Are you going to overclock? I think every i5 or i7 of the current gen is more than enough. For the gpu i would go for the 980, newest and awesome gpu, for what i heard so far. Samsung 840 evo is always a good option for an ssd (or maybe wait for the 850 evo and buy it or wait for the 840 evo to drop in price)
Comment has been collapsed.
A better idea would be to spend ~$1k now and save the rest for upgrades. Computer hardware moves fairly quickly. Knowing Intel, an X99 motherboard might be good for Broadwell but that'll be the end of CPU upgrades.
You don't need a custom cooler unless you're going to overclock. I'd suggest a 240-256 GB SSD as it hits a nice sweet spot in price/GB right now.
Comment has been collapsed.
First of all you should tell us what you're aiming for.
I would build a system that fits my needs right now and plays games I want now at very good to ultra settings. This system than usually is enough to play games for the next year. Then you can upgrade to better gpu which isn't brandnew (and therefore has driver issues or other problems) and have saved probably half of your budget.
Comment has been collapsed.
Well, i wouldn't mind some extra power but i'm more than happy with 2k res and i would like to play the latest stuff on the highest settings, noise isn't a problem for me, there will be days when i won't turn it off but i don't think that makes that much of a difference, yes i will be using it mostly for gaming, watching movies and also for streaming and i read that good cpu helps for it, keyboard, mouse, etc i have these things covered :p
Comment has been collapsed.
CPU:
In that case I would go for an i5 Haswell. The only difference to an i7 is Hyperthreading this means an i7 is pretending to have 8 cores instead of its physical 4. But these 8 cores are only useful if you have software that can highly parallelize its tasks (which isn't the case for almost every game). So an i5 (with 4 physical cores) is actually as fast as an i7 given the same architecture and Speed (GHz).
I personally wouldn't even go for a K-Version since you only need this for overclocking. And most games with high graphics aren't limited by the processor nowadays anyway. So it would be an i5 4670 (or 4690 which is more expensive but isn't a lot faster: around 3%)
CPU-Cooler:
is only required if you want to have a silent system, otherwise go with the boxed version.
Mainboard:
nothing special, any h87 or B87 board that has all the features you need. Again no Z-board cause only for overclocking.
RAM:
Just take any 2x4GB that run together with the mainboard. More is not needed for games
GPU:
I'd get a AMD R9 280x or if you want to spend the extra money go for the new GTX 270
Harddisk:
If you've got a server or save most of your stuff on external HDDs (with USB3 or eSATA - that's what I do) I'd go for a SSD for your games and OS. I just got the Crucial M100 512 GB which is heaps for many games and the OS. Alternatively go for a 256 GB SSD and a 2(+)TB HDD. I'm very happy with the Crucial SSDs since they're quite fast yet cheap.
PSU:
I put a Be Quiet Straight Power E9 in my rig. It's almost completely silent and has a 80+gold efficiency. But basically just take any decent one with probably around 500 to 600 W for the given configuration.
Case:
Take anything you like and fits all your stuff. If it's big enough you shouldn't need any additional fans.
Well that's my two cents. got longer than expected :p
EDIT:
Soundcard:
try with the onboard solution, if you're not happy you can get one later on.
With that configuration you should be able to build a PC that's capable of playing all recent games in HD (on ultra) for around 1k - 1.2k. That leaves you enough money for updates later on or any other fun stuff to do.
Comment has been collapsed.
Thank you so much for the long and detailed explanation, it will help me a lot! and maybe other people too :P
I think i will aim for something like this http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Lj9svK but maybe a different video card and cpu (these aren't that cheap)
Comment has been collapsed.
Not to be nitpicky but...
No reason to pick up an R9 280X for $320. That's GTX 970 range.
That's a pretty unbalanced build with regards to CPU and everything else.
You're overpaying for that power supply.
You'll probably want a larger SSD. ~240GB ones hit around $100
Comment has been collapsed.
No worries, that's why i'm asking here, i'm not good at this :P every advice is helpful! Yes, i see good reviews about gtx970 and 980 but i tend to go for amd cards, cpu is overkill i know but for some reason i like the x-99 mb and shouldn't 6core be better or 4core is more than enough this and the following years?
Comment has been collapsed.
+1
@FlyMeTotheMoon:
Have a look at this
You'll save around 800 $ and you'll notice not much differences. Many games will run at almost the same speed on your i7 as on an i5 with same GHz. The only game I know of, that actually benefits from more cores or hyperthreading is Battlefiled. But you'll be able to play it without problems even with an i5.
Rather invest the extra money in a better GPU: GTX 970 (or even GTX 980 if you want to spend that much). You'll notice a lot more improvement from upgrading your GPU than the CPU (concerning games).
If you still want to have hyperthreading (i7) at least look at an Intel Xeon (e.g. E3-1275 V3) this is basically an i7 without the internal graphics.
Comment has been collapsed.
13 Comments - Last post 42 minutes ago by CBlade
0 Comments - Created 43 minutes ago by CBlade
1,413 Comments - Last post 43 minutes ago by XJ777
115 Comments - Last post 50 minutes ago by APocketfulofStars
1,344 Comments - Last post 1 hour ago by LuckyStrike1305
29 Comments - Last post 1 hour ago by Carlo
15,416 Comments - Last post 1 hour ago by devotee
23 Comments - Last post 23 seconds ago by Myrsan
82 Comments - Last post 6 minutes ago by Mimiq
8,970 Comments - Last post 8 minutes ago by Haelsteir
108 Comments - Last post 11 minutes ago by Peiperissimus
81 Comments - Last post 21 minutes ago by Mitsukuni
26,493 Comments - Last post 29 minutes ago by JMM72
6 Comments - Last post 31 minutes ago by Fraden
Hey guys! I'm hoping i can find some help here from you who are far more into these technical stuff than me, I'm trying to build a good gaming PC which can last for couple of years or so, which means that it should be able to run everything and able to be upgraded for the years ahead. Money isn't a big issue but of course i don't really want to give something like 3k$, looking to go around 2k$ and less if possible. So far i've my eyes on some stuff which i want to list here:
motherboard - x99-deluxe
cpu - Intel Core i7-5960X / Intel Core i7-5930K / Intel Core i7-5820K (i have the feeling 5960x is a little bit of an overkill though)
gpu - GeForce GTX 980 / GeForce GTX 970 / GTX Titan Black / radeon r9 295x2 / radeon r9 290 / SAPPHIRE HD 7970 GHz Edition 6GB GDDR5 TOXIC / AMD Radeon HD 7990 6GB Dual GPU Video Card / gtx780 6gb
ram - i know it should be ddr4 because of the x99 and more than 8gb isn't really needed but i don't know which exactly
also i can't choose psu and i will need a custom cooler probably, and for an ssd i'm looking for something small around 100gb not sure what to pick as well.
Thanks for any help you guys can provide on this and maybe this can help other people too if they are building something similar right now :P
Comment has been collapsed.