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Please help me build a new gaming rig! I won some cool products!

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ryunohadouken

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Quick background: I consider myself technically savvy, but am a noob in computer building. I currently have an HP Phoenix H9-1350 with a failing 2TB Seagate Barracuda. I ordered a 2TB WD Black from Newegg yesterday as well as the 256GB Samsung 850 Pro. First SSD ever for me and this site's review is what really solidified my decision to buy it.

Now, here's the kicker: I won a 960GB Sandisk Extreme Pro and an Asus Rampage Extreme V x99 motherboard!!

Here's my question: I know I need a big case for the motherboard and other components, so, what would be good components to compliment my new rig I'm planning on attempting to build with this stuff? thanks in advance for your help!!!!

I have an XFX R9 280x in my HP and was planning on upgrading to the R9 390x when it comes out next year.

Almost forgot: will the Asus motherboard fit in my current HP or should I just build a new rig piece by piece...I can realistically afford to buy one component per month over the next few months...thanks again!

Can you please help me build a nice rig?!

I'm getting an XFX R9 390x when they come out no matter what so, my budget outside of that, will be $1000. I am in the U.S. and will buy from here. Thanks again for any and all help!
 
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lol, u lucky bastard.

i cant really answer because i'm going home from 12h shift, but i would sell the majority of those items, they are probably too much for your needs. and x99 needs a new CPU model.

i'm sure you will get tons of good responses. goo dluck.

oh and welcome to AT. the best forum on the internet, by far.
 
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DigDog said:
lol, u lucky bastard.

i cant really answer because i'm going home from 12h shift, but i would sell the majority of those items, they are probably too much for your needs. and x99 needs a new CPU model.

i'm sure you will get tons of good responses. goo dluck.

oh and welcome to AT. the best forum on the internet, by far.
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LOL...thank you!! I was thinking of keeping the 850 pro and R9 280x in my HP and just setting it aside for internet browsing and light gaming for my 11 yr old son and combining the 2TB WD Black with the 960GB Extreme pro and Asus motherboard and going from there...so, I guess I need solid recommendations for a case, psu, DDR4 sticks and an Intel processor and whatever else I might need.
 
Well, you can take a look at my sig to get an idea for a decently powerful gaming machine. It will cost you a bit, though.

Or, you can take a look at what I put together:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($381.88 @ OutletPC)
-Cheapest of the Haswell-E, you'll probably want to OC it to at least 4GHz to get it competitive with the i7 4790K. At your budget, hard to justify going with a higher-end chip unless you plan on tri- or quad- SLI/Xfire.

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U14S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($69.99 @ Newegg)
-Decent air cooler. You could go with the Noctua NH-D14 for better cooling for OC, but they get big and expensive. Alternative is maybe a closed loop water cooler, but I have no first hand experience with them. Just be aware that the Haswell-E chips do not come with a stock cooler, so you need to buy something.

Memory: Crucial 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($199.99 @ Adorama)
-basic DDR4, cheapest I could find.

Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case ($109.99 @ NCIX US)
-Has a good reputation, lots of room inside and will fit an E-ATX motherboard. If it's too big, the Corsair 450D also can fit an E-ATX board.

Power Supply: Corsair Professional 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ Newegg)
-Depending on how much O/C you are planning, if any, and whether you plan on multiple video cards in the future, you may need less or more power. This should be good enough even for a dual x-fire/SLI depending on how power-hungry the R9-390X is.

Total: $841.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-03 03:02 EST-0500

I left out the optical drive and operating system. Add if needed. If you are going to buy these parts one at a time, then the case, power supply and the HSF are the parts that will probably be the most price-stable and you should get those first. The RAM and CPU will most likely drop over time (but don't hold me to that) and you probably would want to get those last.
 
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OlyAR15 said:
Well, you can take a look at my sig to get an idea for a decently powerful gaming machine. It will cost you a bit, though.

Or, you can take a look at what I put together:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($381.88 @ OutletPC)
-Cheapest of the Haswell-E, you'll probably want to OC it to at least 4GHz to get it competitive with the i7 4790K. At your budget, hard to justify going with a higher-end chip unless you plan on tri- or quad- SLI/Xfire.

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U14S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($69.99 @ Newegg)
-Decent air cooler. You could go with the Noctua NH-D14 for better cooling for OC, but they get big and expensive. Alternative is maybe a closed loop water cooler, but I have no first hand experience with them.

Memory: Crucial 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($199.99 @ Adorama)
-basic DDR4, cheapest I could find.

Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case ($109.99 @ NCIX US)
-Has a good reputation, lots of room inside and will fit an E-ATX motherboard.

Power Supply: Corsair Professional 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ Newegg)
-Depending on how much O/C you are planning, if any, and whether you plan on multiple video cards in the future, you may need less or more power. This should be good enough even for a dual x-fire/SLI depending on how power-hungry the R9-390X is.

Total: $841.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-03 03:02 EST-0500

I left out the optical drive and operating system. Add if needed. If you are going to buy these parts one at a time, then the case, power supply and the HSF are the parts that will probably be the most price-stable and you should get those first. The RAM and CPU will most likely drop over time (but don't hold me to that) and you probably would want to get those last.
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Dude, you are awesome! Thanks for the tidbit about buying which parts first and last! I was looking at the Cooler Master HAF X just because I thought it looked cool with the windowed side. Any advice on that case?
 
Here's a pass at a build:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($383.66 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC14PE 78.1 CFM CPU Cooler ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus RAMPAGE V EXTREME EATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard (Purchased For $0.00)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($214.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Sandisk Extreme Pro 960GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (Purchased For $0.00)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (Purchased For $0.00)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSC0B DVD/CD Writer ($12.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $821.61
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-03 11:06 EST-0500

I don't know if you need a new PSU, but that's a really good one and that case should fit both the EATX MoBo and the large CPU cooler you'll want to go with that CPU.
 
Wow! You guys are awesome for taking the time to do this! Thank you! Prices aren't bad at all...the cpu is $299 at Microcenter right now
 
I would keep those parts that you ordered and beef up both rigs. The SSD drives will be an awesome boost in daily activities.

My MicroCenter is 20 min away, yay! hah. I'd do the drive for that 300$ chip. It'll be worth it.

Get a nice case. If you pick the right case to suit your current and possible needs for the future you'll never have to buy a case again.

Wow, and Congrats on the winnings! 🙂
 
BTRY B 529th FA BN said:
I'd go with this D15 Noctua cooler.

Then I'd get an external USB housing for the 5 1/4 disc drive to use between both machines.
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What about a Cooler Master HAF X? I like the way it looks...gonna keep a black and red theme
BTRY B 529th FA BN said:
I would keep those parts that you ordered and beef up both rigs. The SSD drives will be an awesome boost in daily activities.

My MicroCenter is 20 min away, yay! hah. I'd do the drive for that 300$ chip. It'll be worth it.

Get a nice case. If you pick the right case to suit your current and possible needs for the future you'll never have to buy a case again.

Wow, and Congrats on the winnings! 🙂
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back from sleep.

imho, i would go with a 1150 build. X99 is just too expensive, you need to be a strong PC user to need it - video editor, musician, anything which actually uses 6 cores instead of 4.

that 1Tb SSD is awesome but, a 256Gb SSD and a 1Tb HDD will generally do for most users. that i guess all depends on the budget.

as for the 280, once you have that, you will not need to upgrade. for a couple years, really.

i would do this:
keep the 280 and 256gb. sell the x99 and 960Gb.

rip the DDR3, mobo and 3770 from the HP. buy a decent case, such as the HAF.

enjoy a 8000 3d marks PC for a couple years, then keep the case and make a new build.

money comes in, no money goes out, and he gets a major upgrade. the money can be saved for the new build later on.
(im always looking for cheap solutions, me)

remember that X99 is DDR4
 
DigDog said:
back from sleep.

imho, i would go with a 1150 build. X99 is just too expensive, you need to be a strong PC user to need it - video editor, musician, anything which actually uses 6 cores instead of 4.

that 1Tb SSD is awesome but, a 256Gb SSD and a 1Tb HDD will generally do for most users. that i guess all depends on the budget.

as for the 280, once you have that, you will not need to upgrade. for a couple years, really.

i would do this:
keep the 280 and 256gb. sell the x99 and 960Gb.

rip the DDR3, mobo and 3770 from the HP. buy a decent case, such as the HAF.

enjoy a 8000 3d marks PC for a couple years, then keep the case and make a new build.

money comes in, no money goes out, and he gets a major upgrade. the money can be saved for the new build later on.
(im always looking for cheap solutions, me)

remember that X99 is DDR4
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Seems legit....will definitely take into consideration.
 
BTRY B 529th FA BN said:
And I'm sure if you stuck with that 6 core 5820K you'd also be able to hang on to that system for the next 5+yrs 🙂
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True, true...I'll save my pennies and pick one up by June...not in a hurry to complete this build since my 280x powered HP is sufficient....but I will be going 100% 4K in my house at that time as well.
 
DigDog said:
i would do this:
keep the 280 and 256gb. sell the x99 and 960Gb.

rip the DDR3, mobo and 3770 from the HP. buy a decent case, such as the HAF.

enjoy a 8000 3d marks PC for a couple years, then keep the case and make a new build.

money comes in, no money goes out, and he gets a major upgrade. the money can be saved for the new build later on.
(im always looking for cheap solutions, me)

remember that X99 is DDR4
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I agree with this. You have to pay too much of a premium in terms of CPU and RAM to make that X99 motherboard worthwhile. The 5820K is not terribly impressive as a gaming GPU for the price, so you're really paying more for no benefit.

I actually don't see a need to replace the HP case unless you really just want to. From the pictures of the motherboard, I don't think it's standard, so you would need to get a new 1155 motherboard in that instance as well.
 
mfenn said:
I agree with this. You have to pay too much of a premium in terms of CPU and RAM to make that X99 motherboard worthwhile. The 5820K is not terribly impressive as a gaming GPU for the price, so you're really paying more for no benefit.

I actually don't see a need to replace the HP case unless you really just want to. From the pictures of the motherboard, I don't think it's standard, so you would need to get a new 1155 motherboard in that instance as well.
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Im gonna keep the HO and let my son use it. Gonna use the other stuff to build a high end rig
 
ryunohadouken said:
Im gonna keep the HO and let my son use it. Gonna use the other stuff to build a high end rig
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You'll still end up spending more money for the same performance versus just selling the X99 board. If you can get 80% of the retail price out of that board (seems reasonable for a NIB item), then you've already paid for an i5 4690K, reasonable motherboard, and 8GB of RAM. That's a lot better than hanging onto the motherboard and spending $500 on a CPU and RAM to go with it.
 
mfenn said:
You'll still end up spending more money for the same performance versus just selling the X99 board. If you can get 80% of the retail price out of that board (seems reasonable for a NIB item), then you've already paid for an i5 4690K, reasonable motherboard, and 8GB of RAM. That's a lot better than hanging onto the motherboard and spending $500 on a CPU and RAM to go with it.
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I want to build a NEW rig that's future proof. Giving the HP to my son...this beast will be all mine 🙂
 
You're going to have to query a little bit more into the heat dissipation method. There are good and bad AIO (all in one) water cooling kits. I'm not familiar with any of them. I've been with my two machines the past 4-5yrs.

Here is the story/review on the PSU, at JonnyGuru. Looks like a nice PSU. I prefer less 12v ripple than 50mv but I'm a stickler when it comes to PSU performance - nice PSU.

Any other choices you were thinking of for the Case? Remember it'll last you a long long while.
 
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