Building a computer, could use some tips.

[Takstein]

Hello, i am building a new computer and it's been 5 years-ish since i built one so i could use some tips, maybe im puting to much money on something that i dont need at all etc. I will be using this computer for mostly gaming.

 

Here is what i am thinking:

 

GPU:                  GTX 980 Asus strix.

 

CPU:                  I7 5820k  (H100I GTX)

 

RAM:                 HyperX 16GB 2133MHZ DDR4

 

Motherboard:    X99 MSI SLI PLUS

 

Power supply:   Corsair RM850, 850W (Some ekstra power for future SLI)

 

Case:                Corsair obsidian 750D

 

Thanks

[arvark]

Put an i5 4690K AND 8GB of 1600MHz Ram.

[Takstein]

Put an i5 4690K AND 8GB of 1600MHz Ram.

Allright, the CPU and ram is a bit overkill then i presume? and wont make much of a difference and it's just costing more money? Even in a year or two?

[Bouzoo]

Are you in a rush to buy it? Maybe wait a bit more for new AMD cards/Intel CPUs for drop in prices?

[Takstein]

Are you in a rush to buy it? Maybe wait a bit more for new AMD cards/Intel CPUs for drop in prices?

Yeah kinda, Since the Ram and the GPU i am buying are on sale atm, and it will end on monday. And i am generally tired of a shitty PC without SSD  DO u know when the new CPU's are coming out? 

[mixup]

Put an i5 4690K AND 8GB of 1600MHz Ram.

I Agree. There is no difference between DDR3 and DDR4 FOR gaming except ddr3 is WAY cheeper. 6 cores are a waste for singel-card Gaming. Better invest in a fast SSD.

 

EDIT: I'd go aircooling. It's more reliable than a pump. Suggestion: http://www.idealo.de/preisvergleich/OffersOfProduct/2359002_-hr-02-macho-zero-thermalright.html  if your case is high enough (zero noise).

[Swndlr]

this is way overkill for gaming, go with something like this, srry if youre not USA and this is US pricing, just creating a good starting point

depending on resolution, your idea of a suitable graphics configuration could vary, but a 970 will suffice for most

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($229.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i GTX 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($104.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($136.75 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($114.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($52.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($324.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 450D ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($104.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1214.16
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-16 12:16 EDT-0400

[EpicAdom]

Yeah kinda, Since the Ram and the GPU i am buying are on sale atm, and it will end on monday. And i am generally tired of a shitty PC without SSD  DO u know when the new CPU's are coming out? 

Broadwell is coming out sometime b4 the end of June. Skylake is coming out in Q3 (July, August, or September)

[mixup]

this is way overkill for gaming, go with something like this, srry if youre not USA and this is US pricing, just creating a good starting point

depending on resolution, your idea of a suitable graphics configuration could vary, but a 970 will suffice for most

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($229.99 @ SuperBiiz)

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i GTX 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($104.99 @ NCIX US)

Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($136.75 @ OutletPC)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($54.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($114.98 @ OutletPC)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($52.49 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($324.99 @ Amazon)

Case: Corsair 450D ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.99 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($104.99 @ NCIX US)

Total: $1214.16

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-16 12:16 EDT-0400

Just a question: Why 750w? the CPU+GPU need less then 250w together

[Bouzoo]

Just a question: Why 750w? the CPU+GPU need less then 250w together

OP said he might go SLI in the future.

[Takstein]

this is way overkill for gaming, go with something like this, srry if youre not USA and this is US pricing, just creating a good starting point

depending on resolution, your idea of a suitable graphics configuration could vary, but a 970 will suffice for most

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($229.99 @ SuperBiiz)

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i GTX 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($104.99 @ NCIX US)

Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($136.75 @ OutletPC)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($54.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($114.98 @ OutletPC)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($52.49 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($324.99 @ Amazon)

Case: Corsair 450D ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.99 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($104.99 @ NCIX US)

Total: $1214.16

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-16 12:16 EDT-0400

So this will be enough to have evrything on ultra on new games in 1080p and maybe 2k with a decents FPS? I have spent a couple of years playing games on 20-30 FPS and that have made me so horny on high end computers over time, so when i first were going to buy somthing i decided to go all out  Money is not that big of a issue anyway. 

[Neah]

How much are you planning to use on this computer of your's?

[Trik'Stari]

Put an i5 4690K AND 16gb of 1600MHz Ram.

Fixed that for you.

 

 

Hello, i am building a new computer and it's been 5 years-ish since i built one so i could use some tips, maybe im puting to much money on something that i dont need at all etc. I will be using this computer for mostly gaming.

 

Here is what i am thinking:

 

GPU:                  GTX 980 Asus strix.

 

CPU:                  I7 5820k  (H100I GTX)

 

RAM:                 HyperX 16GB 2133MHZ DDR4

 

Motherboard:    X99 MSI SLI PLUS

 

Power supply:   Corsair RM850, 850W (Some ekstra power for future SLI)

 

Case:                Corsair obsidian 750D

 

Thanks 

 

Drop down to a 4690k on a Z97 platform with 16gb of 1600 (or 1866, roughly the same price, no real difference, your choice) with everything else the same, maybe throw in some SSD goodness.

[mixup]

OP said he might go SLI in the future.

 Yes you are right but only for the Math: 250w+150w+100w(max possible rest of the system)=500W 

[Trik'Stari]

So this will be enough to have evrything on ultra on new games in 1080p and maybe 2k with a decents FPS? I have spent a couple of years playing games on 20-30 FPS and that have made me so horny on high end computers over time, so when i first were going to buy somthing i decided to go all out  Money is not that big of a issue anyway. 

Go with 16gb of ram and a 4790k if you want greater longevity for games like Star Citizen and other big upcoming PC titles that may require a metric f**k tonne of horsepower.

 

4690k is all you need, right now, but in two or three years time, with big games coming out, you may find you want/need more. X99 is just a bit wasteful unless you're doing content creation etc. If you really want a fun time, put extra money into SSD's so you can kill loading times on games and stuff (also remember to install your OS to the SSD)

 

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[Bouzoo]

 Yes you are right but only for the Math: 250w+150w+100w(max possible rest of the system)=500W 

500 (good quality PSU) would be enough for 1 970 with 4690k, not 2. In full load a 970 uses 170-180W so 2 would already be ~350w. He might get 650w but that would be close, 750w is enough for SLI with a bit of space to breath.

[Trik'Stari]

500 (good quality PSU) would be enough for 1 970 with 4690k, not 2. In full load a 970 uses 170-180W so 2 would already be ~350w. He might get 650w but that would be close, 750w is enough for SLI with a bit of space to breath.

I'd tell him to go with a 980 if he wants to possibly do 2k res. 970 is enough for a single 1080p monitor, and sorta runs three of them, but much more than that and it just falls away.

[Bouzoo]

I'd tell him to go with a 980 if he wants to possibly do 2k res. 970 is enough for a single 1080p monitor, and sorta runs three of them, but much more than that and it just falls away.

True, 980 if he wants to max in 1440p with 60 fps. I was just talking math on PSU 

[mixup]

I'd tell him to go with a 980 if he wants to possibly do 2k res. 970 is enough for a single 1080p monitor, and sorta runs three of them, but much more than that and it just falls away.

I would take the 980 to be "futureproof" (I hate this word) for the next 4 years. The 980 has also real 4gb of ram right?

[mixup]

True, 980 if he wants to max in 1440p with 60 fps. I was just talking math on PSU 

Not talking teaching:)

[Trik'Stari]

True, 980 if he wants to max in 1440p with 60 fps. I was just talking math on PSU 

Ugh, I always just get more than I need to be on the safe side. Not too much. I've got a 750w on a single 970 and 4690k. My cpu sits at stock, my GPU I OC to 1400. Probably more than I'll ever need, unless I get me a second 970

 

I would take the 980 to be "futureproof" (I hate this word) for the next 4 years. The 980 has also real 4gb of ram right?

I've started to use the term "if you want greater longevity". And indeed it does have a real 4gb of DDR5 Vram.

 

 

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Edited May 16, 2015 by Glenwing
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[DarkBlade2117]

Hello, i am building a new computer and it's been 5 years-ish since i built one so i could use some tips, maybe im puting to much money on something that i dont need at all etc. I will be using this computer for mostly gaming.

 

Here is what i am thinking:

 

GPU:                  GTX 980 Asus strix.

 

CPU:                  I7 5820k  (H100I GTX)

 

RAM:                 HyperX 16GB 2133MHZ DDR4

 

Motherboard:    X99 MSI SLI PLUS

 

Power supply:   Corsair RM850, 850W (Some ekstra power for future SLI)

 

Case:                Corsair obsidian 750D

 

Thanks

Budget? Location? Do,you prefer a certain case? Mid or full tower? Will you be on a triple monitor setup? You mentioned 2k ( aka 1440p or 2.5k resolution) Will this be a single or triple monitor? Do you plan on 4k or 1440p gaming? Why such a big PSU? Even 750W os good. Do you plan on overclocking? Are you into a more quiet pc that delievers performance or do you want the best of the best no matter how loud it is? I wanna make sure you get what we wants in your eyes, not someone's elses. Also,do you prefer certain brands?

[mixup]

I've started to use the term "if you want greater longevity". And indeed it does have a real 4gb of DDR5 Vram.

 

 Well this sounds much better. I think I'm going to adopt this. 

[Takstein]

Budget? Location? Do,you prefer a certain case? Mid or full tower? Will you be on a triple monitor setup? You mentioned 2k ( aka 1440p or 2.5k resolution) Will this be a single or triple monitor? Do you plan on 4k or 1440p gaming? Why such a big PSU? Even 750W os good. Do you plan on overclocking? Are you into a more quiet pc that delievers performance or do you want the best of the best no matter how loud it is? I wanna make sure you get what we wants in your eyes, not someone's elses. Also,do you prefer certain brands?

I am thinking 2K gaming on 1 monitor, i been have been googling alot the, PSU i found seemed like alot of ppl used for the GTX 980 SLI. As i said i am kinda un experienced in building computer so all help is apreciated. I prefer a big tower for obvious reasons and overclocking is something i will try out. How quiet the PC is does not matter that much, since im just sitting with a headset most of the time when i sit on my comuter. I live in Norway and my budget is 2400 USD. 

[mixup]

Well well well. I meant that "if you want greater longevity" is better then "futureproof". So I am going to adopt the word, but of course a minimal brain activity is required to understand this. 

 

EDIT: If you want to cry about my wording please don't. Blame google translate.