Thanks a ton man! I'll do some research on my own as well, because I don't know what half of these things are (I have a general idea when it comes to processors, operating systems and the such but I don't know the ins and outs of them), but this is a great starting point. Again, thanks a ton, I really appreciate it!
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Thanks a ton man! I'll do some research on my own as well, because I don't know what half of these things are (I have a general idea when it comes to processors, operating systems and the such but I don't know the ins and outs of them), but this is a great starting point. Again, thanks a ton, I really appreciate it!
No problem. It's a bit daunting building your own PC at first, but you learn so much from researching the parts and putting everything together. Let us know if you need anymore help 
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On another note, my SLI temps are running wild. I was playing Witcher 2 with ubersampling enabled and my top GTX 780 was reaching 92 degrees 
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I thought my build would be able to summer heat, but I guess I need to get my AC installed. I have positive case pressure with three 140mm intake fans, and two 140mm exhausts, blasting on full power. But, it's still not enough to cool down my GPUs.
I think I'll sell my video cards soon and pick up a single 980Ti, instead. I can use the lower temps, less power consumption, and better performance.
. I thought my build would be able to summer heat, but I guess I need to get my AC installed. I have positive case pressure with three 140mm intake fans, and two 140mm exhausts, blasting on full power. But, it's still not enough to cool down my GPUs.
I think I'll sell my video cards soon and pick up a single 980Ti, instead. I can use the lower temps, less power consumption, and better performance.
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Maybe try turning one of those fans around so you get negative pressure instead. Pretty quick thing to do, might help a lot.
even though i don't have the PC yet, "will take a couple of more weeks to be built by the shop" i just got these !
Finally backwards compatibility, which means no more buying Remasters for me..
well this is kinda a remaster since i played both games with lower resolutions.
still debating if i should get Arkham Knight on PS4 or wait it out till my PC arrives .
Finally backwards compatibility, which means no more buying Remasters for me..
well this is kinda a remaster since i played both games with lower resolutions.
still debating if i should get Arkham Knight on PS4 or wait it out till my PC arrives .
Sorry (once again) for intruding, but I asked for help over at PcPartPicker and a very helpful someone(seriously, I'm in Greece so (s)he had to navigate through a greek website, so major props to him/her) came up with this rig for me:
OS: Windows 8.1 64-bit
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97-GAMING 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 290X 4GB Black Edition Double Dissipation Video Card
Case: CASE BITFENIX AEGIS CORE MICRO-ATX - RED/BLACK
Monitor: BenQ GW2255 60Hz 21.5" Monitor
How is it power wise? Will it run Arkham Knight at least on the recomended settings?
OS: Windows 8.1 64-bit
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97-GAMING 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 290X 4GB Black Edition Double Dissipation Video Card
Case: CASE BITFENIX AEGIS CORE MICRO-ATX - RED/BLACK
Monitor: BenQ GW2255 60Hz 21.5" Monitor
How is it power wise? Will it run Arkham Knight at least on the recomended settings?
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Just bought Wolfenstein: New order for £8, it only cost me £1.40 as I had some left over money in my steam wallet from a Christmas gift... I love Steam sales!
Well, there's a huge problem with that setup. You have an ATX motherboard and a Micro-ATX case, so the case won't be big enough to accommodate the motherboard. My suggestion: get a mid-tower or a full tower case. Or, if you want a small form-factor, keep the case you've listed and choose a Micro-ATX motherboard, instead.
As for the graphics card, I'd suggest you switch the R9 290X for a GTX 970 instead. R9 series cards run very hot, and from what I've read, the 290x actually tries to achieve a base temperature of around 90 degrees during normal gaming. In comparison, the 970 is incredibly energy efficient, and it runs very cool (the fan doesn't even turn on below 65 degrees). It's more powerful than the 290X and the low temperature operation will give you a lot more headroom for overclocking.
Also, if you can, get a Solid State Drive in addition to the HDD you've listed. The 128 GB ones from Kingston are very cheap now - you can probably get them for $40. Put Windows on the SSD (so Windows will boot faster) and use the HDD for storage.
The only reason I'm getting a PS4 is for the exclusives. I need to play Uncharted 4 and a few other games. But, everything else is PC.
Thank goodness I cross-referenced it here. And to think that he told me that I'd be able to play the game on Ultra, 60 fps no problem. As for the card, does it matter which "GTX 970" I use though? I ask because there about 10 different cards that are GTX 970 but have some "extra" stuff, like Superlocked or SSC ACX and all that.
Huh, I didn't know that about getting an extra SSD, I'll have to look that up. Prices are a bit different here but there's not a huge difference so I don't imagine going way over budget.
Anyway, thanks for the help so far. I'm thinking that it's probably best if I "study" that stuff a bit and come up with a rig of my own, than just get one blindly. Either way, again, thanks for the info!
Well, an R9 290X will not be able to max out many games on Ultra and maintain 60 fps, even on 1080p . Neither will the 970, but, you'll enjoy much better performance from the card. I forgot to mention, Nvidia provides better driver support than AMD, so if you can, always go with Nvidia.
It doesn't matter which 970 you buy, it's the same GPU regardless of which manufacturers builds the coolers. But, with that said, some 970s will have better factory overclocks than others, although the differences are minimal. Just go with whichever 970 is cheapest or on sale - you'll get practically the same performance, regardless.
SSDs are pretty cheap now (at least, up to 128 GB). You might be able to find some good deals on Ebay, too.
. Neither will the 970, but, you'll enjoy much better performance from the card. I forgot to mention, Nvidia provides better driver support than AMD, so if you can, always go with Nvidia. It doesn't matter which 970 you buy, it's the same GPU regardless of which manufacturers builds the coolers. But, with that said, some 970s will have better factory overclocks than others, although the differences are minimal. Just go with whichever 970 is cheapest or on sale - you'll get practically the same performance, regardless.
SSDs are pretty cheap now (at least, up to 128 GB). You might be able to find some good deals on Ebay, too
.Well, an R9 290X will not be able to max out many games on Ultra and maintain 60 fps, even on 1080p
It doesn't matter which 970 you buy, it's the same GPU regardless of which manufacturers builds the coolers. But, with that said, some 970s will have better factory overclocks than others, although the differences are minimal. Just go with whichever 970 is cheapest or on sale - you'll get practically the same performance, regardless.
SSDs are pretty cheap now (at least, up to 128 GB). You might be able to find some good deals on Ebay, too
So the rig he made for me is definitely not what he told me about. I'm obviously not expecting a 10k pc for 1k, I'm just looking for a good "entry point" desktop. I'm confident that with a bit of searching (it's the summer anyway, I have free time) and "studying" I'll come up with a good system.
You might consider an SSD for your boot drive if funds will allow, they are lightning quick. Seems okay though, pretty similar to mine apart from said main drive.
I am getting to the point of wanting a new GPU, I'm liking the new Gigabyte G1 GTX 980 TI
I'm waiting for my windows 10 update to kick in, then I'm going to give that a fresh install on my existing smallish SSD and add a third 1tb SSD mainly for DCS: World and a few other games.
yeah the shop just called me and asked me if i want an SSD (120GB samsung)
they also told me i can still change my order as they have GTX 970s and 980s coming and go with the 980 instead for a good price and have to give them an answer soon .
Python
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You wont regret getting an SSD, but 120GB wont go very far once windows has been installed on it. Mine is double that and used mainly as a boot drive, but none the less I have managed to fill it. This is why I'm getting another for games. I moved Battlefield 4 onto my HDD to free up some space, I've stopped playing it since as the load times are ridiculous! I hadn't noticed before as the SSD had a game loaded in seconds, it takes literally 2-3 minutes now.
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I have a 500 GB SSD just for games but filled it and now use "Steam Mover" and that free program is a god-send. I keep the games I play more or are going to play on the SSD and move the others over to a hard drive and move them back via the program if I want to play them. Before that I was uninstalling games from my pc and just re-downloading from Steam again I wanted to play them from Steam which takes a lot longer than the few minutes moving them over takes with that program.
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I have steam and all of my library on my HD anyway, I only have Windows 7, along with most programs etc on my SSD, and DCS World which has become a bit of a beast, I need more space for future aircraft. SSD's slow down a bit if they get too full also, I've had to delete a few things just in case. When Windows 10 comes along, I'll get a Samsung 840 1TB and start fresh I think.
getting it in 2-3 weeks
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