Future build suggestions

[WittItDew]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1jnxv

 

PC will be used for gaming, and slight audio editing. Those are the parts I am quite interested in, along with a couple components I already own like HHD's for storage, keyboard, mouse, monitor.

 

Also some pre-sleeved cables at http://www.moddiy.com/products/Seasonic-Single-Sleeved-Power-Supply-Modular-Cables-Full-Set-%252d-Black-%7B47%7D-UV-Blue.html legit?

 

I want to do some overclocking on the i5 and 780, nothing crazy, that motherboard sufficient? Trying to go with a blue/black/white color scheme and this Gigabyte board is really the only Z87 out there that has somewhat overclocking abilities.

 

Suggestions? Compatibility issues? PSU enough wattage? Does that PSU have enough amps for that 780?

 

 

I also might swap the 840 Pro with the 840 Evo if it released when I do actually purchase all this.

 

[joelthezombie15]

Why so much ram?

[Worth]

I love the color scheme, but the RAM is excessive.

[L.E.D]

Why so much ram?

 

I am assuming the audio. When virtualizing instruments and proccesing audio more ram is always better

[joelthezombie15]

I am assuming the audio. When virtualizing instruments and proccesing audio more ram is always better

But still if he is occasionally doing it 32gb probably is WAY overkill.

[L.E.D]

But still if he is occasionally doing it 32gb probably is WAY overkill.

 

I only occasionally do work in AE and 3DSmax but when I do I would want the 32GB's of ram, maybe that it how he feels ? I really don't know obviously he hasn't replied yet but it may be overkill for him yes... 

[WittItDew]

Yeah it would probably help slightly with the editing, but it was definitely questionable to me if I should go up to 32gb though. Also that whole thing about how more RAM is supposed to help take some of the load in terms of writes to SSD's, but I also heard the lifetime of an SSD is already quite high without it... so still questionable yeah

[CoolBeans]

I changed it a little

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1jobR the power supply may be a little much but if you plan to upgrade and also now you can get corsairs pre sleeved cables

[SSOB]

What's ur max buget?

[WittItDew]

What's ur max buget?

 

I would like it to be around $2000

 

I changed it a little

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1jobR the power supply may be a little much but if you plan to upgrade and also now you can get corsairs pre sleeved cables

 

I did also look at those PSU's along with corsair's 760i/860/860i. I was looking for ideal system and OCing wattage, fully modular, platinum (maybe gold) efficiency, and enough amperage for components like the GPU.

 

I really wanted one of those fanless seasonic platinum PSU's but since the PSU mount on the Air 540 is vertical, I don't like that cooling situation

[WoodenMarker]

Yeah it would probably help slightly with the editing, but it was definitely questionable to me if I should go up to 32gb though. Also that whole thing about how more RAM is supposed to help take some of the load in terms of writes to SSD's, but I also heard the lifetime of an SSD is already quite high without it... so still questionable yeah

16gigs is already overkill most of the time. Also, for an h100i, even the cheapest z87 motherboard would be fine for overclocking.

'Good overclocking capability' usually means it could hit really high clocks IF your cpu and cooler allowed it in the first place. Since you have an h100i, you're cooling isn't good enough for these really high overclocks and you'd be wasting money for a more expensive motherboard.

 

I would like it to be around $2000

I did also look at those PSU's along with corsair's 760i/860/860i. I was looking for ideal system and OCing wattage, fully modular, platinum (maybe gold) efficiency, and enough amperage for components like the GPU.

I really wanted one of those fanless seasonic platinum PSU's but since the PSU mount on the Air 540 is vertical, I don't like that cooling situation

Psus usually don't really need that much cooling. Just face the fan inside.

 

Here you go: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1jsAZ

 

If you're planning on sli, I'd change the motherboard/psu but other than that, you're fine.

[WoodenMarker]

Yeah it would probably help slightly with the editing, but it was definitely questionable to me if I should go up to 32gb though. Also that whole thing about how more RAM is supposed to help take some of the load in terms of writes to SSD's, but I also heard the lifetime of an SSD is already quite high without it... so still questionable yeah

Speaking of which, the Samsung 840 (non pro) is cheaper than the 840 pro and the performance difference is negligible. 

The biggest difference is the faster write speeds and the long lifetime for the 840 Pro.

 

The 840 is suspected to last 12 years if you write to it 10gigs a day and the 840 pro to last 35 years if written to it the same amount.

To put this in perspective, I haven't manually written to my ssd in several months. I use my computer many, many hours a day and leave it on 24/7.

[WittItDew]

16gigs is already overkill most of the time. Also, for an h100i, even the cheapest z87 motherboard would be fine for overclocking.

'Good overclocking capability' usually means it could hit really high clocks IF your cpu and cooler allowed it in the first place. Since you have an h100i, you're cooling isn't good enough for these really high overclocks and you'd be wasting money for a more expensive motherboard.

 

Psus usually don't really need that much cooling. Just face the fan inside.

 

Here you go: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1jsAZ

 

If you're planning on sli, I'd change the motherboard/psu but other than that, you're fine.

 

 

Well when you say face the fan inside, I was showing concern for the Seasonic's FANLESS power supply's cooling, Seasonic states that the side that would usualy have the fan should be facing up so the heat can naturally radiate up and out of the component, so if I have to mount it vertical (on its side) in the 540, I don't know how that orientation would effect cooling.

 

 

Speaking of which, the Samsung 840 (non pro) is cheaper than the 840 pro and the performance difference is negligible. 

The biggest difference is the faster write speeds and the long lifetime for the 840 Pro.

 

The 840 is suspected to last 12 years if you write to it 10gigs a day and the 840 pro to last 35 years if written to it the same amount.

To put this in perspective, I haven't manually written to my ssd in several months. I use my computer many, many hours a day and leave it on 24/7.

 

Yeah I will probably end up just taking the 16gb of RAM and the non pro 840 and save maybe a couple hundred bucks by doing that so the 780's high price point is more justifiable :P

[Dravic]

OK Sir if I were you I would grab something more appropriate for 'high-end rigs with lots of RAM':

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1jLBx

 

You can expand and expand and expand the RAM. Also you could technically wait for the Ivy Bridge 3820 equivalent for some overall improvements (still the same socket), shouldn't be long until it is out.

 

If you are buying a normal processor it doesnt make any sense to get normal motherboards (non lga 2011) because IF you run into problems with memory it turns out you cant remedy that.

 

This is a beast CPU and the case certainly doesnt need more fans from the start, only after you overclock it significantly. :D

 

Also with lots of RAM it's easy to make a RAMDisk worthwhile. LGA 2011 has Quad channel so it'd be pretty darn epic RAMDisk, superior to SSD in terms of speed but obviously still needs to be saved on turning off the PC and loaded into RAM on boot. Not a problem with SSD onboard anyway.

[Dravic]

Read this to learn more:

 

http://www.raymond.cc/blog/12-ram-disk-software-benchmarked-for-fastest-read-and-write-speed/

[WoodenMarker]

OK Sir if I were you I would grab something more appropriate for 'high-end rigs with lots of RAM':

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1jLBx

You can expand and expand and expand the RAM. Also you could technically wait for the Ivy Bridge 3820 equivalent for some overall improvements (still the same socket), shouldn't be long until it is out.

If you are buying a normal processor it doesnt make any sense to get normal motherboards (non lga 2011) because IF you run into problems with memory it turns out you cant remedy that.

This is a beast CPU and the case certainly doesnt need more fans from the start, only after you overclock it significantly. :D

Also with lots of RAM it's easy to make a RAMDisk worthwhile. LGA 2011 has Quad channel so it'd be pretty darn epic RAMDisk, superior to SSD in terms of speed but obviously still needs to be saved on turning off the PC and loaded into RAM on boot. Not a problem with SSD onboard anyway.

It's not worth going any lower than a 3930k if you're going to go for lga 2011.

I explained earlier why it's not worth it getting the 840 Pro in most cases.

No point in getting Vengeance Pros if you're not overclocking them. The cheapest CL9 1600 ram would do the job just the same.