depending on what graphical settings youre looking for

a single GPU can juice 4K gaming at ~30FPS on Med-High Graphics fine (depending on game, my GTX780 can run Shadow Of Mordor 20-30FPS on High at 4K downsampled) , but if youre looking for Ultra Settings, 8x MSAA (okay this one is overkill) etc etc, youll need at least triple GPUs

as for monitor, cheapest 4K is Samsung atm, at RM2k tops.

try this for decent 4K gaming rig

i7 4790K RM1159
Swiftech H220-X RM549
MSI Z97 MPower RM779
4x4GB DDR3 HyperX Fury RM578
Crucial MX100 256GB RM399
WD Black 2TB RM459
Sapphire R9 290X 8GB x2 RM3398
Seasonic X-Series Platinum 860W RM799
Phanteks Enthoo Luxe RM499
Total : RM8619 without monitor

for pure performance, swap the R9s to GTX980s, which is more expensive but performs better albeit at a small margin

This post has been edited by marfccy: Jan 6 2015, 04:10 AM

this is where it gets dodgy, Xeon has lower TDP than most Haswell i5/i7, yet runs hotter

i assume its the architecture?

nah, it wont. just dont touch voltage unnecessarily and keep the GPU in acceptable temperatures

GPUs by default are constantly being degraded over time due to heat anyway. heat is usually the main issue for all these electronic parts. as long as its within temp threshold, i daresay overclocked GPUs wont die any sooner than normal clocked GPUs


on a different note: looking to get parts for NAS build. however, im not sure to pick which option

1. buy cheap CPU/mobo/PSU then plug in whatever HDD i can find

2. relegate my current CPU/mobo to NAS duties, then grab a new LGA1150 Xeon to be new PC

option 1 gave me the choice of getting a cheap CPU+ cheap mobo + cheap PSU + 1 4TB HDD at around RM1.4k

option 2 gives me option to get Xeon + decent mobo + cheap PSU (for NAS) + 1 4TB HDD at around RM2k

hmmmmm

pretty sure OP put it cause he want the Krait design, i mean look at that mobo lol

its sexy as heck

used one? give or take, its abt RM100 cheaper at most i guess?

youre upgrading so fast

demmit, youre making my fingers itching towards upgrades as well..


but yiss, join us at air cooling land

Phanteks cooler