Haswell Build

[marcbodea]

Hello everyone,

Welcome to my thread. So, I'm building a PC just because I need to upgrade. I know this is like my third thread on this but I got the money now so I can actually buy it.(don't be too hard on grammar, It's not my native language)

 

1. Budget & Location
I'm in Romania and will be buying parts from computeruniverse.net

2. Aim

Gaming: BF4, CoD, etc. as well as rendering and streaming

3. Monitors
2, a full HD one and a 4:3 19" one(I don't know the exact resolution)

4. Peripherals
I got everything.

5. Why are you upgrading?
I got a Pentium D. 'Nuff said.

 

I will be buying the parts in 2 rounds, I will add on later. The ones with (2nd round) after the name will be bought in 4-5 weeks after the 1st round.

 

So here's what I need:

 

CPU: i7 4770k

CPU cooler: Swiftech H220(2nd round)

RAM: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB(2x8GB) 1600MHz

GPU: Sapphire Radeon HD6950 Dirt3 edition(bought)

PSU: Corsair TX650M 650W

Case: Fractal Design Arc Midi R2

SSD: Kingston HyperX 3k 120GB(2nd round probably)

MOBO: Asus Sabertooth Z87(I love it and will change ONLY if you have a very very good reason)

HDD: WD Blue 1TB(bought)

 

Please tell me what you think.

 

Thanks,

Marc.

[remenomen]

Honestly, it looks pretty good. I would have recommended a 7970, but since you've already bought a 6950, there's not much you can do about it now. 

[gts250ftw]

well i dont see the point of a sabretooth mainly because you can get a ROG hero for cheaper...but id personally get a cheaper mobo and put in more ram #ramdisk :) 

also it depends on what programs you use but some of them can benefit from cuda cores in nvidia graphics cards....idk which ones tho...why not get a cheaper psu? like  a cx 500 or so? those are hella cheap (ofc idk the price where you are tho :D)

[Guest GRRigger]

If you manage to sell radeon for same price, buy Nvidia-> for rendering and gaming.

[marcbodea]

gts250ftw, on 09 Jun 2013 - 6:32 PM, said:

well i dont see the point of a sabretooth mainly because you can get a ROG hero for cheaper...but id personally get a cheaper mobo and put in more ram #ramdisk :)

also it depends on what programs you use but some of them can benefit from cuda cores in nvidia graphics cards....idk which ones tho...why not get a cheaper psu? like a cx 500 or so? those are hella cheap (ofc idk the price where you are tho :D)

I thought the CX series wasn't modular/semi-modular, will change to that....That's why I'm getting 2x8GB, so i can upgrade later....I will be getting a 780 for Christmas.

Edit: I want the Thermal Armor, do not want to buy it separately(Gryphon) and like the color scheme.

[remenomen]

I thought the CX series wasn't modular/semi-modular, will change to that....That's why I'm getting 2x8GB, so i can upgrade later....I will be getting a 780 for Christmas.

The CX series is NOT modular or semi-modular, at least not the 500W one.

Don't get a lower-wattage PSU, you're going to be overclocking, right? With a H220, you better be.

[marcbodea]

The CX series is NOT modular or semi-modular, at least not the 500W one.

That's why I'm getting 600W

[gts250ftw]

I thought the CX series wasn't modular/semi-modular, will change to that....That's why I'm getting 2x8GB, so i can upgrade later....I will be getting a 780 for Christmas.

Edit: I want the Thermal Armor, do not want to buy it separately(Gryphon) and like the color scheme.

they have the cx500m which are semi modular but i assume you will be using a 24pin and 8pin for your mobo :P

plus the arc midi has good cable management imo so i wouldnt even mind a non modular psu...it makes the area by the psu look cleaner with no connectors coming out from everywhere...just one bundle coming out..hehe

[marcbodea]

If you manage to sell radeon for same price, buy Nvidia-> for rendering and gaming.

I can't sell it....the market here is garbage

[remenomen]

That's why I'm getting 600W

Oh, you mean the CX600M? Yeah, okay, that's pretty decent. 

[remenomen]

they have the cx500m which are semi modular but i assume you will be using a 24pin and 8pin for your mobo :P

plus the arc midi has good cable management imo so i wouldnt even mind a non modular psu...it makes the area by the psu look cleaner with no connectors coming out from everywhere...just one bundle coming out..hehe

Yeah, the Arc Midi does have great cable management. You don't really need a modular PSU in that case. Pun intended.

[marcbodea]

Do you guys know any PSU wattage calculator that has Haswell built in?

[marcbodea]

Another thing, I want to get some lighting....what color scheme should i go with, my mobo is mostly black, the cooler is black too, the gpu same and case is (drum roll) black(ba dum dsssss)...I was thinking red, but it doesn't go with the brown chipset on the mobo...

[AMD Lover]

Get a Corsair Link Lighting Kit, they work great... However it only comes with two like 30mm light bars so youll have to buy more and right now you have to buy another brands light bar thats compatible. I forget which but installed them in a friends PC and they work great and there color changeable.

[marcbodea]

Get a Corsair Link Lighting Kit, they work great... However it only comes with two like 30mm light bars so youll have to buy more and right now you have to buy another brands light bar thats compatible. I forget which but installed them in a friends PC and they work great and there color changeable.

No such thing at the store I'm buying the parts from...

[marcbodea]

To be honest, i might F it, get the Maximus VI Hero and red cold cathodes from revoltech...

[AMD Lover]

Yah, you have to buy the kit from Corsair, i don't like cathodes, horrible light.

[dolarsignzeroxeighty]

Do you guys know any PSU wattage calculator that has Haswell built in?

PSU wattage calculators are junk most of the time.

here's my formula to calculate the wattage:

number of gpu x 250w + 90w for cpu ( if going intel , if you're going amd , change 90w to 130w) + 25w ( for the rest of the computer)

tho it will fail if you buy a junk power supply , but you don't have one in your build , so you're good.

[WoodenMarker]

PSU wattage calculators are junk most of the time.

here's my formula to calculate the wattage:

number of gpu x 250w + 90w for cpu ( if going intel , if you're going amd , change 90w to 130w) + 25w ( for the rest of the computer)

tho it will fail if you buy a junk power supply , but you don't have one in your build , so you're good.

This is what I do.

 

Search online and see what others have run.