Hey guys!
I've posted quite a few times here asking for help with my first PC build, and I really feel like I messed up quite a lot while picking out part so I started all over. Because I've never done this before I thought I'd ask the kind folks on here for help once again. Are the things that I've picked out all compatible with each other and good quality, and does anyone recommend I get something different?
The hardware I've chosen is:
MOBO: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131989
GPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130938 ( 2 running in SLI)
CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116899
CPU Cooler: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103099
RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231673
PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139021
So, will all of these things work with each other, is the power supply substantial, and will I be able to do SLI with this being my first build?
Thanks in advance!
All your parts come to $1260 before tax... I am going to assume this is your budget. There are many things you can do to improve this build.
This is what I would build if you only need these parts:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1DhTA
This is a lot better and cheaper. The i5 is better on a per core basis, but the 8350 is better for all games and programs that use more than 4 cores. Starting next year we will see a lot more games and programs that use more than 4 cores, so the 8350 is a better processor... and its cheaper.
Now SLI is ok.. but its always better to get a single stronger GPU if you can afford it, and on your budget you can. The GTX 780 is a freaking beast. SLI is better for upgrading when you already have 1 card, its not recommended to start that way though. If you really want to SLI, then you should get the higher vram versions because you can only use the total vram of a single card. so get a 4gb 760, or better yet, just get two 7950's. They are better cards, cheaper, and have 3gb vram which is what you want. 2gb is not enough for future proofing.
If you are looking for a complete build, post your total planned budget. We can help you a lot better that way.
** Pro tip.. you dont get much boost to performance past 1600 mhz ram. I would rather go for 1600 or 1866 with lower timings.
***I made an edit... 2 gb is not enough for future proofing on build you want to last a few to several years.
Well, my budget is around $1500 so I think I'll go ahead and get the card that you suggested, but I would really prefer to stick with Intel rather than AMD. If I keep everything else the same, will I run into any bottle necking with the processor than I have with this different GPU?
This is still within your budget and has an i7-4770k. The i7's do 8 threads like the 8350... only a lot better.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1Dv6V
If you want to keep everything else the same I think you wont have any problems, but I think the ram is a mistake in my opinion. I have gskill sniper ram, but I got the cas 9 low voltage at 1600 mhz. It will perform within a frame or two of the 2400 mhz, but will use less energy and save on electricity bill. Lower/faster timings is almost always better than higher frequency.
Here is an i7 build keeping everything the same (basically)
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1Dvul
I think if you wanted to keep everything you have, then you could still get the i7-4770k in the $1500 budget.
I have the i5-3570k and I regret it. I wish I go the the 8350. I don't have any bottlenecks right now... but I know I will in the next couple years before I upgrade. And that is only because games will start using more than 4 threads. For me, the only good options (for high budget and long term builds) is a amd 8-core or an i7 if you can afford it. It just doesn't make sense to get an 4 core processor if you can afford an 8 core. 2 years ago I would be saying something completely different, but times are changing.
Ok, Ill go with an i7 then, I didn't realize that it made such a difference! Thanks so much for all of this help!
Also, with this being my first build is the liquid CPU cooler something that I'll be able to handle setting up?
Setting up a closed loop liquid cooler is pretty simple but it really depends on what case you have. Have you already purchased a case?
I haven't bought it yet, but this is the one that I've chosen.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811133194
I'd recommend this one because it looks very nice despite the simple aesthetics and it's easy to work on the inside. It also makes it very easy to install a 240mm radiator like the Corsair H100i or the Cooler Master Seidon 240. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811352031&Tpk=fractal%20arc%20midi%20r2
I don't really care for cases like that, would the one I've picked out be hard to work with?
Not really. It looks like it has a lot of space and cable management shouldn't be a problem. I just recommend the Arc Midi R2 because that's the case I have and it was easy to work with.
If you have a budget of $1500 and no components yet, then this is what I recommend. http://pcpartpicker.com/user/jruelas11/saved/2nTL
Would this be something that would run just about anything that I threw at it in high settings?
After doing a bit of digging, I found that the power supply has issues with gigabyte MOBOs. Is there another brand I could get with the same specs as the gigabyte?
if you got no parts and you got a $1500 budget, then it should look like this... Don't get the H100, its overpriced, the seidon 240 performs almost as well for a good amount less.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1DEjV
This is $20 over $1500 but has a asrock extreme4 motherboard, i7-4770k, EVGA gtx 780, xfx power supply, fractal design case... its got everything basically. It has 8gb ram, but thats really all you need and then some. I took the HDD down to 1TB which is also more than enough.
This won't have any compatibility problems with this build and you get all the power you want.
I switched out the power supply to an XFX power supply that is still gold certified. I saw a comment saying that the H100i is overpriced but I chose it because it has a 5 year warranty whereas Cooler Master only ensures the Seidon 240 for 2 years. I also switched the RAM to two 8gb sticks so that you could add two more later and have 36gb.
http://pcpartpicker.com/user/jruelas11/saved/2nTL
This system should handle anything you throw at it without any issues.
The warranty, is good, but I still think the H100 is a waste... I personally go for air coolers.. if you want something that will last the longest, then go with something like a noctua NH-d14 or the phanteks. But anyway, for the same money you could get a GTX 780 into the system, which is a lot better than getting an H100 and a GTX 770. I own a gtx 680 which is the same card, and the gtx 780 kicks the crap out of a gtx 770. Also, gygabite is good, but I like the asrock boards. They are excellent quality, highly rated, and come with far superior software. I dont think the OP will be upgrading to 32gb of ram.. there is no need, its just wasted money.
Both the seidon 240 and the h100 are overkill anyway. There is no reason for extreme overclocking. If you are doing anything that would need an h100 then you should dump a lot more into the motherboard and hope you have really good luck with your processor to get an extreme overclock. Even then, the gaming performance increase isn't much, especially since it's the graphics card that is the real determining factor here.
If there is more money in the budget... then sure get the h100 and more expensive ram, but the gtx 780 is more important that the cooler. It would be better to leave your CPU with a stock cooler and get a gtx 780 then get a gtx 770 and overclocking the CPU. The i7-4770k is already a fast processor that won't bottleneck the graphics card.
The ram will give you about 1-2fps performance increase too. Again, there is no reason to spend more here.
Get the GTX 780...
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1EntT
Here is a build with a different cooler.. its only $30 but will get your i7=4770k to 4.3-4.6GHz easily.. provided your CPU will do it.. and it should, but every chip is different.
I also changed the ram to 1866mgz gskill sniper ram, and teh case is a fractal design refine mini.. a micro atx case to match the motherboard.
Here is the build with a fractal design core1000 USB 3.0... the case is cheaper, but still good
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1Enwj