Building new system, Haswell E, Intel Core i7-4790K, or Core i5-4690K Having a hard time deciding

Marking · Aug 31, 2014

Here is the system I am leaning towards. $2000
NZXT Phantom 530 = $130
Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD5H = $175
Intel Core i7-4790K = $340
EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB 03G-P4-3784-KR = $530
4x 4GB G.SKILL Ripjaws F3-12800CL9Q-16GBRL = $150
Samsung SSD 840 Evo 500GB MZ-7TE500BW = $260
Seagate Barracuda 3TB ST3000DM001 = $110
Corsair Hydro Series H100i = $95
Cooler Master Silent Pro M2, 1000 watts = $180
LG WH14NS40 Blu-ray Burner = $70
Will need a new Monitor also.

Gaming mostly
total budget about $2500 certainly under $3000 if possible

This system is recommended by MaximumPC for August 18, 2014 but now the Haswell E's are out

I built a system about 7 years ago and it is past time to do it again. Would be nice if a new rig would be good for several years without too many costly upgrades or changes.

Any advice is appreciated

ruecklm14 · Aug 31, 2014

Get the i5 4690k. The difference between i7 and i5 for gaming is nothing. Also, the haswell-e is overpriced now and wont benefit your fps in games.

Marking · Aug 31, 2014

ruecklm14 :

so just switch out i5 instead of i7 and still use all the rest on the list?

thanks for helping

tiny voices · Aug 31, 2014

PSU is bad. change to antec, XFX, Seasonic. 650-750w is more than enough.

ruecklm14 · Aug 31, 2014

Marking :

yeah.

legend001523 · Aug 31, 2014

Change psu, for a $2000 dollar build a sli 780 is very do able

jenojaxx · Aug 31, 2014

Marking :

That is a fine config . I would swap the 780 with the 780ti , and the psu to some corsair or seasonic with a maximum 700W , but 80+ gold and modular.

EraserX · Sep 1, 2014

This is something similar to what I am planning also......What does the 780ti do that the 780 doesn't?

legend001523 · Sep 1, 2014

^plays games better

tiny voices · Sep 1, 2014

legend001523 :

Only at res higher than 1080p. the are essentially the same card at 1080p.

Only get a 780ti if you are playing at more than 1080p.

legend001523 · Sep 1, 2014

^ yes, but I'd wait for 900 series if I was i was in his position

Marking · Sep 1, 2014

When does the 900 series come out?

legend001523 · Sep 1, 2014

mid septmeber if you believe the rumours

Marking · Sep 1, 2014

ahhh, well.....thats not long to wait then

legend001523 · Sep 1, 2014

yep

worth the wait

Marking · Sep 1, 2014

Can I use my old Nvidia 8800 GTS? in the new build until the 900 seroes comes out?

legend001523 · Sep 1, 2014

yeah ofc

jenojaxx · Sep 2, 2014

well i think mid september is only the announcement... , to actual release add another month , but yeah it's WORTH the wait.

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