New build and the inevitable problems

[mjmacky]

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[Artemis]

Actually I reread what Rart had to say about the Antec 920 CLC's but he is wrong. They are not the current top model at all, the current models are the 650, 950 and the 1250 CLC's any H20 920's still lurking around are old stock.

[Rart]

Ok. I misread the Antec site and stand corrected.

That wasn't really the focus of my post though and I still stand by everything I said unless you can provide any sort of data to the contrary.

[IdolEyes787]

-Fractal R4 (Titanium w/ window)
-Asus Sabertooth Z87
-Intel i7-4770K
-Corsair H100i cooler
-32GB DDR3 2400 1866 GSkill Sniper Gaming Series
-EVGA GTX760 Superclocked
-Samsung SSD EVO 500GB
-Corsair AX760 fully modular PSU
-Windows 8.1 Pro-64

I settled on The Fractal Arc XL and probably going with the Asus Maximus VI Hero, Corsair Hydro 105 and a EVGA GTX 780 'cause I can currently get a good deal on one.
Now I'm only ruminating on the memory and although I get the basics of speed/latency trade-offs I'm a little worried about getting anything that isn't native 1.5v.

[Artemis]

I would hold back for a couple of weeks on the purchase of the graphics card. NVidia are about to release the next series this month, so a, the price on the existing 'top of the line' 780 will drop, or b you will find a very nice introductory offer on the new card that cannot resist.....

[Skiz]

-Fractal R4 (Titanium w/ window)
-Asus Sabertooth Z87
-Intel i7-4770K
-Corsair H100i cooler
-32GB DDR3 2400 1866 GSkill Sniper Gaming Series
-EVGA GTX760 Superclocked
-Samsung SSD EVO 500GB
-Corsair AX760 fully modular PSU
-Windows 8.1 Pro-64

I settled on The Fractal Arc XL and probably going with the Asus Maximus VI Hero, Corsair Hydro 105 and a EVGA GTX 780 'cause I can currently get a good deal on one.
Now I'm only ruminating on the memory and although I get the basics of speed/latency trade-offs I'm a little worried about getting anything that isn't native 1.5v.

Solid choices.

As for memory, if your board has an issue with it, the BIOS would tell you, you would get a beep code, and with the case of that and other newer priceir boards, when you try and input dangerous settings, the LED warning light turns red. Most RAM speeds are advertised and labeled based upon their XMP profiles and most XMP profiles for i5 and i7 RAM is 1.65. Almost certainly you'll be able to run 1.65V RAM even if it initially posts at 1.5V. Insert one stick at a time and check your BIOS clock speeds. If it's on XMP Auto, or whatever your boards comparable setting is, you should be fine.

All that said, don't worry about voltage as much as how much and what speed.

[IdolEyes787]

Thanks.

I'm thinking towards the same Snipers that you got ( Sorry but fairly cheap/good for 16GB) or the 2133hx Ripjaw Z(less cheap/infinitesimally better).
Also didn't mention but obviously a SSD as supposedly,that would be the most noticeable upgrade.

Honestly though all I'm really looking to do is build something in around $2000 that will be in the ballpark of semi-relevant for the next 4-5 years and all the over-thinking on my part is sort of silly.

[Skiz]

That build will be very relevant for longer than that. All you should need is to swap out GPUs every 2 years and you'll be good for quite some time.

[Rart]

I settled on The Fractal Arc XL and probably going with the Asus Maximus VI Hero, Corsair Hydro 105 and a EVGA GTX 780 'cause I can currently get a good deal on one.
Now I'm only ruminating on the memory and although I get the basics of speed/latency trade-offs I'm a little worried about getting anything that isn't native 1.5v.

Are you planning on using an E-ATX motherboard at some point in the future? Otherwise the Fractal Arc XL is pretty... large unless you need the size for a specific reason (tons of hdds/pcie cards etc). The Fractal R4 that Skiz uses is a really solid case otherwise that's cheaper and more compact.

Also RAM speeds are essentially irrelevant. Get whatever's on sale when you purchase your parts. The money you save from buying cheaper RAM will get you way, way, more performance if you invest it into a better GPU, SSD, or CPU.

Also I second what art said as well. Unless you're getting a really really good deal on that GTX 780 or you absolutely need your PC now, I would recommend waiting for the new Nvidia cards to come out before purchasing a GPU.

[IdolEyes787]

I need a large case because from what I understand of stuff(that being basicatly a loot),besides being a more humane way of operating ,free-range tends to produce better product.

Also I have read about that rat study and I'm afraid if I pack the components in too tightly them may begin to eat each other.

Btw I'm pretty sure in terms of actual "need", I don't actually need a computer,so fuck off.