I'm anout to undertake my first build and would like advice and opinions from some more experienced people
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/6YRBt6
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/6YRBt6
First Build, Opinions and Advice Please?
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davidarad02
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overall it pretty good, but there are a few wierd things:
1. mATX board in a ATX case? why?
2. AIO? why?
3. 20 dollars fan? why do you need it?
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($26.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z97X Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($121.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.60 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($329.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($61.20 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($86.98 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF120 Quiet Edition (2-Pack) 39.9 CFM 120mm Fans ($26.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1047.68
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-24 18:39 EDT-0400
1. mATX board in a ATX case? why?
2. AIO? why?
3. 20 dollars fan? why do you need it?
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($26.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z97X Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($121.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.60 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($329.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($61.20 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($86.98 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF120 Quiet Edition (2-Pack) 39.9 CFM 120mm Fans ($26.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1047.68
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-24 18:39 EDT-0400
Woody1999
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It looks decent, but I'd make a few changes.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/WCGczy
A better cooler and a better board, not to mention they both look better. The RAM also fits the colour scheme better. The video card is the ACX 2.0 variant from EVGA, and the power supply is higher quality.
Woody
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/WCGczy
A better cooler and a better board, not to mention they both look better. The RAM also fits the colour scheme better. The video card is the ACX 2.0 variant from EVGA, and the power supply is higher quality.
Woody
qwerty987123
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the EVGA supernova nex psu's aren't the best quality its a supernova G2/B2/GS that you want to look at or an xfx/seasonic alternative
geofelt
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Your build is fine.
I would spend the $60 cooler budget on a nice tower type air cooler instead.
My canned rant on liquid cooling:
------------------------start of rant-------------------
You buy a liquid cooler to be able to extract an extra multiplier or two out of your OC.
How much do you really need?
I do not much like all in one liquid coolers when a good air cooler like a Noctua NH-D15 or phanteks can do the job just as well.
A liquid cooler will be expensive, noisy, less reliable, and will not cool any better
in a well ventilated case.
Liquid cooling is really air cooling, it just puts the heat exchange in a different place.
The orientation of the radiator will cause a problem.
If you orient it to take in cool air from the outside, you will cool the cpu better, but the hot air then circulates inside the case heating up the graphics card and motherboard.
If you orient it to exhaust(which I think is better) , then your cpu cooling will be less effective because it uses pre heated case air.
And... I have read too many tales of woe when a liquid cooler leaks.
google "H100 leak"
-----------------------end of rant--------------------------
FWIW.
I will never again build without a ssd for the "C" drive. It makes everything you do much quicker.
120gb is minimum, it will hold the os and a handful of games. If you can go 240gb, you may never need a hard drive.
I would defer on the hard drive unless you need to store large files such as video's.
It is easy to add a hard drive later.
Samsung EVO is a good choice.
Intel 730 is OK too.
I would spend the $60 cooler budget on a nice tower type air cooler instead.
My canned rant on liquid cooling:
------------------------start of rant-------------------
You buy a liquid cooler to be able to extract an extra multiplier or two out of your OC.
How much do you really need?
I do not much like all in one liquid coolers when a good air cooler like a Noctua NH-D15 or phanteks can do the job just as well.
A liquid cooler will be expensive, noisy, less reliable, and will not cool any better
in a well ventilated case.
Liquid cooling is really air cooling, it just puts the heat exchange in a different place.
The orientation of the radiator will cause a problem.
If you orient it to take in cool air from the outside, you will cool the cpu better, but the hot air then circulates inside the case heating up the graphics card and motherboard.
If you orient it to exhaust(which I think is better) , then your cpu cooling will be less effective because it uses pre heated case air.
And... I have read too many tales of woe when a liquid cooler leaks.
google "H100 leak"
-----------------------end of rant--------------------------
FWIW.
I will never again build without a ssd for the "C" drive. It makes everything you do much quicker.
120gb is minimum, it will hold the os and a handful of games. If you can go 240gb, you may never need a hard drive.
I would defer on the hard drive unless you need to store large files such as video's.
It is easy to add a hard drive later.
Samsung EVO is a good choice.
Intel 730 is OK too.
I really don't pan on oc'ing right now, maybe when i'm a little more knowledgeable on it, so i get your point on the water cooler.
Oh my god, the leak is enough to change my mind forever..
the 980's are quite a bit more than the 970's, are they worth the price gap for the performance??
I have a 4k monitor, but honestly i'm more concerned with the game running smoothly at high/ultra in 1920 or 1440 with max settings than trying to get a beast to run 4k on max at this point in time
Oh my god, the leak is enough to change my mind forever..
the 980's are quite a bit more than the 970's, are they worth the price gap for the performance??
I have a 4k monitor, but honestly i'm more concerned with the game running smoothly at high/ultra in 1920 or 1440 with max settings than trying to get a beast to run 4k on max at this point in time
qwerty987123
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i know this build is $60 more but that is because of the ssd which i think is 100% worth the extra money
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC12DX_BK 68.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($47.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($112.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Kingston Fury White Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($56.52 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Crucial MX200 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($99.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.60 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card ($319.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($61.20 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($66.60 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($87.88 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1121.75
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-24 19:01 EDT-0400
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC12DX_BK 68.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($47.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($112.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Kingston Fury White Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($56.52 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Crucial MX200 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($99.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.60 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card ($319.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($61.20 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($66.60 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($87.88 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1121.75
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-24 19:01 EDT-0400
qwerty987123
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a 970 will run pretty much every game at max for 1920x1080 a 980 or 970 sli is good for 2560x1440 and 980 sli or titan x is the starting point for 4k
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