Hey all, I'm building my first desktop, is everything compatible/anything missing?

Dudewhoareyou · Sep 20, 2014

Hey all, I'm going to build my first desktop and i was wondering if i was missing anything or if a better part could be used in place of one of these. thanks in advance!

CPU: Intel Core i7-5930K 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor
http://www.amazon.com/Intel-i7-5930K-Haswell-E-Processo...

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler
http://www.amazon.com/Noctua-Heatpipe-Bearing-Cooler-NH...

Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme3 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard
http://www.amazon.com/ASRock-EXTREME4-LGA2011-v3-CrossF...

Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory
http://www.amazon.com/G-SKILL-Sniper-240-Pin-Desktop-F3...

Storage: Crucial MX100 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
http://www.amazon.com/Crucial-MX100-adapter-Internal-CT...

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
http://www.amazon.com/Seagate-Desktop-7200RPM-SATA-Cach...

Video Card: http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-GTX980-256bit-Graphics-04G-P...

Case: http://www.amazon.com/NZXT-PHANTOM-Full-Tower-PHAN-001R...

Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply
http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-SuperNOVA-80PLUS-Certified-2...

Monitor: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00HY7PAUC/ref=asc_df_B00HY7PA...

Mouse: http://www.amazon.com/Razer-Rechargable-Wireless-Gaming...

OS: http://www.amazon.com/Windows-Premium-System-Builder-Pa...

MT6Anime · Sep 20, 2014

Get a water cooler such as the H100i or H105 and you don't really need an i7 for gaming but seeing the rest of your build I take it that you're looking to spend as much as possible for overkills sake.

MT6Anime · Sep 20, 2014

On that note get an SSD as well.

Dudewhoareyou · Sep 20, 2014

I mean, not really. I'm just trying to get the best possible rig i can for gaming. Would i be better off with an i7-4790k and corresponding mobo? the crucial mx100 is a SSD

Dudewhoareyou · Sep 20, 2014

And would the H100I fit my current build?

MT6Anime · Sep 20, 2014

Dudewhoareyou :

Oh my bad didn't see that SSD. Well considering the mobo you have selected would only house the new DDR4 and you DRR3 slected you have to make a change. Either get a Z97 mobo and older gen intel chip or get DDR4.

Dudewhoareyou · Sep 20, 2014

or any of the hydro series really

g-unit1111 · Sep 20, 2014

Dudewhoareyou :

The MX100 isn't really a good choice for gaming, you want at minimum a Samsung 840 Evo or better would be the 850 Pro. But for gaming the 5930K is ridiculous overkill, you want at least a i5-4690K or i7-4790K.

What is your budget? If you post that we can suggest a rig.

Dudewhoareyou · Sep 20, 2014

Oh. so i have to change my mobo anyways to fit the ram

Dudewhoareyou · Sep 20, 2014

g-unit1111 :

My budget is 2850-2900 for everything including mouse/keyboard monitor but excluding those 3 i have about 2400$ left to spend on the actual rig. But if i could get a better rig i could get a less expensive mouse/keyboard/monitor so i guess my budget for the actual rig would be anywhere from 2400-2600

Update: also, if everything could be from amazon that would be great, i have an amazon prime account and the free two day shipping would be amazing.

MT6Anime · Sep 20, 2014

Dudewhoareyou :

The case you have selected is huge you will no issue with space at all you could fit a water cooler into a midsized case easily. I personally have the H105 in my NZXT H440.

MT6Anime · Sep 20, 2014

So what do you want to do? Change your mobo and CPU so you can keep the DDR3 RAM or get the new DDR4. But as g-unit1111 said its way way overkill.

Dudewhoareyou · Sep 20, 2014

MT6Anime :

This will be the first desktop i have ever built. What i have listed was a build i put together from advice i got on the forums earlier today. I am willing to change everything there, i just want the optimal gaming build. Any and all input would be greatly appreciated. I'm so new to this and confused and i don't know what i need to buy. All i know for sure is that i want the case monitor mouse and keyboard i listed. And if everything could come from amazon that would be an added bonus. My total budget is about 2900$ for everything and frankly i could care less about anything besides gaming. I want to build a computer that can play current and future content (for at least 2-3 years into the future) at absolute max settings and max fps (within reason). I'm pretty lost right now, ive heard so much different advice from so many different people and all the research i've been doing tends to contradict itself.
Update: Also, thank you for you help and input, it means a lot. Any advice you could give about a better build would be awesome

The Original Agrajag · Sep 20, 2014

I have to agree with the previous respondents that the i7 will have a lot of unnecessary features in a purely gaming rig. The SSD is better than no SSD at all but, once again, I agree that there are some better options.

Really good to see that a first build with a better than decent PSU! What I usually see is "hey toms hardware, can I run my $2000 rig on this $30 dollar PSU? I like it because it runs on 2-stroke fuel and matches my colour scheme?"

PS. got some spare pocket money aye?

MT6Anime · Sep 20, 2014

Dudewhoareyou :

Alright well as far as gaming goes you will have no problem with your build outside of the RAM/mobo/CPU compatibility. You won't need DDR4 for gaming in any sense of the word the only reason you would want DDR4 would be for intense data processing, 3D modeling, or other things that you really wouldn't be doing. So I highly recommend going for a Z97 mobo and the 16gb of RAM you have there. You also don't need an i7 as it will only give you about 7-10 FPS more in some games but you can get one if you want to. As far as the SSD goes get a Samsung brand one.

MT6Anime · Sep 20, 2014

The Original Agrajag :

Yeah its great lol "hey guys can I run my 780 ti SLI with 600 watt PSU?" lmao

Dudewhoareyou · Sep 20, 2014

MT6Anime :

Dudewhoareyou :

Alright well as far as gaming goes you will have no problem with your build outside of the RAM/mobo/CPU compatibility. You won't need DDR4 for gaming in any sense of the word the only reason you would want DDR4 would be for intense data processing, 3D modeling, or other things that you really wouldn't be doing. So I highly recommend going for a Z97 mobo and the 16gb of RAM you have there. You also don't need an i7 as it will only give you about 7-10 FPS more in some games but you can get one if you want to. As far as the SSD goes get a Samsung brand one.

Any specific samsung SSDs you would recommend? How much should i get for the best gaming performance?

MT6Anime · Sep 20, 2014

Dudewhoareyou :

MT6Anime :

Any specific samsung SSDs you would recommend? How much should i get for the best gaming performance?

Any of them will do I personally have the 840 EVO series but if you want the pro version go for it. As far performance goes you won't be able to tell the difference in load times between their SSDs however if you meant performance as in FPS you won't get any FPS improvement. SSDs are for your OS and big games with large loading times like BF4. For example when I got an SSD it took me about 10 seconds to load a map in BF4 vs the 3-5 minuets it used to take on a HDD.

Dudewhoareyou · Sep 20, 2014

MT6Anime :

Dudewhoareyou :

Any of them will do I personally have the 840 EVO series but if you want the pro version go for it. As far performance goes you won't be able to tell the difference in load times between their SSDs however if you meant performance as in FPS you won't get any FPS improvement. SSDs are for your OS and big games with large loading times like BF4. For example when I got an SSD it took me about 10 seconds to load a map in BF4 vs the 3-5 minuets it used to take on a HDD.

ok, cool. Any advice on the rest of the build? Other than the mobo/cpu/cooling unit

MT6Anime · Sep 20, 2014

Dudewhoareyou :

MT6Anime :

Dudewhoareyou :

Any of them will do I personally have the 840 EVO series but if you want the pro version go for it. As far performance goes you won't be able to tell the difference in load times between their SSDs however if you meant performance as in FPS you won't get any FPS improvement. SSDs are for your OS and big games with large loading times like BF4. For example when I got an SSD it took me about 10 seconds to load a map in BF4 vs the 3-5 minuets it used to take on a HDD.

ok, cool. Any advice on the rest of the build? Other than the mobo/cpu/cooling unit

Nope you're golden.

have fun building it

Dudewhoareyou · Sep 20, 2014

MT6Anime :

Dudewhoareyou :

MT6Anime :

Dudewhoareyou :

Any of them will do I personally have the 840 EVO series but if you want the pro version go for it. As far performance goes you won't be able to tell the difference in load times between their SSDs however if you meant performance as in FPS you won't get any FPS improvement. SSDs are for your OS and big games with large loading times like BF4. For example when I got an SSD it took me about 10 seconds to load a map in BF4 vs the 3-5 minuets it used to take on a HDD.

ok, cool. Any advice on the rest of the build? Other than the mobo/cpu/cooling unit

Nope you're golden.

have fun building it

One last question what z97 motherboard should i go with?

MT6Anime · Sep 20, 2014

Dudewhoareyou :

MT6Anime :

Dudewhoareyou :

Nope you're golden.

have fun building it

One last question what z97 motherboard should i go with?

This is the one I use

http://www.amazon.com/ASUS-MAXIMUS-VII-HERO-Motherboards/dp/B00K2MASE4/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1411264180&sr=8-5&keywords=z97

but it doesn't really matter to much as you won't see to much of an improvement in FPS; in most games as little as a 2-3 FPS difference what you're really paying for is all the friendly BIOS options and the board looking all pretty and stuff. Although I really do like this board and pretty LEDs that I can see through the window of my case

Dudewhoareyou · Sep 20, 2014

MT6Anime :

Dudewhoareyou :

MT6Anime :

One last question what z97 motherboard should i go with?

This is the one I use

http://www.amazon.com/ASUS-MAXIMUS-VII-HERO-Motherboards/dp/B00K2MASE4/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1411264180&sr=8-5&keywords=z97

but it doesn't really matter to much as you won't see to much of an improvement in FPS; in most games as little as a 2-3 FPS difference what you're really paying for is all the friendly BIOS options and the board looking all pretty and stuff. Although I really do like this board and pretty LEDs that I can see through the window of my case

Ok, I really hope this link works. Would this be a good build? http://pcpartpicker.com/p/7hxm23

Dudewhoareyou · Sep 20, 2014

MT6Anime :

Dudewhoareyou :

MT6Anime :

One last question what z97 motherboard should i go with?

This is the one I use

http://www.amazon.com/ASUS-MAXIMUS-VII-HERO-Motherboards/dp/B00K2MASE4/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1411264180&sr=8-5&keywords=z97

but it doesn't really matter to much as you won't see to much of an improvement in FPS; in most games as little as a 2-3 FPS difference what you're really paying for is all the friendly BIOS options and the board looking all pretty and stuff. Although I really do like this board and pretty LEDs that I can see through the window of my case

or are 2 SSDs overkill. i feel like one would be enough. Should i get 1 512 SSD and then another regular 2tb HD?

Dudewhoareyou · Sep 20, 2014

Updated: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Q4mjvK decided the two SSDs were overkill

Hey all, I'm building my first desktop, is everything compatible/anything missing?

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