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Leftenent

Leftenent

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It's been a long time coming, but to treat myself after finishing college and becoming a full-fledged "murse" (Male-Nurse), I have been scrimping and saving, and am ordering this build:

NZXT Phantom 630 White

EVGA LGA 1150 Intel Z87 Classified Edition

EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti Dual Classified

EVGA SuperNOVA 80 PLUS GOLD 1000W PSU

Intel i7-4770K

Samsung 840 Pro Series 256 GB SATA III SSD

WD Black Series 2 TB SATA 6.0 Gb/s HDD

Corsair Vengeance Pro 1866 32 GB (Existing)

Custom EK Water kit.


I will be using an existing Samsung 830 128 GB SSD for OS, Windows 8.1 (already owned), 2 24" ASUS 1920 x 1080 (Next future upgrade) Monitors and adding a Steelseries Siberia v2 3.5mm Headset, A RAZER Black Widow Ultimate Stealth Edition Keyboard, and a SteelSeries Sensei Mouse as peripherals.

Budget: $2,500. Actual Cost: $2534.91
 
Very nice build. Do you already have an optical drive or did you forget about it?
 
Already have one, which I've used all of twice in the past year or so:P
 
Very solid build. Personally, with that GFX card, I would change the 1080p to 1440p if I were you, especially if you're playing Minecraft; unless you plan to take advantage of the superior refresh rate with the 1080p while doing some serious FPS gaming. 1440p (or greater) = much more beautiful graphics; 1080p = faster response time (most beneficial in FPS gaming).
Also, I prefer Seagate as opposed to WD - though that is just my preference, but man this is definitely a very solid build! I look forward to seeing the final build!


PS: Congratulations on finishing college; I'm not even finished yet. Definitely pat yourself on the back for that one. We all here at eGO should be proud of you, for we have someone who has been with eGO for quite awhile that is now of higher education, and here you are still representing us and you're even more astute. So like I said, congratulations!
 
Sp3ctrE, thank you. I plan on upgrading in the next month or two to a 1440p monitor, but my priority is putting the build together, then tweaking it to prime performance. Then when I upgrade in a month or two, it will be eye-shattering to put a new monitor in front of it.

To compare, I'm currently running an AMD FX-8350 with a GTX 460. Even without the immediate monitor upgrade, its' going to be a huge change.

Currently my HDD is Samsung. I was just reading a report that stated Seagate had by far the worst fail rate, so I opted for WD. Here's a link.
 
Leftenent said:
Sp3ctrE, thank you. I plan on upgrading in the next month or two to a 1440p monitor, but my priority is putting the build together, then tweaking it to prime performance. Then when I upgrade in a month or two, it will be eye-shattering to put a new monitor in front of it.
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Sweet plan, I can't wait to see the final build!

Leftenent said:
To compare, I'm currently running an AMD FX-8350 with a GTX 460. Even without the immediate monitor upgrade, its' going to be a huge change.
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Definitely, I personally am happy for you; you're making a huge upgrade! You must definitely be excited!

Leftenent said:
Currently my HDD is Samsung. I was just reading a report that stated Seagate had by far the worst fail rate, so I opted for WD. Here's a link.
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Oh, really! I'll have to read up, this is oddly the other way around in comparison to how I remember things back five years! The world of technology is constantly evolving and changing, and you can never know enough, so I'm definitely glad you shared this. Thanks!
I really only use my Seagate Barracuda 1TB solely for work/business-related storage, but I may decide to opt over for a WD...
 
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Pretty nice build! I'm against NVidia Graphics, but the 780 is a nice card.
 
flamelauncher11 said:
Pretty nice build! I'm against NVidia Graphics, but the 780 is a nice card.
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flamelauncher11 said:
Pretty nice build! I'm against NVidia Graphics, but the 780 is a nice card.
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GTX 780 Ti > GTX Titan > GTX 780 ;)

GTX 780 Ti SLI > All :cool:
Not only does the 780 Ti stock outperform any and every single GPU card, but on SLI - it outperforms any and every multiple GPU card or cards on Crossfire/SLI... And as it's SLI, micro stuttering and incompatibility issues can be solved simply by disabling SLI... And it's still a top contender! So to all of you multiple GPU card fanboys, I just got one thing to say... I got 99 problems but my graphics card ain't one!

EDIT: The 780 Ti being the #1 single GPU card will probably change soon enough though... With the new Nvidia Maxwell GPU coming out! Dun dun dunnn! :w00t:
But it's still definitely going to be one of the top cards for a good long while; Hell, the GTX Titan Black Edition was inspired by it. According to sources, the new GTX 800 (Maxwell) series is going to see very similar performance to the 700 series, maybe just a tad bit better, but the main focus with the GTX 800 series is delivering that performance under less power consumption... So we're going to see some evolution taking place with this 800 series. The premium level 'enthusiast' cards (which is all I ever go after) in the 800 series is going to become a thing of the more distant future. AMD will probably release a few cool new toys between now and then, which they always do (and it always helps Nvidia when they do), but I'm not making a switch to AMD anytime soon as that would end up being a waste of money and time.
I used to be partial to AMD... When AMD was top dog and also before I could actually afford the new Nvidia line of GPU. Now I have come to terms with the fact that AMD is now the manufacturer of 'the poor man's performance parts'. It will perform well for anyone on a tighter budget, but absolute and consistent premium quality lies with Nvidia, especially when you get up into the higher end parts, and that's how it will likely stay.

In terms of any GPU, however, I typically don't recommend anyone get any graphics card with the reference coolers on them... Always wait get the graphics cards that have the non-reference coolers. Not only are they typically stocked at higher clocks, but reference coolers always tend to have issues in the beginning of any new line of cards. Just a little advice based on my own personal, preferential rule of thumb.
 
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As long as my $150 7870 GHz OC Edition plays every game maxed out at an average of 50FPS or higher (which it does) and the dual fans keep my card from going over 50* C (which it does, thanks to having a fan-case), then I'm happy!

If a game comes out and I can't run it maxed out above ~30FPS or to the point where rubberbanding and stuttering is a daily thing, then I'll look at upgrading my card (probably gonna get a 7970 3GB card and upgrade to a 2560 x 1440 ultra widescreen monitor). But for now, I am happy with what I have. No need to spend $700 on a graphics card when you can get a $200 graphics card that displays equal performance in terms of gaming.

Of course if the 7870 plays games maxed at 60FPS and the 780 plays games maxed at over 100 FPS, then the 780 is the better performer, but nobody can really tell that difference. Now, in the long run yes the 780 will be the better card because it can play games that'll be made in the next decade! But by then, the card would most likely cost barely $300, which then would be the best time to own a 780.

That's how it works; NVidia and AMD make these $500-$700 super beefy graphics cards that appeal to heavy PC gamers who want the best out of their PC, yet a simpler one - two year old graphics card that, too, was $500-700 during their reign and is now $200 could also run these games at maxed out levels fairly smoothly. Now if you're going into the realm of 1440p, 4k, or multi-monitor gaming, then the beefier cards are needed for that matter. But for a simple 1920 x 1080 monitor there's no need.
 
flamelauncher11 said:
As long as my $150 7870 GHz OC Edition plays every game maxed out at an average of 50FPS or higher (which it does) and the dual fans keep my card from going over 50* C (which it does, thanks to having a fan-case), then I'm happy!

If a game comes out and I can't run it maxed out above ~30FPS or to the point where rubberbanding and stuttering is a daily thing, then I'll look at upgrading my card (probably gonna get a 7970 3GB card and upgrade to a 2560 x 1440 ultra widescreen monitor). But for now, I am happy with what I have. No need to spend $700 on a graphics card when you can get a $200 graphics card that displays equal performance in terms of gaming.

Of course if the 7870 plays games maxed at 60FPS and the 780 plays games maxed at over 100 FPS, then the 780 is the better performer, but nobody can really tell that difference. Now, in the long run yes the 780 will be the better card because it can play games that'll be made in the next decade! But by then, the card would most likely cost barely $300, which then would be the best time to own a 780.

That's how it works; NVidia and AMD make these $500-$700 super beefy graphics cards that appeal to heavy PC gamers who want the best out of their PC, yet a simpler one - two year old graphics card that, too, was $500-700 during their reign and is now $200 could also run these games at maxed out levels fairly smoothly. Now if you're going into the realm of 1440p, 4k, or multi-monitor gaming, then the beefier cards are needed for that matter. But for a simple 1920 x 1080 monitor there's no need.
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Very good points! Of course, about everything you said just explains, in detail, how literally everything about a PC build is all based on user preference.
At the end of the day, everyone has a goal and a purpose for their rig; If you meet that goal, get what you want out of your rig, and your rig serves your purpose well, then that's really all that matters.
And you are also right about beefier cards being more necessary in the realm of higher resolution & multi-monitor gaming; my two GTX 780 Ti Dual Classified (2-Way SLI) are for gaming on three 1440p monitors (see full specs in my sig)! :biggrin:
 
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Parts arrived yesterday, spent about 4 hours putting it together and tweaking the cable management. First post on my new beast!! Pics forthcoming.
 
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