What do you guys think of this gaming build?

[TheZek42]

CPU:
I5-4690k

Mobo:
ASRock z97-extreme6

Ram:
Corsair 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 CMY8GX3M2A1600c9 1600mhz vengeance pro blue

Power:
Cooler master vanguard 850w 80+ gold fully modular

Case:
NZXT Phantom 410 Mid Tower Case WHITE NO PSU

Fans:
x1 Corsair "Air Series" SP120 LED 120mm Twin Pack Blue LED

x1
120mm BitFenix Spectre White PWM Non-LED

x1
140mm Bitfenix Spectre White PWM Non-LED

OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit OEM

Optical drive:
Asus DRW-24D3ST SATA 24X DVD-RW Black Retail

CPU cooler:
H80i

SSD:
Samsung 250gb SSD 850 EVO

HDD: Seagate SATA3 2TB 7200rpm Barracuda 64mb cache

GPU: x2
Sapphire r9 280 (crossfire)

 

[utgotye]

Budget?

Primarily used for gaming?

Do you plan to overclock?

 

[jorgen98]

Nice build, i prefer a better gpu but yours is good enough

 

[SamiSC]

you could do alot better, dont go crossfire and get a R390 would be a better choice. from the looks you can get better parts for your budget.

post your budget and country and someone will make a far better build.

 

[TheZek42]

Budget?

Primarily used for gaming?

Do you plan to overclock?

I'm from Australia, and my budget is $2000, I do plan to overclock both the cpu and GPU.

 

[geofelt]

You can do better.

1. For gaming, use a single good card instead of starting with dual cards.
a. not all games support dual gpu well, or even at all.
b. You will be more prone to stuttering, screen tearing, or inconsistent performance.
c. Your motherboard and psu costs will be less with a single card.
d. Your case cooling issues will be less with a single card.
e. Starting with two slower cards will preclude a simple graphics upgrade in the future.

2. Use a simple air cooler.

My canned rant on liquid cooling:
------------------------start of rant-------------------
You buy a liquid cooler to be able to extract an extra multiplier or two out of your OC.
How much do you really need?
I do not much like all in one liquid coolers when a good air cooler like a Noctua NH-D15 or phanteks can do the job just as well.
A liquid cooler will be expensive, noisy, less reliable, and will not cool any better
in a well ventilated case.
Liquid cooling is really air cooling, it just puts the heat exchange in a different place.
The orientation of the radiator will cause a problem.
If you orient it to take in cool air from the outside, you will cool the cpu better, but the hot air then circulates inside the case heating up the graphics card and motherboard.
If you orient it to exhaust(which I think is better) , then your cpu cooling will be less effective because it uses pre heated case air.
And... I have read too many tales of woe when a liquid cooler leaks.
google "H100 leak"
-----------------------end of rant--------------------------

Your pc will be quieter, more reliable, and will be cooled equally well with a decent air cooler.

 

[TheZek42]

You can do better.

1. For gaming, use a single good card instead of starting with dual cards.
a. not all games support dual gpu well, or even at all.
b. You will be more prone to stuttering, screen tearing, or inconsistent performance.
c. Your motherboard and psu costs will be less with a single card.
d. Your case cooling issues will be less with a single card.
e. Starting with two slower cards will preclude a simple graphics upgrade in the future.

2. Use a simple air cooler.

My canned rant on liquid cooling:
------------------------start of rant-------------------
You buy a liquid cooler to be able to extract an extra multiplier or two out of your OC.
How much do you really need?
I do not much like all in one liquid coolers when a good air cooler like a Noctua NH-D15 or phanteks can do the job just as well.
A liquid cooler will be expensive, noisy, less reliable, and will not cool any better
in a well ventilated case.
Liquid cooling is really air cooling, it just puts the heat exchange in a different place.
The orientation of the radiator will cause a problem.
If you orient it to take in cool air from the outside, you will cool the cpu better, but the hot air then circulates inside the case heating up the graphics card and motherboard.
If you orient it to exhaust(which I think is better) , then your cpu cooling will be less effective because it uses pre heated case air.
And... I have read too many tales of woe when a liquid cooler leaks.
google "H100 leak"
-----------------------end of rant--------------------------

Your pc will be quieter, more reliable, and will be cooled equally well with a decent air cooler.

I've done more research into the 280x's and almost all of the games I play will be better off if I go with them in SLI, because I'm going to spend $500 and that's my GPU done for three years, after that I'll buy another MOBO, cpu and GPU.

 

[-HH-]

Try this.

H100i's do not leak much either lol. It moves he heat exchange because it puts it pushing the heat upwards and physics will tell you that heat moves upwards therefore moving the air out of the case faster allowing to cool other internal components alot better.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($321.00 @ Centre Com)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($157.00 @ CPL Online)
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($189.00 @ CPL Online)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($78.00 @ Umart)
Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($204.00 @ IJK)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($169.00 @ Centre Com)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB SSC ACX 2.0 Video Card ($509.00 @ CPL Online)
Case: Corsair Air 540 ATX Mid Tower Case ($189.00 @ CPL Online)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($155.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $1971.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-09 01:17 AEST+1000

 

[SamiSC]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($462.00 @ Centre Com)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($65.00 @ CPL Online)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($189.00 @ CPL Online)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($79.00 @ Umart)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($155.00 @ IJK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($68.00 @ Centre Com)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($739.00 @ Centre Com)
Case: Antec Three Hundred Two ATX Mid Tower Case ($95.00 @ Umart)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($119.00 @ Umart)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($19.00 @ IJK)
Total: $1990.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-09 02:04 AEST+1000

you can change the case to what you like.

get an i7 and simple cooler is better then an i5 with an expensive cooler. keep in mind that the i5 is 3.5hgz while the i7 is 4ghz stock and overclocks to 4.5 very easily. ends up being 50$ more but well worth it.

plus this build is rocking a 980 graphic card too 😉

edit: you can overclock the cpu and gpu, but this bad boy wont be needing.

 

[TheZek42]

Try this.

H100i's do not leak much either lol. It moves he heat exchange because it puts it pushing the heat upwards and physics will tell you that heat moves upwards therefore moving the air out of the case faster allowing to cool other internal components alot better.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($321.00 @ Centre Com)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($157.00 @ CPL Online)
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($189.00 @ CPL Online)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($78.00 @ Umart)
Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($204.00 @ IJK)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($169.00 @ Centre Com)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB SSC ACX 2.0 Video Card ($509.00 @ CPL Online)
Case: Corsair Air 540 ATX Mid Tower Case ($189.00 @ CPL Online)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($155.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $1971.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-09 01:17 AEST+1000

Is there anything wrong with the mobo I picked?

 

[SamiSC]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($462.00 @ Centre Com)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($65.00 @ CPL Online)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($189.00 @ CPL Online)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($79.00 @ Umart)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($155.00 @ IJK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($68.00 @ Centre Com)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($739.00 @ Centre Com)
Case: Antec Three Hundred Two ATX Mid Tower Case ($95.00 @ Umart)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($119.00 @ Umart)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($19.00 @ IJK)
Total: $1990.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-09 02:04 AEST+1000

you can change the case to what you like.

get an i7 and simple cooler is better then an i5 with an expensive cooler. keep in mind that the i5 is 3.5hgz while the i7 is 4ghz stock and overclocks to 4.5 very easily. ends up being 50$ more but well worth it.

plus this build is rocking a 980 graphic card too 😉

edit: you can overclock the cpu and gpu, but this bad boy wont be needing.

I've decided to grab te 960's and SLI them, in Battlefield 4 on ultra at 1080p I get better FPS then a single 980, for about $200 cheaper.

make sure you have a high enough power supply to run them, get an evga b2 or g2 750/850w. but i wouldnt recommend going sli at first, rather get a strong single card.

 

[TheZek42]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($462.00 @ Centre Com)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($65.00 @ CPL Online)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($189.00 @ CPL Online)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($79.00 @ Umart)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($155.00 @ IJK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($68.00 @ Centre Com)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($739.00 @ Centre Com)
Case: Antec Three Hundred Two ATX Mid Tower Case ($95.00 @ Umart)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($119.00 @ Umart)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($19.00 @ IJK)
Total: $1990.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-09 02:04 AEST+1000

you can change the case to what you like.

get an i7 and simple cooler is better then an i5 with an expensive cooler. keep in mind that the i5 is 3.5hgz while the i7 is 4ghz stock and overclocks to 4.5 very easily. ends up being 50$ more but well worth it.

plus this build is rocking a 980 graphic card too 😉

edit: you can overclock the cpu and gpu, but this bad boy wont be needing.

I've decided to grab te 960's and SLI them, in Battlefield 4 on ultra at 1080p I get better FPS then a single 980, for about $200 cheaper.

make sure you have a high enough power supply to run them, get an evga b2 or g2 750/850w. but i wouldnt recommend going sli at first, rather get a strong single card.

My friend offered to give me his MSI GTX 970, so I was thinking I would buy another one and SLI them.

 

[-HH-]

Try this.

H100i's do not leak much either lol. It moves he heat exchange because it puts it pushing the heat upwards and physics will tell you that heat moves upwards therefore moving the air out of the case faster allowing to cool other internal components alot better.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($321.00 @ Centre Com)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($157.00 @ CPL Online)
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($189.00 @ CPL Online)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($78.00 @ Umart)
Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($204.00 @ IJK)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($169.00 @ Centre Com)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB SSC ACX 2.0 Video Card ($509.00 @ CPL Online)
Case: Corsair Air 540 ATX Mid Tower Case ($189.00 @ CPL Online)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($155.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $1971.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-09 01:17 AEST+1000

Is there anything wrong with the mobo I picked?

No, I just put this as a themed build with a black and white color of... Everything. I do admit the krait is a great board though.

 

[geofelt]

"My friend offered to give me his MSI GTX 970, so I was thinking I would buy another one and SLI them."
Take it.
Gaming on 1080P with ultra settings, you get all the FPS you need.
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/GPU14/931

 

[jorgen98]

why 2 GPU's and only 8 gb ram