advice for ultra 1080p gaming build, compatibility problems or not? (apologies im nooby)

jackinyrsax · Sep 15, 2014

hey guys just put all these parts together on cyberpowersystems online and just looking for advice and if i made any mistakes with compatibility? or do i need to invest in some better cooling things/fans etc ? any feedback is appreciated thanks.

Also im curious if i could save any money by downgrading the cpu a little ? if so any suggestions would be great.

Cooler master k350 mid tower gaming case

intel core i5-4690k 3.50ghz 6mb cache lga1150 overclocked

geforce gtx 780 ti 3gb 16x pcie 3.0

fan upgrade for case

intel socket lga 1155 standard cpu cooler

1tb sata-III 6.0gb/s cache 7200rpm hd

120 kingstonn ssd v300 sata III

8gb ram 2x4gb ddr3/1866mhz dual channel memory, kingston hyperx fury blue

motherboard - asus b85m-g intel b85 chipset, micro atx mainboard w/ 4ram slots, 8 channel hd audio, hdmi, gblan, usb 3.0, sata iii, pcie 3.0/2.0 x16 & 2x pcie 2.0 x1

700 watts power supply, cooler master b700 b series

on board 7.1 audio

windows 8.1

firo40 · Sep 15, 2014

You have an over clock able CPU on a non over clocking motherboard. Either get a z97 motherboard and after market cooler or get a non k version cpu

TechyInAZ · Sep 15, 2014

Actually you can oc, but that is new right now on these budget boards so you might run into some issues.

I'd get Z97, so much future proof over B85.

firo40 · Sep 15, 2014

They are meant for over clocking the Pentium anniversary edition. Over clocking a 4690k would blow the vrm very fast

TechyInAZ · Sep 15, 2014

firo40 :

ok, thx for the correction.

jackinyrsax · Sep 15, 2014

firo40 :

Thanks a mill replace that with a normal 4960. Anything else amiss?

legend001523 · Sep 15, 2014

Get a z97 board, stick with the 4690k, get a better ssd, the v300 are bad

jackinyrsax · Sep 15, 2014

budget is tight enough so would priority be a better ssd? i could get a z97 but i cant afford to keep the k cpu if i do. im inexperienced with this stuff but will a non oc cpu hold back the 780ti much for 1080p gaming?

legend001523 · Sep 15, 2014

If you see yourself at 1080p for the next 4-5years, a gtx 780 or a 970/980 when they come out will be cheaper and more viable option, a samsung evo 840 would be good and if you can't then get a h97 board with a 4690

jackinyrsax · Sep 15, 2014

would this be alright, i've seen crucial a good few times seems to be a reputable name :128 GB Crucial MX100 Series SATA III Gaming MLC Solid State Disk? just for the sake of 30 pounds. i can afford the z97 if i hold off on the k cpu. does that make sense to do?

jackinyrsax · Sep 15, 2014

apologies the ssd you mentioned is same price for 120gb ssd so ignore that part

legend001523 · Sep 15, 2014

Not really worth, the whole point of a z97 board is so you can overclock the cpu, with it being a non overclockable cpu, there's no point spending on extras for something you don't need, either go h97 and non k 4690 or z97 and 4690k, I think you'll have to go for the non k with h97 route, but there are really cheap z97 boards so can you not fit in a 4690k?

jackinyrsax · Sep 15, 2014

at the moment i have it all added up it looks doable with the k cpu and z97 and the better ssd. my main confusion which i forgot to look up before asking is, is it easy enough to overclock your cpu? the site i was on was offering an out of shop overclock of 30% for 48 pounds on top of the cpu price. so my question is can i do the overclocking myself with a bit of tinkering in the system settings itself? if so then ya i should be able to afford it. thanks again for the speedy replies

legend001523 · Sep 15, 2014

What site are you buying from? oc'ing is quite easy with a i5, should just do it yourself

jackinyrsax · Sep 15, 2014

this is the mb is that better: ASUS Z97-P INTEL Z97 Chipset, ATX Mainboard w/ 4 RAM slots, HD Audio, HDMI, GbLAN, USB 3.0, SATA-III, 1x Gen3 PCIe x16, 1x Gen2 PCIe x16, 2x PCIe x 1 & 2x PCI

legend001523 · Sep 15, 2014

looks okay, but which site are you buying from and how much are you spending

jackinyrsax · Sep 15, 2014

looking on cyberpowersystems. its around 1032, 1238 pounds with vat so around 1600 euro and thats the max i can do. im in ireland so was one of the few sites i could find that looked good. is there any other sites that you could recommend?

legend001523 · Sep 15, 2014

scan.co.uk, they have the 3xs systems, probably cheaperhttp://3xs.scan.co.uk/

jackinyrsax · Sep 15, 2014

thanks for the link,

how would this look then ? also would you reccomend an oc gtx 780 over the gtx 780 ti

Corsair Carbide SPEC-03, Steel/Plastic, 216x427x493 (WxHxD in mm), 2x USB 3, Headphone & Mic [Corsair Carbide SPEC Series SPEC-03 Aggressive RED LED Mid Tower Gaming Case ]
£89.96
Asus Z97 Motherboards – Overclocking and multiple GPU support [Asus Z97-K, CrossFireX, 6 SATA 6Gbps, 1 PCI-E M.2, SATA RAID, ATX]
£172.98
Intel Core i5 4690K, Haswell Refresh, Quad Core, 3.5GHz, 3.9GHz Turbo, 6MB Cache [Overclocked - CPU professionally overclocked up to 4.6GHz.]
£17.50
Artic Cooling Freezer 11i
£84.96
8GB (2x4GB) Corsair Vengeance Pro, 2133MHz, CAS 11-11-11-30, 1.5V [Red Heatsink]
£384.65
3GB Zotac GTX 780 Ti OC, 941MHz GPU, 2880 Cores, 7000MHz GDDR5 [Single Card.]
£52.32
600W Corsair CX, Semi-Modular, 80PLUS Bronze - Any Single Graphics Card
£57.41
120GB Samsung 840 EVO - 540MB/s Read, 410MB/s Write, 94K IOPS
£41.75
System Drives - These drives have been hand-picked as system drives as they are the highest performing conventional spindle based disks, this is primarily due to the higher 7200rpm speed. Although fast an SSD is still the ultimate in performance storage. [1TB Seagate Barracuda, 7200rpm, 64MB Cache]
£11.75
Samsung SH-224DB - 24x DVD Reader & Writer
£72.97
Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit [Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit with Classic Shell, Provides Windows 7-style Start Menu functionality within Windows 8.1.]

legend001523 · Sep 15, 2014

Nah no matter how oced a 780 id it'll never beat even a stock 780ti, get a better psu one from xfx, seasonic or evga

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