$4k PC Need upgrade to DDR4?

ColdDesktop · Sep 1, 2014

I just ordered $4800 desktop. My Asus G74SX A1 with 12 gig Ram and GTX560M Graphic card can't support Ultra high defination graphic for World of Tanks which I play. I wasn't up to date on DDR4 memory. Do I need this upgrade to DDR4 before its shipped to my address? This PC is still in production phase and I have 1 week to let them know. I am scared of overheating PC, so I added many cooling upgrades.

If there are any modification you can think of that comes up to same price let me know. Thanks.

Its cyberpowerPC and detailed description is below:

Pro Gamer FTW Ultra 3000

*BASE_PRICE: [+1515]
BLUETOOTH: None
CABLE: None
CARE1: Ultra Enhanced Packaging Solution - Protect Your Dream System During Transit [+19]
CARE2: Cooler Master Thermal Fusion 400 Extreme Performance CPU - Thermal Compound Optimized for Thermal Dissipation [+10]
CARE3: Professional Wiring for All WIRING Inside The System Chassis - Minimize Cable Exposure, Maximize Airflow in Your System [+19]
CAS: * AZZA GT1 Full Tower Gaming Case w/ Easy Swap HDD2.5 & 3.5, support 480mm Radiator & front USB 3.0
CASUPGRADE: 12in Cold Cathode Neon Light [+10] (Blue Color)
CC: Avermedia Live Gamer HD 1080p Capture and Streaming Hardware Encoder Card
CD: LG 12X Internal Blu-ray Drive & DVDRW, 3D Playback Combo Drive (BLACK COLOR)
CD2: None
COOLANT: High-Performance Coolant powered by Koolance [+19] (Clear Color)
CPU: AMD FX-9590 4.70 GHz (5.0GHz Turbo) Eight-Core AM3+ CPU 8MB L2 Cache & Turbo Core Technology [+100]
CS_FAN: Enermax TB Apolish UCTA14N-BL 140mm Blue LED Fan [+39]
DOCKINGSTATION: None
ENGRAVING: Tribal B Design [+19]
FA_HDD: Vigor iSURF II Hard Disk Drive Cooling System [+21] (1 x System)
FAN: CYBERPOWERPC Xtreme Hydro II 360mm Liquid Cooling w/ XSPC RayStorm CPU Block, Dual D5 Pump, AX360 Radiator, Ultimate Performance+Extreme Silence at 18dBA [+293] (6 x Enermax Enlobal Silent High Performance 120MM Fans (Push-Pull) [+89])
FLASHMEDIA: None
GLASSES: None
HDD: 128GB SanDisk SATA III 6.0Gb/s SSD - 490 MB/s Read & 350 MB/s Write (128GB x 2 (256GB Capacity) Raid 0 Extreme Performance [+95])
HDD2: 1TB Western Digital Caviar Blue SATA-III 6.0Gb/s 7200 RPM HDD (Single Drive)
HEADSET: None
IUSB: Built-in USB 2.0 Ports
KEYBOARD: (Keyboard & Mouse Combo) Cooler Master Storm Devastator Gaming Keyboard & Mouse Combo (BLUE COLOR)
MEMORY: 32GB (8GBx4) DDR3/2133MHz Dual Channel Memory [+207] (AMD RADEON MEMORY + FREE 24GB AMD Radeon RAMDisk)
MIR_VCSSD: * $50 MIR for AMD Radeon R9 280 Series or above + ADATA 512GB SP610 SSD Combo
MONITOR: 28" ASUS PB287Q 3840 x 2160, 1ms GTG, 60Hz, HDMI/MHL, DisplayPort. True 4K Ultra High Definition Gaming Monitor
MONITOR2: None
MONITOR3: None
MOPAD: Cooler Master Storm Power-RX Gaming Mouse Pad [+29]
MOTHERBOARD: ASUS Sabertooth 990FX R2.0 AMD 990 ATX w/ UEFI Bios, TUF Thermal Components, GbLAN, 4 PCIe x16, 1 PCIe x1, 1 PCI [+78]
MOUSE: AZZA Optical 1600dpi Gaming Mouse with Weight Adjustable Cartridge
NETWORK: Onboard Gigabit LAN Network
NFC: None
NOISEREDUCE1: Sound Absorbing Foam on Side, Top And Bottom panels [+29]
NOISEREDUCE2: Power Supply Gasket [+5]
NOISEREDUCE3: Anti-Vibration Fan Mounts [+9]
OS: Microsoft® Windows 7 Professional [+31] (64-bit Edition)
OVERCLOCK: No Overclocking
POWERSUPPLY: 1,300 Watts - EVGA SuperNOVA 1300 G2 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Full Modular Enthusiast Power Supply [+166]
RAMDISK: AMD Radeon RAMDisk 24GB [+19]
RUSH: RUSH!!! READY TO SHIP IN 5 BUSINESS DAYS [+49]
SERVICE: STANDARD WARRANTY: 3-YEAR [3 Year Labor, 1 Year Parts] LIMITED WARRANTY PLUS LIFE-TIME TECHNICAL SUPPORT
SOUND: Creative Sound Blaster ZX 5.1 Channels 24-bit 96KHz PCIe Sound Card w/Multi-channel surround, SBX Pro Studio, Sound Core3D Processor & Audio Control Module [+118]
SPEAKERS: Eagle Arion ET-AR508LR-BK 140 Watts 2.1 Speakers w/ subwoofer and remote [+86]
TEMP: Aerocool Touch 2000 Dual Bay Touch Screen Fan Control [+39]
TVRC: None
USBFLASH: None
USBHD: None
USBX: None
VIDEO: AMD Radeon R9 295X2 Dual GPUs 8GB GDDR5 PCIe 3.0 x16 Video Card [+1563] (Single Card (Dual GPU))
WNC: GIGABYTE GC-WB867D-I 802.11AC Wi-Fi up to 867 Mbps + Bluetooth 4.0 Combo w/ Dual Antenna PCI-E Adapter [+29]
_PRICE: (+4705)

legend001523 · Sep 1, 2014

Saddest thing is you got ripped off so hard, but you will need a x99 board and a x99 chipset to support ddr4, cooling is fine

Karsten75 · Sep 1, 2014

WELL HECK YES.

You should immediately cancel that order and order the new, revised Haswell CPUs and mobos that support DDR4. There is no point in having a PC now at that price that is older technology - and they sold you something no reasonable person would - 12GB of memory. That means you lost (on that PC) the ability to use Dual Channel memory since the memory config wasn't symmetrical.

Karsten75 · Sep 1, 2014

legend001523 :

I don't think he got ripped off by design, it's just that if you order a powerful PC like that from a manufacturer, they pad the price with support and a warranty and a bunch of other things. It isn't the best configuration, but then I'm sure some of those "extras" the OP added to the order himself.

ColdDesktop · Sep 1, 2014

ok, so once I cancel this order what do I need to modify besides 99x motherboard?
Cyberpower don't have 99x motherboard I just checked now. Maybe cancel the order completely? They haven't charged me yet. Since its long weekend. They are gonna process payment tomorrow, I can cancel the order before tomorrow.

bignastyid · Sep 1, 2014

I hope you can still cancel that giant waste of money.

Karsten75 · Sep 1, 2014

Cancel it first, then come back and we'll look at what you can do with $4k.

ColdDesktop · Sep 1, 2014

Where do I buy Haswell CPU? I want to buy it from somewhere where quality is good and price is reasonable. Xotic Executioner is $7k I don't want to go that high and there are no cooling upgrades and stuff. Everything is stock with no Monitor or keyboard/mouse.

legend001523 · Sep 1, 2014

Yes a r9 280 is definitely worth 4k with a 9350, yeahhhh

legend001523 · Sep 1, 2014

X99 boards and ddr4 memory aren't needed for gaming, it'll be a few years before they are mainstream

geofelt · Sep 1, 2014

With a budget like yours, and for gaming,
Look for a i7-4790K as the cpu. It will blow away the FX-9590.
One could make a case for the new haswell-e chips, but not really for gaming.
Few games will use the extra cores of a 6 or 8 core cpu.
To keep the power limits down, the Haswell-e chips will not overclock individual cores as high as the 4790K.
Intel does not depend on fast ram, so I see limited benefit from ddr4.

Spend your money on the graphics card/s.
If your time frame permits, look for GTX880, rumored for September.
Otherwise sli GTX780ti is as good as it gets.

ColdDesktop · Sep 1, 2014

legend001523 :

Its AMD Radeon R9 295X2 Dual GPUs 8GB GDDR5. Its not R9 280 graphic card, this Desktop does come with FREE ASUS PB287Q Monitor which many sites ask for $600+ extra that includes in this price. Also, I hear Octa core is much better than Quadcore processor for intel. I am neither intel fan or AMD fan, I just like the performance aspect don't care about powerbill. In my province, power is pretty cheap.

legend001523 · Sep 1, 2014

ColdDesktop :

octa core amd cpu's areN'T AS STRONG AS A I7 4790K IMO, THE CORE TO PERFORMANCE RATIO ISN'T AS GOOD
sry for caps lock, just found out while typing, and cba deleting it

ps, have you found out how much a r9 295 x2 is ? It's roughly 1.5k right?

ColdDesktop · Sep 1, 2014

Yes its around there. And if I can't get 4k resolution screen, then I dont see the reason not to buy this desktop. As you said I will probably change i7 processor 5930k. I think that is better.

legend001523 · Sep 1, 2014

i'd build my own if I were you, I'd sli a 780ti, or get for new 900 series and sli it, They'd be more powerful for 4k and get the i7 4790k instead with the z97 chipset, it'll support broadwell too

ColdDesktop · Sep 1, 2014

Here are the changes I made with my order. As for 780 titan graphic I don't get free 4k UHD monitor I have to pay for it this increases the price to same as R9 295x2 graphic card. And couple youtube video suggest this graphic is the best. But besides that major changes are below.

MOTHERBOARD: ASUS X99 Deluxe ATX w/Wi-Fi 802.11 AC 2.4/5 GHz, Dual Intel GbE LAN, 5x Gen3 PCIe x16, 1 PCIe x4,1x M.2, 10x SATA 6Gb/s [+221]
Intel® Core™ i7-5930K Six-Core 3.50GHz 15MB Intel Smart Cache LGA2011-V3 [+210]
MEMORY: 32GB (4GBx8) DDR4/2666MHz Quad Channel Memory [+600] (Corsair or Major Brand)

legend001523 · Sep 2, 2014

looks better now I guess...

indy17 · Sep 2, 2014

Cooler Master Thermal Fusion 400 Extreme Performance CPU - Thermal Compound Optimized for Thermal Dissipation [+10]

Is there any other Thermal compound? I mean, do you use it for something else? :lol: (Just laughing at the way they use marketing).

The build looks overkill by far, it is high end anyways. But you should be careful with it. The X99 chipset is not matured yet, it has plenty of instability. Look for constant updates!

Good luck!

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