Army! Army!

[fanfig77200]

For my first build i decided to go with a army themed build. The parts i choose have a general darker color (Green, Black, and Brown). I have decided to go with the new hasewell cpus. though i have a question i have decided to go with the Asus 7870 but which cpu should i go with? the 4670k or the 4770K but i dont want a bottle neck on the cpu or the gpu. I choose parts that would last for a while and have good warranty's. So here are the parts:
Case:Corsair C70
Gpu : Asus 7970 Matrix edition
HDD: western digital Black 1TB
SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256 GB
CPU cooler: corsair H100i
Ram: Crucial Ballistix 2 2x4 gb
Cpu: 4770K
PSU: Corsair AX850
Wireless card: Asus PCE-N15
Motherboard: Asus Sabertooth 1150 Z78
CD Drive
Fans: 5 Noctua NF-F12
Windows 7 Pro
Sound Card: Asus Xonar Phoebus
Keyboard: Razer blackwidow Ultimate 2013
Mouse: Logitech G500
Mousepad: RAZER Kabuto
Fan Controller: Does anyone have a suggestion for a fan controller? 
Any suggestion would be helpful as this is my first build! I would like this computer to last a while so that is way i choose my components the way i did.

[felixbearpig]

looks fine and either cpu will not bottleneck the gpu

[Dim]

If it's purely for gaming, go the 4670K. With the money saved you could step up to a HD 7950.

I would drop the RAM down to 8GB unless you want it to fill all slots (understandable).

Sounds good.

[mvitkun]

maybe consider this power supply instead.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151119

 

50 less watts (though the 12V rail has more amps so theoretically it can output more than the silverstone model),but in exchange you get higher efficiency,and (the reason I'd get this over the other one) other than the cpu power and 24pin ATX power cable all of them are all black ribbon cables which will make cable management much easier.

 

maybe consider going for an ADATA 256GB SSD instead,$60 cheaper and very similar performance,and then allocating that money towards a 7950

[TheDigitalRealm]

Dude, I'd put a thought towards changing your CPU cooler. a H100i is good, but if you can find one in stock, a Swiftech H220 is a better option. it has better cooling performance, a copper / Nickel radiator, and should give you more expansion options in the future.

[TheDigitalRealm]

maybe consider this power supply instead.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151119

 

50 less watts (though the 12V rail has more amps so theoretically it can output more than the silverstone model),but in exchange you get higher efficiency,and (the reason I'd get this over the other one) other than the cpu power and 24pin ATX power cable all of them are all black ribbon cables which will make cable management much easier.

 

maybe consider going for an ADATA 256GB SSD instead,$60 cheaper and very similar performance,and then allocating that money towards a 7950

It's not worth changing the SSD. Getting a Samsung 840 Pro is the best option he could have gone for in terms of Performance and Reliability. A 7870 will be fine for a first build. As long as op isn't thinking about HD+ or multi-monitor set ups.

[TheDigitalRealm]

I'd also consider shopping around a little more for fans, Noctua's while very good fans, are expensive. There are much cheaper fans that deliver really decent performance, be it Static pressure or Air flow.

[mvitkun]

It's not worth changing the SSD. Getting a Samsung 840 Pro is the best option he could have gone for in terms of Performance and Reliability. A 7870 will be fine for a first build. As long as op isn't thinking about HD+ or multi-monitor set ups.

considering the $60 difference the performance isn't enough to justify it.

http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/adata_sx900_256gb_ssd_review,8.html

http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/samsung_840_pro_ssd_benchmark_review_test,8.html

 

as to reliability ADATA is a pretty reputable company and they make high quality SSD's,looking from newegg reviews the two are about even

ADATA                         Samsung

79% - 5 star                  79% - 5 star

6%   - 4 star                  9%   - 4 star

3%   - 3 star                  5%   - 3 star

6%   - 2 star                  1%   - 2 star

5%   - 1 star                  6%   - 1 star

 

weirdly enough the ADATA one doesn't add up to 100%,only 99% lol guessing newegg screwed up 1%somewhere.

[TheDigitalRealm]

considering the $60 difference the performance isn't enough to justify it.

http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/adata_sx900_256gb_ssd_review,8.html

http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/samsung_840_pro_ssd_benchmark_review_test,8.html

 

as to reliability ADATA is a pretty reputable company and they make high quality SSD's,looking from newegg reviews the two are about even

ADATA                         Samsung

79% - 5 star                  79% - 5 star

6%   - 4 star                  9%   - 4 star

3%   - 3 star                  5%   - 3 star

6%   - 2 star                  1%   - 2 star

5%   - 1 star                  6%   - 1 star

 

weirdly enough the ADATA one doesn't add up to 100%,only 99% lol guessing newegg screwed up 1%somewhere.

Oh yeah, that is weird. Meh, I guess. When building for the first time, I'd just prefer to play it safe in terms of known brands. I don't know much about ADATA. Samsung, Intel, Crucial and OCZ's vector are on my "trusted" list at the moment, though it seems ADATA should go up on the list.

[mvitkun]

Oh yeah, that is weird. Meh, I guess. When building for the first time, I'd just prefer to play it safe in terms of known brands. I don't know much about ADATA. Samsung, Intel, Crucial and OCZ's vector are on my "trusted" list at the moment, though it seems ADATA should go up on the list.

 

my list (not in any order):

Samsung

Intel

Plextor

Mushkin

ADATA

Corsair

 

secondary option

Sandisk (less keen on their reliability,though pretty good reviews,price/performance is amazing though)

 

had crucial as a secondary due to amazing reliability but their price to performance just doesn't do it for me,especially on the writes.

[TheDigitalRealm]

my list (not in any order):

Samsung

Intel

Plextor

Mushkin

ADATA

Corsair

 

secondary option

Sandisk (less keen on their reliability,though pretty good reviews,price/performance is amazing though)

 

had crucial as a secondary due to amazing reliability but their price to performance just doesn't do it for me,especially on the writes.

I tend to lean towards price to storage rather than to performance. All modern SSD's are fast now, i'd be happy with most modern ssd speeds. Crucial's new M500 series are I think the best price to storage SSD's out on the market. Especially if you're looking for a 1TB SSD.

 

I don't think I'd ever go for Sandisk when buying an SSD. I think that when buying something like an SSD, reliability is king over read/write speeds.

[mvitkun]

I tend to lean towards price to storage rather than to performance. All modern SSD's are fast now, i'd be happy with most modern ssd speeds. Crucial's new M500 series are I think the best price to storage SSD's out on the market. Especially if you're looking for a 1TB SSD.

 

I don't think I'd ever go for Sandisk when buying an SSD. I think that when buying something like an SSD, reliability is king over read/write speeds.

it has good reviews,and it has a tweaktown award as well lol.

 

as to crucial,their 184.99 256GB,price of ADATA 256GB, model has 200MB/s reads and writes,to me thats the point where I would not even think about it and go HDD vs that SSD.

if I get an SSD I want it to be a high storage capacity (180GB or higher),reasonable price,and 450MB/s reads and writes.

[shouldervalley]

i would save some money on fans by putting the two fans that come with the cpu cooler in the front and put noctuas everywhere else just for lookes.

otherwise nice build and good luck,

[TheDigitalRealm]

it has good reviews,and it has a tweaktown award as well lol.

 

as to crucial,their 184.99 256GB,price of ADATA 256GB, model has 200MB/s reads and writes,to me thats the point where I would not even think about it and go HDD vs that SSD.

if I get an SSD I want it to be a high storage capacity (180GB or higher),reasonable price,and 450MB/s reads and writes.

200m/s read's and writes? Which Crucial SSD are you looking at? 

[mvitkun]

200m/s read's and writes? Which Crucial SSD are you looking at? 

like I said the one priced equally to the ADATA SSD.

SSD

 

and then even their most expensive 256GB version

 

SSD

 

has 260 MB/s write speeds which is terrible for an SSD priced so high,and pretty good 500MB/s read speeds,and it costs more than the samsung 840 pro 256GB which has 500MB/s reads and writes.

[TheDigitalRealm]

like I said the one priced equally to the ADATA SSD.

SSD

 

and then even their most expensive 256GB version

 

SSD

 

has 260 MB/s write speeds which is terrible for an SSD priced so high,and pretty good 500MB/s read speeds,and it costs more than the samsung 840 pro 256GB which has 500MB/s reads and writes.

The Samsung 840 Pro cost more than the Crucial M4 here in the U.K so for me that's a little redundant. I do see you're point, and you're right. I was just playing devils advocate. ;) I wouldn't have compared a Sata II SSD to a Sata III, but I understand the point you were making by doing so.

[delet my acc pls]

if you can afford it get a 7950 indstead of a 7870 because the price diffrence is not big and a 7950 overclocked has the performance of a 7970 BTW 7870 is still a great card

[fanfig77200]

It's not worth changing the SSD. Getting a Samsung 840 Pro is the best option he could have gone for in terms of Performance and Reliability. A 7870 will be fine for a first build. As long as op isn't thinking about HD+ or multi-monitor set ups.

Which graphics card would you recommend if i were doing a multi monitor setup? 

[Tecnoman5000]

Which graphics card would you recommend if i were doing a multi monitor setup? 

 

i would go with at least a 7950, if you plan on using multi monitor set-up and gaming. You would get good FPS with it.

[fanfig77200]

i would go with at least a 7950, if you plan on using multi monitor set-up and gaming. You would get good FPS with it.

7970?

[TheDigitalRealm]

Which graphics card would you recommend if i were doing a multi monitor setup? 

First of all, for multi-monitor set ups, I'd go for AMD, not Nvidia. AMD's Eyefinity is more developed than Nvidia Surround as far as I know.

 

If you don't mind lowering you're graphical quality settings on some games to get decent frame rates, then a single 6GB amd card, a 7950 or 7970 Ghz edition should be fine. If you were to go Nvidia, a single 4GB gtx 680/770 would achieve similar (if slightly lower w/ the 680) performance.

 

If you want to be able to play the highest settings on most games, with acceptable fps, then a gtx 780 would be a good choice.

 

To get high frame rates on maxed out settings, you'll be looking at a dual GPU solution. 2 or 3 more of any of the aforementioned cards would be great. No more than 3 cards though, as scaling (the improvement that comes with the additional gpu) sucks with 4 cards.

[Tecnoman5000]

7970?

yeah ether or, just depending on budget