My Future PC

[TelephoneCord]

In about a month or two I'm going to be purchasing computer parts, and before that's all done, I want to be sure that the build is optimal. Any feedback is appreciated.

 

CPU: Intel i5-4690k @ 3.5GHz

Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-Z97M-D3H

Video Card: Asus STRIX GeForce GTX 970

HDD: Western Digital WD Blue 1TB

RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133

PSU: EVGA 500B 80+ 500W Power Supply

Case: Cooler Master N200

 

I may add my current DVD drive that I use now, but I'm not sure if that's compatible with it. Also, I'll provide more information if anyone needs it to review my build.

[FloRolf]

you should ask again in a month or two actually...

but get 1600 or 1866mhz ram and not 2133.

[Tedster]

You'll probably want an SSD.

 

Also, what are you going to be doing with your future build and what will your budget be?

[Guest]

Looks good, I would personally only change out the psu for something like a cooler master v550 or v650.

[TelephoneCord]

you should ask again in a month or two actually...

but get 1600 or 1866mhz ram and not 2133.

I don't mean to be rude, but why should I do that?

 

 

You'll probably want an SSD.

 

Also, what are you going to be doing with your future build and what will your budget be?

I'll be gaming (probably not games like Far Cry 4 and Battlefield 4), and my budget is what the price of this computer is now ($1100 CAD)

And honestly, I do want an SSD, but I don't really want to wait to save up that extra hundred bucks or so.

[fishy]

I don't mean to be rude, but why should I do that?

 

i think he ment to say that the prices will be different then, since some change daily

and for the ram, Linus already explained what benefits you're getting with faster RAM, when gaming, not any really, so get maybe cheaper, slower RAM and add an SSD

[Statik]

I don't mean to be rude, but why should I do that?

 

 

I'll be gaming (probably not games like Far Cry 4 and Battlefield 4), and my budget is what the price of this computer is now ($1100 CAD)

And honestly, I do want an SSD, but I don't really want to wait to save up that extra hundred bucks or so.

because the difference between my 1333mhz ram and 2133 is nonexistsnt. You won't get better performance.

A SSD is one of the best upgrades I did to my PC. It was easily the most noticeable. You will boot in literally seconds, versus a few mins, and your games will run much better.

Drop your RAM down, then get a 120, or ideally a 250gb ssd. It will save the

hassle of reinstalling windows if you upgrade in the future.

[Rebelattack]

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because the difference between my 1333mhz ram and 2133 is nonexistsnt. You won't get better performance.

A SSD is one of the best upgrades I did to my PC. It was easily the most noticeable. You will boot in literally seconds, versus a few mins, and your games will run much better.

Drop your RAM down, then get a 120, or ideally a 250gb ssd. It will save the

hassle of reinstalling windows if you upgrade in the future.

 

Well there is a difference otherwise there wouldn't be different speeds and different CAS Latencies (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAS_latency). But for gaming you won't see any performance difference. So drop it down indeed.

 

Games will have decreased loading times and windows will nearly insta boot but that is all if you have to add one later it is no problem. Installing windows again just means backing up the important files and downloading the drivers on a USB for a fast install it takes like an hour to be fully operational again and it cleans up your PC. Not really a hassle IMO.

[TelephoneCord]

Well there is a difference otherwise there wouldn't be different speeds and different CAS Latencies (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAS_latency). But for gaming you won't see any performance difference. So drop it down indeed.

 

Games will have decreased loading times and windows will nearly insta boot but that is all if you have to add one later it is no problem. Installing windows again just means backing up the important files and downloading the drivers on a USB for a fast install it takes like an hour to be fully operational again and it cleans up your PC. Not really a hassle IMO.

What 2x4 RAM kit (and also SSD) do you recommend for my build? 120 GB is preferred because I don't think I'll load all my games on the SSD

[Rebelattack]

What 2x4 RAM kit (and also SSD) do you recommend for my build? 120 GB is preferred because I don't think I'll load all my games on the SSD

Same RAM just lowe clockspeed you have those in 1600 and 1866 Mhz, A crucial MX100 is a good SSD and if you have a bit more to spend then a Samsung 840 EVO.

[TelephoneCord]

Same RAM just lowe clockspeed you have those in 1600 and 1866 Mhz, A crucial MX100 is a good SSD and if you have a bit more to spend then a Samsung 840 EVO.

So this kit is okay?

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231428&AID=10657534&PID=3938566&SID=&nm_mc=AFC-C8JunctionCA&cm_mmc=AFC-C8JunctionCA-_-na-_-na-_-na&utm_medium=affiliates&utm_source=afc-%zn

[Rebelattack]

So this kit is okay?

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231428&AID=10657534&PID=3938566&SID=&nm_mc=AFC-C8JunctionCA&cm_mmc=AFC-C8JunctionCA-_-na-_-na-_-na&utm_medium=affiliates&utm_source=afc-%zn

 

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