2000 USD GAMING SET complete

[Philippx]

Hi

i would like to build my PC like this. It should be future proof and good.

1) SSD: Samsung SSD 840 Pro 128GB SATA 6Gb/s
2) CPU: Intel Core i7-3770K Box, LGA1155
3) Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4, 1155, ATX
4) RAM: 8GB-Kit Corsair Vengeance blue PC3-12800U CL9
5) Graphic: Sapphire Vapor-X Radeon HD 7970, 3GB GDDR5
6) PSU: Corsair Professional Series HX850 80PLUS Gold 850W (in case i want get a 2nd Radeon HD 7970 in the future)
7) Storrage: WD Caviar Green 1TB, SATA 6Gb/s (WD10EZRX)
8) CPU Cooler: Corsair Hydro Series H100i or Cooler Master Eisberg 240?
9) Blu Ray Device: LG BH16NS40 Blu-ray
10) Screen: LG Flatron IPS234V
11) Case: Cooler Master Storm Trooper

12) Speaker: Logitech Z623 2.1
13) Headset: Logitech G35
14) Keyboard: Logitech K800

Please some feedback, if it is a good setup and future proof. If yes, for how many years will i be able to use it (3 years ?)

cheers

 

[masterman467]

Drop the i7, HT is not and will not ever be usefull in gaming. By the time it is, an i7 will be the equivalent of a pentum 4. Get a seasonic PSU, the closed loop water cooler is worthless, get a hyper 212 evo. Get a bigger SSD or just don't get it. 128 is the bare minimum for space, 256 would actually be usable without having to clean out all your old files every week.

 

[g-unit1111]

Drop the i7, HT is not and will not ever be usefull in gaming. By the time it is, an i7 will be the equivalent of a pentum 4. Get a seasonic PSU, the closed loop water cooler is worthless, get a hyper 212 evo. Get a bigger SSD or just don't get it. 128 is the bare minimum for space, 256 would actually be usable without having to clean out all your old files every week.

Definitely agree on all counts except the cooler - I'm not a fan of closed loops but on a $2K budget you could definitely stand to upgrade the cooler. I'd also drop the Logitech tin can speakers (really if you've got $2K to blow on a rig, don't settle for junk speakers) and the BD-R burner. There is no such thing as future proofing whether you're spending $500 or $5000 on a system. Don't plan for later - plan for now with the ability to upgrade and evolve your build as you go along, that's the only sure fire way to ensure a system's longevity.

This would be a much better use of funds:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($80.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UP4 TH ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($184.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Mushkin Blackline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($63.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: OCZ Vector Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition 3GB Video Card ($445.91 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Titanium Grey) ATX Mid Tower Case ($134.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: PC Power & Cooling Silencer Mk III 750W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($17.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1593.80
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-04-24 12:30 EDT-0400)

Gives you $500 for monitor and a better set of speakers, and whatever peripherals you want.

 

[Marcopolo123]

Better dont do crossfire= more microstutters. If you want to buy a second card, make a gtx670 sli build
650w for sli is enough. Pick a good brand

 

[g-unit1111]

Better dont do crossfire= more microstutters. If you want to buy a second card, make a gtx670 sli build
650w for sli is enough. Pick a good brand

You're not going to get around micro stuttering no matter which GPU combo you decide to go with.

 

[ScrewySqrl]

Better dont do crossfire= more microstutters. If you want to buy a second card, make a gtx670 sli build
650w for sli is enough. Pick a good brand

You're not going to get around micro stuttering no matter which GPU combo you decide to go with.

repeated tests on Toms and other locations indicate that SLI is better at reducing/eliminating microstutter than Crossfire.

 

[masterman467]

repeated tests on Toms and other locations indicate that SLI is better at reducing/eliminating microstutter than Crossfire.

All of this.