Is this rig good for price / performance?

deliciousness · Aug 10, 2014

I am planning on building a rig - first time - and wanted to know if this will be good.
The rig - http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2CW4ZL

byza · Aug 10, 2014

Yes it will be a very good build.

i7Baby · Aug 10, 2014

That's OK except you've gone overbpoard on the cpu cooler, ram and motherboard

ani5 would be fin with a cm hyper 212 evo ($35), 2 x 4gb 1866, cl9, 1.5v ram and an asrock z97 extreme 4 or asus z97-a mobo

Rationale · Aug 10, 2014

It's extremely high quality. The price/performance ratio always gets tossed out the window at the high end, but considering the parts you picked it would be difficult to do better if you're aiming for extreme overclocking. Since you can apparently afford it, you might want to go for a Seasonic PSU.

Calnin · Aug 10, 2014

What's this system for?

Assuming its for gaming:

You really only need 8gb of RAM. Corsair vengence ram is a bit more expensive than other brands.

Not sure why you need such an expensive GTX 780Ti.

Those are really the two things that really bug me.

deliciousness · Aug 10, 2014

Yeah but I want all the ROG goodies in the Hero.
Is only 8 gb enough?
Yeah but I want to keep things cool if I upgrade to a 4790k or 4930k and the Dark Rock 3 looks boss

Rationale · Aug 10, 2014

Calnin :

Asus typically puts in the best coolers, ultra durable hand-picked components, and generally needlessly amazing everything into their ROG cards. It drives the price up, but it's not entirely a waste if the person intends to keep the card, and perhaps overclock it further, for a very long time.

deliciousness · Aug 10, 2014

Ok do you think a 780 or a 770 poseidon would be suitable? option to custom loop later would be nice

byza · Aug 10, 2014

deliciousness :

8gb is enough for gaming. Rendering/editing can use more.

deliciousness · Aug 10, 2014

what kind of seasonic? I would like 750 w in case of sli

byza · Aug 10, 2014

deliciousness :

Yes the poseidon would be fine. You can always add an aftermarket water block on other 780 ti's.

byza · Aug 10, 2014

deliciousness :

If you're going to SLI 780 Ti's, you'll want more juice than 750w. The EVGA G2's are a very good unit.

deliciousness · Aug 10, 2014

byza :

I do like the EVGA blocks...

Calnin · Aug 10, 2014

@Rationale Fair enough.

deliciousness · Aug 10, 2014

How bout this
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/HQQ6NG

deliciousness · Aug 10, 2014

@ Calnin I heart bubble tea.

deliciousness · Aug 10, 2014

How do you think I could makeit cheaper? obviously GPU, as $2160 is pushing the budget a bit

deliciousness · Aug 10, 2014

maybe this... http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/cKTn99
or sli 760

byza · Aug 10, 2014

Thats an awesome PSU but if you want to add in custom watercooling and SLI you'll need more watts.
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-220p21000xr

deliciousness · Aug 10, 2014

Its getting a bit expensive now...

byza · Aug 10, 2014

deliciousness :

This RAM is faster
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-memory-cmy8gx3m2b2133c9r

You are better off with a single GPU than two weaker ones as not all games support SLI or have problems.
Unless you are running a multi-monitor setup for gaming there is no need to get the 6bg version, either of these cards would do.
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-n780tf3gd5oc
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-video-card-gtx780dc2oc3gd5

deliciousness · Aug 10, 2014

or this http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/b8BjRB

byza · Aug 10, 2014

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£166.30 @ Ebuyer)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock 3 113.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler (£45.59 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£155.00 @ Aria PC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory (£67.39 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£83.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (£499.98 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 1000 P2 1000W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£140.00 @ CCL Computers)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series SP120 Quiet Edition (2-Pack) 37.9 CFM 120mm Fans (£19.34 @ Scan.co.uk)
Other: Enthoo Luxe
Total: £1177.59
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-10 11:35 BST+0100

byza · Aug 10, 2014

You can even drop in a second card for SLI for under 2k
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/Jyzfxr

deliciousness · Aug 10, 2014

or the built in waterblock http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/g3DqrH

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