PC build

[Usman]

I m planning to build a PC with the following parts:-
 

Intel Core i7 4690k
Gigabyte z97 gaming 3 mobo
Kingston 4 GB RAM
Thermaltake Smart SE 730W

Corsair Hydro H55 liquid cooler

Corsair Carbide 200R

 

is it good ?
will there be any bottlenecks, especially if i add a graphics card such as Radeon R9 290 ?
anxiously waiting for reply

[XTankSlayerX]

What are you going to be doing with that rig?

You don't need a i7 for games and you definitely don't need 730W for a basic 1 gpu. Setup

Go with a i5,go with 500W of power, go with a 980 or 290, go with 8 gigs of ram.

[IMPERIUS]

you MUST have 8gb of ram take a smaller psu like the 600w psu from evga

[zappian]

What are you going to be doing with that rig?

You don't need a i7 for games and you definitely don't need 730W for a basic 1 gpu. Setup

Go with a i5,go with 500W of power, go with a 980 or 290, go with 8 gigs of ram.

 

i7 does help in games btw.

 

Its not a 1% difference anymore.

 

Be careful.

 

[ELSknutson]

there is no such thing as an i7 4690k thats an i5 chip 

also I agree with @IMPERIUS a good evga 600w would be better then the thermaltake 730 that you chose 

also I would go with 8GB of ram though you you only have the money for 4GB get 1 stick of 4 and purchase the other later 

[spartaman64]

i7 does help in games btw.

 

Its not a 1% difference anymore.

 

Be careful.

 

but he should spend more on the gpu if hes on a budget

[zappian]

but he should spend more on the gpu if hes on a budget

 

I agree of course but people keep saying there is NO difference between a 4690k and a 4790k and that isn't true anymore.

[XTankSlayerX]

i7 does help in games btw.

 

Its not a 1% difference anymore.

 

Be careful.

Interesting... I was unaware of this. Thanks!

But i guess it's still better to go with a i5 if you want something cheaper eh?

[zappian]

Interesting... I was unaware of this. Thanks!

But i guess it's still better to go with a i5 if you want something cheaper eh?

 

Yes no doubt.

 

But there a difference in the last two years since some games are quite well threaded.

 

In the past this wasn't the case.

 

The best option is the XEON E3 always  :wub:

 

Best bang for the buck cpu on the market.

[Guest Strangerbob]

i7 does help in games btw.

 

Its not a 1% difference anymore.

 

Be careful.

 

 

 

What GAMES? i see only 1 game where it does anything noticable...   if that ONE GAME is worth the extra 150$ to you, go nutz!

[asim1999]

Lol, wrong section dude

[zappian]

What GAMES? i see only 1 game where it does anything noticable...   if that ONE GAME is worth the extra 150$ to you, go nutz!

 

Im not saying its worth it 150 bucks lol.

 

Im saying there is a difference and people say there inst.

 

10 fps on crysis 3 , almost 20 fps on bf4 .

 

Its a lot lol.

 

The best thing is:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($243.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($71.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Total: $315.98

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-15 08:49 EST-0500

[paradirob]

I like the i7 4790k because it's clocked at 4.0 GHz right out of the box.  You wouldn't need it for gaming, but if you're not too into overclocking, it's already fast.  I don't think you should skimp on the PSU.  You're saying 730W and not fully modular.  Go with 750W and fully modular.  Also, 4GB of RAM is not enough for gaming or anything else. The GTX 980 is a beast, but it costs $250.00 more than an R9 290.  You'll be all right with a single R9 290 if you game at 1080p resolution on a 24" or 27" monitor.  If you go with a GTX 980, you can game at 1440p resolution on a 27" or 28" monitor, but the cheapest G-sync monitor which is that big (that would go with that video card) costs about $756.00 for the Acer 4k and $798.00 for the Asus 1440p, 144 Hz, ROG Swift.  That kind of build would cost around $2500.00.  Still, if you go for a more economical build, you can get by with a 1080p monitor, an R9 290, and just a Hyper 212 EVO air cooling solution (around $27.00).  I wouldn't skimp on the power supply or the RAM.  You need at least 8GB, possibly 16GB, of RAM.  Check the compatible RAM for your motherboard and pick a set that's 2400 MHz.

[FakezZ]

i7 does help in games btw.

 

Its not a 1% difference anymore.

 

Be careful.

 

Yeah, but you don't really need an i7, if it is just for a couple of frames, it is not really worth the extra cost. Also, with Mantle and DirectX 12, CPUs will become a lot less relevant in gaming

[zappian]

Yeah, but you don't really need an i7, if it is just for a couple of frames, it is not really worth the extra cost. Also, with Mantle and DirectX 12, CPUs will become a lot less relevant in gaming

 

Im not saying its worth it 150 bucks lol.

 

Im saying there is a difference and people say there inst.

 

10 fps on crysis 3 , almost 20 fps on bf4 .

 

Its a lot lol.

 

The best thing is:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($243.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($71.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Total: $315.98

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-15 08:49 EST-0500

[FakezZ]

 

Im not saying its worth it 150 bucks lol.

 

Im saying there is a difference and people say there inst.

 

10 fps on crysis 3 , almost 20 fps on bf4 .

 

Its a lot lol.

 

The best thing is:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($243.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($71.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Total: $315.98

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-15 08:49 EST-0500

 

Yeah but spending the extra money on a beefier gpu would improve performance a lot more. Btw aren't Xeons supposed to be "worse" in gaming than i5/i7 chips due to lower per-core performance?

[zappian]

Yeah but spending the extra money on a beefier gpu would improve performance a lot more. Btw aren't Xeons supposed to be "worse" in gaming than i5/i7 chips due to lower per-core performance?

 

No.

 

Its as good as locked i7 for gaming.

 

Its cheaper because no IGPU.

[Archangel1994]

Btw aren't Xeons supposed to be "worse" in gaming than i5/i7 chips due to lower per-core performance?

It has the label xeon because:

 

- Cherry picked

- Certified for 24/7

- Supports ECC memory

 

The actual performance compared to an I3/5/7 CPU is identical given that they have the same architecture and clock speed. For instance a quad-core xeon at 3.4GHz (Haswell) has identical performance (With margin of error and binning margin) to an I5 at 3.4GHz

 

The myth that xeon is worse than an I5/I7 for gaming needs to die a horrible death immediately

[FakezZ]

No.

 

Its as good as locked i7 for gaming.

 

Its cheaper because no IGPU.

 

 

It has the label xeon because:

 

- Cherry picked

- Certified for 24/7

- Supports ECC memory

 

The actual performance compared to an I3/5/7 CPU is identical given that they have the same architecture and clock speed. For instance a quad-core xeon at 3.4GHz (Haswell) has identical performance (With margin of error and binning margin) to an I5 at 3.4GHz

 

The myth that xeon is worse than an I5/I7 for gaming needs to die a horrible death immediately

Oh okay then, thanks for the info, didn't know about that.

[Tonylu1595]

Yes no doubt.

 

But there a difference in the last two years since some games are quite well threaded.

 

In the past this wasn't the case.

 

The best option is the XEON E3 always  :wub:

 

Best bang for the buck cpu on the market.

Which xeon e3? The i5 4790k is 200 right now and the cheapest Xeon I can find is 220.

[Geldar]

I m planning to build a PC with the following parts:-

 

Intel Core i7 4690k

Gigabyte z97 gaming 3 mobo

Kingston 4 GB RAM

Thermaltake Smart SE 730W

Corsair Hydro H55 liquid cooler

Corsair Carbide 200R

 

is it good ?

will there be any bottlenecks, especially if i add a graphics card such as Radeon R9 290 ?

anxiously waiting for reply

 

Intel Core i5 4690k

Gigabyte z97 gaming 3 mobo

Kingston 8 GB RAM

Corsair 650M (650 Watt)

Corsair Hydro H55 liquid cooler

Corsair Carbide 200R

[Usman]

i will use it, mostly for the gaming.
i selected the i7 4790k so that it'll be future proof.
the i5 4690k isn't available in my country, though the i5 4670k is available which i'm sure is outdated.
however, will it be ok if i go for the i5 4690 or the i7 4790 (non-overclockable CPU) ?

[GameDragon]

I cannot imagine there will be any bottlenecks but if this machine is JUST for gaming then I recommend an i5 or AMD FX and at least 8gb ram. Apart from that this build seems fine, maybe try getting a lower wattage power supply to save money and power

And never, ever, ever use the phrase "future proofing" ever again.

[asim1999]

i will use it, mostly for the gaming.

i selected the i7 4790k so that it'll be future proof.

the i5 4690k isn't available in my country, though the i5 4670k is available which i'm sure is outdated.

however, will it be ok if i go for the i5 4690 or the i7 4790 (non-overclockable CPU) ?

If u are going for a locked i5 and i7, get a Xeon as it is an i7 for i5 price 

[Guest]

i will use it, mostly for the gaming.

i selected the i7 4790k so that it'll be future proof.

the i5 4690k isn't available in my country, though the i5 4670k is available which i'm sure is outdated.

however, will it be ok if i go for the i5 4690 or the i7 4790 (non-overclockable CPU) ?

The i5 4670K isn't outdated. The i5 4690K has the improved thermal interface material and a very slight clock speed increase of 100MHz. As long as you go with a Z97 board then you also have support for Broadwell.