Thoughts on this build?

[3SG_NS_Wong]

Asrock Z97 Killer + 4690K
G-skill Ripjaw X 8 gig
Crucial MX100 128 gig SSD
WD Black 1 TB
Asus GTX 970 4Gig
Corsair CX 750W PSU
Corsair Carbide 200R Casing

monitor i'll use back my old dell....

Anythoughts on where i can save some dosh?

or am i missing anything?

i think everything in should be around $1.7k

(oh yea will be mainly used for gaming - GTA 5 etc etc)

 

[shadow84]

Drop that psu.. get superflower leadex 600/650w...

Overall shld b less than 1.7k,maybe can get 256gb ssd and better case.

Mx100 256gb ssd at lazada at $159, before 10% discount with mastercard.

 

[hengheng220]

Get a 600w psu and if not ocing can choose a b85 plus non k chip combo

 

[3SG_NS_Wong]

Drop that psu.. get superflower leadex 600/650w...

Overall shld b less than 1.7k,maybe can get 256gb ssd and better case.

Mx100 256gb ssd at lazada at $159, before 10% discount with mastercard.

thanks man.

oh yea, if im using an external DAC for my audio, no need internal sound card right. Just USB out to my DAC and then to my speakers?

 

[3SG_NS_Wong]

Get a 600w psu and if not ocing can choose a b85 plus non k chip combo

yea most probably wont be ocing....Asus B85 + 4690 ok ?

 

[shadow84]

thanks man.

oh yea, if im using an external DAC for my audio, no need internal sound card right. Just USB out to my DAC and then to my speakers?

Yeah, that is correct.

 

[hengheng220]

yea most probably wont be ocing....Asus B85 + 4690 ok ?

Can... but tbh gaming get 4440 also enough

 

[zenniz]

Just get a B85 mobo and i5 4460.

The difference you get from i5 4460 and i5 4690 is very little in gaming. Not worth the money per performance.

You don't need a WD black, blue is enough.

A freshly installed OS in a WD blue only boot up in less than 10 seconds.

Choose value ram instead of Ripjaw.

In total, you can save up to $100.

 

[shadow84]

Just get a B85 mobo and i5 4460.

The difference you get from i5 4460 and i5 4690 is very little in gaming. Not worth the money per performance.

You don't need a WD black, blue is enough.

A freshly installed OS in a WD blue only boot up in less than 10 seconds.

Choose value ram instead of Ripjaw.

In total, you can save up to $100.

WD blue can boot in 10s? U sure bo? Or u really meant freshly installed OS? So, TS must everything reinstall OS whenever he wanna use com so as to get the 10s boot time?

 

[Jian19]

i5-4460 + Msi b85m g43 ~ $335
Crucial 8gb ddr3 ~ $100
Crucial mx100 256gb ssd ~ $155
Wd blue 1tb ~ $68
Msi gtx970 gaming ~ $575
Lg dvd rom ~ $21
Superflower hx 600 ~ $108
Fractal design arc midi r2 ~ $130

Optional : Win7 or Win 8.1 64 oem ~ $115-125

$1492 buy and DIY @ tradepac ask for discount.

 

[Jian19]

WD blue can boot in 10s? U sure bo? Or u really meant freshly installed OS? So, TS must everything reinstall OS whenever he wanna use com so as to get the 10s boot time?

Think he typo and meant ssd

 

[shadow84]

Think he typo and meant ssd

But, he editted after 2 mins, boh change the blue part.

 

[zenniz]

I'm currently using a WD blue for 3 months now. Currently have 7 software during the start up and still manage to boot up in 10s.

 

[shadow84]

I'm currently using a WD blue for 3 months now. Currently have 7 software during the start up and still manage to boot up in 10s.

In due time, it will be 20s, 30, 60s, forever...

 

[sacredrays]

In due time, it will be 20s, 30, 60s, forever...

why ah..? cause of no trim?

 

[wkweewee]

why ah..? cause of no trim?

Mechanical vs flash.. u can try to pile up your hard disk with stuff and try to boot it. Soon you will realise why everyone is moving towards ssds le.

 

[shadow84]

why ah..? cause of no trim?

In due time, wear and tear of the platter will cause ur hdd to perform slower. No doubt on freshly installed OS, it will be fast. But as time goes by, it will slow.

That is not the case for ssd since flash memory wun slow down due to long usage. Its either working or dead.