Updated gaming build- opinions?

[Methedrine]

After getting some really good advice here this is what I've planned to get:

Fractal Design Define XL R2 Black Pearl
Corsair AX 860 PSU
ASUS P9X79 LE, Socket-2011
Intel Core i7-4930K
Corsair H60 Hydro Series CPU cooler
Kingston DDR3 HyperX Beast 16GB (4x4 GB, 1866)
ASUS GeForce GTX 780Ti 3GB PhysX CUDA
Samsung SSD 840 PROSeries 256GB 2.5" OEM
WD Desktop Black 3TB
Samsung DVD Writer, SH-224DB

I'd love to get some comments before pulling the trigger

/M.

 

[TechyInAZ]

Can you wait for X99 to come out in about 3 months? If you can, do it because lga 2011 x79 is old now and x99 is going to be a whole lot better.

 

[Methedrine]

I'd rather not wait anymore, my current system is on it's last legs.

/M.

 

[blue_smoke]

After getting some really good advice here this is what I've planned to get:

Fractal Design Define XL R2 Black Pearl
Corsair AX 860 PSU
ASUS P9X79 LE, Socket-2011
Intel Core i7-4930K
Corsair H60 Hydro Series CPU cooler
Kingston DDR3 HyperX Beast 16GB (4x4 GB, 1866)
ASUS GeForce GTX 780Ti 3GB PhysX CUDA
Samsung SSD 840 PROSeries 256GB 2.5" OEM
WD Desktop Black 3TB
Samsung DVD Writer, SH-224DB

I'd love to get some comments before pulling the trigger

/M.

looks very, very good. although you should go with a z97 board because they have future support for broadwell. will also save you hundreds of dollars because E processors and 2011 boards are expensive. Throw a devils canyon chip on a z97 board and then you can update to broadwell later without changing mobo.

 

[JackNaylorPE]

1. Unless your going to use more than 2 GFX cards, I just don't see LGA 2011 on a gaming build.
Asus Maximus VII Formula w/ 4690 will be just fine with two MSI 780 Tis.

2. A single fan AIO can not compete with the better air coolers. If the Phanteks PH-TC14-PE or Noctua don't suit ya fancy, Id look at the H110 if ya need to have an AIO. Steer away from the H110 and other 2000+ rpm fan equipped AIOs which sound like vaccum cleaners.

3. Unless you are putting the GFX card under water, Id recommend the MSI 780 Ti ....

a) It's a helluva lot faster outta the box.
b) It's way way quieter
c) The Asus is the lowest ranked 780 Ti mainly because of the low clock outta the box, MSI is highest mainly due to it being half as loud as any other 780 Ti
d) Every other week it's $600 on newegg.

EVGA 9.5 Rating - http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/EVGA/GTX_780_Ti_SC_ACX_Cooler/31.html
Asus 9.4 Rating - http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/ASUS/GTX_780_Ti_Direct_Cu_II_OC/29.html
MSI 9.9 rating - http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/MSI/GTX_780_Ti_Gaming/29.html

4. The HX850 has lower ripple and better voltage regulation than AX series and is much cheaper.

Corsair HX850 / Corsair AX860 > RM850

The EVGA SuperNova and Seasonic M12 are up with the HX series. They match the Seasonic X series in performance tho the X has better build quality.

5. The WD Black is no longer a top performance drive.

21st place - http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/hdd-charts-2013/-17-PCMark-7-Gaming,2915.html

6. Since there is little difference in performance and even reliability of optical drives, I tend to buy same brand as Mobo when possible as if there's a problem makes things easier with tech support.

7. Before finalizing the case, I'd suggest looking at the $99 (black, $110 in white) Enthoo Pro (Case of the Year 2014) or if budget allows the new Luxe ($150 Black / $160 wWhite)
http://www.phanteksusa.com/

8. On Haswell, 2 x 8GB is the way to go. I was looking at 2 x 4GB Mushkin 2400 CAS 10 ($85) when newegg site went down.... would love to see what 2 x 8GB is