High-End Gaming Build

[Davy1992]

Hi,

I am building a new Gaming Rig in the next 2 or 3 months and I am looking for some feedback.

Budget: $2200 - $2300

 

Here is what I came up with so far:

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/y9QFbv

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 880 - $450 / $500

Case: Phanteks Enthoo Luxe - $160

[SAV1OUR]

do you have to wait till the 800 series your better off with cross fire 290's 

[wng_kingsley7]

@Davy1992 so for the next 2-3 months you will be putting a box under your motherboard & entire system until maxwell officially launches? You got patience.

I wanna ask do you need the Max7Hero? assuming also the GTX 880/870 is less then 450-600 dollars a piece are you just going to run off the onboard HD4600 igpu or grab on an older graphics card?

[Davy1992]

do you have to wait till the 800 series your better off with cross fire 290's

I am not a fan of CrossFire / SLI because I never saw enough of a performance gain to justify the added power draw and heat output.

So that is why I prefer to wait and get a single newer and slightly better in performance GPU than two older ones.

I already decided to go with NVIDIA because of G-SYNC and ShadowPlay which in my mind is a better product than Game DVR from AMD.

@Davy1992 so for the next 2-3 months you will be putting a box under your motherboard & entire system until maxwell officially launches? You got patience.

I wanna ask do you need the Max7Hero? assuming also the GTX 880/870 is less then 450-600 dollars a piece are you just going to run off the onboard HD4600 igpu or grab on an older graphics card?

I don't mind the wait, and I am not going to buy anything until the GPU will be available on sale which from what I've heard is going to be in October.

Do I need Max7Hero?: No not really, what other mobo would you recommend from Asus then?

[wng_kingsley7]

I don't mind the wait, and I am not going to buy anything until the GPU will be available on sale which from what I've heard is going to be in October.

Do I need Max7Hero?: No not really, what other mobo would you recommend from Asus then?

I don't quite remember the differences but what about the Max7Ranger? I don't believe there is too much of a electrical & aesthetical difference between the two boards.

Maybe the Z97/87 sabertooth mark 1, Z97M Plus is pretty nice..great now too much variety >_>

[daemonowner]

So you aren't going to SLI/Crossfire, yet you choose a power supply that's a good 300W higher than you need? If you are set on getting an ~850W power supply, I would recommend the EVGA G2 850W. Excellent, and comparable to the Seasonic unit you have listed. And cheaper.

[Davy1992]

I don't quite remember the differences but what about the Max7Ranger? I don't believe there is too much of a electrical & aesthetical difference between the two boards.

Maybe the Z97/87 sabertooth mark 1, Z97M Plus is pretty nice..great now too much variety >_>

 

Sabertooth is ugly, and Hero is only like $20 more expensive than Ranger.

[wng_kingsley7]

Sabertooth is ugly, and Hero is only like $20 more expensive than Ranger.

Paint it. Get some painter's green masking tape, grab 2 can's of spray paint then spray 1 solid colour then accent it with the other colour. #BeCreative.

[Davy1992]

 

So you aren't going to SLI/Crossfire, yet you choose a power supply that's a good 300W higher than you need? If you are set on getting an ~850W power supply, I would recommend the EVGA G2 850W. Excellent, and comparable to the Seasonic unit you have listed. And cheaper.

 

 

I have to disagree with this statement "you choose a power supply that's a good 300W higher than you need?" if I went with 550W the PSU would run @ 80% load which gives me no headroom whatsoever where you should always aim for 65% because most PSUs perform best at this load. Also do not forget about electrolytic capacitor aging.

 

I looked into G2 and it's a good PSU but why would I want to get a cheaper PSU where I am not over the budget, and the SeaSonic is a superior PSU with Platinum rating.