Project Razor Wind(CONFIRMED!!!)

[RazeG3SG1]

Hello guys, I'm planing a build log here, currently is in funding progress. Some tragic events happened that I cant build a RIG recently, I most likely will build it after my major examination and if I can get the funds. These are my part list:

 

RE-EDITED on 14 Jan 2014:

Intel i5-4670k processor

Gigabyte Z87X UD3H Motherboard

Sapphire R9 280X Vapor-X

Kingston Hyper X RAM 4GB x 2

Samsung 840 Evo / Kingston SSDnow V300 / ADATA XPG SP900 / Plextor M5S 120GB

Western Digital Black RE4 1TB (if possible)

Seasonic G series 550W PSU

CM Hyper 212X 

DeepCool Tesseract ATX Case

 

Extras:

Scythe Gentle Typhoon 120mm / Silverstone AP123 x 2

 

Peripherals:

Samsung 23 inch IPS monitor S23C350HS

CM Storm Quickfire Stealth Red Switch

Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer 3.0

 

 

IT IS CONFIRMED!!! COMING SOON IN MARCH! SUGGESTIONS ARE WELCOMED!

[marcbodea]

What are you going to use this for? If it includes recording/rendering I recommend an i7 and 16GB of RAM

[WoodenMarker]

Use of build/intended budget?

[RazeG3SG1]

What are you going to use this for? If it includes recording/rendering I recommend an i7 and 16GB of RAM

 

 

Use of build/intended budget?

This is a gaming RIG, I have no specific budget, just trying to keep costs low as I will be getting a monitor also.

[WoodenMarker]

This is a gaming RIG, I have no specific budget, just trying to keep costs low as I will be getting a monitor also.

So are you trying to keep costs low or do you not have a budget?

A custom water loop isn't the cheapest way to go.

[RazeG3SG1]

So are you trying to keep costs low or do you not have a budget?

A custom water loop isn't the cheapest way to go.

Well, Just trying to keep everything within $1600

[marcbodea]

I don't think you can do a water-cooled build for 1600$ without compromising performance/features...with the money you save by not buying custom water cooling parts you can get 16GB of RAM, an i7, etc...which do affect performance

 

 

Yes, you can overclock the i5 to get similar speeds as the i7, but games in the future will benefit from aditional cores/threads and more RAM.

[WoodenMarker]

Well, Just trying to keep everything within $1600

Considering your budget, your build will cost to much.

 

This is what I would/(you could) do instead: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/155j8

[RazeG3SG1]

I don't think you can do a water-cooled build for 1600$ without compromising performance/features...with the money you save by not buying custom water cooling parts you can get 16GB of RAM, an i7, etc...which do affect performance

 

 

Yes, you can overclock the i5 to get similar speeds as the i7, but games in the future will benefit from aditional cores/threads and more RAM.

I dun think I can afford an i7 as an i5 in Singapore is almost the same price as an i7 in US or Canada. I'm going for 16GB of RAM also.

[marcbodea]

I dun think I can afford an i7 as an i5 in Singapore is almost the same price as an i7 in US or Canada. I'm going for 16GB of RAM also.

That looks better now :)

[RazeG3SG1]

An update on the part lists:

Intel i5-3570k (Haswell is too expensive for that performance)

Asus Z77 V-Pro

Sapphire R9 280X Vapor-X

G-Skills Ripjaws X 2x8GB RAM

Samsung 840 Pro 256GB

Seasonic G 550W

NZXT Kraken X40

NZXT Phantom 530

Peripherals:

Deck Hassium Mechanical Keyboard

Logitech G602

[WoodenMarker]

An update on the part lists:

Intel i5-3570k (Haswell is too expensive for that performance)

Asus Z77 V-Pro

Sapphire R9 280X Vapor-X

G-Skills Ripjaws X 2x8GB RAM

Samsung 840 Pro 256GB

Seasonic G 550W

NZXT Kraken X40

NZXT Phantom 530

Peripherals:

Deck Hassium Mechanical Keyboard

Logitech G602

Haswell has better mobos. Just get the 4670k and the cheapest z87 mobo.

The 840 Pro will perform noticeably the same as the normal 840. The difference in speeds are negligible there and you can save money with the normal 840.

Why Kraken x40? No mass storage?

[RazeG3SG1]

After working for 2 months, I have almost enough money to build the whole PC now. There are changes to the parts.

GSkill Ripjaws -> Kingston Hyper X RAM

I have some good deals for it

 

Samsung 840 Pro -> Samsung 840 Evo / Kingston SSDnow V300 / ADATA XPG SP900 / Plextor M5S 120GB

I can get the listed SSDs at a good price, still deciding on which to go though...

 

Western Digital Black RE4 1TB

I can import a legit one from China and it is cheaper and can be RMA-ed locally in my country.

 

DeepCool Tesseract

It is the new case by DeepCool. Although the case has no window, but the fan grill on the side panel is big enough to be one. It is really cheap and has all the tool less features as well. Will be swapping out the front fan with either 2 Gentle Typhoons or AP123s as a guy in another forum shows that thermal performance improves if the fans are swapped.

http://www.deepcoolglobal.com/Product/TESSERACT_H/Design/