New Build Last Thoughts

[boy_blue5000]

First time builder trying to finalize build. I went over my 1000 dollar budget, but I think it was worth it. Any last second thoughts?

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($339.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($222.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($83.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 280X 3GB TurboDuo Video Card ($239.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Phantom (Black) ATX Full Tower Case ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Professional 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus BC-12B1ST/BLK/B/AS Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer ($57.99 @ Newegg)
Wireless Network Adapter: Asus PCE-AC68 802.11a/b/g/n/ac PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($97.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1265.89

 

[Andrew Buck]

You probably don't need that ASUS ROG board. A Gigabyte Z97 board or an ASRock Z97 Extreme4. You probably don't need that CPU if you are just gaming, the 4690K is great, too. Also, that is one hell of an expensive Wifi adapter. Do you really need blu-ray?

 

[gautamgr8]

Looks Very good...
You've put money where its needed unlike some who buy a $150 PSU and get a sub $200 mobo or a $120 Case...

Really well balanced...

But you could do with an i7-4770k

 

[Andrew Buck]

If he is gaming, the 4790K is unneeded. A 4690K would do just fine.

 

[Eximo]

I don't generally fault people for it, I like having the extra threads and cache for just that little extra.

I would invest in a little faster memory, 1.5v 1866 CAS 9 and 2133 CAS 10 can usually be found within $10 of DDR3 1600.

 

[TheWonderer]

In my opinion you should go with a Gtx 770 instead of the r9 280x and change the cpu to one of the new i5's

 

[Andrew Buck]

In my opinion you should go with a Gtx 770 instead of the r9 280x and change the cpu to one of the new i5's

The GTX 770 is more expensive and overall, the performance is almost the same. The reason the 770 wins in benchmarks is because it is heavily overclocked. If you get your 280X to 1100 MHz and 1575 MHz - 1600 MHz on the memory, you will whip the GTX 770.

 

[TheWonderer]

But are you ok with a roaring fan and huge amounts of heat? and the 770 is faster and runs cooler maybe quieter and is $20 more on NCIX and uses less power. FYI to get that 1.5MHz is very difficult to do and will probably overwork the r9 280x without watercooling. The 770 can do 1.5MHz at aprox. the same temp as the r9 280x on load and with a minor overclock you can get 1.85MHz with ease. So in reality they are the same just one is Nvidia and the other is AMD so its preference and the games you wanna play using the card.

 

[Andrew Buck]

But are you ok with a roaring fan and huge amounts of heat? and the 770 is faster and runs cooler maybe quieter and is $20 more on NCIX and uses less power. FYI to get that 1.5MHz is very difficult to do and will probably overwork the r9 280x without watercooling. The 770 can do 1.5MHz at aprox. the same temp as the r9 280x on load and with a minor overclock you can get 1.85MHz with ease. So in reality they are the same just one is Nvidia and the other is AMD so its preference and the games you wanna play using the card.

The 280X's memory core is set at 1.5 GHz stock.

 

[TheWonderer]

which one are you looking at? thats the fastest stock clock ever if your right

 

[Andrew Buck]

http://www.hardocp.com/article/2013/10/28/msi_r9_280x_gaming_video_card_review/3#.U7GwCo1dVPw
The memory clock is 6 GHz effective / 4 = 1500 MHz.

 

[TheWonderer]

it says according to that webiste that the GPU clock is at 1.05 MHz

 

[Andrew Buck]

it says according to that webiste that the GPU clock is at 1.05 MHz

You are mixing up GPU clock with GPU memory clock. GPU Memory Clock and GPU Core Clock are two different things.

 

[TheWonderer]

im talking about Core clock what are you talking about?

 

[Andrew Buck]

im talking about Core clock what are you talking about?

I have been talking about Memory clock the whole time... Core clock could be overclocked to 1100 MHz easily with that card.

 

[TheWonderer]

LOOOOOOOOOOOOL sorry about the misscomunication I was talking about Core clock and that the 770 is weigh faster 😛

 

[Andrew Buck]

LOOOOOOOOOOOOL sorry about the misscomunication I was talking about Core clock and that the 770 is weigh faster 😛

Oh lol. The R9 280X will still have better performance if it is overclocked more.

 

[TheWonderer]

Thats if your ok with a loud fan and high temp tho and the 770 imo is better because where i buy it from they give me 1-3 free modern games like AC4 or Watch Dogs

 

[Andrew Buck]

Thats if your ok with a loud fan and high temp tho and the 770 imo is better because where i buy it from they give me 1-3 free modern games like AC4 or Watch Dogs

It is all up to personal preference.