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dane007 on 17 February 2015
Locknuts said:
A high quality 650w should be fine even when overclocking. If you're planning SLI then as others have said, 750w should be ok. Nice rig btw.


Ah thanks. Was a bit worried as i didn't want to reuin the build i got.  Thanks , i want to use this rig to push skyrim with all the mods and ofcourse the upcomig witcher 3  lol. Got the coolmaster V750 80plus gold lol



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dane007 on 17 February 2015
vivster said:

Just wondering why you're throwing away money. Regular 4790k + Z97 MB will save you enough to get a big enough SSD for all your games. With literally no hit to performance.

If you're not going SLI(and I know you won't) you can go with 600W or 550W power supply with high 80+ rating.


For now nope but when required i will do SLI  or when 4k monitor are on sale which is quite often in nz



dane007 on 17 February 2015
Tachikoma said:
vivster said:
Tachikoma said:

Using an SSD for most games is a waste in itself

Using no SSD is a waste of time. Sorry, I want my games to run AND load fast. At least it's a noticeable effect unlike a 5930k over a 4790k which will net you nothing in performance.

Nobody is telling him to use no SSD, Just that the few seconds you can save running from SSD in 90% of games isnt worth the stress of changing multiple components, and for the few that do benefit from ssd you can install those to an ssd anyway.

the sequential read/write of both types arent that different, especially in cases where games are loading large blocks of data from a single file, where SSD excells is handling parralel and multi-file access, where it obliterates mechanical.

If he has already bought the system (which he has), swapping the entire guts out just to have more ssd space doesnt seem logical at all, and If i were in his shoes, I would rather stick with the more modern platform then mess about swapping it out to save a few bucks and buy more ssd capacity.

Additionally, not even that far in to the future, new directx and OS's that leverage the additional memory bandwidth while fine tuning use of the cpu will play a bigger role in the overall system.

the 5xxx line along with DDR4 make a significant difference to the CPU's L1 cache speeds, too.

Lol i have the system now. Just need to swap the ram tomorrow mornign and it will be done. Will get SSD but the one i was looking at is sold out which si good in a way. I get to do more research about i and whether its a reliable brand as well.  Thats why i decied to put alot in the components as i want it ot last and with direct 12 down ther track, the 980 will last even longer . 



dane007 on 17 February 2015
m0ney said:
dane007 said:

Also have you guys used crucial Mx100 series SSD? If so are they good and worth getting

I have Crucial MX100 256GB. At the time I was buying (last December) it was one of the if not the best price/performance SSD in the market. Mine works great. I use sleep mode and I can start using my PC as soon as I wake it up. As for games I'm not sure if it's worth it, but if you buy 250 or more GB SSD you might as well install games on it since Windows and programs for an average user usually take up no more than 60GB.

Ah sweet thats good to know. I wsa looking at reviews and what yoy u pay compared to its competitor , its def a good value.  SSD will be just for OS stuff and if space i may put games on it. However the primary use will be the OS.  According to reviews , its as good as teh samsung evo 840 pro.



Chazore on 17 February 2015

Sounds like a sweet build, I'm going to be grabbing some enw parts for myself too, already had a friend donate me his GTX 680 since he got his own 980 a few weeks abck and another friend donating a brand new unopened i5.

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/w8dZjX

The rest of the parts are on PC parts picker that I'll be ordering in the next few weeks.

Edit: Just checked the list to find the mobo and SSD being unavailable (possibly discontinued) anyone got any suggestions for a replacement or other possible store to grab one from (UK based)?.



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Tachikoma on 17 February 2015
Chazore said:
Sounds like a sweet build, I'm going to be grabbing some enw parts for myself too, already had a friend donate me his GTX 680 since he got his own 980 a few weeks abck and another friend donating a brand new unopened i5.

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/w8dZjX

The rest of the parts are on PC parts picker that I'll be ordering in the next few weeks.

Edit: Just checked the list to find the mobo and SSD being unavailable (possibly discontinued) anyone got any suggestions for a replacement or other possible store to grab one from (UK based)?.


Mobo says 2 left in stock to me.



RenCutypoison on 17 February 2015

I didn't even know DDR4 support was already out before this thread.

Also 750w should be okay



Chazore on 17 February 2015
Tachikoma said:
Chazore said:
Sounds like a sweet build, I'm going to be grabbing some enw parts for myself too, already had a friend donate me his GTX 680 since he got his own 980 a few weeks abck and another friend donating a brand new unopened i5.

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/w8dZjX

The rest of the parts are on PC parts picker that I'll be ordering in the next few weeks.

Edit: Just checked the list to find the mobo and SSD being unavailable (possibly discontinued) anyone got any suggestions for a replacement or other possible store to grab one from (UK based)?.


Mobo says 2 left in stock to me.

I clicked on the buy and even price link for the mobo and it took me to Dabs [age which gave me this http://i.imgur.com/AqpvI0G.png.

I'm wondering if I should try poking at maybe Overclockers/Amazon though I'm not fond of Amazons prices for everything.



Mankind, in its arrogance and self-delusion, must believe they are the mirrors to God in both their image and their power. If something shatters that mirror, then it must be totally destroyed.

dane007 on 17 February 2015
Chazore said:
Sounds like a sweet build, I'm going to be grabbing some enw parts for myself too, already had a friend donate me his GTX 680 since he got his own 980 a few weeks abck and another friend donating a brand new unopened i5.

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/w8dZjX

The rest of the parts are on PC parts picker that I'll be ordering in the next few weeks.

Edit: Just checked the list to find the mobo and SSD being unavailable (possibly discontinued) anyone got any suggestions for a replacement or other possible store to grab one from (UK based)?.

Thanks! Thats a pretty good deal you  here. Ever thought of getting a  9xx series cards for yoru build?  Oooh thats luck you and ncie of your friend as well. Nice i have friend where i always by my pc parts as shes the manager of store so i get managers discount . i heard  crucial mx100 series M550 series for SSD are quite good especially the m100x series. Its as good as the samsung evo 840 in terms of performance but cheaper. Planning to get that SSD as i can't say no to that pricing lol.  Whats your budget for the build? 



Tachikoma on 17 February 2015
Chazore said:

I clicked on the buy and even price link for the mobo and it took me to Dabs [age which gave me this http://i.imgur.com/AqpvI0G.png.

I'm wondering if I should try poking at maybe Overclockers/Amazon though I'm not fond of Amazons prices for everything.

dabs is so broken, if you scroll down it claims 2 in stock, lol