Intel Core i7 Six Core i7-4930k PC

[neq2499]

Hello Lately I've been looking to buy a new gaming pc that will last me for a long time, and I've decided to pick these components. Can you guys give me your opinion on what you think about this pc ? Also would it be beter if i would get 2x gtx 970 4gb instead of staying with 1 gtx 980 .

Specs:

Case
CORSAIR OBSIDIAN SERIES™ 750D FULL TOWER CASE


Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Six Core Processor i7-4930K (3.4GHz) 12MB Cache


Motherboard
ASUS® P9X79 LE: INTEL® SOCKET LG2011


Memory (RAM)
16GB KINGSTON HYPER-X BEAST DUAL-DDR3 2133MHz X.M.P (2 x 8GB)


Graphics Card
4GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 980 - 1 DVI, 1 mHDMI, 3 mDP - 3D Vision Ready


1st Hard Disk
250GB Samsung 840 EVO SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (upto 540MB/sR | 520MB/sW)


2nd Hard Disk
2TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD2003FZEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)


1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM


Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W RM SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET


Processor Cooling
Corsair H100i Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler


Extra Case Fans
2 x 12CM Black Case Fan (configured to extract from rear/roof)

£2,112.00 inc VAT and Delivery

Thanks for any help

 

[Edd1e]

is this just for gaming? If so Hex core is probably unnecessary (I have got a soft spot for them though . I would not use a wd green for anything other than library as it is designed as an energy efficient drive so not performance driven, black would be better. What monitor are you going to drive with gpu's? Unless huge or 4k at your budget I would guess single 980 would be better with option to add a second later but you will need larger psu for that upgrade path.

 

[neq2499]

I know that hex core is unnecessary, but i would like the processor to last a while, so i don't have to upgrade it for long time. The Hard disk option was just my lack of attention So i've changed the hard disk. Also I don't play many games, I only play League of legends and cs go, but when i will have the pc, I will definately check out some other games too So yeah, overall what do you think about the pc, is it worth buying ? Do you think I could find a better setup for around £2000 price ?

 

[neq2499]

I have looked around and for this price i can get an x99 chipset pc with ddr4 ram.



Case
CORSAIR OBSIDIAN SERIES™ 750D FULL TOWER CASE


Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Six Core Processor i7-5820K (3.3GHz) 15MB Cache


Motherboard
ASUS® X99-S: ATX, HSW-E CPU, USB 3.0, SATA 6 GB/s


Memory (RAM)
16GB KINGSTON HYPER-X PREDATOR QUAD-DDR4 2400MHz X.M.P (4 x 4GB)


Graphics Card
4GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 980 - 1 DVI, 1 mHDMI, 3 mDP - 3D Vision Ready


1st Hard Disk
240GB KINGSTON HYPERX 3K SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 555MB/sR | 510MB/sW)


2nd Hard Disk
2TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD2003FZEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)


1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM


Power Supply
CORSAIR 1000W RM SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET


Processor Cooling
Corsair H100i Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler

Is this better than the previous one ?

 

[steaky360]

Its the new Intel architecture so yes, its better I'd guess it costs more too?

As for the 1 x 980 vs 2 x 970 query, typically the suggestion is to get the best single graphics card you can afford, but two 970s outperform 1 980 by a fair margin and don't cost more (they were actually cheaper for a while I believe).

 

[neq2499]

Acutally , the price difference between then isnt a lot, its something around £50 , so i guess its worth. Do any of you have any suggestion on custom builds up to £2000 with best performance?
?

 

[steaky360]

Not really, looks ok to me but if its pure gaming performance you wont' need to spend so much really. You could probably go non x99 and either get another 980 or put the extra aside to get one in the near future (which will benefit you MUCH more than the 6 core processor imo).

 

[neq2499]

Ive looked at a normal setup and I've came up with this:

Case
CORSAIR OBSIDIAN SERIES™ 750D FULL TOWER CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-4790k (4.0GHz) 8MB Cache
Motherboard
Gigabyte Z97-HD3: ATX, LG1150, USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs
Memory (RAM)
16GB KINGSTON HYPER-X BEAST DUAL-DDR3 2133MHz X.M.P (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
6GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX TITAN BLACK - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP
1st Hard Disk
240GB KINGSTON V300 SSD, SATA 6 Gb (450MB/R, 450MB/W)
2nd Hard Disk
2TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD2003FZEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply
CORSAIR 750W CS SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Processor Cooling
Corsair H100i Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler

Price: £1,925.00 including VAT and delivery.

What do you think about this, is it worth buying ?

 

[steaky360]

Is the 980 not better than the Titan Black? I thought it was, I'd double check some benchmarks to make sure.

 

[Edd1e]

Ive looked at a normal setup and I've came up with this:

Case
CORSAIR OBSIDIAN SERIES™ 750D FULL TOWER CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-4790k (4.0GHz) 8MB Cache
Motherboard
Gigabyte Z97-HD3: ATX, LG1150, USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs
Memory (RAM)
16GB KINGSTON HYPER-X BEAST DUAL-DDR3 2133MHz X.M.P (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
6GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX TITAN BLACK - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP
1st Hard Disk
240GB KINGSTON V300 SSD, SATA 6 Gb (450MB/R, 450MB/W)
2nd Hard Disk
2TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD2003FZEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply
CORSAIR 750W CS SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Processor Cooling
Corsair H100i Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler

Price: £1,925.00 including VAT and delivery.

What do you think about this, is it worth buying ?

Is this just for playing games? Few small tweaks would be better ssd, balance of k processor and hydro cooling probably only worth it if you plan on overclocking, titan black ooooo I hella want one but for gaming not sure performance per £ makes sense. Same for ram speed can't really say 2100 over 1600 speed will reward you in games. Any of this for other activities such as 3d renders, intensive calculations etc then the story might be different.

Would love that rig tho (minus ssd)

 

[neq2499]

Ive changed the ssd to this: 250GB Samsung 840 EVO SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (upto 540MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
Due to cooling, do you mean to buy something less expensive, what would you advise me to get ?

 

[neq2499]

I had a look on other websites , and I can get the same computer with a better graphics card, for the same price. Im talking about the Geforce gtx 980 strix.
Here are the screenshots of the hardware:
http://scr.hu/3x2c/qgk1y
http://scr.hu/3x2c/0986i

Opinions? I dont want post the link to the site because i dont know if i can, let me know so i can give it to you if you want.

 

[neq2499]

Also I haveplayed around with the hardware and I made this:


Case
CORSAIR OBSIDIAN SERIES™ 750D FULL TOWER CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD FX-9590 Eight Core CPU (4.7GHz-5.0GHz/16MB CACHE/AM3+)
Motherboard
ASUS® SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 (DDR3, USB3.0, 6Gb/s, CrossFireX/Sli)
Memory (RAM)
16GB KINGSTON HYPER-X FURY DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB AMD RADEON™ R9 295X2 - DL DVI, 4 x DP - DX® 11 Eyefinity 6 Capable
1st Hard Disk
250GB Samsung 840 EVO SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (upto 540MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk
2TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD2003FZEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1200W PRO SERIES™ PLATINUM AX1200i DIGITAL MODULAR PSU (£239)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H80i Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler (£69)
Extra Case Fans
2 x 12CM Black Case Fan (configured to extract from rear/roof) (£9)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 4 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Operating System
Genuine Windows 8.1 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365
Anti-Virus
BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
PCS EXTRA-CARE DIAMOND DELIVERY - MON-FRI, PRE-NOON (£9)
Build Time
FAST TRACK 5 WORKING DAY DISPATCH (£39)
Quantity
1

Price: £2,055.00 including VAT and delivery

I dont get how this pc is supposed to be 100% better, but the price is the same. Is this pc better than the one I showed you previously? Is it worth buying? Why it so cheap.I know a lot about intel and geforce but I know nothing about AMD.

 

[FlacidDonkeyGuy]

Also I haveplayed around with the hardware and I made this:


Case
CORSAIR OBSIDIAN SERIES™ 750D FULL TOWER CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD FX-9590 Eight Core CPU (4.7GHz-5.0GHz/16MB CACHE/AM3+)
Motherboard
ASUS® SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 (DDR3, USB3.0, 6Gb/s, CrossFireX/Sli)
Memory (RAM)
16GB KINGSTON HYPER-X FURY DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB AMD RADEON™ R9 295X2 - DL DVI, 4 x DP - DX® 11 Eyefinity 6 Capable
1st Hard Disk
250GB Samsung 840 EVO SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (upto 540MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk
2TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD2003FZEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1200W PRO SERIES™ PLATINUM AX1200i DIGITAL MODULAR PSU (£239)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H80i Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler (£69)
Extra Case Fans
2 x 12CM Black Case Fan (configured to extract from rear/roof) (£9)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 4 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Operating System
Genuine Windows 8.1 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365
Anti-Virus
BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
PCS EXTRA-CARE DIAMOND DELIVERY - MON-FRI, PRE-NOON (£9)
Build Time
FAST TRACK 5 WORKING DAY DISPATCH (£39)
Quantity
1

Price: £2,055.00 including VAT and delivery

I dont get how this pc is supposed to be 100% better, but the price is the same. Is this pc better than the one I showed you previously? Is it worth buying? Why it so cheap.I know a lot about intel and geforce but I know nothing about AMD.

TBH you would be better off getting that PC without the GPU, then buying it separately and saving yourself around £300. Even with the closed loop cooler that card (infact all cards) is VERY easy to fit. Six cores or more will work in your favor DX 12 and Mantle will actually leverage the (physical) cores. Given Windows 8.1 users will are supposedley going to get Windows 10 for free, more that 4 cores is no brainer IMO. Mantle does do what it says on the tin, in mantle my low & average framerates are a lot higher. I would personally plump for a Intel CPU however, and that case is overkill unless you are planning on a custom wartercooling loop with crossfire/sli

 

[neq2499]

Thanks for help , I really apreciate it Ive got one more question. The gtx 980 has these dispay options: 1 DVI, 1 mHDMI, 3 mDP . Is th mHDMI any different to HDMI . Ive never heard about it and what im i supposed to do ?

 

[FlacidDonkeyGuy]

Thanks for help , I really apreciate it Ive got one more question. The gtx 980 has these dispay options: 1 DVI, 1 mHDMI, 3 mDP . Is th mHDMI any different to HDMI . Ive never heard about it and what im i supposed to do ?

The mHDMI & mDP just stands for mini, it just allows for more ports on the card. Display Port is the by far the best way to go to connect your montior to your PC. Also that card could have 3 monitors running of that single card over Display Port. The mini end goes in your card, the normal fat end into your monitor or you can get a converter and use a normal DP cable.


Honestly I would go for two 970's over a single 980, if you are planning to got above 1920 x1080 @60/144hz,RE 4K, 21:9 or 2k at 144ht. The cost is around the same, but you will get much higher FPS in games. Two 970's is around £600 a single 980 is around £500. A intel 5820K mobo & ram if sourced yourself is only approx £150 more than a equivalent 4790k mobo & ram. For the extra outlay you get DDR4, 50% more processor and more PCI-E lanes (you can power more devices).

So in effect £250/320 will make a huge impact on your build, regardless of what others will have you think.