Building first pc need some help

[Devilhunter9137]

Hello everyone as the title says I'm build my first pc i have most of the parts picked out haven't bought any yet but needed some help on a few things for a black and green themed gaming pc

 

what i am looking at is:

 

cpu: intel i7 4790k

 

case: NXZT h440 razer edition when it comes out though this could change

 

motherboard: Gigabyte ga-g1 sniper 5

 

power supply: no idea some thing i need help with

 

gpu: gtx 980 reference thinking about going sli

 

ram: crucial ballistix tactical tracer 16gb (2x8gb)

 

fans: bitfenix spectre pro

 

monitor: again dont know but i do hope to get the ASUS RoG Swift PG278Q at some point

 

if some one could help me out i would really appreciate it

[Johannes_Lazor]

What are you going to do? Gaming, Editing?

If you only will be gaming on it you wont need more than 8gb RAM, But you are the boss so you can use 16gb if you want.
If i were you i would use 2 4gb sticks to start with 8gb and add another 2 sticks if you feel you need a upgrade.


A 650-700 watt power supply will handle SLI with the 980s But you can get away with a 500-550 if you "only" are going to use one 980.

[Guest]

Well, The RoG swift is an expensive piece of tech. But it's totally worth it. and for the PSU i'd go for a Corsair AX860i. it's more than enough to keep 2-way or even 3-way SLI well fed. and it's moduar, so you won't have headaches with the cable management.

[SimpleG]

Better get non refrence cards as if you overclock refrence cards a lot they can explode. Maybe gigabyte version of the 980. And how about 760T/780T case?

[Gen. Shepard]

the first problem you have is a minor one and thats is that the CPU is from the z97 chipset while your mobo is a z87 one, this can lead to your pc not booting but most mobo manufacturers have released a BIOS update to fix it. zo if you dont want to go through the trubble of updating your BIOS you should pick another mobo (sadly there aren't and z97 green mobo's around). secondly, what speed do you want your RAM to be? 1333,1600Mhz? about the powersupply 700-750watt should be enough when you want to run in SLI otherwise around 600w.

 

the monitor I can't help you with, it's all about personal preferences, Some like vibrant color others prefere quicker TN-panels. thats all up to you.

[Devilhunter9137]

Johnannes: going with gaming only and going with 16gb just cause i read thats good for gaming and i forgot to put in op but was looking at the dark rock pro 3 for cpu cooling and i;m paranoid about water cooling

 

Rafmainoff:  thanks will prob go with the 860i and the RoG swift is more of a dream for down the road though if i have the money i'm going to get it

 

SimleG: not planing to overclock never done it and im trying to be as energy efficient as possible plus

 

thanks for the fast responses guys

[Devilhunter9137]

the first problem you have is a minor one and thats is that the CPU is from the z97 chipset while your mobo is a z87 one, this can lead to your pc not booting but most mobo manufacturers have released a BIOS update to fix it. zo if you dont want to go through the trubble of updating your BIOS you should pick another mobo (sadly there aren't and z97 green mobo's around). secondly, what speed do you want your RAM to be? 1333,1600Mhz? about the powersupply 700-750watt should be enough when you want to run in SLI otherwise around 600w.

 

the monitor I can't help you with, it's all about personal preferences, Some like vibrant color others prefere quicker TN-panels. thats all up to you.

thanks didnt know that like i said this is the first pc i'm building i've had custom pc but my brother build it i could get a different cpu the i7-4790k isn't rock soild

[Johannes_Lazor]

Right now there are not many games that gains more than maybe one or two fps after 8gb 1600Mhz ram,
16gb is pretty much only needed when hosting servers, editing video and streaming right now.

As for the CPU cooling water/air doesnt matter much unless you are going to overclock heavily.

[Gen. Shepard]

thanks didnt know that like i said this is the first pc i'm building i've had custom pc but my brother build it i could get a different cpu the i7-4790k isn't rock soild

no probs, i'm also planning to build my first PC soon, the these things are only thing i ran into myself when choosing parts for the build, i'm going for a black/red colorscheme myself with the MSI Z97 Gaming 5 and MSi GTX 970 gaming for my build maybe you should look into that because red/black is much more common.

also a tip: RESEARCH RESEARCH RESEARCH..... i'm planning my build since june (saving up money since) and i've looked over the parts I picked regularly see if i had made some mistakes (chipset type like the Z97 thing etc).

 

Note: i just saw that you didn't list any storage, what are you planning? i'm personally going for the WD Black WD1003FZEX 1tb drive and planning to add a SSD later down the road.

[Devilhunter9137]

Right now there are not many games that gains more than maybe one or two fps after 8gb 1600Mhz ram,

16gb is pretty much only needed when hosting servers, editing video and streaming right now.

As for the CPU cooling water/air doesnt matter much unless you are going to overclock heavily.

ok thanks ill prob go with 8 then save some money

[Devilhunter9137]

no probs, i'm also planning to build my first PC soon, the these things are only thing i ran into myself when choosing parts for the build, i'm going for a black/red colorscheme myself with the MSI Z97 Gaming 5 and MSi GTX 970 gaming for my build maybe you should look into that because red/black is much more common.

also a tip: RESEARCH RESEARCH RESEARCH..... i'm planning my build since june (saving up money since) and i've looked over the parts I picked regularly see if i had made some mistakes (chipset type like the Z97 thing etc).

 

Note: i just saw that you didn't list any storage, what are you planning? i'm personally going for the WD Black WD1003FZEX 1tb drive and planning to add a SSD later down the road.

ya ive been looking at parts for about a week now prob not going to build for a couple months till i get the money as for storage i forgot all about it be prob going to get a wd black 1tb i already have 2 wd 500gb one from when i first got this computer and 1 i got when i needed space.

 

as for the cpu i'm going to be looking around more i've heard the i5 4690k is good but i dont know yet

[Gen. Shepard]

ya ive been looking at parts for about a week now prob not going to build for a couple months till i get the money as for storage i forgot all about it be prob going to get a wd black 1tb i already have 2 wd 500gb one from when i first got this computer and 1 i got when i needed space.

 

as for the cpu i'm going to be looking around more i've heard the i5 4690k is good but i dont know yet

good choice for the I5, was going to get it myself, if you want to cheat a little bit, i'll post my planned build down below so you can check it out if you're not sure on what parts to choose.

 

SPECS:

CPU: Intel core i5 4690k

GPU: MSI GTX 970 gaming 

MOBO: MSI z97 Gaming 5

PSU: Corsair RM750

HDD: Western Digital WD1003FZEX

CPU Cooler: Be Quiet! Shadow Rock Slim

RAM: 2x4gb Kingston HyperX Beast 1600Mhz

Case: Coolermaster CM Storm Scout 2 advanced  (or maybe the red/black NZXT H440 not sure still)

Optical Drive: SamsungSH224DB

[Devilhunter9137]

good choice for the I5, was going to get it myself, if you want to cheat a little bit, i'll post my planned build down below so you can check it out if you're not sure on what parts to choose.

 

SPECS:

CPU: Intel core i5 4690k

GPU: MSI GTX 970 gaming 

MOBO: MSI z97 Gaming 5

PSU: Corsair RM750

HDD: Western Digital WD1003FZEX

CPU Cooler: Be Quiet! Shadow Rock Slim

RAM: 2x4gb Kingston HyperX Beast 1600Mhz

Case: Coolermaster CM Storm Scout 2 advanced  (or maybe the red/black NZXT H440 not sure still)

Optical Drive: SamsungSH224DB

looks like thats going to be a good build after looking around last night for cpu i split between a i5-4690k or a i7-4770 cince i read the K chip are for overclocking.

[Gen. Shepard]

looks like thats going to be a good build after looking around last night for cpu i split between a i5-4690k or a i7-4770 cince i read the K chip are for overclocking.

If there is a ''K'' or ''X'' behind the name of an intel processor it means it is unlocked and you can overclock it, non ''K'' or ''X'' processors are locked and cannot be overclocked.

 

this build I picked is 1109,92 euro's in total but if you have 90 euro's more to spend i recommend the Intel Core i7 4790k.

[Devilhunter9137]

If there is a ''K'' or ''X'' behind the name of an intel processor it means it is unlocked and you can overclock it, non ''K'' or ''X'' processors are locked and cannot be overclocked.

 

this build I picked is 1109,92 euro's in total but if you have 90 euro's more to spend i recommend the Intel Core i7 4790k.

well i was looking at the i7 4790k but its the wrong chip set for my mobo i think i am going to go with the i7 4770 though

[Gen. Shepard]

well i was looking at the i7 4790k but its the wrong chip set for my mobo i think i am going to go with the i7 4770 though

well spotted, there isn't much difference between the 4770 and 4790 so it won't be a huge difference, i would rather buy the 4770k for the extra 20 euro's if i were you, it gives you the option to overclock.

[Devilhunter9137]

well spotted, there isn't much difference between the 4770 and 4790 so it won't be a huge difference, i would rather buy the 4770k for the extra 20 euro's if i were you, it gives you the option to overclock.

well i didnt plan on overclocking but if the price different is only 20 dollars where i live then i might get the 4770k for aleast having the option

[Gen. Shepard]

well i didnt plan on overclocking but if the price different is only 20 dollars where i live then i might get the 4770k for aleast having the option

I don't know where you live but here in The Netherlands th4e difference between the 2 is 30 euro's and on the US Amazon it's about 25USD

[Devilhunter9137]

I don't know where you live but here in The Netherlands th4e difference between the 2 is 30 euro's and on the US Amazon it's about 25USD

i'm in the northeastern US but if it's still just a 25USD difference when i start buying parts (its going to be a few months) then ill go with the 4770k

 

Thanks for all your help Shepard i think i have everything picked out

[Gen. Shepard]

i'm in the northeastern US but if it's still just a 25USD difference when i start buying parts (its going to be a few months) then ill go with the 4770k

 

Thanks for all your help Shepard i think i have everything picked out

 

no porbs, good luck with your build!

[Devilhunter9137]

no porbs, good luck with your build!

thanks tho like i said this is still early stage of planning for this so it prob will change

 

also good luck with your own build