| BenVTrigger said: Hey thanks for the feed back! Anyways yeah I planned on also getting a 120gb ssd for the os just forgot to put it on there. I plan on sticking with Nvidia over AMD and 780ti is their best gaming gpu outside if the Titan. Also while the CPU and 16GB RAM may seem a little overkill they are also there to future proof the pc. Planning on a 1000w power source. Thats enough for SLI 780s right? |
Again a lot of rookie mistakes.
First, definitely get at least 240GB SSD. They are faster than the 120GB models. Partition it 60/180 and put the OS on first and the games you play most on the second. You will thank me when you see the loading times.
The 780ti is actually better than the Titan when gaming is concerned. I understand your commitment to nVidia bu at least wait for the first benchmarks on AMD's mantle. You might change your mind in an instant when a 290x which is half as expensive as a 780ti outperforms it by a margin.
16GB of RAM is fine. You can't have enough of that stuff. As I said the monster CPU is just about 0.5% faster than a 4770k. Nothing future proof there unless the game devs start optimizing on more cores than 8 which they won't do. They barely manage 4 if even.
1000W is absolute overkill. You will need that if you plan to have a 780ti in triple SLI. Current GPUs have come a long way and today even a high end setup as this will peak at 400W. Just an example: A PC with an overclocked 4770k and 290x (which is notoriously more power hungry than everything nvidia has) draws as much as 450W at gaming peak.
I'm recommending a PSU around 650W to get the best efficiency. Also don't skimp out on the model. A good PSU can go a long way while a chep one can destroy your PC within a month. Choose a bequiet with high efficiency. Something like an E9 Straight Power 600W. Unless you want SLI. then you can slap another 200W on there.
But I would never recommend SLI or CF to anyone.
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