I am currently looking for building a computer. I want a computer powerful enough for 3D animations, and maybe playing high demanding games. I just chosen the components at PcPartpicker: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/GrhPqs. I just want to know if there is any problems or thing I should know even with the several tutorials I read. One thing that gave me lot of trouble was choosing the graphic card so I would want to know if I made a good choice.
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This is pretty much the same price and would be WAY better in gaming and 95% as good in everything else
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($315.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($119.98 @ DirectCanada)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($113.00 @ shopRBC)
Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($112.98 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked+ ACX 2.0 Video Card ($399.99 @ Memory Express)
Case: Cooler Master N400 ATX Mid Tower Case ($67.68 @ DirectCanada)
Power Supply: Antec Green 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($88.99 @ NCIX)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($24.05 @ Vuugo)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($124.99 @ Memory Express)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($39.98 @ DirectCanada)
Total: $1464.60
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-07 18:52 EDT-0400
It's more reliable too since it has a much better psu.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($315.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($119.98 @ DirectCanada)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($113.00 @ shopRBC)
Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($112.98 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked+ ACX 2.0 Video Card ($399.99 @ Memory Express)
Case: Cooler Master N400 ATX Mid Tower Case ($67.68 @ DirectCanada)
Power Supply: Antec Green 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($88.99 @ NCIX)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($24.05 @ Vuugo)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($124.99 @ Memory Express)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($39.98 @ DirectCanada)
Total: $1464.60
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-07 18:52 EDT-0400
It's more reliable too since it has a much better psu.
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Your psu is not good so I added a much better one.
I saved enough money by dropping to the Xeon + H97 and Crucial ssd, I was able to upgrade to the GTX970 at no extra cost to the bottom line.
Basically I just used your money more wisely.
I saved enough money by dropping to the Xeon + H97 and Crucial ssd, I was able to upgrade to the GTX970 at no extra cost to the bottom line.
Basically I just used your money more wisely.
I don't think I will downgrade my processor or motherboard but still thanks for trying to save some money. I will definitely change the psu, I should had look what semi-modular mean! I just want to know, I don't need a super powerful gaming graphic card, just a gaming card. Is the one I choose that bad? I mean, is there a big difference between the two? If yes, it doesn't bother me paying a extra 150 $.
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The 960 is GOOD and the 970 is GREAT.
The 1231v3 is not THAT much of a downgrade vs the 4790k. They are both quad cores with hyperthreading. The i7 runs at 4.0/4.4ghz and the Xeon runs at 3.4/3.8ghz. That's about a ~15% advantage for the i7 for about $100 CAD more.
The 1231v3 is not THAT much of a downgrade vs the 4790k. They are both quad cores with hyperthreading. The i7 runs at 4.0/4.4ghz and the Xeon runs at 3.4/3.8ghz. That's about a ~15% advantage for the i7 for about $100 CAD more.
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