Custom PC help

[SoulScream]

I'm no expert, and I'm trying to build a PC, weird, right? Well I'd like some help from you fine folks if there's no problem. Here's what I came up with so far:

CPU - Intel® Core™ i7-4930K Processor
MB - Asus X79 Deluxe
GPU -GeForce GTX 960 ili 970 GPU
Storage - Apacer SSD 256GB Standard
Cooler Master GM G750M 750W

Any/all help is appreciated and welcome. Open to suggestions!

Thanks!

 

[IntelTurtleFan]

If you are editing get the i7 if you are gaming get a 980 and a i5. It is kind of useless to get x79/x99 over other setups if you are gaming. The i5-4790k is a great gaming CPU. The cooler master PSU is not that great and I recommend getting a 650w EVGA GS or G2 PSU.

 

[SoulScream]

If you are editing get the i7 if you are gaming get a 980 and a i5. It is kind of useless to get x79/x99 over other setups if you are gaming. The i5-4790k is a great gaming CPU. The cooler master PSU is not that great and I recommend getting a 650w EVGA GS or G2 PSU.

Hey, thanks for your reply. Trying to get a custom build gaming PC for my son, however this is not something I'm a professional at. What would the best MB be for the i5 and the 980?

 

[burritobob]

If you are editing get the i7 if you are gaming get a 980 and a i5. It is kind of useless to get x79/x99 over other setups if you are gaming. The i5-4790k is a great gaming CPU. The cooler master PSU is not that great and I recommend getting a 650w EVGA GS or G2 PSU.

Hey, thanks for your reply. Trying to get a custom build gaming PC for my son, however this is not something I'm a professional at. What would the best MB be for the i5 and the 980?

I wouldn't just pick some random i5 and a 980, first let's get something straight, the 980? Terrible card for the value. If you're looking for something with great performance (within a margin of maybe 10% which is literally 5FPS) then get an R9 290X or a 970. Plus you should be waiting for the incoming prices drops due to AMD releasing their new lineup in a week.

On to the choice of motherboard/CPU, this is a pretty important decision, can you give some more information about what sort of computer you're trying to build ie. a gaming build, a streaming build, an editing build. If you can get me this information I can help show you what a good build for the money would look like.

 

[SoulScream]

If you are editing get the i7 if you are gaming get a 980 and a i5. It is kind of useless to get x79/x99 over other setups if you are gaming. The i5-4790k is a great gaming CPU. The cooler master PSU is not that great and I recommend getting a 650w EVGA GS or G2 PSU.

Hey, thanks for your reply. Trying to get a custom build gaming PC for my son, however this is not something I'm a professional at. What would the best MB be for the i5 and the 980?

I wouldn't just pick some random i5 and a 980, first let's get something straight, the 980? Terrible card for the value. If you're looking for something with great performance (within a margin of maybe 10% which is literally 5FPS) then get an R9 290X or a 970. Plus you should be waiting for the incoming prices drops due to AMD releasing their new lineup in a week.

On to the choice of motherboard/CPU, this is a pretty important decision, can you give some more information about what sort of computer you're trying to build ie. a gaming build, a streaming build, an editing build. If you can get me this information I can help show you what a good build for the money would look like.

I've sent you a PM with the specs I was working with and prefer. Thanks!

 

[IntelTurtleFan]

What?!? The 980 is a great card for its value and one of the best out there. It is far better than AMD cards. I do not understand what you are saying?

 

[IntelTurtleFan]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($176.98 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97-D3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($86.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($48.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.75 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB SSC ACX 2.0 Video Card ($314.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 500R Black ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($18.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $830.57
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-09 15:49 EDT-0400

Overclocking i5 build
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($74.99 @ Mwave)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($95.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($48.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.75 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB SSC ACX 2.0 Video Card ($314.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 500R Black ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($18.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $967.57
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-09 15:50 EDT-0400

Both builds are really good and if you can afford a bit more get the 980 or a i7-4790k or Xeon 1231 v3 (xeon is the same as the i7 but cheaper and cannot overclock)

 

[SoulScream]

Thanks for the suggestion. I'l look into it and pair it up with other suggestions and solutions! Greatly appreciated!

 

[burritobob]

What?!? The 980 is a great card for its value and one of the best out there. It is far better than AMD cards. I do not understand what you are saying?

I feel like performance per dollar is a pretty good warrant as to why the 980 is a terrible card for the money, first of all is $200 more than a 970, and you get a 10% performance bump, the benchmarks can attest to that. Second I feel like the fact that in both build you presented above include 970s just goes to prove once again that the 980 is a terrible value. Onto the discussion of the the R9 290X vs. GTX 970 question, they trade blows in most benchmarks, team green winning some, team red winning others, I feel like if you could stop fan boying for a minute and let the numbers speak for themselves then we could take a look at the numbers. Not trying to start a flame war, just giving a good analysis on performance per dollar.

 

[IntelTurtleFan]

I like AMD cards for anything below a 970. No fanboying here. In my view it is better to get a lower wattage card if you want to SLI down the road (then you will not need a PSU upgrade).

If you can afford the 980 you will avoid the need to SLI with a 970 saving you dollars there too.

 

[burritobob]

I like AMD cards for anything below a 970. No fanboying here. In my view it is better to get a lower wattage card if you want to SLI down the road (then you will not need a PSU upgrade).

If you can afford the 980 you will avoid the need to SLI with a 970 saving you dollars there too.

That... doesn't really make any sense. You literally save yourself $200 by purchasing a 970 while losing about 5FPS, by the time the cards become "out of date" you should be looking at a new single card that has good performance per dollar, not purchasing a new card that will be terribly expensive.

 

[IntelTurtleFan]

There is one question nor you or I asked that was needed. What res will he be gaming at?