new rig any opinions

[TheeCanadian08]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/qcfYf7

 

i need help choosing a mother board not to sure to go for the formula or the hero i might think of water cooling options after i get this built . my main use for this pc is mainly for gaming and slight editing also cant decide on a monitor any suggestions? budget is 3000 canadian if it goes slightly over its ok also 

[Pugs501]

This overkill if this is for slight editing and gaming.

[the jolly roger]

ya, this is uber-overkill, id say go for a gtx 970, and an i5 4690k, and for the mobo, an msi z97 gaming 5, that should drop the budget massively

 

You dont need a 4 tb WD black, a blue is mroe than enough, since you are already using an ssd for boot, the hdd will make no difference in performance.

[TinoXtreme]

Pretty good, I like it.

[Guest]

I would swap a few components around.

 

The EVGA Supernova G2 850W is cheaper and is one of the best psu's around at the moment.

 

I would go with 2 x 8GB Ram over 4 x 4GB.

 

The Crucial MX100 512GB SSD is over $100 cheaper and it is very good.

 

Swap the WD Black for a couple of 2TB Seagate Barracuda drives if you need that much storage.

[TheeCanadian08]

would i notice any difference with faster memory and i know its overkill but thats sort of what im going for here any suggestions on good ram are the g skills ripjaws z good or should i go for another

[Guest]

Something like this saves you $400. 

 

Also you can drop the psu down to a 750W even if you go SLI in the future.

 

The GTX 970 is also far better value over the GTX 980.

 

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($309.99 @ Amazon) 

CPU Cooler: Corsair H110 94.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($111.29 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-GAMING 7 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($169.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($144.00 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Crucial MX100 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($208.99 @ NCIX US) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 4GB Video Card  ($559.98 @ NCIX US) 

Case: Corsair 760T White ATX Full Tower Case  ($146.99 @ NCIX US) 

Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($109.99 @ Newegg) 

Optical Drive: Asus BW-16D1HT Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer  ($74.99 @ NCIX US) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($89.98 @ OutletPC) 

Case Fan: BitFenix Spectre Pro LED 56.2 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($14.07 @ Amazon) 

Case Fan: BitFenix Spectre Pro LED 56.2 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($14.07 @ Amazon) 

Case Fan: BitFenix Spectre Pro LED 56.2 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($14.07 @ Amazon) 

Total: $2128.37

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-01 15:10 EDT-0400

[Guest]

would i notice any difference with faster memory and i know its overkill but thats sort of what im going for here any suggestions on good ram are the g skills ripjaws z good or should i go for another

You probably won't notice much difference. G.Skill is good Ram though.

[TheeCanadian08]

most of the research ive done is only on asus mother boards is there any benifits on going with asus over other company im trying to look at all options as possible with out totaly just wasting money so should i go for the vii hero or the vii formula?

[Guest]

most of the research ive done is only on asus mother boards is there any benifits on going with asus over other company im trying to look at all options as possible with out totaly just wasting money so should i go for the vii hero or the vii formula?

The Formula is a very nice looking board, but you probably won't need/use half of the features on it. If you are happy to pay that much then go for it. Otherwise something like the Hero or Ranger would do the same thing for $100 or so less.

[TheeCanadian08]

thanks for the reply and the help ill check out what you suggested