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Kovaks

Kovaks

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I have an antec and it never gives me any problems and I rarely shut down the computer. As for 960 or 970 won't matter much for marvel hero's at 1080p but if you ever want to go up to 1440p or if something else catches your eye like witcher 3 you may kick yourself later. And 970 is more future proof I would say, but that is how I m approaching it. I'm in the same boat mostly on GW2 which is cpu bound not gpu but I know in the next year I'll get board of it and want to play something else and I'll wish I spent the extra hundred.
 
Mist

Mist

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Khane_sl said:
EDIT: Corollary to the GPU question. What will offer better video quality for gaming if I don't care about the audio, DisplayPort or Dual Link DVI?
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Unless you're running at 4k or 1440p 144hz it doesn't matter either way.

My advice is to buy a decent PSU. Quiet, gold+ rating.
 
Fadaar

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Khane_sl said:
EDIT: Corollary to the GPU question. What will offer better video quality for gaming if I don't care about the audio, DisplayPort or Dual Link DVI?
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If you plan on getting a G-Sync monitor then DisplayPort is your ONLY option. Otherwise if using a standard 60 Hz monitor use whatever.
 
Mist

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KurganAU

KurganAU

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I've been running with the same build since 2009 and it was progressively bogging down. Trying to game and be a PLEX server with an AMD Phenom x2 955 and 4gb DDR2 RAM wasn't working out very well.
I thought about jumping over to the new 2011-3 socket and DDR4 but decided to drop down a tier on 1150 and be one step behind bleeding edge.
While I could of saved some cash, I splurged in some areas (hey it's been 6 years) for a sort of "best of last gen" build.

Case =Corsair Obsidian 750D Black Full Tower Computer Case

Motherboard =ASUS MAXIMUS VII FORMULA LGA 1150 Intel Z97

CPU =Intel Core i7-4790K Devil?s Canyon Quad-Core 4.0GHz

RAM =CORSAIR Dominator Platinum 32GB (4 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3

Power Supply =CORSAIR AX series AX860 860W ATX12V

CPU Cooler =CORSAIR Hydro Series H110 CPU Cooler


For OS Drive I already had a Samsung 840 EVO 250gb SSD purchased last year.
For Video Card I reused my NVIDIA GTX 760 2GB.

Other parts not listed I carried over from old rig, full components here -PC Part Picker Australia

Only finished putting it together today, fresh install of Windows 8.1 Ent so haven't had a chance to put it through its paces but feels good so far.

Later this year I'm thinking of upgrading the Video Card and also my monitor which is aOld BenQ G2412HD
Cheers for all the G-Sync talk, it's got me researching. Will have to time the purchase right when the Aussie dollar isn't tanking too hard :p
 
Joeboo

Joeboo

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Nice build, shouldn't have to do anything to it for the next 5 years other than upgrading video cards every few years
 
Chanur

Chanur

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By the way my Gigabyte board did not come with an IO shield. Kind of annoying .
 
Joeboo

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Calbiyum_sl said:
My brother is building a computer ($1200 range) He is trying to get it done while that sale is still going so most likely Tuesday.
St Patricks Intel Z97 i7 Gaming Special: iBUYPOWER® Gaming PC

Can anyone give some feedback on the current specs he has selected. He's trying to be able to run Dying Light (Dying Light system requirements are killer [Update] - PC Gamer)

Ty for all feedback
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Tell him to pony up for at least the 128GB Samsung 840 Evo SSD. 64 GB SSD is tiny, you're not going to be able to put much more than just Windows on that(since you ideally want to keep SSDs about half empty for maximum performance)

If that busts his budget, drop the water cooling. If he's the type of person that is buying a pre-built PC, he's not going to be jacking with any serious overclocking that would benefit from water cooling, that's a big of a waste of money.
 
Calbiyum

Calbiyum

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joeboo_sl said:
Tell him to pony up for at least the 128GB Samsung 840 Evo SSD. 64 GB SSD is tiny, you're not going to be able to put much more than just Windows on that(since you ideally want to keep SSDs about half empty for maximum performance)

If that busts his budget, drop the water cooling. If he's the type of person that is buying a pre-built PC, he's not going to be jacking with any serious overclocking that would benefit from water cooling, that's a big of a waste of money.
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KK, ty for the reply and info! Does everything else seem good?

And sorry which one did you mean him to go to? There are two different 120 Samsung 840 Evo SSD options. Is it the +$31 or the +$66
 
Jovec

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joeboo_sl said:
Tell him to pony up for at least the 128GB Samsung 840 Evo SSD. 64 GB SSD is tiny, you're not going to be able to put much more than just Windows on that(since you ideally want to keep SSDs about half empty for maximum performance)

If that busts his budget, drop the water cooling. If he's the type of person that is buying a pre-built PC, he's not going to be jacking with any serious overclocking that would benefit from water cooling, that's a big of a waste of money.
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I think the SSD gets auto-upgraded to a 120 Kingston. But still, I'd look for a 256gb or 500GB SSD for simplicity - as in, just install everything to the SSD without concern for space (barring exotic usage like DVR recording or a big video library). At 120GB he'll have to manage his storage - Windows, apps, music and pix (assuming not too many) and 1-3 large games on the SSD is all he'll have space for on a 120GB.

The price overall is not bad. I priced it out on newegg and came to about $1,050 without OS, keyboard, mouse (which the IBP included at ~$1,250).
 
Lanx

Lanx

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Calbiyum_sl said:
KK, ty for the reply and info! Does everything else seem good?

And sorry which one did you mean him to go to? There are two different 120 Samsung 840 Evo SSD options. Is it the +$31 or the +$66
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the "standard" 500w power supply seems suspect, as in it sounds shitty, with a i7 and a 970 i'd want nice clean power, along with the ssd upgrade i'd do
750 Watt - Corsair RM750 - 80 PLUS Gold

the 600w corsair might be enough to save some cash.
 
jeydax

jeydax

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lanx_sl said:
the "standard" 500w power supply seems suspect, as in it sounds shitty, with a i7 and a 970 i'd want nice clean power, along with the ssd upgrade i'd do
750 Watt - Corsair RM750 - 80 PLUS Gold

the 600w corsair might be enough to save some cash.
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Agreed. Don't screw around when it comes to power supplies. Get a good one - for really in depth reviews go toJonnyGURU.comor at least stick with a SeaSonic (or a SeaSonic based) PSU, and this is just a recommendation but gold rated at minimum.
 
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lanx_sl said:
the "standard" 500w power supply seems suspect, as in it sounds shitty, with a i7 and a 970 i'd want nice clean power, along with the ssd upgrade i'd do
750 Watt - Corsair RM750 - 80 PLUS Gold

the 600w corsair might be enough to save some cash.
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That's way too much power for what you're running though. You can run an SLI system with 980s on 700 watts.
 
Jysin

Jysin

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I can confirm this. I overspent on a Corsair power supply. I never really did an actual wattage check before, but assumed I must have been pulling serious juice on my system. I have a Z77 MB, 3770k i7 that's OC'd 24/7 to 4.5GHz, 16GB of DDR3 OC'd to 2400MHz, SLI 670 video cards, an X-Fi sound card, SSD, traditional HDD, watercooling loop, and extensive fans.

This new power supply has the Corsair Link software where you can monitor the PSU statistics. Yesterday I was shocked to see the system at idle was barely hitting 180watts draw! Granted I have not performed a full load test, but I really assumed it would be drawing far more power. I will report back when I get load numbers.
 
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