New Build. i5-4670k Or i7-4790k? Please help.

[Ytyoussef]

Very nice build, I would just go with some RAM that's clocked higher for the same price: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f31866c9d16gsr .

Thank you.

I picked 1600Mhz because it's the most stable when OCing, and it's the sweet spot for Haswell as it doesn't put extra strain on the CPUs memory controller.
I suppose I could include faster RAM and he could just run it at 1600Mhz, but that seems pointless and the timings for the RAM I picked are nice and low at 9 9 9 24. Thanks for your suggestion though!

He isn't getting the h97 motherboard anymore, isn't he? He could run it at 1866Mhz ^^ But indeed the timings are nice on your RAM, so it wouldn't make much of a difference at all.
Edit: Didn't see the first part of your post too, well anyway, the RAM you chose would be better at 1600Mhz, so don't mind what I said.

 

[Alex Kelly]

Very nice build, I would just go with some RAM that's clocked higher for the same price: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f31866c9d16gsr .

Thank you.

I picked 1600Mhz because it's the most stable when OCing, and it's the sweet spot for Haswell as it doesn't put extra strain on the CPUs memory controller.
I suppose I could include faster RAM and he could just run it at 1600Mhz, but that seems pointless and the timings for the RAM I picked are nice and low at 9 9 9 24. Thanks for your suggestion though!

He isn't getting the h97 motherboard anymore, isn't he? He could run it at 1866Mhz ^^ But indeed the timings are nice on your RAM, so it wouldn't make much of a difference at all.
Edit: Didn't see the first part of your post too, well anyway, the RAM you chose would be better at 1600Mhz, so don't mind what I said.

It's all good! I can see why you suggested it.

 

[dankbecker]

Just wanted to thank eryone for the help. I made a few changes, but for the most part, I ordered what you suggested Alex. Now, I get to I patiently wait for the parts to trickle in. And then the fun begins. Honestly cant wait to get this beast built, order a couple monitors, and see what this PC gaming is all about. Kind of feel like I'm cheating on my 360 and Xbox One.

Although I justified this build for "work reasons," I'd be lying if I didn't say gaming held the majority influence.

I've never actually gamed on a PC, so if you guys have any suggestions on what to try out, let me know. Skyrim is a must (logged over 250 hours on 360), a few of my buddies play WOW and Diablo, other than that, Im curious to see what else I come across.

 

[Alex Kelly]

Just wanted to thank eryone for the help. I made a few changes, but for the most part, I ordered what you suggested Alex. Now, I get to I patiently wait for the parts to trickle in. And then the fun begins. Honestly cant wait to get this beast built, order a couple monitors, and see what this PC gaming is all about. Kind of feel like I'm cheating on my 360 and Xbox One.

Although I justified this build for "work reasons," I'd be lying if I didn't say gaming held the majority influence.

I've never actually gamed on a PC, so if you guys have any suggestions on what to try out, let me know. Skyrim is a must (logged over 250 hours on 360), a few of my buddies play WOW and Diablo, other than that, Im curious to see what else I come across.

No worries at all! Great to hear! What is the final build you ended up ordering?
Please select my answer as the solution so the thread shows up as solved.
Skyrim is good, some other great games are Metro 2033 and Metro last light. What sort of genres of games are you interested in?

 

[dankbecker]

Just wanted to thank eryone for the help. I made a few changes, but for the most part, I ordered what you suggested Alex. Now, I get to I patiently wait for the parts to trickle in. And then the fun begins. Honestly cant wait to get this beast built, order a couple monitors, and see what this PC gaming is all about. Kind of feel like I'm cheating on my 360 and Xbox One.

Although I justified this build for "work reasons," I'd be lying if I didn't say gaming held the majority influence.

I've never actually gamed on a PC, so if you guys have any suggestions on what to try out, let me know. Skyrim is a must (logged over 250 hours on 360), a few of my buddies play WOW and Diablo, other than that, Im curious to see what else I come across.

No worries at all! Great to hear! What is the final build you ended up ordering?
Please select my answer as the solution so the thread shows up as solved.
Skyrim is good, some other great games are Metro 2033 and Metro last light. What sort of genres of games are you interested in?

I changed my mind, decided to add wifi, so I changed the mobo to Asus Z97-PRO (wifi ac). Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory. Also added a 1TB Seagate Hd. Other than that, everything is the same.

As far as games go, FPS are good, but I play mostly RPG's. Im more concerned about making the transition from using a controller, to using a keyboard. Just seems odd lol.

And yep, no worries, as soon as I can find the "solved" button, ill push it.

 

[Alex Kelly]

Just wanted to thank eryone for the help. I made a few changes, but for the most part, I ordered what you suggested Alex. Now, I get to I patiently wait for the parts to trickle in. And then the fun begins. Honestly cant wait to get this beast built, order a couple monitors, and see what this PC gaming is all about. Kind of feel like I'm cheating on my 360 and Xbox One.

Although I justified this build for "work reasons," I'd be lying if I didn't say gaming held the majority influence.

I've never actually gamed on a PC, so if you guys have any suggestions on what to try out, let me know. Skyrim is a must (logged over 250 hours on 360), a few of my buddies play WOW and Diablo, other than that, Im curious to see what else I come across.

No worries at all! Great to hear! What is the final build you ended up ordering?
Please select my answer as the solution so the thread shows up as solved.
Skyrim is good, some other great games are Metro 2033 and Metro last light. What sort of genres of games are you interested in?

I changed my mind, decided to add wifi, so I changed the mobo to Asus Z97-PRO (wifi ac). Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory. Also added a 1TB Seagate Hd. Other than that, everything is the same.

As far as games go, FPS are good, but I play mostly RPG's. Im more concerned about making the transition from using a controller, to using a keyboard. Just seems odd lol.

And yep, no worries, as soon as I can find the "solved" button, ill push it.

Good choices! Your build is going to be incredible. 😀
I'm not a big fan of RPGs, so I'm not sure about games you might enjoy sorry!
There is a green 'pick this answer as the solution' button under every reply. Just hit that on one of mine

 

[Ytyoussef]

It's a discussion, there are no solutions here. :L

 

[Alex Kelly]

It's a discussion, there are no solutions here. :L

He has ordered his build, based off what I picked out for him. It makes sense to have the thread show up as solved.
It may be a discussion, but selecting my answer would be a great way of him saying thanks as I put a lot of time and effort into helping him out. It's nice to get a little something out of it.

 

[Ytyoussef]

It's a discussion, there are no solutions here. :L

He has ordered his build, based off what I picked out for him. It makes sense to have the thread show up as solved.
It may be a discussion, but selecting my answer would be a great way of him saying thanks as I put a lot of time and effort into helping him out. It's nice to get a little something out of it.

I mean the thread type, it's a discussion. He can't select a solution. (He doesn't have the option to do so)
Of course, I didn't mean that your post shouldn't be marked as the solution. ^^

 

[Alex Kelly]

It's a discussion, there are no solutions here. :L

He has ordered his build, based off what I picked out for him. It makes sense to have the thread show up as solved.
It may be a discussion, but selecting my answer would be a great way of him saying thanks as I put a lot of time and effort into helping him out. It's nice to get a little something out of it.

I mean the thread type, it's a discussion. He can't select a solution. (He doesn't have the option to do so)
Of course, I didn't mean that your post shouldn't be marked as the solution. ^^

Oh! My bad!
Sorry about that.
Thanks for the info, I had no idea there was even a difference.

 

[Ytyoussef]

No problem.