[CocoaNut]

Hi HF, building a new PC, and found a pretty good offer on a local site. It has the GTX 970 4GB, but not a i7, and my friends are telling me, it's no use for a good graphics card like that unless you have atleast a i7. Is that true, or will the Intel Core i5-4690K, Socket-LGA1150 perform well with the 970?

Thanks.

[Serpius]

Hi HF, building a new PC, and found a pretty good offer on a local site. It has the GTX 970 4GB, but not a i7, and my friends are telling me, it's no use for a good graphics card like that unless you have atleast a i7. Is that true, or will the Intel Core i5-4690K, Socket-LGA1150 perform well with the 970?

Thanks.

CocoaCut,

Your friends are being stupid and don't know anything about computers.
Don't listen to them!

The i5 4690k processor is more than enough to handle the GTX 970. In fact, an i5 4460 processor can do the job just fine.

The key to the whole setup is a good motherboard.

Always look for an Intel Z97 Chipset based motherboard.

Most if not all motherboard brands will have a 'Z97' somewhere in the model line number, that's a good indication that it is an Intel Z97 Chipset motherboard.

For example, look at this Gigabyte motherboard:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $119.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-31 09:30 EDT-0400

Look at this MSI motherboard example:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($95.98 @ NCIX US)
Total: $95.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-31 09:31 EDT-0400

Don't let your clueless friends tell you anything.

Come in this forum and ask the questions in here.
In fact, tell your friends to join this forum and they will learn a lot in here.

[CocoaNut]

CocoaCut,

Your friends are being stupid and don't know anything about computers.
Don't listen to them!

The i5 4690k processor is more than enough to handle the GTX 970. In fact, an i5 4460 processor can do the job just fine.

The key to the whole setup is a good motherboard.

Always look for an Intel Z97 Chipset based motherboard.

Most if not all motherboard brands will have a 'Z97' somewhere in the model line number, that's a good indication that it is an Intel Z97 Chipset motherboard.

For example, look at this Gigabyte motherboard:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $119.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-31 09:30 EDT-0400

Look at this MSI motherboard example:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($95.98 @ NCIX US)
Total: $95.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-31 09:31 EDT-0400

Don't let your clueless friends tell you anything.

Come in this forum and ask the questions in here.
In fact, tell your friends to join this forum and they will learn a lot in here.

Thanks for the very detailed reply! 👍

This, is the build i'm thinking of buying right now.

[drugs]

Corsair CX. Budget PSU in a mid-high end PC? No thank you. I wouldn't buy it.

[Serpius]

Thanks for the very detailed reply! 👍

This, is the build i'm thinking of buying right now.

CocoaCut,

Ok, everything is fine except for the power supply unit. That's not a good one.

If you are able to do it, go for a SeaSonic, or Antec, or XFX power supply units. Stay with something around 600 watts.

[CocoaNut]

CocoaCut,

Ok, everything is fine except for the power supply unit. That's not a good one.

If you are able to do it, go for a SeaSonic, or Antec, or XFX power supply units. Stay with something around 600 watts.

The one selected has 600W. My choises are:

[Serpius]

The one selected has 600W. My choises are:

CocoaCut,

If your budget can handle it, go for the EVGA PSU.
That's better than the Corsair one.

[unSatisfied]

The only difference between an i7 and an i5 is hyper threading (which has little to no benefit in games).

[CocoaNut]

CocoaCut,

If your budget can handle it, go for the EVGA PSU.
That's better than the Corsair one.

Will see if I can live on Ramen for a week and it might fit my budget xD

Something that got me very paranoid just now though is, how much noise will this rig make? This case appearantly drowns a lot of the noise

The 970 is by Gainward(Never heard of it), should I choose the one made by Asus instead? (Costs over $100 more so only if needed)

[Serpius]

Will see if I can live on Ramen for a week and it might fit my budget xD

Something that got me very paranoid just now though is, how much noise will this rig make? This case appearantly drowns a lot of the noise

The 970 is by Gainward(Never heard of it), should I choose the one made by Asus instead? (Costs over $100 more so only if needed)

CocoaCut,

Never heard of Gainward, either. Better off getting a name brand such as Asus. At least Asus has a good replacement service if you ever have issues with the graphics card.

[Walter Sherman]

Will see if I can live on Ramen for a week and it might fit my budget xD

Something that got me very paranoid just now though is, how much noise will this rig make? This case appearantly drowns a lot of the noise

The 970 is by Gainward(Never heard of it), should I choose the one made by Asus instead? (Costs over $100 more so only if needed)

Have you considered building your own pc?