I know the whole "/g/ isnt tech support" but I just want some opinions on my first PC build
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/jgThpg
help a budding techfag out
>970
you had one job anon.
>>51642805
Lol. I just got one from evga b-stock for $209, not bad. But yeah the 3.5GB blows..
>>51642805
>>51642822
what would you suggest over the 970?
gold certified PSU
dont need 500 gb SSD. 250 max dude
1tb hard drive isnt enough in my opinion
also not sure about the motherboard... i guess itll do
>>51642833
For the same price? Idk I'm an nvidia fanboy. Try looking at a 780.
>>51642833
980ti desu
>>51642822
209 is a good deal though.
>>51642833
390x 8GB, fury, fury nano
i mean you're already forking over 320 for the cpu, might as well get a faster GPU.
honestly if you dont get a better GPU just get an i5
made some anons changes, still around the same price
looking better?
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Z9GFvK
>>51642822
Like half a gig is really going to matter.
Only thing I'd care about is the false advertising, but I could get over that.
>>51642768
That 500gb SSD is overkill. Especially with the recent deals, a 120gb one during Black Friday weekend was only about $40~.
That MOBO is a little overpriced. Again, something you should have bought last weekend. I got one for ~80 that's extremely similar
I have no opinions on the i7 4790... but I got an i5 4690 for $100 less Friday.
RAM decent priced.
No idea where you're getting off spending $100 for a case. Do you really show off your desktop a lot?
>>51642929
wow you're really hellbent about the cpu and gpu
how about getting a better motherboard while you're at it
>>51642929
>http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Z9GFvK
>motherboard is overpriced imo
>power supply should be gold certified
>may want a bigger hard drive
also probably get a better motherboard or downgrade to an i5 and a different GPU
Don't listen to them anon.
A bigger SSD is a good thing if you can afford it.
They are just jelly as fuck.
I remember people telling me Quad cores were overkill and a Core 2 Duo was more than enough.
If you have the money to future proof yourself.
Do it.
1. Switch to a Seagate Barracuda HDD. $52 for 1 TB
Don't pay extra for the some fancy "Black edition" HDD. You have a SSD for a reason.
Also a SSD with 500GB is a bit much, but whatever.
2. R9 390 > GTX 970
3. Do not forget Keyboard, mouse, headphones, moniter etc.
>>51643024
this. mad i didn't get the $109 480 gig sandisk SSD this black friday. best buy was out of stock and never has 480 gig SSD's anyway.
keep the 4790k, it's worth the cost.
just appropriate more funds for a better card.
>>51643024
>no such thing as future proofing
>stop giving him bad advice
all you should be putting on a SSD is your OS, photoshop, paint, just really commonly used applications
youre probably one of those idiots that puts games on a SSD
Hijacking this thread.
I've seen the r9 290 cost 300$ CAN (about 220 USD), now the price jumped to more than 300 usd. When should the prices go down?
my budget is about 100-200 usd, what's the best card to get in that range?
Just go NVIDIA and you'll thank yourself.
Sure, it sounds like a fucking monsoon but it's better than another black screen.
took in a lot of opinions
im gonna stick with the i7 and 390x
got the gold certified supply
shaved $50 off the case (thanks anon)
what are some recommended motherboards?
i just threw a new one on there kind of at random; i cant say i know jack about motherboards
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/KYgfQ7
>>51643062
they aren't going down for 290/290x as they're still very valuable.
290's are going for $200 in my are, 290x's a bit more.
you want a 280x. sold a sapphire one today for $140
>>51643051
>no such thing
Yes there is faggot.
You can spend a little extra now and get something that will last much longer
Or spend less and replace it much sooner offputting that cost regardless, when you you could have had a much better experience to begin with.
You budget kekols are the fucking worst.
>>51643081
i don't know what's 'wrong' with that asus z97 motherboard. almost bought one the other day for $100 on CL but the guy sold it.
even high end mobo's are barely over $200 so i'd just go on whatever has the features you want and is made by asus.
>>51643081
>http://pcpartpicker.com/p/KYgfQ7
dear god now we're almost there. what are you doing about a mouse keyboard headset and monitor? do you want an optical drive for CDs and shit?
>>51643091
>290's are going for $200 in my are, 290x's a bit more.
What website?
And will 280x perform better than 380? What about gtx 970?
>>51643051
>all you should be putting on a SSD is your OS, photoshop, paint, just really commonly used applications
I just put everything except my /home/ directory on my SSD. My /home directory has the vast majority of my big files in it, but they're all movies and videos and music which never require very fast I/O.
I have no idea how to set it up with Windows. It probably wouldn't be as easy.
>youre probably one of those idiots that puts games on a SSD
That's a good idea if you can afford it. It gets very expensive, but it does cut down loading times.
>>51643036
wdd blacks are purchased primarily because they beat seagate's warranties and lifetime
>I have one from '08 as a mint boot disk and it works like day one
OP some vaild points ITT are good but IMO your main takeaways should be...
>16GB of RAM is overkill (unless you plan on devoloping/editing)
>you could probably save on CPU/SSD if you didn't go with the ultra high-end parts
>for christs sake if your going to spend a shit ton on your gpu you might as well get the 980ti
>faggots saying you need a gold cert psu (you don't (especially with a UPS which you should invest in anyway)
Really this depends on what you want to use it for, your first post was bitch-tier bragmachine desu senpai
>>51643143
>16gb of ram isnt super overkill. its also not that much money
>i agree with the 980ti
>gold cert is the way to go
>>51643132
craigslist yo.
>>51643251
youre going to get this man killed
Look for bundles. I got a mobo a few days ago that came with 8gigs of ram (2 4gb sticks) free. Bought an 8gig stick on it's own so that 16 gigs I have will be 16 but only for $40.
>>51643081
dude if you go with that gpu then get amd cpu/mobo and an aftermkt heatsink
..otherwise go back to nvidia, they are great for gaming, but a bit more costly specwise
>>51642768
Take a look around dude. /g/ isn't tech
i think its coming together, just wanna say thanks to everyone /g/
gonna keep the 16gig RAM and Gold cert cuz theyre only like $30 more each
however, i think im also gonna stay with the 390x. im planning on spending some cash but id like to save the extra $200 for the 980 ti
as far as monitor, keyboard, etc. i got that all covered already, im just worried about the actual PC right now
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/swgfQ7
any more thoughts, suggestions, changes?
>>51643355
>Going from Nvidia to ATi
>Gimping yourself on your SSD space
I think you should have never come here tbqh
Only time and your user experience will tell though
:)
>>51643256
i carry a gun, meet in public, and i'm not autistic.
works pretty well for adults buying and selling things. not so much if your mother has to drive you around.
>>51643355
looks fine
>>51643372
youre an autist
>>51643388
>Saved less than 100 dollars on his original superior $1200 build and got worse shit
>I'm autistic
Okay.
it's a terrible build for the money. Here's one at about the same price range.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/z3wbbv
>>51643413
>worse shit
>>51643373
>>51643256
>>51643251
Samefag.
>>51643461
smart kid
>>51642939
>More SSD space
>Overkill
What the fuck are you smoking lol, that means more critical programs can be loaded onto the faster drive in the system.
>>51643467
Nice photoshop skills. 10/10
Your mommy would be proud.
>>51643505
dun cry lil boy
>>51643515
(You)
>>51642805
Shit I just bought a 970 on black Friday for ~$200, I thought it was a good deal at the time
What am i in for /g/ ;_;
>>51643461
i was only 2/3 fag.
>>51643436
>Micro Atx mobo
Are you shitting me ?
>>51643556
What are you implying?
>>51643544
>what am i in for
A near top-of-the-line experience with a video card you got for basically $100 off.
You should feel really good about it actually.
>>51643547
>>51643532
Samefag
>>51643579
youre cancer
>>51643571
this.
and this thread has gone to shit, ima sleep holla!
>>51643571
That's actually a huge relief. Thank you anon
>>51643486
Like I said earlier.
People gave me shit about having a Quad core when Core 2 Duo was in its prime.
Fucking jelly.
>>51643626
>comparing a processor to SSD
OP, drop the 500gb SSD
Get a 120gb SSD for OS, some programs and a few games if you're just some /v/irgin. Then grab two 2Tb hard drives.
>>51643642
>Not wanting shit to load faster.
If he's going all out as he is now I am assuming he will play games on it.
Games loading faster is always good.
Uninstalling games to make room for others is shit.
And consider with memory limits becoming less of a problem nowadays the more space the better.
Keep crying games take 40 + gigs each bitch nigga.
People that had the foresight to realize compression is being done away with will laugh at you.
>>51643663
eh i like this idea
>>51643687
do you realize how expensive it will get if you put everything on a SSD? im not saying totally get rid of it but 250 gb is fair
>>51643719
I will refer you to my post at
>>51643117
>>51643626
Most of /g/, like the rest of humanity, will have a certain amount of bias about their current tech loves. It helps them feel good about their purchase, whether or not it's biased information.
A core2duo owner who just purchased it might exhibit jealousy that a quad core guy has come out and bragged about his new 4 core system. The Core2 owner will then state how the dual processors are more stable and get better use out of two cores than adding two more "smaller" cores and hope he convinces someone. It might be true, but a dual core today can outperform the mightiest quad core 10 years past it's prime.
Then that person factors in value. Core2duo was cheaper, so that affords that owner more money to buy an upgraded system. The quad core owner might argue that he doesn't have to upgrade as fast so that justifies his post-purchase rationalization.
In the end, PC part picking is all pretty fucking meaningless. Buy the top of the line! I'm sure you'll be happy with it. Buy a $400 model from the parts on logicalincriments, you'll be happy about the value in getting a PC that's arguably more powerful (and more useful) than a xbox one/ps4.
>>51643719
I thought you're just supposed to install your OS on the SSD
>>51642939
>Like half a gig is really going to matter.
It does when that last half gig is an order of magnitude slower.
It'd have been better if they had just sold a fucking 3.5GB card.
>>51643738
I can agree with that.
I'm just the sort of person that likes to have it now rather than later.
Money will be spent either way eventually.
>>51643758
no
your OS and commonly used applications
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/qfmzQ7
this is what im ending with for the night
i have a few buddies whose opinions i trust. ill run the build by tomorrow. mostly for say on the 970 vs the 390x cuz im getting mixed opinions here
I honestly can't see myself filling 2tb. i have the space, so ill just get one now and get the extra hard drive if i need it later
thanks for the help tho /g/ ive learned a lot and feel like i have a pretty good base build to tweak and perfect
>>51643762
So you're just mad about the false advertisement too.
>>51643769
Agreed. Which is why I only buy parts on sale. I waited 9 months for Black Friday to upgrade my processor and graphics card, saved $150... but I had to wait 9 months to save $150. Seems trivial at the the time, but I guess it's not really a race.
>>51643791
>http://pcpartpicker.com/p/qfmzQ7
not bad. goodluck based anon
>>51643791
actually one last question, when (other than black friday) is the best or a decent time to buy? now is probably bad with the holiday season, but when would be the soonest that i could see deals?
>>51643791
>http://pcpartpicker.com/p/qfmzQ7
I really think you can do better than a 970 for $380
I got one last week for $290. I say keep looking around.
Best time to buy right now is day after Christmas.
>buying overpriced DDR3
>buying SSD at all
>>51643821
well cyber monday which passed. other than that around christmas start looking for deals
>>51643837
thanks anon
goodnight /g/ and thanks again to everyone else
>>51643845
DDR3 is pretty much standard right now
>having a problem with SSDs
>>51643081
>http://pcpartpicker.com/p/KYgfQ7
this is better than first build, but WTF ARE YOU DOING BUYING AN i7-K AND NOT BUYING A HEAT SYNC!?!?!
1. buy a Cooler Master 212 evo heatsync, was $20 off newegg. A noctua would be better but costs way more and wouldn't fit in that teeny mid tower.
2. PSU is good but I would get at least a 750w or 850w. you want your system to only draw 50-60% max power to prolong your comps lifespan, card consumes 208w without being overclocked.
3. i7 is gorgeous but you wont see much fps gains from its hyperthreading (few games that do take advantage are GTA-V and new battlefront). if you are going for a single card setup and not going to SLI or Xfire in the future you could shave off $100 and get a i5-4690k.
Good call changing SSD and going with the blue over the caviar. though a heads up, you wont see much gain from 16g of ram over 8 in most games either (fallout 4 does take advantage of increased ram) but it does future proof your system a bit more and that's not a bad price.
To finish off, GPU is pretty pricey and unless you are planning on running 4k a r9 390 would do you just as good.
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7.5/10 build, some over priced parts and lacking essential overclocking hardware.
>>51643863
>DDR3 is standard right now
For how much longer though, I give it 2 months before /g/ turns on it
SSD's are supremely overrated
>>51643930
ok maybe half a year on the DDR3
but I still stand by having a 120gb SSD
>>51643896
Truth, get that aftermarket heatsink. I forgot to check if you had gotten anything other than stock on your build. I got mine off Amazon though, free shipping and it was $2 less.
just noticed there is no fan
>>51643987
The case comes with plenty senpai
>>51643854
He left without adding heat sync and going with an overpriced 970... RIP poor anon
>>51644034
he is going to change the 970 i think
>>51644034
Is a custom heat sync necessary for an i5 or will the stock one be enough
>>51643896
ok OP here, i was gonna leave but i didnt close the thread before going to shit and came back and saw your post
you gave some good sounding reasoning so i took a few of your suggestions
if the i7 really isnt that utilized then yeah, iss save my benjamin
stepped up the power supply, thanks for that
i threw on a heatsync partpicker had, how does that one look? or should i seek out the 212 evo?
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/qfmzQ7
>>51644034
dont worry anon, this story wont end sadly
>>51644070
>will the stock one be enough
i dont see why not, you aren't going to overclock intel are you? there's no need..
>>51644083
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/RLwbbv
shit wrong link
>>51644090
I am a pleb, please educate me as to why
>>51644070
Get a heat sync if over clocking, the cooler master is the go to at the moment.
>>51644090
Nigga wtf you say? why the hell would you want to be a bitch and not OC your sexy ass CPU!?
Go back to your locked processors mate
>>51644131
stock fan is enough at stock settings, this rings true for both intel and amd.. intel comes out of the factory with close to the highest clock speed it can have already and there's not much left to squeeze out of it, and it's fine because they are high performers and don't need to be overclocked anyway. Stock cooler should be fine...
>>51644173
Im not overclocking
>>51644190
>this rings true for both intel and amd..
AMD doesn't come with a cooler.
my hope is that they haven't fallen far enough behind that you run it naked.
>>51644173
>heat sync
>>51644190
Is thermal paste necessary for stock heat sync's?
>>51644173
>why the hell would you want to be a bitch and not OC your sexy ass CPU!?
when i used AMD i literally had to crank it up by around .6 ghz to get even near the performance i wanted, i have never had to overclock an intel chip in my life.
>>51644204
What? Yes. And why is everyone referring to heat sinks as syncs?
>>51644193
Yeah they do. They are bulky, annoying to put on, and loud, but they come with one..
>>51644223
heat sink, heat sync
ive seen it done both ways and it doesnt really matter
you know what they're referring to
>>51644083
>>51644117
Much better build imo (excluding the 970 at $380)
the Cooler master T2 has a much smaller surface area so it will not cool as well if you are attempting sexy clock speeds of 4.4+
I would spend the extra dosh and get the 212 EVO
***AND VERY FUCKING IMPORTANT DO NOT USE THE STOCK THERMAL PASTE!!!***
Buy some Artic Silver thermal paste and that baby will run 4 degrees cooler than with stock paste.
>>51644254
but the latter spelling indicates that i can ignore you since you don't know what you're talking about.
>>51644192
if not overclocking a stock sync will do fine, just make sure you aren't dropping extra dosh on a K series intel, the locked ones are about $40-50 cheaper
>>51644254
But nobody refers to it as a "heat sync"
It's heat sink.
>>51644276
yeah i've gotten the hint to get a better deal on the 970
ill cash out for the 212 evo and arctic silver
thank you >>51644276 and everyone else, im actually gonna leave this time.
>>51644305
>>51644295
i dunno man, it pronounces the same
i always call it a heat sink too but when i see heat sync on a tech board in a PC help thread, i can assume they mean a heat sink
>>51644254
>>51644295
These niggers are right. I still use sync though, I like to thing that the heat synchronizes with the cooler and all the atoms start dancing at the same time, spreading the joyous radiance of thermal conduction
>>51644312
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/JnX7Q7
'night
Well done Anons, we successfully cut OPs price by $200 dosh and convinced him not to buy an overpriced 970.
>>51644329
It's a heat sink though technically because it's a place that draws heat from elsewhere, which are heat sources. You have sources and sinks, just like in ecology with stuff like CO2 cycles. Nothing's being "synced" up with anything else.
>>51644355
>I like to thing that the heat synchronizes with the cooler and all the atoms start dancing at the same time, spreading the joyous radiance of thermal conduction
The magical answer you give indicates an understanding not present in >>51644204 thus absolving you of faggotry.
How am I doing /g/?
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ZgfjdC
>>51644534
acceptable
>>51644552
Thought as much.
The more I get into this build and buying parts, the more I'm feeling that I'm just building a 2 year old pc for cheaper.
>>51644534
>http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ZgfjdC
gorgeous, nice going on the dealz (that ram!).
only thing I would change is up SSD size so you can throw some games on it.
Jelly of your new micro PC
>>51644575
shh! you've discovered the secret!
>>51644584
Yeah I saw the deal for the SSD and just thought it was too good to pass up, even though Samsung and others have a better reputation.
Definitely waiting for them to get cheaper, so I'm happy with this for now.
>>51642768
Get 980ti zotac amp! Extreme edition. Its the most powerful of any 980ti.
What's your CPU cooling solution?
Case fans, case fans, CASE FANS!!!!!
>>51644534
Dude what kinda kek are you getting an r9.
>>51644534
>Corsair air 240
What kind of fucking gigglewool are you trying to pull over our fucking eyes matey
>>51644902
I had a gift card?
>>51644944
You couldn't pay me to use one of those awful garbage cuntboxes
hey what do you guys think of my budget build
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/pRRtzy
>>51645071
>mobo with builtin wifi
>tplink wifi card
my sides
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/HKGFvK
I've already got a PSU that should fit the case. HDD storage is being carried over too. Do I need a cooler for a stock 4590 or not? I've got a good one right now but I doubt it'll fit in the TJ08. Don't know what I'll do for a video card. Torn between the 380, 380x, and 960. I've got a 650 Ti I might sit on for a bit.
>>51642768
Http://pcpartpicker.com/p/H4mzQ7
What do you guys think of this build I already got a case and psu
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/B8Zb3C
I want to reduce the price of this build can someone help me out please?
I don't overclock btw
