[Razor Ramon HG]

Originally Posted by PeP

What do you guys think of this build; will everything be compatible? Any bottleneck issues? It's a little pricey, just over $1500 after taxes. Will the fan be enough for future overclocking? Any other suggestions/tips?

Mobo: MSI Z97-GD65 Gaming LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K Haswell Quad-Core 3.4GHz LGA 1150 84W Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics BX80646I54670K

GPU: ASUS GeForce GTX 970 Strix OC 1253MHZ 4GB 7.0GHZ GDDR5 2xDVI HDMI DisplayPort PCI-E Video Card

SSD: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series SV300S37A/240G 2.5" 240GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

HDD: Seagate NAS HDD ST2000VN000 2TB 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s Internal Hard Drive

RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL

CPU Cooling: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO - CPU Cooler with 120 mm PWM Fan

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 with Window Black Pearl Silent ATX Mid Tower Case

Power: CORSAIR CXM series CX600M 600W ATX12V v2.3 SLI CrossFire 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply

Optical Drive: ASUS 24X DVD Burner - Bulk 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS - OEM

Out:

• Intel i5-4670K
• ASUS GTX 970
• Kingston SSDNow V300
• Seagate ST2000VN000
• Cooler Master 212
• Corsair CX600M

In:

• Intel i5-4690K
• MSI GTX 970 Gaming G4 or Gigabyte GTX 970 G1
• Samsung 840 EVO
• Seagate Barracuda ST2000DM001
• be quiet! Dark Rock 3 or Corsair H100i
• Corsair RM650

Reasons:

• 4690K is a Haswell Refresh of the 4670K with higher base clocks and better TIM = better temperature and overclockability.
• Reported issues with ASUS GTX 970s.
• Kingston V300 is worse than dog shit, whereas Samsung 840 EVO reigns supreme in kitchen stadium.
• You don't need a NAS drive in a desktop, get the cheaper Barracuda.
• You're buying a nice case with a window. The 212 performs amazing for the price, but it looks like shit. The H100i would be best at showing off your motherboard.
• CX600M is entry level tier. You're going HAM with this build. The RM650 is 80+ Gold certified and the fan doesn't turn on unless the load is over 40% (so pretty much only when you're gaming).