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So I've made 2 possible builds. One is a build with an i7-5820K, 16GB DDR4-2400Mhz, x99 Mobo, GTX 970. And another build with an i7-4790K, 16GB DDR3-1600Mhz, z97 Mobo, GTX970.
The 5820K build will cost me 1370 euro and the 4790K will cost me 1200 euro.
I'm mainly gonna use it for gaming/streaming. Which one should I get?
 
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okcnaline
Hm... but I thought a GTX 980 would have better for recording. Okay, I edited the base as to your preferences. I also put another link, to a Samsung 840 EVO and a Corsair 760T.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£233.94 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£84.12 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: EVGA Z97 FTW ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£194.36 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Kingston Fury Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£120.20 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£89.72 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Western Digital...
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Ricardo V

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i7 5820k
MSI X99S SLI PLUS
Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB DDR4-2400MHz
Noctua NH-U12S CPU Cooling
Samsung SSD 840 EVO 500GB
Asus STRIX-GTX970-DC2OC-4GD5


Or

i7 4790k
Asus ROG Z97 MAXIMUS VII RANGER
Corsair Vengeance 16GB DDR3-1600MHz
Noctua NH-U12S CPU Cooling
Samsung SSD 840 EVO 500GB
Asus STRIX-GTX970-DC2OC-4GD5

I already have a 750w PSU, Monitor, 1TB HDD etc..


Not really.
 
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I'll go with 4790K. Maximus VII ranger is kind of a overkill and more of a luxury item. If you plan to do a 3-WAY SLI in future then get the Gigabyte gaming GT or G1 otherwise VII Hero or Gigabyte GAming 7 is fine. And I'll go with MSI or Gigabyte 970 over ASUS. They can OC higher and cools better.
 
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Ricardo V

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Okay, thanks! Do you think that in the future (in like 3-4 years) games will actually take advantage of more than 4 cores and DDR4 RAM?

 
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If you don't need editing, then go with the 4790K. No need for 6 physical cores.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($309.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: EVGA Z97 FTW ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($154.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston Fury Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Intel 520 Series Cherryville 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.98 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($628.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Titanium Grey) ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1667.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-08 12:09 EST-0500
 
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Thanks! Looks like a good build :) Do you think the 980 is worth it over the 970? Since it's almost double the price. The 970 is 300 euro and the 980 is 550 euro.
 
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Gaming took around 5 years to move from dual cores to quad cores. So I think were still 5 years away from a move to hexa cores from quad cores.
And 970 is just marginally slower than 980. So I'll recommend a 970 and then SLI after you've saved up enough to get a 2nd one.
 
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Hm... but I thought a GTX 980 would have better for recording. Okay, I edited the base as to your preferences. I also put another link, to a Samsung 840 EVO and a Corsair 760T.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£233.94 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£84.12 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: EVGA Z97 FTW ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£194.36 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Kingston Fury Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£120.20 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£89.72 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card (£275.96 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Corsair 760T Black ATX Full Tower Case (£132.00 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£84.49 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1254.78
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-09 05:39 GMT+0000
 
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Ricardo V

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Thank you! :)

 
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