Almost ready to buy.

[edrf]

Hello All,

I'm pretty close to hit the buy button, hopefully.

This system is for gaming only, FPS BF3 and 4, MMOs, MOBA, RTS. Nothing very pro. I run my FPS at low settings. I'm just looking to play. I leave the nice graphics for the campaign. Files and other stuff I'll keep in an external drive I have or another drive I'll get later on.

I want to get me a 144hz Asus monitor a few months later. This will be my main display. I have a 21" samsung tv (HDMI) that I use as my main display at the moment. This will become a secondary monitor to browse the internet, youtube etc. I am thinking of running games windowed and run hearthstone or the like too.

After thinking that I'll be running BF3 and 4 on low settings in multiplayer, I'm not sure if I need a 770 gtx 4gb and was looking at the 760 gtx 4gb.

Would it be better to get the 760...maybe SLI it later on?

Some 760 SLI Benchmarks compare it to a single 780.

Thinking of the 760 4gb I was looking at combos too... like this one, makes me think I'll get the best bang for my money? I could throw in the samsung SSD and the CM Hyper 212 evo in too...:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.1459757

This is the part list of what I've put together:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2kEnP

i5-4670K
Hyper 212 EVO
Gigabyte G1.Sniper M5 ATX LGA1150
G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600
Samsung 840 Pro Series 256GB SSD
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 4GB
Antec GX700 ATX Mid Tower
Corsair Professional 850W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply

Total $1113.91

Lastly I'll be getting everything from newegg because I will be using shoprunner.
I'm in Puerto Rico.

Please share your thoughts and thank you for your time.

 

[jb6684]

All great choices. The case, motherboard, and powersupply are all ready for a killer SLI rig. If your gaming at 1920x1080, you really don't need 4Gb of RAM on your GPU. I can play max'd out with 2Gb on any game (using GTX690 or Crossfire 7970 systems which DOES have 3Gb RAM, but, makes no difference). If your going for a 4K monitor, yeah more RAM would be need but not at 1920x1080....

If your really want to take advantage of the 144hz monitor, stick with the GTX770 (or go for a GTX780). Always start with the most powerful single card you can and SLI later. SLI of two mid-range cards give great numbers, but, doesn't play as smoothly (I had SLI GTX460's and some games either don't support SLI, or, scale poorly so they sucked on that system)

Be sure to keep that Hyper 212 EVO in the build, the stock Intel coolers just don't cut it. It nice n quiet and will allow you to OC that CPU a bit if you wish.

 

[edrf]

Thank you for your help jb. I'll stick to the build with the 770. I will only game in one monitor. My secondary will be for browsing or watching videos while I game...I think that doesn't count as multimonitor gaming...since my game resolution will still be 1920 x 1080p. As for the CPU Cooler, I was going to get a H100i...but then I decided to go with the EVO since I may overclock the CPU but just a bit. I don't play with voltages at all. I only look at the CPU multiplier and stick to that.

Thanks!

 

[jb6684]

Yeah, the EVO is a great product and FAR less expensive than the watercooler... If you want a middle ground (price wise) take a look at the Noctua, better construction but it is NOT 2--3x better than an EVO

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835608040

Personally, I don't like to mix water with my electronics since even a TINY leak can destroy a system....