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Hey guys, I'm new her and I've already asked a couple of questions here but well I'm building my FIRST PC and I've

choosen the parts and kept it in my budget (MAX 1130€).. I decided I will buy my parts at e-tec.at except for the HDD which

I will buy at a local shop.

 

Things to consider:

I have a very hot room at home so I have to keep cooling at max (I'll get more fans in a week of the initial build)

 

 

My parts: (I've rounded the price a little bit so it is easier)

CASE: Cooler Master CM 690 III - - - - 89€

MOBO: Asrock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer - - - - 123€

CPU: Intel i5-4690k - - - - 218€

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 (Because of the need for great cooling) - - - - 78€

GPU: EVGA 970 SC ACX (Need some help here, see below) - - - - 376€

RAM: Corsair Vengeance Low Profile 8GB (2x4GB) - - - - 82€

PSU: Corsair CS 650M ATX 2.3 - - - - 86€

HDD: WD Caviar Black 1TB  - - -72€

 

 

CASE: I love the case of Cooler master because of the possibilities it offers, additional fans, room etc.. also it looks great and that's why I want to keep it for

the build.

 

MOBO: Not sure if I should get this one or a similar one for the same or less amount of money.. What do you guys suggest?

 

CPU: No brainer, I think.. I'll use it for gaming and photoshop etc.

 

CPU Cooler: As mentioned above I need great cooling and the H100i is too expensive.

 

GPU: Here lies my biggest problem.. I wanted to go with a 770, but the 970 is basically just ~55€ more, so I'd rather get a 970..
I've heard about the coil whine, temperature etc problems of the EVGA so I'm not sure which of the brands to get..
Should I rather get the ASUS Strix or MSI gaming?.. What are the programs that come with it (fan control, overclocking etc..)
I'm not a fan of parts running hot (shorter life span - if I'm not mistaken)

 

RAM: Any suggestions here, I've heard only good things about corsair vengeance, Xsm has a similar price..

 

PSU: Open for suggestions, but I think it is a great one..

 

HDD: Because I'm without a SSD I choose the caviar black.. Also open for suggestions here though =)

 

Thank you for your help!

 

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Personally, I would get the MSI Gaming 970, just because I like MSI products and the design of their Twin Frozr cards. I haven't looked much into the problems you mentioned about the EVGA 970, but I personally would definitely get the MSI card. The Strix card is good too, and it's about the same price as the MSI, if you like Asus. Also, the Strix has that feature where the fans will be completely off up to a certain load.  So if you're just playing LoL or something like that, the card will be completely silent.

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1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB, SATA 6Gb/s (ST1000DM003)

1 x Crucial MX100 128GB, SATA 6Gb/s (CT128MX100SSD1)

1 x Intel Core i5-4690K, 4x 3.50GHz, boxed (BX80646I54690K)

1 x G.Skill TridentX DIMM Kit 8GB, DDR3-2400, CL10-12-12-31 (F3-2400C10D-8GTX)

1 x MSI GTX 970 Gaming 4G, GeForce GTX 970, 4GB GDDR5, 2x DVI, HDMI, DisplayPort (V316-001R)

1 x Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5

1 x be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3 (BK019)

1 x Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 (FD-CA-ARC-R2-BL-W)

1 x be quiet! Straight Power E10-CM 500W ATX 2.4 (E10-CM-500W/BN234)

it should be around 1050€ ;)

Case is always personal preference, but that is the way i would build the pc ;)

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Personally, I would get the MSI Gaming 970, just because I like MSI products and the design of their Twin Frozr cards. I haven't looked much into the problems you mentioned about the EVGA 970, but I personally would definitely get the MSI card. The Strix card is good too, and it's about the same price as the MSI, if you like Asus. Also, the Strix has that feature where the fans will be completely off up to a certain load.  So if you're just playing LoL or something like that, the card will be completely silent.

Thank you for the input.. What are some of the software MSI offers for OCing, control etc.. How do they compare to the other brands (if you know that of course, hehe)

I'll mainly play WoW (don't judge :D) but also games like Crysis 3 (and the older ones), Bioshock Infinite, Far Cry 3, Minecraft, Alien Isolation and some other genres =)

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Thank you for the input.. What are some of the software MSI offers for OCing, control etc.. How do they compare to the other brands (if you know that of course, hehe)

I'll mainly play WoW (don't judge :D) but also games like Crysis 3 (and the older ones), Bioshock Infinite, Far Cry 3, Minecraft, Alien Isolation and some other genres =)

Well personally i think MSI Afterburner is one of the best overclocking softwares atm ;)

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GPU: Here lies my biggest problem.. I wanted to go with a 770, but the 970 is basically just ~55€ more, so I'd rather get a 970..

I've heard about the coil whine, temperature etc problems of the EVGA so I'm not sure which of the brands to get..

Should I rather get the ASUS Strix or MSI gaming?.. What are the programs that come with it (fan control, overclocking etc..)

From Linus's review, I'd go with the 970 Strix from Asus. For RAM, I usually go with Corsair or G. Skill.

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My Setup:

 

Desktop

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CPU: Ryzen 9 3900X  CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15  Motherboard: Asus Prime X370-PRO  RAM: 32GB Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 @3200MHz  GPU: EVGA RTX 2080 FTW3 ULTRA (+50 core +400 memory)  Storage: 1050GB Crucial MX300, 1TB Crucial MX500  PSU: EVGA Supernova 750 P2  Chassis: NZXT Noctis 450 White/Blue OS: Windows 10 Professional  Displays: Asus MG279Q FreeSync OC, LG 27GL850-B

 

Main Laptop:

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Laptop: Sager NP 8678-S  CPU: Intel Core i7 6820HK @ 2.7GHz  RAM: 32GB DDR4 @ 2133MHz  GPU: GTX 980m 8GB  Storage: 250GB Samsung 850 EVO M.2 + 1TB Samsung 850 Pro + 1TB 7200RPM HGST HDD  OS: Windows 10 Pro  Chassis: Clevo P670RG  Audio: HyperX Cloud II Gunmetal, Audio Technica ATH-M50s, JBL Creature II

 

Thinkpad T420:

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CPU: i5 2520M  RAM: 8GB DDR3  Storage: 275GB Crucial MX30

 

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MSI has Afterburner, which is a pretty easy software to use for overclocking and GPU monitoring. It also has recording software built into it, if you're into that.  While I personally don't overclock, OCing with Afterburner is simple, you just use the sliders they have and adjust to the desired clock speed. Along with the core clock slider, there's also sliders for core voltage, power limit, memory clock, and fan speed.

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1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB, SATA 6Gb/s (ST1000DM003)

1 x Crucial MX100 128GB, SATA 6Gb/s (CT128MX100SSD1)

1 x Intel Core i5-4690K, 4x 3.50GHz, boxed (BX80646I54690K)

1 x G.Skill TridentX DIMM Kit 8GB, DDR3-2400, CL10-12-12-31 (F3-2400C10D-8GTX)

1 x MSI GTX 970 Gaming 4G, GeForce GTX 970, 4GB GDDR5, 2x DVI, HDMI, DisplayPort (V316-001R)

1 x Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5

1 x be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3 (BK019)

1 x Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 (FD-CA-ARC-R2-BL-W)

1 x be quiet! Straight Power E10-CM 500W ATX 2.4 (E10-CM-500W/BN234)

it should be around 1050€ ;)

Case is always personal preference, but that is the way i would build the pc ;)

 

Thank you for this.. I'm looking at the build, the only things that I'm not really fond of is the Case and the power supply..

It is 1.053€ without the SSD and without ram (which I also couldn't find in the shop) (Which I didn't even find in the shop)..

 

I didn't hear good things bout gigabyte mobos..

 

Your build is quite more expensive than mine, so I rather stay with my build and exchange the graphics for the ASUS Strix..

But I'm really interested in the CPU Cooler you suggested! =)

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Thank you for this.. I'm looking at the build, the only things that I'm not really fond of is the Case and the power supply..

It is 1.053€ without the SSD and without ram (which I also couldn't find in the shop) (Which I didn't even find in the shop)..

 

I didn't hear good things bout gigabyte mobos..

well my Gigabyte Motherboard is working fine. You can also you a Samsung SSD and a Crucial Ballistics Ram ;)

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well my Gigabyte Motherboard is working fine. You can also you a Samsung SSD and a Crucial Ballistics Ram ;)

 

I'd love the Samsung SSD, but I've decided against an SSD cause I'd only use it for Windows therefor I'm getting the Caviar Black instead..

Rather spent the money I save on the SSD on the other parts =)

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So the new build as follows:

 

My parts: (I've rounded the price a little bit so it is easier)

CASE: Cooler Master CM 690 III - - - - 89€

MOBO: Asrock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer - - - - 123€

CPU: Intel i5-4690k - - - - 218€

CPU Cooler: Be Quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3 (Because of the need for great cooling) - - - - 74€

GPU: ASUS STRIX- GTX970 DC2OC 4GB - - - - 384€

RAM: Corsair Vengeance Low Profile 8GB (2x4GB) - - - - 82€

PSU: Corsair CS 650M ATX 2.3 - - - - 86€

HDD: WD Caviar Black 1TB  - - -72€

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So the new build as follows:

 

My parts: (I've rounded the price a little bit so it is easier)

CASE: Cooler Master CM 690 III - - - - 89€

MOBO: Asrock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer - - - - 123€

CPU: Intel i5-4690k - - - - 218€

CPU Cooler: Be Quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3 (Because of the need for great cooling) - - - - 74€

GPU: ASUS STRIX- GTX970 DC2OC 4GB - - - - 384€

RAM: Corsair Vengeance Low Profile 8GB (2x4GB) - - - - 82€

PSU: Corsair CS 650M ATX 2.3 - - - - 86€

HDD: WD Caviar Black 1TB  - - -72€

Looks good, however i would buy the seagate for 50€ and a cheap ssd - the speed difference is just to high ;)

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Looks good, however i would buy the seagate for 50€ and a cheap ssd - the speed difference is just to high ;)

Have you checked the failure rate for the seagates? :S

 

Btw: the Dark Rock Pro 3 looks so much better than th Noctua, but I'm not sure about the installation thingy, I'm

just watching videos about it.. I'll see.. It's just 3€ cheaper than the noctua.. but so much sexier :3

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Makes me a happy  camper! :D

 

2 more weeks to go :3

 

Thank you for your help @iTzPrime @TRINHbot1101001 @AnnoyedShelf

Oh hey, no problem mate. Happy to help anytime.

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My Setup:

 

Desktop

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CPU: Ryzen 9 3900X  CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15  Motherboard: Asus Prime X370-PRO  RAM: 32GB Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 @3200MHz  GPU: EVGA RTX 2080 FTW3 ULTRA (+50 core +400 memory)  Storage: 1050GB Crucial MX300, 1TB Crucial MX500  PSU: EVGA Supernova 750 P2  Chassis: NZXT Noctis 450 White/Blue OS: Windows 10 Professional  Displays: Asus MG279Q FreeSync OC, LG 27GL850-B

 

Main Laptop:

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Laptop: Sager NP 8678-S  CPU: Intel Core i7 6820HK @ 2.7GHz  RAM: 32GB DDR4 @ 2133MHz  GPU: GTX 980m 8GB  Storage: 250GB Samsung 850 EVO M.2 + 1TB Samsung 850 Pro + 1TB 7200RPM HGST HDD  OS: Windows 10 Pro  Chassis: Clevo P670RG  Audio: HyperX Cloud II Gunmetal, Audio Technica ATH-M50s, JBL Creature II

 

Thinkpad T420:

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CPU: i5 2520M  RAM: 8GB DDR3  Storage: 275GB Crucial MX30

 

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This is a better power supply. It is fully modular and made by Seasonic.

 

http://www.e-tec.at/frame1/details.php?art=172619

It's also more expensive and has less wattage, which I don't like so much because I want to have additional fans in it and some other things in the near

future.

 

Thank you for the tip though =)

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It's also more expensive and has less wattage, which I don't like so much because I want to have additional fans in it and some other things in the near

future.

 

Thank you for the tip though =)

yeah, also you need more wattage when you overclock your CPU, so a 650 w should be the sweet spot in terms of price/Power

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yeah, also you need more wattage when you overclock your CPU, so a 650 w should be the sweet spot in terms of price/Power

For a single GTX970 and an i5 4690K a 550W psu is plenty. There is a video on Youtube of an i5 4670K and a GTX780ti running off a Corsair RM 450W. That is with the cpu overclocked.

 

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For a single GTX970 and an i5 4690K a 550W psu is plenty. There is a video on Youtube of an i5 4670K and a GTX780ti running off a Corsair RM 450W. That is with the cpu overclocked.

 

But you do realize, that I'm for the Corsair, cause it is a good brand and it is cheaper.. Also I rather leave some headroom for future upgrades etc ;)

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