New PC build

[Trollsama]

Hello guys, I have been subscribed to Linus and his channels for a while now. Finally decided to sign up on the forum after stalking for some time  .

I am currently staying is Malaysia and I need some good advice on the pc I am building.

 

Processor: Intel i5-4670k or i7-4770k

Motherboard: Msi gd65 gaming or mpower maxx or mpower. need clear difference between mpower maxx and m power. gd 65 gaming looks seriously awesome.

RAM: corsair vengence pro 1800 16GB or dominator 1800 16 GB. What is the performance difference between these two? IS it worth the premium if I am overclocking? (approx 4.6GHZ)

Cooling: Corsair h100i, and some sp120 fans

HDD: 2 X corsair force gs in raid 0 (already have the drives), 3 X 1tb WD green , 2 X 2tb WD green

GPU: Wanted to get a Asus 7970 ghz edition but heard rumors of AMD releasing new series in the coming month.

PSU: Corsair  HX 850 or AX 750 might get sli setup in future.

Case: Current choice Thermaltake level 10 GT, any recommendations are welcome.

 

PC will be mainly used for gaming, Photoshop and running Maya. (Computer science student here) Want to overclock the cpu but not to extreme levels ( not 5ghz). 

 

Guys any recommendations and changes to the pc will be helpful. Thanks.

 

EDIT:

 

Price is about $2000. The force

Both vengeance pro and dominator are same speed 1866. Just want to know the difference between the two in performance.

The force gs 128 GB are ssd.

Getting green drives cause i have them already from my dead home server.

As for graphics i think I have 2 X ati 4890 HIS lying around somewhere.

 

 

Thanks for the quick response guys.

Edited September 10, 2013 by Trollsama

[Vbgf]

For that many HDD make sure that your Mobo supports all of em on native sata3 otherwise it looks good aether way you go.

[JoshM]

If its just gaming then 4670k

I would got MSI cause i haven't heard of the other board

Doesn't really matter which ram just get 1600 or 1866 you won't notice the difference

Don't get Green drives they are slow especially for raid, get an SSD

Wait for 9 series

The difference in psu comes down to budget

Level 10 GT cases are over rated and over priced

 

What is your budget that's the only really important information.

[AndyCapets]

If you're going to do a lot of HEAVY Photoshop, I recommend going for the i7, other than that, just go for the i5, it's just not as good for PS, editing programms, etc.

The MPower Max is a beast of a MB, (owner here) but, other that few more features that this board has, it's just the PREMIUM version of the MPower, and for the GD65 Gaming, it's a great MB, but it won't be a good a the MPower MAX for OC, and since you just want to OC a bit, just go for the Gaming, you will have a less expensive system for perfomances that will be exactle the same as for a $250 MB.

For the RAM, just go for the cheapest one, you can OC it yourself so easily these days that spending the extra money won't bring you much.

(please don't take the SP fans cause they're Corsairs, they're garbage, take Noctuas.)

For the GC, waiting or not, it's up to you, if you need the system now, go for it, but i'd wait if I was you.

BTW, great choice of case.

Other than that you're build is going to be really solid, go for it!

[LIGISTX]

I don't think there is any point in the faster RAM. If you are trying to OC the CPU, odds are you won't be able to go much higher than 1600 anyways. Plus, there is no real gain from having faster RAM. It doesn't really make any performance difference.

[JoshM]

Hello guys, I have been subscribed to Linus and his channels for a while now. Finally decided to sign up on the forum after stalking for some time  .

I am currently staying is Malaysia and I need some good advice on the pc I am building.

 

Processor: Intel i5-4670k or i7-4770k

Motherboard: Msi gd65 gaming or mpower maxx or mpower. need clear difference between mpower maxx and m power. gd 65 gaming looks seriously awesome.

RAM: corsair vengence pro 1800 16GB or dominator 1800 16 GB. What is the performance difference between these two? IS it worth the premium if I am overclocking? (approx 4.6GHZ)

Cooling: Corsair h100i, and some sp120 fans

HDD: 2 X corsair force gs in raid 0 (already have the drives), 3 X 1tb WD green , 2 X 2tb WD green

GPU: Wanted to get a Asus 7970 ghz edition but heard rumors of AMD releasing new series in the coming month.

PSU: Corsair  HX 850 or AX 750 might get sli setup in future.

Case: Current choice Thermaltake level 10 GT, any recommendations are welcome.

 

PC will be mainly used for gaming, Photoshop and running Maya. (Computer science student here) Want to overclock the cpu but not to extreme levels ( not 5ghz). 

 

Guys any recommendations and changes to the pc will be helpful. Thanks.

You need to follow your thread otherwise you won't get notifications 

[WoodenMarker]

Where are you shopping? Are you in a rush to get the system?

[Trollsama]

Where are you shopping? Are you in a rush to get the system?

Shopping from store in Malaysia called Low Yat. The dealer is a Viewnet dealer. Not in a big rush to get the pc. Still have my laptop but wanted to get one cause my home server died.

[Recon-UK]

You would be better off with a Pentium and a 7770, i mean you can still max games out with 10FPS.

 

You also can use the Antec Earthwatts EA380D PSU.

[Trollsama]

You would be better off with a Pentium and a 7770, i mean you can still max games out with 10FPS.

 

You also can use the Antec Earthwatts EA380D PSU.

The GPU 4890 sli will be a place holder till the new amd series comes out.

[JoshM]

You would be better off with a Pentium and a 7770, i mean you can still max games out with 10FPS.

 

You also can use the Antec Earthwatts EA380D PSU.

You are either trolling or posting in the wrong area

[A/C]

Chech the thread in my signature down here: the build is basically the same

[lachyman]

This will be good:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($229.98 @ Outlet PC) 

CPU Cooler:  Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($109.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard:  Asus Maximus VI Hero ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($204.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory:  Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($79.20 @ Amazon) 

Storage:  A-Data Premier Pro SP900 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($169.99 @ Newegg) 

Video Card:  Asus GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card  ($675.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case:  Corsair 650D ATX Mid Tower Case  ($149.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply:  Corsair Professional 850W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply  ($129.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $1750.11

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-09-10 07:35 EDT-0400)

 

I let $250 in the budget for inaccurate currency converting, also you DON'T WANT to use those GPUs, they will be horrible, loud as an airplane, hot as lava and no driver support. Get the 780 instead. I chose Asus ROG parts, because they are supposed to have some kind of GPU voltage lock override, and they look good with the Corsair parts. Those HDDs are fine, if you get at least 1/4TB SSD, they are pretty slow so you don't want your games to run from them if possible.  The PSU is SLI ready and even if you get a second 780 later, you'll still have more than 100W of headroom. You might also consider getting a pair of Corsair SP120s for the radiator, they are around $30.

[WoodenMarker]

Shopping from store in Malaysia called Low Yat. The dealer is a Viewnet dealer. Not in a big rush to get the pc. Still have my laptop but wanted to get one cause my home server died.

Sigh, why don't they ever have malay websites I can just browse through instead of looking through a pdf...

[Trollsama]

Sigh, why don't they ever have malay websites I can just browse through instead of looking through a pdf...

The prices are a bit iffy too. Bought Force gs 128gb for rm 390(usd $122). The very next week, same ssd from same shop cost rm 430(usd $135). So take quoted price with a grain of salt.