Rebuild Suggestions

[StangMan04]

I am looking to rebuild my gaming rig and was wondering if there were any suggestions on what parts to look at.

1) Use of computer

Primarily for gaming. WoW, GTR Racing 2 and other games I may decide to play. Nothing extreme that I can think of.

Plan to overclock and watercool (never watercooled so that will be new to me)

2) Parts needed and price range. (Typically monitor deal sites when parts go on sale, I am a bargain hunter).

Motherboard~$150 (ASUS Z97-A?)
Memory 16GB or will 8GB be fine? (Price will vary depending on which)

3)Parts owned or being used
4690K
Powercolor R9 280 3GB
Samsung 840 128GB SSD
200GB Harddrive for storage/apps
750w PC Power & Cooling PSU
HAF 932 case
Acer 24'' 1920x1080 resolution


Now for the parts listed I was thinking of moving to a Corsair 750D case since it will show off the watercooling parts better (5.25 trays get in the way on my HAF). I am also open to suggestions if there are any. I plan to have this completed before 11/13/14. Which I am currently utilizing my i7 920 build until that is sold or I buy the remaining parts first.

 

[mfenn]

8GB is enough for normal gaming purposes, and you don't need to get fancy high-end RAM. This Team DDR3 1600 8GB kit runs $69. As for the mobo, I assume that want to overclock given that you're getting a custom loop. Check out the ASRock Z97X Killer for $123.

 

[StangMan04]

8GB is enough for normal gaming purposes, and you don't need to get fancy high-end RAM. This Team DDR3 1600 8GB kit runs $69. As for the mobo, I assume that want to overclock given that you're getting a custom loop. Check out the ASRock Z97X Killer for $123.

Awesome, thanks for your response. I have never used ASRock motherboards, I assume others have used that board with success? And yes I plan to overclock.

Are there any benefits to 1866 RAM appose to 1600? I read somewhere of 1866 being the sweet spot for Haswell... not sure how true that is.

 

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What kind of X58 motherboard do you have?

 

[StangMan04]

What kind of X58 motherboard do you have?

EVGA X58 3x SLI

 

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EVGA X58 3x SLI

What model and board revision? e.g. my EVGA x58 is a 760-A1, Rev 1.0 board.

 

[StangMan04]

What model and board revision? e.g. my EVGA x58 is a 760-A1, Rev 1.0 board.

I would have to check the board when I get home. I have a feeling it is a Rev. 1 board.

 

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I would have to check the board when I get home. I have a feeling it is a Rev. 1 board.

It's a 760 Classified? There were a few different EVGA boards for X58. The next revision of mine was Rev1.1 it should say on the board.

 

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Oh, btw, Asrock makes solid boards.

 

[StangMan04]

I would have to check the board. The box (I have a picture of) does not say classified.

 

[StangMan04]

Oh, btw, Asrock makes solid boards.

I saw you PM'd me, unfortunately I cannot send PM's until I reach 25 posts.

 

[mfenn]

Awesome, thanks for your response. I have never used ASRock motherboards, I assume others have used that board with success? And yes I plan to overclock.

ASRock boards are solid, they have basically gotten to an ASUS/Gigabyte level of quality in the past several years.

Are there any benefits to 1866 RAM appose to 1600? I read somewhere of 1866 being the sweet spot for Haswell... not sure how true that is.

There are benefits to faster RAM, but they're in the 1-2% range. In my opinion, there's nothing wrong with getting faster RAM unless you end up paying a big premium.

 

[StangMan04]

ASRock boards are solid, they have basically gotten to an ASUS/Gigabyte level of quality in the past several years.



There are benefits to faster RAM, but they're in the 1-2% range. In my opinion, there's nothing wrong with getting faster RAM unless you end up paying a big premium.

Cool, thanks.