Gaming & Workstation Build

[cynnex]

Hi all,

 

I'm planing a new build that will be used for gaming and some graphical work (3d, photoshop, unreal/unity). The parts will be purchased from Australia. Here's the build so far.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($395.00 @ CPL Online) 

CPU Cooler: Corsair H75 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($109.00 @ CPL Online) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($188.00 @ CPL Online) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($99.00 @ CPL Online) 

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($83.00 @ Centre Com) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($95.00 @ CPL Online) 

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($549.00 @ PCCaseGear) 

Case: Corsair 350D Window MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($139.00 @ CPL Online) 

Power Supply: Corsair RM 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($159.00 @ PCCaseGear) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($115.00 @ CPL Online) 

Monitor: Asus PA248Q 24.1" Monitor  ($409.00 @ CPL Online) 

Total: $2340.00

 

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-22 16:52 EST+1000

 

 

I could easily save about $300 if I downgraded to a 4690k and a R9 280, but I'm not sure how much of a performance loss that it will be for what I'm going to be doing. Is the extra bit of performance really worth it that extra green?

 

Cheers

[Clyne]

Well a i7 would be better than a i5 when your are doing photoshop, 3d, unity because of hyper threading.

[Swndlr]

for the extra $50 you get the 290x

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($395.00 @ CPL Online) 

CPU Cooler: Corsair H75 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($109.00 @ CPL Online) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($188.00 @ CPL Online) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($99.00 @ CPL Online) 

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($83.00 @ Centre Com) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($95.00 @ CPL Online) 

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290X 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($599.00 @ Mwave Australia) 

Case: Corsair 350D Window MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($139.00 @ CPL Online) 

Power Supply: Corsair RM 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($159.00 @ CPL Online) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($115.00 @ CPL Online) 

Monitor: Asus PA248Q 24.1" Monitor  ($409.00 @ CPL Online) 

Total: $2390.00

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-22 18:41 EST+1000

[Nerion]

If you are willing to put a little bit more money, you could just get the Corsair 750D (which is $2 cheaper than the 350D), go for an ATX Mobo, and you could also get the Corsair H100i for $10 less and get double the performance out of your radiator. Not to mention that your system could have the possibility for any type of upgrade in the future due the cases' size and all types of variants.

[cynnex]

Thanks guys. Upgraded to the 290x and still havent broken my $2,500 budget  . atx build's a little too big for me though. I don't really have much space around my desk unfortunately. Also I believe the 750d's actually $50 more than the 350d.

 

Thinking of going with the Phenom M instead. I quite like the look of it and it's small enough for me to take to lans. My question with this case though is, will it support a dual gpu config if I decide in future to add another card? Still tossing up between the h75 and the h100i in the meantime. Here's the amended version so far

 

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($395.00 @ CPL Online) 

CPU Cooler: Corsair H75 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($109.00 @ CPL Online) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($188.00 @ CPL Online) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($99.00 @ CPL Online) 

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($83.00 @ Centre Com) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($95.00 @ CPL Online) 

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290X 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($599.00 @ Mwave Australia) 

Case: BitFenix Phenom M Arctic White MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($89.00 @ CPL Online) 

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

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($115.00 @ CPL Online) 

Monitor: Dell U2412M 60Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($317.00 @ CPL Online) 

Total: $2278.00

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-22 23:09 EST+1000

 

 

[brob]

@cynnex,

 

EVGA 220-G2-0750-XR is a much better psu. It is also less expensive.

 

Instead of an AIO cpu cooler, why not go with something like the Noctua NH-U12S?

[cynnex]

oh wow. i had no idea evga does psu's.    i'll definitely look into that.

 

as for the cooler, low maintenance and it's my first water cooled build. thought i'd give it a try