Ramonman

It's a Cooler Master G550M, this is the link:

https://www.afuture.nl/product/1049141/cooler-master-gm-series-g550m-550w
 
I sould ask if i can use one of a friend. If he will let me to.
 

and i am just sitting here, a fellow belgium made...


 

 
 
love the work you do, sub!

With that budget, pick a laptop with an i7-xxxxHQ processor, not a i7-xxxxU processor. The U processors are more energy efficient but also slower than the HQ processors.

thanks for the heads up!
 

Hey Ramonman,   As the guys pointed out, you should put the more demanding and more often used applications and the OS on the SSD for better performance. Also if you are working with larger files that need to be loaded in a program, you should put that on the SSD too.   Do have in mind that it is recommended that you have 12%-15% free space on the SSD for optimal performance (caching requirements) and that the OS would take up about 35GB which leaves you with about 75GB of usable space.   Games rely on storage only for their loading times and FPS and graphics stay unaffected so if you do play some games, you can leave them on the HDD if longer load times don't bother you.    Captain_WD.

By default programs on Windows are installed on the C: drive (the drive in which Windows itself is installed on). If you want the programs to be fast, then just install them normally
 
Regarding your files: It depends, you will probably get more performance by storing them on the SSD, but you might run out of space. 

i sould go with MSI. I got i for a few days now and it is a beast! all the most recent game's on ULTRA! w/o anny problems, never goes under 50fps

i'd get 7zip over winrar personally, backing lolzious on ccleaner, consider getting openHardwareMonitor for temps, and maybe get a rainmeter gadget to hook into it (theres lots of these stuffs around) http://puu.sh/fXNsL/e66710b67c.jpg<- this is my rainmeter stuff on my second screen, giving me detailed information while setting game configs.

CPU-z, GPU-z, I like cam too, just for the graphs
I always like to have valley benchmark for testing with overlooks. It's nice and repetitive (being a sythetic) and so it's handy to use as a comparison tool
The programs the other guys said ^^^
I like having Ms security essentials too.
Tree size is handy too.
Enjoy your new rig!

Use ninite to download all of these and it will install it for you... 7-zip, Audacity, Avast, MalwareBytes, VLC, Firefox. If you are using windows 8.1 or 8 and don't like it then also with ninite download classic start

Check out Ninite for all the software in a convenient package. Can't rec. that site enough after finding it, has cut down the time MASSIVELY when setting up new computers for me

Steam
FF / Chrome
HWMonitor
CPU-Z
GPU-Z
MSI Afterburner
Skype / TS / Mumble
Internet Security program of any sort
GPU Drivers =P
Foobar 2000

Here are my must-haves although not all related to gaming:
 
CCLeaner - Great program to clean your PC from useless files.
CPU-Z / GPU-Z - Nice way to see information about your system.
HWMonitor - Good to monitor the temperatures of the key components in your system.
Java - Some games need it and definitelly will be needed somewhere on the web.
Kawaii Codec Pack OR Community Combined Codec Pack - Both great codec packs and come with MPC-HC which is my personal favourite video player. Get the KCP if you watch anime and if not then CCCP is the way.
MSI Afterburner - I personally use it to have a custom fan curve on my GPU but it can be used for overclocking.
Notepad++ - You never know when you will be editing some .INI files for Skyrim Handy to have and much better to use than ordinary Notepad.
Paint.NET + Plugins pack - My personal favourite combo for image editing.
Puush - Easiest way to take a screenshot or capture a part of your screen while being able to share it within seconds.
Skype and Razer Comms - I use both for communication and although I really like and prefer Comms I have to use Skype for some friends and family even though I think it's horrible.
Steam - If I have to explain this then you shouldn't have a gaming PC.
Origin - I only use it for Battlefield games...
WinRAR - Got to unRAR those RARs somehow

and i am just sitting here, a fellow belgium made...


 

 
 
love the work you do, sub!

Thanks everybody!
 
(ooooh free mousepad!)

You can only use the speed of 3.0 if you actually have that many devices. Besides, it's 2 + the USB case, so you are looking at 4 usb 3.0 ports. Still, if you think you'll need/use all those ports, it's a small price difference. They are already the cheapest mobos anyway.
 
For the RAM, your current choice is fine. However, if you think you'll ever want 16gbs, then THIS kit is amazingly good for the price. 16gb, 2400mhz. It'll help a bit on the video editing, for those moments where you add a crapton of effects.
 
Last, but not least, for 373,99, I think the Asus Strix is a much better option than the 389,99 MSI. It's just not worth it. Both are Gtx 970s, and both are quiet (and great) cards.

Pleasure  
 
I know the feeling! nice to see you got informed on the topic first  
 
Enjoy the new power!  

Whatever you think happens when a GTX 970 uses 3.6GB vram, it'll be a lot worse if that happens on a 960...

- i7-4790K
- MSI Z97 u3 Plus, s1150
- Corsair Vengeance 1600-8GB (2x4G) (Normal one, not the LP!)
- Corsair CXM 600W
- Western Digital Black 1TB - 3.5inch
- Corsair Carbide 300R Windowed
 
thanks! feeling better about it, i am just afread to spend so much money but if the MSI 970 won't have anny kind of problems at 1080p i will go ahead and order it! thanks
  i know, it is not only the 3.5vram? i heard thare are problems with stuttering, lag, freeze... to? i just wanne make sure i am using my money for somthing good, somthing i can use for a few years w/o replacing it.

hello,
(​P.s sorry for bad englisch!)
i know thare are allot of topic around this, and it mybe somewhare it already been said.. but i really need some advise
 
i never spend so mutch money on annything my life, and i safed a long time for it AS WELL thinked about it for a long time.
but i am 100% i want my gaming rig!  my rig was ready to order in 3-4 weeks from now.
 
but with all the hype around the 970 i am sceard to buy it...
 
this is what i will do with my pc:
 
- Gaming on a resolutie of 1920 x 1080p 60 Hz monitor and this won't change anny time soon!
- do some small editing and programming (just a little)
- surf allot on the web for school and making Office documents.
 
i was planning to buy the MSI GTX 970 4G Gaming, but with all the problems?:
 
- Screen Tearing
- lagg
- the 3.5gb vram problem..
 
 
i want to run the games from now and soon to be on ulrta with solid frame's?
 
 
what sould i do? 
is the gtx 970 still more than enouf for 1080p
is a gtx 960 enouf for my rig? w/o to low frame rate's?
 
 
please help me! 
 
P.s i would really like to stay with nvidia, and not go to AMD.. 
 
EDIT:   - i7-4790K
- MSI Z97 u3 Plus, s1150
- Corsair Vengeance 1600-8GB (2x4G) (Normal one, not the LP!)
- Corsair CXM 600W
- Western Digital Black 1TB - 3.5inch
- Corsair Carbide 300R Windowed

Based on price to performance alone I'd say yes, GTX 970 is still the best of those mentioned but still more expensive than the 960, but you can get more than the 2 gig RAM with the 970.
 
As far as I know the 960's are limited to 2GB RAM (to hit the price point) but I'd love to know if I'm wrong about that.
 
Also, you can get more RAM buying a GTX 770 and the 960 performance could very well end up being about the same as a 770 (but this kind of remains to be seen (wait for the benchmarks etc.)), so picking up a second hand 770 might be a better option if you're working within a budget. If money's not that tight I'd personally definitely go for the 970.
 
If the 960 turns out to have considerably better benchmarks than the GTX 770 and they release a 3Gig VRAM version I'd be tempted to go for that especially if it was over-clocked out of the box, but at that point you're probably going to be looking at paying close to what you'd pay for a 970 anyway.
 
That's the best I've been able to make of all of it, I could be wrong (I'm sure others should know more). My advice-- wait for the benchmarks, or if you need to buy now and money's not an issue, go for the 970.
 
   
Shadow of Mordor needed more than 3GB for the high-def textures pack. GTA V doesn't need that much VRAM (for me that was always going to be the tipping point re. how much RAM to go forward with (I'm not a big GTA fan but that was always going to be the benchmark for me).
 
A GTX 970 will last longer, wheather it'll last $100 longer, is another matter (that's money you could save for another mid-tier graphics card further on).

This one?;
http://www.mycom.be/componenten/voedingen/127807/corsair-cxm-600w
 
can i ask, why would i want a power supply whare the cables can get aff?
 
i will make a little build log.. ass this will be the first PC i ever build
 
i never heard of the brand Xilence, is it good?

thanks, good to hear!
 
mean reason i buy this if for gaming and i want the best price/performance i can get.
 
i do can change my RAM sticks to Black. thay have the same ram in black or blue?.. what do you think?
 
i wil, i can't wait! it will be so happy booting it up for the first time! 
 
i am planning on getting a CPU Cooler down the road. i will see how it goes w/o overclocking and see how temp. go. But i sure will later on buy a CPU cooler+extra fans.
 
do you have a suggestion for PSU?
 
i will start aff with 2x4, and later on buy the same sticks. total of 16gb will be MORE than enouf for my gaming and editing. (atleast i think)
 
at info of the product it says: CP-9020097-EU 
so i gues i am good here?

hey,
 
next week i will order my Gaming PC for 1080p gaming on high/ultra settings.
its allot of money for me so i realy wanne know if everything is good and will work
 
the PC will be used for 1080p gaming, and a small bit of video editing.
 
- the I7 is for my video edition and will buy a cooler later on when i need to overclock.
- atm i have 2x4gb of ram, will upgrade this soon to 4x4 sticks.
- i will have a 128GB SSD (not listed, already have it.)
- i will have Apex RAW keyboard from steelseries (not listed, other store)
 
this is the setup;

 
 
can i order this?
 
 

on 1080 cry 3 high to maxed out without AA
bf4 ultra 40-70fps with aa and without aa >60fps
basically everything maxed out.