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1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Gaming focus with streaming, aiming for around 3-4 year lifespan to hit high graphics settings for upcoming games. (Crysis 3 and Battlefield are probably the highest as far as system requirements, but I don't expect to hit ultra, and those games are the fringe focus. Mostly concerned around Payday 2, Saints Row 4 and similar gaming system requirements)
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
$1000-1500. Would like them to be included but can stretch if needed.
3) Which country do you live in? If the U.S, please tell us the state and city if possible.
Las Vegas, no microcenters around. There is a frys but it's 45 minutes or more to hit and kind of a pain, only worth going for solid savings.
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. The word "Everything" is not a valid answer. Please list out all the parts you'll need.
Mobo, CPU, Ram, GPU, case, cooler. Rest I can handle
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
Only carrying over an older SSD and storage.
6) Will you be overclocking?
Looking to keep it open, I enjoy fiddling
7) What is the max resolution of your monitor? What size is it?
1920x1080, 27 inch. I'll add a second monitor for multitasking as soon as I find a good deal, not sure on the size, 20-24inch probably.
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
I'd like to build it within a week, 2 weeks max. Will start buying pieces immediately.
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? USB 3.0? SATA 6Gb/s? eSATA? Onboard video (as a backup or main GPU)? UEFI? etc.
No SLI, only looking for a single high-end graphics card. USB 3.0 and SATA 6gb. I don't care about onboard video except that it's sometimes useful for troubleshooting.
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If so, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
64bit win7, should be fine there.
What I'm looking at right now
$350 I5-4670k + GIGABYTE GA-Z87-D3HP LGA 1150
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.1394986
Any problems known with this combo/mobo? Feedback generally solid and I like the mobo setup both access and connection-wise, has room to OC and adjust as long as I keep the quirks in the BIOS in mind. Right now this is the piece of feedback I'd most like answered, because the offer looks good enough that I'd like to start here and buy tonight/tomorrow.
$120 Crucial BLS2CP8G3D1609DS1S00 Ballistix Sport 2 x 8GB DDR3 1600 RAM
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B006YG9EEW/?tag=hardfocom-20
Past history and current pricing makes me want to go to 16gb on ram.
$260 Gigabyte GTX 760 GDDR5-2GB 2xDVI/HDMI/DP OC WINDFORCE 3X Graphics Cards GV-N760OC-2GD REV2.0
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00DGM8B6O/?tag=hardfocom-20
I'm jumping around a bit on videocards. I can go higher with my budget, but it's looking a lot like the performance isn't really worth the money once you start going past the 760, a jump to the 780 is 300 bucks, this card looks the best price to performance for my budget.
$110 Corsair HX750 750W Modular PSU
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0090I9VZI/?tag=extension-kb-20
I saw Danny mention the Corsair HX750 750W Modular PSU is on sale, and the pricepoint is pretty choice, the question is whether that's too much for a setup which doesn't need SLI and would just end up hiking my power bill or not. If not, it's reasonable to hit.
$950 total, leaving around $200-500 for rounding out.
I'm noticing a lack of cooling fan suggestions. Have stock fans come up in quality in the world enough to suffice, or are people just choosing their own off-forum? I'm a little interested in the opinion on closed block liquid coolers, similar to http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00DGM8B6O/?tag=hardfocom-20, even though I believe the consensus is that it's still just better and easier to stick with an air cooler, more along the lines of http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-Hyper-212-RR-212E-20PK-R2/dp/B005O65JXI/
Case I'm a little shaky on. I don't like to skimp on cases, noise level and accessibility are huge for me. The silverstone (http://www.amazon.com/dp/B008J0ZOF4/) case interested me at first, but the more I look the more I think the price is a little too much along with the worry of motherboard fit and accessibility and all the general airflow makes me wary, and more likely to just go for a standard setup that someone recommends as solid and well-built.
Thanks for your time. Appreciate it. I tried to make sure I kept any amazon links tagging HF (Aside from the ones I was asking advice on, which are bare links and I'll make sure at the end), if I messed up a link or you see one tagged improperly, give me a heads up as I want to make sure when I buy I'm supporting. Some I pulled off comments, other posts or lots of browsing and deep digging, so they may not be right
Gaming focus with streaming, aiming for around 3-4 year lifespan to hit high graphics settings for upcoming games. (Crysis 3 and Battlefield are probably the highest as far as system requirements, but I don't expect to hit ultra, and those games are the fringe focus. Mostly concerned around Payday 2, Saints Row 4 and similar gaming system requirements)
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
$1000-1500. Would like them to be included but can stretch if needed.
3) Which country do you live in? If the U.S, please tell us the state and city if possible.
Las Vegas, no microcenters around. There is a frys but it's 45 minutes or more to hit and kind of a pain, only worth going for solid savings.
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. The word "Everything" is not a valid answer. Please list out all the parts you'll need.
Mobo, CPU, Ram, GPU, case, cooler. Rest I can handle
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
Only carrying over an older SSD and storage.
6) Will you be overclocking?
Looking to keep it open, I enjoy fiddling
7) What is the max resolution of your monitor? What size is it?
1920x1080, 27 inch. I'll add a second monitor for multitasking as soon as I find a good deal, not sure on the size, 20-24inch probably.
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
I'd like to build it within a week, 2 weeks max. Will start buying pieces immediately.
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? USB 3.0? SATA 6Gb/s? eSATA? Onboard video (as a backup or main GPU)? UEFI? etc.
No SLI, only looking for a single high-end graphics card. USB 3.0 and SATA 6gb. I don't care about onboard video except that it's sometimes useful for troubleshooting.
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If so, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
64bit win7, should be fine there.
What I'm looking at right now
$350 I5-4670k + GIGABYTE GA-Z87-D3HP LGA 1150
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.1394986
Any problems known with this combo/mobo? Feedback generally solid and I like the mobo setup both access and connection-wise, has room to OC and adjust as long as I keep the quirks in the BIOS in mind. Right now this is the piece of feedback I'd most like answered, because the offer looks good enough that I'd like to start here and buy tonight/tomorrow.
$120 Crucial BLS2CP8G3D1609DS1S00 Ballistix Sport 2 x 8GB DDR3 1600 RAM
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B006YG9EEW/?tag=hardfocom-20
Past history and current pricing makes me want to go to 16gb on ram.
$260 Gigabyte GTX 760 GDDR5-2GB 2xDVI/HDMI/DP OC WINDFORCE 3X Graphics Cards GV-N760OC-2GD REV2.0
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00DGM8B6O/?tag=hardfocom-20
I'm jumping around a bit on videocards. I can go higher with my budget, but it's looking a lot like the performance isn't really worth the money once you start going past the 760, a jump to the 780 is 300 bucks, this card looks the best price to performance for my budget.
$110 Corsair HX750 750W Modular PSU
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0090I9VZI/?tag=extension-kb-20
I saw Danny mention the Corsair HX750 750W Modular PSU is on sale, and the pricepoint is pretty choice, the question is whether that's too much for a setup which doesn't need SLI and would just end up hiking my power bill or not. If not, it's reasonable to hit.
$950 total, leaving around $200-500 for rounding out.
I'm noticing a lack of cooling fan suggestions. Have stock fans come up in quality in the world enough to suffice, or are people just choosing their own off-forum? I'm a little interested in the opinion on closed block liquid coolers, similar to http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00DGM8B6O/?tag=hardfocom-20, even though I believe the consensus is that it's still just better and easier to stick with an air cooler, more along the lines of http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-Hyper-212-RR-212E-20PK-R2/dp/B005O65JXI/
Case I'm a little shaky on. I don't like to skimp on cases, noise level and accessibility are huge for me. The silverstone (http://www.amazon.com/dp/B008J0ZOF4/) case interested me at first, but the more I look the more I think the price is a little too much along with the worry of motherboard fit and accessibility and all the general airflow makes me wary, and more likely to just go for a standard setup that someone recommends as solid and well-built.
Thanks for your time. Appreciate it. I tried to make sure I kept any amazon links tagging HF (Aside from the ones I was asking advice on, which are bare links and I'll make sure at the end), if I messed up a link or you see one tagged improperly, give me a heads up as I want to make sure when I buy I'm supporting. Some I pulled off comments, other posts or lots of browsing and deep digging, so they may not be right
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