Building a new desktop

[kyon1992]

Some tech guy just randomly give me two list of building a desktop
My budget is around 2k
Are these lists buildable?
I am a newbie. If i want to build them myself, any special thing i need to notice?

CPU: Intel 4 Cores 8 Threads Core i7-4790 Haswell Refresh (3.6GHz,8M Cache,LGA 1150,22nm) CPU BOX
Motherboard: ASUS Z97-A Z97,DDR3,LGA 1150,USB3.0,SATA3 6Gb/s ATX M/B
RAM: <D3-1600C9> 16GB(8G*2) Crucial Ballistix Sport
SSD: Intel SSD 730 Series 480GB SSDSC2BP480G4R5
Display card: ASUS DI-E980ST4 STRIX-GTX980-DC2OC-4GD5
PSU: Cooler Master V700 (Modular) 700W 80Plus Gold Cable Management
Case: Fractal Design DEFINE R5 Black ATX Case
CPU Fan: Scythe Kotetsu SCKTT-1000 CPU Cooling Fan

or

CPU: Intel Haswell-E Core i7-5820K (3.3GHz,15M Cache,LGA 2011-3) CPU BOX
Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme4 X99,DDR4,LGA 2011-3,USB3.0,SATA3 6Gb/s ATX M/B
RAM: 16GB(8Gx2) Crucial DDR4 (CT2K8G4DFD8213)
HDD: Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB SATA3 6Gb/s /64MB HDD
SSD: ADATA Premier Pro SP920SS 256GB 2.5" SATA3 ASP920SS3-256GM-C SSD 7mm
Display card: GIGABYTE GV-N980G1 GAMING-4GD GTX980 4GB GDDR5
PSU: ANTEC EDG750 Edge 750W 80Plus Gold (PS-EDG750-GB)
Case: Thermaltake Urban T81 USB3.0 E-ATX Case
CPU Fan: Thermalright silver arrow ib-e extreme or Noctua NH-D15 CPU Fan

[Tiny]

Both look good & definitely buildable.

Both are missing Operating System, Optical drive, Monitor, keyboard & mouse; assume you have these?

You will need a 64bit OS to utilise the 16GB of RAM.

Looks like a top end Video Editing rig or a Gaming rig.
What's your usage intention?

[dai]

psu's i prefer to see

seasonic
corsair only models hx tx ax or rm series
thermaltake toughpower model

[lsemmens]

I'm with Tiny, what do you hope the rig to do for you? If you are looking at running Linux, you may also run into troubles with some of the hardware. As most stuff if developed for Windoze you'll not have too much trouble there. Cost of OS, Monitor, Optical drive, keyboard/mouse can add a few hundred more to cost.

[kyon1992]

I am using it mainly for gaming and will also do a little video editing work
I may wait for Window 10 or using Window 8 for now
If i only use it for album/concert. Can i use external Optical drive?
Or internal would be better?

[Tiny]

Win 8 will be no problem, Win 10 may be a little tricky if you build this yourself, what will happen is when you power it up the first time & install windows 10 it will identify all components & install generic Drivers, then when you install the component driver software & drivers such as for your display card it will possibly only have compatible drivers for Win 8 & before.

So you fix this by going to the display card manufacturers website & download their Driver upgrade for Win 10 & install it.

You can use an external optical drive, but an internal will be cheaper & more efficient.

Internal Panasonic BD blue-ray burner can be found for ~$80

DVD only (no BD) ~$20


Best places to buy components;







To give you an idea the following is what I built 18 months ago for video editing..

The CoolerMaster Case & PSU I got are so quiet it's hard to tell the PC is running, perfect for gaming & Video Editing.

For gaming you would need to upgrade the Display card to your budget.

Ok folks, this is what I ended up getting,

Microsoft Windows 8 Professional OEM 64Bit English $148.00
Seagate Barracuda ST2000DM001 3.5" 2TB SATA 6.0Gb/s Hard Drive $94.00
Intel Core i7 3770K Unlocked 4-Core 3rd Gen Processor $348.00
EVGA GeForce GTX 660 Superclocked 2GB Video Card $259.00
Gigabyte GA-Z77X-D3H Motherboard $149.00
Cooler Master Silencio 650 Case $155.00
Pioneer BDR-208EBK 15x Internal SATA Retail Blu-Ray Burner Drive w/Software $105.00
PSU CoolerMaster Silent Pro Hybrid M850 850W $209.00
AOC e2450Swh 23.6" 2ms HDMI FHD LED Monitor w/Speaker $152.00
Kingston HyperX Predator KHX18C9T2K2/16X 16GB (2x 8GB) 1866MHz DDR311$161.77
1.8m Core5 Premium HDMI v1.4 Gold Plated Cable $12.99
BitFenix Alchemy Multi-Sleeved SATA III Cable With Lock $8.03
Logitech MK320 Wireless Desktop Combo $39.00


All components purchased from MWave online store for a total of $1,840.79 + $80 freight to rural Tas.

I assembled the components & installed drivers & software, no major dramas. Can't fault any of them yet.
Biggest problem was the Drivers disc for the EVGA Video card had upto Win 7, which wouldn't instal & Windows 8 used a generic PnP video driver which wouldn't update thru Windows as it didn't recognize the card or the monitor, so I went to the EVGA website downloaded the latest Win8 64 bit driver & it installed perfectly.

Thanks to all for your input.
I'm real happy with the results after installing software, haven't had a prog yet that wouldn't work - including some pretty old ones.
The speed of Video editing & the ability to do it with Full HD files without low res shadow files is impressive.

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[lsemmens]

I've just had a play with 8.1 and have actually found it quite a pleasant change from 8, so don't write off windoze 8.1 too quickly.

[kyon1992]

Thanks for the ideas guys
I will try to make it work

[Tiny]

Thanks for the ideas guys
I will try to make it work

Good on you, it will work out & if an unforeseen problem occurs you have support here.

It's really easier than you think, only a step or 2 up from Lego or Meccano (yeah I'm old)

Oh BTW the case & PSU will come with enough screws & cables to have spares left over.