That is where I'm lost, I know I want the Donimator but I do not know what set up is best. Should I get a 4x4 @ lower frequency or is this good So I can expand. I am building this for a gaming. But I also wanted it to be able to be "future proof" the Motherboard and CPU I believe. I am also contemplating on getting the on board mSATA SSD. And if so what would be the Ideal size of memory on it. This would dedicated for OS only.
Also to make this complete, would the ASUS VG248QE 24" 144Hz put the icing on the cake?
It makes no difference, Namix, because Z87 doesn't support quad channel memory.
PSU is almost double-sized. Get a 750W unit.
RAM is really overpriced; get some G.SKILL Sniper 1866mHz CL9 8GB sticks instead. The module quality is just as good, but the price/performance is way better.
CPU cooler is overpriced, ugly, and under-performing. I would get an air cooler, like a Phanteks PH-TC14PE, Noctua NH-D14, TT Silverarrow Extreme, bequiet! Dark Rock Pro 2, etc.
Plenty in this design that's "overkill". You can build an overkill system, if you wish. I'll tell you what to change, in the interest of saving money.
The H100i is matched by air coolers about 2/3 of the price. Grab something like a Phanteks 14PE. Ensure that you get low-profile RAM that the heatsink won't interfere with.
You only need 1600 speed RAM for gaming. 8GB is the sweet spot. Next-gen might require more.
Great choice of SSD. Don't change that for anything.
HX750 would comfortably power your system.
Grab an i5. There's no real difference between the i5 and i7 when it comes to gaming.
Western Digital is said to be more reliable than Seagate HDDs.
I'm not fighting your input I am just confused with why they both have great reviews. but the 120 Hz is cheaper. I am not sure if that this is just a brand thing. I have no idea on monitors or building... first build.
Absolutely. How much power do you think those cards actually pull? Probably 250W per when overclocked. That's 500W for the lot. Then, another 120W for an overclocked Haswell CPU, add 30W for HDDs, ODDs, SSDs, etc., and you have well under 750W.
Why has it gone up? Surely the suggested parts are priced lower?
Another tip I would like to add: Use a single GPU. You might be surprised by the power of a single graphics card. Try out a single card, and if you feel like you need more performance, add a second. This way, you won't be spending money on gfx blind. A single 280x can push a 1440p monitor. So if you're gaming at 1080p, you don't really need more than that.
Super-mega-paranoid overkill. Each card is 240W, CPU let's say 100W, put in some headroom and 750 is fine.
SSD (840 Pro 256GB)
If you don't plan on putting a lot of games on your SSD (which doesn't improve framerates), 120Gb is fine.
H100i
Air cooler that will provide enough cooling is cheaper. You'll be fine with something like 212 EVO or something a little bit more expensive for heavy overclocking.
MSI Z87 MPOWER MAX
Just no.
Corsair Dominator Platinum 16GB (2x8GB @ 2133)
Get 2x4Gb Kingston 1333 MHz sticks or whichever else is the cheapest. You don't need 16 Gb of RAM for gaming and higher RAM clocks don't affect performance in any noticeable way.
Wow thanks all you guys I got it back down to just over 2000 by only a few bucks!! I'll comeback with actual results in about a month. I wanna totally find out every possibility to save that I can. Just another question I'm keeping the G.skill @ 16GB. Could this kill the BF4 performance while recording. Considering the performance seen in the beta.
PSU is swapped I wanna move into modding in future so I moved to the HX 850, H100i is because I am planning on overclocking a good amount (if CPU allows). I stayed with 2x8GB @ 1866. I will also be rendering videos. What is a good motherboard to consider? This board also has the power to hold up for overclocking says the research I've looked at.
I agree with the HX1050 statement but everything else seems fine. He wants the system future proof. The h100i is going to give him a mich better OC than a 212 evo or any air cooler. The MSI board is a decent board for doing an OC although i probably would go with something else, but its a decent board! If he has the money to get the dominator ram let him get that... who knows what lies ahead for ram usage. 1333MHz is simply to slow for gaming. There is actually a noticeable difference between 1333 and 1600 but after that is just nitpicking.
I didnt think that was what he was asking, if he had purchased a "quad channel ram kit" hed have 4 sticks of RAM, the board would just run slots 1+3 and 2+4 in dual channel mode.
Theres no difference in the RAM physically between dual channel and quad channel kits, just the amount of sticks you get.