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This is correct. I would always start with one card, and add another later. Remember, its easier to add than subtract!

I dunno about that. I've heard people say that if you need SLI it's better to buy them both at the same time due to some compatibility issue, although that doesn't really make any sense to me, the same card should be the same card as far as I can tell.

 

Granted, I understand the want for 2 cards. My air 540 looks so empty with just an Matx mobo and only 1 gpu and a water cooler for the cpu. Sooooooo much empty space  :(

 

Alright, I'll try to look for cheaper RAM.

Concerning the GPU, I was thinking about using 2 monitors@1080p but one of them will have 144Hz (for gaming purposes). Will one GTX 970 be enough for that?

 

Well, with 2 monitors and 1 running at 144hz you might need 2, but I can't honestly say for sure. I would think that with a 4790k you could run the non 144hz non gaming monitor off of the motherboard/cpu built in graphics (which I believe are the intel 4600 which I've used on my 4690k, and are quite powerful on their own). If you did that, then 1866hz memory would be advantageous as well as having more than 8gb of ram (since your onboard GPU uses system memory as Vram).  I just find that when looking at prices, Corsair RAM is f**king overpriced as hell. Especially when you consider the new HyperX FURY ram, which looks great, and has an auto detect feature that makes you not have to set the ram timings and speed. I originally had 1600hz ADATA ram in my system, always had to manually set it to 1600, up from 1333 if my bios options got reset for some reason. When I got the hyperX ram, I took the adata out, plugged the new ones in, started it up into the bios, and it was already running at 1866 and correct timings.

 

It's best to be patient and read/ask as much as you can before ordering, that I would always encourage.

 

Edit: Was in the middle of editing my post when a mod moved this >: (

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Hi everybody,

 

I am going to build my very first pc soon (with that, I mean in a week), but I'm not sure about the selection of the components.

 

I currently have picked the following parts: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/WQwNBm

 

Could anyone advise me whether I should change some of the components or just stick at what I have chosen?

(My budget would be around 1500£ or 2500$ without the Peripherals)

I will mostly gaming on it  ;)

 

Thanks in Advance 

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Hi everybody,

 

I am going to build my very first pc soon (with that, I mean in a week), but I'm not sure about the selection of the components.

 

I currently have picked the following parts: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/WQwNBm

 

Could anyone advise me whether I should change some of the components or just stick at what I have chosen?

(My budget would be around 1500£ or 2500$ without the Peripherals)

I will mostly gaming on it  ;)

 

Thanks in Advance 

First of all, instead of going with two cheaper cards in SLI, I would recommend always going with the most expensive single card you can afford, and working on from there.

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First of all, instead of going with two cheaper cards in SLI, I would recommend always going with the most expensive single card you can afford, and working on from there.

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Hi everybody,

 

I am going to build my very first pc soon (with that, I mean in a week), but I'm not sure about the selection of the components.

 

I currently have picked the following parts: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/WQwNBm

 

Could anyone advise me whether I should change some of the components or just stick at what I have chosen?

(My budget would be around 1500£ or 2500$ without the Peripherals)

I will mostly gaming on it  ;)

 

Thanks in Advance 

Second, while 2TB can seem wonderful, it actually becomes very trapping once it's full, because backups, and just having that much content can be a very hard thing to manage.

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Should be near perfect as it is...
I would prefer Win7 as OS, but I guess that is just a question of personal taste. 
The only thing I would propably change is your SSD. I have the Kingston SSDNow V300 and there should be way better drives out there, which aren't much more expensive!

Although both previous answers have a point, I personally don't think, that this will fit here. The 980 is way more expensive than the 970, and not very much better performancewise... 
So I would get a 970 SLI configuration too, if you OC both of them a little bit you will by far be better than with a 980!

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Should be near perfect as it is...

I would prefer Win7 as OS, but I guess that is just a question of personal taste. 

The only thing I would propably change is your SSD. I have the Kingston SSDNow V300 and there should be way better drives out there, which aren't much more expensive!

Although both previous answers have a point, I personally don't think, that this will fit here. The 980 is way more expensive than the 970, and not very much better performancewise... 

So I would get a 970 SLI configuration too, if you OC both of them a little bit you will by far be better than with a 980!

While yes you will get better performance sometimes, many games will not scale to two cards, and often two cards cause microstutter, and can cause many games to become unplayable.

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First of all, thank you guys for you fast response (I litterally just refreshed the page after watching a video)

 

First of all, instead of going with two cheaper cards in SLI, I would recommend always going with the most expensive single card you can afford, and working on from there.

 

Should be near perfect as it is...
I would prefer Win7 as OS, but I guess that is just a question of personal taste. 
The only thing I would propably change is your SSD. I have the Kingston SSDNow V300 and there should be way better drives out there, which aren't much more expensive!

Although both previous answers have a point, I personally don't think, that this will fit here. The 980 is way more expensive than the 970, and not very much better performancewise... 
So I would get a 970 SLI configuration too, if you OC both of them a little bit you will by far be better than with a 980!

 

I have discussed this with two of my friends (each supporting the other statement), but I think I am going to stay with two GTX 970's in SLI. My reason for this would be that is apparently better that one GTX 980 and getting two GTX 980's would be too expensive for me. (and I think 2x GTX 970 would handle all games fine)

 

 

Second, while 2TB can seem wonderful, it actually becomes very trapping once it's full, because backups, and just having that much content can be a very hard thing to manage.

Yeah, I think I'm going to partition it in two and maybe get another drive when it's getting full ;)

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Change the memory to something cheaper if you can, 1600mhz is just fine for gaming (corsair memory is overpriced IMHO, I have hyperX fury and it didn't even need me to set it at 1866, got the 1866 2x4, 8gb kit because it was like, 5-10$ more than the 1600. Just plugged it in and it worked flawlessly). For that price get an air 540 for better airflow. See if seasonic can offer the same PSU with a lower price or better warranty.

 

Edit: Depending on the monitor you are using, you probably only need one gtx970. Unless you are driving multiple displays, or above 1080p, you don't need 2.

EDIT2: Also if you are just gaming, you shouldn't need more than 8GB of ram. More is better yeah, but not necessary unless you are running multiple programs with the games.

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Change the memory to something cheaper if you can, 1600mhz is just fine for gaming. For that price get an air 540 for better airflow. See if seasonic can offer the same PSU with a lower price or better warranty.

 

Edit: Depending on the monitor you are using, you probably only need one gtx970. Unless you are driving multiple displays, or above 1080p, you don't need 2.

EDIT2: Also if you are just gaming, you shouldn't need more than 8GB of ram. More is better yeah, but not necessary unless you are running multiple programs with the games.

This is correct. I would always start with one card, and add another later. Remember, its easier to add than subtract!

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Change the memory to something cheaper if you can, 1600mhz is just fine for gaming. For that price get an air 540 for better airflow. See if seasonic can offer the same PSU with a lower price or better warranty.

 

Edit: Depending on the monitor you are using, you probably only need one gtx970. Unless you are driving multiple displays, or above 1080p, you don't need 2.

EDIT2: Also if you are just gaming, you shouldn't need more than 8GB of ram. More is better yeah, but not necessary unless you are running multiple programs with the games.

Alright, I'll try to look for cheaper RAM.

Concerning the GPU, I was thinking about using 2 monitors@1080p but one of them will have 144Hz (for gaming purposes). Will one GTX 970 be enough for that?

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This is correct. I would always start with one card, and add another later. Remember, its easier to add than subtract!

I dunno about that. I've heard people say that if you need SLI it's better to buy them both at the same time due to some compatibility issue, although that doesn't really make any sense to me, the same card should be the same card as far as I can tell.

 

Granted, I understand the want for 2 cards. My air 540 looks so empty with just an Matx mobo and only 1 gpu and a water cooler for the cpu. Sooooooo much empty space :(

Ketchup is better than mustard.

GUI is better than Command Line Interface.

Dubs are better than subs

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No one has asked this but, do you already have displays, peripherals (keyboard, mouse, etc), and a UPS to plug them all into? Since you're mostly gaming, an i5 would be more than enough and you could get a nice keyboard and mouse or a good display. As for the graphics cards, unless you intend to do 4K right now, a single 970 will be more than enough for any current game on a single display. Even at 1440p.

 

As for the case, I never give case recommendations because they are partly a preference thing. As long as everything fits, you should be fine.

 

Remember, you can always upgrade later!

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This is correct. I would always start with one card, and add another later. Remember, its easier to add than subtract!

I dunno about that. I've heard people say that if you need SLI it's better to buy them both at the same time due to some compatibility issue, although that doesn't really make any sense to me, the same card should be the same card as far as I can tell.

 

Granted, I understand the want for 2 cards. My air 540 looks so empty with just an Matx mobo and only 1 gpu and a water cooler for the cpu. Sooooooo much empty space  :(

 

Alright, I'll try to look for cheaper RAM.

Concerning the GPU, I was thinking about using 2 monitors@1080p but one of them will have 144Hz (for gaming purposes). Will one GTX 970 be enough for that?

 

Well, with 2 monitors and 1 running at 144hz you might need 2, but I can't honestly say for sure. I would think that with a 4790k you could run the non 144hz non gaming monitor off of the motherboard/cpu built in graphics (which I believe are the intel 4600 which I've used on my 4690k, and are quite powerful on their own). If you did that, then 1866hz memory would be advantageous as well as having more than 8gb of ram (since your onboard GPU uses system memory as Vram).  I just find that when looking at prices, Corsair RAM is f**king overpriced as hell. Especially when you consider the new HyperX FURY ram, which looks great, and has an auto detect feature that makes you not have to set the ram timings and speed. I originally had 1600hz ADATA ram in my system, always had to manually set it to 1600, up from 1333 if my bios options got reset for some reason. When I got the hyperX ram, I took the adata out, plugged the new ones in, started it up into the bios, and it was already running at 1866 and correct timings.

 

It's best to be patient and read/ask as much as you can before ordering, that I would always encourage.

 

Edit: Was in the middle of editing my post when a mod moved this >: (

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No one has asked this but, do you already have displays, peripherals (keyboard, mouse, etc), and a UPS to plug them all into? Since you're mostly gaming, an i5 would be more than enough and you could get a nice keyboard and mouse or a good display. As for the graphics cards, unless you intend to do 4K right now, a single 970 will be more than enough for any current game on a single display. Even at 1440p.

 

Remember, you can always upgrade later!

Nope, I haven't got the peripherals yet. (Just went abroad to the UK from Belgium to study and I have only brought my laptop :P)

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I dunno about that. I've heard people say that if you need SLI it's better to buy them both at the same time due to some compatibility issue, although that doesn't really make any sense to me, the same card should be the same card as far as I can tell.

 

Granted, I understand the want for 2 cards. My air 540 looks so empty with just an Matx mobo and only 1 gpu and a water cooler for the cpu. Sooooooo much empty space  :(

 
 

Well, with 2 monitors and 1 running at 144hz you might need 2, but I can't honestly say for sure. I would think that with a 4790k you could run the non 144hz non gaming monitor off of the motherboard/cpu built in graphics (which I believe are the intel 4600 which I've used on my 4690k, and are quite powerful on their own). If you did that, then 1866hz memory would be advantageous as well as having more than 8gb of ram (since your onboard GPU uses system memory as Vram).  I just find that when looking at prices, Corsair RAM is f**king overpriced as hell. Especially when you consider the new HyperX FURY ram, which looks great, and has an auto detect feature that makes you not have to set the ram timings and speed. I originally had 1600hz ADATA ram in my system, always had to manually set it to 1600, up from 1333 if my bios options got reset for some reason. When I got the hyperX ram, I took the adata out, plugged the new ones in, started it up into the bios, and it was already running at 1866 and correct timings.

 

It's best to be patient and read/ask as much as you can before ordering, that I would always encourage.

 

Edit: Was in the middle of editing my post when a mod moved this >: (

 

 

I will look into the HyperX FURY RAM, thank you for that  :)

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Type|Item|Price

:----|:----|:----

**CPU** | [intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54690k) | £169.99 @ Amazon UK 

**CPU Cooler** | [Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-cpu-cooler-h100i) | £78.88 @ CCL Computers 

**Motherboard** | [Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-maximusviihero) | £154.76 @ Scan.co.uk 

**Memory** | [Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-memory-cmy8gx3m2b2133c9) | £72.71 @ Aria PC 

**Storage** | [samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz7te250lw) | £109.50 @ Scan.co.uk 

**Storage** | [Hitachi Ultrastar 7K3000 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/hitachi-internal-hard-drive-0f12455) | £116.31 @ Amazon UK 

**Video Card** | [MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-gtx970gaming4g) (2-Way SLI) | £274.99 @ CCL Computers 

**Video Card** | [MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-gtx970gaming4g) (2-Way SLI) | £274.99 @ CCL Computers 

**Case** | [Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-750d) | £118.79 @ Aria PC 

**Power Supply** | [Corsair 760W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-ax760) | £118.00 @ Aria PC 

**Operating System** | [Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-wn700615) | £71.99 @ Ebuyer 

 | | **Total**

 | Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | £1560.91

 | Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-29 02:30 GMT+0000 |

 

There, hope you like it

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3800X GPU: ASUS Strix Radeon R7 5700 XT OC Edition Motherboard: ASUS Crosshair VIII Hero RAM: G.Skill Trident Z DDR4-3200 CL14 SSD: 2x Samsung 970 EVO Plus 1TB PSU: Corsair AX860 Cooling: NZXT Kraken X72 Case: Corsair Crystal Series 570X Mirror Black Display: BenQ XL2420Z  Keyboard: Corsair K95 RGB Cherry MX Blue Mouse: Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum Audio: Logitech G633 Artemis Spectrum

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Nope, I haven't got the peripherals yet. (Just went abroad to the UK from Belgium to study and I have only brought my laptop :P)

Then I would set aside a bit for those. A good keyboard and mouse make a world of difference. No recommendations from me as peripherals are too much personal prefernece.

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I will look into the HyperX FURY RAM, thank you for that  :)

There are other good ones as well. While I did have to set the speed of my ADATA ram, it was rock freaking solid. Ran memtest86 on it for an hour with no errors. Gskill is supposed to be one of the best. But as far as I can tell, Corsair memory is all "pay for the name/aesthetics".

 

Granted, I do want the corsair dominators for the hidden lightbar in them so I can paint it red. MOAR LED'S. I am one of those people that would spend 10000+ $'s on a custom rig if I had the money, then buy a 2000$ car.

Ketchup is better than mustard.

GUI is better than Command Line Interface.

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