NEW BUILD (READY TO SHIP) Opinions?

[BenjiBoi]

Here is my new build, what are your opinions it is ready to be shipped and I am just curious if I should change anything and what you think to the build, also what FPS would I be averaging on Battlefield 4 in Crossfire? Just curious. Also how many extra fans should I buy? Thanks

BUILD:



CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£267.54 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£89.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£109.00 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£106.99 @ Scan.co.uk)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£86.02 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£56.34 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290X 8GB Vapor-X Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) (£384.20 @ Dabs)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290X 8GB Vapor-X Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) (£384.20 @ Dabs)
Case: Corsair 450D ATX Mid Tower Case (£95.94 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: Corsair 1000W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£166.94 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£10.55 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£74.34 @ Aria PC)
Total: £1832.05

 

[Itachiii]

Hi Benjiboi, now that's some serious build. You are obviously intending to game , but what are aiming at? First things first, BF4 is depending more on CPU power than GPU. My brothers PC with a FX 6350 and a R9 270X is playing constantly at 60 FPS no-drops. So on a 60Hz monitor you will be playing at 60 FPS no-drop as well. Crossfire though, is not always worth the money. There are games that don't get any performance gain from CF, so I would really consider again not buying those 2 GPUs and get a GTX 970 or a 980 even. Are you 3d rendering or video editing? If not, then a 4690k is just fine for gaming. I would also dump that Corsair 1000W and get an EVGA 750W G2. Is a better PSU, especially if you're planning at OC'ing.

 

[EarthDog]

I would also dump that Corsair 1000W and get an EVGA 750W G2

With 2 290x's? I would do that stock, but not pushing things too hard (I can break 750W with a 295x2 with the CPU heavily pushed as well). I would do an 850W G2 though with that setup (assuming he is overclocking).



I would like to know what resolution you are gaming on as well. I assume multiple monitors or at least 2560x1440/1600 with two of those GPUs?

I would get the EVGA Supernova G2 1000W PSU instead of that Corsair. Same exceptional quality, but costs much less... you can get a lesser PSU as well, as mentioned above, the 850W G2 Supernova...

For a cooler I would have went with Glacier, Nepton, or the Swiftech solution (more reliable).

As far as what FPS, that is impossible to tell as you didn't list a monitor and resolution...(neither did Itachii above you listing cards that have nothing to do with this??).

 

[caddi daddi]

1000 watts????? follow earth dog, I use an evga 850 G2 with 2 290's it's plenty of wattage and good, clean output.

 

[BenjiBoi]

Okay, thanks for the help, I've made an updated version, what do you guys think? And what FPS do you think I'll be averaging on BF4, Skyrim and such, cheers:


CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£267.54 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£89.99 @ Amazon UK)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste (£11.27 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-PRO(Wi-Fi ac) ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£145.50 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Tactical 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£111.55 @ More Computers)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£83.74 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£56.34 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£267.00 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£267.00 @ Aria PC)
Case: Corsair 780T ATX Full Tower Case (£146.03 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£71.46 @ Aria PC)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£10.55 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£74.95 @ CCL Computers)
Monitor: BenQ XL2430T 144Hz 24.0" Monitor (£284.22 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1887.14

 

[EarthDog]

I'm guessing 3 of those monitors for the price? But with 3 monitors, I'd get 2 290s or 2 290x because of the vram issue with 970s. With that, 2 290s, you would want to get that 850w evga I mentioned. I wouldn't run that setup on that corsair you listed.

As far as exact fps, there are reviews that tested it... Check those out.

 

[BenjiBoi]

No it's just the single monitor

 

[EarthDog]

I mistook the total for 3 monitors.

Ok, so... with that, single 980. No need for sli 970s at 1080p to me...

 

[BenjiBoi]

Okay but wouldn't sli increase the overall performance, and for the the PSU an 850 evga?

 

[Dlaw]

I'm with ED, at 1080p, even the 970 will top that 144hz monitor out on everything but maybe BF4/Crysis 3. And that's with settings maxed.

Having said that, and given your budget, a 980 WILL top out that monitor on BF4/Crysis 3. Then, you could save on cash and grab the EVGA 750w G2, or even a 550w quality PSU if you find that the 980 will be plenty for you (it probably will at 1080p), and you decide against dual video.

SLI can increase overall performance in games optimized for it, but in others you won't see much of a difference, if any. And at 1080p, I doubt you will see any difference whether the game supports SLI or not. If 1080p at 144FPS is your goal, you can do it with a single 980.

 

[BenjiBoi]

Okay, so a gtx evga 980? Would that run battlefield at 120?

 

[Dlaw]

I'll load it up and see real quick.

 

[BenjiBoi]

Cheers

 

[Dlaw]

So, after tweaking settings (and finding out that I have to change my desktop resolution to get a decent screen shot in 1080p), I've come to the conclusion that with a single 980, you will not get 120FPS constant at ultra settings. I did however get a low of 90 during the opening video, so still extremely playable.

Honestly though, I think my CPU was the bottleneck here. I'm getting almost identical framerates at 4k in SLI. Now yes, that's 2 cards, but it's also 4 times the resolution with the exact same settings, and SLI doesn't scale exactly. In my opinion, I don't think any card can do it with a 4790k.

So, disregard my previous post. A single 980 will not top that monitor out on BF4. I'll re-enable SLI and check to see if that'll make a difference, but I don't feel that it will.

 

[BenjiBoi]

Okay haha, I only intend to play at 1920x1080p at a solid FPS on the majority of games, is sli not worth the money for what I want? If not should I just add a GTX 980 EVGA acx 2.0

 

[EarthDog]

It's nowhere near worth it for 1080p...single 980 hoss.

Glad dlaw confirmed to you what reviews said already... after he tested.

 

[Dlaw]

So, after fighting with Rivatuner, and figuring out how to add a non-Steam game to my library so I could use Steam's FPS display, I have concluded that 2 video cards is way overkill for your needs. Go with a single 980 man, the 30FPS isn't worth the extra cost when your already getting exceptional framerates at max settings.

As far as which 980, that's your call man. Any of the aftermarket coolers on these cards will do, and from what I understand, even the reference coolers are pretty quiet and cool.

 

[BenjiBoi]

Phew! After lots of research this GPU runs Bf4 at 120+ http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/RG87gs what do you think?

 

[BenjiBoi]

Cheers for looking into it man real help, what do you think to this, any changes? http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/RG87gs

 

[Dlaw]

You don't really need 750w if you aren't going SLI. It's a great PSU, but way overkill. However, if you want to keep your options open to SLI and multi-monitor or 4k, I'd keep it.

The only other thing is the cooler. As ED said earlier, I would go with the Glacier, Nepton, or the Swiftech cooler.