Hello people, I'm planning on building a new system mainly for gaming and for the ordinary stuff, surfing the Internetz, watching movies, ect..
I've been off the market for a while, since my last build was around 5 years ago, so it took me a while to "catch up" and get to this list. And let me tell you, I was quite shocked with the difference in prices between US and France which is were I'm currently living and it's were I'm planing to buy the parts. Like the title says in US I could get this system for "only" ~$1800, meanwhile here in France it's almost ~2000€ the exact same build... Which is weird since €>$ in currency, I'm guessing you're paying the EU taxes or what not....Anyhow, enough with the pricing complaints and moving forward to the build:
CPU | Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor | $219.88 @ OutletPC
CPU Cooler | Corsair H80i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler | $74.99 @ NCIX US
Motherboard | Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard | $208.09 @ SuperBiiz
Memory | Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory | $167.99 @ Newegg
SDD | Samsung 840 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive | $189.99 @ Mac Mall
Storage | Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive | $53.97 @ OutletPC
Video Card | Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card | $341.90 @ B&H
Case | NZXT Phantom (Black/Orange) ATX Full Tower Case | $132.98 @ Newegg
PSU | Corsair 760W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply | $148.99 @ NCIX US
Monitor | Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor | $259.99 @ NCIX US
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $1798.77
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-18 09:40 EST-0500 |
After some time surfing, searching, researching I've reached this build.
So, onto the reason I'm here, opinions and a couple of questions:
1. Will this build "synergize" well?;
2.Can I get more out of this build, as for performance/buck wise?
3.Regarding CPU Cooler and the case, do you think it will cool enough? I like low temps, I'm not a obsessive person with temps, but I don't like them too high, If that makes any sense. I've checked some reviews they both seem good.
4.Can this PSU handle well this components? I'm planning on adding another GTX970 but it wont be in less then a year... or 2
5. Overall, is this overkill, or is it a good build for it's price?
Annd that's it people, would be highly appreciated to have these questions answered, a long with your personal/experienced opinions.
P.S. As for anyone interested in my current build which I plan to retire:
Intel® Core™2 Quad Processor Q9550 - Currently stocked, used to run it at @3.4 stable
Xigmatek Achilles
Asus P5Q-E
XFX HD 4890 XXX Edition
OCZ Reaper 4x2GB @ 1066mhz
NOX Pulsar 750W
Thermaltake M5
Cheers.
I've been off the market for a while, since my last build was around 5 years ago, so it took me a while to "catch up" and get to this list. And let me tell you, I was quite shocked with the difference in prices between US and France which is were I'm currently living and it's were I'm planing to buy the parts. Like the title says in US I could get this system for "only" ~$1800, meanwhile here in France it's almost ~2000€ the exact same build... Which is weird since €>$ in currency, I'm guessing you're paying the EU taxes or what not....Anyhow, enough with the pricing complaints and moving forward to the build:
CPU | Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor | $219.88 @ OutletPC
CPU Cooler | Corsair H80i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler | $74.99 @ NCIX US
Motherboard | Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard | $208.09 @ SuperBiiz
Memory | Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory | $167.99 @ Newegg
SDD | Samsung 840 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive | $189.99 @ Mac Mall
Storage | Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive | $53.97 @ OutletPC
Video Card | Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card | $341.90 @ B&H
Case | NZXT Phantom (Black/Orange) ATX Full Tower Case | $132.98 @ Newegg
PSU | Corsair 760W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply | $148.99 @ NCIX US
Monitor | Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor | $259.99 @ NCIX US
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $1798.77
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-18 09:40 EST-0500 |
After some time surfing, searching, researching I've reached this build.
So, onto the reason I'm here, opinions and a couple of questions:
1. Will this build "synergize" well?;
2.Can I get more out of this build, as for performance/buck wise?
3.Regarding CPU Cooler and the case, do you think it will cool enough? I like low temps, I'm not a obsessive person with temps, but I don't like them too high, If that makes any sense. I've checked some reviews they both seem good.
4.Can this PSU handle well this components? I'm planning on adding another GTX970 but it wont be in less then a year... or 2
5. Overall, is this overkill, or is it a good build for it's price?
Annd that's it people, would be highly appreciated to have these questions answered, a long with your personal/experienced opinions.
P.S. As for anyone interested in my current build which I plan to retire:
Intel® Core™2 Quad Processor Q9550 - Currently stocked, used to run it at @3.4 stable
Xigmatek Achilles
Asus P5Q-E
XFX HD 4890 XXX Edition
OCZ Reaper 4x2GB @ 1066mhz
NOX Pulsar 750W
Thermaltake M5
Cheers.