build idea

[lukky211111]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/dKhKMp

 

im hoping this will play all titles at 1080p at 60 fps or higher

[xXButchXx]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/dKhKMp

 

im hoping this will play all titles at 1080p at 60 fps or higher

1080p? This rig is way overkill if you're only trying to get 60fps at 1920x1080

[79wjd]

Save some money 

 

/I'm assuming you're going for a black/red build. 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($219.88 @ OutletPC) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($19.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($138.98 @ OutletPC) 

Memory: Patriot Viper 3 Low Profile Red 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($70.99 @ NCIX US) 

Storage: Corsair Force LS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.88 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card  ($347.99 @ B&H) 

Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.75 @ Directron) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $1067.44

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-15 22:39 EST-0500

[lukky211111]

 

Save some money 

 

/I'm assuming you're going for a black/red build. 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($219.88 @ OutletPC) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($19.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($138.98 @ OutletPC) 

Memory: Patriot Viper 3 Low Profile Red 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($70.99 @ NCIX US) 

Storage: Corsair Force LS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.88 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card  ($347.99 @ B&H) 

Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.75 @ Directron) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $1067.44

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-15 22:39 EST-0500

 

 

 

ive been looking at maybe going with an i 7 instead but im not sure 

[79wjd]

ive been looking at maybe going with an i 7 instead but im not sure 

For gaming an i7 just isn't worth it. 

[lukky211111]

For gaming an i7 just isn't worth it. 

why is that?

[79wjd]

why is that?

Very few games can use more than four cores/threads. 

[lukky211111]

Very few games can use more than four cores/threads. 

 

 

 

alrighty and i wanna stick with liquid cooling i can afford it.

[79wjd]

alrighty and i wanna stick with liquid cooling i can afford it.

It's not any better performance wise. The only reason to do it is for aesthetic reasons. Now, if you want it because you don't like seeing a huge chunk of metal, then I'd get a Corsair H105 as it's much cheaper with very similar performance. 

[lukky211111]

It's not any better performance wise. The only reason to do it is for aesthetic reasons. Now, if you want it because you don't like seeing a huge chunk of metal, then I'd get a Corsair H105 as it's much cheaper with very similar performance. 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2ZprLk

this is what im going with now

[79wjd]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2ZprLk

this is what im going with now

Theres really no reason to spend an extra $30 on a WD black over a Barracuda/Caviar Blue. Theres also no reason to spend an extra $40~ on an 840 Evo as, again, you won't notice any speed differences.

 

And a 980 is WAYY overkill for 1080p. 

[lukky211111]

Theres really no reason to spend an extra $30 on a WD black over a Barracuda/Caviar Blue. Theres also no reason to spend an extra $40~ on an 840 Evo as, again, you won't notice any speed differences.

 

And a 980 is WAYY overkill for 1080p. 

what if i wanna do 1440p?

[79wjd]

what if i wanna do 1440p?

970 SLI since you don't seem to have any intention of going to 1440p anytime soon. 

[lukky211111]

970 SLI since you don't seem to have any intention of going to 1440p anytime soon. 

but its better to go with one powerful gpu rather than do sli cuz sli doesnt always help in games and some games dont even support it 

[79wjd]

but its better to go with one powerful gpu rather than do sli cuz sli doesnt always help in games and some games dont even support it 

Any game that you're going to be playing at 1440p that would hold back a single 970 will support SLI. Plus SLI 970s is FAR faster than a single 980, and seeing as you're not likely to go 1440p anytime soon, you can start off with a single 970 and buy a second one down the road when you get a 1440p monitor -- by which time a single 980 probably won't be fast enough for 1440p gaming and 970s will have dropped in price. Effectively making SLI 970s FAR more powerful than a single 980 for a similar price. 

[lukky211111]

Any game that you're going to be playing at 1440p that would hold back a single 970 will support SLI. Plus SLI 970s is FAR faster than a single 980, and seeing as you're not likely to go 1440p anytime soon, you can start off with a single 970 and buy a second one down the road when you get a 1440p monitor -- by which time a single 980 probably won't be fast enough for 1440p gaming and 970s will have dropped in price. Effectively making SLI 970s FAR more powerful than a single 980 for a similar price. 

ive always been told its a rule of thumb to go with a higher tier card rather than two lesser cards in sli.

[79wjd]

ive always been told its a rule of thumb to go with a higher tier card rather than two lesser cards in sli.

Usually, but not always. A couple things to keep in mind, the second tier card usually has a LOT less cuda cores/stream process and less VRAM. The 970 vs. 980, however, isn't as big of a difference due to having the same 4gb of VRAM as well as being the same physical chip (just the 980 has more cuda cores). Something else to consider is that usually SLI/XFIRE requires a pretty beefy psu, but the 900 series is very efficient and SLI 970s can actually run just fine on a 650w psu (with plenty of room to spare). 

[lukky211111]

Usually, but not always. A couple things to keep in mind, the second tier card usually has a LOT less cuda cores/stream process and less VRAM. The 970 vs. 980, however, isn't as big of a difference due to having the same 4gb of VRAM as well as being the same physical chip (just the 980 has more cuda cores). Something else to consider is that usually SLI/XFIRE requires a pretty beefy psu, but the 900 series is very efficient and SLI 970s can actually run just fine on a 650w psu (with plenty of room to spare). 

ok that makes a bit more sence

[lukky211111]

Usually, but not always. A couple things to keep in mind, the second tier card usually has a LOT less cuda cores/stream process and less VRAM. The 970 vs. 980, however, isn't as big of a difference due to having the same 4gb of VRAM as well as being the same physical chip (just the 980 has more cuda cores). Something else to consider is that usually SLI/XFIRE requires a pretty beefy psu, but the 900 series is very efficient and SLI 970s can actually run just fine on a 650w psu (with plenty of room to spare). 

if im using more than one monitor would i ever need more than a 4690k?

[stconquest]

I would go with a single 970, it is a great card....but:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($219.88 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H105 73.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($104.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory  ($133.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($196.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($546.49 @ B&H)
Case: NZXT Phantom 530 (White) ATX Full Tower Case  ($112.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($18.75 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1589.03
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-15 23:27 EST-0500

[79wjd]

if im using more than one monitor would i ever need more than a 4690k?

If you're only gaming on one monitor then it really doesn't matter what you're doing on the others. And if you're gaming on more than one monitor (or at a higher resolution), then the cpu starts to have less and less of an impact on gaming performance.

[lukky211111]

I would go with a single 970, it is a great card....but:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($219.88 @ OutletPC)

CPU Cooler: Corsair H105 73.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($109.99 @ Newegg)

Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($104.99 @ Newegg)

Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory  ($133.98 @ Newegg)

Storage: Crucial MX100 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($196.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($546.49 @ B&H)

Case: NZXT Phantom 530 (White) ATX Full Tower Case  ($112.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Power Supply: SeaSonic 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($54.99 @ Amazon)

Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($18.75 @ OutletPC)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($89.98 @ OutletPC)

Total: $1589.03

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-15 23:27 EST-0500

but what?

[lukky211111]

If you're only gaming on one monitor then it really doesn't matter what you're doing on the others. And if you're gaming on more than one monitor (or at a higher resolution), then the cpu starts to have less and less of an impact on gaming performance.

also will the nzxt phantom support a 240mm radiator?

[stconquest]

but what?

I did the 980.