Build Advice - Last check

[Vilendor]

Hi guys!

I cherry picked my favourites from previous topics, but need a last check on this build, a "go and buy it" from an expert

My main goal is a powerfull copmuter which holds for years without any upgrade.
Second goal is low noise. My ears bleed enough at work, i need peace at home.
Third goal is perfect cooling. Summers can be really hot here, my current VGA is a Vapor-X HD4850 and it made twice emergency shootdown last summer

CPU Intel Core i7-4770k 3.5 GHz ($359)
Cooler CORSAIR Hydro Series H80i ($110) Is this quiet?
Motherboard GIGABYTE GA-Z87X-UD5H ($282)
Memory KINGSTON 16GB HyperX XMP DDR3 1600MHz CL9 KIT KHX16C9K2/16X ($222)
OS (Win7) Storage KINGSTON 60GB SATA3 2,5" SSDNow V300 SV300S37A/60G ($64)
Game Storage SAMSUNG 250GB SATA3 2.5" 840 EVO MZ-7TE250BW ($179)
Data Storage I'll keep my WD 1000Gb 7200 rpm 32Mb Sata2
Videocard This is my weak spot, im not sure what i want. Maybe GIGABYTE GV-N780OC-3GD GTX780 3GB GDDR5 PCIE ($587)
Case CORSAIR Obsidian Series 550D ($158)
Power Supply I need a little help here. 400W or 500W or 600W or what? Maybe FSP Aurum S Gold 600W ($107)

Thanks for helping me out!

[Deleted]

Build looks good. Shouldnt need to upgrade that for a while and you can always OC down the line to extend its life. The 780 is a bad ass card so with a build of that budget no reason not to get it.

Ad for noise i cant tell you from personal experience how those parts will be.

[Deleted]

Why the UD5H over, say, the ASUS Z87 Sabertooth? Is it due to availability? Because at that level of money, I'd look into getting the SilentWings fans for additional low-dB cooling overall. The h80i is loud, but that's because it's a hybrid cooler/pump (I think it's 42dB under load).

[Cyrops]

1) Not sure why would you buy such an expensive mobo? You can get Asus z87-A for half the price. That GB board has inflated price due to: having extra lan,usb and sata connections. Unless you think you will need more than 1 lan, 6 usb 3's and 6 Sata's?
http://ipon.hu/webshop/product/asus_z87_a/464949

2) Ram, faster and cheaper: http://ipon.hu/webshop/product/corsa...1866c9r/203478

3) Buying 60gb SSD just for OS is a waste of money, you add 30% more money and get double the GB's:
http://ipon.hu/webshop/product/samsu...te120bw/504945
You can always throw a few games on it.

4) Have you read about Mantle? (Link in my sig) You don't have 280x or 290 available, and 290x is overpriced like crap.
I have http://ipon.hu/webshop/product/sapph...oc_pcie/534046 and I love it, playing WoW on ultra it is humming at 60C

5) Solid PSU's:

http://ipon.hu/webshop/product/antec_hcg_620m/196542
http://ipon.hu/webshop/product/xfx_p...edition/526854

[Vilendor]

Thanks for the answers.

-Moba: I have realy bad experience with Asus motherboards, meanwhile my GB moba works perfectly since 4 years
How about GIGABYTE GA-Z87X-UD3H? It's a lot cheaper ($195)

-Ram: Your choice is 4 module, tought 2 should be better.

-SSD: Not storing games on the OS SSD is the whole point of buying a second SSD for the games :P But yeah, for that little money i could buy a much better drive.

-Nope, i had to look up what's Mantle. But don't tell me WoW supports this brand new feature
Anway... this is another brand problem for me, just like with the moba. I have a Sapphire Vapor-X HD4850 since 4 years and our relationship wasn't smooth. Is this Mantle such a big thing that i should change my mind?

-Power: ill go with the XFX, modular is better. But the question is stil on: do i need 650W?

Thanks!

[Deleted]

Only thing I will say to this is DO NOT bother with AMD cards. Get a Nvidia card. The 780 will do perfectly although I would go for the EVGA version if possible. EVGA is just my personal preference.

Reason I say this about AMD is the only thing I see about them is Mantle blah blah blah. Get Nvidia and forget about any of this Mantle nonsense.

Minimum System power required to power a 780 is 600w. My card required the same wattage so I just went 650 to be safe.

I strongly disagree with this advice, as the R9-280x would have been the best pricepoint....if there were any available from that store. Honestly, I'd consider waiting a month before getting a GPU, as the rumoured Maxwell desktop GPUs are due out late-Feb/early-March.

[Ghâzh]

Minimum System power required to power a 780 is 600w. My card required the same wattage so I just went 650 to be safe.

Depends on a lot of variables. Technically you could probably make do with quality 450W unit if you didn't intend to overclock, rise that to 500-550W to be safe and have some overclocking headroom and you're good to go.

Sources: http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages..._review,9.html , http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages...review,11.html

[Cyrops]

Thanks for the answers.

-Moba: I have realy bad experience with Asus motherboards, meanwhile my GB moba works perfectly since 4 years
How about GIGABYTE GA-Z87X-UD3H? It's a lot cheaper ($195)

-Ram: Your choice is 4 module, tought 2 should be better.

-SSD: Not storing games on the OS SSD is the whole point of buying a second SSD for the games :P But yeah, for that little money i could buy a much better drive.

-Nope, i had to look up what's Mantle. But don't tell me WoW supports this brand new feature
Anway... this is another brand problem for me, just like with the moba. I have a Sapphire Vapor-X HD4850 since 4 years and our relationship wasn't smooth. Is this Mantle such a big thing that i should change my mind?

-Power: ill go with the XFX, modular is better. But the question is stil on: do i need 650W?

Thanks!

Still wasting money on the mobo for extra usb/sata ports and better mutli GPU options
If you want GB take this http://ipon.hu/webshop/product/gigab...z87_hd3/452501

2 sticks are better than 4 if you want to add more RAM later

Sad to hear that, the new Sapphire I have is rock solid, and I had bad experience with GB cards :/

Nah you don't need 650W, you can go with xfx 550w it's a strong PSU. Unless you plan to have dual GPU's.