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Hey Guys,

As the title may suggest, I´m planning on building my first PC. I want to have a machine that will be capable of running the latest games, on a standard 1080p monitor, for around 1000€, or somewhat 1100 Dollars (As hardware seems to be cheaper in the US). I´m hoping to get some decent cyber moday/ black friday deals, and I live in austria, so no newegg I suppose  :( . Also I want that thing to be sort of like using a console (Setting Big Picture as my windows shell). Please do not try to convince me on buying an SSD, since i want to keep a really tight budget/performance PC.

So here´s the PCPP link, below are some questions, and please tell me if this is a good price/ performance rig.

http://de.pcpartpicker.com/p/yjfLbv

 

So here are some questions I have:

  1. Obviousely since i got a k series CPU and a GPU good for overclocking, I´ll overclock those. So the question is: will the power supply be optimal eg. not enaugh/ way overboard? Did i calculate everything right?
  2. I got pretty confused when shopping for a good Z97 Motherboard, with all those brands throwing around the word gaming, overclocking... It just annoyed me, so i went with a cheap one  with pretty ok reviews. Is this Mobo ok, what should i consider?
  3. Bit off topic, but should i wait for AMD´s pirate island? I really do want to have a working PC around christmas, but if the new 3XX series change the world? If so I would be pissed...
  4. Did i bottleneck anything? CPU...
  5. Is the cooler good enaugh for OC?
  6. Got any tips for overclocking?
  7. Just for fun, what were your best black friday deals?

​//Just to remember I do really care about performance!

//​If any of you are interested in what I´m currently using, it´s an HP Pavilion dv7 6101eg. Loud n´ slow.

 

I find  it awsome that there are people out there, taking their time, to help such a noob as I am. Feel free to tell me what i did wrong.

Thanks in regard,

Paul

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INTEL CORE I5 4670K | NVIDIA GTX 980 | NOCTUA NH-L9i | GIGABYTE GA-Z97X-SLI | KINGSTON 120GB V300

CM STORM QUICKFIRE TK | BENQ XL2420TE | ROCCAT SAVU | FRACTAL DEFINE R4

 

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before anything else: You chose a beautiful case with a large window to display your setup. Do you really wanna mix orange, blue, red and green?  :o

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Comic sans = ignore

 

 

 

 

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Ok guys,

fixed it ;)

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1) Yups

2) Just get the cheapest board from a reputable manufacturer that has the features you'll need (2-way SLI support, M.2 support, etc.). That board is okay.

3) No reason to, we can only speculate and expect the worst but hope for the best.

4) Won't even go there. Short answer: technically yes, realistically no.

5) Depends how far you go, but yes.

6) Don't go too high on the voltage. Stress, stress, stress.

7) Who shops on Black Friday?

 

If you want the build to match, I can do something about that, I think, otherwise... it could still use a bit of work.

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before anything else: You chose a beautiful case with a large window to display your setup. Do you really wanna mix orange, blue, red and green?  :o

Ok I havent really thought about that one honestly. Thanks for the fast replies

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The build seems quite good, I will add an 256GB SSD, a Crucial MX100

 

Edit: I edited the build to match the colours. (orange)

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (€217.64 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (€93.89 @ Home of Hardware DE) 
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  (€76.78 @ Hardwareversand) 
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (€90.00 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (€54.49 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 970 4GB AMP! Omega Edition Video Card  (€353.99 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Case: NZXT H440 (Orange/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (€120.79 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Total: €1067.48
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-23 16:24 CEST+0200
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1) Yups

2) Just get the cheapest board from a reputable manufacturer that has the features you'll need (2-way SLI support, M.2 support, etc.). That board is okay.

3) No reason to, we can only speculate and expect the worst but hope for the best.

4) Won't even go there. Short answer: technically yes, realistically no.

5) Depends how far you go, but yes.

6) Don't go too high on the voltage. Stress, stress, stress.

7) Who shops on Black Friday?

 

If you want the build to match, I can do something about that, I think, otherwise... it could still use a bit of work.

Just shop online, i meant. Black friday is not realy a deal over here. Thanks for those rapid answers. Also i fixed that comoc sans issue ;)

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Just shop online, i meant. Black friday is not realy a deal over here. Thanks for those rapid answers.

In case you want it matching, here:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (€217.64 @ Amazon Deutschland)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (€33.10 @ Amazon Deutschland)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (€93.89 @ Home of Hardware DE)

Memory: G.Skill Value 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (€70.47 @ Home of Hardware DE)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (€54.49 @ Amazon Deutschland)

Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 970 4GB AMP! Omega Edition Video Card  (€353.99 @ Amazon Deutschland)

Case: NZXT H440 (Orange/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (€120.79 @ Amazon Deutschland)

Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (€59.90 @ Caseking)

Total: €1004.27

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-23 16:22 CEST+0200

 

Just over €1000.

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CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (€217.64 @ Amazon Deutschland) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (€33.10 @ Amazon Deutschland) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (€114.90 @ Caseking) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory  (€81.84 @ Amazon Deutschland) 

Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP920 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (€65.89 @ Amazon Deutschland) 


Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 970 4GB AMP! Omega Edition Video Card  (€353.99 @ Amazon Deutschland) 

Case: NZXT H440 (Orange/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (€120.79 @ Amazon Deutschland) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (€79.28 @ Amazon Deutschland) 

Total: €1117.82

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-23 16:22 CEST+0200

Please follow your topics guys, it's very important! CoC F.A.Q  Please use the corresponding PC part picker link for your country USA, UK, Canada, Australia, Spain, Italy, New Zealand and Germany

also if you find anyone with this handle in games its most likely me so say hi

 

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Hey Guys,

As the title may suggest, I´m planning on building my first PC. I want to have a machine that will be capable of running the latest games, on a standard 1080p monitor, for around 1000€, or somewhat 1100 Dollars (As hardware seems to be cheaper in the US). I´m hoping to get some decent cyber moday/ black friday deals, and I live in austria, so no newegg I suppose  :( . Also I want that thing to be sort of like using a console (Setting Big Picture as my windows shell). Please do not try to convince me on buying an SSD, since i want to keep a really tight budget/performance PC.

So here´s the PCPP link, below are some questions, and please tell me if this is a good price/ performance rig.

http://de.pcpartpicker.com/p/yjfLbv

 

So here are some questions I have:

  • Obviousely since i got a k series CPU and a GPU good for overclocking, I´ll overclock those. So the question is: will the power supply be optimal eg. not enaugh/ way overboard? Did i calculate everything right?
  • I got pretty confused when shopping for a good Z97 Motherboard, with all those brands throwing around the word gaming, overclocking... It just annoyed me, so i went with a cheap one  with pretty ok reviews. Is this Mobo ok, what should i consider?
  • Bit off topic, but should i wait for AMD´s pirate island? I really do want to have a working PC around christmas, but if the new 3XX series change the world? If so I would be pissed...
  • Did i bottleneck anything? CPU...
  • Is the cooler good enaugh for OC?
  • Got any tips for overclocking?
  • Just for fun, what were your best black friday deals?
​//Just to remember I do really care about performance!

//​If any of you are interested in what I´m currently using, it´s an HP Pavilion dv7 6101eg. Loud n´ slow.

 

I find  it awsome that there are people out there, taking their time, to help such a noob as I am. Feel free to tell me what i did wrong.

Thanks in regard,

Paul

1. The PSU is enough, but if you ever consider going 2 ways SLI in the future it will not, so how about a 600-650W PSU instead?

2. That one is ok, usually I go with the G45 or Gaming 3/5 instead for the look, but the Z97 PC Mate is good too

3. Nope~ it wont cure cancer~ and certainly it wont change much given how even on the R9 290 and 290x they falling behind

4. Nope~

5. Mild lv OCing, yup, super high lv OCing, no.

6. Be patient, starting 0.1GHz at a time and stress test it. Also dont OC if you dont need to.

On a side note, at that budget, you better get a cheaper case and get a 120GB SSD instead

My rig: Intel Core i7 4790k | MSI Z97 PC Mate | GSKILL Ripjaws X 16GB 1866MHz | ADATA Premier SP550 480GB SSD | Seagate Barracuda 3TB | Seagate Barracuda 2TB  | MSI Gaming X GTX 1070 | Thermaltake Versa N21 | Corsair CX550M Semi Modular PSU | AOC G2460PF 144Hz | Logitech G502 | GSKILL Ripjaws KM780  | GAMDIAS HEPHAESTUS V2  PCPartPicker | Old Build Log | New Build Log

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you say your really care about performance. I think you will see a huge difference with any of the setups above. To maximize performance significantly beyond that, you would need to losen your budget. One thing I mould suggest is a different case. Yes it is beautiful but it is also premium pricing. There are many other oprions sub 80 EUR that are good too. That way you could get an AiO water cooler for your CPU for example. 

5.1GHz 4770k

My Specs

Intel i7-4770K @ 4.7GHz | Corsair H105 w/ SP120 | Asus Gene VI | 32GB Corsair Vengeance LP | 2x GTX 780Ti| Corsair 750D | OCZ Agility 3 | Samsung 840/850 | Sandisk SSD | 3TB WD RED | Seagate Barracuda 2TB | Corsair RM850 | ASUS PB278Q | SyncMaster 2370HD | SyncMaster P2450
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7) Who shops on Black Friday?

 

 

What WAT WAT. Everyone who wants to save money. Sooooo, everyone.

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What WAT WAT. Everyone who wants to save money. Sooooo, everyone.

It was sarcasm, I know a ton of people shop on Black Friday.

 

Why do you think THIS site exists.

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you say your really care about performance. I think you will see a huge difference with any of the setups above. To maximize performance significantly beyond that, you would need to losen your budget. One thing I mould suggest is a different case. Yes it is beautiful but it is also premium pricing. There are many other oprions sub 80 EUR that are good too. That way you could get an AiO water cooler for your CPU for example. 

Question is: do i need a better cpu cooler?

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Question is: do i need a better cpu cooler?

depends on how high you want to overclock. 

5.1GHz 4770k

My Specs

Intel i7-4770K @ 4.7GHz | Corsair H105 w/ SP120 | Asus Gene VI | 32GB Corsair Vengeance LP | 2x GTX 780Ti| Corsair 750D | OCZ Agility 3 | Samsung 840/850 | Sandisk SSD | 3TB WD RED | Seagate Barracuda 2TB | Corsair RM850 | ASUS PB278Q | SyncMaster 2370HD | SyncMaster P2450
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depends on how high you want to overclock. 

From which temperature on should i use a different one?

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what???

5.1GHz 4770k

My Specs

Intel i7-4770K @ 4.7GHz | Corsair H105 w/ SP120 | Asus Gene VI | 32GB Corsair Vengeance LP | 2x GTX 780Ti| Corsair 750D | OCZ Agility 3 | Samsung 840/850 | Sandisk SSD | 3TB WD RED | Seagate Barracuda 2TB | Corsair RM850 | ASUS PB278Q | SyncMaster 2370HD | SyncMaster P2450
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