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Hello, and yes, another one of these threads.
I want to build a new pc soon, for gaming, and I want to know I'm getting at least decent products for the money I'm spending. I have this so far, and am willing to accept any suggestions on how to improve my build.
Link to build: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2CgdP
 
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dottorrent

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2 things you could change -

First, there is no reason to get the i7-4770K, unless you're editing. The core i5-4670K is fine for gaming and is no faster than the 4770K in games.

Secondly, the Supernova G2 series is out now and is of much higher quality than the first Supernova gold series.
 
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I want this computer to last a while, so I don't have to keep upgrading, as I've been doing with my current pc. That said, would it be worth it to go with the i7? The $100 dollar difference could go to a better graphics card.

Thanks for the info on the PSU too, I had not realized the G2 series was out, and will be getting that instead.

I appreciate the comment dottorrent, thank you!
 
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Most games are using 2 cores, even by today's standards. 4 cores will be used for games, maybe for the next 5 - 10 years. The Core i7 range is primarily targeted at editors, not gamers. So yeah, another $100 could goto the GPU or anything. It's your choice, which is what makes a custom PC so great.
 
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Sorry guys, I work crazy hours m-f, and finally had a minute to read the replies, and reply myself. I appreciate the help!


I don't do a ton of editing, mostly rendering large images, maybe twice a month. So even if it takes a bit longer with the i5, I'm cool with it. I'm taking your advice, and going to throw in the i5, with extra money going towards the gpu, or the memory (below). Thanks for the help.


I was contemplating this for a while, and decided since I'm saving money on the processor going with the i5, I'll have the extra money to throw into some better ram. 2133 it is, if I'm going to spend a bit more on ram, might as well go as big as I can, without spending a ton.

Also - the case I was planning on building in, has reviews of the front panel melting the wires, and things like that. To say the least, I'm concerned. What cases do you guys use? I'm not a fan of big flashy cases, with large side windows.
Should I try out the Corsair Carbide Series 500R? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139010
Or should I look for a different case?

And I was thinking this ram: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231571 , not sure if clearance is an issue yet, but with a CAS latency of 9, seemed fast, but also almost $200. I'd like to try G.Skill ram, since I haven't ever used it before and seems to get great reviews. Maybe I should look up other memory around 200, and see if something is better.
 
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The RJ Xs are good sticks, will be happy with them and the Carbide is a good case, might also take a look at the HAF cases, I do alot of client builds w/ the HAF 912 (and have one myself for my Haswell (in sig)), will say it has USB 2 in the FP instead of USB 3, but I stick card readers w/ USB 3 in rigs anyway so still have USB 3 up front if you want/need it ;)
 
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I landed on this case (NZXT H440), just got it, and it looks pretty cool.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146148
It doesn't have the 5.25 external bays, but I have a usb external cd/dvd drive, so not a big deal to me.

I also was talking to a friend, who uses G.Skill Sniper Series memory (1866mhz) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231627 , which I think I'll be using instead of the Ripjaws. I used his pc and it was plenty fast. I think I'm going to order mobo/ram this week, and processor the following. So I can test it all, and give myself time to RMA something (hopefully not!), but once I put it all together, I won't want to wait to use it, lol.

I was also thinking of sleeving the PSU 24-pin connector, 8-pin cpu, and gpu power cables. But we'll see, as work has been crazy, not sure if I'll have the time/patience for it xD
 
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I've been reading about Devil's Canyon, and Broadwell. I'm thinking it would be best to get a z97 chipset motherboard, because by the time the new processors are released, I should have most of the parts, and can buy the cpu last (Devil's Canyon). Broadwell seems to be Q4 2014, a while away.

Asus has released their Maximus VII Hero board, using the Z97 chipset. So I could pick that up, and then buy the rest of the pc, and finally get the new Devil's Canyon processor last.

So my question - Good idea? Bad idea?
 
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Braswell is fine and so is Haswell.
 
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Okay, I'll stick with Haswell for now, maybe when the new processors come out end of this year/beginning of next, I can see what kind of upgrade it is, and if it's worth it.


That's what I think I'm going to do. The Maximus VI Hero is 189.99, and the VII Hero is 229.99, so I may as well get the z97 chipset for 30 bucks extra.

Thanks for the help guys, I was going to wait a bit, but now I don't really have to!
 
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I just bought the Hero 7 board (can't wait to see it in person), and a Western Digital Black 1tb HDD.
Ram will be here tomorrow, or Friday. And after work on Saturday I'm going to open the case up, and see if everything's cool. I think I'm going to get the power supply, SSD and heatsink in a week or maybe two.
Then buy the expensive parts (cpu and gpu).

I have other stuff I need to pay off, so I'll be spending 2-3 hundred at a time for parts, then a good bit for the gtx780.

I still want to sleeve the 24-pin power, 8-pin cpu power, 6-pin and 8-pin gpu power, but I have a feeling I'll be too impatient to do that, and want to run the computer ASAP xD
Also work is about to get crazy, and I'll basically be living there, so I'm telling myself the beginning of July I'll be up and running, hopefully...
 
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Know what you mean about impatient :) I put the Z97 together with parts I had lying around (a spare 4770K used for testing, the refresh 4690K and 4790K not due till end of May/1st of June), a cooler I had picked up, some spare DRAM (new should arrive today), an old PSU for testing, etc
 
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I wish I had a LGA1150 laying around, so I could at least use these parts I have, hahaha.
So far I have:
NZXT H440
Asus Maximus VII Hero
G.Skill Sniper Series 16gb 1688MHz
Western Digital Black Series 1tb
EVGA Supernova G2 750w PSU

I still have SSD, GPU, CPU + Cooler to get.
And would still like to hold out for Devil's Canyon. (2 more weeks?)

I also decided to get the Samsung 840 Pro 256GB SSD ( http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA2W00ZD1539 ), instead of the 128GB. I wanted a bit more size, I'm using a 128gb SSD at the moment, and it's simply not enough, and the 256gb seems faster.

The only thing that I'm needing, but not sure what to buy, would be a monitor. I seen Asus is coming out with their SWIFT PG278Q, and I may buy one down the road, when the price comes down. 700-800 dollars is crazy for a monitor at the moment, as I clearly have more important things I need to buy xD
So, I think I'm going to put up a price range of 200-350.
A friend of mine uses a BenQ XL2420T, and it looks okay, but they're hard to come by now.
Another options was the Asus VG248QE, but the negative reviews on Newegg are kind of concerning.
Any thoughts on 1080p, 120hz monitors?
 
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