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hi, I just've been researching similar information, as the situation I'm in is very similar to yours, at least in some aspects. All and all, I'm almost certain now that I'll go with Intel Core i5 2500k and some cheap MoBo to support it. Hopefully I'll be able to use RAM that I already have, or buy new sticks for $10 or something. In this way, you'll buy what you need for right under $150, and you'll be 1/3 of performance ahead of best current CPU that AMD has to offer.

Hi there! Hmm... RSync idea is kinda neat. I'm already doing it on one production server after hosting's VM died badly. I'll definitely concider it. Regarding the GPU: what do you think about this website: http://hwbench.com/vgas/geforce-gtx-1050-ti-vs-geforce-gtx-970 ?? From what I see, 1050Ti and 970 (both Strix) cost exactly the same (used versions). Altough I must admit that new 1050Ti's are, indeed, cheaper. Should I rather go for the used 970, or new 1050Ti?

Hi there! I want to replace my current build (Athlon X4 750K - based. And - actually - I was quite fond about it for quite some time. ) I've been thinking about this new build for like a month now, changing this and that every two days... Does it make sense in its current state? I'll use it for: 1) Gaming (720p with max settings, pre-2016 games bound by DX9 and OpenGL. At least for the next few months... Or years...) 2) Programming (50% web dev, no resource-consuming webgl stuff. 50% 2D game dev, nothing even close to AAA) 3) Some light content creation (audio/video/graphics. Again, nothing proffesional. And I don't really care all that much about rendering times). 4) And it'll run lightweight Arch Linux as an only operating system. ( It'll also have Windows XP in virtual machine for VS2008 and Don't Starve Together game). As in the title - it should be as quiet as possible. As for the pricing, it can not exceed $720 limit. One $ more, and I'd need to take a loan. And I hate those... Motherboard: MS-7707 CPU: Intel Core i5 2500k RAM: 8 GB DDR3 (two 4GB sticks that I already own) My reasoning: At first, I wanted to go with i5-6600K, compatible MoBo and new RAM. But then I looked around for benchmarks, and it turned out that with my needs I wouldn't notice much difference between this hi-end setup and deprecated 2500k, which can be overclocked if needed, too... Also, I have never exceeded 7GB of RAM, even in my most resource-heavy endevours. HDD: Toshiba 500GB SSD: Crucial MX300 525GB My reasoning: At first, I wanted to go with NVMe drives, but it turned out that they truly shine only with sequential RWs, like huge databases. With my intended usage, both SATA-based SSD and NVMe drive would bog down to ~300MB/s speeds. I want to make RAID-1 setup out of those two drives. After my RAID-0 burned down after 6 years of continous usage, I like to be careful around my data. I'll sacrifice write speeds, sure, but I read data way more often than I write it. And HDDs are way more trustworthy than SSDs, at least from what I've heard... GPU: Asus Strix GeForce GTX 970 My reasoning: I'm not even sure if it won't be an overkill for my needs. If someone would recommend something less expensive, while equally silent and capable of running Crysis 1 and 2 on 720p@60 maxed out, I'll happily go with it. PSU: Seasonic Platinum-460FL2 Fanless 460W My reasoning: AFAIK it's the only fanless PSU available for my market. And I don't need lot of Watts. Calculator tells me that I'll have around 100W headroom under heavy workload... Carbide 100R Silent Edition Black MID-Tower My reasoning: It's the cheapest case available with sound dampening material. It has some good reviews, too. AAB COOLING SUPER SILENT P4 PWM Rev.2 My reasoning: Cheapest whisper-silent cooler, with size just enough for the case mentioned above. Thanks in advance for all suggestions! If I'm completely wrong about this build, I'll happily admit it Cheers!

Thank you all for quick responses! MSI Z170A PC MATE Intel Core i7-6700K KINGSTON HyperX DDR4 Fury Black 8GB-2133 2x4GB Should this be good? Also, I'd be grateful for trusted resources on the topic - can't seem to google anything that would really explain to me the differences and future-proofness of those setups...

Hi there! I've got a dillema: Which config should I choose? 1) MSI B85-G43 DDR3 LGA1150 Intel Core i7-4790K HyperX DDR3 2x 4GB 1600 MHz CL10 FURY Red 2) MSI X99A RAIDER s2011-3 X99A DDR4 RAID/USB3.1 A Intel Core i7-5820K 2X Kingston HyperX FURY DDR4 DIMM 4GB 2666MHz #1 is well established config that performs superb in all the benchmarks I've seen and, from what I've heard, it should be more than enough for current home PC applications ( even faster than newer #2 ) It's much cheaper, too, and cutting some costs would be good for me. On the other hand, #2 seems to be more future-proof. It has more recent CPU socket, DDR4 compatibility, and I guess it will be more upgrade-able in the future. Should I be concerned about it? What's the real difference between DDR4 and DDR3, besides power-savings important for large server farms? Will LGA1150 socket become obsolete? Will LGA2011-3 supersede it altogether? I'm using my PC for work (with text, programming), some amateur multimedia editing and gaming. And I'm using Linux as my only OS. I'm aware that both of those are overkill for my needs, but I want to acquire a build that would last for at least another few years. Poor people can not afford cheap stuff. Thanks in advance for every advice! Cheers!

Okay... I've been thinking a while, and I've tweaked recommended stuff... Very badly... Here are two solutions I'm thinking about: 1) ~~$1152 MSI B85-G43 DDR3 LGA1150 Intel Core i7-4790K HyperX DDR3 2x 4GB 1600 MHz CL10 FURY Red 2) ~~$1400 MSI X99A RAIDER s2011-3 X99A DDR4 RAID/USB3.1 A Intel Core i7-5820K 2X Kingston HyperX FURY DDR4 DIMM 4GB 2666MHz In both cases: PCI-E GIGABYTE RADEON R9 380X 4GB DDR5 PX 256B SilentiumPC Vero L1 500W 80+ Carbide 100R Silent Edition Black MID-Tower AAB COOLING SUPER SILENT P4 PWM Rev.2 SSD Intel 540 Series 240GB 2x And here's the thing: #2 seems to be more like, dunno... Future-proof, with all of the DDR4 thing going on, LGA2011-3 socket and so on... But do I really need it? "Boring" #1 scores just great in all the benchmarks I've seen... Also, recommendations for tweaking various components in those are very welcome. Cheers!

Thank you very much for a quick response! Your setup proposition looks very interesting - especially thanks for cooling recommendations / case / PSU. I'll investigate it further, probably changing RAM for two 4GB chips as mentioned in the post. Regarding Samsung SSD - folks say it's very reliable. Is there a possibility to get similarly reliable from this series with half of capacity? I'd like to RAID-0 them, after all. As mentioned - I'd even go for 4x128GB + backup HDD. Thanks again!

Hi there! It's my first post on the forums, so first I'd like to say "Hi!" to everyone. I'm planning onto build myself a new PC and I'm stuck at various parameters, so I figured that I'd ask for help here, as those forums are famous for vast HW knowledge. I've seen topics quite similar to this one, but none of them fit my needs perfectly, therefore I've decided to start a new one. Thing is: I want to build the machine optimal for my very specific needs, and I don't want to blow the budget while doing this. And what are my needs? Well... - I'm first and foremost a programmer, therefore I can get by with a pocket calculator with most of the things I'm doing... - Sometimes I also like to do a little graphics/video/audio editing. Nothing proffesional, but rendering a video a little bit faster would be a nice feature, as well as dedicated audio card with stuff like separate headphones output (amateur dj). - And I'm very passionate about gaming, especially old-school gaming. I'm very picky about it, too. Practically not interested in most modern AAA titles at all. Plus: I'm using Linux as my only operating system, so I can forget about DirectX12 titles, at least for a while. Machine characteristics I'm looking for present themselves as follows: - Machine must be quiet. This is the highest priority requirement. I have heard enough buzzing and whirling in my lifetime, ever since my very first 286. Time to finally change it. I've watched Linus's episode on ultimate quiet PC, as well as did some reading on such profiled builds. Yet I'm still confused by stuff like water cooling, static vs huge fans cooling, as opinions differ from person to person. - Machine must have long lifespan. I'd like the components to be reliable, because I'm using my PC for work. Stable and failure-free environment is a must. Failing component can really get into my way, big time. The biggest issue I have is the one with SSDs. For the stuff I'm usually doing, HDD speed is the main bottleneck, and I like my system to be very much responsive. I dream about RAID-0 on PCI SSDs, but I've heard that those are prone to fail over time. Two raided 250GB SSDs ( or maybe four 128GB SSDs?) would fit my needs just perfectly, but I'm affraid about such system's stability. I'm also thinking about two mirrored RAID-0s; one did on SSDs, other one on traditional HDDs, that's four 250GB drives (two of which I already have). Would such a setup yield performance drops? I'd like to just move my existing operating system and my data to the new rig. Those take roughly 0.5TB of space and I probably won't expand it in the next few years, if ever. - Machine must be upgrade-able. I'd like to upgrade GPU and whatnot after two or three years without the need to buy a new motherboard ( and as we all know, such an operation almost always snowballs into new build ) .When it comes to gaming, I've investigated a lot and it seems that two gigs of DDR5 VRAM should be just perfect for me (I believe that Wolfenstein New Order is the most demanding title in my collection). Yet there are many factors to concider: GPU reliability and robustness, noise level, memory bandwidth, many different type of processors on the GPU board and their goals, and so on... I won't lie to you - I find all of those very confusing. All and all, I'd also like to play 2016's DooM once Wine guys will implement Denuvo support in the future. About the resolution: I just LOVE 4:5 1280x1024 office-type monitors and I don't plan to shift to widescreen anytime soon. I'm not proffesional graphic nor designer too, so Quadro-like pro cards can be ruled out. About RAM: I've never, ever exceeded 7GB of RAM, and usually I'm just a little above 5GB with what I'm doing. Two 4GB chips of fast RAM (DDR4?) in dual-channel like configuration will be just perfect. Or maybe four 2GB chips on quad channel, if such are available? Point is: no more than 8GBs of RAM, configured in the best way possible. - Machine must be upgrade-able, again. Thing about power supply - those confuse a hell out of me. On one hand, I certainly don't need gigaWatts of power, but what if I upgrade to some futuristic GPU in a few years and it would turn out that I need like those twelve six pin PCI power chords to run it? ( exaggerated, of course, but I hope that you get my drift ). Also, scary stories about mixing lower tier PSUs with high-end components and breaking them... - Machine must be quiet, again. I live in Poland and it's not that easy to get quiet components out here (especially on used HW market). If there are some common components that can be made quiet ( for example by manipulating fan's RPMs ) you may included it, too. But dedicated quiet components are most welcome, including the case, PSU, GPU, and so on... The more quiet it gets, the better. As for the machine dimensions - not important at all. Can take up whole room if it needs to. - It must be... cheap? I'd be grateful if the budget for a such a build would not exceed $1000. With my needs, however, this should not be a problem... or should it? Thanks in advance for all replies! P.S. If you'd like to include short description for your recommendations, arguments for why and how, explain to me various details of decisions you'd make in my place or include links to various resources, I'd be just grateful. I want to know as much about my PC as possible. Cheers! -