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deaf to light

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Hi all,

7 months ago, I posted this asking if my build was good. After some advice and revisions, it was perfect for what I wanted. It is 7 months later, the prices have come down, and I want to pull the trigger this week on ordering it. Basically, I want to know if it is perfect still. Technology moves so fast, and I just want to know if I'm making any stupid decisions. For example, I'm going with Haswell-E and X99 and DDR4, cause I figure this will future-proof me enough if I need to upgrade in the future. But I also don't want to end up with a socket that busts and ends up being abandoned.


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: *Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($362.95 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($31.50 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: *ASRock X99 Extreme4 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($183.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: *G.Skill Ripjaws 4 series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2800 Memory ($164.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: *Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($98.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: *Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.76 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: *EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card ($329.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($95.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: LG WH16NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($53.10 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $1386.26
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-22 11:59 EDT-0400

So if anyone has any comments or advice, bring it on.

Some bullet points that come to mind:
  • I chose a GTX 970 because the benchmarks didn't show much real-world improvement over a 980, so the price-performance ratio is way better. Also, from what I hear, NVidia still edges out AMD in graphics cards. I figure I can just get another 970 a little bit down the line and have a really powerful machine. However, in terms of which brands to go for with graphics cards, I'm always lost.

    Same goes for the motherboard.. I chose a compatible one with a good amount of USB 3.0 ports. I have used ASUS and ASRock in the past, so I trust those, but am open to suggestion.

    I chose 16 GB of RAM because I wasn't sure if 32 was overkill, but I am really debating whether or not I should just go for 32.

    Also not sure if I should pay the premium for the Samsung SSDs, or if I won't notice a difference with the Crucial. If paying a premium for a Samsung Pro isn't worth it, I figure could spring for a 512 instead of 256.

    Should I go liquid cooling? If so, any good recommendations on a liquid cooler? It would be my first time going that route.

Thanks again to everyone on this forum who donate their time to being so helpful. I can't say that enough.
 
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Greetings deaf to light,

I'd go this way:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: *Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($362.95 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H110i GT 113.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($120.98 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus X99-PRO ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($291.79 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($189.99 @ Amazon) (get the white ones :))
Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($142.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Red Pro 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($129.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: *EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB FTW ACX 2.0 Video Card ($322.00 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Define R5 w/Window (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($108.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($95.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: LG WH16NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($53.10 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $1818.77
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-22 12:05 EDT-0400

If it's above Your budget, what You chose is good, just avoid Seagate, and get that watercooler.
 
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Going by your post, I would go with something more like this.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($362.95 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC14PE_BK 78.1 CFM CPU Cooler ($78.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme4 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($183.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: *G.Skill Ripjaws 4 series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2800 Memory ($164.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX200 500GB M.2-2260 Solid State Drive ($189.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Hitachi Deskstar 7K2000 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: *EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card ($329.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Enermax Fulmo ST ATX Full Tower Case ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($95.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($45.00 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $1589.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-22 12:16 EDT-0400
 
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+1

This is a better build, and some of hte added expense is from the addition of the case, which your original build doesn't have.
 
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I already bought one of those Thermaltake GT cases a few months back, which is why I don't have a case included.

So the impression I'm getting is definitely go water cooling... I heard great things about the Corsair h100 gt... but didn't see it in your guys' builds.
One of you said go Crucial 500 GB, but others are saying the Samsung 850 Pro is definitely worth it.
I can stick with the EVGA graphics card? I read some speculation on PCPartpicker's forums that EVGA's 900 series cards weren't that great, but it could just be one dude's opinion. 750W is okay, since I don't plan on going further than 2-way SLI down the line...

My main concerns now are whether or not to get 32 GB of RAM, and whether or not I should be looking at a different mobo... there are so many to choose from, many with the same or extremely similar features.

Also,
uplink-svk: Memory: *G.Skill Ripjaws 4 series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2800 Memory ($164.99 @ Newegg)
Click to expand...
Any particular reason for Corsair over G. Skill?
 
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Thanks for all your help. The last two things I'm stuck with is the video card and whether or not I should go for 32GB of RAM. I heard some things about EVGA's 900 series having problems with the fan. Unfortuantely, I always used EVGA cards in the past because of they were always given high praise, so I'm not too sure if I should be looking towards another brand now.

The 32GB of RAM would raise the price significantly but may be good for my other uses for the machine such as Pro Tools and Photoshop. I'd love to just put the 16 in now and upgrade later, but upgrading isn't as easy when you're supposed to get the exact same RAM a year down the line. Plus, the only kits I can find in either 16 or 32GB are 4x. I can't find a kit that I could have 2x16 now and 2x16 later... If I did 16 now, I would end up with 8x32GB RAM down the line, which seems like a lot of stress on the memory controller.

I updated my part list as well:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: *Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($362.95 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i GTX 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($109.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: *ASRock X99 Extreme4 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($192.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: *G.Skill Ripjaws Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($154.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: *Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($177.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: *Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($71.88 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: *EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card ($339.99 @ B&H)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($105.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: LG WH16NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($54.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1571.65
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-26 13:26 EDT-0400
 
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I just don't understand why you can get 4X8 GB for a 32GB kit, but you can only get 4x4GB for a 16GB kit. If I could get 2X8GB, I would gladly get that now and then purchase the same kit down the line to upgrade to 32GB if necessary, and be safe because it would be the exact same RAM.
 
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[strike]I just bought 5820K last week. I had decided on this after a lot of research, but now that Intel's new Broadwell is released, should I reconsider?
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Never mind, I just realized the new Intel Broadwell series really just adds better integrated graphics... which is kind of silly when you think most high end systems have discrete graphics cards anyway.
 
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