AllYourF0rt Posted August 26, 2013 Posted August 26, 2013 (edited) Hi everyone! I am looking to build a new rig mainly for gaming any opinions would be appreciated thanks! Case: Silverstone Fortress FT02s Mainboard: Asus Maximus Formula CPU: i7-4770k Haswell HSF: Noctua NH-D14 Power Supply: Seasonsonic Platinum SS-860XP2 860watt Memory: 16gb Gskill Trident X 2400mhz Cas 10 GPU: EVGA GTX 780 ACX cooler HDD: Samsung 840 Pro ssd 256gb Monitor: Asus 27" PB278Q 1440p monitor Speakers: Logitech Z263 THX Keyboard: Microsoft Sidewinder X4 Mouse: Logitech G500 Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST The reason I want to get that watt psu is so I can SLI another 780 in the future. A quick question the 4770k is fast enough stock clocks to not be a bottleneck? Or would it be wise to OC it and eliminate any bottleneck? If you see a product in my list and know of a better one please let me know. I would also like to allocate some memory to Ram Disk and I heard that 16gb is the minimum that you should have for this program. Edited August 27, 2013 by AllYourF0rt Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IVIYTH0S Posted August 26, 2013 Posted August 26, 2013 Looks like a fine build, I guess for the OC...try stock first with the cards and then maybe OC it a little (maybe to 4.0ghz which should be just a set and reset ordeal) and if the performance increases than it's a bottleneck and if it doesn't feel free to set back to stock! How come no bluray drive with many other things a little "over spent" I'm assuming there's no over budget with this? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllYourF0rt Posted August 26, 2013 Posted August 26, 2013 Looks like a fine build, I guess for the OC...try stock first with the cards and then maybe OC it a little (maybe to 4.0ghz which should be just a set and reset ordeal) and if the performance increases than it's a bottleneck and if it doesn't feel free to set back to stock! How come no bluray drive with many other things a little "over spent" I'm assuming there's no over budget with this? I don't really watch many movies that's why no BD drive. If I do I d\l them. The budget limit is 3500$ this one comes to 3200$. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IVIYTH0S Posted August 27, 2013 Posted August 27, 2013 I don't see what you could really change, unless you wanted a bigger SSD, large storage drive and/or a 2560x1600 30" monitor Personally I'd save some money and get 1600 speed memory but that's up to you since you're still in budget. (I'm also not a fan of "named" "gaming" motherboards but again that's even more personal a choice) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllYourF0rt Posted August 27, 2013 Posted August 27, 2013 Thanks Mythos. Yeah I was wondering if there is a need for that ram. So 1600mhz is more than enough for games? What's the reason to have higher speed ram then? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IVIYTH0S Posted August 27, 2013 Posted August 27, 2013 Oh hell yes, unless your benchmark freak you'll NEVER notice the difference between 2400mhz and 1600mhz with daily usage (unless you boot up CPU-Z and see the number lower). Just tell yourself that they're 3000mhz!! I mean higher speed RAM may help out more in VERY select situations but even then the performance increase is marginal. Usually more memory quantity always beats memory speed if the memory is what's holding you back. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fragsman Posted August 27, 2013 Posted August 27, 2013 zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz I don't know what the --- is going on with the quote button but well.. I play with 1600mhz memory @1033mhz.. yes. Hahahaaha in order to run EPU to use processor at less speed.. for power saving I have to let EPU control it so there is no way I can use EPU+1600mhz memory. Let me tell you what.. difference is ZERO (0). For gaming 1033, 1600 or 890000mhz is no difference. Videocard is all and your card is awesome!!!!!!!!!!!! Also your processor is more than good. I play preeeeeety good even BF3 with high settings with this 460, imagine with yours =) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllYourF0rt Posted August 27, 2013 Posted August 27, 2013 Ok cool thanks guys. I'll just stick with 1600mhz then. Uh I have heard that 30" 1600p monitors for the most part are over saturated and the average gamer really wouldn't benefit from them is that true? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wevsspot Posted August 27, 2013 Posted August 27, 2013 Great looking build. If you wanted to save some money and take a chance you might consider changing out the Asus monitor for one of the Korean IPS 2560x1440 monitors. Here are three that you might consider; QNIX QX2710 LED Evolution II http://www.amazon.com/QNIX-QX2710-Evolution-LED-Monitor/dp/B00BUI44US/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_S_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=38CSU2GHRPBLJ&coliid=I2ZW4RVSB8F210 Very good price and can be overclocked to 80 to 120Hz Achieva Shimian QH2700 -IPSMS Lite Edge http://www.amazon.com/Achieva-Shimian-QH2700-IPSMS-LITE-Edge/dp/B00DQK3936/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pd_S_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=38CSU2GHRPBLJ&coliid=I28CYRPMZE2T7B Crossover Blacktune 2735AGM http://www.amazon.com/BLACK-TUNE-2735AMG-IPS-LED/dp/B00D77MVVE/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pd_S_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=38CSU2GHRPBLJ&coliid=INNL4N7IJ7QOL You can find a lot of information on these Korean monitors in a thread here; Korean Monitor Club With the money you're saving on the monitor invest in a good mechanical keyboard. The MS Sidewinder X4 is a very good mid-range keyboard, very good, but once you start using a great mechanical keyboard you won't every go back to a membrane keyboard. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllYourF0rt Posted August 27, 2013 Posted August 27, 2013 Great looking build. If you wanted to save some money and take a chance you might consider changing out the Asus monitor for one of the Korean IPS 2560x1440 monitors. Here are three that you might consider; QNIX QX2710 LED Evolution II http://www.amazon.com/QNIX-QX2710-Evolution-LED-Monitor/dp/B00BUI44US/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_S_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=38CSU2GHRPBLJ&coliid=I2ZW4RVSB8F210 Very good price and can be overclocked to 80 to 120Hz Achieva Shimian QH2700 -IPSMS Lite Edge http://www.amazon.com/Achieva-Shimian-QH2700-IPSMS-LITE-Edge/dp/B00DQK3936/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pd_S_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=38CSU2GHRPBLJ&coliid=I28CYRPMZE2T7B Crossover Blacktune 2735AGM http://www.amazon.com/BLACK-TUNE-2735AMG-IPS-LED/dp/B00D77MVVE/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pd_S_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=38CSU2GHRPBLJ&coliid=INNL4N7IJ7QOL You can find a lot of information on these Korean monitors in a thread here; Korean Monitor Club With the money you're saving on the monitor invest in a good mechanical keyboard. The MS Sidewinder X4 is a very good mid-range keyboard, very good, but once you start using a great mechanical keyboard you won't every go back to a membrane keyboard. Cool any suggestions on a good mechanical keyboard? I decided instead of saving up all the money at once(3200$) i'm gonna buy the parts in stages. I think coming up on the 1st i'm gonna get the case, psu, and optical drive. I'm actually thinking about waiting to make the GPU the last purchase just maybe the price will drop on it or the monitor possibly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IVIYTH0S Posted August 28, 2013 Posted August 28, 2013 (edited) Great looking build. If you wanted to save some money and take a chance you might consider changing out the Asus monitor for one of the Korean IPS 2560x1440 monitors. Here are three that you might consider; QNIX QX2710 LED Evolution II http://www.amazon.com/QNIX-QX2710-Evolution-LED-Monitor/dp/B00BUI44US/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_S_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=38CSU2GHRPBLJ&coliid=I2ZW4RVSB8F210 Very good price and can be overclocked to 80 to 120Hz Achieva Shimian QH2700 -IPSMS Lite Edge http://www.amazon.com/Achieva-Shimian-QH2700-IPSMS-LITE-Edge/dp/B00DQK3936/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pd_S_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=38CSU2GHRPBLJ&coliid=I28CYRPMZE2T7B Crossover Blacktune 2735AGM http://www.amazon.com/BLACK-TUNE-2735AMG-IPS-LED/dp/B00D77MVVE/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pd_S_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=38CSU2GHRPBLJ&coliid=INNL4N7IJ7QOL You can find a lot of information on these Korean monitors in a thread here; Korean Monitor Club With the money you're saving on the monitor invest in a good mechanical keyboard. The MS Sidewinder X4 is a very good mid-range keyboard, very good, but once you start using a great mechanical keyboard you won't every go back to a membrane keyboard. If my Tarantula ever dies maybe, I still don't see the logic of buying a keyboard just because though Edited August 28, 2013 by IVIYTH0S Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllYourF0rt Posted August 28, 2013 Posted August 28, 2013 I really am considering just getting 2 760 4gb in SLI I just read this article http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/geforce_gtx_760_sli_review,1.html apparently the 760's are quite a bit faster than a single 780 and cost close to a 100$ less. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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