Tired of my brother bragging about his Alienware

Tagster

Reputable
Jul 28, 2014
14
0
4,510
Here is the build in question.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/XBDNVn

Powersupply does it work? is it too much or too little? Please explain so I understand the answer and not just nod my head.

CPU i7 needed or is i5 fine? i plan on playing AAA games and maybe streaming?

Trying to get a full size keyboard just saw that one on pcpicker.

Might get an HDD later on but I don't really need one as to I don't really take up too much space anyhow.

Do i need a CPU cooler??

Overall going for a red/black theme. How does it look? Better yet does this work out?!
 
Solution
If i was you I would go for the i5 and then go for gtx980 instead of gtx970.
very few games get any extra speed from the i7, but the 980 wil be faster than the 970.

Do you need a cooler, no, but the boxed coler is quite loud on max load and if you get the K cpu model you can overclock it and a better cooler will help achieving more speed. But you can always get a cooler later if you feel like it.

torbendalum

Distinguished
Oct 13, 2009
134
0
18,710
If i was you I would go for the i5 and then go for gtx980 instead of gtx970.
very few games get any extra speed from the i7, but the 980 wil be faster than the 970.

Do you need a cooler, no, but the boxed coler is quite loud on max load and if you get the K cpu model you can overclock it and a better cooler will help achieving more speed. But you can always get a cooler later if you feel like it.
 
Solution