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Hi !
I am building my first custom gaming PC in a month or so and I need your help choosing its components.
From searching on Google , reading threads here in the forum and watching lots of videos on YouTube , I made this list :
1.CPU : Intel Core i7-4790K or Intel Core i5-4690K
2.GPU : ASUS STRIX GTX 970
3.Mobo : ASUS Z97I-PLUS
4.Memory : Kingston HyperX Fury 8GB
5.Storage : Western Digital Blue 1TB
6.PSU : XFX TS 550W
7.Case : Corsair Graphite Series 380T
Yes , I don't have a SSD because I don't need to ! I'VE been using hard drivers for 14 years (since I was born) and all my friends and all the people and gamers (though there are few) are using hard drivers !
But I also ran into some questions and I thought of no community than the really awesome Tom's Hardware community :
1.CPU : Do I have to get an i7-4790K ? Or just go with the i5-4690K ?
I'll be playing latest games @ 1080P @ 30FPS
I'll be programming using Visual Studio
I'll be using CryENGINE , Unreal Engine and Unity
I'll be doing (some) 3D modeling using 3Ds Max and/or Maya
I won't be doing rendering or maybe just a little
I'll be recording gameplays but since ShadowPlay uses the GPU , this point isn't important at all
Also , I won't be upgrading until 2 years or so and we see the advancements in games (Far Cry requires a quad-core CPU to run) but I also know that hyper-threading won't give me extra cores
2.Mobo : Is the ASUS Z97I-PLUS a good buy ? Or should I save a little and get the Maximus VII ? Can you tell me any good Mini-ITX mobo at that price range ?
3.Is the XFX TS 550W a reliable power supply ?
4.For people living outside the United States : Can I get an ASUS product from outside the country I live and then it becomes illegible for warranty in my country ? If it's DOA or something like that can I replace it from ASUS branch in my country ?
Thanks very very very very very much for reading my very long thread
Bye
I am building my first custom gaming PC in a month or so and I need your help choosing its components.
From searching on Google , reading threads here in the forum and watching lots of videos on YouTube , I made this list :
1.CPU : Intel Core i7-4790K or Intel Core i5-4690K
2.GPU : ASUS STRIX GTX 970
3.Mobo : ASUS Z97I-PLUS
4.Memory : Kingston HyperX Fury 8GB
5.Storage : Western Digital Blue 1TB
6.PSU : XFX TS 550W
7.Case : Corsair Graphite Series 380T
Yes , I don't have a SSD because I don't need to ! I'VE been using hard drivers for 14 years (since I was born) and all my friends and all the people and gamers (though there are few) are using hard drivers !
But I also ran into some questions and I thought of no community than the really awesome Tom's Hardware community :
1.CPU : Do I have to get an i7-4790K ? Or just go with the i5-4690K ?
I'll be playing latest games @ 1080P @ 30FPS
I'll be programming using Visual Studio
I'll be using CryENGINE , Unreal Engine and Unity
I'll be doing (some) 3D modeling using 3Ds Max and/or Maya
I won't be doing rendering or maybe just a little
I'll be recording gameplays but since ShadowPlay uses the GPU , this point isn't important at all
Also , I won't be upgrading until 2 years or so and we see the advancements in games (Far Cry requires a quad-core CPU to run) but I also know that hyper-threading won't give me extra cores
2.Mobo : Is the ASUS Z97I-PLUS a good buy ? Or should I save a little and get the Maximus VII ? Can you tell me any good Mini-ITX mobo at that price range ?
3.Is the XFX TS 550W a reliable power supply ?
4.For people living outside the United States : Can I get an ASUS product from outside the country I live and then it becomes illegible for warranty in my country ? If it's DOA or something like that can I replace it from ASUS branch in my country ?
Thanks very very very very very much for reading my very long thread
Bye
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