Devil's Canyon PC Build

[Comikey]

Hey techies, I've been using my PC for almost 7 years now and it's time for a well deserved upgrade. I've done a lot of research and I want to make my build as "bang for the buck"  as possible so here are the parts that I'm going for. I would very much like if you fellas' could help me make amendments if any to the build I'm planning and any feedback would be much appreciated. 

 

 

• CPU: Intel Core i7-4790k (devil's canyon)
• Motherboard: ASUS ROG Maximus VII Ranger z97 
• GPU: Asus GTX 770 2GB
• RAM: Kingston HYPER-X Fury 1600 4x2 (So 8gigs in dual channel)
• PSU: Corsair CX600M 
• SSD: 120gb Samsung 840 evo 

 

 

 

Thanks,

[Darth Blender]

If you want a GTX770 you can buy the Gigabyte 4Gb OC edition.

[Archangel1994]

Hey techies, I've been using my PC for almost 7 years now and it's time for a well deserved upgrade. I've done a lot of research and I want to make my build as future proof as possible so here are the parts that I'm going for. I would very much like if you fellas' could help me make amendments if any to the build I'm planning and any feedback would be much appreciated. 

 

 

• CPU: Intel Core i7-4790k (devil's canyon)
• Motherboard: ASUS ROG Maximus VII Ranger z97 
• GPU: Asus GTX 770 2GB
• RAM: Kingston HYPER-X Fury 1600 4x2 (So 8gigs in dual channel)
• PSU: Corsair CX600M 
• SSD: 120gb Samsung 840 evo 

 

 

 

Thanks,

Get a CS550M instead of the CX600M. CS is a bit better than CX and you do not need 600W.

Get Sapphire R9 290 Tri-x as opposed to GTX 770. Same price but more performance. 

As for the memory you can do better. Give me your budget and location and I will make you a pcpartpicker build.

[KPZ211997]

Can you give us budget, location and pc purpose?

[Archangel1994]

Also tell us which parts you already have (case, HDD, etc)

[lx_srs]

Hey techies, I've been using my PC for almost 7 years now and it's time for a well deserved upgrade. I've done a lot of research and I want to make my build as future proof as possible so here are the parts that I'm going for. I would very much like if you fellas' could help me make amendments if any to the build I'm planning and any feedback would be much appreciated. 

 

 

• CPU: Intel Core i7-4790k (devil's canyon)
• Motherboard: ASUS ROG Maximus VII Ranger z97 
• GPU: Asus GTX 770 2GB
• RAM: Kingston HYPER-X Fury 1600 4x2 (So 8gigs in dual channel)
• PSU: Corsair CX600M 
• SSD: 120gb Samsung 840 evo 

 

 

 

Thanks,

Why the ROG board? They're super overpriced.  And you may want to pick up a 7200RPM HDD as well.

[Comikey]

If you want a GTX770 you can buy the Gigabyte 4Gb OC edition.

I could but aesthetics is also a consideration. Whole build revolves around a red theme and on the HAF 912 Advance PC chassis. 

[lx_srs]

Hey techies, I've been using my PC for almost 7 years now and it's time for a well deserved upgrade. I've done a lot of research and I want to make my build as future proof as possible so here are the parts that I'm going for. I would very much like if you fellas' could help me make amendments if any to the build I'm planning and any feedback would be much appreciated. 

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Future proof. *facedesk*

[Comikey]

Get a CS550M instead of the CX600M. CS is a bit better than CX and you do not need 600W.

Get Sapphire R9 290 Tri-x as opposed to GTX 770. Same price but more performance. 

As for the memory you can do better. Give me your budget and location and I will make you a pcpartpicker build.

Thanks for the feedback, hmm i'll look into the R9 290 Tri-x Budget is around $1200 and I study abroad in Malaysia. PC parts are a bit expensive here compared to North America.

[Archangel1994]

I bloody hate making builds limited to color schemes. Look at the R9 290 Tri-x from sapphire. Best R9 290 on the market but orange as hell .

[Archangel1994]

Would Black/Red color scheme be good as well? Also do you need a case or do you already have one and is it ATX?

[Comikey]

Why the ROG board? They're super overpriced.  And you may want to pick up a 7200RPM HDD as well.

Ranger is quite a cheap board. It's like $60 more than a Gigabyte Gaming 7 board. I've got a couple of HDD's laying around.

[Darth Blender]

I could but aesthetics is also a consideration. Whole build revolves around a red theme and on the HAF 912 Advance PC chassis. 

What about this one (still a GTX770) ?

http://www.msi.com/product/vga/N770_TF_4GD5OC.html#hero-overview  

[Comikey]

Would Black/Red color scheme be good as well? Also do you need a case or do you already have one and is it ATX?

I've got a mid tower HAF 912 with the window that I bought when it was on sale. And yes, the theme is red/black ^^ 

[Archangel1994]

What about this one (still a GTX770) ?

http://www.msi.com/product/vga/N770_TF_4GD5OC.html#hero-overview

R9 290 beats the GTX770 quite hard and I've got an R9 290 fitting the color scheme.

[Archangel1994]

I've got a mid tower HAF 912 with the window that I bought when it was on sale. And yes, the theme is red/black ^^ 

Oh, my guess is that the 212 EVO is too high profile and ugly then?

[Comikey]

Future proof. *facedesk*

Hey, Uni life is hard ok... living on campus with no monies 

[Darth Blender]

R9 290 beats the GTX770 quite hard and I've got an R9 290 fitting the color scheme.

Yes, but some people prefer Nvidia than AMD (ASUS and MSI have Red/Black versions of R9 290)

[Archangel1994]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($339.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: Corsair H80i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($74.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($203.99 @ NCIX US) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($79.99 @ NCIX US) 

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($80.99 @ NCIX US) 

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 290 4GB PCS+ Video Card  ($389.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: Corsair CSM 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($64.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $1234.92

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-04 09:59 EDT-0400

 

This is what I could come up with for $1200. Had to take a more expensive CPU cooler (H80i) to remain within that black color scheme, 212 is good but ugly .

[Comikey]

Oh, my guess is that the 212 EVO is too high profile and ugly then?

I was actually considering the 212 EVO for CPU cooling, it would fit into the case no problem. Noctuas are pretty overpriced here...

[lx_srs]

Hey, Uni life is hard ok... living on campus with no monies 

yeah, but "Future-proof" shouldn't be an allowed phrase on these forums.  You can't future-proof a PC.  My dad thinks you can which is why he bough a $2500 gaming/editing PC to store music and check email....

[Comikey]

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($339.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: Corsair H80i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($74.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($203.99 @ NCIX US) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($79.99 @ NCIX US) 

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($80.99 @ NCIX US) 

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 290 4GB PCS+ Video Card  ($389.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: Corsair CSM 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($64.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $1234.92

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-04 09:59 EDT-0400

 

This is what I could come up with for $1200. Had to take a more expensive CPU cooler (H80i) to remain within that black color scheme, 212 is good but ugly .

 

I was actually considering something like this at the beginning. However, the same H80i is around $140 here... But definitely will upgrade into an H80i or a H100i in the future

[Archangel1994]

I was actually considering something like this at the beginning. However, the same H80i is around $140 here... But definitely will upgrade into an H80i or a H100i in the future

$140 The fuuuuuu....dge? Dear lord that is expensive. Stick to a 212 EVO then if you don't mind its high-profileness (that's a word now). Other than that I really couldn't think of other stuff that would be better for your build. Hell if you stepped away from the color scheme I could change this RAM for one that costs $2 more and has 1 CAS lower .  But meh, your choice. I like this build too. Any questions/doubts/suggestions please ask them now while I can still monitor the thread .

[Comikey]

yeah, but "Future-proof" shouldn't be an allowed phrase on these forums.  You can't future-proof a PC.  My dad thinks you can which is why he bough a $2500 gaming/editing PC to store music and check email....

Heh I changed it to a more suitable phrase

[Comikey]

$140 The fuuuuuu....dge? Dear lord that is expensive. Stick to a 212 EVO then if you don't mind its high-profileness (that's a word now). Other than that I really couldn't think of other stuff that would be better for your build. Hell if you stepped away from the color scheme I could change this RAM for one that costs $2 more and has 1 CAS lower .  But meh, your choice. I like this build too. Any questions/doubts/suggestions please ask them now while I can still monitor the thread .

Just one, what PSU would you recommend if say I buy an addition R9 290 or 770 to go in crossfire/SLI.