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Questions:
How well does my build suit my constraints? What would you change to make it better suit them? (am willing to ditch entire proposed build if you've got a build which can meet them better)
Does everything work together?
Am I missing something? (power cables? fans?)
Can I uninstall my os from my old comp and install it on my new one?
I have no idea about fans, I know I want positive air pressure to reduce the dust levels. That's it. Some advice is sorely appreciated.
Constraints:
I want to run star citizen at 1080p 120hz ultra-high settings. The problem being that no-one knows how demanding that will actually be. The closest approximation would be crysis 3 max settings, so just need a solid build which could probably do that when O/C'd.
Even if I don't need the WNIC anymore I want that pci-e x1 slot accessible
$2000AUD budget. Pre-owned parts do not count towards budget. Shipping to/Pick up from Osborne park, Western Australia included in part cost.
I want to sli/crossfire, if not now then have the capability to do so in the future.
Additional Info:
My first build, I screwed my old computer together but my uncle did the buying.
I would like to canabalise parts from my old computer to maximise budget for cool stuff.
I bought 2 sticks of RAM a while ago, turns out they don't fit in my MB much to my frustration. Hence the need for a new MB, and heck, might as well get a new PC while I'm at it, skip forward and I'm staring at my savings account where a big hole is about to be.
If those constraints aren't meetable I will wait until they are; no new computer for me.
Proposed build:
CPU:
i5-4690k: $265
CPU fan:
Noctua NH-D14: $70
Thermal Paste:
Arctic Silver 5 compound 3.5g: $12
MB:
MSI H97 Guard-Pro LGA1150: $167
Memory:
Kingston 2*8gb ddr3-1600: Pre-owned
HD:
Pre-owned 128 GB SSD
Pre-owned 500 GB HDD (don't know it's clock speed, bought in 2010)
GPU:
2*R9-290: 2*$395
Case:
Enermax Ostrog GT ATX Mid Tower: $75
PSU:
EVGA Supernova 110-B2-0850-V1: $98
Optical Drive:
(No idea what it is. Rewritable, DVD&cd): Pre-owned
OS:
Win 8.1 32/64: $137
Monitor:
BenQ XL2411Z 24": $379
PCI-E:
TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter: Pre-owned
Accessories:
G600 mouse: Pre-owned
Y-SZ49 keyboard: Pre-owned
Z323 sound system: Pre-owned
Modmic microphone: Pre-owned
Urbanears Headphones: Pre-owned
Promotional Goliath Mouse pad: Pre-owned
Old Computer:
CPU: i5 650
MB: Asus P7H55-M
PSU: CoolerMaster Thunder 700W RS-700-ACAB-D3
GPU: Sapphire ATI AMD HD6950 2gb
RAM: JM1333KLN-2G Transcend 2*2gb
OS: Win 8.1x64 eng Intl 1pk DSP oei DVD
HD: V300S37A/120G 2.5" (ssd)
HD: Unidentified 500 GB samsung HDD
Case: Elite 310 (RC310)
Drive: Some old rewritable DVD drive
Accessories:
LG W2253TQ (1080p, 60hz lcd monitor)
TP-Link TL-WDN4800 (pci-e x1 WNIC)
Logitech G600 MMO Gaming Mouse
Y-SZ49 (keyboard) (PS/2 port)
Promotional Goliath Mouse Pad
Modmic (microphone)
Urbanears (headphones)
Logitech speaker system z323 (broken, LHS speaker only plays like 10% of the time, whenever I care about sound I just use headphones. Don't feel much of a need to upgrade)
Bunch of internal cables, sata, ribbon, MB speaker, you know, that stuff. Enough for it to run happily.
About it's original body weight again in dust
Extra parts:
KVR16N11/8 Kingston 2*8gb ddr3-1600 single non-ecc
A 7 pin SATA 3 cable, 6Gbps
Bunch of screws
Big old 39 pin ribbon cable
A whole tonne of mostly useless external cables
Logitech extreme 3d Pro (joystick)
How well does my build suit my constraints? What would you change to make it better suit them? (am willing to ditch entire proposed build if you've got a build which can meet them better)
Does everything work together?
Am I missing something? (power cables? fans?)
Can I uninstall my os from my old comp and install it on my new one?
I have no idea about fans, I know I want positive air pressure to reduce the dust levels. That's it. Some advice is sorely appreciated.
Constraints:
I want to run star citizen at 1080p 120hz ultra-high settings. The problem being that no-one knows how demanding that will actually be. The closest approximation would be crysis 3 max settings, so just need a solid build which could probably do that when O/C'd.
Even if I don't need the WNIC anymore I want that pci-e x1 slot accessible
$2000AUD budget. Pre-owned parts do not count towards budget. Shipping to/Pick up from Osborne park, Western Australia included in part cost.
I want to sli/crossfire, if not now then have the capability to do so in the future.
Additional Info:
My first build, I screwed my old computer together but my uncle did the buying.
I would like to canabalise parts from my old computer to maximise budget for cool stuff.
I bought 2 sticks of RAM a while ago, turns out they don't fit in my MB much to my frustration. Hence the need for a new MB, and heck, might as well get a new PC while I'm at it, skip forward and I'm staring at my savings account where a big hole is about to be.
If those constraints aren't meetable I will wait until they are; no new computer for me.
Proposed build:
CPU:
i5-4690k: $265
CPU fan:
Noctua NH-D14: $70
Thermal Paste:
Arctic Silver 5 compound 3.5g: $12
MB:
MSI H97 Guard-Pro LGA1150: $167
Memory:
Kingston 2*8gb ddr3-1600: Pre-owned
HD:
Pre-owned 128 GB SSD
Pre-owned 500 GB HDD (don't know it's clock speed, bought in 2010)
GPU:
2*R9-290: 2*$395
Case:
Enermax Ostrog GT ATX Mid Tower: $75
PSU:
EVGA Supernova 110-B2-0850-V1: $98
Optical Drive:
(No idea what it is. Rewritable, DVD&cd): Pre-owned
OS:
Win 8.1 32/64: $137
Monitor:
BenQ XL2411Z 24": $379
PCI-E:
TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter: Pre-owned
Accessories:
G600 mouse: Pre-owned
Y-SZ49 keyboard: Pre-owned
Z323 sound system: Pre-owned
Modmic microphone: Pre-owned
Urbanears Headphones: Pre-owned
Promotional Goliath Mouse pad: Pre-owned
Old Computer:
CPU: i5 650
MB: Asus P7H55-M
PSU: CoolerMaster Thunder 700W RS-700-ACAB-D3
GPU: Sapphire ATI AMD HD6950 2gb
RAM: JM1333KLN-2G Transcend 2*2gb
OS: Win 8.1x64 eng Intl 1pk DSP oei DVD
HD: V300S37A/120G 2.5" (ssd)
HD: Unidentified 500 GB samsung HDD
Case: Elite 310 (RC310)
Drive: Some old rewritable DVD drive
Accessories:
LG W2253TQ (1080p, 60hz lcd monitor)
TP-Link TL-WDN4800 (pci-e x1 WNIC)
Logitech G600 MMO Gaming Mouse
Y-SZ49 (keyboard) (PS/2 port)
Promotional Goliath Mouse Pad
Modmic (microphone)
Urbanears (headphones)
Logitech speaker system z323 (broken, LHS speaker only plays like 10% of the time, whenever I care about sound I just use headphones. Don't feel much of a need to upgrade)
Bunch of internal cables, sata, ribbon, MB speaker, you know, that stuff. Enough for it to run happily.
About it's original body weight again in dust
Extra parts:
KVR16N11/8 Kingston 2*8gb ddr3-1600 single non-ecc
A 7 pin SATA 3 cable, 6Gbps
Bunch of screws
Big old 39 pin ribbon cable
A whole tonne of mostly useless external cables
Logitech extreme 3d Pro (joystick)
Because the reference cooler has noise issues and temp issues, so it's better to get a aftermarket cooler, like the tri x, vapour x, toxic from sapphire, or DCII from asus, or the windforce from gigabyte, otherwise, you will run into heat issues, especially in crossfire
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