What could I have done better on my build?

Seoulja615 · May 27, 2015

Hello Everyone,

I built my first computer system and I think i am going through a buyers remorse. Is there something I need to do to my computer to optimize the performance? I overclocked it with ez tuning software that comes with Asus Motherboard and it is now 4ghz.

Please let me know what you would done differently on this build. I can return and replace it, if it makes sense.

Thank you!

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Gg7vQ7
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Gg7vQ7/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-5960X 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler
Motherboard: Asus X99-A ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2800 Memory
Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 7K4000 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB SSC ACX 2.0 Video Card (2-Way SLI)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB SSC ACX 2.0 Video Card (2-Way SLI)
Case: Cooler Master HAF XM (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: Corsair Professional 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)
Sound Card: Creative Labs ZXR 24-bit 192 KHz Sound Card (
Wireless Network Adapter: D-Link DWA-125 802.11b/g/n USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter
Case Fan: Cooler Master Megaflow 110.0 CFM 200mm Fan
Case Fan: Cooler Master Megaflow 110.0 CFM 200mm Fan
Case Fan: Cooler Master Megaflow 110.0 CFM 200mm Fan
Case Fan: Cooler Master Megaflow 110.0 CFM 200mm Fan
Case Fan: Cooler Master R4-L4S-10AB-GP 60.9 CFM 140mm Fan
Case Fan: Cooler Master JetFlo 95.0 CFM 120mm Fan
Case Fan: Cooler Master JetFlo 95.0 CFM 120mm Fan
Monitor: Samsung S32D850T 60Hz 32.0" Monitor
Keyboard: Corsair Vengeance K70 Wired Gaming Keyboard
Mouse: Razer DeathAdder Wired Optical Mouse
Headphones: Audio-Technica M50x Headphones
Speakers: Logitech Z506 155W 5.1ch Speakers

burdenbound · May 27, 2015

Looks like a solid build, I personally wouldn't have spend the money on extra fans but any particular reason why you are having buyers remorse?

Seoulja615 · May 27, 2015

burdenbound :

I am not sure but for some reason when i use gopro studio software to edit my videos it only uses 3gb of ram and I don't even think my CPU is being utilize in full potential. I'm thinking something i did or parts that i chose is not working well together..

burdenbound · May 27, 2015

Seoulja615 :

I don't have any experience with gopro studio software but it could be due to the hard drive that the video is on. If it's on one of your slowing spinning disk then your CPU could be waiting on the hard drive to deliver content to be processed. A simple test would be to move the video to your SSD and see if there is a jump in CPU usage.

vagrantsoul · May 27, 2015

only thing i'd change, would be a personal one... the case..

Phanteks enthoo luxe or pro has easily become my favorite one to use over the last year (3 out of 7 builds done used them). Far easier to keep clean and customize than the HAF cases i've used (912, X, 922)

other than that, enviable setup there... how loud are all those fans?

Seoulja615 · May 27, 2015

burdenbound :

Seoulja615 :

It is on my SSD. My HDD's only have pictures, documents,movies and completed videos. I usually download the videos to download folder on my computer where my operating systems is on and do all rendering there. Once it is completed i move it to my HDD.

I don't have any experience with gopro studio software but it could be due to the hard drive that the video is on. If it's on one of your slowing spinning disk then your CPU could be waiting on the hard drive to deliver content to be processed. A simple test would be to move the video to your SSD and see if there is a jump in CPU usage.

It is on my SSD. My HDD's only have pictures, documents,movies and completed videos. I usually download the videos to download folder on my computer where my operating systems is on and do all rendering there. Once it is completed i move it to my HDD.

Seoulja615 · May 27, 2015

vagrantsoul :

Thanks bud.. Fans are actually really quiet. The loudest ones are the jetflows by my hdd's. I have silent adapter that came with the fans and its not noticeable. I have to say though when it comes on it is pretty loud but just before the beep.

burdenbound · May 27, 2015

I found this with a quick search, don't know if this helps at all https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=riNAcabWZU4 . But the i5 in that video seems to be hovering around 70% CPU utilization so I would expect an i7 to be even lower. Maybe with a little further digging you can find better performance benchmarks to compare.

sizzling · May 27, 2015

I would have gone with a 4790k, Z97 and DDR3. With the money saved upgraded the 970's to 980's which not only are more powerful but can actually use all 4gb VRAM.

Seoulja615 · May 27, 2015

burdenbound :

That actually help a lot. I thought it could be gopro software that was bottlenecking my system but clearly using different cpu's increase performance on it. Thanks! Also, I like the end part when it say "gopro users like to record experience not sitting by computer editing" lol

Seoulja615 · May 27, 2015

Oh crap wrong button.. i was trying to reply but accidentally chose best answer.

sizzling · May 27, 2015

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Seoulja615 · May 27, 2015

sizzling :

Thanks sizzling, I thought about that.. but 970 sli vs 980 sli only gives like 10-15% difference in performance.. So I decided to go with more powerful cpu, mobo, and ram. What do you think?

burdenbound · May 27, 2015

Seoulja615 :

I would stick with the 970s, the 980s IMO aren't worth the extra cost.

sizzling · May 27, 2015

Its only an opinion but the extra gpu power and full use of the 4gb vram makes the 980 worth it to me. Not saying anyone is wrong but I think your more likely to use the extra gpu power and vram than you are the extra CPU power but this is based on the systems main purpose being gaming.

Seoulja615 · May 27, 2015

sizzling :

Thanks sizzling, Yur point is well taken. I do play some video games but not a lot. Mainly video/photo editing. I do appreciate your feed back.

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