[Finalizing] Shadow Blade

[AsrielDreemurr]

I think it's done. My planned build for editing/gaming and 3d rendering. My build that I will use in my day to day life. It's not a top of the line 5th gen i7 with a gtx titan, or some low end pentium with a 730. It's not the best, not the worst, but it will do for the things I do :3

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/GroundHound101/saved/#view=nnJLrH

 

*If you have any suggestions that you think will benefit me, comment below. If not, then, well, i don't know c:

 

[TheRandomness]

Because multi-monitor (and chances are you might want to game on both) the extra VRAM of a 390 would help but if you need CUDA stay with 970 c:

[Starelementpoke]

I personally think you're spending way too much on the case, and getting a more expensive psu when you could get a just as good one for cheaper, but it's good. If you don't need cuda, go 390.

[2m-of-Duct-Tape]

Could go with wd green 2tb. Just a cost saving measure should not hurt the performance too much.

[Streetguru]

I think it's done. My planned build for editing/gaming and 3d rendering. My build that I will use in my day to day life. It's not a top of the line 5th gen i7 with a gtx titan, or some low end pentium with

Might wanna start here, the 1231v3 is a good deal better value than that CPU overall, and at that budget you could easily go X99

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/cpzT23

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/cpzT23/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($232.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($62.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($32.99 @ Adorama)

Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($122.99 @ NCIX US)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.98 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 390 8GB PCS+ Video Card  ($298.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.99 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: Rosewill Hive 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.89 @ OutletPC)

Total: $900.80

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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[AsrielDreemurr]

Might wanna start here, the 1231v3 is a good deal better value than that CPU overall, and at that budget you could easily go X99

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/cpzT23

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/cpzT23/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($232.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($62.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($32.99 @ Adorama)

Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($122.99 @ NCIX US)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.98 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 390 8GB PCS+ Video Card  ($298.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.99 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: Rosewill Hive 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.89 @ OutletPC)

Total: $900.80

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-04 15:27 EST-0500

x99 apparently has a terrible memory imc unless you spend time tweaking it. And i'm not too sure about the Xeon tbh

[Streetguru]

x99 apparently has a terrible memory imc unless you spend time tweaking it. And i'm not too sure about the Xeon tbh

memory imc?

 

the Xeon is exactly the same CPU as the i7, just with lower clock speeds, any intel i5 or above running above 3ghz is going to be more than enough for gaming

[AsrielDreemurr]

memory imc?

 

the Xeon is exactly the same CPU as the i7, just with lower clock speeds, any intel i5 or above running above 3ghz is going to be more than enough for gaming

A. I do somewhat plan to OC in the future, so not sure about Xeons. B. i5 is locked at 4 threads. I'm a heavy multi tasker, which won't help that situation

 

*typo, meant imc, not memory imc c:

[Streetguru]

A. I do somewhat plan to OC in the future, so not sure about Xeons. B. i5 is locked at 4 threads. I'm a heavy multi tasker, which won't help that situation

Spending Extra money to OC really isn't worth it anymore, unless you have like a 144hz display.

 

here's an idea for the X99 build, still not sure what you mean by imc though

 

also the 390 is a fair better choice compared to the 970, partly due to potentially better DX12/Vulkan support, and becuase it has more performance overall, but mostly you save money on a free-sync display vs a G-sync display

Included a free-sync display, you could always add a secondary display later, though a 1440p display as your second display is going to be a lot better

 

 

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/MVs3rH

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/MVs3rH/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($374.99 @ SuperBiiz)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.99 @ Amazon)

Motherboard: Asus X99-A/USB 3.1 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($249.99 @ Amazon)

Memory: Crucial 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($69.99 @ Adorama)

Storage: Sandisk Ultra II 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($133.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Western Digital Blue 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($77.89 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 390 8GB PCS+ Video Card  ($308.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Case: Deepcool TESSERACT BF ATX Mid Tower Case  ($38.98 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: Rosewill 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.89 @ OutletPC)

Monitor: LG 29UM67 60Hz 29.0" Monitor  ($299.99 @ Micro Center)

Total: $1674.69

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-04 18:09 EST-0500

[AsrielDreemurr]

Spending Extra money to OC really isn't worth it anymore, unless you have like a 144hz display.

 

here's an idea for the X99 build, still not sure what you mean by imc though

 

also the 390 is a fair better choice compared to the 970, partly due to potentially better DX12/Vulkan support, and becuase it has more performance overall, but mostly you save money on a free-sync display vs a G-sync display

Included a free-sync display, you could always add a secondary display later, though a 1440p display as your second display is going to be a lot better

 

 

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/MVs3rH

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/MVs3rH/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($374.99 @ SuperBiiz)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.99 @ Amazon)

Motherboard: Asus X99-A/USB 3.1 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($249.99 @ Amazon)

Memory: Crucial 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($69.99 @ Adorama)

Storage: Sandisk Ultra II 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($133.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Western Digital Blue 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($77.89 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 390 8GB PCS+ Video Card  ($308.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Case: Deepcool TESSERACT BF ATX Mid Tower Case  ($38.98 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: Rosewill 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.89 @ OutletPC)

Monitor: LG 29UM67 60Hz 29.0" Monitor  ($299.99 @ Micro Center)

Total: $1674.69

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-04 18:09 EST-0500

I need ShadowPlay, hence the 970. I have two monitors for multi tasking.

 

*imc= Integrated-memory-controller

[Streetguru]

I need ShadowPlay, hence the 970. I have two monitors for multi tasking.

AMD has GPU accelerated streaming/recording with raptr, otherwise you could use DXtory/OBS to do the same job, is it really worth losing performance and future support overall just for shadowplay?

 

well what's wrong with it's memory controller? google is telling me nothing, if it's related to RAM speed, RAM speed doesn't matter for anything aside from iGPUs for the most part