Is This a Good Computer Set Up?

TechN00BY · Sep 6, 2014

CAS: XFX TYPE01 High-Airflow Mid-Tower Gaming Case W/ USB 3.0 & Toolless Drive Bays [+65]

CD: 24X Double Layer Dual Format DVD+-R/+-RW + CD-R/RW Drive [-25] (BLACK COLOR)

COOLANT: Standard Coolant

CPU: Intel® Core™ i7-5820K Six-Core 3.30GHz 15MB Intel Smart Cache LGA2011-V3

CS_FAN: Maximum Corsair AIR Series AF120 Performance Edition 120MM High Airflow Case Fan [+39] (Maximum Corsair AIR Series AF120 Performance Edition 120MM High Airflow Case Fan)

FA_HDD: Vigor iSURF II Hard Disk Drive Cooling System [+21] (1 x System)

FAN: V3 Voltair High Performance Thermoelectric CPU Cooler with TEC Technology [+63]

HDD: 256GB ADATA SP610 SSD + 2TB SATA III Hard Drive Combo [+79] (Single Drive)

IUSB: Built-in USB 2.0 Ports

MEMORY: 16GB (4GBx4) DDR4/2400MHz Quad Channel Memory [+54] (Corsair or Major Brand)

MIR_VCSSD: NONE

MONITOR: 22" Widescreen 1920x1080 LG 22M34D-B 5ms LED Backlight, D-Sub, DVI-D & Analog RGB [+139]

MOTHERBOARD: GIGABYTE X99-Gaming 5 ATX w/ Killer GbE LAN, 4x Gen3 PCIe x16, 3 PCIe x1, 1x M.2, 10x SATA 6Gb/s [+85]

NETWORK: Onboard Gigabit LAN Network

NFC: None

NOISEREDUCE1: Power Supply Gasket [+5]

OS: Microsoft® Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit Edition)

OVERCLOCK: No Overclocking

POWERSUPPLY: 650 Watts - Corsair CSM Series CS650M 80 Plus Gold Certified Modular Ultra Quiet Power Supply [+64]

RUSH: Standard processing time: ship within 2 to 3 weeks

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]

TEMP: Aerocool Touch 2000 Dual Bay Touch Screen Fan Control [+39]

TUNING: Intel® Core™ i7-5820K Performance Tuning Protection Plan by Intel [+29]

VIDEO: XFX Double D AMD Radeon R9 280 3GB GDDR5 PCIe 3.0 x16 Video Card [-54] (Single Card)

WNC:None

Alpha3031 · Sep 6, 2014

What you want to do?

plywrlw · Sep 6, 2014

If it's for gaming you can make a better gaming machine for less money.

I would change the case, the reviews for that case are bad. The power supply is also not a good model and should be avoided. Unless you have high impedance headphones or are using the PC for sound editing etc. the sound card is probably overkill.

TechN00BY · Sep 7, 2014

plywrlw :

What is a good case that you would reccomend?

plywrlw · Sep 7, 2014

Corsair cases are nice, the Phantek ones are well liked and the NZXT ones are also popular choices

Avoid the corsair spec 01

TechN00BY · Sep 7, 2014

plywrlw :

I was wondering if the Apevia cases are nice, also are ASUS sound cards reliable?

Alpha3031 · Sep 7, 2014

I'd just get the Motherboard sound card, saves a PCI-E lane.

TechN00BY · Sep 7, 2014

Alpha3031 :

Alright thanks for the info, it also saves me money too

legend001523 · Sep 7, 2014

Why would you get a r9 280 but get a x99? Is this not for gaming?

TechN00BY · Sep 7, 2014

legend001523 :

I am building this for gaming, so what would be a good gaming motherboard?

legend001523 · Sep 7, 2014

You've spent too much on the cpu and boards, it's like getting a motorbike engine into a rocket, get a i5 4690k, with a z97 board, and get a 780ti/r9 290x OR wait for 900 series, too imbalanced atm

TechN00BY · Sep 7, 2014

legend001523 :

At the moment, what would balance out the motherboard? The 290 series?

TechN00BY · Sep 7, 2014

Also would a DDR4 2133 MHz 16g memory be good enough for gaming?

legend001523 · Sep 7, 2014

ddr4 isn't needed, as I said, you can go down to a i7 or i5 4690k, get a z97 board and get sli or something, these won't help with gaming, but a better gpu like sli, 980 or 780ti will

TechN00BY · Sep 7, 2014

legend001523 :

Would a 770 do the trick because 780ti is way more expensive than 770, maybe even 760 or 750ti

legend001523 · Sep 7, 2014

That's why I said don't get that motherboard cpu combo?

TechN00BY · Sep 7, 2014

legend001523 :

okay if i chose the z97 board with a 770 or 780ti, would i be able to run games like bf4 or Star Citizen at 60fps on regular graphics?

Alpha3031 · Sep 7, 2014

Found it: http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/353572-31-build-upgrade-advice fill this out and post.

legend001523 · Sep 7, 2014

You may have been confused a little bit, what i mean is that while your system you selected is going to run games on good settings, the build is just too imbalanced, if you got a i7 4790k with a z97 board, the money saved will enable you to get a way better gpu, like a 780ti or r9 290x, this will let you play at ultra as the card you chose will only let you play on high comfortably. So by downgrading the cpu a bit, we are making the graphical part, which is the most important part in a system for gaming, more powerful and a all together more balanced build, also, you should wait for the new 900 series to be released from nvidia this september as they will be cheaper and offer same performance

TechN00BY · Sep 7, 2014

legend001523 :

Ok thank you for clarifying i was getting a bit confused. In terms of performance, do you think a 780ti or 290x would be better? Or nvidia and AMD in general

legend001523 · Sep 7, 2014

780ti is better, no doubt, nvidia tend to have the better cards, amd cards draw more power but are value for money more, even with the 780ti and r9,290x, the 780ti is only ahead by 15fps at most during some games and yet the price difference is like $100-$150, but wait for 900 series to be out, they will be more powerful I hear and also will drive down the 780ti prices so you can get a cheaper 780ti

TechN00BY · Sep 7, 2014

legend001523 :

Ok cool, and do you think ~2000 is a moderate price for this build, a bit more if i switch out for 780ti, for a build on a website? Compared to a Build-It-Yourself price. Also the 900 series comes out around the 19th, so prices for the 780ti should lower soon!

legend001523 · Sep 7, 2014

I'd rather build it myself, cheaper and more choices of cases and cards, I can put together a $2000 for you if you want, based around a 780ti and i7 4790k?

TechN00BY · Sep 7, 2014

legend001523 :

That would be sweet! Only problem is, me being 14, I cant pay you myself and my parents only trust computers from companies, so that probably wouldn't work

legend001523 · Sep 7, 2014

I meant you build it yourself?

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