brodexcius :
Jon Bartlett :
Hi brodexcius,
A couple of things I noticed in your build:
1 Use pcpartpicker.com. It saves you money and makes life easier for you.
2. CPU: Do you really need a K-series cpu? I dont think that you'll need overclocking or hyper threading, and since Broadwell is being skipped and Skylake is next, it might be better to get the cpu that you actually need and then upgrade mobo/cpu in the future.
3. Memory: looks fine
4. Storage: since you are dealing with SSDs, you might want to Raid 0 2 128 GB SSDs instead of one big SSD. Up to you
5. Storage: HDD looks fine, you might want to go with 2 TB because the price difference is small between 1 and 2 TB. Again, up to you.
6. Case: Make sure that it will support you GPU and motherboard. Also good ventilation is key.
7. GPU: Go with the EVGA GTX 780 Classified. Its cores are unlocked for manual overclocking, but since thats not your thing it has GPU boost 2.0. For the price-performance-future proofness, its the best out there. 780 TI is not that much better but costs about $200 more.
8. Motherboard: This depends if you plan to upgrade your cpu to Skylake in the future. If no, go with the Asus Maximus VI Hero. Its about $200, so pretty pricy, but has a Q-Code on the actual board so you can trouble shoot extremely easily. I had a problem with my ram when I was building my computer, but the Q-Code light told me what the problem was instantly. Also, its very high grade, and has an extremely good sound card built into it.
9. Cooling: Check with your case/cabinet. If it supports a radiator, then you might want to go with that, depending on what you will be doing. Also check to make sure that it has good ventilation. IF YOU DO NOT PLAN ON OVERCLOCKING YOUR CPU, YOU DO NOT NEED WATERCOOLING. Noctua DH-14 is a very good cpu fan for air-based overclock-quality temperatures. Do your research in this area to find out what you will need.
10. PSU: Go with a gold-rated PSU. They have effeciencies up to about 93%, so very eco-friendly. Only go with a PSU made by a reputable company (XFX, Corsair, Seasonic, etc.). I would go with a Corsair 600M or 750M depending on what you will be doing with your computer. Again, pcpartpicker is a great reference for this. It also automatically calculates the wattage that you will need for your computer.
Thats all my thoughts on it 😀 It looks like you've done a great job so far, and I hope to hear about your progress in finding parts!
I'm not sure about if I need the processor - To be honest, I just choose it because I've seen alot of people went for the 3770k, so I figured the 4770K would be a good pick now.
About the GPU, I really want to get a good graphic card, thats why I have been looking at the Ti, because I feel like if I choose this, then my GPU upgrade would be alot further away, but what exactly am I paying for by choosing the Ti model?
brodexcius :
Jon Bartlett :
Btw the thread is still open.
Sorry mate, totally forgot to pick your answer as solution, you've helped a bunch.
So just to sum up:
The parts I've picked -
PSU:
Corsair RM750
motherboard:
ASUS MAXIMUS VI HERO
Processor:
i7 4770K
Graphics:
eVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti Superclocked (3 GB)
RAM:
Kingston HyperX 2 x 4 GB
And with these parts picked, I' shouldn't worry about additional cooling, as fare as I understand, but moreso be sure that the parts will fit in my case, right?
EDIT: Forgot to mention my 2 harddrives
That's extremely similar to my build. I went with the 4770k as well, but instead of the 780 ti I went with the 780... EVGA brand because from what I read they seem the best. Second pick would have been Asus or Sapphire(if you want extra cool running)
As others said, the price/performance drops dramatically with the 780 ti... To illustrate, here is a benchmark chart:
http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/high_end_gpus.html
As you can see, the 780 costs more proportionally than the performance scales. It doesn't really pack any new features either, so honestly, I'd just stick with the 780. Put the extra money into more ram. I settled on the corsair vengeance pro 16gb(2x8)... The ones you originally had picked out... They were the best that bestbuy had at the time, but otherwise I'd of gone with the g-skill ripjaw series because it seems the best. They have a dominant share on the market, which means they have the most money to put into their products... That doesn't always equate to a better product, but it does usually mean higher potentially, and I think g-skill seems to actually specialize in ram and make use of that potential. Too bad I didn't get to try them, but the corsair ones seem good too. Still, I'd got with 16gb over 8... That will future proof your pc more than a bit more gpu will, because as more bloated apps fill your pc and windows 8 keeps bloating in ram usage, it really will help a LOT... The hyper-threading in the i7 cpu will also allow the ram to be used twice as efficiently.
More important than additional cooling, is that you double check your current case and be sure it has adequate space and ventilation. If it's old, you may want to upgrade... Some of the new common features in cases these days are pretty handy, like toolless docks, dust filters, cable management slots and tie downs, usb 3 front ports, etc.
Overall it looks good... And I hope it is, because it's largely the same as I just bought. Spent $2400 on mine total, but I spent a lot on frills... Such as a phantom 530 case, steelseries apex keyboard, surround sound, wifi card to use my pc as a home network hub, and 4 tbs of hdd space + 750gb samsung ssd.
Oh and my psu was the cs-750w gold certified from corsair.... seemed good and well reviewed, and again was the best bestbuy had at the time... Hope it doesn't suffer these 'issues' that people speak of like the cs and rm ones.... If given the option, after all my research, my first choice in psu, for either of our builds, would be a 750w gold certified from either seasonic or xfx, as I've heard resoundingly good things about them... People also say antec, but I had my last rig die, taking the psu, cpu, and mobo out all at the same time... Psu was an antec earthwatts 850w... .Dunno if that was the problem or not, but call me paranoid... It was in a pre-custom-built pc and they skimped on the mobo badly by marking as "major brand" instead of the actual brand... Was a pos cheapo one...
With that said, build it yourself, don't get it custom built. And don't buy those stupid 400 dollar warranty scams... The parts all come with 2+ year manufacturer warranties, minus the gpu which is 1 year... So really you pay 400 dollars for someone else to put a static safe bag on your stuff before sending back for return.
Anyways, best of luck, I can't help but feel like I'm in the same boat, having the same high priced parts..... Still waiting on the case, cpu, and peripherals in the mail before putting it together.
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