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Hey all,
My desktop has been becoming slower and slower lately.
I started looking at PC parts too late this year and am hence rushing to complete a new build. Any help I could get would be great!!!
TL;DR
i7-4790k or i7-5820k, with X99, Haswell E etc? Is it worth the upgrade or not?
Which GPU?
Other component questions
Budget:
Well, anywhere between ~$1,000 - $2,000 would be cool, $2,500 would be stretching it. However, I'd rather save money than go for the most uber components. I simply want a great desktop, relatively future proofed.
I current have:
GIGABYTE GA-P67A-UD4-B3
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.3GHz Quad Core
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 2x8GB DDR3 1600
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 2x4GB DDR3 1600 (Some weird reason when I put both in, I get only 1333Mhz). Im using 20GB total right now (Stupid ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro Rev.2 92mm Cooler blocks one slot)
OCZ Fatal1ty 650W (IIRC)
COOLER MASTER Storm Scout case
SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 6850
ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro Rev.2
SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 1TB 7200 (Primary). I will be changing this with the Samsung 840 EVO 1TB (which I already have). I also attach 4 secondary drives and external HDDs.
3 x ASUS 24" Monitor
Logitech Z906 5.1 Speakers
Razer Blackwidow, Razer Mamba, Madcatz MOUS 9, Logitech MX 518, Microsoft Arctouch etc.
Usage:
My main usage is gaming and very heaving multitasking. What I mean by that, is that I generally have 30-100 Chrome tabs open, am running Steam, Battle.Net, Twitch streams, LoL etc, multiple VLC HD videos at the same time.
My normal CPU usage is 20-30% and RAM usage is generally between 8-12GB. If I open over 50 tabs, than RAM usage goes into the 12-16GB Range and I have close it to play anything.
Another massive pain point for me is my motherboard + case:
1. The SATA slots are horizontal and not vertical. This makes it a mega pain to add and remove sata cables, because there is 2cm of space between that and the HDD enclosure.
2. Because I have 4 drives (and now 5 with a SSD) + DVD ROM drive, my case is completely full, and its hard to even attach / detach one HDD.
Boot issues:
I cant really use AHCI and dont have UEFI. The initial check takes about 15-20 secs, and by the time i load into windows with all processes up and running, its a good 5-7 minutes.
Since i dont have my SSD installed yet, my disk usage maxes out very easily, its normally at 20-40%, a simple copy paste or doing 2-3 things at once freezes my computer.
Why I want a new Desktop:
Good time to change, since I want a new beast to play with. Want something that multitasks really really well.
Basic Config:
This is pretty much picked out of last months Maximum PC Article.
5820 build:
http://pcpartpicker.com/user/GeeksMirage/saved/H4wCmG
4790 build:
http://pcpartpicker.com/user/GeeksMirage/saved/8fjqqs
I dont need any peripherals / HDDs / Monitors. I'm totally set there.
Main Question
1. CPU
i7-4790k or i7-5820k?
Fyi, Ive already seen these awesome videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQ59vHSFfZA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GgDZKGA89I
I dont do video editing, so the 5820k may be overkill, since I see that most processes / games dont use more than 2 cores?
But then I max out my RAM (32GB) on the LGA 1155 boards, so I would need to upgrade again in a few years.
This is the main decision to take. Because after this, the motherboard and RAM completely depends on this. (And the price changes as well.)
2. CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 or CORSAIR Hydro Series H100i Extreme Performance ? Any other recommendations?
I've never liquid cooled before, always wanted to. So which ones should I be using?
3. Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD5H or Gigabyte GA-X99-UD4 ATX LGA2011-3
4. Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 or Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2666
Any difference between the Pro or LPX? Seems the same to me, i dont really overclock.
How about G Skill (however, not the tall ones, dont want another height issue). Or any other brands?
5. Video Card:
I have no clue about what to get here. I want to get 2, mainly because I want the extra display ports. I have 3 monitors right now (2xDVI + DP). Hence, I cannot connect 4 outputs (e.g. for my TV). Also, its always good to future proof if one wants more monitors
I dont play high res games on the PC, I played a bit of dragon age, titanfall etc. But I mostly play that on the PS4 is need be. I dont have to have it run on AA 16 etc, but would be good to have mostly high settings.
Maximum PC recommended a GTX 980, I chose 970 coz I can get 2 of them, for just a $100 more.
Also, which brand? Are EVGA, Zotac, Gigabyte (for GFX cards, not mobos) etc good brands? Ive generally only bought XFX, Sapphire etc.
Do I need a bridge or anything for SLI?
6. Case: Corsair 750D or Corsair 780T ATX ?
Im leaning towards the latter. Any other great cases? The square box ones? I definitely want a full tower, the mid tower gives me no space at all.
7. PSU: Enermax REVOLUTION X't 730W
Any other recommendations? IMO, 730 may not be enough, maybe I should go for 850 or 1000? Remember, 3 monitors, 5+2 external HDDs etc.
8. Optical Drive: LG WH16NS40
Dont really care, rarely use it. May either not get it, or just get a cheap DVD writer.
9. Other stuff:
3x Monitor Mount, case mods (leds etc)
Any recos?
Thats the end! Thanks for reading through, would love ANY advice which you may have.
My desktop has been becoming slower and slower lately.
I started looking at PC parts too late this year and am hence rushing to complete a new build. Any help I could get would be great!!!
TL;DR
i7-4790k or i7-5820k, with X99, Haswell E etc? Is it worth the upgrade or not?
Which GPU?
Other component questions
Budget:
Well, anywhere between ~$1,000 - $2,000 would be cool, $2,500 would be stretching it. However, I'd rather save money than go for the most uber components. I simply want a great desktop, relatively future proofed.
I current have:
GIGABYTE GA-P67A-UD4-B3
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.3GHz Quad Core
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 2x8GB DDR3 1600
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 2x4GB DDR3 1600 (Some weird reason when I put both in, I get only 1333Mhz). Im using 20GB total right now (Stupid ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro Rev.2 92mm Cooler blocks one slot)
OCZ Fatal1ty 650W (IIRC)
COOLER MASTER Storm Scout case
SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 6850
ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro Rev.2
SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 1TB 7200 (Primary). I will be changing this with the Samsung 840 EVO 1TB (which I already have). I also attach 4 secondary drives and external HDDs.
3 x ASUS 24" Monitor
Logitech Z906 5.1 Speakers
Razer Blackwidow, Razer Mamba, Madcatz MOUS 9, Logitech MX 518, Microsoft Arctouch etc.
Usage:
My main usage is gaming and very heaving multitasking. What I mean by that, is that I generally have 30-100 Chrome tabs open, am running Steam, Battle.Net, Twitch streams, LoL etc, multiple VLC HD videos at the same time.
My normal CPU usage is 20-30% and RAM usage is generally between 8-12GB. If I open over 50 tabs, than RAM usage goes into the 12-16GB Range and I have close it to play anything.
Another massive pain point for me is my motherboard + case:
1. The SATA slots are horizontal and not vertical. This makes it a mega pain to add and remove sata cables, because there is 2cm of space between that and the HDD enclosure.
2. Because I have 4 drives (and now 5 with a SSD) + DVD ROM drive, my case is completely full, and its hard to even attach / detach one HDD.
Boot issues:
I cant really use AHCI and dont have UEFI. The initial check takes about 15-20 secs, and by the time i load into windows with all processes up and running, its a good 5-7 minutes.
Since i dont have my SSD installed yet, my disk usage maxes out very easily, its normally at 20-40%, a simple copy paste or doing 2-3 things at once freezes my computer.
Why I want a new Desktop:
Good time to change, since I want a new beast to play with. Want something that multitasks really really well.
Basic Config:
This is pretty much picked out of last months Maximum PC Article.
5820 build:
http://pcpartpicker.com/user/GeeksMirage/saved/H4wCmG
4790 build:
http://pcpartpicker.com/user/GeeksMirage/saved/8fjqqs
I dont need any peripherals / HDDs / Monitors. I'm totally set there.
Main Question
1. CPU
i7-4790k or i7-5820k?
Fyi, Ive already seen these awesome videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQ59vHSFfZA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GgDZKGA89I
I dont do video editing, so the 5820k may be overkill, since I see that most processes / games dont use more than 2 cores?
But then I max out my RAM (32GB) on the LGA 1155 boards, so I would need to upgrade again in a few years.
This is the main decision to take. Because after this, the motherboard and RAM completely depends on this. (And the price changes as well.)
2. CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 or CORSAIR Hydro Series H100i Extreme Performance ? Any other recommendations?
I've never liquid cooled before, always wanted to. So which ones should I be using?
3. Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD5H or Gigabyte GA-X99-UD4 ATX LGA2011-3
4. Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 or Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2666
Any difference between the Pro or LPX? Seems the same to me, i dont really overclock.
How about G Skill (however, not the tall ones, dont want another height issue). Or any other brands?
5. Video Card:
I have no clue about what to get here. I want to get 2, mainly because I want the extra display ports. I have 3 monitors right now (2xDVI + DP). Hence, I cannot connect 4 outputs (e.g. for my TV). Also, its always good to future proof if one wants more monitors
I dont play high res games on the PC, I played a bit of dragon age, titanfall etc. But I mostly play that on the PS4 is need be. I dont have to have it run on AA 16 etc, but would be good to have mostly high settings.
Maximum PC recommended a GTX 980, I chose 970 coz I can get 2 of them, for just a $100 more.
Also, which brand? Are EVGA, Zotac, Gigabyte (for GFX cards, not mobos) etc good brands? Ive generally only bought XFX, Sapphire etc.
Do I need a bridge or anything for SLI?
6. Case: Corsair 750D or Corsair 780T ATX ?
Im leaning towards the latter. Any other great cases? The square box ones? I definitely want a full tower, the mid tower gives me no space at all.
7. PSU: Enermax REVOLUTION X't 730W
Any other recommendations? IMO, 730 may not be enough, maybe I should go for 850 or 1000? Remember, 3 monitors, 5+2 external HDDs etc.
8. Optical Drive: LG WH16NS40
Dont really care, rarely use it. May either not get it, or just get a cheap DVD writer.
9. Other stuff:
3x Monitor Mount, case mods (leds etc)
Any recos?
Thats the end! Thanks for reading through, would love ANY advice which you may have.
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