Recommendations on Gaming Rig

[JustAnotherTroll]

Thinking of upgrading and passing on parts of my current rig to my dad/sis...

Will be used for 1440p gaming and school work involving cyber forensics.

Proc/MB: i5 4670K + MSI Z87-G45
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i
PSU: Corsair AX760
Case: Corsair 750D
SSD: Re-use
ODD: Re-use

Can't decide...
RAM: G.Skill RipJaws-X 2x4GB 1600MHz / Corsair Vengeance 2x4GB 1600MHz
GPU: MSI R9 290 Gaming / Sapphire R9 290 Tri-X / Asus 780 DCUII

 

[royfrosty]

Thinking of upgrading and passing on parts of my current rig to my dad/sis...

Will be used for 1440p gaming and school work involving cyber forensics.

Proc/MB: i5 4670K + MSI Z87-G45
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i
PSU: Corsair AX760
Case: Corsair 750D
SSD: Re-use
ODD: Re-use

Can't decide...
RAM: G.Skill RipJaws-X 2x4GB 1600MHz / Corsair Vengeance 2x4GB 1600MHz
GPU: MSI R9 290 Gaming / Sapphire R9 290 Tri-X / Asus 780 DCUII

If i were you, swap out the AX760 for a RM650 or Superflower HX600. This will be more ideal for you. AX760 is a waste.

Take the Gskills.

GPU Sapphire is out due to the 2 years warranty. The price does not differ much from Gigabyte where it is only $15 more for 3 years.

Asus 780 also depends. If you willing to pay more go ahead.

If not the next available option would be either MSI or Giga.

MSI got this GPU boost features on their mobo.

 

[JustAnotherTroll]

If i were you, swap out the AX760 for a RM650 or Superflower HX600. This will be more ideal for you. AX760 is a waste.

Take the Gskills.

GPU Sapphire is out due to the 2 years warranty. The price does not differ much from Gigabyte where it is only $15 more for 3 years.

Asus 780 also depends. If you willing to pay more go ahead.

If not the next available option would be either MSI or Giga.

MSI got this GPU boost features on their mobo.

performance wise on 1440p is the 290 or 780 better?
quite particular on acoustics too, will the msi 290 be loud?

 

[royfrosty]

performance wise on 1440p is the 290 or 780 better?
quite particular on acoustics too, will the msi 290 be loud?

msi was never loud in market. They are the quietest among the other brands.

Look no further liao. Msi.

1440p r9 290 will be slightly better value. And comes with a 4gb VRAM unlike the gtx780.

 

[JustAnotherTroll]

msi was never loud in market. They are the quietest among the other brands.

Look no further liao. Msi.

1440p r9 290 will be slightly better value. And comes with a 4gb VRAM unlike the gtx780.

good point. goes well with the mobo red theme also.

and sorry abit noob question, care to explain on the choice of the HX600/RM650?

might xfire next time, is my choice of ax760 not good enough for a 2x r9 290?

 

[royfrosty]

good point. goes well with the mobo red theme also.

and sorry abit noob question, care to explain on the choice of the HX600/RM650?

might xfire next time, is my choice of ax760 not good enough for a 2x r9 290?

If you need to xfire in future then you should not be looking at 700w type of PSU.

For this 2 cards you should be looking at the 850w PSU. RM850 would be around $199.

 

[shadow84]

Decide nw whether u wan to xfire/sli den go in that direction. Dun halfway upgrade psu.

 

[JustAnotherTroll]

Decide nw whether u wan to xfire/sli den go in that direction. Dun halfway upgrade psu.

after researching, will be getting the seasonic x850

looks almost similar to your build!

 

[chaoswar]

Can consider other brand too for psu , juz in case no stock

 

[shadow84]

Can consider other brand too for psu , juz in case no stock

Can consider rm850w...

 

[JustAnotherTroll]

Can consider rm850w...

seasonic x850's sleeved cables seems like a better choice over the rm850.. hopefully got stock this weekend!

 

[shadow84]

seasonic x850's sleeved cables seems like a better choice over the rm850.. hopefully got stock this weekend!

Seasonic gt no custom made sleeve cables.... Only corsair have ready made for RM,AX, etc series.

Unless u order frm congrade custom cables.

 

[chaoswar]

Seasonic gt no custom made sleeve cables.... Only corsair have ready made for RM,AX, etc series.

Unless u order frm congrade custom cables.

Congrade make custom sleeve cable?
interested to get for my psu

 

[shadow84]

Congrade make custom sleeve cable?
interested to get for my psu

He gt lobang