2100$ Build Critique

[Distinct™]

• Building a gaming PC to run any new game
• $2200 max Canadian
• Used for mostly gaming and probably streaming
• Able to handle 4k if i choose
• Overclocking is a possibility

 

Parts that i have selected so far:

 

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/4HrZmG

 

Breakdown of parts:

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  

CPU Cooler: Corsair H105 73.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  

Motherboard: MSI Z97-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive

Storage: Seagate 4TB 3.5" 5900RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card

Case: NZXT Switch 810 (White) ATX Full Tower Case

Power Supply: Cooler Master V850 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply

 

Total: $2203.42

[alexhelvetica]

Motherboards don't effect performance so i would go with a $100 board

and the CX PSU's are known to overheat and burn peoples house down especially if you have a high grade CPU and overclock it

and 8gbs or 12gbs of ram is sufficient for gaming 

[Distinct™]

Motherboards don't effect performance so i would go with a $100 board

and the CX PSU's are known to overheat and burn peoples house down especially if you have a high grade CPU and overclock it

and 8gbs or 12gbs of ram is sufficient for gaming 

Which PSU do you suggest i go with? and is my current motherboard good for what i want it to do? 

 

[alexhelvetica]

Get this 980ti it has a reference cooler too

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/zotac-video-card-zt9050110p

[alexhelvetica]

Which PSU do you suggest i go with? and is my current motherboard good for what i want it to do? 

 

I suggest EVGA PSUs.

I don't know much about PSU's though, but i know people shouldn't get CX series PSU's

 

Your motherboard is fine but a $100 Z97 motherboard would preform just as good.

[Distinct™]

I suggest EVGA PSUs.

I don't know much about PSU's though, but i know people shouldn't get CX series PSU's

 

Your motherboard is fine but a $100 Z97 motherboard would preform just as good.

 

 

Get this 980ti it has a reference cooler too

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/zotac-video-card-zt9050110p

Okay i will probably switch out the PSU then. And could i just swap it out for another Corsair PSU

[alexhelvetica]

Okay i will probably switch out the PSU then. And could i just swap it out for another Corsair PSU

Corsair are know for mediocre power supply's, but they are not bad either.

I'll try and find the topic of the ranking of power supply's.. 

[Distinct™]

Corsair are know for mediocre power supply's, but they are not bad either.

I'll try and find the topic of the ranking of power supply's.. 

Okay if you can do that would be great.

[alexhelvetica]

Okay if you can do that would be great.

Here it is

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/183351-please-read-power-supply-tiers-quoted-from-eggxpert/

I would go with one of the top tier PSU's due to that you computer is going to cost  $2,000

[Distinct™]

Here it is

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/183351-please-read-power-supply-tiers-quoted-from-eggxpert/

I would go with one of the top tier PSU's due to that you computer is going to cost  $2,000

So do you recommend a tier 1 or 2 PSU then?

[alexhelvetica]

So do you recommend a tier 1 or 2 PSU then?

I would go with tier 1 if i was spending $2,000 but tier 2 should be fine too.

[geohet]

@Distinct™

 

You could get this EVGA one https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-220gs0650v1

It's 650W, gold rated etc.

[Distinct™]

@Distinct™

 

You could get this EVGA one https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-220gs0650v1

It's 650W, gold rated etc.

Ya before i build my pc im just going to do a check through psu's

[EllieThePurpleFuzzy]

Do Not get that CX PSU at whatever cost.

 

get ethier one of these instead

 

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/seasonic-power-supply-ssr750rm

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-power-supply-rs650amaag1s1

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1650gts3x

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-220g20650y1

 

apart from that i'd say your build was pretty good enough .

[Distinct™]

*SHAKES 8800GTX VIOLENTLY AT YOU* 

 

Do Not get that CX PSU at whatever cost.

 

get ethier one of these instead

 

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/seasonic-power-supply-ssr750rm

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-power-supply-rs650amaag1s1

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1650gts3x

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-220g20650y1

 

apart from that i'd say your build was pretty good enough .

Ya im probably not going to get the CX power supply now since you are third person to make comment. So thank you for your feedback 

[EllieThePurpleFuzzy]

Ya im probably not going to get the CX power supply now since you are third person to make comment. So thank you for your feedback 

 

thank you , you just saved yourself from a potential PC part killer.

 

and as said the rest of the components should be cool, will do the job fineo.

[Distinct™]

thank you , you just saved yourself from a potential PC part killer.

 

and as said the rest of the components should be cool, will do the job fineo.

I have one question though what makes the CX PSU so bad? Since this will be my first actual computer build when i have the money.

[EllieThePurpleFuzzy]

I have one question though what makes the CX PSU so bad? Since this will be my first actual computer build when i have the money.

 

Well.

 

For one the Capacitors are of lower quality and absolutely do not like temperature as i heard, that's a pretty big reason to get a better PSU, also you won't have trouble finding people who have had CX PSU's fail on them

 

(Me included, I had 2 Die and Damage components,and im pretty sure i'd be on my 4-5th CX unit and possibly my 3rd i7 and 5th graphics card if i had continued buying them, thankfully i learned my lesson hard and invested in a top quality PSU instead of something i'd brand "Bargain Bin Quality")

.

 

sure there will be people that will say, I had CX unit for such and such, but considering the percentage of people who have had them fail on them....it seems like a lottery.

 

But trouble is, this is PSU's we are talking about, this is a category of no nonsense/the most serious Part in your PC, Lotteries are more for your GPU and CPU in the sillicon lottery, not for your PSU.

http://www.overclock.net/t/1431436/why-you-should-not-buy-a-corsair-cx has stuff that explains more in depth

[Distinct™]

Well.

 

For one the Capacitors are of lower quality and absolutely do not like temperature as i heard, that's a pretty big reason to get a better PSU, also you won't have trouble finding people who have had CX PSU's fail on them

 

(Me included, I had 2 Die and Damage components,and im pretty sure i'd be on my 4-5th CX unit and possibly my 3rd i7 and 5th graphics card if i had continued buying them, thankfully i learned my lesson hard and invested in a top quality PSU instead of something i'd brand "Bargain Bin Quality")

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sure there will be people that will say, I had CX unit for such and such, but considering the percentage of people who have had them fail on them....it seems like a lottery.

 

But trouble is, this is PSU's we are talking about, this is a category of no nonsense/the most serious Part in your PC, Lotteries are more for your GPU and CPU in the sillicon lottery, not for your PSU.

http://www.overclock.net/t/1431436/why-you-should-not-buy-a-corsair-cx has stuff that explains more in depth

Thank you for explaining greatly appreciated. And im going to listen to you and not risk having any issues especially if im going to spend so much for my parts since i dont want to have to replace something if a part fries.

[EllieThePurpleFuzzy]

Thank you for explaining greatly appreciated. And im going to listen to you and not risk having any issues especially if im going to spend so much for my parts since i dont want to have to replace something if a part fries.

 

Good man .

[Distinct™]

Good man .

Ya im not willing to take any risks.

[BigDay]

with a single 980 ti, you won't be doing any serious 4k gaming. you'll be playing at 1440p with excellent settings. having a single 980 ti is good though because then you can upgrade to another 980 ti for sli two way

 

if you want to learn how to overclock you cpu and gpu, read my guides. links are in my forum signature

[BigDay]

i think you should consider this build:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($294.98 @ DirectCanada)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H60 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($68.99 @ NCIX)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-E ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($157.98 @ DirectCanada)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory  ($67.98 @ NCIX)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($128.75 @ shopRBC)
Storage: Seagate  2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive  ($114.98 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card  ($850.75 @ Vuugo)
Case: Fractal Design Arc XL ATX Full Tower Case  ($119.99 @ Memory Express)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($122.25 @ DirectCanada)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSC0 DVD/CD Writer  ($16.98 @ DirectCanada)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 OEM (64-bit)  ($109.96 @ DirectCanada)
Total: $2053.59
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-03 11:52 EDT-0400

[Distinct™]

with a single 980 ti, you won't be doing any serious 4k gaming. you'll be playing at 1440p with excellent settings. having a single 980 ti is good though because then you can upgrade to another 980 ti for sli two way

 

if you want to learn how to overclock you cpu and gpu, read my guides. links are in my forum signature

Okay cool thanks for the input i was actually considering to sli 980 but im not sure if i want to right now. And the monitors im looking at i don't know if they support 4k

[BigDay]

Okay cool thanks for the input i was actually considering to sli 980 but im not sure if i want to right now. And the monitors im looking at i don't know if they support 4k

 

no problem

 

x2 980's in sli would play 4k, but you won't be getting a constant 60 fps on max settings. that being said, having two 980's in sli would be better than having a single 980 ti. in the future, you could also upgrade to x3 980's in sli. just make sure you have a big enough full tower atx case

 

make sure you overclock your cpu and gpu