My First Performance Build

[LittleKid]

Hi Everyone,

 

This is my first ever topic on this forum so forgive me if I sound like a noob 

 

So as the topic title suggests this is my very first performance build, I'm planning to build a "High-End" computer but that will happen slowly, there are some things in this build that are high-end.

 

My plan is to have a really nice motherboard and case  B)

 

So here is the Part list 

 

Processor: Intel Core i5 4670K 

Motherboard: Asus Formula VI

Case: Corasir 450D 

Memory: Corsair Vengence Pro 8GB (2X4GB) 1666 MHz

SSD: Samsung Evo 120GB 

HDD: Seagate 3TB Barracuda (In the future make a raid array with more drives)

Cooling: Corasir H100i

PSU: Corasir RM 550 or 450 

 

Now the graphics card is something that I am a bit confused about

What I am planning to do is to move this processor and depending on what you guys say for the graphics card into a SteamBox that I will build and then upgrade my system with the 4770K and better graphics card such as 780 Ti 

But for now I am planning to get EVGA 750 Ti FTW edition, is that card really worth getting? Should I just use the on-board graphics on the processor? Even if I do game, for now I will only be doing 1080P gaming and when I do move it to the SteamBox that will be connected to my TV which is 1080P 3D tv, so is it worth getting that card? Or should I wait and just 780 ti in the future and  maybe 780 for the SteamBox build?

 

I am planning in the future to make a Custom water loop and I was hoping to go for a Poseidon 780 Ti, if they bring it out 

 

Some of you may ask why I wanna go for motherboard that Power Full and "Extreme" main reason being is even if I go for a Cheaper less power full mother board, later in the future I will eventually go for the Formual Vi main reason being the way it overclocks and the way it looks and because of the watercooling inlets and outlets. And just so I get used to Overclocking with board 

 

But my main question is should I go for the 750 ti (Evga FTW) or just save up and get a 780 or 780 ti?

 

And if you have anymore suggestions for me, feel free to tell me 

 

Kind Regards

Utkarsh Anand 

 

[SAV1OUR]

budget

location

uses

 

use the quote button if you want me to get back to you

[Erik4boss]

750 ti is a really strong graphics card. Maxes out every game with over 30 fps.

[qwertywarrior]

Get a 270 for a few bucks more

It kills the 750ti

[LittleKid]

budget

location

uses

 

use the quote button if you want me to get back to you

Budget: Around 1300$ AUD, but willing to spend less 

Location: Australia 

Uses: I'm a photographer so a lot photoshop work, some video editing, mild gaming but I would like to have a good and "Pretty" experience while doing so, watching TV, movies etc.

 

Oh and School work  

[LittleKid]

Get a 270 for a few bucks more

It kills the 750ti

The Main reason I wanted to go for the Nvidia was because of the CUDA cores and how applications Such as Premiere and Photoshop can really make use of them 

[SAV1OUR]

Budget: Around 1300$ AUD, but willing to spend less 

Location: Australia 

Uses: I'm a photographer so a lot photoshop work, some video editing, mild gaming but I would like to have a good and "Pretty" experience while doing so, watching TV, movies etc.

 

Oh and School work

ok well in this case its better

what i changed dont waste your money on the ROG motherboards their over priced as hell

i7 better for work and so is the 16gb ram

note the case and gpu are just place holders so you get a idea of how much it will all cost

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU:  Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($389.00 @ CPL Online)

CPU Cooler:  Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($39.00 @ Mwave Australia)

Motherboard:  MSI Z87 MPOWER ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($279.00 @ CPL Online)

Memory:  Kingston Beast 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory  ($229.00 @ Mwave Australia)

Storage:  Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($105.00 @ Mwave Australia)

Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($69.00 @ PLE Computers)

Video Card:  Asus GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card  ($639.00 @ CPL Online)

Case:  Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($155.00 @ PCCaseGear)

Power Supply:  Corsair RM 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($189.00 @ CPL Online)

Total: $2093.00

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-14 21:59 EST+1000)

[LittleKid]

ok well in this case its better

what i changed dont waste your money on the ROG motherboards their over priced as hell

i7 better for work and so is the 16gb ram

note the case and gpu are just place holders so you get a idea of how much it will all cost

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU:  Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($389.00 @ CPL Online)

CPU Cooler:  Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($39.00 @ Mwave Australia)

Motherboard:  MSI Z87 MPOWER ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($279.00 @ CPL Online)

Memory:  Kingston Beast 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory  ($229.00 @ Mwave Australia)

Storage:  Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($105.00 @ Mwave Australia)

Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($69.00 @ PLE Computers)

Video Card:  Asus GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card  ($639.00 @ CPL Online)

Case:  Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($155.00 @ PCCaseGear)

Power Supply:  Corsair RM 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($189.00 @ CPL Online)

Total: $2093.00

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-14 21:59 EST+1000)

Wow thanks, 

This sounds kinda stupid but the main reason I wanted to for that board was the Aesthetics of the board.

And to be honest I know all the hype about the R4's and some people who see this will Judge me, but I don't like that case that much

And the reason I Didn't wanna get the 4770K just yet is because I was planning to move the Processor, RAM, Graphics Card (if I get one) PSU, basically everything Apart from the motherboard and case obviously into the steambox build 

[NuraXx]

@SAV1OUR

 

Why do you even ask for his budget if you are going to suggest a build that is like way too expensive for him?

[SAV1OUR]

Wow thanks, 

This sounds kinda stupid but the main reason I wanted to for that board was the Aesthetics of the board.

And to be honest I know all the hype about the R4's and some people who see this will Judge me, but I don't like that case that much

And the reason I Didn't wanna get the 4770K just yet is because I was planning to move the Processor, RAM, Graphics Card (if I get one) PSU, basically everything Apart from the motherboard and case obviously into the steambox build 

like i said the r4s there because their in close price range anyway cases are a personal thing

as for the i7's will always do far better then a i5 in all ways but for you using it for photo work and such id say get the i7 but if it were just for gaming get the i5 anyway you might get a few more frames

also if you like the looks of the motherboard ill suggest one of my favorite motherboard series of all time that the board was based off of

http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-sabertoothz87

[SAV1OUR]

@SAV1OUR

 

Why do you even ask for his budget if you are going to suggest a build that is like way too expensive for him?

did you even read...

the 780 pushes him over budget and he wasnt factoring it in to the total original budget i put it there to show him the total cost would be 

[NuraXx]

did you even read...

the 780 pushes him over budget and he wasnt factoring it in to the total original budget i put it there to show him the total cost would be 

Oh sorry yes I did read but I missed that the budget is for the PC without GPU

[LittleKid]

Oh and Btw I am planning to get everything from NewEgg 

[SAV1OUR]

Oh and Btw I am planning to get everything from NewEgg 

do keep in mind then the shipping to aus is going to cost a bit

[LittleKid]

like i said the r4s there because their in close price range anyway cases are a personal thing

as for the i7's will always do far better then a i5 in all ways but for you using it for photo work and such id say get the i7 but if it were just for gaming get the i5 anyway you might get a few more frames

also if you like the looks of the motherboard ill suggest one of my favorite motherboard series of all time that the board was based off of

http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-sabertoothz87

Ah yes, do the Sabertooths perform as well as the Rog Formula? And in the future I'm planning to get a ROG Front Base, will that be compatible with SaberTooth?

 

Another reason I wanna get the ROG Formula VI is because of the Onbaord audio, I do a lot of sound work to as I am a musician and I am quite picky about audio, Probably , more than video,

I have $4000 Genelec Studio Speakers and couple of costly studio head phones which are capable of 600 ohms and no other board offers that with on-board yet and as I don't wanna sped more on a sound card just yet

 

And as for the i5 (4670K) and i7 (4770K) which have better onboard graphics, or are the the same? And can those GPU's be overclocked? Easily?

And in the future when I do have the money I will go for the 4770K

[SAV1OUR]

Ah yes, do the Sabertooths perform as well as the Rog Formula? And in the future I'm planning to get a ROG Front Base, will that be compatible with SaberTooth?

 

And as for the i5 (4670K) and i7 (4770K) which have better onboard graphics, or are the the same? And can those GPU's be overclocked? Easily?

And in the future when I do have the money I will go for the 4770K

they have pretty much the same features the only difference that they would have is formula has better on board sound but you can always add a sound card that would do better 

both of them are the same generations so they both have hd4400 and if your talking about OCing the on board gpu i know nothing sadly but if you want a idea of hd4400 performance it can run LoL on high settings  

[LittleKid]

they have pretty much the same features the only difference that they would have is formula has better on board sound but you can always add a sound card that would do better 

both of them are the same generations so they both have hd4400 and if your talking about OCing the on board gpu i know nothing sadly but if you want a idea of hd4400 performance it can run LoL on high settings  

Another reason I wanna get the ROG Formula VI is because of the Onbaord audio, I do a lot of sound work to as I am a musician and I am quite picky about audio, Probably , more than video,

I have $4000 Genelec Studio Speakers and couple of costly studio head phones which are capable of 600 ohms and no other board offers that with on-board yet and as I don't wanna sped more on a sound card just yet

[SAV1OUR]

 

Another reason I wanna get the ROG Formula VI is because of the Onbaord audio, I do a lot of sound work to as I am a musician and I am quite picky about audio, Probably , more than video,

I have $4000 Genelec Studio Speakers and couple of costly studio head phones which are capable of 600 ohms and no other board offers that with on-board yet and as I don't wanna sped more on a sound card just yet

 

the on board on the sabertooth will be fine running the speakers but personally i find on board and advanced on board like the formulas negligible but its up to you in the end if you wanted to spend extra on the sound card or get a ROG board. also the mpower i originally linked has high quality on board but if you want the armor looks then go with formula  

[LittleKid]

the on board on the sabertooth will be fine running the speakers but personally i find on board and advanced on board like the formulas negligible but its up to you in the end if you wanted to spend extra on the sound card or get a ROG board. also the mpower i originally linked has high quality on board but if you want the armor looks then go with formula  

Thank you, I will have a think about it

 

What are your inputs on the 750 ti (Evga FTW)

[SAV1OUR]

Thank you, I will have a think about it

 

What are your inputs on the 750 ti (Evga FTW)

awesome card can hold up in games at 1080p well and anyway makes a good trophy later when its old and you can say i have the fist card from nvidias new architecture  

[Geekazoid]

they have pretty much the same features the only difference that they would have is formula has better on board sound but you can always add a sound card that would do better

both of them are the same generations so they both have hd4400 and if your talking about OCing the on board gpu i know nothing sadly but if you want a idea of hd4400 performance it can run LoL on high settings

Just to correct you, they both have Intel HD Graphics 4600 (http://ark.intel.com/compare/75123,75048). The 4400 is on the lower end CPUs. It's an easy mistake to make.

[LittleKid]

awesome card can hold up in games at 1080p well and anyway makes a good trophy later when its old and you can say i have the fist card from nvidias new architecture

So I should go for that? For about $179