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Hello. I am looking for advice on my first gaming pc build. I have built several workstations and 100+ servers. Right now I'm using a dell laptop for gaming with an i7-3632QM and AMD 7730M GPU. Everything has to be set to low and disk read/writes take forever.
Please let me know what you think; comments, concerns, questions etc
Intel Core i5-4670K Haswell 3.4GHz LGA 1150 84W
ASUS MAXIMUS VI HERO LGA 1150 Intel Z87 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel
CORSAIR HX Series HX750 750W ATX12V 2.3 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC ...
G.SKILL Ripjaws Z Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2400 (PC3 19200) Desktop Memory Model
PNY XLR8 PRO SSD9SC240GCDA-RB 2.5" 240GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
Rosewill THOR V2 Gaming ATX Full Tower Computer Case
Asus Radeon R9-290X DirectCU II
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Thanks for the replies.
I agree on waiting for the R290x, I will need to wait until January for the Asus DirectCU II, and its list price is $60 less the reference board designs. And current availability of other versions is really lacking.
Concerning the RAM, the price difference between the 2400 and 1866/1600 was so small that I ought to opt for the faster sticks even if the benefit is small; $325 for 2400 and $300 for the 1600 for 32GB. I could definitely scale this back to 8 or 16GB if there isn't really a benefit to more since I don't plan to use the machine for anything else.
Concerning the MB and PSU, I wanted to leave the option open for a second 290x in crossfire and overclocking in the future. I was reading that 290x maxed out at 570 watts total in crossfire and 727 in crossfire overclocked. I was originally concerned that 750 would not be enough and I should bump up to 850 ($20 more) but the 750 should be fine.
http://www.anandtech.com/show/7457/the-radeon-r9-290x-review/19
I was planning on using the Cooler Master Hyper 212 for cooling since I have several available and consider upgrading to water cooler if needed. I didn't include this since I already have them and if I change my mind I can just reuse it on a workstation.
Please let me know what you think; comments, concerns, questions etc
Intel Core i5-4670K Haswell 3.4GHz LGA 1150 84W
ASUS MAXIMUS VI HERO LGA 1150 Intel Z87 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel
CORSAIR HX Series HX750 750W ATX12V 2.3 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC ...
G.SKILL Ripjaws Z Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2400 (PC3 19200) Desktop Memory Model
PNY XLR8 PRO SSD9SC240GCDA-RB 2.5" 240GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
Rosewill THOR V2 Gaming ATX Full Tower Computer Case
Asus Radeon R9-290X DirectCU II
---
Thanks for the replies.
I agree on waiting for the R290x, I will need to wait until January for the Asus DirectCU II, and its list price is $60 less the reference board designs. And current availability of other versions is really lacking.
Concerning the RAM, the price difference between the 2400 and 1866/1600 was so small that I ought to opt for the faster sticks even if the benefit is small; $325 for 2400 and $300 for the 1600 for 32GB. I could definitely scale this back to 8 or 16GB if there isn't really a benefit to more since I don't plan to use the machine for anything else.
Concerning the MB and PSU, I wanted to leave the option open for a second 290x in crossfire and overclocking in the future. I was reading that 290x maxed out at 570 watts total in crossfire and 727 in crossfire overclocked. I was originally concerned that 750 would not be enough and I should bump up to 850 ($20 more) but the 750 should be fine.
http://www.anandtech.com/show/7457/the-radeon-r9-290x-review/19
I was planning on using the Cooler Master Hyper 212 for cooling since I have several available and consider upgrading to water cooler if needed. I didn't include this since I already have them and if I change my mind I can just reuse it on a workstation.
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