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Jon ![]() Newbie ![]() Joined: 26 Apr 2015 Location: USA Status: Offline Points: 62 |
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These are all good tips. I went a little overboard on the CPU and motherboard compared to the graphics card...that said, there really aren't many 'budget' CPUs or motherboards when you go with the X99 set, especially in the ITX form factor.
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ASRock X99E-ITX/ac | Intel i7-5820K | ASUS GTX 970 mini | Samsung 850 EVO 250GB | Crucial Ballistix (2x8GB) | Corsair CX600M | CoolerMaster Seidon 120V | CoolerMaster Elite 110 | Windows 10 64-bit
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Illegalseagull ![]() Newbie ![]() ![]() Joined: 24 May 2015 Location: USA Status: Offline Points: 79 |
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Yeah, I didn't really follow my own advice, either...
My GTX660TI is a good card, but there are a lot of people that would have bought a newer/better card for a build like this. I got it from a friend, so the price was too good to pass up. Also, I play on a 1080P tv, so high-high resolution gaming isn't a requirement. If I were going to push to 1440P or 4k, I think I would have looked to 970...$$$
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ASROCK Z97M OC Formula
Intel i5 - 4690K @ 4.5ghz Stable Overclock |
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zzWizards_Realmzz ![]() Newbie ![]() ![]() Joined: 25 May 2015 Status: Offline Points: 8 |
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Very nice -- the case looks clean and I like the big radiator hoses. I have an air cooled computer :( Maybe some day I get one of these fancy ASRock boards and upgrade to an i5 like yourself.
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Illegalseagull ![]() Newbie ![]() ![]() Joined: 24 May 2015 Location: USA Status: Offline Points: 79 |
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I saw a review where they said that Corsair did the larger sleeved hoses on their most recent refresh...the earlier models had smaller looking tubes...I like the look of it. Thanks!
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ASROCK Z97M OC Formula
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Illegalseagull ![]() Newbie ![]() ![]() Joined: 24 May 2015 Location: USA Status: Offline Points: 79 |
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Here are some more pics from my build...
Look at how the ASRock motherboard box got thrashed in the mail! I was worried, but there was no harm done afterall... ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I had been torn between this ASRock OC Formula board and the ASRock K1LLER Gaming board. I liked the blood red aluminum heatsinks on the Gaming board more, but in the end, I knew that a high and reliable overclock was more important to me, so I went with the OC Formula version, which I think might boast better PWM power modules, etc. Building this thing was a dream...I find myself recommending the ASRock boards along with the all-in-one water coolers to my friends...so much performance, easy install, and prices are good. The "overclock" boards that some other brands are selling are just silly $$$...this OC Formula kicks butt.
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ASROCK Z97M OC Formula
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zzWizards_Realmzz ![]() Newbie ![]() ![]() Joined: 25 May 2015 Status: Offline Points: 8 |
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Very good to hear the motherboard worked out well. I too have had my share of computer components getting abused in the mail -- I don't know who is to blame, NewEgg or the shipping companies. Luckily I haven't had anything damaged before it even arrived.
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muffint0p96 ![]() Newbie ![]() ![]() Joined: 24 May 2015 Location: USA Status: Offline Points: 4 |
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Wow man, this is great! Thank you for all the information. I am definitely looking to game mostly and my husband is into this stuff too so I think we can come up with a pretty great build. I will make sure to post my creation here when done! ![]() |
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long time Laptop user
Want to build a gaming beast Smart computer terms Smart computer terms |
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xxx420BlazeItxxx ![]() Newbie ![]() ![]() Joined: 25 May 2015 Location: Rochester, MN Status: Offline Points: 10 |
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THIS IS MY BUILD!!!1! Or it will be. I love the Z97M. The best motherboard around IMHO. For the micro size at least...and the color is good to LOL!
I think Id want more RAM in my build. RAM makes the OC and the fastest ram is the only way to get to the top, where I want to be! LOL JK I like yours alot and I hope mine comes out as good. Its great how ur helping everybody with ur comments. I hope I can get this pro some day.
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Your never going to see what you can't become unless you stop and try to achieve it
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Illegalseagull ![]() Newbie ![]() ![]() Joined: 24 May 2015 Location: USA Status: Offline Points: 79 |
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420blaze
Thanks! Yeah, I would like to have more ram, for sure...I have one friend that wants to sell me a kit of uber-fast stuff, but another friend that told me not to bother, because ram speed doesn't really matter he said? I still don't see how ram speed doesn't matter, but whatever I know right now I have the 8gb, and it usually just sits around 30% being used...so I'm not sure if I really do need more here?
I spend a lot of time on boards and things looking at peoples' builds, and it seems like a lot of folks are running 16gb ram... |
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ASROCK Z97M OC Formula
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Illegalseagull ![]() Newbie ![]() ![]() Joined: 24 May 2015 Location: USA Status: Offline Points: 79 |
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I know on my last build (775 socket) was tied to the speed of the fsb...so if oyu wanted to crank your processor speed way up, you had to have fast 1066, 1200mhz speed ram to keep up...and that was pricey...for me, my build ended up being limited by how fast I could drive my memory...maybe this is what you are thinking of? If you've been away from building a computer for a while, the newer 1150 socket processors run unlinked from the ram...so you don't need to run crazy expensive overclocked ram just to crank your processor speed up to the limit. just a tip, to try to keep budget down. Unless you want to buy crazy fast ram...HMMM On my board, I started out by just running the ASRock Formula drive program, setting it to "Performance" and go to "Advanced" and "set to 4.5ghz Turbo". It was almost too easy....
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