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The other day while playing Dying Light, I decided that I was tired of screen tearing, so I logged onto Newegg and bought a 27" 1440p G-SYNC monitor. I also threw in a Titan X for good measure. Both the monitor and GPU will be arriving tomorrow.
I've been thinking that this might be an appropriate time to just upgrade everything else. I've put together this build:
PC Hound Part List
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K ($334.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASUS MAXIMUS VII HERO ($175.97 @ TigerDirect)
Memory: G.SKILL 16GB (2 x 8GB) Trident X Series ($124.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: ASUS GeForce GTX TITAN X GTXTITANX-12GD5 ($0 - Owned)
Power Supply: CORSAIR 760W AX series AX760 ($144.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair Obsidian Series 450D ($119.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: CORSAIR Hydro Series H105 CW-9060016-WW ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Windows: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 64-bit ($0 - Owned)
Monitor: ASUS ROG Swift PG278Q ($0 - Owned)
Total: $1,010.91
I am hoping to achieve a 4.7GHz overclock (2400 RAM) with these parts.
First: Although my current system was built in 2011, I can't quite tell if what I've put together will provide a tangible increase in gaming performance. We're talking about going from quad-core Sandy Bridge @4.2 to quad-core Haswell @4.7. If the answer to this is "meh" then I'd like to know, even if it means I should keep using my old 2011 motherboard that doesn't even have proper UEFI.
In the case of this being a justifiable upgrade, I would appreciate thoughts on the following things:
CPU: While I do have some audio and video applications that could put a Haswell-E/DDR4/X99 build to use, there doesn't seem to be really any benefit to gaming. Thoughts?
RAM: 4x4GB or 2x8GB?
Cooling: I'm a little torn on air vs water cooling. If I go watercooling, it will be AIO. Most of the time, the case window will be against a wall, but if that ever changes, the water cooling seems like it would make for a more interesting view than a Noctua NH-D15. Seems like the Corsair AIO CPU coolers are a pretty mainstream/popular option these days, but I know some people still avoid water like the plague.
Case: I changed to the Corsair from NZXT CA-H440W-W1 at the last minute. They both got glowing reviews from [H] and I don't mind having no optical drive. Thoughts?
Thanks in advance!
I've been thinking that this might be an appropriate time to just upgrade everything else. I've put together this build:
PC Hound Part List
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K ($334.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASUS MAXIMUS VII HERO ($175.97 @ TigerDirect)
Memory: G.SKILL 16GB (2 x 8GB) Trident X Series ($124.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: ASUS GeForce GTX TITAN X GTXTITANX-12GD5 ($0 - Owned)
Power Supply: CORSAIR 760W AX series AX760 ($144.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair Obsidian Series 450D ($119.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: CORSAIR Hydro Series H105 CW-9060016-WW ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Windows: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 64-bit ($0 - Owned)
Monitor: ASUS ROG Swift PG278Q ($0 - Owned)
Total: $1,010.91
I am hoping to achieve a 4.7GHz overclock (2400 RAM) with these parts.
First: Although my current system was built in 2011, I can't quite tell if what I've put together will provide a tangible increase in gaming performance. We're talking about going from quad-core Sandy Bridge @4.2 to quad-core Haswell @4.7. If the answer to this is "meh" then I'd like to know, even if it means I should keep using my old 2011 motherboard that doesn't even have proper UEFI.
In the case of this being a justifiable upgrade, I would appreciate thoughts on the following things:
CPU: While I do have some audio and video applications that could put a Haswell-E/DDR4/X99 build to use, there doesn't seem to be really any benefit to gaming. Thoughts?
RAM: 4x4GB or 2x8GB?
Cooling: I'm a little torn on air vs water cooling. If I go watercooling, it will be AIO. Most of the time, the case window will be against a wall, but if that ever changes, the water cooling seems like it would make for a more interesting view than a Noctua NH-D15. Seems like the Corsair AIO CPU coolers are a pretty mainstream/popular option these days, but I know some people still avoid water like the plague.
Case: I changed to the Corsair from NZXT CA-H440W-W1 at the last minute. They both got glowing reviews from [H] and I don't mind having no optical drive. Thoughts?
Thanks in advance!