New pc spec

smelf1 · 25 Oct 2015 at 03:36

Hi lads,

So going to get back into gaming and need to upgrade my old system.

Its currently running
Asus P5Q Deluxe
Intel Q9650
8 Gb Corsair Dominator
Asus Xonar D2x
EVGA BlackPearl 8800 Ultra
Intel 80Gb X25-M
Adaptec 29320-AR Scsi with 3 x 146Gb 15k disks
1TB Caviar Black

And just took delivery of the following
Windows 10 Pro 64bit
EVGA Supernova 750G2
MSI GTX 980TI 6G Gaming

Its just a pure gaming pc so not sure on 1151 or 2011.

I am after a new i7 CPU/Motherboard/32Gb Ram so whats the best ones for gaming

faceman123 · 25 Oct 2015 at 07:14

smelf1 said:
Hi lads,

So going to get back into gaming and need to upgrade my old system.

Its currently running
Asus P5Q Deluxe
Intel Q9650
8 Gb Corsair Dominator
Asus Xonar D2x
EVGA BlackPearl 8800 Ultra
Intel 80Gb X25-M
Adaptec 29320-AR Scsi with 3 x 146Gb 15k disks
1TB Caviar Black

And just took delivery of the following
Windows 10 Pro 64bit
EVGA Supernova 750G2
MSI GTX 980TI 6G Gaming

Its just a pure gaming pc so not sure on 1151 or 2011.

I am after a new i7 CPU/Motherboard/32Gb Ram so whats the best ones for gaming

5820k

faceman123 · 25 Oct 2015 at 07:14

Also by a ssd

smelf1 · 25 Oct 2015 at 09:14

faceman123 said:
Also by a ssd

My OS drive is already an Intel SSD

Was thinking about the following

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1082164-REG/msi_x99s_xpower_ac_xtreme.htmlMSI X99S XPOWER AC Motherboard
Intel Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3 GHz Processor
Cooler Master Hyper 612 Ver. 2 CPU Air Cooler
2 x Corsair Dominator Platinum Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4 C15 Memory Kit

Quartz · 25 Oct 2015 at 10:51

smelf1 said:
My OS drive is already an Intel SSD

75 GB isn't enough these days. You'll want the games on the SSD too. And go for 8 GB RAM sticks.

smelf1 · 25 Oct 2015 at 11:50

So which ram is better

Patriot Viper 4 DDR4 PC4-24000 32Gb 8gbx4 kit
Crucial 32gb (4 x 8GB) Ballistix Elite Series DDR4 PC4-21300
Patriot PV4 16GB 4x8 UDIMM KIT 3200MHz

lee32uk · 25 Oct 2015 at 12:46

For a pure gaming pc you don't need 32GB Ram. A 16GB kit is plenty.

Either of these kits would be fine if you go with an X99 cpu.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Corsair Vengeance 16GB (4x4GB) DDR4 PC4-19200C14 2400MHz Quad Channel Kit - Black (CMK16GX4M4A2400C1= £99.95
1 x Kingston Fury Black 16GB (4x4GB) DDR4 PC4-19200C15 2400MHz Quad Channel Kit - Black (HX424C15FBK4/16= £99.95

Total: £210.64
(includes shipping: £10.74)

smelf1 · 25 Oct 2015 at 13:20

Thanks Lee,

These were the two kits I was looking at

Patriot Viper 4 DDR4-3000 MHz Memory Kit 4x4gb
Corsair Dominator Platinum 8GB DDR4-3000 CL15 kit 4x4gb

smelf1 · 25 Oct 2015 at 13:41

Just ordered

Intel INTEL CORE i7-5820K 3.3 GHz CPU
MSI X99S XPOWER AC XTRM HIGH PERF QUAD CFX
Corsair DOM PLAT 8GB (2x4gb) DDR4 DRAM 3000MHz MEM KIT x 2
AOC 28" 3840x2160 4K Ultra HD LED Display (U2868PQU)
EK-Supremacy EVO Elite Edition - Intel 2011-3
Sandisk 480GB Extreme Pro SSD
Corsair 750D

smelf1 · 23 Nov 2015 at 03:43

Took delivery of my new gear and started building the pc last night.