Well... what do you think? Will this be a nice replacement for my i5 2500K GTX580 system?

 

CPU: Intel Core i7 4770K (I will try to OC it to 4.5)

Cooler: Noctua NH-D14

Motherboard: Asus ROG Maximus VI Hero

RAM: Crucial Ballistix Tactical 16 GB CL8 (EDIT Speed is 1600)

GPU: MSI GTX780TI Gaming

Power: Seasonic S12G 550W

DVD: Samsung SH-224DB

SSD: Samsung 840 EVO 500GB

HD: Seagate Barracuda 7200 2TB

And all this will be assembled in a Corsair Carbide 300R.

 

I decided to go for the 4700K instead of the 4670K simply because it is a tiny bit better. The Noctua NH-D14 should be good enough to reach 4.5 if I am lucky with the CPU. I chose the Asus VI Hero because it's just a bit better than average. (I also think about using the onboard audio which seems to be good.) RAM is CL8 which is nice. 16 GB so I have a bit of overhead but also because I sometimes make music. Still doubt if 1600 is good enough. Seasonic seems to be good and stable and since I won't be using SLI 550W should be enough. At first I wanted 2 SSD's from Crucial but I decided to go for the slightly faster Samsing SSD, also because it's more convenient to have 500 GB on one disk instead of twice 240 GB. The OS and Prepar3d will both be installed on the SSD btw. The Seagate is for downloads, etc. and less important software.

 

Any ideas and suggestions?

See no reason why it shouldnt work fine. Though they keep changing things who knows. I'm still using an old sandy bridge 2700k/nvidia 780  and P3D works great as far as that goes and see no reason at all for upgrading.

Wait for Haswell Refresh in the middle of year, it will ditch the crap TIM and overclocking is going to become much easier.

Wait for Haswell Refresh this quarter, it will ditch the crap TIM and overclocking is going to become much easier.

 

Hm, well, I've been waiting since last summer so you could wait forever LOL I also read that the K version won't be released until Q3, which would mean another few months of waiting. And you never know if those new CPU will OC as good as the current ones. Why would OC become easier btw? Because the base speed is a bit higher?

Hm, well, I've been waiting since last summer so you could wait forever LOL I also read that the K version won't be released until Q3, which would mean another few months of waiting. And you never know if those new CPU will OC as good as the current ones. Why would OC become easier btw? Because the base speed is a bit higher?

 

Corrected my previous post after you quoted it, it's coming out in mid-year 2014 actually.

 

Haswell Refresh will return to fluxless solder, the way it was with Sandy Bridge and before. The crap TIM used on Ivy Bridge and Haswell was the culprit of terrible overclocking and high temperatures. Considering that Sandy Bridge could easily overclock to 5.0GHz and Haswell Refresh should be able to do the same, I think it's worth the wait.

I just read about that TIM and it sounds interesting indeed. However, due to various reasons I can't wait a few months anymore. I need that PC in a month or so. Hmmmmm... maybe if the differences are big indeed I could sell that 4770K and get a new one. But that would be a waste of money of course....

 

Why do they always have to release something new LOL!?

Almost forgot! Should I go for Windows 7 (which would be the Pro version because the Home version can't be bought anymore) or Windows 8.1...? Does it make any difference for P3D v2? Are there (still) compatibility issues with P3D and W8.1?

Well... what do you think? ...

 

...Any ideas and suggestions?

Yes definitely!

 

Will you be my patron?

Have have P3D v2 running on my ASUS laptop with an Nvidia 745M and it does quite well. I built my machines for the last 20 years and decided I'd rather spend the money on my grandkids after the last one died.  Running it on Windows 8.1 64bit.

550W PSU, are you sure Jeroen? Think I'd want 750 for some headroom.

EVGA GTX780TI recommend at a minimum a 600W power supply so you are already underpowered with the 550W PS. Now when you get that 2nd GTX780TI in SLI you could face a bit of a problem!.  The cost of upgrading to a larger PS is quite minimal, in the scheme of the new rig.

 

Good luck on your search for the perfect rig! It is fun but can be a bit confusing trying to match all the components.

 

Lyn

 

 

Just my thoughts.

 

CPU: Intel Core i7 4770K (I will try to OC it to 4.5)                             <------- I guess ok

Cooler: Noctua NH-D14                                                                      <------- go for liquid cooling (Thermaltake water extreme 3.0 or Corsair 100i)

Motherboard: Asus ROG Maximus VI Hero                                       <------- I guess ok

RAM: Crucial Ballistix Tactical 16 GB CL8 (EDIT Speed is 1600)     <------- I guess ok

GPU: MSI GTX780TI Gaming                                                            <------- I prefer ASUS but it's up to you

Power: Seasonic S12G 550W                    <------- definitely too weak! Go for 1000 Watt (my rig sucks 550 Watt from the wall)

DVD: Samsung SH-224DB                                                                <------- I guess ok

SSD: Samsung 840 EVO 500GB                                                       <------- I guess ok

HD: Seagate Barracuda 7200 2TB                                                     <------- I guess ok but I prefer an external drive for backup

And all this will be assembled in a Corsair Carbide 300R.                 <------- I guess ok

 

Spirit

 

One GTX780 TI needs about 300 Watt!!!!!

All looks good to me except the power supply.  Might be a bit limp.

Agree, I think the power supply will be your trouble spot ... go higher load capacity and do some research on them ... you want a power supply that is most "true" under rapid load changes.

 

Cheers, Rob.

Power supply with 550W is too weak. For single GPU you should go for at least 650W.
You must be really lucky to find a 4770K which can be overclocked to 4.5 these days. The recent 4770Ks are really bad overclocking chips. Try to buy a pretested one which is a bit more expensive but at least you have a good CPU then. Concerning the cooling: Haswells get really hot when overclocked. Even liquid cooling only helps with a really good custom loop. A stock liquid cooling will not perform better than the Noctua. The way to go when overclocking Haswell is to delid the CPU and replace the crappy TIM. Or wait for the Haswell refresh...
One final thought: I would recommend the ASRock Z87 OC Formula motherboard. It's better than the Hero when it comes to overclocking. I own the Hero. It's a good board. But my 4770K reaches the same stable overclock with approx 30 mV less VCore on the ASRock than on the Hero. And 30 mV makes a difference with temps especially with a non-delidded Haswell.