Couple of questions to help start the process.
There's a number of new cards that are designed to run passively until they need to.
I'd almost suggest an ITX build for your purposes. Most ITX boards come with WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity. Are you totally married to the Blu Ray drive?
Certain Geforce 900 cards don't spin until it reaches a certain temperature.
So, it's hitting 90 degrees and more just in any game? What program are you using to *stress* the cards?
Not married to the BD drive at all. How does that change my build? Basically just switch the MOBO for an ITX one and remove the BD drive and adapter? My Windows 8 is on a disc, BTW.
Can you post a screenshot of Afterburner when this happens? Fan speed, GPU usage, and core temp.
Give me 30 mins or so, and I'll throw something together.
Avoid SLI at all costs unless you actually need it, and the performance you need to push your monitor is not an option with a single GPU.
I'm finally done with my first gaming build. Its awesome and super fast, cant wait to break her in. I'm so hyped I don't know what game to test first.
Thanks RGM79, and everyone else who took the time to assist me
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Oh and what was that program that's used to download a bunch of programs at once so you don't have to spend all day looking?
T01ACA 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.98 @ OutletPC) And, does your card hit those kind of temps with only one card installed?
Here's what I'd go with instead:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($309.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($26.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-E ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($99.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($94.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Toshiba Product Series
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB SSC ACX 2.0 Video Card ($329.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case ($97.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1174.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-06 17:23 EDT-0400
I switched out the Corsair H55 for the Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo. The Corsair shouldn't be that much greater in performance, I think. The H55 is the lowest end model that Corsair offers so I'm not sure how well it compares (can't find any benchmarks featuring both right now) but the 212 Evo is a proven heatsink that should let you overclock up to and around 4.5GHz.
I went with the cheaper motherboard as a cost-savings move. Saving money there allows you to move up to 16GB of RAM which I think is far more useful.
The Crucial BX100 is a very nice SSD that is cheaper than the Sandisk Ultra II model. I don't recommend Seagate very much if possible, Toshiba seems to have lower failure rates than Seagate currently does.
The EVGA SSC ACX2.0+ model is available for the same price after rebate as the SC ACX2.0 model you chose. It's faster and will end up costing the same, so that's a no-brainer.
Paying $91 for a 650 watt power supply is overpriced even if it's gold rated and modular. When on sale, it's possible to find 750 watt models with gold efficiency and modular cabling in the $80 range. I recommend the EVGA Supernova GS 650 watt model instead, it's actually made by Seasonic and also rated for gold efficiency and modular cabling, yet costs almost $30 less.
One more thing I would change on top of what mkenyon suggested:ok... so after repeated problems with my old case, iv decided to start over. All advice and critique welcome
Couple notes: the videocard is one that i currently have. And im looking for opinions on whether this case/combo should be cold and quiet. I plan on gaming with one monitor, and playing games such as the witcher 3.. Im not super concerned about a huge fps.
Thanks!
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($309.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($26.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($135.49 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($61.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 290 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($239.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($96.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.49 @ OutletPC)
Wired Network Adapter: TP-Link TG-3468 10/100/1000 Mbps PCI-Express x1 Network Adapter ($12.91 @ Amazon)
Total: $1086.20
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-06 11:38 EDT-0400
Buy the best single card you can afford.
Thanks to you both. If I go with the ITX build by mkenyon, it will only have 2 USB ports, correct? Are there ways to expand that? The MOBO also has Bluetooth correct?
There's a total of 8 USB ports on the back of the motherboard I/O. The case itself has two front USB ports.
The only downside to the Hadron is that you're extremely limited in terms of CPU coolers, and the PSU that it comes with, while a good one, is a bit on the noisy side.
You guys rock. I really like the ITX build, thanks. Final build here:
Thanks again.
It's worth noting that Avexir stress tests every single kit of RAM they send out. It helps to cut down massively on day 1 RMA stuff. They're the only company that does that, to my knowledge.
You are severely limited by height of the CPU cooler, as well as lacking any sort of spot to hook up an AIO watercooler to.
No prob.
It does use all 4GB VRAM, it's just that 512MB of it is slower than the other 3.5GB.