Gaming PC ~1500$ help

[Khantic]

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CPU: Intel Core i5-4670 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.97 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($134.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($199.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($84.81 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($346.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Phantom (White) ATX Full Tower Case ($110.98 @ Best Buy)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ Micro Center)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($84.98 @ OutletPC)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($41.22 @ Amazon)
Total: $1369.90
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-30 04:40 EDT-0400)

Will this be able to run Skyrim/ Titanfall on 1080p or even 1440p? If not can you please tell me what do I need to change. Thanks. My budget is around 1500$ and I am living at Australia.

 

[Novuake]

Alrigth, it can do 1080p. However some changes for the better.

1. You got a Z series board made for overclocking, so added a K CPU to allow for that.
2. Added a much better quality power supply. The CXs are not made for high performance builds.
3. Added a cheaper but more than good enough SSD.


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CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($227.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($134.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($139.99 @ Best Buy)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($84.81 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($346.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Phantom (White) ATX Full Tower Case ($110.98 @ Best Buy)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($56.51 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($84.98 @ OutletPC)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($41.22 @ Amazon)
Total: $1329.44
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-30 04:46 EDT-0400)



Now consider spending less on a chassis and more on your graphics card. The GTX780 is considerably better, especially for 1440p.

 

[Khantic]

Thanks for the reply. Actually forgot to put the power supply. Someone told me there are issues with the 840 Pro series. Is that true?

Alrigth, it can do 1080p. However some changes for the better.

1. You got a Z series board made for overclocking, so added a K CPU to allow for that.
2. Added a much better quality power supply. The CXs are not made for high performance builds.
3. Added a cheaper but more than good enough SSD.


PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3iWuk
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3iWuk/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3iWuk/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($227.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($134.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($139.99 @ Best Buy)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($84.81 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($346.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Phantom (White) ATX Full Tower Case ($110.98 @ Best Buy)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($56.51 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($84.98 @ OutletPC)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($41.22 @ Amazon)
Total: $1329.44
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-30 04:46 EDT-0400)



Now consider spending less on a chassis and more on your graphics card. The GTX780 is considerably better, especially for 1440p.

 

[OnkelCannabia]

A few things to consider:

-The 4670 non-k version is not overclock-able. If you get the k version and a good cooler for $30+ you will be able to get much more performance out of it in the future. For now it is more than enough though.

- The Samsung 840 Pro is a great SSD, but its major advantages will hardly be felt by the average user. The 840 Evo is $60 cheaper and you will probably not even notice the difference. I've gotten the pro myself, but only because I had lots of money to spare.

- The 770 is a very good GPU, but the 2GB VRAM are a bit of a gamble. They are fine now, but in the future this could change. It is impossible to predict how games will run on 2GB VRAM in the future. They'll all be playable on high most likely, but at 1440p you'll probably have to make some sacrifices. The R9 280X on the other hand offers roughly the same performance with an extra 1 GB of VRAM. No worries here. Also Mantle is slowly starting to kick off. Recent news is that Cryengine has added Mantle support now in addition to Frostbite.

- The PSU is a little on the cheap side. If you have still a bit of money to spare, see if you can't get something like 650-700w gold rated. Might save you some troubles if you want to upgrade or add components a few years down the line. I bought an Enermax Liberty 500w (that was a lot back then!) 8 years ago at a high price and I am still using it in my secondary PC up to today. It has been in 3 different PCs so far. A quality PSU is never a bad thing.

 

[Khantic]

Hi thanks for the reply. Someone told me that there are problems with the 840 pro series.. Is that true? And are you recommending me getting something with a 3G or even a 4 G ram? For the video card.

A few things to consider:

-The 4670 non-k version is not overclock-able. If you get the k version and a good cooler for $30+ you will be able to get much more performance out of it in the future. For now it is more than enough though.

- The Samsung 840 Pro is a great SSD, but its major advantages will hardly be felt by the average user. The 840 Evo is $60 cheaper and you will probably not even notice the difference. I've gotten the pro myself, but only because I had lots of money to spare.

- The 770 is a very good GPU, but the 2GB VRAM are a bit of a gamble. They are fine now, but in the future this could change. It is impossible to predict how games will run on 2GB VRAM in the future. They'll all be playable on high most likely, but at 1440p you'll probably have to make some sacrifices. The R9 280X on the other hand offers roughly the same performance with an extra 1 GB of VRAM. No worries here. Also Mantle is slowly starting to kick off. Recent news is that Cryengine has added Mantle support now in addition to Frostbite.

- The PSU is a little on the cheap side. If you have still a bit of money to spare, see if you can't get something like 650-700w gold rated. Might save you some troubles if you want to upgrade or add components a few years down the line. I bought an Enermax Liberty 500w (that was a lot back then!) 8 years ago at a high price and I am still using it in my secondary PC up to today. It has been in 3 different PCs so far. A quality PSU is never a bad thing.

 

[OnkelCannabia]

Hi thanks for the reply. Someone told me that there are problems with the 840 pro series.. Is that true? And are you recommending me getting something with a 3G or even a 4 G ram? For the video card.

I'm not aware of any problems with the 840 pro. It scored excellently in tests and comes highly recommended. If there are any issues, they'd have to be recent. Last time I read up on it was half a year ago. Maybe something has changed? Last I heard it was one of the best on the market.

As I said, 2GB of VRAM are ok now, but I wouldn't bet on it in the future. Especially @1440p. I'd go either with the R9 280x or add some money and go with the GTX 780.

 

[Khantic]

Ok.. Thanks a ton for the replies. I think I'd settle with the 770 one and upgrade it in the futute. See you around!

Hi thanks for the reply. Someone told me that there are problems with the 840 pro series.. Is that true? And are you recommending me getting something with a 3G or even a 4 G ram? For the video card.

I'm not aware of any problems with the 840 pro. It scored excellently in tests and comes highly recommended. If there are any issues, they'd have to be recent. Last time I read up on it was half a year ago. Maybe something has changed? Last I heard it was one of the best on the market.

As I said, 2GB of VRAM are ok now, but I wouldn't bet on it in the future. Especially @1440p. I'd go either with the R9 280x or add some money and go with the GTX 780.

 

[OnkelCannabia]

Ok.. Thanks a ton for the replies. I think I'd settle with the 770 one and upgrade it in the futute. See you around!

Hi thanks for the reply. Someone told me that there are problems with the 840 pro series.. Is that true? And are you recommending me getting something with a 3G or even a 4 G ram? For the video card.

I'm not aware of any problems with the 840 pro. It scored excellently in tests and comes highly recommended. If there are any issues, they'd have to be recent. Last time I read up on it was half a year ago. Maybe something has changed? Last I heard it was one of the best on the market.

As I said, 2GB of VRAM are ok now, but I wouldn't bet on it in the future. Especially @1440p. I'd go either with the R9 280x or add some money and go with the GTX 780.

I forgot to answer one of your question: Will you be able to max Titanfall and Skyrim. The answer is, you'll probably be able to run both at them at the same time with that rig 😉