

 

also change the h100i for something with a bigger rad if you can fit a bigger rad in your case.
the h100i has a 27mm thick rad. the h105 (for example) has a 38mm thick rad so with cool you cpu better.

other aio coolers have 280mm rads that will cool better than a 240mm rad. like the h110 or nzxt x61

[APrettyCoolWalrus]

The font...oh my gawd. I would not suggest getting Nvidia cards for 4k since they are limited by 3gb of VRAM. Dual 290s or 290xs would be great.

[bry.yyyy]

as you want X99 Chipset And 2 Way SLI GTX 780Ti

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5930K 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($679.00 @ Centre Com)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H105 73.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($138.50 @ Centre Com)
Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme3 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($274.00 @ PLE Computers)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($305.00 @ CPL Online)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($462.00 @ Centre Com)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($95.00 @ CPL Online)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Superclocked Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($845.00 @ CPL Online)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Superclocked Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($845.00 @ CPL Online)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Luxe ATX Full Tower Case  ($179.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 1000G2 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($259.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Total: $4081.50
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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[bry.yyyy]

i'm gonna build the AMD Card version

[bry.yyyy]

3 Way Crossfire Will kill 2 Way R9 290X And 2 Way SLI GTX 780Ti And Cheaper

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5930K 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($679.00 @ Centre Com)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H105 73.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($138.50 @ Centre Com)
Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme3 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($274.00 @ PLE Computers)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($305.00 @ CPL Online)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($462.00 @ Centre Com)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($95.00 @ CPL Online)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 290 4GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (3-Way CrossFire)  ($449.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 290 4GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (3-Way CrossFire)  ($449.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 290 4GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (3-Way CrossFire)  ($449.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Luxe ATX Full Tower Case  ($179.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 1250W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($220.00 @ Centre Com)
Total: $3699.50
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-31 00:56 EST+1000

[AJ847.63]

I would get 2x R9 290 instead. VRAM does not scale. If you get 2 GTX 780 Tis with 3GB of VRAM, you have a total of 3GB of VRAM.

 

I would recommend at least 4GB for 4K, if not more. 

 

2x 6GB GTX 780 would be ok, but not offer as good of a  price to performance ratio as 2x R9 290s. 

 

R9 295X2 is wayyy too expensive to justify its performance. 

 

5930K is quite overkill. If this system is ONLY for gaming, then I would drop down to a 4690K. There's no benefit to that high end of a CPU.  

 

LGA 2011-3 is just not the best value for a gaming platform. 

 

Custom liquid cooling is up to you. It really doesn't have a great price to performance ratio, but it can make your system much quieter and much more sexy if done well. 

 

Does your 4K TV work at 60Hz? If it only works at 30Hz, then this entire system is ultra uber mega giga overkill. 

 

This will be much better per dollar: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/RqVjRB

Thanks for the response. I disagree about the X2 being too expensive. If I was to go for 2 R9290X I would be looking at around $1400. $300 more I get twice the VRAM, better performance, on a single GPU, with its own water cooler. If anything the R9290X is the overpriced card.

As for my TV yes it does support 60Hz. Only downside to AMD, no HDMI slot. WHAT THE?! Oh well, guess I have to grab a mini DP to HDMI adapter.

[ilikemacandpc]

Thanks for the response. I disagree about the X2 being too expensive. If I was to go for 2 R9290X I would be looking at around $1400. $300 more I get twice the VRAM, better performance, on a single GPU, with its own water cooler. If anything the R9290X is the overpriced card.

As for my TV yes it does support 60Hz. Only downside to AMD, no HDMI slot. WHAT THE?! Oh well, guess I have to grab a mini DP to HDMI adapter.

 

You don't get 2x the VRAM. An R9 295X2 has 4GB of ram per GPU, just like the R9 290X. 

 

The CLC does not make any difference. 

 

Also, an R9 290 is a much better value, and performs extremely similarly to the R9 290x. 

[AJ847.63]

Need to do some shopping around, no store around me can do water cooling for some reason. Funny today I took my list down and everyone's like sure, sure, we can build that for you. Then I ask if they can do custom water cooling, and they look at me like I just insulted their mother!

Come to think of it I'll probably stick with the 2 matrix R9290X cards, seeing that even with the R9290X2 I'm still only going to get the 4GB usable memory. Dunno if I should wait a few months in hopes Maxwell releases. Surely nvidia can't sit on their balls and let AMD own the market, right?! 

[TheRunningOtaku]

The build you posted doesn't fit into your budget - the GPU is already $1700, Case is $400+, SSD is $400+, RAM is $300+, OS+ODD is $200 I don't think you can get that CPU, Motherboard, OS, etc into $1000

[TheRunningOtaku]

Need to do some shopping around, no store around me can do water cooling for some reason. Funny today I took my list down and everyone's like sure, sure, we can build that for you. Then I ask if they can do custom water cooling, and they look at me like I just insulted their mother!

Come to think of it I'll probably stick with the 2 matrix R9290X cards, seeing that even with the R9290X2 I'm still only going to get the 4GB usable memory. Dunno if I should wait a few months in hopes Maxwell releases. Surely nvidia can't sit on their balls and let AMD own the market, right?! 

PCPartPicker part list: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/FcjmNG

Price breakdown by merchant: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/FcjmNG/by_merchant/

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($389.00 @ CPL Online) 

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($149.00 @ CPL Online) 

Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($172.00 @ CPL Online) 

Memory: Kingston Fury Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($178.00 @ Centre Com) 

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($462.00 @ Centre Com) 

Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 290X 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card (2-Way CrossFire)  ($569.00 @ PLE Computers) 

Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 290X 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card (2-Way CrossFire)  ($569.00 @ PLE Computers) 

Case: Corsair 900D ATX Full Tower Case  ($425.00 @ CPL Online) 

Power Supply: Antec 1300W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($399.00 @ PCCaseGear) 

Optical Drive: Pioneer BDR-209DBK Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer  ($85.00 @ CPL Online) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($115.00 @ CPL Online) 

Total: $3512.00

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-31 01:23 EST+1000

 

This is the build that I'd recommend - once you go into the Extreme editions/2011 socket processors you're paying a premium for the Motherboard and CPU, and your budget doesn't allow for that. (not for 4k Gaming) It's still a very high-end system, and it'll perform really well.

Left you a large budget for Keyboard, Mouse, Lighting

Custom cooling boils down to this - are you willing to spend a lot for the best possible performance? or does $/performance matter to you? Custom watercooling doesn't really provide that much more cooling, but it gives you the 'cool factor' of having an epic build.

If I were you I'd look at the Noctua NH-D15. It's a huge dual-tower cooler, cheaper than the H100i, and performs more or less the same, without having water in your case.

Source: http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/cooling/2014/05/01/noctua-nh-d15-review/2 (Do a ctrl-f "H100i (M" to find the maximum performance of the H100i, and compare it to the red bars of the Noctua cooler

[AJ847.63]

Any thoughts on whether 2 SLI ASUS 780 STRIX cards would offer enough grunt to max out games in 4K? Havent seen any benchmarks on these bad boys yet....... One other thing, why are ASUS cards always much more expensive but always lower overclocked than their competitors? EVGA 6GB OC is like 60Mhz up on these if I remember right, and there like 50 bucks cheaper.

[Guest]

Any thoughts on whether 2 SLI ASUS 780 STRIX cards would offer enough grunt to max out games in 4K? Havent seen any benchmarks on these bad boys yet....... One other thing, why are ASUS cards always much more expensive but always lower overclocked than their competitors? EVGA 6GB OC is like 60Mhz up on these if I remember right, and there like 50 bucks cheaper.

Here is a very good link that shows different gpu setups (Dual/Triple/Quad) for 4K resolution.

 

http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/crossfire-vs-sli-780ti-780-290x-290-x-dual-triple-quad.195818/

[AJ847.63]

Thanks for that. Not as bad as I thought it would be, most the games 2 780s ran at 30FPS. Little OC will help too.

2 780s it is then, until maxwell comes out that is. No doubt the division, the crew, witcher 3, ect are going to be a heck of allot more demanding than games already released now!

 

Why are ASUS cards always more expensive though? STRIX if I remember right has a 50Mhz clock slower than the EVGA SC 6GB edition, and its 50 bucks more expensive too if I remember right.

Which one is better at overclocking though?

[gylmir]

3 Way Crossfire Will kill 2 Way R9 290X And 2 Way SLI GTX 780Ti And Cheaper

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5930K 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($679.00 @ Centre Com)

CPU Cooler: Corsair H105 73.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($138.50 @ Centre Com)

Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme3 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($274.00 @ PLE Computers)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($305.00 @ CPL Online)

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($462.00 @ Centre Com)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($95.00 @ CPL Online)

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 290 4GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (3-Way CrossFire)  ($449.00 @ Mwave Australia)

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 290 4GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (3-Way CrossFire)  ($449.00 @ Mwave Australia)

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 290 4GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (3-Way CrossFire)  ($449.00 @ Mwave Australia)

Case: Phanteks Enthoo Luxe ATX Full Tower Case  ($179.00 @ PCCaseGear)

Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 1250W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($220.00 @ Centre Com)

Total: $3699.50

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-31 00:56 EST+1000

not a chance

a 3 card config is not that much better than a 2 card since the performance increase from 2 to 3 is so low you waste money.

you will also benefit from 2ssd in raid for the speed and add a normal hdd for storage of other things.

The i7 is not needed if you only game the I5 is all you need and saves money

memory speed in gaming no effect if you have 1066 or 2400 you will maybe get 1 fps more not worth all that money.

 

Here is a 4K build under 4K

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($266.00 @ CPL Online)

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($149.00 @ CPL Online)

Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($172.00 @ CPL Online)

Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($179.00 @ PCCaseGear)

Storage: A-Data XPG SX900 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($299.00 @ Mwave Australia)

Storage: A-Data XPG SX900 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($299.00 @ Mwave Australia)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($95.00 @ CPL Online)

Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 290X 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card (2-Way CrossFire)  ($569.00 @ PLE Computers)

Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 290X 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card (2-Way CrossFire)  ($569.00 @ PLE Computers)

Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case  ($188.00 @ Centre Com)

Power Supply: Silverstone Strider Gold Evolution 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($219.00 @ PCCaseGear)

Optical Drive: Pioneer BDR-209DBK Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer  ($85.00 @ CPL Online)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($115.00 @ CPL Online)

Total: $3204.00

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-31 02:58 EST+1000

[bry.yyyy]

not a chance

a 3 card config is not that much better than a 2 card since the performance increase from 2 to 3 is so low you waste money.

you will also benefit from 2ssd in raid for the speed and add a normal hdd for storage of other things.

The i7 is not needed if you only game the I5 is all you need and saves money

memory speed in gaming no effect if you have 1066 or 2400 you will maybe get 1 fps more not worth all that money.

 

Here is a 4K build under 4K

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($266.00 @ CPL Online)

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($149.00 @ CPL Online)

Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($172.00 @ CPL Online)

Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($179.00 @ PCCaseGear)

Storage: A-Data XPG SX900 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($299.00 @ Mwave Australia)

Storage: A-Data XPG SX900 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($299.00 @ Mwave Australia)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($95.00 @ CPL Online)

Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 290X 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card (2-Way CrossFire)  ($569.00 @ PLE Computers)

Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 290X 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card (2-Way CrossFire)  ($569.00 @ PLE Computers)

Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case  ($188.00 @ Centre Com)

Power Supply: Silverstone Strider Gold Evolution 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($219.00 @ PCCaseGear)

Optical Drive: Pioneer BDR-209DBK Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer  ($85.00 @ CPL Online)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($115.00 @ CPL Online)

Total: $3204.00

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-31 02:58 EST+1000

i would say that you might chose Sapphire or gigabyte or MSI Gaming Card

Not XFX

and better go with 1 TB SSD Cause it's cheaper

not 2 SSD With capacity 512 GB

[bry.yyyy]

Still X99

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5930K 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($679.00 @ Centre Com)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H105 73.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($138.50 @ Centre Com)
Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme3 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($274.00 @ PLE Computers)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($305.00 @ CPL Online)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($462.00 @ Centre Com)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($95.00 @ CPL Online)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 290 4GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (3-Way CrossFire)  ($449.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 290 4GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (3-Way CrossFire)  ($449.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 290 4GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (3-Way CrossFire)  ($449.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Luxe ATX Full Tower Case  ($179.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 1250W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($220.00 @ Centre Com)
Optical Drive: Pioneer BDR-209DBK Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer  ($85.00 @ CPL Online)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($115.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $3899.50
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-31 03:32 EST+1000

[brob]

@AJ847.63,

 

It is a power hungry expensive beast but the R9 295X2 makes the most sense to me.

 

You may want to consider going with an i7-4790K cpu. My logic is as follows, since games are not highly multi-threaded, (and not likely to become so in the next few years), what really counts is more powerful cores. Given the same basic architecture, Haswell, speed is the only way to improve core performance. i7-4790K has a higher base clock and should oc higher than i7-5930K. Couple the cpu with a motherboard like the Asus Z97-WS for optimal dual gpu performance.

 

If not going with a custom cooling loop, consider a better cpu cooler. Something like the Kraken X61 or Swiftech H220-X.

[bry.yyyy]

LGA 1150

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($266.00 @ CPL Online)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($149.00 @ CPL Online)
Motherboard: Asus GRYPHON Z97 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($187.00 @ Centre Com)
Memory: Kingston Fury White Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($188.00 @ CPL Online)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($462.00 @ Centre Com)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($95.00 @ CPL Online)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290X 4GB Tri-X Video Card (2-Way CrossFire)  ($629.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290X 4GB Tri-X Video Card (2-Way CrossFire)  ($629.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case  ($119.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Power Supply: Fractal Design Newton R3 1000W 80+ Platinum Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($289.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Optical Drive: Pioneer BDR-209DBK Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer  ($85.00 @ CPL Online)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($115.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $3213.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-31 03:42 EST+1000

[gylmir]

i would say that you might chose Sapphire or gigabyte or MSI Gaming Card

Not XFX

and better go with 1 TB SSD Cause it's cheaper

not 2 SSD With capacity 512 GB

it would still be cheaper if you change from xfx to other brand and the point of 2ssd is to put them in raid sure 1tb is cheaper but use an hdd for mass storage not ssd

you can have 2 ssd in raid and will be a lot faster than 1 tb also depends how many programs you have installed but then go dual 1tb ssd.

[brob]

it would still be cheaper if you change from xfx to other brand and the point of 2ssd is to put them in raid sure 1tb is cheaper but use an hdd for mass storage not ssd

you can have 2 ssd in raid and will be a lot faster than 1 tb also depends how many programs you have installed but then go dual 1tb ssd.

 

SSD in RAID 0 are not faster than a single large ssd in all situations. Besides, the improved speed will not be noticeable in gaming or general use. http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/ssd-raid-benchmark,3485-13.html

[gylmir]

SSD in RAID 0 are not faster than a single large ssd in all situations. Besides, the improved speed will not be noticeable in gaming or general use. http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/ssd-raid-benchmark,3485-13.html

who is talking about gaming speed i'm talking about transfer speeds and loading screens not booting up the pc also it depends on what ssd you have if the write speed is 150mb then you will notice it more

[brob]

who is talking about gaming speed i'm talking about transfer speeds and loading screens not booting up the pc also it depends on what ssd you have if the write speed is 150mb then you will notice it more

 

Perhaps next time you wish to make a claim you could provide all the constraints before the claim. As it is, even these constraints do not suggest that RAID 0 ssd make for a superior performing system.