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Rate my build

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/zdewey/saved/sNnZxr
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>>54405888
what psu, cpu
why not better ram?
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>>54405888
Not to bad, I'm not sure if you're asking for build help or you already purchased the parts.

Why buy the meme gimped card when nvivda will be announce their new cards tomorrow?

Get a better PSU

>Buying win 10 for 90 bucks
>Paying for windows at all
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXTqz3Fd28M

Treat your self with a better monitor, like a good ips.
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About to buy this.
For keyboard im getting a gigabyte force k83 with red switches, its not on pcpartpicker for some reason.
And i havent decided what monitor yet. Any suggestions?
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>>54406017
Forgot build
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/gzmPmG
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>>54406029
Change that card to a R9 380 and your golden
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>>54406088
I know its slightly better but im loyal to nvidia.

fight me bitch
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>[MLG] xXx 420 GAM1NG M0THERBOARD xXx
>Meme RAM
>Mayeme SSD
>Meme C3.5RD
>[XXX] o ii MLGAYMENG K3YB04RD
>Botnet 10

Case is decent
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>>54406213
enjoy gimped drivers in a few weeks after the new cards are out.
enjoy the 128bit abd 2gb ram m8
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>>>/v/
>3.5gb
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>>54406213
>being loyal to a brand
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>>54405888
>using ddr3 in 2016
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>>54405888
Fuck off
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>>54405888
Are you retarded? Why are you buying a gimped card?
Fuck off to /v/
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>>54405888
Shit build. Depreciated chipset, expensive RAM - you can get 3k cl15 ddr4 for $70, expensive as fuck mobo, 3.5 meme card 1 month before Pascal ($360 for a 970? Lol), arctic silver instead of mx4, questionable ssd, PAYING $$$ for w10. Rate it 4/10. Try again.
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>>54406029
Halfway decent. 960 has 128 bit bus, rendering the 4gb unusable much of the time. /microsoftswap or something like that on Reddit has $40 w10 licenses for sale, or $20 w7 licenses that will upgrade to w10 just the same if you want. Or kmspico for free :-)
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>ddr3
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>>54406795
So should i get a r9 380 anyway? Or what do you wecommend
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Why do people buy "gaming" motherboards
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What about this for a budget build? Money is a problem here

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/RHxryc
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>>54407011
Because there's little else in mid-high end, and the name may not bother them?
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rate it

I dont only need at least 720p and decent framerate on medium for gta v and skyrim.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Dj23cf
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>>54407075
Remove windows 10.

Get another SSD, that one is shit in multiple ways.
And since you are on a budget get a ADATA SP550 or a Sandisk SSD Plus.
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>>54407409

Thanks for the heads up on the SSD.

Worth spending any more on the GPU or CPU? I can only see marginal increase in performance for £30 -£40 per, dunno if it's worth it.
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>>54407452
It would be indeed worth it getting a GTX 960 for a little more.

You could also go for a I5 a B85 motherboard too with the money you saved not buying windows 10.

Why dont buy it?
You can get it for free.
Crack w7 with Daz loader and then update to 10 and you get it for free.
Or stay on w7.
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>>54407478

Absolutely, no intention of buying win10, so it didn't really factor into budget.

Thanks loads for the input, I'll consider a 960.
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>>54407491
Well the GTX 960 is the only upgrade i see where you dont spend a lot and get a good upgrade.

Others would be spending more on a i5-4460 or getting a 850 EVO or a WD instead a seagate HDD but what you have is fine for a budget build.

You should ask to other anons for recommendations too before buying it in case i missed something.

Another one i see its getting a G3258 and a B85 motherboard instead.
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>>54405888
Holy shit that build is crazy expensive for what you're getting. for $2k including OS and peripherals, you could get this:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ZfmGBm
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ZfmGBm/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($369.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H5 Ultimate 76.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($46.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X99-SLI ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($159.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($55.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.95 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 390X 8GB Tri-X Video Card ($374.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Phanteks ECLIPSE P400 ATX Mid Tower Case ($64.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($83.89 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus MG279Q 144Hz 27.0" Monitor ($498.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Mouse: Logitech G502 Wired Optical Mouse ($49.99 @ Best Buy)
Total: $1935.73


Better and cheaper than yours in every way if you're not an idiot. Yes I replaced your 1TB of storage with over 2TB of storage. You don't need to put media files and shit on an SSD unless you're retarded and can't deal with two drives.

Hell, I even included a no compromise 10-bit 1440p work quality monitor, that also happens to be 144hz and freesync compatible for games. The R9 390 beats the GTX 970, and I fit in an R9 390X to drive the more demanding display. You can even slap in a second one for Dual R9 390X if you want.

I seriously don't understand how you managed to make an i5-4690k hyper212 Evo GTX 970 build cost $2k.
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>>54407662
Remove windows and add a 250GB 850 EVO and its perfect.
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>>54407675
Also i dont see why get OP a $50 wireless mouse.
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>>54406029
You waste a shitload of money on stuff that doesn't matter. Here's a build that's cheaper and better:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/XgP6nQ
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/XgP6nQ/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($193.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B150M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($57.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($33.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 390 8GB PCS+ Video Card ($304.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1300 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($83.89 @ OutletPC)
Mouse: Logitech G502 Wired Optical Mouse ($49.99 @ Best Buy)
Total: $926.77

You could swap mice, but I don't think the one you selected is better. Unless you've physically held both, my choice would be determined by the G502's sensor.
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>>54407712
So you do.

>Buying windows
>$50 wireless mouse
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>>54407675
A 250GB 850 Evo is already in the build, windows included
>>54407690
The G502 is a wired mouse.
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hey /g/ first time building a pc

i have one of these big fans but they dont fit can i just do this?
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>>54407725
I am willing to at least claim to spend $90 to attain a legitimate copy of Windows. If it fits the budget, why not? It prevents me from having to resort to grey market tactics. At that point, you might as well pirate.

You also have no clue what you're talking about in terms of mice.
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>>54405888

>Of all days, choosing a 970 today

Anon, use the catalog...
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>>54407075
I would go without an SSD and add one in at a later point. It's very easy to add in an SSD. It's not easy to change CPU platforms, and would also be expensive.

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/JYLkvK
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/JYLkvK/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor (£147.99 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-HDV Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£44.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory (£23.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£52.38 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 380 2GB Video Card (£139.96 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Zalman Z3 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case (£32.99 @ Novatech)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£41.99 @ Novatech)
Wireless Network Adapter: Asus PCE-N53 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter (£25.86 @ Amazon UK)
Monitor: AOC E2476VWM6 60Hz 23.6" Monitor (£88.74 @ Aria PC)
Total: £598.89
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>>54407799
I'd try and get the i5-6500 instead of the 6400, but the 6500 put me over your budget. However definitely worth it if you can afford it.
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>970
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>>54407799

Very interesting...

I mean, the 6400/6500 adds an easy £100 on the total price of build, but it may be worth it for future proofing.

I'll need to see how much I can spare I suppose. It will also be interesting to see how the prices of GPUS change nin the next few days.

You rate the r9 380 over the 950/960 so much? Only a small price difference...
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How's this?
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>>54407855
Ignoring price, the R9 380 is better than the GTX 960 in most (not all) games. Factoring in price, it stomps the GTX 960.

As for the i5, definitely worth it. Not just for "future proof". Current games will dip below 60fps on an x4 860k. The 6500 has a significant clock speed bump over the 6400 for only a tiny bit more.
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Budget pc

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/qn8d8d
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/qn8d8d/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI A68HM-E33 V2 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($46.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($31.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($104.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Xion XON-310_BK MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($21.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($23.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $299.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-06 11:10 EDT-0400
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>>54407883
Would you be willing to swap cases if it meant getting an i5-6600k and a Z170 board? That's the tradeoff you're making. You're sacrificing performance for looks. The PSU isn't as good as it could be either.
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>>54405888
i rate it 3.5/10
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>>54407908

I'm surprised you say that about the R9 380, pretty every comparison swings one way or the other but pretty close. Do you have any benchmark or something to look at? I mean, even the prices are within £5-10 of each other...

In any case, I'll save your comments somewhere and look hard again at the build
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>>54407981
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESeFXwGfBsI

The surprising part is that the R9 380 is beating the GTX 960 even in high tesselation Witcher 3, which is where it's supposed to lose. In non-Gameworks games, the trend is the R9 380 is superior, and in gameworks games (due to high tesselation) the GTX 960 wins. However by limiting tesselation levels in Crimson control panel, the 380 can still win, but requires that settings change.

As for price, in the states here a R9 380 is around $160-170, while the GTX 960 is around $180-190 for the 2GB versions of each. 4GB versions show an even larger price difference.
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>>54407947

What PSU would you recommend?

I'll also look into the other thing you mentioned.
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>>54408068

Good stuff. I'll definitely look into it more now I've seen that. I'll also wait for the new Nvidia announcements for price changes though, because that does factor in for me.

In any case, much appreciated.
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>>54408103
EVGA G2 or GS 650W
G1 is crap. Make sure you're checking model numbers.
Feel free to change the case. I just selected a cheaper one that lots of people like. The price of the case was the important thing.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/gTZLCJ
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/gTZLCJ/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($233.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.33 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z170A-X1/3.1 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($92.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($55.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Hitachi Deskstar 7K2000 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 390 8GB Nitro Video Card ($317.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1009.23
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Is there some kind of advantage if i bought the mobo and graphics card in the same brand?

e.g. MSI mobo and MSI gpu performs better than MSI mobo and Asus gpu but msi gpu and asus gpu are the same specs
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How good is the ADATA SP550?

>>54408360
0 advantage.
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>>54409861
It's fine. If the choice is between that and no SSD, get the SP550. If you'd have to drop anything (like CPU/GPU/PSU/MoBo) to step up to a better SSD, just get the SP550. IMO the performance gains on SATA3 SSDs above it are marginal at best, although they do exist.
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>>54405907
I calculted the ram speed using Cas latency/frequency so its pretty good mayne

>>54406006
Yeah I forgot to change the monitor I want something with more frames

>>54406290
I always remove all the spyware shit from windows 10

>>54406570
I thought it was ddr4
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What are the Intel CPU's with "T"?
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http://pcpartpicker.com/p/hkt6nQ
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/hZCQ8d

r8, first one is current computer plus upgrades (GPU is a placeholder, waiting to see what AMD/Nvidia will have over the summer, currently have the 660ti in it) and the second would be a second cheapo desktop for lan parties.
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>>54410607
Oh yeah, all the items that are purchased in the second one are currently in the first.
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Guys, what is a good motherboard (for an i7 processor) that isnt branded as "pro gaming" or "gaming" in general? I will be using this pc for gaming but I have no intention for overclocking or SLI. I just want a good reliable mobo, and anything branded with "gaming" makes me cringe like crazy.
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Mates just repaired and old laptop

>new HD
>core 2 duo 8100
>4 gigs of RAM

SO my question is windows 7 or windows 10?
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>>54410947
For a 1151 processor specifically
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>>54410947
>>54411096
Motherboards do NOT have performance numbers. The only thing even remotely close to that is whether or not they support overclocking and if they do, what kind of power delivery (VRMs) does the motherboard have. All a motherboard really does is have a featureset.

An expensive z170 board is no different from a cheap h110 board unless you take advantage of features present in the z170 that aren't in the h110. If you don't overclock, don't go dual GPU, and only have 2 sticks of memory, than performance between the most expensive motherboard and cheapest motherboard of the socket are identical.

On AM3+, power deliver can become a problem as some motherboards can't supply enough power to 120W+ CPUs, but Intel puts all sub-80 TDP CPUs on one chipset (LGA1151) and 90-130W TDP CPUs on another (LGA2011-3), so you don't have to worry about it.
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Hey guys, OP here

I changed a lot of things based on your suggestions

Please rate

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/fm6hD3
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>>54411803
whoops wrong picture
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>>54411803
>http://pcpartpicker.com/p/fm6hD3
This is still beyond dumb.

Refer to >>54407662
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In June I have my yearly bonus check worth around $1200 after taxes coming to me. I usually upgrade something every year out of that little present and bank the rest except this year, I can't think of anything. I have the following
>i5-4690k
>good z97 motherboard
>16gb ddr3 1600mhz
>EVGA gtx 980ti classified
>cooler master V1000 power supply
>plenty of ssd space on several Samsung 850 EVO drives

All hooked to a 32" 1440p monitor that I have no intention of replacing. That said, a 2nd 980ti would be lost on me as my current set up nets me 60fps in 99% of titles on ultra. Plus I only play dark Souls 3 anyway. Was considering a Z170/i7-6700k setup with 32gb ddr4 4000mhz, but that would be a waste too as my i5 and 16gb ddr3 is more than enough. The extra RAM would be nothing more than e-peen and the extra threads of the i7 would be good only for the occasional encoding and editing I do.

Was considering maybe the xbone elite controller and wireless adapter?

I don't know.
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>>54412214
Maybe faster ram.
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>>54412092
How is it dumb? Not much of a difference except my ram has much better CAS latency
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>>54412768
Get 16 GB of corsair 3k cl15 for $70.
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>>54412842
But the speed isn't just the frequency, you want the smallest CAS/frequency
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>>54411389
cool, I appreciate that information
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>>54412768
I don't know how latency vs. Bandwidth work: the post.

2400mhz - cl12
2666mhz-cl13
2800mhz-cl14
3000mhz-cl15

Notice a pattern? Anything over 3k the bandwidth advantage really does start to make a difference.
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>>54412870
I will come back here when I get off work and post benchmarks on that particular kit, on my machine. 19.6ns if latency.
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>>54412934
>>54412973

I did some more research and I discovered that CAS benchmarks are not a good way to rank memory, maybe I should just go for highest frequency possible
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>>54413112
I actually have that 2.4k kit in 8gb, and bought that 16gb 3k kit last week. I might have my old scores when I benchmarked that I could post.
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>>54412934
>>54412973
>>54413112

Here is the new ram I found

pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-memory-cmk16gx4m2b3200c16
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>>54412768
Cas latency is how many cycles the ram has to go through before responding, and not a function of bandwidth. There's very little where that difference actually has an impact that an end user will notice.

You just spend so much on components that make zero sense. A 1300 watt PSU in a build that doesn't even consume 500W? That's completely fucking retarded. You do realize the i7-5820k has 6 cores compared to the 6700k's 4, right? That's a huge difference in actually important tasks. Also did you know that the 390X is better than the 390? Basically your build loses in every performance metric that exists, but you still manage to throw enough money away that yours is more expensive. That's why it's completely fucktarded. "Oh, I'm going to spend $50 on fans!" Congratulations, you wasted $50. "Oh, I'm going to buy TWO 144hz monitors!" Congratulations, you have two shit TN panels with shit color reproduction, only one of which you can actually use for gaming. You even somehow found a way to spend $30 more on the exact same mouse. Nearly triple the cost for memory of the same bandwidth, but wait! It can't hit its rated speeds at stock 1.2v! It's just a guaranteed factory overclock that requires 1.35V! For only triple the price! Congratulations! I bet you never would have even gone into the bios to enable the SMP overclocked profile to begin with because a warning will pop up telling you that the voltage required goes outside the standard range for DDR4 memory.

You really got me good. I actually typed all this out. 10/10 troll.
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>>54413310

> plan to 3 way crossfire
> 6 cores not used in many applications
> 390 benchmarks around the same but lower price
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Thinking of upgrading
Current spec is
i3 540 3.06ghz
8gb ram (4gb Kingston 4gb vgen)
Msi H55m-e32 Mobo
Gtx 750 ti
Seagate 1tb 7200

Im going to upgrade to this
Intel i5 4460 ($160)
MSI h97m-g43 ($127)
8gb corsair value ram ($37)
Also going to add a Samsung 850 evo 250gb ssd ($90)

Suggestions?

>>54407712
I had a g402. It's bretty gud. Iirc, it's not that much different than 502, and it's cheaper.
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>>54413355
Sure thing. Because 3 way crossfire of Hawaii is totally the smart thing to do. Yes. I support this 110% because of how brilliant it is. You're also right on the CPU. Everything worth doing on a computer only makes use of 4 or less threads. Not even gamers ever care, because no one uses their CPU to encode h.264 for better quality per bitrate. I mean, paying more money to limit your options is completely the right choice.
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>>54413393
Huge difference depending on your viewpoint. Completely different sensor in the G502, which is why it's become so ubiquitous. If you want a cheaper mouse with the same sensor, the G303 is the only other option.
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>>54407079
>little else in mid-high end
It's Gigabyte. Their Gaming boards are just shitter versions of their Ultra Durable series with meme tier software not even the stupidest gamer would use anyways.
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>>54413473
This is my first build mate
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>>54413393
I'd put more of the money into the CPU platform since that's what's going to be in the build the longest. Having an SSD really helps, but you don't need to go all out. Most of the extra performance of the 850 Evo is bottlenecked by the SATA3 connection. It really only matters in random i/o. As such, I'd get this:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/v4wNkL
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/v4wNkL/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($193.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: MSI H110M PRO-D Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($47.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Kingston FURY 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($29.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $326.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-06 18:01 EDT-0400

Any extra money could be spent to PSU/GPU down the road. DDR4-2400 is fast enough that even single channel wont result in any bandwidth problems, meaning you can go h110 and still have a free DIMM for expansion. It's a great cost effective option.
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>>54413606
I'm sorry I called you a troll. I thought you were a troll because you were willfully ignoring reason.
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>>54413310
What about this 2800 1.2v ram?

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-memory-cmk16gx4m2a2800c16
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>>54413682
>http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-memory-cmk16gx4m2a2800c16
It's fine, but memory bandwidth/timings is not a place where I'd spend money. If you're looking to spend more money, please get that monitor I included. If that's still not costly enough, step up to an R9 Fury, or if that's not costly enough, a GTX 980ti.
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>>54413616
I was going to tell you that i5 6500 cost about $224 here. Apparently the price had dropped. Thanks I'll definitely look into skylake now
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This is fucking exhausting but I took your suggestions:

Got a 144hz IPS monitor
390x instead of 390
1.2v memory

However I kept the high wattage in case of crossfire. If crossfire is a bad idea please explain
I brought the CPU down because the price was getting out of hand....

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/BgnnmG
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>>54406088
Is the 380X worth a few extra bucks? Worth it to go XFX?
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>>54414355
It scores a bit better, so up to you really. Xfx usually has a lifetime warranty.
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>>54414244
Okay, I'll keep things simple. Dual GPU setups are much more than single GPU setups. Triple GPU setups can be a nightmare. In order for a game to even make use of the 2nd or 3rd GPU, it's game engine specifically has to support it. Without an SLI profile, the second card sits there useless. Also, the second card doesn't double your horsepower. There are very large diminishing returns. Three GPUs is barely better than two GPUs, and in some cases where you care about minimum framerates is actually worse due to less consistent frametimes.

Also, Hawaii while still excellent, is not going to be what you want for this. New GPUs are coming soon, and due to the nature of single vs dual GPU system, a single new GPU will likely beat dual hawaiis on average due to the whole crossfire/SLI profile problem, and don't get me started on triple GPU setups with their poor diminishing returns.
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>>54414244
Also, you can simply just get the original build I suggested. That's even cheaper and performs better. If price is a problem, you can get an i5-6600k and R9 390X system with OS and peripherals for $1750. That would be this:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/LqBPmG

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($233.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.33 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z170 Extreme3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($101.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($55.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.95 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 390X 8GB Tri-X Video Card ($374.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Phanteks ECLIPSE P400 ATX Mid Tower Case ($64.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($114.99 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($83.89 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus MG279Q 144Hz 27.0" Monitor ($498.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Mouse: Logitech G502 Wired Optical Mouse ($49.99 @ Best Buy)
Total: $1754.06
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Or if you insist on most GPU horsepower that can actually handle Async compute (DX12), you can get this:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/tGnnmG
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/tGnnmG/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($233.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.33 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z170 Extreme3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($101.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($55.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.95 @ Amazon)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 390 8GB PCS+ Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) ($304.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 390 8GB PCS+ Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) ($304.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Phanteks ECLIPSE P400 ATX Mid Tower Case ($64.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($114.99 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($83.89 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus MG279Q 144Hz 27.0" Monitor ($498.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Mouse: Logitech G502 Wired Optical Mouse ($49.99 @ Best Buy)
Total: $1989.05
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-06 19:25 EDT-0400

Alternatively, you can replace the dual GPUs with a single GTX 980ti. That's a good option too.
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>>54406213
Ignore this shit, literally no reason to getting an AMD GPU currently.
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Poorfag/10
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Thanks a ton for the help guys, I can't wait to build this thing
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>>54409923
I was wondering reliability wise, not speed wise.
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>>54415124
You're fine. SSDs are not like HDDs. Their reliability is very predictable, as they fail with how many writes have been attempted. In fact, Samsung SSDs are one of the few SSDs who have had their reliability called into question due to the 840 Evo's flash memory fiasco, but only the drives using that specific flash memory are affected. The 850 Evo is a great drive, although more expensive than other 250GB Drives.
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>>54405888
>3.5
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>>54415661
Well because problems with some cheap SSDs (PNY and SV300) makes me doubt about other cheap SSDs reliability.
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