2014-02-06, 01:36 AM
Nomad9375 Wrote:PSU was a gift but if it's bad I can buy a better one if I need to dual gpu.
2+1. Other processor I was looking at is the i7-4771 and I guess maybe the SABERTOOTH Z87 to go with it.
3. Didn't really considered overclocking since the processor has a lot of power on it's own and it probably wouldn't do much for me so maybe the H100i or a different cooler entirely if I wanted to go that route?
4. The 780 and up is kind of a big price jump for me. The 290 could be doable but then I'd lose out on physx, though there aren't too many games that use it, unless I also get an nvidia card and use the patch. I think I can wait for the newer cards to come out and see what they have to offer.
6. I'll start reading up on that it looks like something I should consider.
8. I'll read those too. If I stick with the LGA 2011 then permanent probably won't be a problem.
Case was a gift too.
If you are looking for higher end stuff, you might as well get a 4770k(to actually make use of some overclocking functions, no need to push it hard, but the option is always nice) as it would put a post 200$ mobo uses to nothing. On top of that, If you wanted to minimize cost, no need for a 200+ mobo if you are only going to do marginal overclocks, even budget choices around 160$ are generally more than enough for most system builders(e.g I run a i7-3770k on a ~150$ mobo at 4.5ghz) unless theres something you want out of a higher end motherboard(room for better cpu overclocking, better lanes for SLI/Crossfire, other stuff) theres no need to spend the extra on mobo which could potentially go into a new PSU or get you a better gpu.
when it comes to cpu choice, you are essentially at the gamble spot with LGA 1150. get a i5-4670k which is already strong on its own and use excess money for a gpu/other goodies, or gamble if future games will utilize intel's hyperthreading technology well in the future, as more AAA titles are going to be multithreaded since the xbone has 6 dedicated game cores and the ps4 has 7 dedicated game cores.
note that when i say near permanent on the coollab liquid pro, it sticks to coolers nearly like glue. once you remove the cooler, it is moderately hard to clean off(as it is nearly literally liquid metal)