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re: Just Purchased Parts for a New PC - Suggestions?
Posted on 11/29/14 at 1:36 am to audodger
Posted on 11/29/14 at 1:36 am to audodger
Good config, high-end card and i7 in a $1000 build is fantastic. With all the GPU price drops, I probably need to update my guide at some point.
There are two things that I highly suggest you consider:
First, the RAM. DDR3-1600 CL11 (cas latency) is bottom of the barrel. You can get faster RAM (and lower latency) for cheaper. If the merchant of choice doesn't matter, you're better off getting this GSkill kit from Newegg for $56.99: LINK
If it has to be from Amazon, this ADATA kit is $64.99 (and marginally slower than the g.skill above): LINK
Secondly, you really should get an aftermarket cooler. Hyper 212 EVO, H80, just something better than stock. You won't want to overclock on stock cooling, and you don't want a K-series CPU unless you're planning to overclock eventually.
Other than that, it looks fine (I could find anything to nitpick about but it wouldn't significantly affect performance).
There are two things that I highly suggest you consider:
First, the RAM. DDR3-1600 CL11 (cas latency) is bottom of the barrel. You can get faster RAM (and lower latency) for cheaper. If the merchant of choice doesn't matter, you're better off getting this GSkill kit from Newegg for $56.99: LINK
If it has to be from Amazon, this ADATA kit is $64.99 (and marginally slower than the g.skill above): LINK
Secondly, you really should get an aftermarket cooler. Hyper 212 EVO, H80, just something better than stock. You won't want to overclock on stock cooling, and you don't want a K-series CPU unless you're planning to overclock eventually.
Other than that, it looks fine (I could find anything to nitpick about but it wouldn't significantly affect performance).
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Posted on 11/29/14 at 1:58 am to ILikeLSUToo
quote:
You can get faster RAM (and lower latency) for cheaper. If the merchant of choice doesn't matter, you're better off getting this GSkill kit from Newegg for $56.99: LINK
Hey that's what I have! Comfortably at 9-11-11-28 and OC'ed to 2133MHz.
Also, $329 for a 290X? Can't you get a 970 for 329-339 and have significantly more performance at half the TDP?
This post was edited on 11/29/14 at 2:00 am
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