Thoughts on Build?

[roy1608]

So I'm planning on building my first Gaming rig over the summer. Here's what i've got so far

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($226.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.75 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($139.89 @ OutletPC) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($64.75 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($99.98 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($44.99 @ Best Buy) 

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card  ($332.99 @ Amazon) 

Case: Corsair SPEC-03 Red ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: Corsair CSM 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($75.98 @ Newegg) 

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

Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF140 Red 66.4 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($15.99 @ NCIX US) 

Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Quick Fire TK Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($83.99 @ Amazon) 

Mouse: Corsair Raptor M45 Wired Optical Mouse  ($54.97 @ Amazon) 

Total: $1308.15

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-08 20:16 EDT-0400

 

Initially i was planning on the i7-4790k but put the i5-4690k on there instead because I'm not sure if the i7 is worth the extra $100~. is it? I wanna future proof this for at least 3-4 years but i do plan on adding another 970 in sli and more ram down the road as needs be. Are any of these parts overkill(power supply?) i wanna be able to run all my games on highest settings possible on a 1080p monitor, maybe a 1440p a couple years down the road. any thoughts and feedback are appreciated! 

[Sir Asvald]

So I'm planning on building my first Gaming rig over the summer. Here's what i've got so far

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/roy1608/saved/kdWwrH

 

Initially i was planning on the i7-4790k but put the i5-4690k on there instead because I'm not sure if the i7 is worth the extra $100~. is it? I wanna future proof this for at least 3-4 years but i do plan on adding another 970 in sli and more ram down the road as needs be. Are any of these parts overkill(power supply?) i wanna be able to run all my games on highest settings possible on a 1080p monitor, maybe a 1440p a couple years down the road. any thoughts and feedback are appreciated! 

All is good.  

[Vek1313]

If you are building it in the summer you should wait till then because prices and parts change. Ask again when you are ready to buy the parts because things might be different.

[zappian]

The 4790k isnt worth it for gaming purely( the 100 extra bucks)

There are like 5 games that use more than 4 threads with decent scaling

Only if you play only bf4 or something all day lol.

[Dzzope]

If your not overclocking go Xeon e3 2130 v3.. Same price as the i5, slightly lower clock speeds but with HT (So like a normal, non k i7).

 

650W is a LITTLE tight for SLI, bump to 750W for a lil more comfort if your definitely going that route (though you would probably be better selling and upgrading)

 

You could game at 1440 now

 

Upgrade your GPU every 2-4 years and you'll be fine (Average)

Double the ram will only be worth it if you do many ram heavy things at once (like 100 tabs plus skype, steam etc and run a game) and should be fine at 8gb for a few years yet.

 

I would change to a 240GB SSD though.. 120 fills FAST.. OCZ Vertex 180 / Intel 730 @ 240GB are sweet lil  drives for the price.

 

$80 more but worth it IMO (revert the cpu if you really want to OC) Ohh and if you live near a micro centre, they do GREAT deals on CPU's allot of the time.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($239.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.75 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($139.89 @ OutletPC) 

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($56.10 @ Newegg) 

Storage: OCZ Vector 180 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($149.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($44.99 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card  ($332.99 @ Amazon) 

Case: Corsair SPEC-03 Red ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: Corsair CSM 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($84.98 @ Newegg) 

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

Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF140 Red 66.4 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($15.99 @ NCIX US) 

Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Quick Fire TK Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($83.99 @ Amazon) 

Mouse: Corsair Raptor M45 Wired Optical Mouse  ($54.97 @ Amazon) 

Total: $1371.51

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-08 19:27 EDT-0400

[roy1608]

 

If your not overclocking go Xeon e3 2130 v3.. Same price as the i5, slightly lower clock speeds but with HT (So like a normal, non k i7).

 

650W is a LITTLE tight for SLI, bump to 750W for a lil more comfort if your definitely going that route (though you would probably be better selling and upgrading)

 

You could game at 1440 now

 

Upgrade your GPU every 2-4 years and you'll be fine (Average)

Double the ram will only be worth it if you do many ram heavy things at once (like 100 tabs plus skype, steam etc and run a game) and should be fine at 8gb for a few years yet.

 

I would change to a 240GB SSD though.. 120 fills FAST.. OCZ Vertex 180 / Intel 730 @ 240GB are sweet lil  drives for the price.

 

$80 more but worth it IMO (revert the cpu if you really want to OC) Ohh and if you live near a micro centre, they do GREAT deals on CPU's allot of the time.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($239.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.75 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($139.89 @ OutletPC) 

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($56.10 @ Newegg) 

Storage: OCZ Vector 180 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($149.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($44.99 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card  ($332.99 @ Amazon) 

Case: Corsair SPEC-03 Red ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: Corsair CSM 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($84.98 @ Newegg) 

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

Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF140 Red 66.4 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($15.99 @ NCIX US) 

Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Quick Fire TK Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($83.99 @ Amazon) 

Mouse: Corsair Raptor M45 Wired Optical Mouse  ($54.97 @ Amazon) 

Total: $1371.51

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-08 19:27 EDT-0400

 

the CPU part i might stick to because I'm not sure wether or not i would want to overclock a couple years down the line with an SLI build but that aside everything else really good advice and very much appreciated!

[Imakuni]

650W is a LITTLE tight for SLI, bump to 750W for a lil more comfort if your definitely going that route (though you would probably be better selling and upgrading)

 

I would change to a 240GB SSD though.. 120 fills FAST.. OCZ Vertex 180 / Intel 730 @ 240GB are sweet lil  drives for the price.

Linus disagrees. His video showed that 750w could even hold 4-way sli, provided you had all the connectors. My own tests at home (yes, I have a wattimeter and a 970) have showed me the same result. Go with 650w, solely because of the connectors needed.

 

 

Also, I completely disagree with the 120gb SSD. I'm using one for more than 6 months, and I'm yet to feel the need for more.

[Guest]

Linus disagrees. His video showed that 750w could even hold 4-way sli, provided you had all the connectors. My own tests at home (yes, I have a wattimeter and a 970) have showed me the same result. Go with 650w, solely because of the connectors needed.

 

 

Also, I completely disagree with the 120gb SSD. I'm using one for more than 6 months, and I'm yet to feel the need for more.

I have a 128GB SSD and it is full. Everyone has different requirements.

 

So I'm planning on building my first Gaming rig over the summer. Here's what i've got so far

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/roy1608/saved/kdWwrH

 

Initially i was planning on the i7-4790k but put the i5-4690k on there instead because I'm not sure if the i7 is worth the extra $100~. is it? I wanna future proof this for at least 3-4 years but i do plan on adding another 970 in sli and more ram down the road as needs be. Are any of these parts overkill(power supply?) i wanna be able to run all my games on highest settings possible on a 1080p monitor, maybe a 1440p a couple years down the road. any thoughts and feedback are appreciated! 

Swap the SSD to the 850 Evo or Crucial BX100/MX100. I agree with Dzzope that a bigger SSD would be better if you can fit it in. A 120GB can fill up pretty quick.

 

You can get the Antec HCP 750W for $99.99 after rebate. It is one of the best psu's around.

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371083&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

[Dzzope]

Linus disagrees. His video showed that 750w could even hold 4-way sli, provided you had all the connectors. My own tests at home (yes, I have a wattimeter and a 970) have showed me the same result. Go with 650w, solely because of the connectors needed.

 

 

Also, I completely disagree with the 120gb SSD. I'm using one for more than 6 months, and I'm yet to feel the need for more.

 

 

Nearly everyone I know with a 120 GB has it nearly full.. SSD's work way better with spare room on them.

 

Dual radions take a chunk more power than Nvidia, I wanted to cover his bases and be sure he could run pretty much any dual card setup.

[roy1608]

Linus disagrees. His video showed that 750w could even hold 4-way sli, provided you had all the connectors. My own tests at home (yes, I have a wattimeter and a 970) have showed me the same result. Go with 650w, solely because of the connectors needed.

 

 

Also, I completely disagree with the 120gb SSD. I'm using one for more than 6 months, and I'm yet to feel the need for more.

 

 

Nearly everyone I know with a 120 GB has it nearly full.. SSD's work way better with spare room on them.

 

Dual radions take a chunk more power than Nvidia, I wanted to cover his bases and be sure he could run pretty much any dual card setup.

 

Imakuni im not sure what you mean by the connectors i'll need. (Still very new to this) 

 

Dzzope wouldn't it just be smart for me to get another one of the card i already have to SLI or would you recommend getting 2 new ones and selling the old one? and if i do stick with the 970 i have on my list, would i still need the extra power then (since I'm sticking with Nvidia)?

[Imakuni]

Imakuni im not sure what you mean by the connectors i'll need. (Still very new to this) 

 

Dzzope wouldn't it just be smart for me to get another one of the card i already have to SLI or would you recommend getting 2 new ones and selling the old one? and if i do stick with the 970 i have on my list, would i still need the extra power then (since I'm sticking with Nvidia)?

You can forget what I said, as it won't make any difference in your case. You can 2-way SLI with 650w and 750w PSUs. If you still want to know, keep reading.

 

 

When I said "750w could even hold 4-way sli, provided you had all the connectors" I meant the PCIe power connectors. You know, the things that provide energy for the GPUs. A 4-way SLI would need 8 PCIe connectors (depending on the model), but the vast majority of the 750w PSUs don't have that many.

[Dzzope]

Imakuni im not sure what you mean by the connectors i'll need. (Still very new to this) 

 

Dzzope wouldn't it just be smart for me to get another one of the card i already have to SLI or would you recommend getting 2 new ones and selling the old one? and if i do stick with the 970 i have on my list, would i still need the extra power then (since I'm sticking with Nvidia)?

My point is no-one knows what the future holds, It is very possible when you find that you need more GPU powah that you may replace the card with another single card.. But there is nothing to say that it WILL be less power hungry.. and then if you want to go Dual...

 

Also it's always nice to have a little extra head room, meaning the PSU is under less stress and should remain cooler and quieter. But 650W is fine for dual 970's, if on the other hand you think your more likely to upgrade a single card than buy another 970, a decent 450w PSU is fine, it's just opinions and options, you need to take all info and make your own choices.

 

I'm not suggesting that if you want a dual setup that you would go for 2 entirely different cards but it is possible over the years as things change and the ebb and flow of who is producing the better product.

Eg, you upgrade a single card (sell 970 and buy a single newer card), what if then you decide you want 2 but it has higher power requirements than the 970? Not Very likely but it's a possibility and for the minimal increase in cost now vs a whole new psu... Just options to consider

 

Personally I have a 1000W platinum, now I know this is WAYY overkill for any dual card set-up but I got a hellofa deal on it (cost less than a AX 760i), the fan barely ever even spins up on it and thats just awesome