advice for pc build

[vereg]

hello there, as the tittle says i'd like some advice for the pc am planning to build(first time) so far it contains

 

case:corsair vengeance c70

motherboard:msi z97 gaming 5

cpu:i5 4690k

ram: corsair vengeance pro 16gb

GPU:msi geforce gtx670 gaming 4g 

 

what type of a cpu cooler should i get air or water? do those sealed cpu coolers need some sort of a waterblock or not? 

also what psu should i get since i can't calculate the watts correctly

 

 

 

 

 

thanks in advance:)

[Aytex]

x61, h100i gtx are some aios

 

Intel 530/750 series

Samsung evo/evo pro

Crucial MX/BX

are some good SSD brands

[don_svetlio]

A SeaSonic S12G or G-series 550W is enough
EVGA G2/GS 550W
Super Flower Golden Green/Leadex 550W
Antec High Current Gamer 550W

Any of those
for CPU cooler - 212 Evo

You don't need 16GB of RAM
Get a R9 380 4G - it's better than the 670

do you have a 670 or 970 planned?

[Curufinwe_wins]

hello there, as the tittle says i'd like some advice for the pc am planning to build(first time) so far it contains

 

case:corsair vengeance c70

motherboard:msi z97 gaming 5

cpu:i5 4690k

ram: corsair vengeance pro 16gb

GPU:msi geforce gtx670 gaming 4g 

 

what type of a cpu cooler should i get air or water? do those sealed cpu coolers need some sort of a waterblock or not? 

also what psu should i get since i can't calculate the watts correctly

 

 

 

 

 

thanks in advance:)

Location, total budget? Use pcpartpicker.com if it has your country.

[Tedster]

hello there, as the tittle says i'd like some advice for the pc am planning to build(first time) so far it contains

 

case:corsair vengeance c70

motherboard:msi z97 gaming 5

cpu:i5 4690k

ram: corsair vengeance pro 16gb

GPU:msi geforce gtx670 gaming 4g 

 

what type of a cpu cooler should i get air or water? do those sealed cpu coolers need some sort of a waterblock or not? 

also what psu should i get since i can't calculate the watts correctly

 

 

 

 

 

thanks in advance:)

Welcome to the Forum.

 

I'd recommend going for a Noctua NH-D15 over the Cooler Master V8 if you want to spend the money on a good CPU cooler and are okay with the color scheme.

Also, I'd go for a good 500w PSU (so stay away from no-name brands and don't get a Corsair CX). I'd recommend an EVGA PSU of some sort, let's see if I can find a nice one.

[Rocko]

I would recommend a a Crucial MX200 SSD and WD black hard drive.

[brob]

Use pcpartpicker.com. You can restrict selections to a single merchant if you want.

[Darth-Marius]

seems good, but i would spend less on a a v8 gts and more on other things, but thats just me

[ayushh]

how to post a new topic

 

 

[vereg]

thank you all on your quick answers

 

 

A SeaSonic S12G or G-series 550W is enough
EVGA G2/GS 550W
Super Flower Golden Green/Leadex 550W
Antec High Current Gamer 550W

Any of those
for CPU cooler - 212 Evo

You don't need 16GB of RAM
Get a R9 380 4G - it's better than the 670

do you have a 670 or 970 planned?

sorry meant 970 just typo

Welcome to the Forum.

 

I'd recommend going for a Noctua NH-D15 over the Cooler Master V8 if you want to spend the money on a good CPU cooler and are okay with the color scheme.

Also, I'd go for a good 500w PSU (so stay away from no-name brands and don't get a Corsair CX). I'd recommend an EVGA PSU of some sort, let's see if I can find a nice one

 

 

 would a 500-550w psu cover everything? including extra fans,ssd,hdd

[don_svetlio]

thank you all on your quick answers

 

 

sorry meant 970 just typo

 

 

 would a 500-550w psu cover everything? including extra fans,ssd,hdd

550W is enough - but be careful what PSU you get. Stay away from cheap crap like Diablotek or the Corsair CX/CS/VS

[brob]

thank you all on your quick answers

 

 

sorry meant 970 just typo

 

 

 would a 500-550w psu cover everything? including extra fans,ssd,hdd

 

PCPartPicker.com provides a good estimate of power requirements for a build.

[vereg]

550W is enough - but be careful what PSU you get. Stay away from cheap crap like Diablotek or the Corsair CX/CS/VS

thanks one more thing is 16 gb ram to much ?also should i switch out the corsair vengeance  for kingston hyperx?

 

PCPartPicker.com provides a good estimate of power requirements for a build.

thanks m8

[Curufinwe_wins]

thanks one more thing is 16 gb ram to much ?also should i switch out the corsair vengeance  for kingston hyperx?

 

thanks m8

Get the cheapest ram available. It makes 0 difference. Also 16GB is more than you will need yes. Is it too much? I don't know. If you can buy better parts elsewhere by downgrading to 8GB then do so. If not 16GB is fine.

[brob]

Get the cheapest ram available. It makes 0 difference. Also 16GB is more than you will need yes. Is it too much? I don't know. If you can buy better parts elsewhere by downgrading to 8GB then do so. If not 16GB is fine.

 

Not accurate. There is a difference in memory parts. A measurable difference. Even in games, although it is very small.

[Curufinwe_wins]

Not accurate. There is a difference in memory parts. A measurable difference. Even in games, although it is very small.

Not true.

 

There is not a statistically significant measurable difference above a certain speed/timing (for ddr4 that seems to be 2400, for ddr3 its pretty accepted to be 1600).

 

http://www.anandtech.com/show/8959/ddr4-haswell-e-scaling-review-2133-to-3200-with-gskill-corsair-adata-and-crucial/6

 

Note that their 95% confidence interval is +/- 2 fps so literally there is no statistically significant difference.

 

Same with DDR3 above 1600.

 

http://www.anandtech.com/show/7364/memory-scaling-on-haswell/7

 

LITERALLY they have ONE test that has any statistically significant differences (that is dirt 3 min fps) and it's all over the place. There is ZERO difference for gaming (with discrete graphics).

[App4that]

I had a replacement side window cut for my C70 and can provide you the file needed to do so. It's a huge improvement over the one that comes with it.