Critique my build!

[CDK2020]

Hello everyone!

 

I am looking to build a new computer and I have completed a draft, I am looking for improvements that can be made while not increasing the price by more than USD $50.

 

Before you change my graphics card please note that I have a freesync monitor and would like to take advantage of that capability.

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/K2GJM8

 

Any tips welcome!

[MoonlightSylv]

You could get a GTX 1070 for the same price as a Fury and that would DESTROY the Fury.

And I'm even an AMD Radeon fanboy.

 

I would also recommend getting an EVGA G2/GS/GQ 550w or a Seasonic S12II or M12II.

[Rolfejc]

https://pcpartpicker.com/b/zj3Ff7

 

A few small changes but the GPU is not a good choice since you can get a Fury X for cheaper. PSU is also a lot better as well. 

[CDK2020]

2 minutes ago, Rolfejc said:

https://pcpartpicker.com/b/zj3Ff7

 

A few small changes but the GPU is not a good choice since you can get a Fury X for cheaper. PSU is also a lot better as well. 

Wrong link? Doesn't look anything like my build.

 

I'm aware I can get it for cheaper I just want to put it on the list to check for compatibility.

 

 

[CDK2020]

3 minutes ago, ShadowTechXTS said:

You could get a GTX 1070 for the same price as a Fury and that would DESTROY the Fury.

And I'm even an AMD Radeon fanboy.

 

I would also recommend getting an EVGA G2/GS/GQ 550w or a Seasonic S12II or M12II.

I really want to use freesync... should I wait until vega?

[rn8686]

11 minutes ago, CDK2020 said:

Hello everyone!

 

I am looking to build a new computer and I have completed a draft, I am looking for improvements that can be made while not increasing the price by more than USD $50.

 

Before you change my graphics card please note that I have a freesync monitor and would like to take advantage of that capability.

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/K2GJM8

 

Any tips welcome!

Although it should all work, there are somethings you could save money on. 

- I wouldn't recommend a AIO water cooler, you can get high end air cooling for almost half the price getting similar temps. 

- It wont save money but you could just get a regular SSD instead of an M.2. You have a SATA M.2 which isnt any better than a regular SSD, if you want better performance, get a NVME M.2 (These are very expensive though). 

- 600W is overkill, 500W is fine for any single GPU setup. 

[MoonlightSylv]

Just now, CDK2020 said:

I really want to use freesync... should I wait until vega?

You could, although if you want to use freesync right now I would go for something like the 480 (or two, in games with good scaling you can get GTX 1080 performance) to give you some power until vega arrives.

[CDK2020]

Just now, rn8686 said:

Although it should all work, there are somethings you could save money on. 

- I wouldn't recommend a AIO water cooler, you can get high end air cooling for almost half the price getting similar temps. 

- It wont save money but you could just get a regular SSD instead of an M.2. You have a SATA M.2 which isnt any better than a regular SSD, if you want better performance, get a NVME M.2 (These are very expensive though). 

- 600W is overkill, 500W is fine for any single GPU setup. 

I know it's using sata speeds but it was a really good deal for a 850 evo series ssd.

 

The estimated power usage was 492, doesn't leave much headroom if I use a 500

[rn8686]

1 minute ago, CDK2020 said:

I really want to use freesync... should I wait until vega?

Although Vega has been pushed forward to the end of October, I highly doubt that the supply will stabilize until the very end of the year or early next year. If you can wait that long, sure.  

[Rolfejc]

3 minutes ago, CDK2020 said:

Wrong link? Doesn't look anything like my build.

 

I'm aware I can get it for cheaper I just want to put it on the list to check for compatibility.

 

 

Oh yeah oops here is the correct link sorry http://pcpartpicker.com/list/QbQd9W

[CDK2020]

7 minutes ago, rn8686 said:

4 minutes ago, Rolfejc said:

Oh yeah oops here is the correct link sorry http://pcpartpicker.com/list/QbQd9W

 

Whats the point of the 750w power supply?

[CDK2020]

5 minutes ago, rn8686 said:

Although Vega has been pushed forward to the end of October, I highly doubt that the supply will stabilize until the very end of the year or early next year. If you can wait that long, sure.  

Any idea the price to performance compared to the pascal cards? 

[CDK2020]

14 minutes ago, ShadowTechXTS said:

You could get a GTX 1070 for the same price as a Fury and that would DESTROY the Fury.

And I'm even an AMD Radeon fanboy.

 

I would also recommend getting an EVGA G2/GS/GQ 550w or a Seasonic S12II or M12II.

Would a 1070's performance and fast sync outweigh the fast sync? 

 

[Rolfejc]

1 minute ago, CDK2020 said:

 

Whats the point of the 750w power supply?

There is a lot of headroom for future upgrades and if you OC your CPU a lot power consumption can increase a lot. 750 watt may be a bit overkill but it's always a nice thing to have. The 600B you had in your parts list was more of a value PSU so I wouldn't recommend it in a build like this. 

[rn8686]

1 minute ago, CDK2020 said:

Any idea the price to performance compared to the pascal cards? 

There has been almost no information about Vega other than it will be out at the end of October. It should aim to compete with the 1070 and 1080, hopefully at a lower price point making 1440p and 4k more affordable. 

[CDK2020]

2 minutes ago, Rolfejc said:

There is a lot of headroom for future upgrades and if you OC your CPU a lot power consumption can increase a lot. 750 watt may be a bit overkill but it's always a nice thing to have. The 600B you had in your parts list was more of a value PSU so I wouldn't recommend it in a build like this. 

Would it be better to go for semi modular for the power supply? Would that save any money?

 

Also in your opinion would like to use freesync so would a 1070 using fast sync be better than a say a 480 or 49 fury x using freesync?

[Rolfejc]

1 minute ago, CDK2020 said:

Would it be better to go for semi modular for the power supply? Would that save any money?

 

Also in your opinion would like to use freesync so would a 1070 using fast sync be better than a say a 480 or 49 fury x using freesync?

Well you may be able to save a bit of money by buying a semi-modular PSU. However the quality of the PSU itself likely is not going to be as good as the G2. The Evga G2 power supplies are good choices for basically any build that has a decent budget which is why I like to recommend these PSUs. They also get good ratings from professional reviews. 

 

In most games the GTX 1070 will be faster than the Fury X. It does depend on the game, I consider Freesync a nice to have feature though. 

[CDK2020]

3 minutes ago, Rolfejc said:

Well you may be able to save a bit of money by buying a semi-modular PSU. However the quality of the PSU itself likely is not going to be as good as the G2. The Evga G2 power supplies are good choices for basically any build that has a decent budget which is why I like to recommend these PSUs. They also get good ratings from professional reviews. 

 

In most games the GTX 1070 will be faster than the Fury X. It does depend on the game, I consider Freesync a nice to have feature though. 

Ok, I'll take you up on that power supply.

 

Still my question is whether 1070 with fast sync is better than r9 fury x/480 with freesync

[Rolfejc]

Just now, CDK2020 said:

Ok, I'll take you up on that power supply.

 

Still my question is whether 1070 with fast sync is better than r9 fury x/480 with freesync

I am not really familiar with Fast Sync I never really heard of it to be honest. Maybe this will help though https://www.reddit.com/r/buildapc/comments/4p0q7a/lets_talk_about_vsync_freesync_gsync_adaptivesync/ the RX 480 definitely is not faster than the GTX 1070 in basically any game though. With the Fury X it depends on the game, 1070 wins in most games though. I don't really think these types of technologies impact gaming performance too much to my knowledge though. 

[Energycore]

These are all probably already mentioned but I'll have a go.

 

> High end Build > EVGA 600B (upgrade that shit)

> Save buck by getting the great value that is the Liqmax http://pcpartpicker.com/product/LJ8H99/enermax-cpu-cooler-elclmr240bs

> M.2 850 EVO 120GB is bad value, get a SATA one instead. http://pcpartpicker.com/product/3kL7YJ/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz75e250bam

> R9 Furies aren't worth more than $350 these days. Get Fury X or 1070 http://pcpartpicker.com/product/CDx9TW/xfx-video-card-r9fury4qfa

3 minutes ago, CDK2020 said:

Ok, I'll take you up on that power supply.

 

Still my question is whether 1070 with fast sync is better than r9 fury x/480 with freesync

If you want adaptive sync, the Fury X is a better value since freesync monitors are up to $250 cheaper. I recommend this one

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/product/ZBZ2FT/aoc-monitor-g2460pf + Fury X

[Energycore]

Just now, Rolfejc said:

I don't really think these types of technologies impact gaming performance too much to my knowledge though. 

When you rate performance as just framerate, adaptive sync does nothing.

 

But when you rate performance as the actual experience, it removes refresh cycles that don't get a new frame, and screen tears when framerate is below max refresh.

[CDK2020]

2 minutes ago, Rolfejc said:

I am not really familiar with Fast Sync I never really heard of it to be honest. Maybe this will help though https://www.reddit.com/r/buildapc/comments/4p0q7a/lets_talk_about_vsync_freesync_gsync_adaptivesync/ the RX 480 definitely is not faster than the GTX 1070 in basically any game though. With the Fury X it depends on the game, 1070 wins in most games though. I don't really think these types of technologies impact gaming performance too much to my knowledge though. 

Someone on reddit suggested this a build: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/pYGJM8

 

Wanted a second opinion

[Rolfejc]

2 minutes ago, Energycore said:

When you rate performance as just framerate, adaptive sync does nothing.

 

But when you rate performance as the actual experience, it removes refresh cycles that don't get a new frame, and screen tears when framerate is below max refresh.

Ok well I think I need to read up some more about this. But that does make sense. 

[Energycore]

2 minutes ago, CDK2020 said:

Someone on reddit suggested this a build: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/pYGJM8

 

Wanted a second opinion

Are you going to do video rendering, 3d modeling or anything similar?

 

If not, you don't need a 5820K

[Rolfejc]

3 minutes ago, CDK2020 said:

Someone on reddit suggested this a build: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/pYGJM8

 

Wanted a second opinion

Well if this is for gaming a lot of things should be changed to maximize the budget. First the 5820k is not a very good choice for gaming, the 6600k generally is all you will need but it does depend on your monitor. If you want 144hz at 1080p in some games a quad core CPU like the 6600k can be what could actually hold back your GPU. Not by that much but just thought it's worth mentioning. If you're also gaming the 16 gigabytes of memory also won't be needed in most games. I also wouldn't recommend that SSD, it may be fast but you can get a higher capacity drive for cheaper. The PSU also isn't a very good choice quality wise, The SeaSonic S12II 520 watt unit is a better choice for a similar price point.