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FrostyWindz

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Dec 1, 2013
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Will this build work out well? Am I overspending? Any parts that costs cheaper but get the same or better performance?

My purposes for the PC will be [In Most to Least order] : Gaming, Media like music & videos, Web-browsing, Programming

This is my part list : http://pcpartpicker.com/p/31AvR

CPU Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core $324.99
Motherboard Asus Maximus VI Hero ATX LGA1150 $197.26
Memory Corsair Dominator Platinum 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 $199.99
Storage Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" SSD $82.95
Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM $87.96
Video Card EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB $489.99
Case Cooler Master Storm Trooper ATX Full Tower $148.49
Power Supply Corsair 860W ATX12V / EPS12V $189.99
Optical Drive Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer $16.98
Operating System Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) $89.98
Monitor Asus VS247H-P 23.6" $130.49
Custom RayStorm 750 AX240 WaterCooling Kit $175.00

Total: $2134

Thanks in advance guys! ^^



 
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I'd switch to an i5-4670K, it offers the same performance for $100 less. You also don't need that motherboard, just get something like the Gigabyte Z87-UD5. You can save on RAM as well, Get a G.Skill set for around $150. Take the money saved and get a 256gb SSD. +1 to the watercooling!
 
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I think looks totally fine. The water cooling kit is pretty cheap, but it gets your feet wet and does the same as a $100ish air or corsair type cooler, but will also allow addons when and if needed which the others don't. As for i5 or i7, if your spending 2k on this pc, spend then extra $75 and get the i7 over a i5, honestly. Ram is great, I love the build actually.

Yes you could drop ram to gskill or munchkin or something, but dominator platinum is the good stuff, and again for a $2000 build, why not spend the extra $20 here and there and get the good stuff. You've picked 2nd favorite powerful processor, 6 core haswell $550 is top performer. Your motherboard is the crowd favorite for z87. storage wise your getting one of the top 2 ssds, and mechanical with tons of space. As far as gpu, you could get the 780ti, but single monitor gaming even your 780 is overkill for todays games. But will last for quite a while. Case is all personal preference and I like the looks of that one. Powersupply ive not any experience with but it looks great to me. Monitor, looks great. Is that the 2 or 5 ms response one, I cant tell?

Personally I would get a 3tb Seagate, you have a 2tb. Small thing but I fill up my hhds quite quick, and having 4 bays and 3tb a piece equals 12tb. while having 2tb's 4bays equals 8tb. Not that you really need that much, but you can get the 3tb for $100 so $20 more for an extra terabite. As for ssd, yea, 120gb just fine, why you would need a 250 for pc is beyond me. I only have a 240 as the deal I got made it dollars more than the 120 otherwise its fine. Id recommend Samsung 840 pro all day long for anything pc or even laptop if has 2 hhd bays. Otherwise id recommend the evo since its available in 1tb versions.
 
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You also don't need an 860 watt PSU for that build. You could get away with something like a 600 or 650 watt Corsair or XFX. NewEgg has the new XFX XTR on sale. This is moot, of course, if you plan on a future SLI setup.
 
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Are you overspending? Maybe. For gaming at 1080p you could spend much less for sure. For instance:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($209.00 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus Z87-PRO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($174.00 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($82.95 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($329.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($20.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus VS247H-P 23.6" Monitor ($130.49 @ Newegg)
Total: $1369.34
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-28 10:35 EST-0500)
 
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Jacob does have some good points. There's nothing wrong with what you have but you are spending a pretty penny on a build. You have an overclocking CPU but no aftermarket CPU cooler, which is needed. Do you actually have a budget? If you don't have one, than all you need to do is get a CPU cooler and a larger SSD.
 
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Hes got a Custom RayStorm 750 AX240 WaterCooling Kit $175.00 listed on his build, so im sure he will be good.
If he has programming listed as things he will be doing, then im sure the hyperthreading and extra kick from the ram will help him out with that. So why not spend extra $50-75 on the i5 to i7 difference if it will help and your already spending over $1500. Now I have the gtx 770, but if I had to make a choice in doing a new build, id go for 780 or even 780ti. Also, why do you need a larger ssd? For gaming or programming? not really needed is it? Ssd will help with windows boot times and program loading maybe, but you don't gain anything from games being saved on ssd over a 7200. So why make a cut on cpu or graphics card to be able to have larger ssd, to save games on?
 
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Frosty ---
This is for gaming, a great build that will play all high graphics settings, no questions asked.

What you had will play games on ultra and higher fps that this build. But yes yours is overkill, but will play games better and for many years more than the i5 build, but costs almost double.

So if your comfortable with spending $2000 and will need the extra cpu power now or down the road for programming video editing or anything like that your build is 100% perfect.

If you just want to play games, and not to comfortable with spending $2000, then this i5 build is a really solid build. I'd suggest still looking at cases though, find one you like.

But if you wanted/needed, you could even spend less than this for an i5 gaming build. Just up to you how much do you want to spend, how much or what do you want from your pc?
 
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I didn't notice the Cooling system at the bottom.

As for the larger SSD, typically games and primary software are installed on the SSD. You do not want to fill up the SSD. About 25% space on an SSD should be reserved for Read/Write. So the actual space for programs on a 120 GB is about 90GB. Depending on the programs he has, it will fill up rather quickly. Obviously the suggested process is to install the other "non-essential" programs on the HDD. However, why would you not get a better SSD if there isn't a budget? You don't have to tell me about gaming performance in relations to an SSD. I know there's no performance difference. If there is an budget, in a heart beat, I would drop the 4770k and get a larger SSD. I'm sure you've read benchmarks showing the difference between the 4670k and the 4770k. Unless the game uses HT, you're wasting $100. However again, if there isn't a max, why wouldn't you improve on the build.
 
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