1300-2000€ PC Build for Recording in 1080p 60FPS and Video Editing

[kek]

So my PCs lifespan is coming to an end and I'm now trying to build myself a new one which is supposed to live about 5 years or longer.

What I need your help for is to determine where I could safe money or improve the performance by getting different hardware or maybe even explaining what doesn't work with my build and answering some of my questions.

 

What it needs to be able to do:

 

Run non-highend games(for example "Elsword") on highest settings while recording and/or streaming in 1080p 60FPS - The FPS HAVE TO be consistent at all times.

Editing and rendering the footage in Adobe After Effects and Premiere Pro without problems and rather smooth/fast.

Obviously I'll need enough space for the footage.

Run hundreds of tabs in Mozilla Firefox.

Work with my graphics tablet.

Record with Shadow Play.

Handle my 3 1080p monitors

etc

 

Graphics Card: Geforce GTX 970 (I like Shadow Play)

Processor: INTEL Core i7-5820K 3,3GHz (I heard 6 cores are better for video editing and gaming)

Motherboard: MSI 7916-001R Mainboard GAMING(8 USBs are essential)

SSD: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive(Main programs,windows, footage im currently working on)

SSHD: Seagate Desktop SSHD 4TB ST4000DX001(footage,music, movies, downloads and other stuff)

Power Supply: I don't know pls help (I currently have an 5 year old "be quiet!" 430 watt power supply but idk if that's enough)

RAM: DDR4 8GBx2 (because i7 6 cores needs DDR4)

Soundcard: Asus Xonar Essence ST(I need a great soundcard because I want to get the most out of my great speakers - teufel mk3 250, I'm listening  to music everyday)

Case: i already have a case - its a cooltek antiphon black and it works well

CPU Cooler: I don't know pls help (I don't even know what I have atm)

 

I'm gonna run it on Windows 7.

 

I live in austria (that country near germany), so everything should be able to ship here or there won't be a point.(most things do)

 

Questions:

Is it worth it for me to go for 6 cores?

How much Watt do I need on my power supply and which one should I get?

Will I need watercooling or something?
Is everything compatible?

Did I forget something?

Any suggestions or questions?

[jimakos234]

This is what i would suggest.

I wanted to add a 980 ti, but its price made me not to.

Also quad channel for 2011-3 is better than dual.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  (€404.48 @ Home of Hardware DE)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H60 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (€82.79 @ Pixmania DE)
Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme4 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  (€210.89 @ Home of Hardware DE)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  (€148.99 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (€109.99 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Storage: Seagate  2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (€96.98 @ Pixmania DE)
Storage: Seagate  2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (€96.98 @ Pixmania DE)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB SSC ACX 2.0 Video Card (2-Way SLI)  (€370.99 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB SSC ACX 2.0 Video Card (2-Way SLI)  (€370.99 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Case: Cooltek Antiphon ATX Mid Tower Case  (Purchased For €0.00)
Power Supply: Super Flower Leadex Gold 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (€124.90 @ Caseking)
Total: €2017.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-03 00:44 CEST+0200

[g4m3cr34tor]

Just a quick issue: the motherboard you chose is Z97, not X99. For the questions, yes it is slightly advantageous in your case to go for a 5820K if you have the funds, but a 4790K wouldnt be that bad either, you should probably go with a PSU max 850 watts, watercooling is absolutely not necessary as good aircoolers will do you just fine (and are slightly more reliable). Just wondering, are you planning on playing the games on all 3 monitors in surround or only playing on the middle one? My suggestion for a build would be:

 

Z97 platform:

PCPartPicker part list: http://de.pcpartpicker.com/p/MrTGFT

Price breakdown by merchant: http://de.pcpartpicker.com/p/MrTGFT/by_merchant/

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  (€345.48 @ Amazon Deutschland) 

CPU Cooler: Corsair H60 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (€82.79 @ Pixmania DE) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-G1.SNIPER Z97 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (€135.90 @ Home of Hardware DE) 

Memory: Kingston Savage 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (€202.20 @ Amazon Deutschland) 

Storage: Sandisk Ultra II 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (€159.00 @ Amazon Deutschland) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (€96.99 @ Pixmania DE) 

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 4GB STRIX Video Card  (€560.99 @ Amazon Deutschland) 

Case: Cooltek Antiphon ATX Mid Tower Case 

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (€143.77 @ Amazon Deutschland) 

Sound Card: Asus Xonar Essence ST 24-bit 192 KHz Sound Card 

Total: €1727.12

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-03 04:49 CEST+0200

 

 

X99 platform:

PCPartPicker part list: http://de.pcpartpicker.com/p/MJYvGX

Price breakdown by merchant: http://de.pcpartpicker.com/p/MJYvGX/by_merchant/

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  (€404.48 @ Home of Hardware DE) 

CPU Cooler: Corsair H60 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (€82.79 @ Pixmania DE) 

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (€246.89 @ Amazon Deutschland) 

Storage: Sandisk Ultra II 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (€159.00 @ Amazon Deutschland) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (€96.99 @ Pixmania DE) 

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 4GB STRIX Video Card  (€560.99 @ Amazon Deutschland) 

Case: Cooltek Antiphon ATX Mid Tower Case 

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (€143.77 @ Amazon Deutschland) 

Sound Card: Asus Xonar Essence ST 24-bit 192 KHz Sound Card 

Other: MSI X99S SLI Plus (€218.29)

Total: €1913.20

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-03 04:54 CEST+0200

[Inception9269]

I put together a pretty good Z97 build,

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  (€345.48 @ Amazon Deutschland)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (€133.89 @ Home of Hardware DE)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (€115.58 @ Home of Hardware DE)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Red 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  (€96.89 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (€54.58 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (€96.99 @ Pixmania DE)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 4GB STRIX Video Card  (€560.99 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  (€119.90 @ Caseking)
Power Supply: XFX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (€111.75 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter
Total: €1636.05
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-03 05:04 CEST+0200

 

I really don't think you'd need an x99 platform, so I went with a 4790k which is still a very respectable card, and if you're one of those people into overclocking that cooler will give some room to do that.

Went with 16gb of ram since you're doing more than just gaming.

For storage went with a simple ssd, Kingston is really good with ssds from what I hear. I went with a 2tb hdd, but you could go higher or lower, whatever you want.

Seeing as a 980ti is over €1000 I went with a regular 980, although you could go two 970's if you wanted.

For power supply xfx is a good brand, and I went with one that would allow you room to throw in a second gpu if you want, and/or overclock.

Wifi adapter if you need it, although the price isn't showing for it. I'd imagine it would be around 40

[Inception9269]

I saw the part about 8 usb slots being necessary, so i changed the motherboard

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  (€345.48 @ Amazon Deutschland)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (€133.89 @ Home of Hardware DE)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-GAMING 7 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (€172.88 @ Home of Hardware DE)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Red 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  (€96.89 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (€54.58 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (€96.99 @ Pixmania DE)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 4GB STRIX Video Card  (€560.99 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  (€119.90 @ Caseking)
Power Supply: XFX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (€111.75 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter
Total: €1693.35
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-03 05:12 CEST+0200

[kek]

I'm mainly playing on one monitor at once.

I'm not really into overclocking and other advanced stuff because I'm afraid of problems that might happen due to it but I won't mind if you suggest something that's already overclocked.

I don't know that much about hardware.

 

Inception you forgot the sound card in your build but added a case when I already have one, is it necessary?

Plus I'd like to get an explanation on why you are suggesting a more expensive/better graphics card or 2 970s even.

What are the benefits in comparison or is the 970 just not optimal?

 

What will be the difference if I choose a 4 core over 6 cores i7?

 

I'm going for a 500 GB SSD because I already have one with 250 but it's always getting too full.

Actually, will footage on a SSD make rendering,etc faster or is the difference unsignificant?(I'm talking about the footage, ofcourse my editing programs will be on SSD)

 

Is higher Mhz on RAM even noticable?

Is DDR4 even trustworthy to use yet? Is it noticably better or anything?

 

BTW!! I want a really silent Build which I can barely or preferably not hear at all because listening to music and/or playing games with the annoying sound of some fan at the side isn't that pleasant. My PC is rather near to me, about 1 meter away.

 

And please don't suggest something much more expensive when the difference is barely noticable, I don't want to use more money than it's efficient.

Typing a few words to your suggestions will help me to further understand  your decisions, like "this graphics card will do a WAY better job at [insert something relevant here] and the 970 would just not be sufficient"

[jimakos234]

The 970 alone has 3.5 gigs of usable vram out of 4, which in a triple monitor setup i suppose wont be enough.

But power increases if you add a second card in the system (processing power, not the vram) and you get better results overall.

Other people suggest higher end graphic card because if you are between choosing a strong gpu or sli/crossfire 2 lower end

gpu's, you should always go for the stronger gpu. But on the contrary ,for this occasion , at this very moment, a 980 can

handle quite well a triple monitor setup, but not as good as a SLI setup (more processing power, although many titles will benefit from

the stronger gpu, the sli will be better for some latest titles, 4k gaming and video editing). Also yes DDR4 is trustworthy to use,  but do

not expect huge differences from ddr3. Last but not least, if you  are into some heavy rendering, having more cores will help

you get the job faster. Finally add a SSD like the one u now have , back up your data to a HDD, and RAID 0 the 2 same ssd for 

better performance.

[kek]

Are you sure that playing and recording on ONE monitor in 1080p 60fps and editing/rending is that demanding?

I use 3 monitors, that's right, but I don't use the other 2 for gaming, I use them for editing, firefox, skype, word documents, streaming software, watching series/movies.

And the games I play aren't nearly as demanding as things like Far Cry 3, Skyrim or Battlefield 3, Witcher 3 or Bloodborne/Dark Souls so please don't go overboard thinking i need 150FPS on some high-end graphics game on ultra settings while recording gameplay from 3 screens at once. I will remind you again, I'm not planning on playing on a 4k monitor yet, maybe in my next build but I don't want to invest into something I have no plans on using soon.

I hope you kind of understand what I'm trying to go for.

[Chiobe]

Run non-highend games(for example "Elsword") on highest settings while recording and/or streaming in 1080p 60FPS - The FPS HAVE TO be consistent at all times.

Might want to look into this motherboard: http://www.msi.com/product/mb/X99S-GAMING-9-ACK.html#hero-overview

The streaming engine dont effect nether the CPU nor the GPU, so you can game even high end games without noticing it.

It works for both streaming and recording.

[jimakos234]

Are you sure that playing and recording on ONE monitor in 1080p 60fps and editing/rending is that demanding?

I use 3 monitors, that's right, but I don't use the other 2 for gaming, I use them for editing, firefox, skype, word documents, streaming software, watching series/movies.

And the games I play aren't nearly as demanding as things like Far Cry 3, Skyrim or Battlefield 3, Witcher 3 or Bloodborne/Dark Souls so please don't go overboard thinking i need 150FPS on some high-end graphics game on ultra settings while recording gameplay from 3 screens at once. I will remind you again, I'm not planning on playing on a 4k monitor yet, maybe in my next build but I don't want to invest into something I have no plans on using soon.

I hope you kind of understand what I'm trying to go for.

Well then, i think you will be fine with a 4790k and a 980 . I was not aware about the kind of editing/rendering/gaming you would be doing, but it looks like that is not that demanding at all.

If you want more vram you can always check  out a 390(x or no) version, and if u see that your job is getting more demanding, you can throw in the system a second gpu for sli/crossfire (if u do that make sure you have a 750+gold psu evga/seasonic/antec preferably)

[kek]

Might want to look into this motherboard: http://www.msi.com/product/mb/X99S-GAMING-9-ACK.html#hero-overview

The streaming engine dont effect nether the CPU nor the GPU, so you can game even high end games without noticing it.

It works for both streaming and recording.

It sounds really promising in theory but I want the opinion of the others about it first.

I actually planned to use Shadow Play and I don't want to get disappointed by some mediocre recording software on the motherboard so I'll be sceptical for now.

Yeah I know it's supposed to not affect GPU and CPU but is it worth spending 200€ more for that or 200€ more for a 980 instead of a 970 or so?

And I don't really need the "really amazing sound" from the motherboard because I'm going to get a soundcard which is 100% going to be much better.

Btw I'm pretty sure 980 Ti is 800€ and not over 1000€.

 

However I'm not an expert at all so please handle it so that the build is most efficient for the price and silent.

 

@jimakos234 why 980 over 970 when there's only 0,5 of vram but 200€ difference? Please explain.

 

Btw I'm pretty interested if you'd refresh your build now that you better understand what I'm looking for.

[jimakos234]

As requested

You could swap the 980 for a r9 390x for more vram, but you will be losing processing power.

980 over 970 because it has more processing units

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  (€345.48 @ Amazon Deutschland)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H60 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (€83.98 @ Pixmania DE)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-AR ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (€143.99 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory  (€65.32 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (€109.99 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Storage: Seagate  2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (€96.98 @ Pixmania DE)
Storage: Seagate  2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (€96.98 @ Pixmania DE)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card  (€572.05 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Case: Cooltek Antiphon ATX Mid Tower Case  (Purchased For €0.00)
Power Supply: Super Flower Leadex Gold 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (€124.90 @ Caseking)
Total: €1639.67
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-03 22:39 CEST+0200

[Chiobe]

It sounds really promising in theory but I want the opinion of the others about it first.

I actually planned to use Shadow Play and I don't want to get disappointed by some mediocre recording software on the motherboard so I'll be sceptical for now.

Yeah I know it's supposed to not affect GPU and CPU but is it worth spending 200€ more for that or 200€ more for a 980 instead of a 970 or so?

And I don't really need the "really amazing sound" from the motherboard because I'm going to get a soundcard which is 100% going to be much better.

Btw I'm pretty sure 980 Ti is 800€ and not over 1000€.

"As a comparison, the Streaming Engine running at 1080p30 has an imperceptible hit in performance when compared to running Batman: Arkham Origins alone. Using Nvidia's baked-in ShadowPlay feature instead, ostensibly for the same purpose, at 1080p60, reduces framerate by just two per cent, thus rendering, for most, Streaming Engine moot."

From one of the reviews, so guess the reason I didnt notice it on my pc, is that I had the power to ignore the frame rate difference.

Then again, I perfer to just use CPU when I stream, as very few games maxes out a 6 core 4,4GHz CPU anyway.

 

I really need to look into stuff before I post about them.

[kek]

I'd really like some more opinions of different people.

The 980 looks kind of overprized to me and I'm not sure if everything suggested is optimal but I'm not educated enough to tell..

 

@jimakos234 you forgot the soundcard again

[jimakos234]

@kek

The on board sound card on the mobo is a very good one,
you dont need another one. If the 980 is an overkill, the
MSI R9 390 comes in handy for 370 euros .

[kek]

The problem is that I want to use Shadow Play.

I don't understand why you're so against the 970 I suggested.

Btw I'll probably need 8 USBs on my Motherboard because my current setup already needs 6, If I wanted to add anything else it wouldn't be possible.

 

Please give me at least one sentence of explanation to every main part you suggest so I can understand and decide better.

I'm new to this and have barely any experience in building a PC.

It's hard to just say yes as a non-expert to some motherboard/CPU/GPU that has barely any ratings on amazon and look kinda random. How should I know why this would be a good choice? Do you know what I mean?

 

Reminder on what I want:

1080p 60FPS High Settings Recording/Streaming of non-high-end games- FPS should be unaffected while playing (preferably with shadow play)

I'm running 3 monitors on 1080p , 2 are 60hz, 1 is 144hz, Only the 144hz is used for gaming.

It should run hundreds of tabs in Mozilla Firefox.

Work with my graphics tablet.

editing and rendering the footage

it should be overall very silent and rather cool

have 8 or so USBs because my setup already needs at least 6.

I either want a really nice soundcard like the one I chose or one that's already on the motherboard which is really good as well.(Because I have a mk3 250 Teufel setup) Wlan Adapter would be nice and that feature where you can determine how much of your connection is used for the game and how much for the browser but I personally have no experience with it. All features that make a huge difference in performance and efficiency are welcome ofcourse.

[jimakos234]

@kek

It is ok. I will try my best to explain

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  (€345.48 @ Amazon Deutschland)

An unlocked quad core hyper threaded cpu, with a very high frequency already.

It has 4 very powerful cores, and 8 threads (8 logical cores) that will help you get the best results

in gaming and fast video editing/rendering. The unlocked part means that you can pump the frequency

whenever you see that it is needed, or at even at your personal will.

 

CPU Cooler: Corsair H60 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (€83.98 @ Pixmania DE)

The higher the frequency on a cpu, the better must be the cooling. Why? Because higher frequencies

tend to result in higher cpu temperatures. You wouldnt like to fry your cpu, would you? So liquid cooling

offers a solid cooling to a cpu, and this one is one of the best for its price out there.

Motherboard: Asus Z97-AR ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (€143.99 @ Amazon Deutschland)

Z97 motherboard is a must for unlocked cpu's, because they allow overclocking, usually they tend to have

more power delivery for their cpu's, and offer  higher voltages for the ram (XMP).Also they offer a high variety of options

like sli/crossfire, and they are built from good materials. Also most of them will have futures that favor gaming

like killer ethernet, meant to maximize the ethernet performance for gaming, or good built in 7-8 channel sound cards.

Like this one.

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory  (€65.32 @ Amazon Deutschland)

Dual channel memory for the best performance, by a reliable brand, and with high frequency. This will come handy

for the overclock and will make the editing/rendering, not that much, but still faster

Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (€109.99 @ Amazon Deutschland)

A very good SSD. Fast boot times,Overall performance identical to a samsung 850 evo.

Tbh, i never asked you which ssd you have so you could raid 0 them

Storage: Seagate  2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (€96.98 @ Pixmania DE)

2reliable hdd to store your data. you can also put them in raid 0 or raid 1.

Storage: Seagate  2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (€96.98 @ Pixmania DE)

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card  (€572.05 @ Amazon Deutschland)

Very good performance, 2048 CUDA cores, meant for gaming and streaming, with gigabytes custom pcb and cooler

allowing for a further overclock at the card with 4GB of Vram and 7010mhz speed and 256bit bus. This was nvidia flagship untill

980ti, could max out everything at 1080, even at 1440p with 60fps. Also at 4k it gets the jobs done if you turn off some filters.

Case: Cooltek Antiphon ATX Mid Tower Case  (Purchased For €0.00)

Power Supply: Super Flower Leadex Gold 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (€124.90 @ Caseking)

Super Flower is one the best, if not the best, psu brand this very moment.(evga g2/b2 series are made by superflower)

Eco mode,80+ gold, meaning it has a very good efficiency , and 750 watt to fulfill this system needs. A bit overkill tho

but if you ever throw another gpu in there, there should be no problem (2 980 about 700w)

I tried to keep it simple

[kek]

Thank you that helped a lot.

 

But what does "raid 0 or 1 them" mean and why are you suggesting 2x2TB instead of 1x4TB when it'd be cheaper?

And why only 4x2 GB of RAM? Won't I need like 16?

And my cooltek case has 2 USB 3.0 on the front, what would I need to do to access them in my new build?

Because if I could use those I wouldn't need 8 USBs from the motherboard.

2 USBs are for my mechnical keyboard, 2 are for graphic tablet + pen, 1 is for my mouse, and the last 1 is for my Elgato Game Capture Card so there'd be a problem if I wanted to add anything else.

 

 

Tbh, i never asked you which ssd you have so you could raid 0 them

Samsung MZ-75E250B/EU EVO 850 interne SSD 250GB

 

I'm sorry if this question is dumb but are you certain that you made the most optimal choices?

[jimakos234]

Thank you that helped a lot.

 

But what does "raid 0 or 1 them" mean and why are you suggesting 2x2TB instead of 1x4TB when it'd be cheaper?

And why only 4x2 GB of RAM? Won't I need like 16?

And my cooltek case has 2 USB 3.0 on the front, what would I need to do to access them in my new build?

Because if I could use those I wouldn't need 8 USBs from the motherboard.

2 USBs are for my mechnical keyboard, 2 are for graphic tablet + pen, 1 is for my mouse, and the last 1 is for my Elgato Game Capture Card so there'd be a problem if I wanted to add anything else.

 

Samsung MZ-75E250B/EU EVO 850 interne SSD 250GB

 

I'm sorry if this question is dumb but are you certain that you made the most optimal choices?

 

The mobo already has 6 usb, and also has a front usb 3 header, that will allow you to connect the front panel usb 3 that your case has.

If you want i can check out for a mobo at the same price with more usb ports.

Also 8 gigs of ram are the standard for gaming. If you are more into rendering, i can adjust it and put 16 gigs in there.

 

For raid education check out this video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eE7Bfw9lFfs

 

Yes i believe that this is a very good build, but if you dont plan to overclock, i can adjust it even more.

[kek]

Yeah please do 16GB RAM(2x8 I think), because I'll have to render a lot.

I'd say yes to a different motherboard with more 3.0 USBs but I'd really like it if it had those features as well.

I'll probably go for Raid 0.

 

And well, I don't want to mess my pc up when trying to overclock..

You can adjust it but will it significantly go down in performance because of it?

If so I'd rather learn to overclock I think.

 

Btw I'm planning to order in the next 12 hours so try to be as convincing as possible.

You mostly convinced me with the Storage, CPU, CPU Cooler, Power Supply and memory.

However I'm still not sure about but Motherboard, GPU and the missing of a soundcard when the onboard one is "supposed" to be really good.

I'm just a little sceptical because I want to get the most out of my speakers.

And I'm not sure about the GPU because I don't know  why you chose exactly that type of 980 and not the other ones.

Would you mind telling me how much of a difference 970 has to 980 and for which reasons "the 980 blows the 970 away", or something?

 

I really appreciate your help.

[jimakos234]

@kek

 

This is a nice,cheaper build than the others, but there is not overclocking potential.

You will lose some performance,yes, but it wont be that much.

The Xeon over here is practically an i7 (4790 or 4770 dont remember exactly which one)

whithout the iGPU(intel HD)

This mobo has 8 usb ports, and you can add the case's 2 usb ports from the front header for a total of 10.

Also i was not able to find a price for the samsung evo, but add it manually to the total cost, from the retailer you bought it

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  (€259.88 @ Home of Hardware DE)
CPU Cooler: Arctic Cooling ACFZ13 36.4 CFM CPU Cooler  (€24.90 @ Caseking)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PERFORMANCE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (€108.89 @ Home of Hardware DE)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (€91.89 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Storage: Seagate  2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (€96.98 @ Pixmania DE)
Storage: Seagate  2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (€96.98 @ Pixmania DE)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  (€372.28 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Case: Cooltek Antiphon ATX Mid Tower Case  (Purchased For €0.00)
Power Supply: Super Flower Leadex Gold 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (€124.90 @ Caseking)
Total: €1176.70
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-04 11:26 CEST+0200

[kek]

I edited my last post a little too late.

I'll post it here again.

 

Btw I'm planning to order in the next 12 hours so try to be as convincing as possible.

You mostly convinced me with the Storage, CPU, CPU Cooler, Power Supply and memory.

However I'm still not sure about but Motherboard, GPU and the missing of a soundcard when the onboard one is "supposed" to be really good.

I'm just a little sceptical because I want to get the most out of my speakers.

And I'm not sure about the GPU because I don't know  why you chose exactly that type of 980 and not the other ones.

Would you mind telling me how much of a difference 970 has to 980 and for which reasons "the 980 blows the 970 away", or something?

I really appreciate your help.

 

 

I actually liked your previous build more.

Because AMD can't run Shadow Play which is pretty much essential.

The motherboard looks kinda good but I'm missing the features the other one had.

What do you think about this one? https://geizhals.at/msi-z97-gaming-7-7916-001r-a1109467.html

It has pretty much both.

 

Can you tell me how to setup Raid 0?

And I got my SSD here http://www.amazon.de/Samsung-MZ-75E250B-EU-interne-schwarz/dp/B00P736UEU/ref=sr_1_1?&ie=UTF8&qid=1437968409&sr=8-1&keywords=festplatte+SSD

[jimakos234]

Btw I'm planning to order in the next 12 hours so try to be as convincing as possible.

You mostly convinced me with the Storage, CPU, CPU Cooler, Power Supply and memory.

However I'm still not sure about but Motherboard, GPU and the missing of a soundcard when the onboard one is "supposed" to be really good.

I'm just a little sceptical because I want to get the most out of my speakers.

And I'm not sure about the GPU because I don't know  why you chose exactly that type of 980 and not the other ones.

Would you mind telling me how much of a difference 970 has to 980 and for which reasons "the 980 blows the 970 away", or something?

 

I really appreciate your help.

 

Sorry i didnt see the edited part. Ok i will give one you more alternative with the overclockable build

with more usb ports, i will also add a sound card, but keep in mind that you will see little to no difference

from the one a gaming mobo these days have.

Also i used computeruniverse.de for some parts that i could not find a price at de.pcpartpicker

there should be no problem, they do international deliveries.

You can also use any retailer you find reliable.

(8 usb ports+ 2 for the case, a total of 10. Also added the sound card, not necessary imo)

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  (€345.48 @ Amazon Deutschland)

CPU Cooler: Corsair H60 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (€83.98 @ Pixmania DE)

Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (€154.90 @ Computeruniverse.de)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory  (€64.50 @ Amazon Deutschland)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (€110.00 @ Computeruniverse.de)

Storage: Seagate  2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (€96.98 @ Pixmania DE)

Storage: Seagate  2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (€96.98 @ Pixmania DE)

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card  (€572.05 @ Amazon Deutschland)

Case: Cooltek Antiphon ATX Mid Tower Case  (Purchased For €0.00)

Power Supply: Super Flower Leadex Gold 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (€124.90 @ Caseking)

Sound Card: Asus Xonar DSX 24-bit 192 KHz Sound Card  (€95.99 @ Amazon Deutschland)

Total: €1745.76

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-04 12:28 CEST+0200

 

EDITED.

MSI gaming 7 is a solid mobo. Go for it if you can afford it.

Also get another ssd from where you got it.

[kek]

That's what I'm thinking about at the moment.

What do you think?

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  (€345.48 @ Amazon Deutschland)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H60 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (€83.98 @ Pixmania DE)
Motherboard: MSI Z97 Gaming 7 (7916-001R) - about 200€
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (€91.89 @ Amazon Deutschland)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  0 € because i already have one
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (€110.00 @ Computeruniverse.de)
Storage: Seagate  2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (€96.98 @ Pixmania DE)
Storage: Seagate  2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (€96.98 @ Pixmania DE)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card  (€572.05 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Case: Cooltek Antiphon ATX Mid Tower Case  (Purchased For €0.00)
Power Supply: Super Flower Leadex Gold 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (€124.90 @ Caseking)
Sound Card: Asus Xonar DSX 24-bit 192 KHz Sound Card  (€95.99 @ Amazon Deutschland) (Not sure yet)

Wireless Network Adapter: ??? about 50€ I guess - but I need one.
Total: ~€1750-€1900

[jimakos234]

@kek

 

A very nice build, this will fulfill your needs, and it has the  upgrade ability for the future

Consider something like this one as a wifi adapter

 

http://de.pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-wireless-network-card-pceac56