PC build: Uncertain about a few things
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19 Mar 2014, 17:14
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Good afternoon crossfire!
I'm about to order new hardware parts for my PC, but I'm not completely up-to-date when it comes to the current hardware releases.
Components I would like to replace:
Motherboard by an ASUS Z87 Maximus VI Hero
Processor by an Intel i7 4770k
Soundcard by an Creative Sound Blaster Z retail
And not 100 per cent sure yet:
Graphicscard by an GeForce GTX 780 ti
Memory by low profile RAM kits
Now my questions are:
1.) Is it really worth waiting for the GeForce GTX 790 or getting the GeForce Titan Black which I want mainly for physx and g-sync or should I rather go for the cheaper rival AMD r9-290x or whatever the other upcomming models are? Is g-sync really worth as much as people seem to make one think? I'm currently on a BenQ XL2420T monitor which I want to stick with for a while, so I would try to build a g-sync chip into it once I got a geforce graphics card and the chip is available on the market.
2.) I'm currently using just one instead of 2 fans upon the CPU cooler due to the corsair vengeance being too high profiled. Does it make sense going for even stronger RAM kits which are low profile or should I stick to them? If yes, have you guys got any suggestions?
3.) What are your opinions about soundcards? Since I have a quite decent headset (Sennheiser PC360) I currently profit by having the X-Fi titanium. The drivers are bothering me though and the flexi-jack microphone slot is occasionally not working properly anymore. Are the chipsets nowadays good enough to keep up with an X-Fi titanium? If not, is it cheaper to get a motherboard with a proper sound chipset or to get motherboard and soundcard seperately?
4.) What is your general opinion about the hardware on the list?
I'm grateful for serious opinions from people who have more clue about this shit than I do!
I'm about to order new hardware parts for my PC, but I'm not completely up-to-date when it comes to the current hardware releases.
Components I would like to replace:
Motherboard by an ASUS Z87 Maximus VI Hero
Processor by an Intel i7 4770k
Soundcard by an Creative Sound Blaster Z retail
And not 100 per cent sure yet:
Graphicscard by an GeForce GTX 780 ti
Memory by low profile RAM kits
Now my questions are:
1.) Is it really worth waiting for the GeForce GTX 790 or getting the GeForce Titan Black which I want mainly for physx and g-sync or should I rather go for the cheaper rival AMD r9-290x or whatever the other upcomming models are? Is g-sync really worth as much as people seem to make one think? I'm currently on a BenQ XL2420T monitor which I want to stick with for a while, so I would try to build a g-sync chip into it once I got a geforce graphics card and the chip is available on the market.
2.) I'm currently using just one instead of 2 fans upon the CPU cooler due to the corsair vengeance being too high profiled. Does it make sense going for even stronger RAM kits which are low profile or should I stick to them? If yes, have you guys got any suggestions?
3.) What are your opinions about soundcards? Since I have a quite decent headset (Sennheiser PC360) I currently profit by having the X-Fi titanium. The drivers are bothering me though and the flexi-jack microphone slot is occasionally not working properly anymore. Are the chipsets nowadays good enough to keep up with an X-Fi titanium? If not, is it cheaper to get a motherboard with a proper sound chipset or to get motherboard and soundcard seperately?
4.) What is your general opinion about the hardware on the list?
I'm grateful for serious opinions from people who have more clue about this shit than I do!
2. Since ddr3 ram, the better is the freqency and the Go's you get, not the timings anymore. Go for some 2000Mhz/+ modules and 8Go's minimum.
3. New audio chipsets are pretty good but i personnaly still love my XFi card and feel better to me.
4. Your hardware is fine. Looks like you got money so dont forget to invest in good case/cooling solutions.
Intel just doesnt test all ram frequencies but you can run 2400+Mhz with that processor. The only limit is basically the motherboard but your fine with the one you selected.