New Computer, Are These Parts OK?

bobloiy · Oct 23, 2013

Hey guys, I'm new here. I'm going to be building a computer soon, probably between Black Friday and Christmas time. I'm going to be using this computer for about 4~5 years, and that's why I'm deciding to go with the 4930K, although I'll mainly be gaming, and doing some video rendering. Can you tell me if this build is ok? Btw, I might need some help with the PSU. Thanks in advance

- i7 4930k
- x79 Sabertooth
- WD Black 1 TB
- Asus direct CU2 Gtx 760 OR Asus direct CU2 R9 280x
- CX Series CX600M 600 Watt
- Fractal design R4
- Corsair h100i Water cooling
- Vengeance 16GB DDR3-1866 Quad channel (same price as 1600, why not)

rolli59 · Oct 23, 2013

Nice rig but all high range items and then a budget PSU
Couple of better modular units PC P&C http://pcpartpicker.com/part/pc-power--cooling-power-supply-ppcmk3s600
Corsair TX M http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-tx650m

fjaesbog · Oct 23, 2013

Get 650-700w PSU, this will give you much more headroom, if you would like to overclock and such.

dottorrent · Oct 23, 2013

bobloiy :

I would not use a Sabertooth motherboard with the Core i7-4930K, mainly because you need another Sandy Bridge-E CPU to perform a BIOS update to support that CPU and they are not cheap. I would go for this. It's cheaper, has the same overclocking performance and will support your CPU out of the box -

Asus X79 Deluxe Socket 2011 motherboard - http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-x79deluxe

Other than that, your system should be fine.

rolli59 · Oct 23, 2013

dottorrent :

bobloiy :

I would not use a Sabertooth motherboard with the Core i7-4930K, mainly because you need another Sandy Bridge-E CPU to perform a BIOS update to support that CPU and they are not cheap. I would go for this. It's cheaper, has the same overclocking performance and will support your CPU out of the box -

Asus X79 Deluxe Socket 2011 motherboard - http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-x79deluxe

Other than that, your system should be fine.

Current boards ship with compatible BIOS http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131801&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

bobloiy · Oct 23, 2013

Thanks guys. So any recommendations for 650W~700W PSUs?

rolli59 · Oct 23, 2013

There is a 650 corsair in my previous post. Here is another one http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cmpsu650hx

dottorrent · Oct 23, 2013

Corsair Enthusiast series TX 650 80+ Bronze certified PSU - http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-tx650v2

bobloiy · Oct 23, 2013

rolli59 :

It's not available at microcenter.

bobloiy · Oct 23, 2013

rolli59 :

It's not available at microcenter.

dottorrent · Oct 23, 2013

Antec High Current gamer 620w 80+ Bronze certified PSU - http://www.microcenter.com/product/383861/High_Current_Gamer_620_Watt_ATX_Modular_Power_Supply

bobloiy · Oct 23, 2013

dottorrent :

Will I be able to OC the processor and the gpu if I wanted to?

dottorrent · Oct 23, 2013

bobloiy :

Yes. You should be fine, as both components don't use so much power while gaming, even when overclocking.

rolli59 · Oct 23, 2013

Yes it is between the Antec and this PC P&C http://www.microcenter.com/product/380192/Silencer_Mk_III_Series_600_Watt_ATX_Modular_Power_Supply
Either will handle that rig fine actually 500watts would do it with a single GTX760 so plenty of headroom for OC with 600watts.

bobloiy · Oct 23, 2013

Thanks once again. I have another question (sorry, this is my first build) about the cpu. How much faster is the i7 4770k in terms of video rendering/multithreaded workloads (Please no percents, actual data comparisons)?

rolli59 · Oct 23, 2013

4930 not available so used 4960X compared here but it basically based on the program http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/995?vs=836

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