First build, just looking for some feedback to see if I'm getting my money's worth.

[Wolf_Saliva]

Hey guys, I'm fairly new to the world of PC building and I want to make sure I'm getting my money's worth. I have done quite a bit of research and I'm going for a white/black theme. I'm going for gaming, I do nothing related to editing, hence the i5. Here's a link to my pc partpicker http://pcpartpicker.com/p/9n7DXL. Any responses are appreciated, take care.

 

[popatim]

Why 2 different sized monitors?

 

[theunliked]

Why 2 different sized monitors?

I think one for gaming and one of other stuff

 

[Wolf_Saliva]

Why 2 different sized monitors?

I didn't really look into the size of the monitor's, the acer is really just meant to be a cheap second monitor that I can view the misc things on while gaming on the asus monitor.

 

[theunliked]

If you are not going to overclock then just get the i5-4460. 16GB ram is kind of overkill. You will only need it when running several VMs at the same time. 8GB is more than enough if you are just gaming. Also, SLI isn't too good an idea. Some games don't support it and you get 2x the heat and noise. A GTX 980 will do the job.

 

[Wolf_Saliva]

If you are not going to overclock then just get the i5-4460. 16GB ram is kind of overkill. You will only need it when running several VMs at the same time. 8GB is more than enough if you are just gaming. Also, SLI isn't too good an idea. Some games don't support it and you get 2x the heat and noise. A GTX 980 will do the job.

Is there a specific 980 you would recommend, as I am trying to stick with the black/white theme. I haven't seen anything really on the GTX 980 HOF, so I'm curious if there are any better solutions for a 980.

 

[FreshPineApples]

No need to spend $160 on a 1000watt psu. This would be a choice if you are interested in saving ~$60 http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-220g20750xr

 

[theunliked]

This should be what you need:
http://www.galax.net/US/980hof.html

 

[Wolf_Saliva]

No need to spend $160 on a 1000watt psu. This would be a choice if you are interested in saving ~$60 http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-220g20750xr

Try to keep in mind, I am trying my best to keep the white/black color scheme. I don't know about how that would affect the build looks wise.

 

[Wolf_Saliva]

This should be what you need:
http://www.galax.net/US/980hof.html

Would it be worth the money to put them in sli, or is that still a bad idea?

 

[theunliked]

Its upto you, but some games don't support sli so you will be wasting money. For games that do, you will see a performance increase.

 

[Wolf_Saliva]

Its upto you, but some games don't support sli so you will be wasting money. For games that do, you will see a performance increase.

Would it be a marginal enough difference to drop another $680 on it, or should I just settle with one. I will be playing very demanding games such as GTAV, bfhardline, and h1z1 on this computer. So I would like a pc that can handle those and be good for about 2 or so years.

 

[theunliked]

The GTX 980 is enough for all those games. It is quite a beastly GPU.

 

[Wolf_Saliva]

The GTX 980 is enough for all those games. It is quite a beastly GPU.

Any idea what the average framerate would be like?

 

[theunliked]

Also, as fresh said, you don't need a 1000w psu.

 

[Wolf_Saliva]

Also, as fresh said, you don't need a 1000w psu.

Any other white psu's you would recommend?

 

[theunliked]

Take a look at this:
http://www.nzxt.com/category/products/38-hale-82-v2-power-supplies
They are black and white.
I'd say go the 700W one

 

[Wolf_Saliva]

Take a look at this:
http://www.nzxt.com/category/products/38-hale-82-v2-power-supplies
They are black and white.
I'd say go the 700W one

Is this it? http://pcpartpicker.com/part/nzxt-power-supply-v2700w

 

[theunliked]

Take a look at this:
http://www.nzxt.com/category/products/38-hale-82-v2-power-supplies
They are black and white.
I'd say go the 700W one

Is this it? http://pcpartpicker.com/part/nzxt-power-supply-v2700w

Yep. Its half the price of the 1000w one.

 

[theunliked]

Take a look at this:
http://www.nzxt.com/category/products/38-hale-82-v2-power-supplies
They are black and white.
I'd say go the 700W one

Is this it? http://pcpartpicker.com/part/nzxt-power-supply-v2700w

Yep. Its half the price of the 1000w one.

 

[Wolf_Saliva]

Take a look at this:
http://www.nzxt.com/category/products/38-hale-82-v2-power-supplies
They are black and white.
I'd say go the 700W one

Is this it? http://pcpartpicker.com/part/nzxt-power-supply-v2700w

Yep. Its half the price of the 1000w one.

Alright, but I do plan on overclocking in the future so I will stick with the 4690k.

 

[theunliked]

Ok. I have the same cpu with the EVO 212. I can hit 4.4 and play games at about 70C

 

[Wolf_Saliva]

Ok. I have the same cpu with the EVO 212. I can hit 4.4 and play games at about 70C

Alright, do you think I should sli the 980's or just wait for a better card to come out in the future?

 

[theunliked]

If I were you, I would get the 980 for now. In 2-3 years if I can't play games at 50-60fps on ultra settings il get a better card. I personally don't like SLI too much.

 

[Wolf_Saliva]

If I were you, I would get the 980 for now. In 2-3 years if I can't play games at 50-60fps on ultra settings il get a better card. I personally don't like SLI too much.

Oh shit, the 980 hof is out of stock