Hi, Easy Dawg
Your description brings up a few observations.
1. If your buy date is Dec 2014, now is a little early to be listing down to this level of detail. First example is that Haswell Refresh CPUs will be coming out in the summer, unlocked versions in the fall and the extreme edition Devils Canyon should be our later in 2014. The same is true for the fast-moving world of video cards, although you're up to date with matrix.
2. If you intend to overclock, you need the unlocked version of the CPU. Intel CPUs without X or K in the part number have limited range of core clock multipliers and cannot be effectively overclocked. If you were buying now, you would need a Core i7 4770K. By December, that will change as noted above. You will definitely want the newer CPU in which Intel promises better TIM in order to reduce the heat problems you are concerned about.
3. I have a disagreement with many over fully modular power supplies. Connectors - plugs and sockets - have been a recurring source of trouble over my 40-year carreer. I try to avoid them when possible. Modular cables, however, can be left out when not needed, which keeps the build clean and avoids restricting air flow. The motherboard will always require a 24-pin multi-voltage cable and an 8-pin 12v cable. Modular connections for those two cables are liabilities with no redeeming value. My opinion is that a semi-modular PSU such as Corsair HX is the better tradeoff.
4. Corsair Dominator RAM is costly and many think it does not return real value. I suggest you look into g. skill Trident X. Look for an XMP speed rating higher than the base speed you note. Speed around 2133 or 2400 should go well with the mild overclock that would be free of temperature problems and cost around the same as Dominator 1600. Later in the year, DDR4 RAM will be a whole new world.
Jeff
Your description brings up a few observations.
1. If your buy date is Dec 2014, now is a little early to be listing down to this level of detail. First example is that Haswell Refresh CPUs will be coming out in the summer, unlocked versions in the fall and the extreme edition Devils Canyon should be our later in 2014. The same is true for the fast-moving world of video cards, although you're up to date with matrix.
2. If you intend to overclock, you need the unlocked version of the CPU. Intel CPUs without X or K in the part number have limited range of core clock multipliers and cannot be effectively overclocked. If you were buying now, you would need a Core i7 4770K. By December, that will change as noted above. You will definitely want the newer CPU in which Intel promises better TIM in order to reduce the heat problems you are concerned about.
3. I have a disagreement with many over fully modular power supplies. Connectors - plugs and sockets - have been a recurring source of trouble over my 40-year carreer. I try to avoid them when possible. Modular cables, however, can be left out when not needed, which keeps the build clean and avoids restricting air flow. The motherboard will always require a 24-pin multi-voltage cable and an 8-pin 12v cable. Modular connections for those two cables are liabilities with no redeeming value. My opinion is that a semi-modular PSU such as Corsair HX is the better tradeoff.
4. Corsair Dominator RAM is costly and many think it does not return real value. I suggest you look into g. skill Trident X. Look for an XMP speed rating higher than the base speed you note. Speed around 2133 or 2400 should go well with the mild overclock that would be free of temperature problems and cost around the same as Dominator 1600. Later in the year, DDR4 RAM will be a whole new world.
Jeff
jab383 wrote:
3. I have a disagreement with many over fully modular power supplies. Connectors - plugs and sockets - have been a recurring source of trouble over my 40-year carreer. I try to avoid them when possible. Modular cables, however, can be left out when not needed, which keeps the build clean and avoids restricting air flow. The motherboard will always require a 24-pin multi-voltage cable and an 8-pin 12v cable. Modular connections for those two cables are liabilities with no redeeming value. My opinion is that a semi-modular PSU such as Corsair HX is the better tradeoff.
Nah, in the last 5 years I've been using only modular PSUs - none of them had that connector issue… and I have used quite a bit of PSUs…
The only advice with PSUs is to not try to save money on them - they're the heart of your system… if they go wrong, they can take other components too… Just go with a reliable one, maybe around 120W with 2x graphics and water-cooling components...
I agree that if you're looking to purchase/build 8 months from now its way too early to be spec'ing out parts as hardware releases and refreshes are imminent, for both CPU's and GPU's
I'd highly recommend 2x8GB of higher speed RAM instead of 4x8. I'd target something between 2400MHz and 2666MHz
I'd highly recommend 2x8GB of higher speed RAM instead of 4x8. I'd target something between 2400MHz and 2666MHz
