I agree. They are a month or two away so I would wait.I'd wait a couple weeks since your HSF won't be available till then anyway and see if the price of the GPU drops due to the announcement/release of the 980. Also, like cliff said what exactly is that bundle?
I'm not sure I agree here, who is to say the monitor will not last through several GPU generations. The next GPU upgrade might support 144Hz. And as far as putting out high frame rates, that all depends on the game and game settings. Besides the 144Hz display would better display the game, no matter what frame rate was being put out.As for the monitor, I would get a 60Hz monitor since the GTX 780 won't be able to put out a framerate to make the 144Hz monitor worthwhile.
It supports it, definitely! I was just saying that the framerates may not be up to that level in the latest games at favorable settings. It is his choice in the end but I feel a 60Hz monitor will allow some of the budget to be diverted other places where it is more necessary .I'm not sure I agree here, who is to say the monitor will not last through several GPU generations. The next GPU upgrade might support 144Hz. And as far as putting out high frame rates, that all depends on the game and game settings. Besides the 144Hz display would better display the game, no matter what frame rate was being put out.
I had a look at that motherboard and I was wondering wether ASrock has good motherboards cause they fit the theme. I have heard good and bad things so idk.I would say its a great machine setup based on what is available though I'm curious what is in the "Devils Canyon Bundle". I went and looked it up and it seems to contain an i5 4690K, MSI Gaming 3 Z97 Board, and 8gb Gskill sniper ram (1600). Very nice choices overall but I feel there are a few areas you can put money into to make more of a difference!
Based on that I can give you my personal advice on your system choices (Just advice, I cannot tell you what to buy):
1: To go with your color scheme might I suggest a different board? This board might match better with your system and gives you the option for SLI in the future along with being a very nice motherboard. MSI Z97-G55 SLI, depends if you really want the extra software/features of the gaming series. Some of it is good (I have a X99 Gaming 9) but some features do not really make a difference at least that I have seen.
2: If your gaming mostly it might make more sense to grab a higher resolution monitors over a high refresh monitor. Like instead a 2560x1440p because most games have trouble running at that high refresh anyways and it increases the chances of getting bad tearing in some games. Just a thought/opinion...
3: On your choice of GTX 780, if your going with a Black and Blue color scheme why not grab a Gigabyte GTX 780 Ghz edition. This card has a higher clock, 3 fan cooler, and will match your colors a lot more than red and black (Especially if you like the motherboard I suggested).
4: Skip on the aerocool fans if I were you and stick with corsair or others. I like them but I have had trouble with them.
5: The 750Watt PSU is a bit overkill for this machine unless you plan on running a second card in the future. You might be able to drop to a nice 550Watt if you want or something similar. Plus Seasonic are very modular and great for cable management!
Hope this helps!
Asrock is pretty darn good, I have actually started liking them better than gigabyte as of late due to bios issues. I now prefer MSI, Asus, and Asrock when it comes to boards at the moment.I had a look at that motherboard and I was wondering wether ASrock has good motherboards cause they fit the theme. I have heard good and bad things so idk.
Its because recently Gigabyte has had major problems with their BIOS's coming from the factory. I have run into many complaints and problems myself including a machine I built for someone and something a friend built himself with failing to boot, freezing when attempting to enter bios, and poor chip support. Good example was that the A10 7850K and 7700K was not supported by some of their FM2+ A88X boards (Which was the primary purpose of said chipset). Recently I have been hearing more issues on the new LGA 2011v3 Platform with bios issues as well not to mention the bios update system is problematic.That has got to be the first time, I have seen someone vote down Gigabyte from being top quality. I've seen mixed thoughts about the other three. But Gigabyte has always been in the preferred list. Maybe I'm just not reading the right forums for negativity against Gigabyte.
24GB is an unnecessary amount of RAM for gaming at this time and even 16 should be more than enough.
I would stick with your previous build at the processor and motherboard are not as good as your previous choices.I am also looking at buying a good pre-built systems here are the specs.
System Components:
- CPU: AMD FX-6300 6 Core Black Edition Processor
- Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P Motherboard
- Graphics: XFX Radeon R9 290 Double Dissipation 4GB
- Memory: G.Skill Sniper F3-12800CL9D-8GBSR 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3
- Solid State Drive: Intel 520 Series 120GB SSD
- Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 1TB ST1000DM003
- Power Supply: Silverstone Strider Plus 750W ST75F-P
- Case: NZXT Phantom 410 Mid Tower Case White
- Additional Lighting: NZXT Sleeved LED Cable 200cm White
- Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 64bit
- Warranty: 1 year return-to-base warranty on assembly, see individual product pages for warranty duration on each component