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I'm setting up an order for a new build. No upgrades, all new parts.
I'm planning to build in a CoolerMaster Storm Trooper big tower.
I won't be buying a monitor until next month.
Overclocking the GPU and CPU will probably not happen, at least not at first.
Motherboard is the MSI Z97 Gaming 5. "Killer ethernet"
CPU is the socket 1150 Intel i7 4790k quad core 4.0Ghz + boost.
As for power supply, I was thinking: Corsair CS 750M, 750W PSU
ATX 12V v2.4, 80 Plus Gold, Modular, 4x 6+2pin PCI (propably need a bigger one, if I go for the R9 GPU?)
Okay.. So this is what I have ordered so far, but is customizable for a while. Everything is in stock, except for the GPU I ordered, which won't be in stock for another 3-4 weeks. I picked the EVGA GeForce GTX Titan Black 6GB PhysX Cuda, but since it's not in stock I started browsing the web. I'm struggling to find benchmarks and comparisons for it, aspecially compared to/vs. the Sapphire Radeon R9 295x2 8GB, which I noticed was also in my price range. So these two videocards are in the same price league, but are they in the same league in performance? The 780ti is about $550 less, then theres the R9 and Titan black, then the next card is a jump to $2900, which is around double the price of the Titan Black and the R9. So I figured the Titan Black and The R9 are the top dogs in my budget, except for the "superclocked", "Hydrocopper", "Powercolor" ones, that are out of my price range.
The R9 looks promising for new games, on the charts on Tom's Hardware, But I don't know how the charts work in a "bigger picture", when they're meant for an individual game, with individual settings and resolutions. As for the Titan Black, I just assumed it was good and can't find a lot of info on it, when it comes to real life performance, 3D/pic rendering, FPS and such.
My use:
I do som picture editing/photoshop, but this rig is meant for gaming. I would like to be able to play new games on Ultra, and it would be nice to watch 4K/UHD movies when the flatscreens drop in price. I heard talk of the R9 getting low FPS on "older" games like Skyrim or DirectX9 and older. That doesn't bother me, but if browser games are terrible with the R9, that would suck, cause WoW is still the game I play the most. WoW uses only 2 cores of a CPU (I've heard), so each single core should have a high clockspeed. My current i7 720qm appearently was a huge bottleneck, and the Radeon HD5870 got old fast. Stopped releasing drivers that worked together with Asus, and even WoW had to be played at low settings. Even then I got like 5-10 FPS in raids, lagspikes, blackspots etc. Talked with admins and did a lot of DxDiag, checked internet connection, routers, firewalls, ports, even changed ISP and everything all over again, but the conclusion was that my GPU was getting poor/no updates to make it last longer, and the CPU was also a bottleneck, they said. I don't know.. But I do know I want something good, this time around. I also love games like Hitman and Crysis.
Really hope you guys can help me pick the best card in my price range
I've built quite a few desktops and laptops over the years, but mostly frankenstein stuff or single component upgrades, on a tiiight budget (basically to make the PC work again, often no performance in mind). If you see anything off about my list, please mention what and why. Heh.
The complete order:
CM Storm Trooper Gaming Big Tower
Corsair CS 750M, 750W PSU
ATX 12V v2.4, 80 Plus Gold, Modular, 4x 6+2pin PCI
MSI Z97 GAMING 5, Socket-1150
ATX, Z97, DDR3,3xPCIe-x16,SLI/CFX,Killer E2205, VG
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866MHz 16GB Black
2x8GB 1866MHz DDR3 CL10 DIMM (Kit of 2) HyperX Fury
EVGA GeForce GTX TITAN BLACK 6GB PhysX
with Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel coupon
Kingston HyperX 3K SSD 240GB 2.5"
SATA 6 Gb/s (SATA3.0), 555MB/510MB/s read/write, (For the OS)
Next month, I'll order:
Win 8.1 pro 64-bit, Blu-ray read/write, WG Black 3TB HDD, Intel i7 4790K, A few SATA3 cables, water cooling for CPU, and one more "HyperX Fury DDR3 1866MHz 16GB Black" so 32GB ram, in total, and a monitor. Perhaps one of those 144Mhz. And 21:9 looks cool.
I'm setting up an order for a new build. No upgrades, all new parts.
I'm planning to build in a CoolerMaster Storm Trooper big tower.
I won't be buying a monitor until next month.
Overclocking the GPU and CPU will probably not happen, at least not at first.
Motherboard is the MSI Z97 Gaming 5. "Killer ethernet"
CPU is the socket 1150 Intel i7 4790k quad core 4.0Ghz + boost.
As for power supply, I was thinking: Corsair CS 750M, 750W PSU
ATX 12V v2.4, 80 Plus Gold, Modular, 4x 6+2pin PCI (propably need a bigger one, if I go for the R9 GPU?)
Okay.. So this is what I have ordered so far, but is customizable for a while. Everything is in stock, except for the GPU I ordered, which won't be in stock for another 3-4 weeks. I picked the EVGA GeForce GTX Titan Black 6GB PhysX Cuda, but since it's not in stock I started browsing the web. I'm struggling to find benchmarks and comparisons for it, aspecially compared to/vs. the Sapphire Radeon R9 295x2 8GB, which I noticed was also in my price range. So these two videocards are in the same price league, but are they in the same league in performance? The 780ti is about $550 less, then theres the R9 and Titan black, then the next card is a jump to $2900, which is around double the price of the Titan Black and the R9. So I figured the Titan Black and The R9 are the top dogs in my budget, except for the "superclocked", "Hydrocopper", "Powercolor" ones, that are out of my price range.
The R9 looks promising for new games, on the charts on Tom's Hardware, But I don't know how the charts work in a "bigger picture", when they're meant for an individual game, with individual settings and resolutions. As for the Titan Black, I just assumed it was good and can't find a lot of info on it, when it comes to real life performance, 3D/pic rendering, FPS and such.
My use:
I do som picture editing/photoshop, but this rig is meant for gaming. I would like to be able to play new games on Ultra, and it would be nice to watch 4K/UHD movies when the flatscreens drop in price. I heard talk of the R9 getting low FPS on "older" games like Skyrim or DirectX9 and older. That doesn't bother me, but if browser games are terrible with the R9, that would suck, cause WoW is still the game I play the most. WoW uses only 2 cores of a CPU (I've heard), so each single core should have a high clockspeed. My current i7 720qm appearently was a huge bottleneck, and the Radeon HD5870 got old fast. Stopped releasing drivers that worked together with Asus, and even WoW had to be played at low settings. Even then I got like 5-10 FPS in raids, lagspikes, blackspots etc. Talked with admins and did a lot of DxDiag, checked internet connection, routers, firewalls, ports, even changed ISP and everything all over again, but the conclusion was that my GPU was getting poor/no updates to make it last longer, and the CPU was also a bottleneck, they said. I don't know.. But I do know I want something good, this time around. I also love games like Hitman and Crysis.
Really hope you guys can help me pick the best card in my price range
I've built quite a few desktops and laptops over the years, but mostly frankenstein stuff or single component upgrades, on a tiiight budget (basically to make the PC work again, often no performance in mind). If you see anything off about my list, please mention what and why. Heh. The complete order:
CM Storm Trooper Gaming Big Tower
Corsair CS 750M, 750W PSU
ATX 12V v2.4, 80 Plus Gold, Modular, 4x 6+2pin PCI
MSI Z97 GAMING 5, Socket-1150
ATX, Z97, DDR3,3xPCIe-x16,SLI/CFX,Killer E2205, VG
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866MHz 16GB Black
2x8GB 1866MHz DDR3 CL10 DIMM (Kit of 2) HyperX Fury
EVGA GeForce GTX TITAN BLACK 6GB PhysX
with Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel coupon
Kingston HyperX 3K SSD 240GB 2.5"
SATA 6 Gb/s (SATA3.0), 555MB/510MB/s read/write, (For the OS)
Next month, I'll order:
Win 8.1 pro 64-bit, Blu-ray read/write, WG Black 3TB HDD, Intel i7 4790K, A few SATA3 cables, water cooling for CPU, and one more "HyperX Fury DDR3 1866MHz 16GB Black" so 32GB ram, in total, and a monitor. Perhaps one of those 144Mhz. And 21:9 looks cool.
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