Thoughts about this build?

[ZeferiniX]

Here are the PC Parts:

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/zeferinix/saved/wLTp99

 

Can you help me choose a good CPU Cooler?

I'm considering:

1. Kraken X40/41

2. Corsair h80i

3. Cooler Master 212 Evo

or any 120/140mm rad for water cooling or any good air cooling.

 

- I'm planning to put the rad on the rear exhaust of the NZXT H440 case.

- I'm planning to overclock the CPU up to 4.4 or 4.5, will this do?

- Triple-Monitor setup.

 

And thoughts about the components? Suggestions are welcome.

 

Edit: Added triple monitor setup.

[Archangel1994]

What do you mean by Pen-testing?

[AlwaysFSX]

Red/black case, red/black board, blue ram....

 

Get the X41 for a cooler, it does the best of what you listed. We can't tell you your CPU will even clock to 4.5, it could be forever stuck at 4.4.

 

What's the purpose of the build? Because I see a lot of wasted money for some uses.

[Archangel1994]

Either way, I would change a few things:

 

- No need to get 850 Pro. The 840 EVO is more that strong enough and cheaper.

- Get Barracuda 2TB, not a lot more expensive but tons more storage.

- Get the EVGA G2 750W instead. It's cheaper and the platinum rating is really overkill and just hurting your wallet.

- Unless you really need CUDA or have quite high ambients I would get the R9 290X instead.

 

As for cooling the only high performance I can recommend in this restrictions (no 240mm or bigger rad) is the Noctua NH-D15. It's more reliable, no change of leaking and it's quieter. It's very bulky though. Also the G2 750 and 850W have a 9.8 and 9.9. They are fantastic.

[ZeferiniX]

What do you mean by Pen-testing?

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penetration_test

[ZeferiniX]

Red/black case, red/black board, blue ram....

 

Get the X41 for a cooler, it does the best of what you listed. We can't tell you your CPU will even clock to 4.5, it could be forever stuck at 4.4.

 

What's the purpose of the build? Because I see a lot of wasted money for some uses.

Sorry bout the blue RAM, I'm planning to get a red one actually, just too lazy to look for a red on in pcpartpicker. Just mind the numbers, 2x8GB Ram.

I'll be doing some Audio Editing and a bit of Video but not frequently. I also use VMWare a lot for multiple virtual desktops and so on. Planning to get a triple-monitor.

[Shaqo_Wyn]

Here are the PC Parts:

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/zeferinix/saved/wLTp99

 

Can you help me choose a good CPU Cooler?

I'm considering:

1. Kraken X40/41

2. Corsair h80i

3. Cooler Master 212 Evo

or any 120/140mm rad for water cooling or any good air cooling.

 

I'm planning to put the rad on the rear exhaust of the NZXT H440 case.

 

I'm planning to overclock the CPU up to 4.4 or 4.5, will this do?

 

And thoughts about the components? Suggestions are welcome.

 

You can change a few things and save some money.

 

Go with X41, it's good for overclocking that 4790K. Both for the mild OC you're going for a U14S would be fine.

 

250GB 840 EVO SSD

 

EVGA 750W/850W G2

 

You can also go with G.Skill Trident X and remove the tall heatsinks. Edit: the standard heatsinks are red.

[ZeferiniX]

Either way, I would change a few things:

 

- No need to get 850 Pro. The 840 EVO is more that strong enough and cheaper.

- Get Barracuda 2TB, not a lot more expensive but tons more storage.

- Get the EVGA G2 750W instead. It's cheaper and the platinum rating is really overkill and just hurting your wallet.

- Unless you really need CUDA or have quite high ambients I would get the R9 290X instead.

 

As for cooling the only high performance I can recommend in this restrictions (no 240mm or bigger rad) is the Noctua NH-D15. It's more reliable, no change of leaking and it's quieter. It's very bulky though. Also the G2 750 and 850W have a 9.8 and 9.9. They are fantastic.

 

- Is the 840 EVO more reliable? I need consistent speeds.

- I don't store big datas often.

- This PC will be running 24 hours for at most 4 days and as far as my googling skills go, the platinum has a better power efficiency.

- I live in a hot country that's why I didn't consider the AMD cards. Thanks for pointing that out.

[AlwaysFSX]

Sorry bout the blue RAM, I'm planning to get a red one actually, just too lazy to look for a red on in pcpartpicker. Just mind the numbers, 2x8GB Ram.

I'll be doing some Audio Editing and a bit of Video but not frequently. I also use VMWare a lot for multiple virtual desktops and so on. Planning to get a triple-monitor.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($339.94 @ SuperBiiz)

CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($136.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($139.99 @ NCIX US)

Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($156.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($169.98 @ OutletPC)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($56.99 @ Micro Center)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB ACX Video Card  ($479.99 @ Newegg)

Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($107.99 @ NCIX US)

Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($109.99 @ NCIX US)

Total: $1698.85

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-09 06:00 EDT-0400

[ZeferiniX]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($339.94 @ SuperBiiz)

CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($136.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($139.99 @ NCIX US)

Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($156.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($169.98 @ OutletPC)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($56.99 @ Micro Center)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB ACX Video Card  ($479.99 @ Newegg)

Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($107.99 @ NCIX US)

Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($109.99 @ NCIX US)

Total: $1698.85

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-09 06:00 EDT-0400

 

My PSU choices where I live is really limited. In the 600w-800w range, the PSUs here are mostly silver and bronze certified. No gold at all. So I went for platinum instead.

Changed my RAM and SSD, thanks for the links.