SSD type

[Duchess]

Is M.2 the way to go here?  I watched some youtube on it but im still not sure

[Dzzope]

The way to go is NVME on m.2 but over PCI-E not sata. so board and device is relevant. Sammy 950 is it with a board that uses pci-e lanes insead of sata (will be a note saying either x or y is disabled in pcpartpicker)

 

But thats for the top end... what do you need it for? m.2 is neater in a build anyway. 

 

But it doesn't make a device inherantly faster as this article shows, they are identical performance.

http://techreport.com/review/28025/samsung-850-evo-m-2-solid-state-drive-reviewed

[Duchess]

1 minute ago, Dzzope said:

The way to go is NVME on m.2 but over PCI-E not sata. so board and device is relevant. Sammy 950 is it with a board that uses pci-e lanes insead of sata (will be a note saying either x or y is disabled in pcpartpicker)

 

Computer parts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

My head

[Dzzope]

3 minutes ago, Duchess said:

 

Computer parts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

My head

hehe, yea.. updated my reply though..

 

Basically it comes down to what you need in terms of size and speed and how much your willing to spend.

[Duchess]

1 minute ago, Dzzope said:

hehe, yea.. updated my reply though..

 

Basically it comes down to what you need in terms of size and speed and how much your willing to spend.

well there were 3 samsung ssd's with that being the only difference.  Internet said m.2 is newer and better plus the size advantage so I guess its that one

[Duchess]

just wanted to make sure it was compatible 

[Dzzope]

If you want to be able to tell easily if a board uses sata or pci-e lanes.. look at the compatibility note on this build.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/6FP6TW

With the speed of the drive (the samsung 950) the sata interface isn't fast enough.. so if you were to go that route you would know you need a different motherboard to the one selected in order to get the benefit of all that speed and money.

 

It will also tell you if it has any major compatibility issues for whatever device your looking at (the 850 EVO M.2 I gather).. 

[Duchess]

1 minute ago, Dzzope said:

If you want to be able to tell easily if a board uses sata or pci-e lanes.. look at the compatibility note on this build.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/6FP6TW

With the speed of the drive (the samsung 950) the sata interface isn't fast enough.. so if you were to go that route you would know you need a different motherboard to the one selected in order to get the benefit of all that speed and money.

while youre here what type of ddr4 memory should i use.  I was going to look for what brand looked coolest but theres differnt numbers behind them

[Dzzope]

:D... wanna tell me what your looking for and I'll put a build together.. or link me to the build you have??

[Duchess]

Just now, Dzzope said:

:D... wanna tell me what your looking for and I'll put a build together.. or link me to the build you have??

so far.

 

the CPU fan is horrendous so i dont know that pretty ram matters lol

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/qXf7f7
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/qXf7f7/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($374.99 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 SE2011 CPU Cooler  ($85.39 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($152.99 @ Micro Center) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($65.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB HYBRID Video Card  ($689.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Mini XL MicroATX Desktop Case  ($169.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1539.34
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-10 02:20 EST-0500

[Duchess]

1 minute ago, Duchess said:

so far.

 

the CPU fan is horrendous so i dont know that pretty ram matters lol

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/qXf7f7
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/qXf7f7/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($374.99 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 SE2011 CPU Cooler  ($85.39 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($152.99 @ Micro Center) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($65.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB HYBRID Video Card  ($689.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Mini XL MicroATX Desktop Case  ($169.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1539.34
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-10 02:20 EST-0500

apparently i picked something that made only really expensive motherboards an option...

[Dzzope]

What are you using it for.. the CPU is overkill if not editing / rendering / using VM's or streaming and heavy heavy multi-tsking

 

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/xM3C3C

[Duchess]

Just now, Dzzope said:

What are you using it for.. the CPU is overkill if not editing / rendering / using VM's or streaming and heavy heavy multi-tsking

 

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/xM3C3C

Its the same guy from other thread    Star citizen is the only big game and it uses all the cores it can get.  Just going at getting the right stuff and doublechecking.

[Duchess]

4 minutes ago, Dzzope said:

What are you using it for.. the CPU is overkill if not editing / rendering / using VM's or streaming and heavy heavy multi-tsking

 

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/xM3C3C

I had another thread going that came to the conclusion that the ugly ass air cooling cpu cooler was the best short of a custom loop.  But its soooo ugly

[Dzzope]

 

Ahh, right... If your going for the hydro card, go for the aio cooler... iif you don't want the aio (water) cooling, change the card too, it has the same pro's and cons.

 

There are some good better looking ones.. check out phanteks, promiligatec, be-quiet for some options on the high end coolers.

 

[Duchess]

3 minutes ago, Dzzope said:

 

Ahh, right... If your going for the hydro card, go for the aio cooler... iif you don't want the aio (water) cooling, change the card too, it has the same pro's and cons.

 

There are some good better looking ones.. check out phanteks, promiligatec, be-quiet for some options on the high end coolers.

 

I guess that makes sense.  I liked the thinner 980s lol

[Dzzope]

Just now, Duchess said:

I guess that makes sense.  I liked the thinner 980s lol

They aren't thinner.. or at least not by more than a couple of mm.

[Duchess]

Just now, Dzzope said:

They aren't thinner.. or at least not by more than a couple of mm.

Really?  They looked it.. I guess its the radiators make it look that way.   Im definately still tore between the 2 then lol.  Ill decide when I decide on the CPU cooler then

[Duchess]

12 minutes ago, Duchess said:

I guess that makes sense.  I liked the thinner 980s lol

I might be in love with phanteks in general.  so clean...   Thanks for introducing me lol