Thinking of buying this pc

[fishhydra1]

 Im Thinking of buying this PC, im fairly new to the PC master race so i would like you guys opinion exp; is it good, what changes should i make, recomend something better?

 

Specs;

• CPU: Intel® Core™ i7-5820K Six-Core 3.30GHz 15MB Intel Smart Cache LGA2011-V3
• HDD: 240GB OCZ SSD + 2TB SATA III Hard Drive Combo (Combo Drive)
• MEMORY: 16GB (4GBx4) DDR4/2400MHz Quad Channel Memory (Corsair or Major Brand)
• MOTHERBOARD: GIGABYTE X99-UD3 ATX w/ Intel Gbe LAN, 4x Gen3 PCIe x16, 3x PCIe x1, 1x M.2, 10x SATA 6Gb/s
• SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO
• VIDEO: NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN X 12GB GDDR5 PCIe 3.0 x16 Video Card (Maxwell) (Single Card)
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Thx 

 

[Oseth]

 Im Thinking of buying this PC, im fairly new to the PC master race so i would like you guys opinion exp; is it good, what changes should i make, recomend something better?

 

Specs;

• CPU: Intel® Core™ i7-5820K Six-Core 3.30GHz 15MB Intel Smart Cache LGA2011-V3
• HDD: 240GB OCZ SSD + 2TB SATA III Hard Drive Combo (Combo Drive)
• MEMORY: 16GB (4GBx4) DDR4/2400MHz Quad Channel Memory (Corsair or Major Brand)
• MOTHERBOARD: GIGABYTE X99-UD3 ATX w/ Intel Gbe LAN, 4x Gen3 PCIe x16, 3x PCIe x1, 1x M.2, 10x SATA 6Gb/s
• SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO
• VIDEO: NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN X 12GB GDDR5 PCIe 3.0 x16 Video Card (Maxwell) (Single Card)
•  

Thx 

From the looks of it, you are planning to operate a Nuclear Power Station, which this PC should fully be capable of. This PC build is what I dream of on every other day basis.

[DimasRMDO]

Budget? It looks fine, beast.

[jasonboii]

 Im Thinking of buying this PC, im fairly new to the PC master race so i would like you guys opinion exp; is it good, what changes should i make, recomend something better?

 

Specs;

• CPU: Intel® Core™ i7-5820K Six-Core 3.30GHz 15MB Intel Smart Cache LGA2011-V3
• HDD: 240GB OCZ SSD + 2TB SATA III Hard Drive Combo (Combo Drive)
• MEMORY: 16GB (4GBx4) DDR4/2400MHz Quad Channel Memory (Corsair or Major Brand)
• MOTHERBOARD: GIGABYTE X99-UD3 ATX w/ Intel Gbe LAN, 4x Gen3 PCIe x16, 3x PCIe x1, 1x M.2, 10x SATA 6Gb/s
• SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO
• VIDEO: NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN X 12GB GDDR5 PCIe 3.0 x16 Video Card (Maxwell) (Single Card)
•  

Thx 

Are you going to run a 24-monitor powered by one PC internet cafe? Holy shit yes its good.

[KemoKa]

As long as you're planning on putting this machine to good use, then it looks great. otherwise, I'd get something with a bit less punch like an i5. If that's the system you want, however, go for it! Can't hurt.

[Dzzope]

Usage?

 

If it's for playing games @1080.. your going way over the mark.

 

What OCZ drive is that, PSU?

 

Personally I'd wait for a good implementation of SFF-8643(On PCI-E, not PCH) before going down the 2011 route.

NVME drives are here and they are incredible.. can't wait to see it matched to 3d Nand.

[matthewmarchant]

if only that was mine. It looks good tho.

[FireFaceeeee]

I'd go for 32 GB of RAM so the rest of the parts don't get bottle necked.

[Oseth]

I'd go for 32 GB of RAM so the rest of the parts don't get bottle necked.

Bottle necked? HOW? Show me how to bottle neck this system? Unless you know, CAD or something.

[DimasRMDO]

I'd go for 32 GB of RAM so the rest of the parts don't get bottle necked.

More RAM is better, but if it's not used there's no point going to 32GB.... No performance benefit.

[Oseth]

Usage?

 

If it's for playing games @1080.. your going way over the mark.

 

What OCZ drive is that, PSU?

 

Personally I'd wait for a good implementation of SFF-8643(On PCI-E, not PCH) before going down the 2011 route.

NVME drives are here and they are incredible.. can't wait to see it matched to 3d Nand.

Like a Samsung SM951 M.2 Gen3 x4 SSD (256GB)? Although I think that uses the M.2, not plugged into PCI-E directly.

[fishhydra1]

So i should put 32gb of ram?

 

and its a  1,000 Watts - Standard 80 Plus Gold Power Supply

[ObilvionNizer]

 Im Thinking of buying this PC, im fairly new to the PC master race so i would like you guys opinion exp; is it good, what changes should i make, recomend something better?

 

Specs;

• CPU: Intel® Core™ i7-5820K Six-Core 3.30GHz 15MB Intel Smart Cache LGA2011-V3
• HDD: 240GB OCZ SSD + 2TB SATA III Hard Drive Combo (Combo Drive)
• MEMORY: 16GB (4GBx4) DDR4/2400MHz Quad Channel Memory (Corsair or Major Brand)
• MOTHERBOARD: GIGABYTE X99-UD3 ATX w/ Intel Gbe LAN, 4x Gen3 PCIe x16, 3x PCIe x1, 1x M.2, 10x SATA 6Gb/s
• SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO
• VIDEO: NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN X 12GB GDDR5 PCIe 3.0 x16 Video Card (Maxwell) (Single Card)
•  

Thx 

 

 

So i should put 32gb of ram?

 

and its a  1,000 Watts - Standard 80 Plus Gold Power Supply

 

What will you be using the system for? Playing games? Editing and rendering? Stream etc?

[DimasRMDO]

So i should put 32gb of ram?

 

and its a  1,000 Watts - Standard 80 Plus Gold Power Supply

1000W is too much, 32GB is unnecessary but you "can".

[fishhydra1]

So i should put 32gb of ram?

 

and its a  1,000 Watts - Standard 80 Plus Gold Power Supply

 

 

Is this a good alternative???

 

• CPU: Intel® Core™ i7-4790K 4.0 GHz 8MB Intel Smart Cache LGA1150 
• HDD: 2TB (2TBx1) SATA-III 6.0Gb/s 64MB Cache 7200RPM HDD 
• MEMORY: 8GB (4GBx2) DDR3/1600MHz Dual Channel Memory 
• MOTHERBOARD: * GIGABYTE Z97X-SLI ATX w/ Intel GbLAN, 2 PCIe x16, 3 PCIe x1, 2 PCI, 1 x M.2, 1 x SATA Express, or 6x SATA 6Gb/s 
• SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO
• VIDEO: EVGA Superclocked ACX 2.0 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 4GB GDDR5 PCIe 3.0 x16  IN SLI

[fishhydra1]

i use it to game 

[DimasRMDO]

i use it to game 

If gaming, 32GB RAM is just too much. 8GB is already enough or 16GB if you want to play safe, 32GB? If you're mainly gaming an i5 (4690K) is better for you, then you can get better GPU.

[Oseth]

 

So i should put 32gb of ram?

 

and its a  1,000 Watts - Standard 80 Plus Gold Power Supply

 

 

Is this a good alternative???

 

• CPU: Intel® Core™ i7-4790K 4.0 GHz 8MB Intel Smart Cache LGA1150 
• HDD: 2TB (2TBx1) SATA-III 6.0Gb/s 64MB Cache 7200RPM HDD 
• MEMORY: 8GB (4GBx2) DDR3/1600MHz Dual Channel Memory 
• MOTHERBOARD: * GIGABYTE Z97X-SLI ATX w/ Intel GbLAN, 2 PCIe x16, 3 PCIe x1, 2 PCI, 1 x M.2, 1 x SATA Express, or 6x SATA 6Gb/s 
• SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO
• VIDEO: EVGA Superclocked ACX 2.0 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 4GB GDDR5 PCIe 3.0 x16  IN SLI

 

I would double the RAM, add an SSD for a hard drive and maybe go up to a GTX 980. I would be super happy with that build.

I would stick with the i7-4790 since some games still don't use multi-core well.

[fishhydra1]

its a gtx 970 in sli so twice the cards

[Oseth]

its a gtx 970 in sli so twice the cards

True, i didn't notice. 2x GTX970 will perform better then a 980. Generally, I dont like to SLI though, just a preference. Make sure its two cards and not just saying it's SLI ready.

[fishhydra1]

why dont u like sli

[Oseth]

why dont u like sli

Extra heat, two devices to deal with instead of one. I don't think the extra performance is worth the money. On the other hand, if one fails, at least you have another one ready till you replace it and less of a stress in SLI I think. Then again, the more stuff you have packed in the the higher chance you have of something going wrong.

 

Keep in mind, that's just my opinion, some or maybe even many, might disagree.

 

If you SLI, i think you are looking at maybe between 6-12FPS increase in most games, check the price difference between 2x970GTX vs one 980GTX and consider if that increase in frame rate is worth the money.

 

Also, are we playing on 1080p or higher? If higher then 1080p then that's a lot of stress for one card and it might be better to get SLI

[fishhydra1]

for what i saw get about 30fps more in sli

[ObilvionNizer]

for what i saw get about 30fps more in sli

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/WfVKRB

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/WfVKRB/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($199.99 @ Micro Center)

CPU Cooler: Corsair H80i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($85.00 @ Amazon)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SOC ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($146.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($119.98 @ OutletPC)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($105.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($114.99 @ Best Buy)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($319.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($319.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Case: Fractal Design Define R5 w/Window (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($117.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Power Supply: Thermaltake Toughpower 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($149.99 @ Newegg)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($87.89 @ OutletPC)

Total: $1733.78

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-03 20:40 EDT-0400

[Dzzope]

If your gaming at 1080p a single 970 would do (Apart from the MOST demanding games and even then just turn down some of the settings that have minimal visual effect but impact performance).

 

The res of the game will dictate what card to get in a major way.

 

I5 vs i7, depends on what games you play.. there are some that will see a nice performance bump with the extra threads.

 

If budget isn't a problem I'd go i7 4790k, decent cooler of choice, z97 motherboard with features you need/want

8 - 16GB 2133 ram (if your a multi-tasker the 16 can be useful)

970

OCZ wector/vortex... V-something 180 (new model) 240GB or 480GB + 1-3 TB storage as per your needs (*if you store loads of movies/series then go big, otherwise 1TB is probably plenty)

Case of your choice (Personally I'd go mid tower and silent)

Decent 750 - 850Watt PSU (to allow SLI if you want to go there) of a decent PSU (Check johnny Guru for good reviews) EVGA G2 are awesome and decent price, there are lots of options but check reviews. Usual brands are Corsair, EVGA, XFX, Seasonic to name a few.