Hi all!
I have been reading a lot of threads discussing builds and I have decided to create my own! have removed components from my old computer to clean them up and I have done some electronics, so I think assembling everything together would not be a problem. I am having some doubts with actually making up my mind about the parts. I really wanted to get the community's opinion about the parts I have selected and in this way expand my knowledge on hardware.
My goal: I need a machine that should be able to run new games at 75fps at 1080p resolution (assuming decent quality levels - maybe high, but not as far as extreme). I have bought an Oculus Rift DK2 and my current machine is really struggling with it. So basically, this new machine would be used for DK2 development plus maybe some gaming. Also, it's worth mentioning that my budget is £1000.
After doing some research, this is what I am considering - link to PCPartsPicker.
I chose most of these parts by sorting all the parts in each category by rating and from there on comparing several which were a combination of decent ratings (not just the number the stars but also the number of people voting) and price.
I have also roughly followed this blog post.
I have decided to go for Devil's Canyon (instead of i5 as shown in the blog post) mostly because I believe it's going to last me longer and I am afraid of overclocking - I kind of wish not to change the processor and motherboard for at least 3-4 years. I am going to use the stock CPU cooler - I read somewhere that it's not that bad.
This brings me to the second component - the motherboard. I was reading about this new Z97 architecture and I was somehow convinced that I should get a Z97 motherboard (not really sure why, apart from my feeling that it is going to be compatible with newer things in the near future). So, I picked several motherboards and compared them here - I only chose Maximus Hero because it had more people voting for it. This is one of the components I am not entirely sure about - I compared it with MSI Z97-G55 SLI on the website shown above and I cannot see dramatic differences between the two.. Why does the Asus one cost that much more then? Is it just the manufacturer?
Next thing is memory - again a lot of different manufacturers and models to choose from. Ripjaws seem to be more popular than Kingston, but I have always had Kingston, so this is why I decided to go for it. Are there any particular reasons why people would prefer Ripjaws? Also, I am not sure about the speed - does a bigger number on that mean an increase in performance (2400 as opposed to 1600 for example).
Finally, the video card - I have decided to listen to the advice given in the blog post and go for a GTX 770 - something I would upgrade probably next summer. Not sure if it's worth spending and extra £100 on 780, when in 7-8 months time I might be able to sell it and hopefully buy a 9xx for £300.
Regarding the hard drive, power supply and case, I chose those based on ratings and price. I wanted a SSD to start with, I will add another storage hard drive in couple of months time, so my only requirement for the case is that it should be able to have enough space for another hard drive. The power supply is more than I need, but future upgrades will definitely need that extra power. I was looking at efficiency ratings for that one (assuming that better efficiency rating is not going to convert that much electricity into heat).
Soooo..this is my reasoning behind choosing these specific parts. Since it's my first build, I really wanted to discuss it with someone more experienced and basically learn what's good and what's not so good about it.
Any help/opinions are greatly appreciated!
I have been reading a lot of threads discussing builds and I have decided to create my own! have removed components from my old computer to clean them up and I have done some electronics, so I think assembling everything together would not be a problem. I am having some doubts with actually making up my mind about the parts. I really wanted to get the community's opinion about the parts I have selected and in this way expand my knowledge on hardware.
My goal: I need a machine that should be able to run new games at 75fps at 1080p resolution (assuming decent quality levels - maybe high, but not as far as extreme). I have bought an Oculus Rift DK2 and my current machine is really struggling with it. So basically, this new machine would be used for DK2 development plus maybe some gaming. Also, it's worth mentioning that my budget is £1000.
After doing some research, this is what I am considering - link to PCPartsPicker.
I chose most of these parts by sorting all the parts in each category by rating and from there on comparing several which were a combination of decent ratings (not just the number the stars but also the number of people voting) and price.
I have also roughly followed this blog post.
I have decided to go for Devil's Canyon (instead of i5 as shown in the blog post) mostly because I believe it's going to last me longer and I am afraid of overclocking - I kind of wish not to change the processor and motherboard for at least 3-4 years. I am going to use the stock CPU cooler - I read somewhere that it's not that bad.
This brings me to the second component - the motherboard. I was reading about this new Z97 architecture and I was somehow convinced that I should get a Z97 motherboard (not really sure why, apart from my feeling that it is going to be compatible with newer things in the near future). So, I picked several motherboards and compared them here - I only chose Maximus Hero because it had more people voting for it. This is one of the components I am not entirely sure about - I compared it with MSI Z97-G55 SLI on the website shown above and I cannot see dramatic differences between the two.. Why does the Asus one cost that much more then? Is it just the manufacturer?
Next thing is memory - again a lot of different manufacturers and models to choose from. Ripjaws seem to be more popular than Kingston, but I have always had Kingston, so this is why I decided to go for it. Are there any particular reasons why people would prefer Ripjaws? Also, I am not sure about the speed - does a bigger number on that mean an increase in performance (2400 as opposed to 1600 for example).
Finally, the video card - I have decided to listen to the advice given in the blog post and go for a GTX 770 - something I would upgrade probably next summer. Not sure if it's worth spending and extra £100 on 780, when in 7-8 months time I might be able to sell it and hopefully buy a 9xx for £300.
Regarding the hard drive, power supply and case, I chose those based on ratings and price. I wanted a SSD to start with, I will add another storage hard drive in couple of months time, so my only requirement for the case is that it should be able to have enough space for another hard drive. The power supply is more than I need, but future upgrades will definitely need that extra power. I was looking at efficiency ratings for that one (assuming that better efficiency rating is not going to convert that much electricity into heat).
Soooo..this is my reasoning behind choosing these specific parts. Since it's my first build, I really wanted to discuss it with someone more experienced and basically learn what's good and what's not so good about it.
Any help/opinions are greatly appreciated!
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