How does my gaming build look?

Austinomical · Aug 24, 2014

Here's the PCpartpicker link: http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Austinomical/saved/kjQcCJ

Any comments or suggestions would be great

P.S. My PSU is so high due to the notion that I will SLI later.

lightcloud · Aug 24, 2014

Will it be only for gaming but no editing?

If so you could save and bring it down to an i5, you wouldn't need hyper threading for gaming just 4 threads will do.

As I see you will be overclocking, maybe I would go with an Asus Maximus Hero VII in my opinion it is the best motherboard for overclocking. And the CPU cooler go with a Corsair H100i instead.

Instead of the WD HDD, try Seagate Barracuda it will save a few dollars.

Yes I did see your PSU and it is a good choice for SLI, however I wouldn't get Corsair. Try other brands like Antec, EVGA, SeaSonic, Thermaltake or XFX.

Beezy · Aug 24, 2014

The changes i would make (for gaming only)
-i5 4690k isntead
-kraken x60 cooler
-r9 290X
-Seasonic/Antec/XFX Power Supply.

Thats just my opinion though, this rig will obviously have no problems with any games.

megamanx00 · Aug 24, 2014

Looks good to me, maybe throw in a DVD burner for good measure, though it seems external drives are much less important than they were even a year go

. Still one must install the OS

ruecklm14 · Aug 24, 2014

I would go with an i5 4690k and 8 gigs of ram. i7 and 16gigs of ram are useless. With the extra 170 dollars from the i5 and 8gigs then you could get an r9 290x and possibly a 780 ti if you want to spend a little more money.

Austinomical · Aug 24, 2014

lightcloud :

I was wondering that, however, I still want to be able to multi-task very well. Although I would mainly use it for gaming, I want to run other programs at the same time, without lag.Also, is 16 GB of ram too much?

lightcloud · Aug 24, 2014

Austinomical :

lightcloud :

I was wondering that, however, I still want to be able to multi-task very well. Although I would mainly use it for gaming, I want to run other programs at the same time, without lag.Also, is 16 GB of ram too much?

16GB of RAM is too much just for gaming and multitasking an 8GB will do fine. But if you want to run more games at the same time, but why? And what games will these be?

Austinomical · Aug 24, 2014

lightcloud :

Austinomical :

16GB of RAM is too much just for gaming and multitasking an 8GB will do fine. But if you want to run more games at the same time, but why? And what games will these be?

Ok, so you think 8GB of ram and the i5 would be enough in my case? Maybe I will pump that money into a 780 ti I guess

Thanks

lightcloud · Aug 24, 2014

What games will you be playing?A 780Ti isn't needed at this stage unless you want it to be future proof for the next 4 years.

Austinomical · Aug 24, 2014

lightcloud :

Just all the current games. But I think I am set on the 780. Your right. I can always sli later

lightcloud · Aug 24, 2014

Austinomical :

Then the. 780 will do now for current games. Yes there can always broom for SLI as long as there is a suitable PSU. Maybe a 750W.

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