Need advice in a 2200$ rig
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Karsten75
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Don't get that Kingston SSD. I believe the V300 series are not consistently made with the same chips.
http://www.anandtech.com/show/7763/an-update-to-kingston-ssdnow-v300-a-switch-to-slower-micron-nand
http://www.anandtech.com/show/7763/an-update-to-kingston-ssdnow-v300-a-switch-to-slower-micron-nand
That's a fantastic build! Some fine tuning -
Get 1866 cl9 1.5V ram instead - only a few dollars more
The Corsair RM is in Tier 2a of http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1804779/power-supply-unit-tier-list.html.
Get a Tier One power supply instead eg Corsair AX 860, EVGA Supernova 1000, Antec HCG Pro Platinum 850M
Get 1866 cl9 1.5V ram instead - only a few dollars more
The Corsair RM is in Tier 2a of http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1804779/power-supply-unit-tier-list.html.
Get a Tier One power supply instead eg Corsair AX 860, EVGA Supernova 1000, Antec HCG Pro Platinum 850M
Francisco Costa
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($339.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-GAMING 7 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($178.91 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($139.99 @ Micro Center)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($109.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 780 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($449.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 780 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($449.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill THOR V2-W ATX Full Tower Case ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 1000G2 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($139.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($21.74 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($84.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $2130.53
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
So, things I changed:
Motherboard: Cheaper, is the Z97 chipset is you won't need to update the BIOS and has a $30 combo with the CPU.
Memory: It's CL9, not CL10 and it's cheaper.
Storage: Don't like that Kingston SSD, changed it to a high quality 256GB.
Video Card: They're $10 cheaper and I prefer MSI, but Asus is totally ok and the price is great too.
Case: It's cheaper, but I only put it to show you more options. Both are amazingly good and it really comes down to style. The 750D is more classic, the Thor is bolder.
Power Supply: Don't get that PSU, it's not very high quality. The opne I chose is cheaper and higher quality.
And that's it! Hope you find this helpful.
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($339.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-GAMING 7 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($178.91 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($139.99 @ Micro Center)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($109.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 780 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($449.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 780 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($449.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill THOR V2-W ATX Full Tower Case ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 1000G2 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($139.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($21.74 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($84.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $2130.53
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
So, things I changed:
Motherboard: Cheaper, is the Z97 chipset is you won't need to update the BIOS and has a $30 combo with the CPU.
Memory: It's CL9, not CL10 and it's cheaper.
Storage: Don't like that Kingston SSD, changed it to a high quality 256GB.
Video Card: They're $10 cheaper and I prefer MSI, but Asus is totally ok and the price is great too.
Case: It's cheaper, but I only put it to show you more options. Both are amazingly good and it really comes down to style. The 750D is more classic, the Thor is bolder.
Power Supply: Don't get that PSU, it's not very high quality. The opne I chose is cheaper and higher quality.
And that's it! Hope you find this helpful.
kunthakenthe
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get a z97 board so he can upgrade. looking good so far.i would recommend the evga supernova,corsair ax or hx 850w and up psu and yes 1866 makes intel cpus faster a little trust me 1866 is worth it more than 1600.
kunthakenthe
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also the v300 ssd has a bad firmware which cause decrease in performance near a 7200rpm hdd performance. get a samsung 256 840 evo or 850 pro.
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Yeah the only redeeming quality these drives have is the price, and that's it. On a $2200 rig you don't want to get a low end SSD.
Try something like this:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Thermaltake Water 3.0 Extreme 99.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($94.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 EXTREME6 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($144.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($82.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial M550 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($156.90 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.92 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Superclocked ACX Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($479.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Superclocked ACX Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($479.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 Blackout with Window ATX Mid Tower Case ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($109.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) ($97.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $2065.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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