My planned PC build

[VenatoS]

Hey guys, I'm new to the forums. Im planning on buying a new PC in next week or two and so far I have an idea of what my build will look like, i'm just looking for opinions and any comments or tips!

 

Case
NZXT PHANTOM 410 WHITE GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-4790k (4.0GHz) 8MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® Z97-A: ATX, USB3.0, SATA 6GB/S, SLi, XFIRE
Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X BEAST DUAL-DDR3 2133MHz X.M.P (1 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
3GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 780 Ti - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
1^st Hard Disk
120GB KINGSTON HYPERX 3K SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 555MB/sR | 510MB/sW)
2^nd Hard Disk
2TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD2003FZEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
1^st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W RM SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET (£99)
Processor Cooling
CoolerMaster Hyper 212 EVO (120mm) Fan CPU Cooler (£29)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PCs
USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 4 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit w/SP1 - inc DVD & Licence (£79)

 

 

Thanks for any responses

[Scratchy1215]

thats a big psu for one GPU  :rolleyes:

Sound card? why?  :rolleyes:

How many monitors? Res? 

[Guest]

Case: Check out the Corsair 230t or Phantom 240

Processor: I would save some money and get a 4690k

RAM: Save some money and get 1600 mhz ram. You won't see a difference. Also, get a 2x4gb kit instead of a 1x8gb kit for more bandwidth

HDD:Get a WB blue for cheaper. You don't see a performance difference

PSU: Overkill unless you are planning on sli down the road.

Sound Card: You dont need it

[VenatoS]

thats a big psu for one GPU  :rolleyes:

Sound card? why?  :rolleyes:

How many monitors? Res? 

I'm planning on Upgrading to GTX 780 Ti SLI in future

Sound card is needed isnt it O.e?

1 - 1920x1080

[Aniallation]

I'm planning on Upgrading to GTX 780 Ti SLI in future

Sound card is needed isnt it O.e?

1 - 1920x1080

 

You don't need a sound card. Sound built into motherboards nowadays is already really good

 

Thumbs up for Z97-A. My favorite mobo well actually the Z87-A was and just about every overclockable LGA1150 build I did was on that board. 

[theam123]

I would recommand getting the gigabyte gtx 780 ti ghz if you want a kick ass GPU.
I would't say that a soundcard is needed. If you got a good motherboard, there will be a good onboard audio on it, so there wont be a requirement for a soundcard.

And if you're only gaming, go for the 4690k and save a few bucks.

[VenatoS]

Case: Check out the Corsair 230t or Phantom 240

Processor: I would save some money and get a 4790k

RAM: Save some money and get 1600 mhz ram. You won't see a difference. Also, get a 2x4gb kit instead of a 1x8gb kit for more bandwidth

HDD:Get a WB blue for cheaper. You don't see a performance difference

PSU: Overkill unless you are planning on sli down the road.

Sound Card: You dont need it

Case: I actually like the one i chose

Processor: I do have the 4790k?

RAM: Thanks for advice!

HDD: People keep saying different things to me... one say black is much better then blue others say what you do.. confused.

PSU: As i said above I do plan SLI

Sound Card: Thank you once again

[VenatoS]

I would recommand getting the gigabyte gtx 780 ti ghz if you want a kick ass GPU.

I would't say that a soundcard is needed. If you got a good motherboard, there will be a good onboard audio on it, so there wont be a requirement for a soundcard.

And if you're only gaming, go for the 4690k and save a few bucks.

I don't really feel the need to save any bucks when it comes to my processor, but thanks for advice

GPU: I was thinking about getting smth like that!

[Guest]

Case: I actually like the one i chose

Processor: I do have the 4790k?

RAM: Thanks for advice!

HDD: People keep saying different things to me... one say black is much better then blue others say what you do.. confused.

PSU: As i said above I do plan SLI

Sound Card: Thank you once again

Im sorry, I meant the 4690k. As for the HDD, I strongly recommend you save your money and get a blue. If you want more speed, get a hybrid drive which has much better performance for the money.

[Scratchy1215]

Case: I actually like the one i chose

Processor: I do have the 4790k?

RAM: Thanks for advice!

HDD: People keep saying different things to me... one say black is much better then blue others say what you do.. confused.

PSU: As i said above I do plan SLI

Sound Card: Thank you once again

if ur gaming 4690k (the i5) is like what .05% worse.. (that means 99.95% from i5 bottlenecks the gpu which is like .01fps if that while the one u picked gives ur gpu 100%) so for 100$ less u could get a i5 and upgrade storage or ram or something 

[Misanthrope]

As mentioned, no true benefit from a soundcard unless you're getting like 800 dollar monitor speakers and need outstanding response times and signal to noise ratios for amateur audio recording studios.

The rest of the build looks ok but I think you can save some money by going with a 4770 (to me there's not much reason to get a "K" version since they overclock badly specially on an air cooler like the one you're getting) and put that extra money (and the one you'll save from no soundcard) towards a bigger and faster SSD

[VenatoS]

Im sorry, I meant the 4690k. As for the HDD, I strongly recommend you save your money and get a blue. If you want more speed, get a hybrid drive which has much better performance for the money.

Is there a big difference between those two:

 

2TB WD CAVIAR BLACK

6 GB/s 2,000 GB 7,200 RPM 64 MB

 

 

2TB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s

6 Gb/s 2,000 GB 7,200 RPM 64 MB

[Guest]

I would recommand getting the gigabyte gtx 780 ti ghz if you want a kick ass GPU.

I would't say that a soundcard is needed. If you got a good motherboard, there will be a good onboard audio on it, so there wont be a requirement for a soundcard.

And if you're only gaming, go for the 4690k and save a few bucks.

I'm not a fan of the gigabyte windforce cooler because it's unnecessarily long and ugly

[Guest]

if ur gaming 4690k (the i5) is like what .05% worse.. (that means 99.95% from i5 bottlenecks the gpu which is like .01fps if that while the one u picked gives ur gpu 100%) so for 100$ less u could get a i5 and upgrade storage or ram or something 

The 4790k was a typo i actually meant the 4690k.

[Aniallation]

I'm not a fan of the gigabyte windforce cooler because it's unnecessarily long and ugly

agreed.EVGA ACX gets my vote.

[P e r s e p h o n e]

Sli 780 Ti on a 1080p monitor? I hope you're going to do at least 1440p with a single 780 Ti. Your build could use quite a bit of optimization. What parts do you already have, and what is your exact goal?

[Aniallation]

As mentioned, no true benefit from a soundcard unless you're getting like 800 dollar monitor speakers and need outstanding response times and signal to noise ratios for amateur audio recording studios.

The rest of the build looks ok but I think you can save some money by going with a 4770 (to me there's not much reason to get a "K" version since they overclock badly specially on an air cooler like the one you're getting) and put that extra money (and the one you'll save from no soundcard) towards a bigger and faster SSD

 

If you're going for a 4770 non-K might as well get the Xeon E3-1230 V3

[Aniallation]

Sli 780 Ti on a 1080p monitor? I hope you're going to do at least 1440p with a single 780 Ti. Your build could use quite a bit of optimization. What parts do you already have, and what is your exact goal?

Futureproofing.

[Scratchy1215]

Futureproofing.

are u the OP? im confused  :mellow:  :huh:  (not being a ass seriously)

[VenatoS]

In future i will be getting a bigger monitor with higher res and + that i will add another GTX 780 Ti. Gaming these days is demanding

[Aniallation]

are u the OP? im confused  :mellow:  :huh:  (not being a ass seriously)

 

Just stating it, as it's generally common to have PSU and Mobo support for SLI to be able to handle more demanding games and possible monitor upgrades in the future?

 

 

In future i will be getting a bigger monitor with higher res and + that i will add another GTX 780 Ti. Gaming these days is demanding

[Scratchy1215]

In future i will be getting a bigger monitor with higher res and + that i will add another GTX 780 Ti. Gaming these days is demanding

ah alright. now i see why person said futureproofing as i reread the thread. sorry 

 

Futureproofing.

[P e r s e p h o n e]

In future i will be getting a bigger monitor with higher res and + that i will add another GTX 780 Ti. Gaming these days is demanding

So in the future are you doing 1440p 1600p or 4k (2160p)?

[Aniallation]

So in the future are you doing 1440p 1600p or 4k (2160p)?

 

Even two 780 Ti's isn't going to cut it for 4k as far as even the latest titles today

[P e r s e p h o n e]

Even two 780 Ti's isn't going to cut it for 4k as far as even the latest titles today

There's a reason why I'm asking the goals of OP.