Finalizing PC Build, Need Advice

[linckmichael]

- First PC build
- Not planning to OC
- Not planning to crossfire 2 GPUs
- Living in Hong Kong
- Daily/Gaming PC for BF4 (High/Ultra 1080p)

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770 Haswell 3.4GHz LGA 1150
MOBO: ASRock H87M Pro4 LGA 1150 Motherboard
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3
Storage: Western Digital Black 1TB 7200rpm
Videocard: Sapphire Radeon R9 280x Vapor-X
Case: Thermaltake Versa II ATX Mid-Tower Case
Power Supply: CORSAIR HX Series HX750 750W 80 PLUS Gold Modular
Optical: LG Model GH24NS95 24X DVD
Wi-Fi: TP-LINK TL-WN881ND PCI Express x1 Wireless N Adapter

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So that's my planned build above, been researching for the past 3-4 days already, spending wayyy too much time but it's fun.

QUESTIONS:
1) Do you think this ASROck H87M Pro4 is good/decent for BF4 gaming (no OC + no crossfire)
2) 16GB of ram overkill?
3) Will there be space WIDTH wise for the MOBO + CPU?
4) Corsair HX750 Gold PSU, is this too much? I know Sapphire recommended 750W for the R9 280x...
>>> Is a 750 BRONZE okay?
>>> Or a 650 GOLD okay?

Please whatever thoughts opinions, if you have time, please share with me! Thank you!

 

[ingtar33]

what i don't understand is why you'd drop 300 on a cpu and not get one that would let you overclock. admittedly it's not my $$ but the logic behind this escapes me.

~bf4 is an insanely system heavy game... in multiplayer it devours OVERCLOCKED cpus and spits them out... and if you play it with full eyecandy at 1080p a single r9-280x won't be enough to get you 60fps.
~16gb of ram is overkill.
~your system need 600W max. gpu companies always overestimate how much power your system will need to run their gpus, becuase there are a lot of gpus that can't deliver their advertised power AND some people have some pretty power hungry rigs. Your system could probably draw 450W under full load. since i don't know what fans or hard drives you plan to stick into it, figure it could be as much as a 500W system... toss a small buffer onto that number and you get 600W.

 

[linckmichael]

what i don't understand is why you'd drop 300 on a cpu and not get one that would let you overclock. admittedly it's not my $$ but the logic behind this escapes me.

~bf4 is an insanely system heavy game... in multiplayer it devours OVERCLOCKED cpus and spits them out... and if you play it with full eyecandy at 1080p a single r9-280x won't be enough to get you 60fps.
~16gb of ram is overkill.
~your system need 600W max. gpu companies always overestimate how much power your system will need to run their gpus, becuase there are a lot of gpus that can't deliver their advertised power AND some people have some pretty power hungry rigs. Your system could probably draw 450W under full load. since i don't know what fans or hard drives you plan to stick into it, figure it could be as much as a 500W system... toss a small buffer onto that number and you get 600W.

Possibly yep I'll think about overclocking. Likewise, it's my first build so call me a beginner on all of this, especially OCing.

I think I'll take it down to a 8GB. And possibly use a Corsair HX650 Gold.