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Need advice: Last build was 14 years ago

Mart131
Level 7
Case - Fractal Design ARC Midi R2
MB - Maximus VI Formula
CPU - Intel 4770K
Cooler - Corsar H 105
Ram - G Skill Trident X 16GB (2x8) 2400mhz
SSD - SAMSUNG 840 EVO 500GB
HDD - WD Black 1TB
Optical - ASUS DRW
GPU - EVGA GTX780 SC ACX
PS - CORSAR AX860
Monitor - ASUS PB278Q 27inch
OS - WIN 7 Home 64bit


Getting the itch to build again. I'm building to game but I do intend to OC also. Starting slow with the
Noctua cooler and then gonna water cool it later. What I'm really unsure of is the monitor.
Is the 144mhz monitor overkill since i'm starting off with just a single GPU . I'm also on the fence with the 750W PS thinking maybe the 1000W might be the better future proof route. Any advice would be appreciated.
Asus Maximus VI Formula ~ i7-4770K ~ EVGA GTX 780 SC ACX 3GB ~ 16 GB G.Skill Trident X 2400 MHz ~ Samsung Evo SSD 500 GB ~ Asus CD/DVD reader/writer ~ Corsair 860AX ~ Corsair H105
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Antronman wrote:
Why do people keep recommending the H100i? I would recommend the H105. Crucial is not very great. The best SSDs are Samsung 840 Pro series, the Samsung 840 EVO series and the Kingston Hyper 3K SSDs. The RoG RAIDR Express is faster than all of those, but has a very high price tag (around that of the 500GB Samsung 840 EVO SSD) for only 240GBs of storage. Basically, the RAIDR express is the fastest out of every SSD out of the box, the 840 EVOs have the best price/performance ratio, the 840 PROs are the fastest SATA SSDs and the Hyper 3Ks are just barely more expensive than the 840 EVOs, and faster by a fairly big margin. Everything else looks good, except that if you are interested in future upgrades I would recommend an 850w PSU. Also, I would recommend buying the 2x8GB Trident X kit as the fewer sticks your system has the less stress it puts on your system.


He may want to load up on RAM if he's doing what I think he's doing. But yes less sticks the better. 16GB is good for the 2x8
Mobo: Rampage IV BE | CPU: i7-4930@4.5ghz Hexacore | RAM: 32GB Corsair V-Pro | GPU: 4xR9 290X Quadfire | PSU: eVGA P2 SuperNOVA 1000W\G2 850W | Chassis: NZXT Phantom 820 | Cooling: XSPC Raystorm CPU Block\4xEK 290X Block\2x Laing D5\XSPC Dual Bay Res\Phobya G-Changer 1080 External Rad\Alphacool 140UT60\XSPC AX360 | Fan Con: Lamptron CW611 | Tube: Primochill Adv. LRT Bloodshed Red | 3xCrossover 27" 2560x1440 Monitors | Build Log of Insanity

PowerOver9K wrote:
He may want to load up on RAM if he's doing what I think he's doing. But yes less sticks the better. 16GB is good for the 2x8


He says it is for gaming. Not Bitcoin mining if that's your guess. AMD does better in that particular area.
Say hi to the next generation.

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Through strength, I gain victory

Through victory, my chains are broken

The Republic of Gamers shall free me

PowerOver9K
Level 9
I'm using Fancycache which uses a kernel mode driver to buffer reads&writes to 8 gigs of RAM which is then hit directly by Windows which is why that # is so insanely high. http://www.romexsoftware.com/en-us/fancy-cache/

This is NOT the same as a RAMDisk.
Mobo: Rampage IV BE | CPU: i7-4930@4.5ghz Hexacore | RAM: 32GB Corsair V-Pro | GPU: 4xR9 290X Quadfire | PSU: eVGA P2 SuperNOVA 1000W\G2 850W | Chassis: NZXT Phantom 820 | Cooling: XSPC Raystorm CPU Block\4xEK 290X Block\2x Laing D5\XSPC Dual Bay Res\Phobya G-Changer 1080 External Rad\Alphacool 140UT60\XSPC AX360 | Fan Con: Lamptron CW611 | Tube: Primochill Adv. LRT Bloodshed Red | 3xCrossover 27" 2560x1440 Monitors | Build Log of Insanity

PowerOver9K wrote:
I'm using Fancycache which uses a kernel mode driver to buffer reads&writes to 8 gigs of RAM which is then hit directly by Windows which is why that # is so insanely high. http://www.romexsoftware.com/en-us/fancy-cache/

This is NOT the same as a RAMDisk.


Still bottlecapped by SATA transfer/read/write maximums.
Say hi to the next generation.

Peace is a lie, there is only Passion

Through passion, I gain strength

Through strength, I gain victory

Through victory, my chains are broken

The Republic of Gamers shall free me

Mart131
Level 7
I thought 4 sticks was better so as to make use of the quad channel that the Formula VI offers? I have been considering the H105 over the H100i.
Asus Maximus VI Formula ~ i7-4770K ~ EVGA GTX 780 SC ACX 3GB ~ 16 GB G.Skill Trident X 2400 MHz ~ Samsung Evo SSD 500 GB ~ Asus CD/DVD reader/writer ~ Corsair 860AX ~ Corsair H105

Nate152
Moderator
The formula vi is dual channel memory, 2x8 GB sticks for 16 GB is the way to go if you are overclocking. Two sticks will put less strain on the cpu's integrated memory controller.


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231589

Changed to 2x8
Asus Maximus VI Formula ~ i7-4770K ~ EVGA GTX 780 SC ACX 3GB ~ 16 GB G.Skill Trident X 2400 MHz ~ Samsung Evo SSD 500 GB ~ Asus CD/DVD reader/writer ~ Corsair 860AX ~ Corsair H105

Nate152
Moderator
quad channel memory comes in 4 or 8 perfectly matched sticks.
dual channel memory comes in 2 or 4 perfectly matched sticks.

You wouldn't notice any performance difference when gaming. The gpu is what will make the biggest difference in performance with games.

HiVizMan
Level 40
Actually quad or dual channel is determined by the chipset not the number of sticks you have fitted. The LGA2011 (X79) chipset is currently the only platform that offers quad channel memory.
To help us help you - please provide as much information about your system and the problem as possible.

Thanks HiVizMam, I thought the chipset on the Formula VI was quad channel, my mistake. I didnt look close enough when i was reading the specs on that motherboard. I 've been reading so much material lately that my head is swimming. I have a lot of catching up to do. So much has changed since the last time a built a computer.
Asus Maximus VI Formula ~ i7-4770K ~ EVGA GTX 780 SC ACX 3GB ~ 16 GB G.Skill Trident X 2400 MHz ~ Samsung Evo SSD 500 GB ~ Asus CD/DVD reader/writer ~ Corsair 860AX ~ Corsair H105