Questions about my new pc build.

MaxChasis · Feb 15, 2015

This is my first gaming rig. I will mostly use it for gaming and internet. I have a few questions.
Should I get a cpu cooler like the Swiftech H220-X, or a normal fan like Noctua NH-U14S.
Should I get a bigger ssd?What do you normally put on the ssd ther than he operating system? Do you put games on it?
I will probably put 980 sli in a few months, so will this rig support it?
Should I go with 970 sli now or 1 980 now and sli it later?
Thanks

Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor
Swiftech H220-X 55.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ___OR___ Noctua NH-U14S
ASUS Z97-A ATX DDR3 2600 LGA 1150 Motherboards Z97-A
G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory
Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Seagate 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive
MSI GeForce GTX 980 4GB Twin Frozr Video Card
Phanteks Enthoo Luxe ATX Full Tower Case
EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply I

KoopaCreeper · Feb 15, 2015

MaxChasis :

The Noctua should be enough if you don't do extreme overclocking.
If you have the finances, get 1 980 now and SLI it later. Good idea.
I have a 240GB SSD loaded to the brim with my OS and some Steam games. Enormous games like TERA online have to go on my backup 1TB! Anyways, if you're OK with only having a few games on that SSD, that's all you need. Honestly, having the OS on a SSD already makes a world of difference.

KoopaCreeper · Feb 15, 2015

Also, I forgot to add that that PSU should be fine for SLI, but only if you don't highly overclock the 980s.

badboyrog2 · Feb 15, 2015

i would get the gtx 970 SLI because less expensive then the gtx 980 SLI and the gtx 980 is bad in performance/price ratio

you really do not need any kind of watercooling here ...just get a good cpu cooler like noctua and phanteks
because less messy and less maintenance

KoopaCreeper · Feb 15, 2015

Sure, he doesn't need it, but if he has the finances then why not?

For the record, I would have done 970 SLI. Makes more fiscal sense.

I agree completely on the cooler- NH-D14 or something of the sort.

boostorm99 · Mar 3, 2015

I would go with the NZXT Kraken x61, it has better performance and in my opinion it just looks a heck of alot nicer and cleaner than some big a** cpu fan cooler.

You should not need a bigger ssd. I would just put the os and whatever is important to you on the ssd and everything else on the hdd.

If you have the money I would go with 2 980's in sli because why not?¿
But what kind of monitor(s) are you using because you would be wasting a grand on video cards to play on a crappy monitor setup.

Lastly, this rig will support 2-way sli, but I would get a higher psu maybe 850w?

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