Building a Haswell system !

[sam1911]

Guys I was thinking of building a Haswell System so suggest me a config!
I want to to play the upcoming demanding games like AC4,BF4,COD,Batman,blacklist .........
things I need is MOBO , PROCESSOR , HDD ,RAM
I have a budget of 400$

 

[Madn3ss795]

A little bit over your budget but will get you a great CPU+mobo setup ( due to 80$ discount ):

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($28.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $413.95
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-06-26 08:20 EDT-0400)

 

[sam1911]

A little bit over your budget but will get you a great CPU+mobo setup ( due to 80$ discount ):

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($28.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $413.95
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-06-26 08:20 EDT-0400)

But what do you think between i5 4670K & i7 4770S ?
can I get the i7

 

[Intel God]

The haswell I3's come out next week. Wait and see how they perform.

 

[Kalvin81Omar]

The haswell I3's come out next week. Wait and see how they perform.

are you sure its next week. I red somewhere its in September.

 

[Intel God]

The haswell I3's come out next week. Wait and see how they perform.

are you sure its next week. I red somewhere its in September.

You're absolutely right. I read the slide wrong.

 

[Kalvin81Omar]

damn it. I was hoping you would be right. I can't wait till september. Seems like its i3 3220 for me this summer.

 

[8350rocks]

This will do anything the 4670k will and hits your budget.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1awvg
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1awvg/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1awvg/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Pro3 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($28.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $353.95
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-06-26 14:07 EDT-0400)

 

[Madn3ss795]

A little bit over your budget but will get you a great CPU+mobo setup ( due to 80$ discount ):

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($28.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $413.95
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-06-26 08:20 EDT-0400)

But what do you think between i5 4670K & i7 4770S ?
can I get the i7

4770s has lower clock, and 4 virtural threads that's useless for games. Plus you can't oc the 4770s. And no, getting that i7 will requires at least 150$ more.

 

[8350rocks]

Are you going to overclock? If you are, the 3570k would likely be your best bet. The 4th Gen Intel stuff is just not as good for overclocking, and the 3570k actually ends up outperforming the 4670k if you consider average overclock results of the 2 CPUs.

 

[Intel God]

Are you going to overclock? If you are, the 3570k would likely be your best bet. The 4th Gen Intel stuff is just not as good for overclocking, and the 3570k actually ends up outperforming the 4670k if you consider average overclock results of the 2 CPUs.

Why would you recommend someone to buy into a dead socket? Haswell overclocks just fine and ill get him to 4.4-4.5ghz in less then 5 minutes

 

[sam1911]

I wont overclock my Processor !

 

[Tradesman1]

Any reason why? Just wondering, if all you want is a locked CPU is will save a lot of money, but will probably be sick of it withing a couple months

 

[cmi86]

I agree with the 3rd gen i5 suggestions. The haswell stuff doesn't really seem to be much if at all faster and it costs more money. Plus it has been proven to not overclock as well as ivy and runs a good bit hotter than ivy. Id ignore the "dead socket" comment as intel has a nasty little habit of changing their sockets like dirty socks. Ivy is still perfectly viable and IMHO the haswell stuff has made no impression on me to deserve it's higher price.

 

[sam1911]

Any reason why? Just wondering, if all you want is a locked CPU is will save a lot of money, but will probably be sick of it withing a couple months

Because overclocking requires liquid cooling for better results & I have heard that water leakage could easily destroy your hardware ! & I plan running it on stock cooler or It wont fit into my budget !

 

[sam1911]

I agree with the 3rd gen i5 suggestions. The haswell stuff doesn't really seem to be much if at all faster and it costs more money. Plus it has been proven to not overclock as well as ivy and runs a good bit hotter than ivy. Id ignore the "dead socket" comment as intel has a nasty little habit of changing their sockets like dirty socks. Ivy is still perfectly viable and IMHO the haswell stuff has made no impression on me to deserve it's higher price.

Well I can easily get the IVy but I have waited for the haswell so long & the haswell has HD 4600 thats the main reason for its pricing I think but I am going to use GTX 650 TI anyway & I don't plan on overclocking so it should work just fine IMO

 

[Tradesman1]

OCing does not require water, something like the 212 Hyper EVO is considered one of the best coolers on the market, I've had my 2500K at 4.8 24/7 for a few years now, and my 3570K at 4.7 24/7 with no ill effects, or to go back, there are may Q6600s (native 2.4GHz) running 3, 3.6 and 4+ GHs that have been around for many years

 

[sam1911]

OCing does not require water, something like the 212 Hyper EVO is considered one of the best coolers on the market, I've had my 2500K at 4.8 24/7 for a few years now, and my 3570K at 4.7 24/7 with no ill effects, or to go back, there are may Q6600s (native 2.4GHz) running 3, 3.6 and 4+ GHs that have been around for many years

Looks like I have to go with 4670K & thanks for the help guys !

 

[Tradesman1]

Keep us updated, we'll be here

 

[Nintendork99]

The only thing I would say is if you want to play demanding games, go for maybe 8GB RAM if you can. I have 8 and play every game without a hitch. Personally, I recommend Ripjaws, but those are out of your price range most likely

 

[Tradesman1]

The RJs are good sticks, and all work well, there's three different lines the original Ripjaw and also both the Ripjaws X and Ripjaws Z

 

[Nintendork99]

The RJs are good sticks, and all work well, there's three different lines the original Ripjaw and also both the Ripjaws X and Ripjaws Z

Ah yes. I personally stand by my ripsaw x's, always use 4GB sticks, used them in four systems. Excellent ram and they look awesome in a gaming rig.

 

[sam1911]

The RJs are good sticks, and all work well, there's three different lines the original Ripjaw and also both the Ripjaws X and Ripjaws Z

Ah yes. I personally stand by my ripsaw x's, always use 4GB sticks, used them in four systems. Excellent ram and they look awesome in a gaming rig.

How about the Sniper 4GIGS for now and another 4 GIGS later !

 

[Tradesman1]

I've had better luck with Sniper than many others in mixing/adding sets, so that's a positive

 

[Intel God]

OCing does not require water, something like the 212 Hyper EVO is considered one of the best coolers on the market, I've had my 2500K at 4.8 24/7 for a few years now, and my 3570K at 4.7 24/7 with no ill effects, or to go back, there are may Q6600s (native 2.4GHz) running 3, 3.6 and 4+ GHs that have been around for many years

I thought the same thing about the Hyper 212 till i saw this test over at TPU

My new favorite budget cooler

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835709020