My New Gaming Rig - Thoughts?

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rvilkman
Looks like a solid build in my book.

The motherboard is probably a little expensive, and you might be able to do with a lower level X79 board.
The 500GB SSD makes sense. You can install pretty much all games and programs there.

As for other comments. Yeah you would do fine with i7 4770k and Z87 mobo for gaming, but if you want the LGA2011 then this is a reasonable setup for that.

However i would get a PSU with more wattage, so that in case you do need more graphics juice you can just get a 2nd 780 Ti at some point.
Basically from 850-1000W range.
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As helpful as your response was, i'd appreciate a bit more in depth of why you think I'm wasting money. I don't have any raids set up, I don't have any dual GPU setups, etc. It's top of the line stuff yes, but nothing I really see as being over the top. The goal is to not have to upgrade for another 3-5 years; outside of some ddr4.
 
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Get an i5. That i7 is made for video encoding not gaming. The i5 will easily max all games for a long time. It will last 3-5 years and still be able to play modern games. There is no gaming difference between an i5 and an i7.

Same with RAM. There is no difference between 8gb and 16gb RAM for gaming. 8gb will be more than enough for 5 years. Games still use 3gb RAM or less and will for a while.

 
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Valid points. I guess I should mention that I do a fair amount of game botting (as frowned upon as it may be). Having 10+ instances of a game running tends to tax your cpu/gpu/ram quite a bit.


 
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Looks like a solid build in my book.

The motherboard is probably a little expensive, and you might be able to do with a lower level X79 board.
The 500GB SSD makes sense. You can install pretty much all games and programs there.

As for other comments. Yeah you would do fine with i7 4770k and Z87 mobo for gaming, but if you want the LGA2011 then this is a reasonable setup for that.

However i would get a PSU with more wattage, so that in case you do need more graphics juice you can just get a 2nd 780 Ti at some point.
Basically from 850-1000W range.
 
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I considered that too. While i dont need now, it'd be nice to have the flexibility. I read some scary things on some of the "better" psu (cables being to short, not snapping in well, etc.). Any thoughts on that ssd though? Some were saying the evo is prone to failure and somewhat quick degradation...
 
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