ShadowlessKhan :
I appreciate the abrupt but helpful advice. I am not one for overclocking tho so I really dont need the "K" series processor. As for liquid cooling, I have no experience with it and have heard horror stories with it when it comes to people not knowing much about them like myself so I rather stick to quality fans and proper circulation. When it comes to the video card(s) with the research ive been doing I find it more beneficial to run with a crossfire setup other then beefing up just 1 card. With the crossfire setup I can start streaming easier and keep good fps with my games. The power supply ill may go with but according to pcpartpicker my wattage will be around 600 required so going with a 850 instead of a 750 might be a good idea just in case. With the motherboard, since I probably wont be overclocking, ive been reading that its what I should be looking for is compatibility and quality more then anything but I dont know. As for the storage I have been thrown up on the benefits and downfalls to getting a large SSD drive. Some say it makes everything so much smoother and boot quicker and others say you should only get one large enough to put your OS on. What do you think? Oh and plus with the video cards I can get the two for $300 with a $40 mail-in-rebate instead of $400 with the rebate.
Please and thank you for the feedback.
If you are not into overclocking then you can save even more money.
PCPartPicker part list /
Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($249.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97-D3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($76.50 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($189.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290X 4GB Tri-X Video Card ($528.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Cooler Master Storm Stryker (White) ATX Full Tower Case ($152.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ Micro Center)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1575.34
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
That cpu is basically a i7 4770 for i5 money.
No, SLI/CF setups often introduce issues.
Like blinking, stuttering, and not working on new titles along with a myriad other software problems.
Streaming hogs cpu power, and with the xeon's hyperthreading you get that covered.
You will find a single powerful gpu is always better.
I myself have a 120gb ssd as the OS primary and two 1tb backups.
256gb ssd is the sweet spot with additional storage IMO.
505w estimated power draw, a good 750w is all you need.
8gb of ram for gaming is more than enough, if however you also wish to do things like render/video editing then 16gb would be nice.
Post back with your impressions/questions!
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