New build, does it look solid?

[LegacyStijncat]

Hello, and thanks for reading this already!

 

I'll be building the following rig: http://de.pcpartpicker.com/p/GFwbgs

 

Location:

Belgium, but I can get parts from The Netherlands, Germany and France with ease.

 

Use of the build:

Gaming, Photoshop, Video Editing, Game Development, Coding.

It should also be portable, silent and reliable.

 

Budget:

As low as possible, but can up a little if needed.

 

Why I need help:

Is everything in this good? I don't like fire. Especially not in my PC case.

 

Quirky part clarification:

Dark Rock 3: I love aesthetics, silence and performance, but I don't like AIO watercoolers. This thing will be transported a lot and I don't want a chance for a leak.

HyperX Savage: IT LOOKS GOOD and it's low profile. BUT IT ESPECIALLY LOOKS GOOD.

Asus Maximus VII Ranger: a little bit cut down version of the Hero, but 40 euro's cheaper. Yes please.

Extra Be Quiet! Fan: it's for the Dark Rock 3, Push/Pull.

LEPA Fans: Led, silent and good. Nice!

 

Thanks in advance!

[Nena Trinity]

Awesome but why not a MSI R9 390?

 

Not sure if PSU is good or bad so...

[007agentHP]

r9 390 for more vram

[LegacyStijncat]

You're golden

 

(Just kidding, thanks )

 

 

Awesome but why not a MSI R9 390?

 

Not sure if PSU is good or bad so...

r9 390 for more vram

Well, I'm sadly enough Team Green. I'm considering Nvidia Shield, and have always had good experiences with Nvidia.

But, don't get me wrong. I'm not a fanboy, and I'm willing to consider a 390 if it's really worth it. So is it?

[kameshss]

People prefer Samsung 850 evo.

 

If I were you, I'd choose R9 390 over 970. But I'm not you.

[Nena Trinity]

 

(Just kidding, thanks )

 

 

Well, I'm sadly enough Team Green. I'm considering Nvidia Shield, and have always had good experiences with Nvidia.

But, don't get me wrong. I'm not a fanboy, and I'm willing to consider a 390 if it's really worth it. So is it?

If you are gonna use the Nvidia console then it wont work... (but yeah its more for the money still they are close!)

[LegacyStijncat]

People prefer Samsung 850 evo.

 

If I were you, I'd choose R9 390 over 970. But I'm not you.

Crucial is known to be reliable though, and there are sexy speeds on this unit. Will still look into the EVO, thanks!

And, still considering the 390

 

if your display is over 1440p, the 8GB VRam will help, but a 970 might still get away with it with a good OC. Just remember that the AMD card is hotter and hungrier

I'm a 1080p person, since YT is in 1080, and games easily rune-able on it!

 

If you are gonna use the Nvidia console then it wont work... (but yeah its more for the money still they are close!)

How are they AMD drivers? Cause I'm reppeled by AMD, due too horrifying experiences Flashbacks

[Nena Trinity]

How are they AMD drivers? Cause I'm reppeled by AMD, due too horrifying experiences Flashbacks

I have not heard to many issues about the drivers except them being late sometimes such as for GTA V and Witcher 3 being good examples...

 

One issue I remember quite well that in a game you could not see mesh properly with a feature enabled but it was fixed I heard!

[SeanAngelo]

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  (€257.32 @ Mindfactory) 

CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock 3 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler  (€68.99) 

Motherboard: MSI H97 GAMING 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (€105.43 @ Amazon Deutschland) 

Memory: Kingston Savage 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (€55.89 @ Amazon Deutschland) 

Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (€119.90 @ Amazon Deutschland) 

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  (€538.12 @ Mindfactory) 

Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro M ATX Mid Tower Case  (€82.32 @ Amazon Deutschland) 

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (€141.62 @ Amazon Deutschland) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 OEM (64-bit)  (Purchased For $0.00) 

Case Fan: be quiet! SilentWings 2 50.5 CFM 120mm  Fan  (€21.72 @ Amazon Deutschland) 

Case Fan: LEPA LP-BOL12P-R 81.5 CFM 120mm  Fan  (€12.85 @ Amazon Deutschland) 

Case Fan: LEPA LP-BOL12P-R 81.5 CFM 120mm  Fan  (€12.85 @ Amazon Deutschland) 

Case Fan: LEPA LP-BOL12P-R 81.5 CFM 120mm  Fan  (€12.85 @ Amazon Deutschland) 

Other: AOC i2369vm (Zilver) (€157.95)

Total: €1587.81

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-26 23:34 CEST+0200

[CydiaDash]

It shouldn't turn into liquid no

[kameshss]

Crucial is known to be reliable though, and there are sexy speeds on this unit. Will still look into the EVO, thanks!

And, still considering the 390

Crucial provides 3 years in warranty.

 

But Samsung provides 5 years warranty for 850 evo, 10 years for 850 pro.

 

Both perform about the same speeds.

[Knaj]

Looks awesome to me!

 

Also, know windows 10 has much better performance in games, shown here

[Nena Trinity]

Looks awesome to me!

 

Also, know windows 10 has much better performance in games, shown here

You forgot DX12!

[LegacyStijncat]

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  (€257.32 @ Mindfactory) ) 

Motherboard: MSI H97 GAMING 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (€105.43 @ Amazon Deutschland) 

Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (€119.90 @ Amazon Deutschland) 

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  (€538.12 @ Mindfactory) 

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (€141.62 @ Amazon Deutschland)

(I listed the changes you made above)

definetely seems interesting, but I don't get some of them.

First of all, why an Xeon? Are they also good in gaming? And can you overclock them? (I would prefer being able to overclock, you see)

And the MX100 has 6GB space more, and slower write speeds, at a higher price, and is older? Is it that much better?

And is the 980 even worth it? It's considered a bad bang for the buck card, right?

And for PSU, I feel comfortable with my Be Quiet! on that respect. It's known to well, Be Quiet!

 

Don't get me wrong, I appreciate the changes you made, especially since I didn't consider an Xeon until now. Could you clarify my confusions?

[SeanAngelo]

(I listed the changes you made above)

definetely seems interesting, but I don't get some of them.

First of all, why an Xeon? Are they also good in gaming? And can you overclock them? (I would prefer being able to overclock, you see)

And the MX100 has 6GB space more, and slower write speeds, at a higher price, and is older? Is it that much better?

And is the 980 even worth it? It's considered a bad bang for the buck card, right?

And for PSU, I feel comfortable with my Be Quiet! on that respect. It's known to well, Be Quiet!

 

Don't get me wrong, I appreciate the changes you made, especially since I didn't consider an Xeon until now. Could you clarify my confusions?

That Xeon is basically an i7 processor without iGPU. In terms of gaming performance, they perform around the same. It can be overclocked but not as much as the i7, hence why it is around the same price as the i5.

Well, for that, stick with the MX200. I heard good reviews about the MX100 that's why I opted for it instead of the MX200. But the MX200 will be just fine I assume.

If you're looking at a price point of the 980Ti territory then yes, a 980 will be considered as "not worth it" but the 980 is still more powerful than a 970 and a r9 390. So I opted for that.

EVGA G2 PSUs are fantastic, don't know much about BeQuiet PSUs so that is why I went for the EVGA PSU. and it's slightly cheaper with an additional of 100W.

[LegacyStijncat]

That Xeon is basically an i7 processor without iGPU. In terms of gaming performance, they perform around the same. It can be overclocked but not as much as the i7, hence why it is around the same price as the i5.

Well, for that, stick with the MX200. I heard good reviews about the MX100 that's why I opted for it instead of the MX200. But the MX200 will be just fine I assume.

If you're looking at a price point of the 980Ti territory then yes, a 980 will be considered as "not worth it" but the 980 is still more powerful than a 970 and a r9 390. So I opted for that.

EVGA G2 PSUs are fantastic, don't know much about BeQuiet PSUs so that is why I went for the EVGA PSU. and it's slightly cheaper with an additional of 100W.

I'm impressed! Thanks for the suggestions!

 

So, how "bad" is the Xeon in overclocking compared too i7's? I don't plan to overclock till 5GHz or something, but a bit extra GHz would be nice if I happen to be just under the system requirements in a few years.

 

No harm done, I appreciate the suggestion of the MX100 still!

 

A random question (no pressure if you don't know). Will a better GPU improve performance in other places then gaming? Like rendering, video editing, game development?

 

Heard good stuff about the EVGA G2, but I would prefer to maybe go with a 750W version of my Be Quiet! then. No offence, I appreciate your suggestion endlessly! But I'm quite fond of the idea of a silent PSU, and it's from my brother Germany

[SeanAngelo]

I'm impressed! Thanks for the suggestions!

 

So, how "bad" is the Xeon in overclocking compared too i7's? I don't plan to overclock till 5GHz or something, but a bit extra GHz would be nice if I happen to be just under the system requirements in a few years.

 

No harm done, I appreciate the suggestion of the MX100 still!

 

A random question (no pressure if you don't know). Will a better GPU improve performance in other places then gaming? Like rendering, video editing, game development?

 

Heard good stuff about the EVGA G2, but I would prefer to maybe go with a 750W version of my Be Quiet! then. No offence, I appreciate your suggestion endlessly! But I'm quite fond of the idea of a silent PSU, and it's from my brother Germany

Well, overclocking a Xeon is obtained by changing the BCLK (baseclock) You can gain around 300MHz up to 500MHz OC with a Xeon. But if your plan is to overclock then it is advised to go with an unlocked i5 or i7 processor as you can gain more in overclocking compared to a Xeon.

 

As far as having a higher end GPU, it depends on the software you are using, if it uses CUDA or GPU acceleration, then yes it would be beneficial in having a higher end GPU. 

 

That's fine with me if you're sticking with a BeQuiet PSU or an MX200, at the end of the day, it's your system so I gotta respect that  

[LegacyStijncat]

Well, overclocking a Xeon is obtained by changing the BCLK (baseclock) You can gain around 300MHz up to 500MHz OC with a Xeon. But if your plan is to overclock then it is advised to go with an unlocked i5 or i7 processor as you can gain more in overclocking compared to a Xeon.

 

As far as having a higher end GPU, it depends on the software you are using, if it uses CUDA or GPU acceleration, then yes it would be beneficial in having a higher end GPU. 

 

That's fine with me if you're sticking with a BeQuiet PSU or an MX200, at the end of the day, it's your system so I gotta respect that

Aw, that stinks, thanks for the info though!

 

Hmm, will do my research then! Thanks a lot!

I'm a stubborn cat, but still thanks for the info! I learned some stuff bout the Xeons, and maybe I'll be getting another GPU thanks to your info! Thanks a lot!