Good day, guys.
At the moment I'm selecting hardware parts for my new gaming PC. My main target is to make solid PC for 3-4 years with minmum upgrade during this period. I have a 1920x1080 120 hz monitor, no 4k and no 3D in plans. So I believe that this rig should be fine:
Intel Core i7 4790K
Scythe Mugen 4
MSI Z97 GAMING 5 or Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD3H iZ97 or Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2
ASUS STRIX-GTX970-DC2OC-4GD5 x 2 or Gigabyte GV-N970G1 GAMING-4GD x 2
DDR3 16Gb 1866MHz Kingston HyperX CL11 Kit of 2
2.5" 512Gb Crucial MX100
2Tb, Western Digital Black
Cooler Master V850 Vanguard 80+ 850W ATX
Cooler Master Storm Trooper
But I have some questions before I can go and grab all of them. I hope that you can help me to solve them.
1) Is 4790K ok for long perspective? I need it only for gaming and a set of DDR4 + x99 MoBo + 5820K cost much more. Plus 5820K stock clock speed is only 3.3Ghz vs 4Ghz for 4790K.
2) Which of these three motherboards should I choose? I heard some bad reports about Killer Ethernet cards. Are those problems solved because MSI MoBo looks good for me?
3) I want to create a SLI of 2x970. Usually I choose reference GPU's for this purpose but there are none for 970 GTX. So is it ok to take 2 Gigabyte\Asus cards? Will they perform well during hot summer days without overheating? And which one of those two should I choose for SLI?
4) Last time I bought a fancy G.Skill RipJaws RAM with a lifetime warranty and one of the sticks died in about a month. So this time I decided to take some more "simple" RAM. I have a very good offer for this kit. Is it good to go?
5) There are none of 256Gb Samsung 850 EVO available now in my city, only 850 PRO which is really overpriced. For that money I can nearly buy 512Gb Crucial MX100 (cause 256Gb version has a low write speed). Should I take it or search something else?
6) Last question is about the case. Now I have HAF X one for my current PC. It's awsome but I want a new one (and I will also need my current PC). Storm Trooper looks ok for me. It is big, has good airflow, dust filters (my current PSU sucked lots of dust in HAF X) and a carrying handle (HAF X is not that good and easy when you need to transport or clear it). Is it a good choice?
I think that was all I want to ask you guys. Thanks in advance for all your tips and helping me to make a final decision!
At the moment I'm selecting hardware parts for my new gaming PC. My main target is to make solid PC for 3-4 years with minmum upgrade during this period. I have a 1920x1080 120 hz monitor, no 4k and no 3D in plans. So I believe that this rig should be fine:
Intel Core i7 4790K
Scythe Mugen 4
MSI Z97 GAMING 5 or Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD3H iZ97 or Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2
ASUS STRIX-GTX970-DC2OC-4GD5 x 2 or Gigabyte GV-N970G1 GAMING-4GD x 2
DDR3 16Gb 1866MHz Kingston HyperX CL11 Kit of 2
2.5" 512Gb Crucial MX100
2Tb, Western Digital Black
Cooler Master V850 Vanguard 80+ 850W ATX
Cooler Master Storm Trooper
But I have some questions before I can go and grab all of them. I hope that you can help me to solve them.
1) Is 4790K ok for long perspective? I need it only for gaming and a set of DDR4 + x99 MoBo + 5820K cost much more. Plus 5820K stock clock speed is only 3.3Ghz vs 4Ghz for 4790K.
2) Which of these three motherboards should I choose? I heard some bad reports about Killer Ethernet cards. Are those problems solved because MSI MoBo looks good for me?
3) I want to create a SLI of 2x970. Usually I choose reference GPU's for this purpose but there are none for 970 GTX. So is it ok to take 2 Gigabyte\Asus cards? Will they perform well during hot summer days without overheating? And which one of those two should I choose for SLI?
4) Last time I bought a fancy G.Skill RipJaws RAM with a lifetime warranty and one of the sticks died in about a month. So this time I decided to take some more "simple" RAM. I have a very good offer for this kit. Is it good to go?
5) There are none of 256Gb Samsung 850 EVO available now in my city, only 850 PRO which is really overpriced. For that money I can nearly buy 512Gb Crucial MX100 (cause 256Gb version has a low write speed). Should I take it or search something else?
6) Last question is about the case. Now I have HAF X one for my current PC. It's awsome but I want a new one (and I will also need my current PC). Storm Trooper looks ok for me. It is big, has good airflow, dust filters (my current PSU sucked lots of dust in HAF X) and a carrying handle (HAF X is not that good and easy when you need to transport or clear it). Is it a good choice?
I think that was all I want to ask you guys. Thanks in advance for all your tips and helping me to make a final decision!