New Help w/ PC Build
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Instead of the mobo big dog posted how about this one with that processor?
Newegg.com - ASUS MAXIMUS VI HERO LGA 1150 Intel Z87 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
Newegg.com - ASUS MAXIMUS VI HERO LGA 1150 Intel Z87 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
PP Mguire
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Having more fans doesn't equate to better airflow, and neither does a bigger case for that matter. Case design and the quality of fans depicts air flow. So with that being said to answer your question the answer is no.
Complete waste of money buying that board.
I ended up purchasing my case/and power supply today.
COOLER MASTER Elite 431 Plus RC-431P-KWN2 Black Steel Body (0.5mm SECC), ABS plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Newegg.com
and power supply
SeaSonic S12II 620 Bronze 620W ATX12V V2.3 / EPS 12V V2.91 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply - Newegg.com
PP I ended up talking to one of my buddies and he made this combo recommendation to me
mobo: ASUS P9X79 LE LGA 2011 Intel X79 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with USB BIOS - Newegg.com
chip: Intel Core i7-3820 Sandy Bridge-E 3.6GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 2011 130W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80619i73820 - Newegg.com
ram: G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBRL - Newegg.com
vid card: Newegg.com - EVGA 02G-P4-2761-KR GeForce GTX 760 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 SLI Support Video Card
COOLER MASTER Elite 431 Plus RC-431P-KWN2 Black Steel Body (0.5mm SECC), ABS plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Newegg.com
and power supply
SeaSonic S12II 620 Bronze 620W ATX12V V2.3 / EPS 12V V2.91 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply - Newegg.com
PP I ended up talking to one of my buddies and he made this combo recommendation to me
mobo: ASUS P9X79 LE LGA 2011 Intel X79 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with USB BIOS - Newegg.com
chip: Intel Core i7-3820 Sandy Bridge-E 3.6GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 2011 130W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80619i73820 - Newegg.com
ram: G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBRL - Newegg.com
vid card: Newegg.com - EVGA 02G-P4-2761-KR GeForce GTX 760 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 SLI Support Video Card
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I'm just going to reiterate what PP said at the beginning, you don't need an i7 for strict gaming purposes. Spend less on the CPU (get a Haswell i5), and spend more on the GPU.Edgar said:
PP Mguire
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Your buddy is trying to make you overspend on an older platform rather than buying a CPU 3 generations ahead that I recommended. I'll just leave it at that
Sorry I guess I was really bad with reading.
Could you share some links with me on CPU and Mobo combo? I think he is just going with what he has and it works for him.
Like Yevrag35 says I should just spend more money on a better GPU, I'm seriously like all over the place still, reason why I only ordered my case and power supply today.
I do of course greatly appreciate all the info everyone is giving me. But makes sense to go with something more advance and have better graphics.
Like I said I am piecing this thing together and just simply want something that is going to work awesome.
Could you share some links with me on CPU and Mobo combo? I think he is just going with what he has and it works for him.
Like Yevrag35 says I should just spend more money on a better GPU, I'm seriously like all over the place still, reason why I only ordered my case and power supply today.
I do of course greatly appreciate all the info everyone is giving me. But makes sense to go with something more advance and have better graphics.
Like I said I am piecing this thing together and just simply want something that is going to work awesome.
PP Mguire
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You want a good base. Get the 4670k now and you won't have to worry about upgrading your CPU for a few years and then you can just get a better GPU as the next generation comes out. That is your better option. The 3820 and X79 platform came out in 2011 and although it's still extremely capable (I have a 3960x myself) I can't recommend that platform to anybody unless they have some serious cash to spend. The 4670k is faster at gaming than even my 1000 dollar processor because it's a good 20-25% faster due to it being 2 generations ahead.
Not only that, but if you go back and take a look what you're saying realy doesn't make that much sense. The 3820 that he recommended is more expensive than the faster 4670k by about 70 bucks. We also suggested a GTX 760 which is a perfectly capable card.
Edit: Also if you're not wondering why I did not link anything it's because he linked practically everything I would have in the first post besides the RAM which I corrected.
Not only that, but if you go back and take a look what you're saying realy doesn't make that much sense. The 3820 that he recommended is more expensive than the faster 4670k by about 70 bucks. We also suggested a GTX 760 which is a perfectly capable card.
Edit: Also if you're not wondering why I did not link anything it's because he linked practically everything I would have in the first post besides the RAM which I corrected.
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