Part vs Part

OmarWazzan

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Hey, currently researching parts for my build, and I'm stuck between a few products recommended to me and ones I've found. Could you please state the pros/cons between each one? Thanks!

Build:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($279.99 @ Micro Center)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste ($6.79 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Patriot Viper 3 Low Profile Red 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($114.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($88.33 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 4GB Twin Frozr Video Card ($549.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus BC-12B1ST/BLK/B/AS Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer ($40.98 @ Newegg)
Other: Arctic Silver Arcticlean Thermal Remover & Purifier ($5.99)
Other: Belkin Anti-Static Wristband ($4.78)
Total: $1191.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-22 09:44 EDT-0400

Parts debated:

SSD:

[Crucial MX200 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive]
(http://pcpartpicker.com/part/crucial-internal-hard-drive-ct250mx200ssd1)
vs
[Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive]
(http://pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz75e250bam)

Cooling:

[Cooler Master Nepton 240M 76.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler]
(http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rln24m24pkr1)
vs
[Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler]
(http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-cpu-cooler-h100i)


PSU:

[EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-220g20750xr)
vs
[XFX XTR 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1850bbefx)
vs
[SeaSonic X Series 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seasonic-power-supply-x850)



Motherboard:


[Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard]
(http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-maximusviihero)
vs
[Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming GT ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-gaz97xgaminggt)
 
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For the SSD, usually I just say go with the cheaper option, as there isn't as much difference in real world use as there is shown in benchmarks.

For the Cooler I like the Cooler Master Nepton for the quieter running fans, but both are excellent coolers.

For the PSU get the EVGA SuperNOVA, unless you plan to do 3way SLI then get the XFX. EVGA's SuperNOVA series has been extremely high quality. XFX is really good, but overkill unless you need the extra connectors for 3way SLI.

Motherboard go gigabyte for the extra PCI-e lanes, it allows for 16+16 PCI-e lanes, whereas the Asus goes to 8+8
 


Great, I'm set on the MB! Now, a few questions. I heard Samsung SSDs have been having issues with speed, is that true or not, and if it is, how bad is it? PSU: Why wouldn't the SeaSonic be a good choice instead of the EVGA?
 


EVGA's superflower units are spot on for quality, and they are easily among the best value. SeaSonic is just kinda ok by comparison.

For SSDs, Samsung had a series where they downgraded a part to save costs, it didn't have huge impacts on performance, but it was large enough that testing communities noticed and raised a stink about it.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/crucial-bx100-1tb-ssd,4077-4.html

Currently the MX200 series outperforms the 850 EVO series anyways. I personally just get the loweset $/GB SSD of usable size.
 
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