Going through with the build

[Marcus Torre DeProspero]

So a while ago I said I was going to be building my buddy a computer that could game really well and could render videos faster than a normal gaming pc. So the PC will have either one or two Xeon e5 2670, a gtx 970 (I have an extra lying around so I will use it in this build), an nzxt s340, a Cooler Master600w, no clue on the the motherboard still but I can figure that out later, and I will be getting him a 240gb ssd, no idea on the cooler either. Am I missing anything? Any suggestions? Thanks in advance. 

[BrinkGG]

4 minutes ago, Marcus Torre DeProspero said:

So a while ago I said I was going to be building my buddy a computer that could game really well and could render videos faster than a normal gaming pc. So the PC will have either one or two Xeon e5 2670, a gtx 970 (I have an extra lying around so I will use it in this build), an nzxt s340, a Cooler Master600w, no clue on the the motherboard still but I can figure that out later, and I will be getting him a 240gb ssd, no idea on the cooler either. Am I missing anything? Any suggestions? Thanks in advance. 

The PSU will need enough power for both the e5s, so you might need more then that 600w... Also what motherboard are you planning on using? 

[GTechGeorge]

1 minute ago, Marcus Torre DeProspero said:

So a while ago I said I was going to be building my buddy a computer that could game really well and could render videos faster than a normal gaming pc. So the PC will have either one or two Xeon e5 2670, a gtx 970 (I have an extra lying around so I will use it in this build), an nzxt s340, a Cooler Master600w, no clue on the the motherboard still but I can figure that out later, and I will be getting him a 240gb ssd, no idea on the cooler either. Am I missing anything? Any suggestions? Thanks in advance. 

Do you think that the dual Xeons are gonna bottleneck the singular GTX 970? That's kind of overkill to be putting only one graphics card into. Also how how much wattage do you think this PC will consume? You can use PCPartPicker to find out but if you're going with dual Xeons, I recommend getting an 80+ Platinum or 80+ Titanium rated PSU. Also the same goes for storage. If you're going to game and render videos on this PC, you're going to need more than a 240GB SSD. I've only got 2 games on my 240GB SSD including Windows and my Program Files. You'll fill that up in about 3 months if that.

[BrinkGG]

1 minute ago, StrikerX1360 said:

Do you think that the dual Xeons are gonna bottleneck the singular GTX 970? That's kind of overkill to be putting only one graphics card into. Also how how much wattage do you think this PC will consume? You can use PCPartPicker to find out but if you're going with dual Xeons, I recommend getting an 80+ Platinum or 80+ Titanium rated PSU. Also the same goes for storage. If you're going to game and render videos on this PC, you're going to need more than a 240GB SSD. I've only got 2 games on my 240GB SSD including Windows and my Program Files. You'll fill that up in about 3 months if that.

You don't need 80 Plat for Xeons... 

As long as it has the connectors for the mobo and GPU you're usually fine. 

[GTechGeorge]

Just now, Brink2Three said:

You don't need 80 Plat for Xeons... 

As long as it has the connectors for the mobo and GPU you're usually fine. 

The reason I said 80+ Platinum is due to the sheer cost and power being housed within this PC. I mean, you could probably get off fine with an 80+ Gold or maybe even 80+ Silver, but I know that the more efficient the PSU the more powerful/reliable it will be. That mainly has to do with name branding like if you went and bought a generic 400W PSU off of the shelf and got a Corsair or EVGA 400W PSU, I'd obviously go for the ones that I know are reliable

[HKZeroFive]

11 minutes ago, StrikerX1360 said:

The reason I said 80+ Platinum is due to the sheer cost and power being housed within this PC. I mean, you could probably get off fine with an 80+ Gold or maybe even 80+ Silver, but I know that the more efficient the PSU the more powerful/reliable it will be. That mainly has to do with name branding like if you went and bought a generic 400W PSU off of the shelf and got a Corsair or EVGA 400W PSU, I'd obviously go for the ones that I know are reliable

Common misconception - efficiency doesn't determine quality.

 

Case in point; the EVGA SuperNOVA NEX/G1 series has gold-rated efficiency, is fully modular and has a warranty of 10 years. On paper, it looks good. But delve a bit further and you'll see it has pretty crap voltage regulation, which can put unnecessary stress on your GPU and motherboard's VRMs.

 

On the other hand, there are Bronze rated models such as the Seasonic S12II and M12II, the EVGA SuperNOVA B2 series, the Corsair CX*50M that are far superior units in terms of reliability.

[Marcus Torre DeProspero]

33 minutes ago, StrikerX1360 said:

Do you think that the dual Xeons are gonna bottleneck the singular GTX 970? That's kind of overkill to be putting only one graphics card into. Also how how much wattage do you think this PC will consume? You can use PCPartPicker to find out but if you're going with dual Xeons, I recommend getting an 80+ Platinum or 80+ Titanium rated PSU. Also the same goes for storage. If you're going to game and render videos on this PC, you're going to need more than a 240GB SSD. I've only got 2 games on my 240GB SSD including Windows and my Program Files. You'll fill that up in about 3 months if that.

He has a 2tb hardrive and a 120gb SSD for video files so the 240Gb ssd will be his OS drive, also He isn't going to be doing any serious gaming like witcher 3 at max settings he mostly plays Overwatch, CSGO, and a few other mmo games. Also AGAIN!!! I already have the 970 just sitting around so I might as well just give it to him. 

[BrinkGG]

On 6/11/2016 at 9:37 PM, HKZeroFive said:

Common misconception - efficiency doesn't determine quality.

 

Case in point; the EVGA SuperNOVA NEX/G1 series has gold-rated efficiency, is fully modular and has a warranty of 10 years. On paper, it looks good. But delve a bit further and you'll see it has pretty crap voltage regulation, which can put unnecessary stress on your GPU and motherboard's VRMs.

 

On the other hand, there are Bronze rated models such as the Seasonic S12II and M12II, the EVGA SuperNOVA B2 series, the Corsair CX*50M that are far superior units in terms of reliability.

Ok the CX series might not be as bad as they get noted for, but they don't deserve to be put with the superNOVA and M12II...

[HKZeroFive]

3 minutes ago, Brink2Three said:

Ok the CX series might not be as bad as they get noted for, but they don't deserve to be put with the superNOVA and M12II...

Not talking about the old, green models. I'm talking about the new revised grey ones with DC-DC regulation, better capacitors, better voltage and load regulation, complete with all-black cables and a 5 year warranty.