I'm planning a new build and would like constructive feedback on it.
Approximate Purchase Date: Next Two Weeks
Budget Range: About $2,500 but not rigid on that.
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, email, science and math-related work (Mathematica, programming in C, etc.), video rendering, websurfing.
Parts Already Acquired:
Monitor: Dell U2713HM-IPS-LED CVN85 27-Inch Screen LED-lit Monitor (2560 x 1440)
Keyboard: Logitech G710+
Mouse: Anker 8200 DPI High Precision Programmable Laser Gaming Mouse
OS Planned: Windows 8 OEM
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: amazon.com, newegg.com
Location: Orange County, CA
Parts Preferences: Intel CPU
Overclocking: Yes, but quiet PC is a must (see comments below)
SLI or Crossfire: Not at first; maybe later if games get more demanding
Monitor Resolution: 2560 x 1440
Additional Comments: Having a quiet machine is a must. I have had it with loud ones. I'm willing to sacrifice performance within reason, undervolt devices, etc. if necessary. Having said that, I like to game and need good frame rates. However, I really don't want to do a from-scratch water cooling setup. Pre-build coolers like the Corsair Hydro series are fine though.
Proposed Part List:
- GPU – MSI Twin Frozr Gaming GTX 780 OC Edition
- Processor - Intel Core i7-4790K, 84 W TDP
- Case – Thermaltake New Soprano
- SSD - Samsung XP941
- HDD – Seagate Barracuda 3TB STBD3000100
- RAM – Crucial Ballistix Sport XT 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866
- Cooler – Corsair Hydro H100i
- Motherboard - ASRock Z97 Extreme6
- PSU – EVGA SuperNOVA 850 G2
- Optical Drive – Asus BW-12B1ST
- Sound Card (?) - Not sure if I really need one, but like the Asus Xonar STS in my current machine.
A few specific questions:
- I understand I won't be able to use SLI with the M.2 card (because of PCI channel limitations), but Crossfire still works. If there is a good, quiet AMD card of similar power to the NVidia 780, I'm open to it.
- The ASRock MoBo has a RealTec 1150 audio chip. I like high quality audio. How necessary is a separate audio card?
Thanks in advance!
Approximate Purchase Date: Next Two Weeks
Budget Range: About $2,500 but not rigid on that.
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, email, science and math-related work (Mathematica, programming in C, etc.), video rendering, websurfing.
Parts Already Acquired:
Monitor: Dell U2713HM-IPS-LED CVN85 27-Inch Screen LED-lit Monitor (2560 x 1440)
Keyboard: Logitech G710+
Mouse: Anker 8200 DPI High Precision Programmable Laser Gaming Mouse
OS Planned: Windows 8 OEM
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: amazon.com, newegg.com
Location: Orange County, CA
Parts Preferences: Intel CPU
Overclocking: Yes, but quiet PC is a must (see comments below)
SLI or Crossfire: Not at first; maybe later if games get more demanding
Monitor Resolution: 2560 x 1440
Additional Comments: Having a quiet machine is a must. I have had it with loud ones. I'm willing to sacrifice performance within reason, undervolt devices, etc. if necessary. Having said that, I like to game and need good frame rates. However, I really don't want to do a from-scratch water cooling setup. Pre-build coolers like the Corsair Hydro series are fine though.
Proposed Part List:
- GPU – MSI Twin Frozr Gaming GTX 780 OC Edition
- Processor - Intel Core i7-4790K, 84 W TDP
- Case – Thermaltake New Soprano
- SSD - Samsung XP941
- HDD – Seagate Barracuda 3TB STBD3000100
- RAM – Crucial Ballistix Sport XT 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866
- Cooler – Corsair Hydro H100i
- Motherboard - ASRock Z97 Extreme6
- PSU – EVGA SuperNOVA 850 G2
- Optical Drive – Asus BW-12B1ST
- Sound Card (?) - Not sure if I really need one, but like the Asus Xonar STS in my current machine.
A few specific questions:
- I understand I won't be able to use SLI with the M.2 card (because of PCI channel limitations), but Crossfire still works. If there is a good, quiet AMD card of similar power to the NVidia 780, I'm open to it.
- The ASRock MoBo has a RealTec 1150 audio chip. I like high quality audio. How necessary is a separate audio card?
Thanks in advance!
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