Can I get a review of my gaming build?

[rowdymoody]

Hello, I am going to be buying a new gaming PC from Cyberpowerpc.com as my current rigs have become rather outdated. I would like to be playing games like Planetside 2 and Crysis 3 just to name a couple. I am not an absolute graphics nut, but I do like my games to look nice and maintain a good frame rate. I am looking at spending roughly $1,000.

I have built myself a what I think is a rather decent build for my price range, I just wanted to get other opinions on it to make sure that is is a pretty good build, see what kind of performance I can expect out of it with games such as Planetside 2 and Crysis 3, as well as to make sure that all of the parts will be compatible and have enough power for everything and all of that stuff ( I have never built a pc before, either on a website such as cyberpower or personally).

I will copy and paste my build below! Thank you for any input or suggestions!




Case: Zalman Z11 Plus Mid-Tower Gaming Case w/ USB 3.0 & Side-Panel Window

Neon Light Upgrade: 12in Cold Cathode Neon Light (Red Color)

Extra Case Fan Upgrade: Maximum 120MM Color Case Cooling Fans for your selected case (Red Color)

CPU: Intel® Core™ i5-3570K 3.40 GHz 6MB Intel Smart Cache LGA1155 (All Venom OC Certified)

Cooling Fan: Asetek 510LC Liquid Cooling System 120MM Radiator & Fan (Enhanced Cooling Performance + Extreme Silent at 20dBA) (Single Standard 120MM Fan)

Coolant for Cyberpower Xtreme Hydro Water Cooling Kits: Standard Coolant

Motherboard: * [CrossFireX] GIGABYTE GA-Z77-HD3 Intel Z77 Chipset DDR3 ATX Mainboard w/ IRST, Ultra Durable 4 Classic, 7.1 HD Audio, GbLAN, 2x Gen3 PCIe x16, 2x PCIe x1 & 2 PCI (Extreme OC Certified)

Memory: 8GB (4GBx2) DDR3/1600MHz Dual Channel Memory (Kingston HyperX)

Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 2GB 16X PCIe 3.0 Video Card (EVGA Superclocked)

Power Supply Upgrade: 500 Watts - Corsair CX500 V2 80 Plus Certified Power Supply

Hard Drive: 2TB (2TBx1) SATA-III 6.0Gb/s 64MB Cache 7200RPM HDD (Single Drive)

Sound: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO

Network: Onboard Gigabit LAN Network

Venom Boost Fast And Efficient Factory Overclocking: Pro OC (Performance Overclock 10% or more)

 

[iceclock]

ive made u a better system from ibuypower, i find that ibuypower has better quality pcs from what ive heard and ive seen personally. my friends owned 2 cyberpower pcs and had nothing but troubles.


Intel Z77 Core i5 Configurator ibuypower.com


full price: $977$


1 x Case ( Corsair Obsidian Series 550D Gaming Case - Black )
0 x Case Lighting ( None )
0 x iBUYPOWER Labs - Noise Reduction ( None )
0 x iBUYPOWER Labs - Internal Expansion ( None )
1 x Processor ( Intel® Core™ i5-3570K Processor (4x 3.40GHz/6MB L3 Cache) - Intel Core i5-3570K )
1 x iBUYPOWER PowerDrive ( PowerDrive Level 2 - Up to 20% Overclocking )
1 x Processor Cooling ( Liquid CPU Cooling System [SOCKET-1155] - ARC Dual Silent High Performance Fan Upgrade (Push-Pull Airflow) )
1 x Memory ( 8 GB [4 GB X2] DDR3-1866 Memory Module - Corsair or Major Brand )
1 x Video Card ( AMD Radeon HD 7870 - 2GB - Single Card )
1 x Video Card Brand ( Major Brand Powered by AMD or NVIDIA )
1 x Free Stuff ( [FREE Game Download] - DiRT Showdown - Free with purchase of AMD Processor / Radeon video card )
1 x Free Stuff ( [FREE Game Download] - Far Cry3 + 20% OFF code for Medal of Honor Warfighter - Free with purchase of AMD Radeon HD 7770 or above )
1 x Free Stuff ( [FREE Game Download] - Sleeping Dogs - Free with purchase of AMD Radeon HD 7870 or above )
1 x Motherboard ( Gigabyte GA-Z77-HD3 -- 4x USB 3.0 )
0 x Intel Smart Response Technology ( None )
1 x Power Supply ( 650 Watt -- NZXT HALE82N-SI / 80+ Bronze )
1 x Primary Hard Drive ( 2 TB HARD DRIVE -- 64M Cache, 7200rpm, 6.0Gb/s - Single Drive )
0 x Data Hard Drive ( None )
1 x Optical Drive ( 24X Dual Format/Double Layer DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW Drive - Black )
0 x 2nd Optical Drive ( None )
0 x Flash Media Reader / Writer ( None )
0 x Meter Display ( None )
1 x Sound Card ( 3D Premium Surround Sound Onboard )
1 x Network Card ( Onboard LAN Network (Gb or 10/100) )
1 x Operating System ( None- Pre-formatted Hard Drive Only )
1 x Keyboard ( iBUYPOWER Standard Gaming Keyboard )
1 x Mouse ( iBUYPOWER Standard Gaming Mouse - Blood Red )
0 x Monitor ( None )
0 x 2nd Monitor ( None )
0 x Speaker System ( None )
0 x Video Camera ( None )
1 x Case Engraving Service ( Custom Message - Max 35 characters (including spaces) - [rowdy moody] )
1 x Warranty ( 3 Year Standard Warranty Service )
1 x Rush Service ( Rush Service Fee (not shipping fee) - No Rush Service, Estimate Ship Out in 5~10 Business Days )

good thing is ibuypower has 3 years warranty and decent customer service.

 

[rowdymoody]

You seem to be right, it appears that even buying the exact same specs I am saving money by going through ibuypower, AND it comes with 3 free games due to the purchase of radeon! thank you!

Anyways I took the build you provided, changed the case, knocked the hard drive down to 1TB, got rid of the overclocking, and bumped the video card up to the Radeon HD 7970, and I ended up being about 10-15 dollars cheaper than the rig I previously posted that I built on cyberpower.

My only other concern is the power supply, I just want to make sure that the 650w psu is going to be enough for this build?

 

[iceclock]

650 watts is enought, for example this system:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/y0Og
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/y0Og/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/y0Og/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i7-3770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.98 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI Z77A-G41 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($79.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($46.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V200 Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($99.11 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1.5TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video Card ($407.55 @ Newegg)
Case: Zalman Z9 ATX Mid Tower Case ($31.98 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($22.98 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $1149.52
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-01-16 22:47 EST-0500)

uses only 441watts. and is a stronger cpu, and has an ssd also.

 

[rowdymoody]

oh okay, awesome thanks for your help I appreciate it!

 

[iceclock]

anytime bro, feel free to msg me if u need further assistance.

icelock (joe)

 

[jokyteddy]

That's a pretty solid list, but I would suggest you to get a SSD as well. You won't regret it

 

[iceclock]

theres an ssd in there lol.

 

[jokyteddy]

theres an ssd in there lol.

Oh, I was referring to the OP's list and your 1st list. I thought your 2nd list was just a reference for how much power the system use.

 

[iceclock]

np 😀

 

[Mousemonkey]

This topic has been moved from the section CPU & Components to section Systems by Mousemonkey