First build, just looking for some feedback to see if I'm getting my money's worth.

Wolf_Saliva · Mar 18, 2015

Hey guys, I'm fairly new to the world of PC building and I want to make sure I'm getting my money's worth. I have done quite a bit of research and I'm going for a white/black theme. I'm going for gaming, I do nothing related to editing, hence the i5. Here's a link to my pc partpicker http://pcpartpicker.com/p/9n7DXL. Any responses are appreciated, take care.

popatim · Mar 18, 2015

Why 2 different sized monitors?

theunliked · Mar 18, 2015

popatim :

I think one for gaming and one of other stuff

Wolf_Saliva · Mar 18, 2015

popatim :

I didn't really look into the size of the monitor's, the acer is really just meant to be a cheap second monitor that I can view the misc things on while gaming on the asus monitor.

theunliked · Mar 18, 2015

If you are not going to overclock then just get the i5-4460. 16GB ram is kind of overkill. You will only need it when running several VMs at the same time. 8GB is more than enough if you are just gaming. Also, SLI isn't too good an idea. Some games don't support it and you get 2x the heat and noise. A GTX 980 will do the job.

Wolf_Saliva · Mar 18, 2015

theunliked :

Is there a specific 980 you would recommend, as I am trying to stick with the black/white theme. I haven't seen anything really on the GTX 980 HOF, so I'm curious if there are any better solutions for a 980.

FreshPineApples · Mar 18, 2015

No need to spend $160 on a 1000watt psu. This would be a choice if you are interested in saving ~$60 http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-220g20750xr

theunliked · Mar 18, 2015

This should be what you need:
http://www.galax.net/US/980hof.html

Wolf_Saliva · Mar 18, 2015

FreshPineApples :

Try to keep in mind, I am trying my best to keep the white/black color scheme. I don't know about how that would affect the build looks wise.

Wolf_Saliva · Mar 18, 2015

theunliked :

Would it be worth the money to put them in sli, or is that still a bad idea?

theunliked · Mar 18, 2015

Its upto you, but some games don't support sli so you will be wasting money. For games that do, you will see a performance increase.

Wolf_Saliva · Mar 18, 2015

theunliked :

Would it be a marginal enough difference to drop another $680 on it, or should I just settle with one. I will be playing very demanding games such as GTAV, bfhardline, and h1z1 on this computer. So I would like a pc that can handle those and be good for about 2 or so years.

theunliked · Mar 18, 2015

The GTX 980 is enough for all those games. It is quite a beastly GPU.

Wolf_Saliva · Mar 18, 2015

theunliked :

Any idea what the average framerate would be like?

theunliked · Mar 18, 2015

Also, as fresh said, you don't need a 1000w psu.

Wolf_Saliva · Mar 18, 2015

theunliked :

Any other white psu's you would recommend?

theunliked · Mar 18, 2015

Take a look at this:
http://www.nzxt.com/category/products/38-hale-82-v2-power-supplies
They are black and white.
I'd say go the 700W one

Wolf_Saliva · Mar 18, 2015

theunliked :

Is this it? http://pcpartpicker.com/part/nzxt-power-supply-v2700w

theunliked · Mar 18, 2015

Wolf_Saliva :

Yep. Its half the price of the 1000w one.

theunliked · Mar 18, 2015

Wolf_Saliva :

Yep. Its half the price of the 1000w one.

Wolf_Saliva · Mar 18, 2015

theunliked :

Alright, but I do plan on overclocking in the future so I will stick with the 4690k.

theunliked · Mar 18, 2015

Ok. I have the same cpu with the EVO 212. I can hit 4.4 and play games at about 70C

Wolf_Saliva · Mar 18, 2015

theunliked :

Alright, do you think I should sli the 980's or just wait for a better card to come out in the future?

theunliked · Mar 18, 2015

If I were you, I would get the 980 for now. In 2-3 years if I can't play games at 50-60fps on ultra settings il get a better card. I personally don't like SLI too much.

Wolf_Saliva · Mar 18, 2015

theunliked :

Oh shit, the 980 hof is out of stock

First build, just looking for some feedback to see if I'm getting my money's worth.

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