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Building a Gamer's PC, need feedback

by Apr 15, 2015 6:00AM PDT

Hi guys, new around here.
I'm building a new PC for gaming and I need feedback.


Intel Core i7 5820K 3.3Ghz 15MB L3 Cache s2011-3 - Box
Corsair Hydro H110 280mm Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler
Gigabyte GA-X99-Gaming 5 LGA2011-3, Intel X99, DDR4, 4xPCI-E Corsair Vengeance LPX 2x8GB DDR4 2400MHz CL14 Kit
Gigabyte GTX980 SOC 4GB GDDR5 2xDVI HDMI 3xDP PCI-E
Samsung 850 EVO mSATA MZ-M5E250BW 250GB SSD mSATA III
Corsair 850W Active PFC Modular 80+ Gold RM850 PSU
Corsair Graphite 760T Full Tower Case with Window No PSU
Corsair Air Series SP120 Quiet Edition High Static Pressure 120mm Fan

Thanks in advance,
Cheers.

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Looks nice.
by Former Forum moderator Apr 15, 2015 12:07PM PDT

However why the extreme i7? Nice and all but I'm sure you read this:
"Our tests demonstrate fairly little difference between a $225 LGA 1155 Core i5-2500K and a $1000 LGA 2011 Core i7-3960X, even when three-way graphics card configurations are involved. It turns out that memory bandwidth and PCIe throughput don't hold back the performance of existing Sandy Bridge-based machines. "
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-cpu-review-overclock,3106-4.html

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where did you read that?
by fatalrage69 Apr 15, 2015 2:05PM PDT

from what ive read its still better, and i got the budjet so why not.
i entered the link but did not see anything resembling what you've quoted.

"It'd be easy to assume that Intel's $1000+ Core i7-5960X is the fastest desktop processor out there, so it must be the best choice for an all-out gaming PC. But we think there's a smarter choice: the Core i7-5820K for less than $400 (and we said as much in Intel Core i7-5960X, -5930K And -5820K CPU Review: Haswell-E Rises). Equipped with six Hyper-Threaded cores, 15MB of shared L3 cache and an unlocked multiplier, it's actually quite similar to the almost-$600 -5930K, except for a 28-lane PCI Express controller. Losing 12 lanes is painful for gamers rocking three- and four-GPU configurations. But for anyone with one or two graphics cards, the Core i7-5820K is plenty-quick. Just top it with a capable cooler for maximum overclocking headroom."

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Yes, it's better.
by r. proffitt Former Forum moderator Apr 15, 2015 2:52PM PDT

Your wallet, your matches. I've seen 10K USD rigs that are used to power 4K monitors. For me I'd pull back on the CPU and bump the GPU if gaming is the goal.

Also for the 400 savings I could put that into the usual 1TB SSD.
Bob

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