Planned build. Need help.

[Meister]

Hi.

I have some questions about the new rig that i am planning for. This will be the first time i ever build a PC by my own and i will need a lot of help.

 

Planned Build:

 

Chassi: Corsair Obsidian 450D (Planning on 2 Corsair Air series SP140 LED (Red) instead of the ones that come included in the chassi. Also planning on a Corsair Air series SP120 High Preformance in the back aswell.)

Motherboard: EDIT: Changed to MSI Z97 Gaming 3. Thanks for the help.

CPU: Intel Core i7 4790k

Cooler for CPU: Corsair Hydro H100i (I'm planning on replacing the fans that come with the H100i to 2 Corsair Air series SP120 High Preformance. Will it give extra preformance out of the H100i? I also don't really care about the noise since i mostly play games on high volume anyways and i do not plan to have the PC on during night time.)

GPU: Gigabyte GTX 760 2GB Windforce. (It's the one i have in my current PC. I am going to update this in the future or just buy a new one directly.)

RAM: Corsair 8GB (2x4GB) CL9 1600Mhz VENGEANCE LP (In my current PC.)

Harddrives:

SSD: Samsung 840 Evo 128GB

HDD: 1TB Western Digital Blue 7200rpm 64MB

 

Now for some questions. 

How many fans will the motherboard actually support? 3 fans for the case (2 140MM LED and 1 120MM High Preformance) and 2 (120MM, High Preformance) for the H100i.

I want a cool PC. Noise level don't really matter.

 

What GPU should i pick instead of the GTX 760? I want to play games in good graphics with a good framerate. I play Battlefield, Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, Far Cry 4, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Arma 2/DayZ, and more high demanding games.

 

As for the PSU, i have a 600W Corsair PSU in my current PC. Is that enough or do i need to upgrade that aswell? I am planning on overclocking the CPU and maybe the GPU.

 

Anything else that i should switch out or add to the build?

 

Thank you for reading through my little text and an extra thank you if you are able to help. I am sorry if theres any grammar errors, i am Swedish.

 

xoxo

Meister 

[Paul_VB]

go with a z97 chipset. it'll let you OC (even if you dont plan on overclocking, you may change your mind in the future)

[thekeemo]

A 980 or 2x970 will fit the build perfectly

You need a z97 board to over clock the cpu

[Meister]

go with a z97 chipset. it'll let you OCm (even if you dont plan on overclocking, you may change your mind in the future)

Thanks for the response!

 

A 980 or 2x970 will fit the build perfectly

You need a z97 board to over clock the cpu

 

 

Thanks for the response! I will look into the GPU's

[OhhTee]

A 980 or 2x970 will fit the build perfectly

You need a z97 board to over clock the cpu

You would need at least a gaming 5, the gaming 3 doesn't support sli, iirc. If op does go that route.

[Meister]

You would need at least a gaming 5, the gaming 3 doesn't support sli, iirc. If op does go that route.

Oh yeah. I've heard that SLI gives Stutter in games. Is this true?

[Paul_VB]

Oh yeah. I've heard that SLI gives Stutter in games. Is this true?

SLI can give issues in games, but its not nrearly as bad as it used to be. In general though, a single powerful graphics card is better than 2 mid-range cards.

 

If i were you, i'd sell the 760 anf get a 280 or 290

[OhhTee]

Oh yeah. I've heard that SLI gives Stutter in games. Is this true?

It was true in the past, but more games are supporting sli on release now so it shouldn't be that much of a problem. There are games that don't support sli, but if you have a 970, or any strong single gpu, it should be fine.

[Meister]

SLI can give issues in games, but its not nrearly as bad as it used to be. In general though, a single powerful graphics card is better than 2 mid-range cards.

 

If i were you, i'd sell the 760 anf get a 280 or 290

I'm not really a fan of the AMD GPU's. It seems like most games work better with Nvidia.

[OhhTee]

I'm not really a fan of the AMD GPU's. It seems like most games work better with Nvidia.

Well it depends on the developers and who they optimize it for.

[olback]

pcpartpicker.com

 

Nice build.

 

I think you forgot the RAM?

[Paul_VB]

I'm not really a fan of the AMD GPU's. It seems like most games work better with Nvidia.

AMD gpus are pretty good. the drivers may or may not have been bad in the past (i cannot verify this as i wasn't into PC gaming until a few years ago). AMD gpus usually give amazing price/performance when compared to Nvidia. If you really wanna go with team green, i'd say get the GTX 970

[thekeemo]

Oh yeah. I've heard that SLI gives Stutter in games. Is this true?

very minimal

[Meister]

pcpartpicker.com

 

Nice build.

 

I think you forgot the RAM?

Oh yeah, i did! In my current PC i have Corsair 8GB (2x4GB CL9 1600Mhz VENGEANCE LP. Should i switch to something better or nah?

 

[OhhTee]

Oh yeah, i did! In my current PC i have Corsair 8GB (2x4GB CL9 1600Mhz VENGEANCE LP. Should i switch to something better or nah?

Nah good enough. only gonna be minor differences, no point in wasting money

[Meister]

AMD gpus are pretty good. the drivers may or may not have been bad in the past (i cannot verify this as i wasn't into PC gaming until a few years ago). AMD gpus usually give amazing price/performance when compared to Nvidia. If you really wanna go with team green, i'd say get the GTX 970

Dual GTX 970 or Single?

[Paul_VB]

Dual GTX 970 or Single?

signle 970. if you need more performance, go with the 980 or wait for AMD's R9 3XX series

[OhhTee]

Dual GTX 970 or Single?

Depends on what kind of display you want it to run on. 1080, 1440, 4k? Or multiple displays?

[Meister]

Depends on what kind of display you want it to run on. 1080, 1440, 4k? Or multiple displays?

I am currently only using a 1080p (1920x1080) 60Hz Monitor. I might get a better one.

[OhhTee]

I am currently only using a 1080p (1920x1080) 60Hz Monitor. I might get a better one.

If you're only using a single 1080 display, the 970 is more than good enough.

[Meister]

If you're only using a single 1080 display, the 970 is more than good enough.

I'm running a 4:3 1280x1024 screen as a second monitor. 

[OhhTee]

I'm running a 4:3 1280x1024 screen as a second monitor.

Auxiliary monitors won't tax your gpu at all since I'm assuming you don't play games on both of them.

[Meister]

Auxiliary monitors won't tax your gpu at all since I'm assuming you don't play games on both of them.

Nope. I use the second one for monitoring programs like Skype and Spotify. I also use it for watching cartoons while browsing the web.

[OhhTee]

Nope. I use the second one for monitoring programs like Skype and Spotify. I also use it for watching cartoons while browsing the web.

That's fine, the 970 will handle it no problem. You can have as many auxiliary monitors you want haha.

[Meister]

That's fine, the 970 will handle it no problem. You can have as many auxiliary monitors you want haha.

Is a 600watt Power Supply enough for overclocking CPU and maybe the GPU?