Balanced Build?Post Date: 2015-10-29 |
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Skywalker777 
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 Topic: Balanced Build?Posted: 29 Oct 2015 at 6:42pm |
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Can I please get some advice on if this custom build is well balanced. And if not what changes I should consider. I'm on a fairly low budget of around $1000-$1400
current configuration: CPU (Processor): CPU i5-4690K Haswell 3.5GHz Quad-Core Motherboard: MB ASrock Z97 Extreme3 SLI/Crossfire Ready Graphics (Video) Card: GPU NVidia GTX 970 4GB 8 GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1600 Ram Solid State Drive: SSD 240GB SATA III Hard Drive: Hard Drive 2TB 7200RPM Power Supply: PSU 650W Bronze Certified Power Supply Sound Card: Sound Card None (Included with Motherboard) Edited by Skywalker777 - 30 Oct 2015 at 9:58am |
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db188
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Posted: 29 Oct 2015 at 7:31pm |
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in what way "balanced"? what's your system ram like?
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bprat22
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Posted: 30 Oct 2015 at 2:35am |
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Also the list doesn't tell us what case to house the components in , it's cooling and the cpu cooler that will be used. What's the manufacturer of the power supply, SSD, etc.
I'm not DS sales  but for your budget I'd consider the Vanquish level 3. Tough to beat the cost considering its tested and comes with their warranty. Plus, you'll know the parts manufacturers for its reliability and warranty support after DS warranty runs out.
Just things to consider. 
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Skywalker777
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Posted: 30 Oct 2015 at 10:26am |
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Sorry, I don't know how the ram didn't get included.
 8 GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1600 Ram I was saving up for the Vanquish 3 when it upgraded to windows 10. Is there anyway to still get it with windows 8 or even 7? I know very little about computers, but I'm pretty sure the CPU and graphics card will fit my needs. So I'm mainly trying to figure out what motherboard and how much ram is necessary to keep up with the graphics and loading times. Also is the benefits of a sound card worth $100 or more? |
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Posted: 30 Oct 2015 at 10:57am |
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Sound card is not worth it. I'd go with Windows 10...DirectX12 is only supported in W10 and I'd say it is pretty much as good as W7 when it came out.
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bprat22
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Posted: 30 Oct 2015 at 11:09am |
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I agree to go with Windows 10. A lot of people are gun shy after previous OS upgrades but this one works.
You didn't mention the usage or monitor resolution, but for gaming on a 1080p monitor then pretty much any mobo with 8gb ram is sufficient. If you want the cpu overclocked or the option to go sli then you'd need to be a little more particular. |
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