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Urist said:
I`ve been using my current pc now for 7 years.
its a core 2 duo with a gts 8800 and hard drives that sounds like a malfunctioning but never stopping lister engine

Honestly don`t know if skylake is worth the wait.
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In terms of day-to-day performance, you're right - I was thinking more about buying something that's close to end of life. I bought my Sandy Bridge set-up (i5-2500k + z68 board) in 2011 and by the end 2012, beginning 2013 there were no longer any socket 1155 boards around. I haven't had to replace anything but if my motherboard got fried in 2013, I would have had to buy a new CPU instead of getting a board swap.
 
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Thanks for the good advice. I didn`t know a new chipset was imminent.
Might be worth the wait, even if I stick with the current parts it should become a lot cheaper on account of being from the previous generation.
 
You can't go wrong with the cpu and gpu you've chosen, they're excellent choices! The motherboard will do well I think. It's basically the same build as the MSI gaming 5 except I think the MSI looks prettier. If you think the motherboard might not be enough for you I suggest spending a bit more and getting either the MSI gaming 6 or 7, or the Asus Maximus VII Hero. The SSD and RAM are excellent. A friend of mine has the same SSD and he's very happy with the speeds! As for the cpu cooler, why not go corsair h80i? It's a bit more expensive but has awesome cooling. I'm not too sure about DeepCool AIO coolers, maybe someone else can vouch for it?

Other than that I think that's a sweet pc you're gonna be building there! Should last you 4 years easy before you even have to SLI. Just crank the clocks a bit and you'll be set. Especially on that Devil's Canyon! :D
 
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AlexGouws said:
You can't go wrong with the cpu and gpu you've chosen, they're excellent choices! The motherboard will do well I think. It's basically the same build as the MSI gaming 5 except I think the MSI looks prettier. If you think the motherboard might not be enough for you I suggest spending a bit more and getting either the MSI gaming 6 or 7, or the Asus Maximus VII Hero. The SSD and RAM are excellent. A friend of mine has the same SSD and he's very happy with the speeds! As for the cpu cooler, why not go corsair h80i? It's a bit more expensive but has awesome cooling. I'm not too sure about DeepCool AIO coolers, maybe someone else can vouch for it?

Other than that I think that's a sweet pc you're gonna be building there! Should last you 4 years easy before you even have to SLI. Just crank the clocks a bit and you'll be set. Especially on that Devil's Canyon! :D
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Thanks, I feel a little more confident about my selection now.

Don`t really mind the looks of the motherboard, though the red Kingston ram modules will go well with the red board. The case is not see-through so it doesn`t really matter.

There is quite a price difference between the corsair and the deepcool - R670, and the reviews don`t look bad.
 
If the reviews for the DeepCool look good and the temps in the tests are good, then by all means go for it! I'm sure you'll be satisfied. I'm guessing you won't be overclocking your pc anyway so there's no need for extreme cooling. One question though, why not build it yourself? I see in your post you're worried about parts not working. Why do you think they might not work? Another question if you don't mind, where are you buying all your parts from?
 
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If the reviews for the DeepCool look good and the temps in the tests are good, then by all means go for it! I'm sure you'll be satisfied. I'm guessing you won't be overclocking your pc anyway so there's no need for extreme cooling. One question though, why not build it yourself? I see in your post you're worried about parts not working. Why do you think they might not work? Another question if you don't mind, where are you buying all your parts from?
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Haven`t decided where to buy from yet, was thinking maybe Rebel Tech. I haven`t bought from them before.

I would love to assemble the PC myself, but my fear is that I might boot it up and instead of post the motherboard starts beeping and I have to figure out which part is not working without being able to test them in my currently obsolete PC.

I know its a slim change, but my luck is like that.

edit: Yikes
http://hellopeter.com/rebel-tech/complaints/dishonesty-and-shocking-business-practices-1572727
 
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Urist said:
Haven`t decided where to buy from yet, was thinking maybe Rebel Tech. I haven`t bought from them before.

I would love to assemble the PC myself, but my fear is that I might boot it up and instead of post the motherboard starts beeping and I have to figure out which part is not working without being able to test them in my currently obsolete PC.

I know its a slim change, but my luck is like that.

edit: Yikes
http://hellopeter.com/rebel-tech/complaints/dishonesty-and-shocking-business-practices-1572727
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I've used Rebel Tech several times without any issues. Two of the orders were over R9k. Wootware provides better service by most accounts, but you save money with Rebel Tech in almost all cases. You have to decide if you're willing to suffer lesser service in exchange for saving some money.
 
Hi guys!

Currently have
Intel Core i7 2600k
ASRock Z68 Extreme4
Corsair 4x4GB CMX16GX3M4A1600C9
Asus GTX560ti
CoolerMaster GX550W
Corsair Carbide Series 400R

Looking at
Intel Core-i7 4790k - R4,694.00
Gigabyte Z97X Gaming5 Socket-1150 - R2,961.00
4x8GB Corsair Vengeance Pro 1600-cl9 - R4,977.00
MSI TX970 OC 4GB - R5,216.00

Total: R17,848

I'd mainly be using it for work (I'm a game artist, do lots of 2D+3D+game engine stuff and often run them all simultaneously). I'd generally prefer the Intel+Nvidia combo because of needing CUDA for some of my baking/multimedia tasks.

Am I being stupid about anything? In particular, do you think I'll have enough power and will it all fit in that case? :P Thanks in advance for your help!

[edit] I'm also happy to wait for a bit if it's worth it. I'm just generally not someone who jumps onto new tech, preferring value for money over the early-adopter price, but at the same time, if it means I'm happier when I work, I don't mind paying a bit more.
 
Elyaradine said:
Hi guys!

Currently have
Intel Core i7 2600k
ASRock Z68 Extreme4
Corsair 4x4GB CMX16GX3M4A1600C9
Asus GTX560ti
CoolerMaster GX550W
Corsair Carbide Series 400R

Looking at
Intel Core-i7 4790k - R4,694.00
Gigabyte Z97X Gaming5 Socket-1150 - R2,961.00
4x8GB Corsair Vengeance Pro 1600-cl9 - R4,977.00
MSI TX970 OC 4GB - R5,216.00

Total: R17,848

I'd mainly be using it for work (I'm a game artist, do lots of 2D+3D+game engine stuff and often run them all simultaneously). I'd generally prefer the Intel+Nvidia combo because of needing CUDA for some of my baking/multimedia tasks.

Am I being stupid about anything? In particular, do you think I'll have enough power and will it all fit in that case? :P Thanks in advance for your help!

[edit] I'm also happy to wait for a bit if it's worth it. I'm just generally not someone who jumps onto new tech, preferring value for money over the early-adopter price, but at the same time, if it means I'm happier when I work, I don't mind paying a bit more.
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All looks pretty good to me. Although isn't 32gb RAM a bit much? Wouldn't 16gb suffice?
 
Yeah, for most things 16GB is more than enough. (It's what I currently have.) But I've found that when I do 3D painting or video editing I run out super fast, so I figure, if I'm going to upgrade, I might as well eliminate all of the things that annoy me... :P

Thanks for the help!
 
Elyaradine said:
Yeah, for most things 16GB is more than enough. (It's what I currently have.) But I've found that when I do 3D painting or video editing I run out super fast, so I figure, if I'm going to upgrade, I might as well eliminate all of the things that annoy me... :P

Thanks for the help!
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Ahh okay, yeah for 3D modeling and creation, 32Gb is good! :D
 
ponder said:
I doubt you are gonna see a "major" performance boost from those components.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGZA5nxBpzU


You are jumping from an obsolete 1155 socket to a soon to be obsolete 1150 socket. How often do you upgrade?
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I would wait for Skylake purely so any hardware issues during warranty periods can be managed with a.swap out. If your motherboard manufacturer doesn't have a socket 1150 board in 18 months, what happens?
 
Neoprod said:
I would wait for Skylake purely so any hardware issues during warranty periods can be managed with a.swap out. If your motherboard manufacturer doesn't have a socket 1150 board in 18 months, what happens?
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That's what I'm hinting at & in the meantime make do with what you have. If it was a gaming pc I would say buy now but he uses this for work.
 
ponder said:
That's what I'm hinting at & in the meantime make do with what you have. If it was a gaming pc I would say buy now but he uses this for work.
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I pondered what you pondered...

Neoprod said:
In terms of day-to-day performance, you're right - I was thinking more about buying something that's close to end of life. I bought my Sandy Bridge set-up (i5-2500k + z68 board) in 2011 and by the end 2012, beginning 2013 there were no longer any socket 1155 boards around. I haven't had to replace anything but if my motherboard got fried in 2013, I would have had to buy a new CPU instead of getting a board swap.
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@ponder and @Neoprod: I upgrade about once every 3-4 years. But when I say "upgrade", it's the cpu+mobo+ram+gpu, which is kind of like getting a new machine anyway, and often pick up a new hard drive for a fresh install of Windows.

So because of my cycle of basically replacing all of the internals every 3-4 years, only upgrading the ram and graphics card didn't actually cross my mind... Whoops! Thanks so much! I'm happy to wait. :D
 
Elyaradine said:
So because of my cycle of basically replacing all of the internals every 3-4 years, only upgrading the ram and graphics card didn't actually cross my mind... Whoops! Thanks so much! I'm happy to wait. :D
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Just keep in mind that you won't be able to transfer the ram to the new system, the gpu yes.
 
Argh, thanks for the reminder. I think I'll put that off until later too then, as it's quite a bit to spend on something I can't carry over.

Woo, you guys are the best!
 
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