Give your expert opinion and thoughts on my new build

Guest · May 24, 2015

I hate to be one of those people that chucks a bunch of name parts at you and says ''Is this gud 4 da fps pls and is it awesome gaming pc rig??'' but i'm going to do it just so I can say I wasn't irresponsible, also there might be some things that I have looked over that you guys might be able to point out.

So without further blubber, here is what I plan to build;

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/VQBbzy <- More info here
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CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor

CPU COOLER: Corsair Hydro H55

MOTHERBOARD: MSI Z97-GAMING 7 ATX LGA1150

RAM: Kingston Fury Black Series 16GB (2 x 8GB)

SSD: Corsair Force LS 120GB

HDD: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM

GPU: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE (will add another for SLI in the future)

CASE: Nanoxia Deep Silence 6

PSU: Corsair RM 750W

* I already have an optical drive and OS

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What am I doing with this PC?

- Video and Graphic editing/rendering
- Heavy gaming, I play a wide variety of games.
- Generic multimedia programs
- Going to dabble in the future with water cooling
- Multitasking, I usually have 3+ programs running at once.
- Be able to play a steady 60-120 fps + on most games , on a 120-144hz monitor
- Mild overclocking, hoping to bring the CPU up to about 4.6 GHz and possibly the GPU

Just let me know whether you think this build is capable of what I think it is and just yeah your overall opinion on whether or not I've made good choices for my needs, I have only been dabbling in PC building for 2-3 years and am only now just getting serious about it so I would appreciate some unbiased expert opinions.

Super cheers,

Note before responding: Do not tell me to change my parts due to your personal opinion, if the said part isn't completely detrimental to my build for any reason then I don't care. I'm looking at you AMD fanboys. I've spent a long time picking out each and every part on this and i'm not up for arguing with closed minded people, it's sad I even have to mention this.

Darkbreeze · May 24, 2015

Ditch the Corsair and get a Tier 1 or 2 unit here:

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html

The Corsair CX, CS, VS and RM units have some quality and reliability issues. Chiefly, use of inferior caps and thermal issues when used with gaming cards or overclocking.

I'd also consider either a good air cooler for the CPU or a larger liquid cooler. 120/140mm water cooled systems don't even perform up to the level of a good air cooler like the Cryorig R1 Ultimate/Universal, Noctua NH-U14S, D14, D15 or several others. I'd also avoid the Corsair water coolers as they underperform and are problematic. I'd recommend the Cooler Master Nepton 240 or one of the Swiftech coolers for an AIO. Minimum of 240mm radiator. 280 would even be better if you plan to overclock. Be sure to double check how many fans come with your case as you may need to populate some of the locations yourself.

The Corsair SSD is also probably not the best choice. I'd stick to units made by Samsung, Intel, Crucial and Sandisk.

Darkbreeze · May 24, 2015

tea urchin :

It's not sad, OP is simply saying she doesn't want anybody imposing their opinions on the choice of platform, to which OP has every right to do. I wouldn't want any fanboys starting flame wars on my thread either.

Guest · May 24, 2015

Darkbreeze-

I thought that PSU was high tier...hmm. It's probably worth mentioning I have a budget of $2,000 AUD, parts are expensive here in Australia so I tried to get the best I could for that price and the RM seemed like a good option. Thank you for pointing that out.

I had only heard good things about those water coolers so thanks for the info, will definitely change my choices regarding CPU cooling. Might just have to hold off from OC'ing while I save extra.

As far as I know the case supports up to 12 fans, 5 preinstalled and 7 optional of which I will populate. What should I look for regarding those fans?

The Corsair SSD was recommended by my all time favorite Logan from tek Syndicate... that traitor bastard! On a serious note though I will definitely just get the Samsung ,thanks for that info, I'm glad I chose to post now.

Darkbreeze · May 24, 2015

Not that that particular model of SSD is necessarily bad, but the four brands I mentioned generally place in the top ten spots when comparing AS SSD benchmarks and for the most part have really good reliability. You have to take what get's recommended on tech sites, this one included, with a grain of salt since some of these folks know which side of their bread is buttered and they need to put products from companies who tend to make "contributions" to them for testing in a better light than they MIGHT actually deserve. And sometimes the results are just good as is the recommendation.

I'd think 5 fans is plenty if it consists of two front intake, two top exhaust and a single rear exhaust. Assuming of course there is no radiator installed and that configuration is possible. Clearly with a radiator installed some re-arranging of locations will be necessary.

This would be a good choice for CPU cooler until such time as you can afford to either get a better cooler or switch to water cooling. This unit outperforms the CM 212 EVO and has a better mounting system as well.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H5 Universal 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($49.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Total: $49.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-24 17:39 AEST+1000

And maybe this PSU which is a Seasonic built unit and has plenty of capacity even in the event you choose to OC both the GPU and CPU:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Power Supply: XFX TS 650W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($119.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $119.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-24 17:43 AEST+1000

Guest · May 24, 2015

Thank you for all of your help, much appreciated.

Here is my revised list, how does it look? - http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3XpGYJ

Darkbreeze · May 24, 2015

Looks good to me. Also, I don't think you're using the AU PCPartpicker site as mine loaded up the US version when I clicked on your link. I'd double check that you're on the AU site, here:

http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/rWCbzy

Looks like maybe a couple of those parts aren't available in Australia. I'd just double check.

Guest · May 24, 2015

Nah I changed it to US version for you before posting the link it's all good, im getting most of the parts on amazon anyway. Also, you changed the memory?

Darkbreeze · May 24, 2015

In that case, the only change I might suggest, and it's not entirely necessary but might offer a small margin of performance increase for around an extra 20 bucks AU, is swapping that memory out for 2 2133mhz CAS 9 latency modules. It won't offer much improvement in gaming, but in other processes it might give you a bit of bump. These:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($188.00 @ IJK)
Total: $188.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-24 19:13 AEST+1000

Guest · May 24, 2015

http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/3XpGYJ - Australian version, the ones that 'aren't available' are available, just not in the sites the AU Part picker knows about.

Darkbreeze · May 24, 2015

Gotcha. I understand.

Guest · May 24, 2015

Darkbreeze :

Oh I see, I was actually wondering about that. I always read that it doesn't affect gaming but not many people or well I haven't seen, production and gaming rigs discussed much and in that higher latency RAM discussed as an option. Cheers!

Since im getting most of my stuff on amazon is there any ram that offers same performance for less? (USD) Or is that already the cheapest both for AUD and USD?

The parts i'm getting on Amazon-

http://amzn.com/w/1Y8BDHXK8K42B

Darkbreeze · May 24, 2015

That's pretty much the least expensive module that meets that criteria, and is really good memory. G.Skill makes highly compatible and reliable modules. Also, the PCPartpicker system is very confusing when it comes to some issues of compatibility. Your configuration should handle up to 1.65v modules with no problem.

Guest · May 24, 2015

Yeah I never really trust PCPartpicker's compatibility prompts, I search elsewhere on forums since it's automated.
It does support the ram I just have to enable xmp profile under memory settings in the bios?

Darkbreeze · May 24, 2015

Correct.

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