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September 5, 2014 2:53:55 PM

I'm a little undecided on the motherboard and PSU, but I'm certain on the following:

4790K
Hyper 212 EVO
GSkill Sniper Series 16GB RAM
Arctic Silver
Corsair 550D

I'll be moving over my GTX 4GB 770, Sound Blaster Z sound card, 3 SSD's, and MAYBE my two mechnical drives from my current machine.

I'm looking to try and keep this under $800 if possible. Again, I still haven't decided on a mobo or PSU because I'm having a hard time finding things that are of good quality while keeping it cheap. I will never SLI(just prefer the single card solution)and I will probably OC the CPU to 4.4-4.8 down the road. I would also prefer a modular PSU. Cable management reasons(obviously)and I'm looking for a mobo that will be able to handle all that I will be buying as well as what I'll be moving over. Hope this helps someone help me.

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September 5, 2014 3:10:37 PM

your case is pretty expencive
and you dont need 16gb ram for gaming-- use 8gb

and if you want to cut more so change the cpu to a i5 4690/k

for the mobo if you are using the 4690 go with the Z87-G45 GAMING
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September 5, 2014 3:10:51 PM

IcyRhythms said:
I'm a little undecided on the motherboard and PSU, but I'm certain on the following:

4790K
Hyper 212 EVO
GSkill Sniper Series 16GB RAM
Arctic Silver
Corsair 550D

I'll be moving over my GTX 4GB 770, Sound Blaster Z sound card, 3 SSD's, and MAYBE my two mechnical drives from my current machine.

I'm looking to try and keep this under $800 if possible. Again, I still haven't decided on a mobo or PSU because I'm having a hard time finding things that are of good quality while keeping it cheap. I will never SLI(just prefer the single card solution)and I will probably OC the CPU to 4.4-4.8 down the road. I would also prefer a modular PSU. Cable management reasons(obviously)and I'm looking for a mobo that will be able to handle all that I will be buying as well as what I'll be moving over. Hope this helps someone help me.


I would recommend the Asus Z97-A and the EVGA SuperNOVA 750 G2.
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September 5, 2014 3:11:50 PM

I would suggest something along the lines of the CM HAF 912 for the case and the cheapest 8 GB of G.SKILL Ripjaws X you can find.
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September 5, 2014 3:14:59 PM

Hopsin4444 said:
your case is pretty expencive
and you dont need 16gb ram for gaming-- use 8gb

and if you want to cut more so change the cpu to a i5 4690/k

for the mobo if you are using the 4690 go with the Z87-G45 GAMING


I should have mentioned that I also render a lot of video. I use for my YT channel and every now and then I stream on Twitch.
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September 5, 2014 4:13:54 PM

IcyRhythms said:
Hopsin4444 said:
your case is pretty expencive
and you dont need 16gb ram for gaming-- use 8gb

and if you want to cut more so change the cpu to a i5 4690/k

for the mobo if you are using the 4690 go with the Z87-G45 GAMING


I should have mentioned that I also render a lot of video. I use for my YT channel and every now and then I stream on Twitch.

I would still recommend the 4690K as I don't really think you'll need 4 cores, 8 threads and 8 MB of cache? The ONLY difference between that and the 4690K is that the 4690K has 4 threads and 2 MB less cache. I really don't think the 4790K isn't worth the extra 100$ that can be put towards better parts.
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September 5, 2014 4:26:09 PM

zeyuanfu said:
IcyRhythms said:
Hopsin4444 said:
your case is pretty expencive
and you dont need 16gb ram for gaming-- use 8gb

and if you want to cut more so change the cpu to a i5 4690/k

for the mobo if you are using the 4690 go with the Z87-G45 GAMING


I should have mentioned that I also render a lot of video. I use for my YT channel and every now and then I stream on Twitch.

I would still recommend the 4690K as I don't really think you'll need 4 cores, 8 threads and 8 MB of cache? The ONLY difference between that and the 4690K is that the 4690K has 4 threads and 2 MB less cache. I really don't think the 4790K isn't worth the extra 100$ that can be put towards better parts.


I may do just that. Now to figure out which better parts lol
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September 5, 2014 4:27:32 PM

Check my first post?
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September 5, 2014 4:28:54 PM

zeyuanfu said:
Check my first post?


Yeah, I actually did add those. I'm still at Around $730 for everything. Maybe a MX100 128GB SSD for a cherry on top?
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September 5, 2014 4:31:23 PM

IcyRhythms said:
zeyuanfu said:
Check my first post?


Yeah, I actually did add those. I'm still at Around $730 for everything. Maybe a MX100 128GB SSD for a cherry on top?

You WILL eat through 128 GB FAST, especially if you have lots of programs. Go for at least 240GB or 512 GB.
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September 5, 2014 4:35:29 PM

zeyuanfu said:
IcyRhythms said:
zeyuanfu said:
Check my first post?


Yeah, I actually did add those. I'm still at Around $730 for everything. Maybe a MX100 128GB SSD for a cherry on top?

You WILL eat through 128 GB FAST, especially if you have lots of programs. Go for at least 240GB or 512 GB.


What if I just use it for the OS? I already have two Samsung Pro Series both at 256.
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September 5, 2014 4:41:43 PM

If you JBOD or RAID 0 the 2 SSDs, you'll be fine.
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September 5, 2014 6:21:26 PM

zeyuanfu said:
If you JBOD or RAID 0 the 2 SSDs, you'll be fine.


Just so I'm clear, the Asus Z97-A will handle my 770 and the Sound Blaster Z card with no issues?

edit

I decided on this RAM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

Hopefully I can use the Hyper 212 EVO without an issue. Those look like they may be a little high.
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September 6, 2014 6:39:53 AM

The sound card and the GPU will all fit because the Z97-A has a lot of PCI-E slots
Nice RAM choice! 2133/CL9 will be fast, but not noticeable, sadly.
The fan clips on the 2112 EVO can be slid up 10-20 mm for extra RAM clearance.
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September 6, 2014 8:16:47 AM

zeyuanfu said:
The sound card and the GPU will all fit because the Z97-A has a lot of PCI-E slots
Nice RAM choice! 2133/CL9 will be fast, but not noticeable, sadly.
The fan clips on the 2112 EVO can be slid up 10-20 mm for extra RAM clearance.


Thanks again! You've been very helpful
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September 6, 2014 9:29:21 AM

No problem!
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September 6, 2014 12:39:55 PM

zeyuanfu said:
No problem!


One thing I wanted to ask. Do you feel more games will begin to take advantage of more cores/threads in the next two or three years?
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September 6, 2014 1:39:58 PM

Of course! Before, games only used 1 core. Look at now!
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September 6, 2014 1:48:23 PM

More and more developers are saying if you're going to PC game, spend more on the GPU. I'm with that. My next card will be something 980 or better.
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September 6, 2014 4:21:33 PM

We'll see! If you have any problems, PM me and we'll sort'em out:) 
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