Z Zombehh Distinguished Oct 2, 2014 204 0 18,680 Oct 22, 2014 #1 Need pc to play demanding games battlefield / gta v (coming out) Also render and edit. I will be using PC excessively (almost all day) so a good cooler would be nice so it doesn't overheat
Need pc to play demanding games battlefield / gta v (coming out) Also render and edit. I will be using PC excessively (almost all day) so a good cooler would be nice so it doesn't overheat
Solution tiny voices Oct 22, 2014 Get an h97 board. There are plenty that will run all the way up to 2133 RAM. The 200r is a better case and offers MORE features/ options than the SPEC series, which is sub par.
Get an h97 board. There are plenty that will run all the way up to 2133 RAM. The 200r is a better case and offers MORE features/ options than the SPEC series, which is sub par.
rockie_ Splendid Sep 20, 2014 6,022 0 27,960 Oct 22, 2014 #2 PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.00 @ Amazon) Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($84.99 @ Micro Center) Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($81.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC) Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($349.99 @ NCIX US) Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Amazon) Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ NCIX US) Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/RSBS DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg) Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC) Total: $980.90 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-22 18:13 EDT-0400 Upvote 0 Downvote
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.00 @ Amazon) Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($84.99 @ Micro Center) Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($81.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC) Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($349.99 @ NCIX US) Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Amazon) Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ NCIX US) Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/RSBS DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg) Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC) Total: $980.90 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-22 18:13 EDT-0400
tiny voices Titan Sep 6, 2012 34,175 5 99,965 Oct 22, 2014 #3 Why do you have a locked CPU with an overclocking motherboard? I would also change the case to a 200r. MUCH more space inside. Upvote 0 Downvote
Why do you have a locked CPU with an overclocking motherboard? I would also change the case to a 200r. MUCH more space inside.
rockie_ Splendid Sep 20, 2014 6,022 0 27,960 Oct 22, 2014 #4 tiny voices : Why do you have a locked CPU with an overclocking motherboard? I would also change the case to a 200r. MUCH more space inside. just to use faster RAM , 200R looks ugly Upvote 0 Downvote
tiny voices : Why do you have a locked CPU with an overclocking motherboard? I would also change the case to a 200r. MUCH more space inside. just to use faster RAM , 200R looks ugly
tiny voices Titan Sep 6, 2012 34,175 5 99,965 Oct 22, 2014 Solution #5 Get an h97 board. There are plenty that will run all the way up to 2133 RAM. The 200r is a better case and offers MORE features/ options than the SPEC series, which is sub par. Upvote 0 Downvote Solution
Get an h97 board. There are plenty that will run all the way up to 2133 RAM. The 200r is a better case and offers MORE features/ options than the SPEC series, which is sub par.