All corsair build!

[kond]

Hey guys,

Im back with a more refined build that hopes to serve my purpose as a gaming, light video editting , general schoolwork, and everyday task-fullfilling build. I have a couple big questions and hoping I could get feedback.

Questions.

1. The Qnix qx2710 is a great monitor but I dont know exactly how good it will be for gaming considering it has a 5ms redponse time and I also dont know how much I can overclock its refresh rate. I dont know if I should wait for the ROG Asus Swift 2560x1440 panel with Nvidia g-sync, a 144hz refresh rate and a 1ms response time. Frankly, I dont care that much about colour richness as i have only had experience with a VA panel. Also i was hoping to hook up an Xbox via hdmi or other adaptors.

2.I want to overcolck! But i dont know if it is worth buying an h100i versus the h105 or h110. I dont know if either of them will fit in the 350d with the maximus 7 gene inside. Also not sure if want to water cool my graphics card with the upcoming corsair bracket.

Some things to keep in mind.

1. My budget is around $2000 Usd

2. I prefer Corsair products but I am open to other product suggestions.

3. Tell me if it is worth to wait for the brodwell chips and new 800 series graphics cards.

4. Any help is greatly appreciated!

The build for reference.

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Micro Center)

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($99.95 @ Amazon)

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII GENE Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($199.99 @ NCIX US)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($98.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Corsair Force Series GS 180GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($159.99 @ Amazon)

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 770 2GB DirectCU II Video Card ($309.99 @ NCIX US)

Case: Corsair 350D Window MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($99.99 @ Amazon)

Power Supply: Corsair 760W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($184.99 @ Amazon)

Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor ($259.99 @ NCIX US)

Case Fan: Corsair Air Series SP120 Quiet Edition (2-Pack) 37.9 CFM 120mm Fans ($24.99 @ Newegg)

Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF140 Quiet Edition 67.8 CFM 140mm Fan ($19.98 @ OutletPC)

Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF140 Quiet Edition 67.8 CFM 140mm Fan ($19.98 @ OutletPC)

Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF140 Quiet Edition 67.8 CFM 140mm Fan ($19.98 @ OutletPC)

Keyboard: Corsair Vengeance K70 Wired Gaming Keyboard ($114.99 @ Amazon)

Mouse: Corsair Vengeance M65 Wired Laser Mouse ($52.99 @ Amazon)

Headphones: Audio-Technica M50x Headphones ($169.00 @ Adorama)

Other: Corsair Individually Sleeved Red PSU Cables ($79.99)

[andre82693]

Looks good

:) :)

[jaffacakes]

Hey guys,

Im back with a more refined build that hopes to serve my purpose as a gaming, light video editting , general schoolwork, and everyday task-fullfilling build. I have a couple big questions and hoping I could get feedback.

Questions.

1. The Qnix qx2710 is a great monitor but I dont know exactly how good it will be for gaming considering it has a 5ms redponse time and I also dont know how much I can overclock its refresh rate. I dont know if I should wait for the ROG Asus Swift 2560x1440 panel with Nvidia g-sync, a 144hz refresh rate and a 1ms response time. Frankly, I dont care that much about colour richness as i have only had experience with a VA panel. Also i was hoping to hook up an Xbox via hdmi or other adaptors.

2.I want to overcolck! But i dont know if it is worth buying an h100i versus the h105 or h110. I dont know if either of them will fit in the 350d with the maximus 7 gene inside. Also not sure if want to water cool my graphics card with the upcoming corsair bracket.

Some things to keep in mind.

1. My budget is around $2000 Usd

2. I prefer Corsair products but I am open to other product suggestions.

3. Tell me if it is worth to wait for the brodwell chips and new 800 series graphics cards.

4. Any help is greatly appreciated!

The build for reference.

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Micro Center)

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($99.95 @ Amazon)

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII GENE Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($199.99 @ NCIX US)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($98.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Corsair Force Series GS 180GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($159.99 @ Amazon)

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 770 2GB DirectCU II Video Card ($309.99 @ NCIX US)

Case: Corsair 350D Window MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($99.99 @ Amazon)

Power Supply: Corsair 760W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($184.99 @ Amazon)

Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor ($259.99 @ NCIX US)

Case Fan: Corsair Air Series SP120 Quiet Edition (2-Pack) 37.9 CFM 120mm Fans ($24.99 @ Newegg)

Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF140 Quiet Edition 67.8 CFM 140mm Fan ($19.98 @ OutletPC)

Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF140 Quiet Edition 67.8 CFM 140mm Fan ($19.98 @ OutletPC)

Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF140 Quiet Edition 67.8 CFM 140mm Fan ($19.98 @ OutletPC)

Keyboard: Corsair Vengeance K70 Wired Gaming Keyboard ($114.99 @ Amazon)

Mouse: Corsair Vengeance M65 Wired Laser Mouse ($52.99 @ Amazon)

Headphones: Audio-Technica M50x Headphones ($169.00 @ Adorama)

Other: Corsair Individually Sleeved Red PSU Cables ($79.99)

Get a 600w 80+ Bronze (or more) or a 550 80+ Gold PSU. I would get at least a 290 for 1440p, the 770 ain't that powerful. If you need some money for a better GPU drop that MoBo and get a cheaper one, I don't think you'll use all the special features tbh.

P.S.

I'm a Corsair fanboy too

[Antistatic12]

If you can wait for the 800 series then yes. Hopefully at gamescom we get something from NV.

People often overlook corsair mouse pads.
ASUS makes some really nice stuff that complements corsair red/black builds.

But do you have one of these.

[KPZ211997]

This is how my Corsair fanboy rig roll

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($239.99 @ Newegg) 

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($99.95 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($129.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Corsair Dominator Platinum 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($124.99 @ NCIX US) 

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($99.99 @ Best Buy) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($102.46 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 780 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  ($429.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: Corsair 550D ATX Mid Tower Case  ($124.99 @ NCIX US) 

Power Supply: Corsair Professional 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($106.98 @ Newegg) 

Monitor: AOC G2460PQU 144Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($249.99 @ Amazon) 

Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF140 Red 66.4 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($14.62 @ OutletPC) 

Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF140 Red 66.4 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($14.62 @ OutletPC) 

Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF140 Red 66.4 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($14.62 @ OutletPC) 

Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF140 Red 66.4 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($14.62 @ OutletPC) 

Keyboard: Corsair Vengeance K70 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($114.99 @ Amazon) 

Mouse: Corsair Vengeance M95 Wired Laser Mouse  ($64.99 @ Amazon) 

Headphones: Corsair Vengeance 1500 v2 7.1 Channel Headset  ($64.99 @ Amazon) 

Total: $1987.77

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-30 09:29 EDT-0400

[RyanShep97]

Sweet. I LOVE Corsair!

[kond]

Hey guys,

Thanks for all the feedback!

I forgot to mention a couple of things.

1. I plan on doing VERY light gaming.

I'm gonna be playing competitive tf2 and maybe a little battlefield and other popular titles. So i think the 770 can handle it. Plus Linus made a video showing 770 benchmarks in 1440p and all the top games (battlefield, farcry, witcher, metro, and crysis) running at aroung 50 fos with everything maxed out.

2. I am afraid that a high input lag monitor such as the qnix will really hinder my edge on the compitition. But why am i talking, my current monitor has a response time of 50 milliseconds!

3. I know the maximus 6 gene is really complicated in its feature set, but honestly I am planning to overclock the hell out of everything! I saw benchmarks of the 4670k, when overclocked to 4.4 ghz almost beat the 4770k in everything including videoediting. Another thing is I am GLUED to the Asus Gtx 770. Its the cheapest Asus graphics card with a backplate, and it looks SO sexy.

More Questions

1. Shoukd i switch the motherboard to the Asus sabertooth Gryphon mother board with the Tuf armor? I am heavily considering thus as with the sheild, all the capacitors and chips get covered up which give the rig a really nice look.

2. Is ramdisk worth it? Since i am planning to also overclock the ram, it would create an extremely fast cache to the disk.

3. Is watercooling a graphics card worth it?

P.S I too am a huge fanboy of Corsair and I am super jealous of your pen!