New & First Build

[aleksandr]

Hi Guys.

 

This is going to be the first computer I've ever built, and I've done my research, but I wanna make sure I haven't done anything dumb, just basically checking in terms of compatibility and suitability. I'm gonna be using the computer mainly for Flight Simming (which is a big CPU killer rather than GPU), However I do use it for a limited number of games as well.

Here it is: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/user/alexdiederich/saved/4q8zK8

Yes, there is no GPU there, I recently bought a GTX 750 Ti and am using it in my current system, and I'm really happy with its performance, and I don't feel the need to upgrade GPU's yet.

 

I plan to store just the OS and Flight Simulator on the SSD, and everything else will be on the 2TB HDD. The Flight Sim Folder can and has reached over 150GB in the past, which is the reason I've gone with a 240GB SSD.

I also plan to overclock the 4690K, hence why I chose the H100i.

 

Appreciate the feedback,

 

Alex

[acercon]

damn 190 dollars for ram holy... just to be correct you are in australia correct?

 

everything looks fine
 

[wyattzx]

That SSD is horrible. That's my first impression of that list!

[acercon]

That SSD is horrible. That's my first impression of that list!

how is the kingston ssd bad?

[wyattzx]

how is the kingston ssd bad?

Kingston really screwed up the NAND flash on that SSD. It used to be good, but now it's horrible. I do not believe I am mistaken, but I might be. 

[Vacsol]

Kingston really screwed up the NAND flash on that SSD. It used to be good, but now it's horrible. I do not believe I am mistaken, but I might be. 

this. they released the V300 as a great price/performance SSD, but then a couple months after it was released they changed some of the components to cheaper, low quality stuff as a bait-and-switch.

The performance of the new ones is on par with some hard drives.

[wyattzx]

this. they released the V300 as a great price/performance SSD, but then a couple months after it was released they changed some of the components to cheaper, low quality stuff as a bait-and-switch.

The performance of the new ones is on par with some hard drives.

I'd go as far as to say most hard drives. I've seen it as low as 170/130. Older brother had bought one, benchmarked it, and returned it. 

[brob]

this. they released the V300 as a great price/performance SSD, but then a couple months after it was released they changed some of the components to cheaper, low quality stuff as a bait-and-switch.

The performance of the new ones is on par with some hard drives.

 

 

I'd go as far as to say most hard drives. I've seen it as low as 170/130. Older brother had bought one, benchmarked it, and returned it. 

 

From the data I have seen, these are exaggerations. The V300 is not swift and the manufacturer acted egregiously in quietly switching NAND parts after sending out reviewer samples, but it is actually faster than a number of older model ssd and certainly faster than hdd.

 

I do avoid the model if possible because I would like to discourage manufacturers from practices intended to fool customers. But if it is a question of a V300 or no ssd, I would choose the V300 every time.

[aleksandr]

From the data I have seen, these are exaggerations. The V300 is not swift and the manufacturer acted egregiously in quietly switching NAN parts after sending out reviewer samples, but it is actually faster than a number of older model ssd and certainly faster than hdd.

 

I do avoid the model if possible because I would like to discourage manufacturers from practices intended to fool customers. But if it is a question of a V300 or no ssd, I would choose the V300 every time.

Righto thanks for the feedback, I'll look at my options

 

damn 190 dollars for ram holy... just to be correct you are in australia correct?

 

everything looks fine

 

Yep welcome to Straya, Aussie Dollar right now is absolutely s***house, RAM is insanely expensive