Is this good for gaming?

[Dante II]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vJHF99

Standard stuff, war thunder on med graphics, world of tanks on high

 

[IAmTheTofu]

I don't know why you would get the Titan when the 980 ti is cheaper and performs basically the same.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($388.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H55 57.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($55.72 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus X99-A ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($239.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($67.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($67.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($67.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card ($649.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Phantom (White) ATX Full Tower Case ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($101.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($20.59 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF140 Quiet Edition 67.8 CFM 140mm Fan ($21.70 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: Aerocool Silent Master 200B 76.0 CFM 200mm Fan ($21.72 @ Amazon)
Total: $1867.64
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-03 21:11 EDT-0400

Changed i7 4790k to i7 5820k
Changed Mobo to DDR4/LGA2011-3
Changed Ram to 16 GB of 2133 DDR4, because you will never ever need 32 GB.
Changed SSD from Kingston to Samsung 850 EVO
Changed Titan to 980ti
Upgraded Case to full tower.
Changed PSU to 850W, 80+ Gold
Added 200mm fan

The reason why I added 850W, is because if you ever want to SLI 980ti's, you can throw it right in and configure it a little. You will have no power troubles.

If you don't want to SLI in the future, then just get a 600-700 80+ GOLD PSU.

 

[Tchota]

what monitor do you use?

 

[Tchota]

I would suggest some changes (motherboard to one with usb3.1; ram to 16gb, in fact for gaming you only really need 8GB, but you would be more future proof - 32gb for gaming is a waist of money; a better and bigger SSD - more space is not bad, you could have many games there, but if you think you dont need go with Samsung 850 evo 120, faster and better build quality I think; GPU, for almost the same performance save about 400$; better PSU (tier 1) like it was already suggested by IAMTheTufu;case, the one sugested by this last user have better cooling system installed - I removed the fans because I'm not sure if you will need or want more fans with this case, CPU cooler for a cheaper one - not sure if you need that liquid cooler, but this is not very important, they will not have a big performance difference)

For gaming you really dont need to go with LGA-2011-3 and DDR4, invest your money in other thing like a bigger SSD or just don't use it for something that will not bring you any gaming performance gains.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($338.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($31.24 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A/USB 3.1 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($148.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($259.00 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card ($649.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Phantom (White) ATX Full Tower Case ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($140.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($20.59 @ Amazon)
Total: $1852.76
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-03 22:23 EDT-0400

 

[IAmTheTofu]

The reason I am suggesting DDR4 & LGA2011-3 is because your computer will last a lot longer than a DDR3 one.

 

[Tchota]

In 5 or 6 years you will probably have ddr5 and you can upgrade to that, its not a wise investment to put money one something that you will not use, when everyday better components will be released. Buy the best you can and that will give you some assurances for the future, but you dont need to pay 200 or 300$ more just for CPU, MB and RAM, they they will not give you any performance gain right now. But its just my opinion.

Btw, a system with DDR4 should have 4 ram stick not 2. (4x4 for 16gb ram), so they can work in quad channel

 

[IAmTheTofu]

In 5 or 6 years you will probably have ddr5 and you can upgrade to that, its not a wise investment to put money one something that you will not use, when everyday better components will be released. Buy the best you can and that will give you some assurances for the future, but you dont need to pay 200 or 300$ more just for CPU, MB and RAM, they they will not give you any performance gain right now. But its just my opinion.

Btw, a system with DDR4 should have 4 ram stick not 2. (4x4 for 16gb ram), so they can work in quad channel

No, in 6 years DDR5 will be the DDR4 right now, and DDR4 the DDR3, and DDR3 the DDR2. See what I'm saying?

And yes, it won't give you much of a performance gain right now than a DDR3, because there aren't as demanding games/programs yet. In the future though, there will be. Just like the past vs now. How games used to be MBs, now they're gigabytes. Then they'll probably be terabytes in 20 years.

Plus, what's the point of USB 3.1? USB 2.0 is fast enough, lmao

 

[Dante II]

I'm not entirely concerned about price, I wanted something in the 2,000 dollar range. People always tell me " look at a better gpu" and so I did.

And I have a 27" monitor. Not sure of the resolution

 

[Tchota]

No, in 6 years DDR5 will be the DDR4 right now, and DDR4 the DDR3, and DDR3 the DDR2. See what I'm saying?

And yes, it won't give you much of a performance gain right now than a DDR3, because there aren't as demanding games/programs yet. In the future though, there will be. Just like the past vs now. How games used to be MBs, now they're gigabytes. Then they'll probably be terabytes in 20 years.

Plus, what's the point of USB 3.1? USB 2.0 is fast enough, lmao

No, I don't follow you. 6 years ago 2x2gb DDR3 could be bought for 75 to 100€ (not sure what was the price in dollars); Now you can find 2x4gb for 48$. In 6 years OP will be able to buy much better hardware than current LGA 2011-3, which will be outdated by then. Economically speaking its a waist of money invest in something that you don't need right now and its value will depreciate with time.

DDR2, 3 or 4 is not important: http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2041085/ddr2-ddr3-ddr4.html

There is no such thing as the "USB 3.0 is fast enough", this will depend on how each person uses usb. Someone that normally transfers big files from pen or external hard drive to the computer will certainly like the extra speed.

You are right in one thing, in 6 years we will probably have DDR4 and not DDR5, and you want to know why, because the improvements from on type of ram are very low because inf fact there is little to gain from them.

@Dante II - here's another idea of a build:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($246.79 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-E/USB3.1 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($128.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Kingston Fury Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($53.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($67.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($649.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($649.99 @ Amazon)
Case: DIYPC Adventurer-9601G (Black) ATX Full Tower Case ($80.03 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($140.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($20.59 @ Amazon)
Total: $2092.34
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-04 21:44 EDT-0400

If you take of one of the GPUs you will have a budget build of less than 1500$ without really losing performance over the previous single card solution suggested here.

 

[Dante II]

I don't need the level 3 cache that the Xeon has. I want a higher clock speed and transfer rate. This is for gaming, not for rendering.

(I have a render farm with twin Xeons. )

 

[IAmTheTofu]

I don't need the level 3 cache that the Xeon has. I want a higher clock speed and transfer rate. This is for gaming, not for rendering.

(I have a render farm with twin Xeons. )

the i5 4690k would be good

 

[Tchota]

i7 is better than E3, but E3 + 2xGTX 980 ti is better than i7+ 1xGTX 980 ti

 

[Dante II]

So do I get sli 870 and I7?

 

[Tchota]

you dont have to go with SLI right now, unless your monitor is 4k or have 144hz refresh rate.

Can you tell us the brand and model of your monitor?

 

[Dante II]

It's Dell. I don't know what the exact model is. Is it written somewhere on the monitor?

 

[Tchota]

normaly yes, at the front, or in a label in the back

 

[IAmTheTofu]

i7 is better than E3, but E3 + 2xGTX 980 ti is better than i7+ 1xGTX 980 ti

it's the opposite.

 

[IAmTheTofu]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($337.27 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($123.99 @ B&H)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($48.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($67.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card ($649.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($144.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($21.10 @ Amazon)
Total: $1494.30
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-11 23:02 EDT-0400

Here's a good one.

You can keep the CPU high, then buy another GPU when you get another 100 dollars and you feel like adding another.

 

[Tchota]

i7 is better than E3, but E3 + 2xGTX 980 ti is better than i7+ 1xGTX 980 ti

it's the opposite.

no its not, the E3 will not bottleneck 2xGTX 980 Ti,

its simply impossible for a single GPU to be better than a 2xSLI of the same GPU, when you are using a CPU that will not bottleneck any of the two configuration.

 

[IAmTheTofu]

i7 is better than E3, but E3 + 2xGTX 980 ti is better than i7+ 1xGTX 980 ti

it's the opposite.

no its not, the E3 will not bottleneck 2xGTX 980 Ti,

its simply impossible for a single GPU to be better than a 2xSLI of the same GPU, when you are using a CPU that will not bottleneck any of the two configuration.

Woops sorry I was an idiot.

I thought it said e3 + sli was better than i7 + sli

Plus, the 980 ti will be enough to play at 1080p ultra for all games basically.

And when he gets another 100 dollars, he can add another one.

 

[Tchota]

no problem

 

[Dante II]

Sorry for the late reply, its a Dell ultrasharp 32. I think it's 4k, which I just discovered (and probably is the reason that my 970 is inadequate for ultra settings)

 

[Tchota]

in that case a 2x980 Ti is the ideal, in many game you would get only 30-40 FPS at max settings with only one GPU. A single GPU could probably do the job if you play at medium settings

 

[Dante II]

Awww, setting up sli requires effort!
Jk, I guess I'll go for that. Hopefully, I won't get too many compatability problems. Thanks

 

[Tchota]

you're welcomed,

If you dont have experience with SLI you can always go with single card and see if you are happy or not with its performance. If you are not happy you can then get a second one

GL with your new build