I build PCs for people around my area who ask me to do so. I ask for their budget and try to put together a rig that suits their needs within said budget.
One of my clients and I agreed on putting together their rig tomorrow, but we are coming across some last minute disagreements.
This is the core of what I initially intended to build for him:
CPU: Intel i5 4690K
RAM: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 2x4GB
GPU: ASUS GTX 750 Ti
Motherboard: ASUS Z97-A
He suddenly approached me and said he wanted an i7 4790K processor because it's the best chip available.
After hours of trying to convince him otherwise, I couldn't change his mind.
Keep in mind, OCN Community, that my client intends to use this rig for Battlefield 4 gaming. He does not work with videos at all and the most likely situation in which he'd use video editting software is for a school project. I've told him many times that hyper threading will not benefit him at all. It'll only make his videos render a bit faster, but what's the point of going an entire $100 over budget if he's rarely going to edit videos.
I finally thought I had convinced him that the 4690K would be a better choice for him because not only can he very easily easily overclock it to 4.0 GHz like the 4790K, he wouldn't have the same bottleneck problems either. A 4790K is way too overpowering for a measly 750 Ti, but he is not listening to me what so ever.
After I finally gave up on him, I realized that if he really does just want to spend more money to deck out his rig, I told him that a MUCH better solution would be to drop the 4790K and get the Maximus VII Hero because it matches his colour theme, red/black, and just looks absolutely gorgeous:
He was heavily swayed by the stunning looks of the VII Hero and what he said next boggled my mind. He told me he'll get both the i7 and the VII Hero.
Why would you pair the Hero & 4790K with a 750 Ti?
This question could not be erased from my mind.
Please, Community, help me convince him that his best options in this situation are:
1) DROP THE 4790K, stick with the 4690K and get the RoG board
OR
2) Drop BOTH the RoG board AND the 4790K, stick with the 4690K and get a better GPU than the 750 Ti
If I can't change his mind by myself, maybe you all can help me.
One of my clients and I agreed on putting together their rig tomorrow, but we are coming across some last minute disagreements.
This is the core of what I initially intended to build for him:
CPU: Intel i5 4690K
RAM: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 2x4GB
GPU: ASUS GTX 750 Ti
Motherboard: ASUS Z97-A
He suddenly approached me and said he wanted an i7 4790K processor because it's the best chip available.
After hours of trying to convince him otherwise, I couldn't change his mind.
Keep in mind, OCN Community, that my client intends to use this rig for Battlefield 4 gaming. He does not work with videos at all and the most likely situation in which he'd use video editting software is for a school project. I've told him many times that hyper threading will not benefit him at all. It'll only make his videos render a bit faster, but what's the point of going an entire $100 over budget if he's rarely going to edit videos.
I finally thought I had convinced him that the 4690K would be a better choice for him because not only can he very easily easily overclock it to 4.0 GHz like the 4790K, he wouldn't have the same bottleneck problems either. A 4790K is way too overpowering for a measly 750 Ti, but he is not listening to me what so ever.
After I finally gave up on him, I realized that if he really does just want to spend more money to deck out his rig, I told him that a MUCH better solution would be to drop the 4790K and get the Maximus VII Hero because it matches his colour theme, red/black, and just looks absolutely gorgeous:
He was heavily swayed by the stunning looks of the VII Hero and what he said next boggled my mind. He told me he'll get both the i7 and the VII Hero.
Why would you pair the Hero & 4790K with a 750 Ti?
This question could not be erased from my mind.
Please, Community, help me convince him that his best options in this situation are:
1) DROP THE 4790K, stick with the 4690K and get the RoG board
OR
2) Drop BOTH the RoG board AND the 4790K, stick with the 4690K and get a better GPU than the 750 Ti
If I can't change his mind by myself, maybe you all can help me.