new PC specs, any thoughts ?

Mindmatter wrote on 11/10/2014, 1:03 PM

Hi all,
I was offered a pretty good deal on this machine from a local PC shop. I had planned to have one built over in Germany at digital audionetworx, but this one seems almost the same specs for a much better price. It seems to be geared at gamers, but this 6 core looks well equipped for vegas.

specs:

PCS252023 INTEL Core i7-5820K Extreme S2011 Box
1 PCS260158 GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 OC Windforce 3
16GB Kit (2x8GB) PC-2400 Crucial Ballis
CORSAIR Netzteil ATX 750W CX750M Bronze Certifie3d 80+
DVD BDwriter SD208 USB Samsung
SSD 250GB Samsung 840 EVO Serie Basic
SATA 2TB WD RED 3.5IN
designer Midi Tower
1 CPU-cooler CoolerMaster Hyper 103

would it make sense to keep my GTX570 and add it to the 970 for previewing in Vegas?
Thanks:

Comments

Stringer wrote on 11/10/2014, 4:22 PM

Which motherboard ?

With x99 - DDR 4, you want to go with 4 DIMMs, i.e. 4 x 4 GB, to enable quad channel memory access.

You might consider doubling your SSD capacity for about $40 more, with a Crucial MX100 512.. These drives are getting pretty good reviews..

You also might consider going with AMD R9 290x vs GTX 970

All said, it looks like a pretty solid system as is; everyone is going to have their own preferences...

OldSmoke wrote on 11/10/2014, 4:52 PM

I am with Stringer on that. A R9 290 plus a GTX570 should do really well. Maybe a bigger power supply? Also his other comments are spot on. 4x4GB is better then 2x8. Speed wise, 2400 is good considering the CPU only supports 2133.

Mindmatter wrote on 11/10/2014, 5:19 PM

Thanks for the input, I'll talk to them about possibly customizing those specs.
Cheers!

Stringer wrote on 11/10/2014, 6:24 PM

If not a bigger power supply, going with silver or gold efficiency might be worth considering..

NickHope wrote on 11/10/2014, 10:36 PM

>> Speed wise, 2400 is good considering the CPU only supports 2133. <<

Mindmatter, I would get 2133 memory. That's the fastest the 5820K officially supports.

2400 might not be a problem for your Gigabyte mobo, but I have 2400 RAM with my Asus mobo and I constantly have to manually set the speed in the BIOS. Particularly a problem when doing auto overclocking.

Mindmatter wrote on 11/12/2014, 7:57 AM

Thanks Nick, a good point there. I'll see if they can get to a similar offer with all the changes.