AUS $2000 Gaming Build - Final (I hope) - Please comment 4790k/970

[ihave400houses]

This is the rig i came up with for $2000. In the future plan on putting another 970 into it.

Any help would be good if you think i should change a part etc.

http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/JCMXWZ

 

[callofDEEP]

with a little more research u can get a better case optimised for air flow.. spending a 100 $ on cooler .. why not something like a dual 140mm rad..

 

[iamlegend]

dont get the 970. wait for amd r9 300 series.

 

[ihave400houses]

with a little more research u can get a better case optimised for air flow.. spending a 100 $ on cooler .. why not something like a dual 140mm rad..

Is that liquid cooling terminology? I dont know much about it and im scared it will fail. But im willing to look into it

 

[callofDEEP]

yeah .. its like 1 in a 1000 that failes... but recent liquid cooler have way more denser and technically stronger tubing.. which decreases the point of failure.. i generally prefer luquid cooling to air cooling.. as per case .. u can have a look at Rosewill THOR V2

 

[iamlegend]

I think recommending a liquid instead of air is a little bit off track.

 

[11sphere92]

H100i Corsair would be a good choice for Liquid cooling. it runs silent on my computer.

 

[callofDEEP]

I think recommending a liquid instead of air is a little bit off track.

no probs there are plenty air coolers out there.. but i basically like liquids as it takes less space around cpu so that wont come in way for other components like ram and gpu.. if u go for air.. u must equip your case with adequate air flow .. or else u may run into positive and negative issues..

 

[iamlegend]

lololol you are a brat when it come to computer parts. Liquid cooling will be outperformed by Aircooling in many cases.

My man, what are those positive and negative issues that you are pointing out?

 

[callofDEEP]

lololol you are a brat when it come to computer parts. Liquid cooling will be outperformed by Aircooling in many cases.

My man, what are those positive and negative issues that you are pointing out?

i strongly disagree.. both cannot out perform each other.. and as for positive nad negative .. check this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8EN3K-eaVA

 

[iamlegend]

Nananana, Noctua NH D14 is the most efficient ACS to date and better than LCS within it`s range. If you talk about custom loops then it will be another thing.

 

[callofDEEP]

Nananana, Noctua NH D14 is the most efficient ACS to date and better than LCS within it`s range. If you talk about custom loops then it will be another thing.

thats a great cooler.. and in LCS CM nepton 240m performs similar to NH D14

 

[iamlegend]

Well, i mentioned price point which means that you pay more than what you get.

 

[TofuLion]

ok, forget the cooler debate, you're a bit unbalanced here. you'd be much better off getting an i5 and overclocking it than you would be getting an i7. the reason is that most games don't even scale past 4 cores (these games are heavily reliant on single core performance ie: core clock), and those that do, it's only an overflow and the first four cores need to be stronger.
also, the gtx 970 has vram issues. hopefully future technologies are able to remedy this, but chances are they won't. we'll just have to buy the next line. that's why i recommend the 980. think about it: the 680 is still effective in today's gaming. you have the budget for the big guy, why not get him while he's good.
16GB of RAM is more than you need.
SSDNOW is a crappy model, MX100 is FAR superior and you have room for a 256 GB
and 850 is way more than you need. 620 would technically be enough for 2 980s

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($313.00 @ Scorptec)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($91.00 @ CPL Online)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($201.00 @ IJK)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($99.00 @ IJK)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($145.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($67.00 @ PLE Computers)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 4GB Twin Frozr Video Card ($789.00 @ Centre Com)
Case: Cooler Master HAF X ATX Full Tower Case ($192.00 @ CPL Online)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($105.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $2002.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-10 18:28 EST+1100