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Bertrock Obama
By Bertrock Obama
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OK, so I am a newbie here, and to PC building, but I would like to have some people steer me in the right direction for a gaming/silent workstation. Here is the partslist that I have so far

 

NZXT Phantom 410 

MSI Z87-GD65 

 

MSI GAMING N760 4GB (I need to do 3D rendering)

 

i5 4670K (I do plan to overclock)

 

16 GB Corsair Vengeance @ 1866 

 

Corsair RM750 

 

WD Black 1TB 

 

Asus Disk Drive 

 

Windows 8

 

 

I already know what Windows 8 is like, and I am ready to get something that will get me all the performance that I need. I am currently using an Asus G46VW, and it is just not good enough for what I need to do. Any help would be appreciated!

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Build seems good, maybe considering a aftermarket cooler if your gonna OC?

| CPU: INTEL i5 6600k @ 4.6Ghz @ 1.328v | Motherboard: ASUS Z170-AR | Ram: G.SKILL 2x8GB 2400Mhz | CPU Cooler : Corsair H100i V2

| GPU: GIGABYTE GTX980Ti G1 GAMING | SSD: SAMSUNG 840 EVO 250GB  | Storage: WD 1TB GREEN | OS: Windows 10 Pro 64bit | PSU: FSP 650W AURUM S |

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Looks good, you might want to get a cooler master 212 evo for OC'ing

Rig CPU Intel i5 3570K at 4.2 GHz - MB MSI Z77A-GD55 - RAM Kingston 8GB 1600 mhz - GPU XFX 7870 Double D - Keyboard Logitech G710+

Case Corsair 600T - Storage Intel 330 120GB, WD Blue 1TB - CPU Cooler Noctua NH-D14 - Displays Dell U2312HM, Asus VS228, Acer AL1715

 

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What's your budget? I might be able to make a better build...

I like the color scheme of Noctua fans. Deal with it. Forget about the bad memories of the past.


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Forget about the bad memories of the past, take the good ones along with you through the present, and look forwards to the good things that will come in the future.

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I would get a lower PSU unless you plan to sli.

For the price of that card I suggest looking at R8 series or maybe a 7950/70

Also I would get cheaper RAM. Corsair is pretty overpriced for 1866mhz

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You said silence. Fractal design R4 is your friend.

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I would get a lower PSU unless you plan to sli.

For the price of that card I suggest looking at R8 series or maybe a 7950/70

Also I would get cheaper RAM. Corsair is pretty overpriced for 1866mhz

Kingston has some pretty cheap ram.

I like the color scheme of Noctua fans. Deal with it. Forget about the bad memories of the past.


"wunder you really are as straight as a rainbow" - Lanoi "can I fisterino your nose" - WunderWuffle


Forget about the bad memories of the past, take the good ones along with you through the present, and look forwards to the good things that will come in the future.

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SSD and 7970

CPU: Ryzen 5 3600 @ Stock, CPU cooler: Dark Rock 4, Motherboard: MSI B450M PRO-M2 MAX, RAM: 2x8GB Crucial Ballistix DDR4 @ 3000Mhz, GPU: EVGA GTX 1080 ACX 3.0, SSD: Crucial P1 1TB M.2 + 2x120GB SSDs, Case: Corsair 110R, PSU: Corsair TX650M, OS: Windows 10 64-bit.

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Ssd and aftermarket cpu cooler.

Desk: monitors 3x Asus VE248h(eyefinity), Keyboard Cm Strom Trigger(mx red), Mouse Corsair m65, Headset Audio Technica ATH-M50

Black Friday 2013 Build: i7 4770k, Gigabyte Z87X UD5H, 16gb Corsair, Msi R9 290, Corsair Axi 760, Corsair 750D, 2x intel 530 240gb ssd, 2x Seagate 400gb

Older Machine amd x640, msi 760g mobo, 8gb gskillz, Sapphire 6870, Corsair hx650, Cooler master haf 922, ocz agility 3 120gb ssd || HTPC: i7 3770k, shuttle xpc z77, 16gb gskillz, Asus GTX 650 ti, intel 120gb msata ssd

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Kingston has some pretty cheap ram.

IMO the hyperX Beast is the best looking.

Ripjaws is amazing for the price point also.

Just get the best looking/cheapest between those 3. Cant go wrong

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Ssd and aftermarket cpu cooler.

Oh yeah. You'll want an aftermarket CPU cooler if you want to OC stably. Im not saying youc ant OC with the stock cooler, but I would recommend getting at least a Coolermaster Hyper 212.

I like the color scheme of Noctua fans. Deal with it. Forget about the bad memories of the past.


"wunder you really are as straight as a rainbow" - Lanoi "can I fisterino your nose" - WunderWuffle


Forget about the bad memories of the past, take the good ones along with you through the present, and look forwards to the good things that will come in the future.

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SSD and 7970, even though I'm not really a fan of them the R4 is a quite case.

PC: Corsair C70 Arctic, FX 9370, Corsair H80i, Gigabyte 990fxa-ud3, Corsair Vengence 16gb, Palit JetStream GTX 970, OCZ Vertex 4 128gb and Western Digital Blue 1Tb + 500gb, Antec Gamer 520w

Peripherals: Logitech G19 and SteelSeries Sensei RAW

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1) Get a lower PSU maybe around the 550 - 600 mark

2) Get an SSD it will make your life so much better! 

3) you wont really need 4GB card even if you will be rendering. It will just be bottlenedcked by the GPU's Total power

4) Get a good enough aftermarker cooler, Maybe a corsair H100i or H220 from swifttech

5) Get ALOT OF FANS and maybe a fan controler, ( set everything to the min RPMs whilse still getting good airflow is important)

 

Also unless you watercool you GPU your system will whine like a child especially when you are rendering something in 3d or playing a game.  

 

Also If you can Indicate a price range are are working with. We might make so much suggestions but if it can't fit your budget it'll be useless. :)

CPU: i5 -2400 Cooler: Noctua NH-L12 Mobo: Fatal1ty Z68 Pro Gen3 Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8gb 1600mhz SSD: Samsung 840 120gb HDD: WD 3TB Green, Seagate Barracuda 1TB GPU: Asus GTX 760 Direct CU II (future SLI) Sound card: Xonar Phoebus PSU: Corsair RM series 750 watts Case: Aerocool Mechatron Fans: Bit Fenix Spectre Pros
Monitor:Samsung SyncMaster SA950, Philips Blade 234CLSpeakers: Logitech z506 Headset: Razer Tiamat 7.1 KB: Blackwidow Ultimate Stealth edition Mouse: Ouroburos Mouse pad: Golaithus Extended Speed edition Gamepad: Orbweaver Controllers: Wireless Xbox 360 Controller, Razer Hydra 
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*Wants silent system--gets caviar black*

Caviar blacks can be quite loud and aren't worth the money. Seagate barracudas are cheaper and have similar performance. The 3TB variant of WD Reds have an extra thick enclosure that make them nearly silent. WD Greens are quiet as well.

What's your budget? Programs you are using? Just saying workstation is quite vague.

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