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On the subject of new computers
11 years ago
I just read the Journal of Cherrybox and it reminded me,
I am also getting a new upgraded machine :D So many geeks on here might as well let you know what Im getting:
Gigabyte Z97X-UD3H-BK Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard (Black Edition Ultra Durable)
Intel Core i7-4790K 4.00GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor
Kingston HyperX Beast 8GB (2x4GB) PC3-17100C11 2133MHz
MSI GeForce GTX 970 Gaming Edition 4096MB GDDR5
Samsung 500GB 850 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 32 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-75E500B/EU)
Also got a WD 1 TB HDD for that bulk storage. Also went for Air cooling but not stock.
I am using my old Coolermaster full tower, and 1000 watt power supply that was used with the old parts. Few little extras, I also got a new Blue-Ray player and keeping the 3D monitor with Nvidia 3d vision.
Should be a pretty sweet machine, Few comments I have had already that have made me giggle.. Why go for the 970 over the 780 TI, the 9 series is going to be redundant and Nvidia are going back to the 7 series... (Seriously... SERIOUSLY hahaaha). AMD are much better then the I7 series, you could have saved so much going AMD. (Another LOL) Although I think AMD are great bang for buck, absolutely they are budget builds and AMD these days have fallen behind quite a bit.
Why 8 Gigs of Ram only and why Kingston:
Well I have been repeatedly disappointed by Dominator Ram. It fails, it breaks, it overheats, it just feels gimmicky and overpriced. So no more will I buy it. I went with the Kingston Beast it seems like a solid choice. 8 gigs over 16 gigs is simple, Very few games at all use all that Ram. Pretty much its overkill to put in 16, does very very little to the overall performance of the machine. Your effectively throwing money away. In the future this might change. So also an easy upgrade down the line.
I am also getting a new upgraded machine :D So many geeks on here might as well let you know what Im getting:
Gigabyte Z97X-UD3H-BK Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard (Black Edition Ultra Durable)
Intel Core i7-4790K 4.00GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor
Kingston HyperX Beast 8GB (2x4GB) PC3-17100C11 2133MHz
MSI GeForce GTX 970 Gaming Edition 4096MB GDDR5
Samsung 500GB 850 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 32 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-75E500B/EU)
Also got a WD 1 TB HDD for that bulk storage. Also went for Air cooling but not stock.
I am using my old Coolermaster full tower, and 1000 watt power supply that was used with the old parts. Few little extras, I also got a new Blue-Ray player and keeping the 3D monitor with Nvidia 3d vision.
Should be a pretty sweet machine, Few comments I have had already that have made me giggle.. Why go for the 970 over the 780 TI, the 9 series is going to be redundant and Nvidia are going back to the 7 series... (Seriously... SERIOUSLY hahaaha). AMD are much better then the I7 series, you could have saved so much going AMD. (Another LOL) Although I think AMD are great bang for buck, absolutely they are budget builds and AMD these days have fallen behind quite a bit.
Why 8 Gigs of Ram only and why Kingston:
Well I have been repeatedly disappointed by Dominator Ram. It fails, it breaks, it overheats, it just feels gimmicky and overpriced. So no more will I buy it. I went with the Kingston Beast it seems like a solid choice. 8 gigs over 16 gigs is simple, Very few games at all use all that Ram. Pretty much its overkill to put in 16, does very very little to the overall performance of the machine. Your effectively throwing money away. In the future this might change. So also an easy upgrade down the line.
zigzak
~zigzak
A good choice! Though if you are in the UK I would possible consider the Radeon 295 X2 as it seems to be as cheap at a 980 at the minute, and it is considerably faster, fast enough for 4k gaming even :P
Lightningbunny
~lightningbunny
OP
Assuming your talking about SLI both of them. Your right it would be a good choice for 4k gaming. Few things that puts me off this. Its not a compatible choice with Nvidia 3D vision. Also without extremely good cooling SLI creates so much heat thats not easy to deal with in my home setup. I did SLI for a good few months with GTX 260 x2 In the end I reduced this to a single and got overall better performance. Disapointingly so.. I then upgraded to a GTX 570 again keeping to the single card, and now further upgraded to the new 9 series. It is a good tip for those wanting to 4k though completely agree.
zigzak
~zigzak
No crossfire involved, the R9 295 X2 is liquid cooled as standard, and seems to handle just about any game at 4k by itself :P
Lightningbunny
~lightningbunny
OP
Heh you certainly pay for that.. woh at the price, you would expect it, but your right its a sweet card.
zigzak
~zigzak
I didn't think they were too bad at £500, you get more than double the performance of a 290X at less than half the price, which I would say makes it far better value if you have the cash :P
