New Rig to Replace 10 yr old PC

[-Synchronicity-]

980 ti is able to drive 1440p also, its somewhere between a gtx 1060 and a 1070. i use this late Nov 2014 PC built (upgrade GPU and Monitor along the way 2015 - 2016, I7 4790k + MSI 980 ti+ Acer Predator Xb271hu 1440p 144hz monitor). Still going strong in 2018. 980 Ti is the most underrated card since the launch of Pascal GPU series.

980ti is pretty much a 1070. I own a 1070 so I can tell you that I know it can run 1440p since...well I'm running 1440p. But can it run 1440p and 144hz on most AAA games? A big no. Simply check out the review for 1070ti which is basically a 1080 -
https://www.anandtech.com/show/12373/the-evga-geforce-gtx-1070-ti-ftw2-review/11

 

[LLCSG12]

if budget is no concern, go with the best that is on offer currently.. i7, nvm, 1808ti etc.. u wun regret..

 

[Sausage]

What do you all look for in a mb these days?

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[singupingu]

What do you all look for in a mb these days?

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- BIOS support (how often/fast/stable the bios of the certain brand/model)
- VRM heatsink, best to be present if building a rig using more than 4 cores,
- IO ports necessities (display ports, how many USB, spdif support for high end audio if needed),
- M.2 support(in both SATA and PCIE, Intel Optane if necessary),
- USB 3.1 Gen 2 port (for USB 3.1 Type C chassis)
- M.2 position, make sure it's not under GPU or first PCIE x16 slot.
- included wifi (if needed, also if it is a wireless AC1200/1300 or lower end ones)



And above all, most important factor is PRICE

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[ragnarok95]

What do you all look for in a mb these days?

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Price. Nothing else.

 

[undead102]

What do you all look for in a mb these days?

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What do I look for? The cheapest motherboard of course. Whichever motherboard is the cheapest I buy which one lo. Nowadays the cheapest motherboards already have all the features I need already. Its that simple. Better to channel more of the budget towards better cpu and gpu or an additional ssd or larger HDD better.

 

[brianc]

Hi All:

Thanks for the suggestions and comments, really appreciate it. Bought the parts on Fri, specs are shown on the right. Decided to DIY, first time doing it. Took me a while and some figuring out watching youtube videos and forums, but it was worth it. No major hardware or software issues, casing is really use to use. Only problem is the front IO, headphone jack on Define R6 is not working.

From 5 vendors, shortlisted to 2 vendors at SLS; it was price, service (attitude + knowledge) and after-sales terms that made the difference. I went with MakeFine. I didn't know about them initially; it was on forums and Carousell that I chanced about them.

Some after-thoughts:
1. Learning curve is a little bit challenging for first-time DIY like myself; I really lost touch with PC parts. So, watching youtube videos helped tremendously. Still, I made the mistake of installing the AIO and mobo without routing the cables first, so it was hard connecting some cables.

2. I took my time to decide, really helped. I asked alot of questions and for advice. People are really helpful, most of the time.

3. When deciding on vendors, having a few to compare is very useful especially when comparing the usual go-to vendors with others that are not as well-known.

4. I made 2 visits to SLS to see the parts for myself and talked to the vendors. It helped.

5. The Rog Swift PG279Q monitor was the only part I had a problem deciding even after talking to many people and looking at it and the Acer XB271HU. In the end, I just decided on the Rog Swift; and the infamous backlight bleed is honestly not a deal-breaker at least on my monitor.

6. My rig is an over-kill. I decided on it because I was 'game, ultra, no-upgrade' starved for quite a while, and I'm not planning to upgrade any time soon; another 10 yrs perhaps

7. I wanted to source for the cheapest price from various sources and DIY. However, I realised that I'd not be able to enjoy after-sales service from a vendor if I did not buy a whole system. Fortunately, I found a vendor with the best price and good after-sales service.


So, thanks again everyone. I'll do the stress tests and o/c later. Now shag, and just want to enjoy everything on ultra.

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[brianc]

 

[brianc]

 

[zacky1223]

Hi All:

Thanks for the suggestions and comments, really appreciate it. Bought the parts on Fri, specs are shown on the right. Decided to DIY, first time doing it. Took me a while and some figuring out watching youtube videos and forums, but it was worth it. No major hardware or software issues, casing is really use to use. Only problem is the front IO, headphone jack on Define R6 is not working.

From 5 vendors, shortlisted to 2 vendors at SLS; it was price, service (attitude + knowledge) and after-sales terms that made the difference. I went with MakeFine. I didn't know about them initially; it was on forums and Carousell that I chanced about them.

Some after-thoughts:
1. Learning curve is a little bit challenging for first-time DIY like myself; I really lost touch with PC parts. So, watching youtube videos helped tremendously. Still, I made the mistake of installing the AIO and mobo without routing the cables first, so it was hard connecting some cables.

2. I took my time to decide, really helped. I asked alot of questions and for advice. People are really helpful, most of the time.

3. When deciding on vendors, having a few to compare is very useful especially when comparing the usual go-to vendors with others that are not as well-known.

4. I made 2 visits to SLS to see the parts for myself and talked to the vendors. It helped.

5. The Rog Swift PG279Q monitor was the only part I had a problem deciding even after talking to many people and looking at it and the Acer XB271HU. In the end, I just decided on the Rog Swift; and the infamous backlight bleed is honestly not a deal-breaker at least on my monitor.

6. My rig is an over-kill. I decided on it because I was 'game, ultra, no-upgrade' starved for quite a while, and I'm not planning to upgrade any time soon; another 10 yrs perhaps

7. I wanted to source for the cheapest price from various sources and DIY. However, I realised that I'd not be able to enjoy after-sales service from a vendor if I did not buy a whole system. Fortunately, I found a vendor with the best price and good after-sales service.


So, thanks again everyone. I'll do the stress tests and o/c later. Now shag, and just want to enjoy everything on ultra.

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Nice casing! I bought it too recently!

 

[ZrE0_Cha0s]

Congrats. Now u upgrade from noob to basic Lvl

Enjoy your new hoots and PC

 

[-Synchronicity-]

Looks good. Enjoy.

 

[Questionaire]

What is the damages? How much it cost in total?

 

[Illusionist_85]

Wah Asus fan

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[brianc]

What is the damages? How much it cost in total?

5174 without WD Black 4TB

 

[brianc]

Congrats. Now u upgrade from noob to basic Lvl

Enjoy your new hoots and PC

Thanks, still quite noob unfortunately

 

[shadow84]

5174 without WD Black 4TB

Did you compare with other normal shops at least to see if makefine got chop carrot you?

 

[brianc]

Congrats. Now u upgrade from noob to basic Lvl

Enjoy your new hoots and PC

Did you compare with other normal shops at least to see if makefine got chop carrot you?

Sorry the price includes hypex keyboard and razor death elite. Yup compared.

 

[archyng]

the asus rog tax on the monitor and gpu thou ...

*feels guilty himself getting a pg258q over xb252q but no choice table small can fit pg258q only save sgd200 cannot buy a deeper table too