Thoughts on Build Please

[Nytronic]

Here's my build http://pcpartpicker.com/p/7P4pNG

 

People are complaining about this CPU with 2 GPU because it only has 28 lanes and advertises 40 lanes, would this be bad to get for my set up?

 

I'm unsure how lanes work with GPU and the differences and stuff, and help is really appreciated thanks! 

 

Complaint: "28 lanes. Not even enough for two PCI-E x16 to run at full bandwidth. I'm trying to SLI two EVGA GTX 980s and use an x1 audio card, oops, not enough proc; I thought this was an i7. I know the title has nothing to do with the number of lanes, but there's an expectation with an i7 that is simply not met by this proc. It's great for the price, but buyers beware the limitations [...] because of this I cant run my two GPU's at full 16x I have to run them at 8x."

 

 

Should I not get this Cpu then for my build? I want to get the most out of this build that I can, not have to run it at lower settings.

[mr.skyrim_pc]

Good, except for VERY overkill power supply.

[Nytronic]

Good, except for VERY overkill power supply.

Someone told me that 750w wasn't enough "headroom" so i changed it to an 850w bcus they work better at 80% so I was hoping that this was enough, and they said to make sure it's a G2.

So i just took their advice, unless anyone else has any, cus I'm not too sure.

[JoaoPRSousa]

That wont affect the performance that much...

And what will you use the PC for?

[JoaoPRSousa]

VERY

 

That isnt overkill. Overkill for a build like this would be a 1000W PSU. You need around 700W with overclocks to power that build, so 850W isnt overkill, just has a bit of headroom 

[Lotus]

The people giving you advice are idiots judging from their inaccurate advice.

 

Dual SLI setups won't be bottlenecked by running at PCIE 3.0 @ 8x each, that's 16 lanes giving you another 24 for whatever else you want to run should you want to, or if you have nothing else they'll run at full speed which is x16 each for x32, leaving 8 PCIE lanes available for other stuff. Since you have absolutely nothing else hooked up, you're perfectly fine. People complaining about PCIE lanes usually know a little bit of knowledge and it gets them into trouble since they don't have the full picture.

 

Also, you're using under 600W of power even at 100% load. A 750W is fine, even when overclocked. You will almost never run at 100% load.

[Nytronic]

That wont affect the performance that much...

And what will you use the PC for?

For gaming and photoshop editing. 

3x 1080p monitors only

 

 

The people giving you advice are idiots judging from their inaccurate advice.

 

Dual SLI setups won't be bottlenecked by running at PCIE 3.0 @ 8x each, that's 16 lanes giving you another 24 for whatever else you want to run should you want to, or if you have nothing else they'll run at full speed which is x16 each for x32, leaving 8 PCIE lanes available for other stuff. Since you have absolutely nothing else hooked up, you're perfectly fine. People complaining about PCIE lanes usually know a little bit of knowledge and it gets them into trouble since they don't have the full picture.

 

Also, you're using under 600W of power even at 100% load. A 750W is fine, even when overclocked. You will almost never run at 100% load.

 But wouldn't I want the GPU's to be running on 16 lanes each? They can't because this cpu is only 28 lanes apparently, that's why the complaints are they can only run at 8 lanes each, when I would figure I would want them at 16 lanes each.

 

Yes I know nothing about lanes that's why i'm asking 

[Lotus]

It doesn't cause a bottleneck. It doesn't matter.

[mr.skyrim_pc]

That isnt overkill. Overkill for a build like this would be a 1000W PSU. You need around 700W with overclocks to power that build, so 850W isnt overkill, just has a bit of headroom

Even 750W is more than enough for 970 sli.

[JoaoPRSousa]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($299.99 @ Micro Center)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Nepton 280L 122.5 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($117.27 @ TigerDirect)

Motherboard: MSI X99S MPOWER ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($269.99 @ Newegg)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($229.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($98.98 @ SuperBiiz)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($89.99 @ Amazon)

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($334.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($334.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case ($89.99 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($94.99 @ Newegg)

Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($18.88 @ OutletPC)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($90.26 @ OutletPC)

Total: $2070.31

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-01 15:17 EST-0500

There you go.

[Nytronic]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($299.99 @ Micro Center)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Nepton 280L 122.5 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($117.27 @ TigerDirect)

Motherboard: MSI X99S MPOWER ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($269.99 @ Newegg)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($229.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($98.98 @ SuperBiiz)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($89.99 @ Amazon)

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($334.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($334.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case ($89.99 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($94.99 @ Newegg)

Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($18.88 @ OutletPC)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($90.26 @ OutletPC)

Total: $2070.31

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-01 15:17 EST-0500

There you go.

All you changed was the HD? I purposely chosen the Toshiba because with 10$ I get a more reliable brand, The reviews for the barracuda were frightening. The Toshiba choice seems worth it to me.

[JoaoPRSousa]

All you changed was the HD? I purposely chosen the Toshiba because with 10$ I get a more reliable brand, The reviews for the barracuda were frightening. The Toshiba choice seems worth it to me.

Yeah, the rest of build is great.

And IMO Seagate is better. IMO...

[Rebelattack]

All you changed was the HD? I purposely chosen the Toshiba because with 10$ I get a more reliable brand, The reviews for the barracuda were frightening. The Toshiba choice seems worth it to me.

Money does not always equal better parts, WD and Seagate both have great drives at low cost those are the trustable good brands.

[Nytronic]

Money does not always equal better parts, WD and Seagate both have great drives at low cost those are the trustable good brands.

no I was comparing the reviews on newegg and amazon

[Guest]

For gaming and photoshop editing. 

3x 1080p monitors only

You don't need X99 for that. You would save around $300 (Or more if you swap parts around) by going with a Z97 build. That virtually pays for one of your GTX970's.

 

If you are near a microcenter you can get the i7 in store for $249.99

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($299.99 @ Newegg) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Nepton 280L 122.5 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($109.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-G1.SNIPER Z97 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($141.98 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Team Xtreem LV 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory  ($149.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($109.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 7K3000 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($96.75 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($354.98 @ NCIX US) 

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($354.98 @ NCIX US) 

Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($109.99 @ Amazon) 

Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($18.88 @ OutletPC) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit)  ($90.26 @ OutletPC) 

Total: $1937.77

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-02 11:04 EST-0500