Need someone to verify my PC build

[Austin Compton]

Hi everyone, this is my computer build http://pcpartpicker.com/p/c26C99 and I was wanting someone to verify that all of the parts are compatible.

 

[tiny voices]

PSU is bad. Change for Antec, XFX, Seasonic, EVGA (B2,G2)

GEt 8gb or 16gb, not 12gb.

Why 2 different monitors?

 

[Austin Compton]

PSU is bad. Change for Antec, XFX, Seasonic, EVGA (B2,G2)

GEt 8gb or 16gb, not 12gb.

Why 2 different monitors?

Im on a budget of about $1900 and im going to be gaming and doing a little video editing so I was told by multiple people to get 12gb

 

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12gb doesn't even work on that board. Get 16gb. You need dual channel RAM. You have 3 sticks right now. You need 2 or 4.

 

[JackNaylorPE]

Hi everyone, this is my computer build http://pcpartpicker.com/p/c26C99 and I was wanting someone to verify that all of the parts are compatible.

There's a good chance the RAM and cooler will interfere with one another but you dont use 3 sticks in Z97 builds. This is way faster, 16Gb > 12 GB, will fit and is cheaper

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231672

This PSU is larger, better and cheaper, use low profile
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-220g20850xr

There's other choices Id make but tiose are the big ones.

 

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850w is pointless here. 750w is the MOST I would get. Even then 750w is enough for SLI and overclocking.

 

[Austin Compton]

12gb doesn't even work on that board. Get 16gb. You need dual channel RAM. You have 3 sticks right now. You need 2 or 4.

I just checked it's compatibility on pcpartpicker, it says it works.

 

[Austin Compton]

Alright, so I switched to Corsair Vengeance 16GB

 

[tiny voices]

YEah, but it doesn't work well, or properly. Just get 16gb. That motherboard is NOT designed to use 3 stick of RAM and it will be SLOWER than getting 2 or 4 sticks. Just do it the right way to avoid issues.

 

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EDIT: good that 16gb will be fine. link it here so we can make sure it fits with the cooler. Only the Low-profile Corsair RAM will fit.

 

[Austin Compton]

EDIT: good that 16gb will be fine. link it here so we can make sure it fits with the cooler. Only the Low-profile Corsair RAM will fit.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/kvwRyc

 

[tiny voices]

Nope won't fit. You need low profile RAM.

 

[JackNaylorPE]

850w is pointless here. 750w is the MOST I would get. Even then 750w is enough for SLI and overclocking.

So you'd pay $10 more for a 750 watter than an 850 watter in the same model line ?

.....especially when the 850 will be more efficient (PSUs hit peak efficiency at 50% load).

$104 for a 750 EVGA G2
http://www.superbiiz.com/detail.php?name=EV-PS750G2&c=CJ

$95 for 850 EVGA G2
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817438018

I can't see the logic in paying more to get less.

 

[tiny voices]

Didn't see that the 850 was that much cheaper. In that case, it is a solid choice.

 

[tiny voices]

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/crucial-memory-bls2kit8g3d1609ds1s00 get that RAM.

 

[JackNaylorPE]

Alright, so I switched to Corsair Vengeance 16GB

which Corsair Vengeance ?

Is the new set also too tall so that it may hit the cooler ?

Be aware that video editing benefits immensly from faster RAM and 2133 and 2400 RAM will not only serve you much better but also is usually within just a few bucks of 1600.

$134 DDR3-2400 CAS 10 (41.7 ns)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231672

$129 DDR3-2133 CAS 9 (4.22 ns)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231571

By comparison, DDR3-1600 CAS 9 is 5.63 ns

The 2400 RAM will also get you more fps in gaming. Some games like Metro won't benefit at all but games like STALKER benefit a lot from faster RAM.... F1 get 11% more fps.

 

[Austin Compton]

Ok, final product? http://pcpartpicker.com/p/x6MRyc

 

[tiny voices]

Yes his new set, which he linked, will not work. It is too tall.

 

[Austin Compton]

Alright, so I switched to Corsair Vengeance 16GB

which Corsair Vengeance ?

Is the new set also too tall so that it may hit the cooler ?

Be aware that video editing benefits immensly from faster RAM and 2133 and 2400 RAM will not only serve you much better but also is usually within just a few bucks of 1600.

$134 DDR3-2400 CAS 10 (41.7 ns)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231672

$129 DDR3-2133 CAS 9 (4.22 ns)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231571

Wow, man, thanks.

 

[Austin Compton]

So I want with the 2400, but will it still work? http://pcpartpicker.com/p/NKHwK8

 

[JackNaylorPE]

If you re referring to the silly 1.65 thing, ignore it. Apparently pcpartpicker never heard of XMP which is explained here

http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/gaming/extreme-memory-profile-xmp.html

Click on the excel spreadsheet or PDF and look at the "Certified compatible" memory sets ..... just about all of them above 2133 are 1.65 volts.

Also, yes the RAM you found is cheaper but it's also 11 % slower. Stick with the 2400 CAS 10, not CAS 11. Definitely not with the $8 savings

Of course the case / cooler compatibility is still in question and given the lack of info available on the case, it's difficult to verify.

 

[tiny voices]

Also not that you will have to manually enter the BIOS and set the XMP profile. It will not be automatic.