I plan to replace my 5 year old gaming PC with a new machine.
I would like to get high performance for games, and a system that would last a few years - and I'm willing to splurge a little bit for it.
I came across this guide: http://lifehacker.com/5840963/the-best-pcs-you-can-build-for-600-and-1200, and thinking of going with their 1200$ build:
Case: Corsair Carbide Series 300R
Power supply: CORSAIR CX600M 600W High Performance Modular Power Supply
CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
RAM:Kingston HyperX Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
SSD: Seagate 600 Series 240GB 2.5" Solid State Disk
HDD: Western Digital WD Black 1TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s Hard Drive
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card
Optical drive: Lite-On 24x CD/DVD Burner
Comparing this build with a few others I found on this forum, it seems that the popular option on the forum is to add a component for CPU cooling, which is missing here, and go for a 750W power supply.
I'm afraid I'm completely clueless when it comes to motherboards, cases, cooling and power supplies, so I'll appreciate your input on the difference in these components (cooling and PSU) between this build and what seems to be a common option here.
(not sure if it matters, but I live in a hot country)
Any other comments/ideas you may have for the build I posted would be appreciated.
Thanks!
I would like to get high performance for games, and a system that would last a few years - and I'm willing to splurge a little bit for it.
I came across this guide: http://lifehacker.com/5840963/the-best-pcs-you-can-build-for-600-and-1200, and thinking of going with their 1200$ build:
Case: Corsair Carbide Series 300R
Power supply: CORSAIR CX600M 600W High Performance Modular Power Supply
CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
RAM:Kingston HyperX Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
SSD: Seagate 600 Series 240GB 2.5" Solid State Disk
HDD: Western Digital WD Black 1TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s Hard Drive
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card
Optical drive: Lite-On 24x CD/DVD Burner
Comparing this build with a few others I found on this forum, it seems that the popular option on the forum is to add a component for CPU cooling, which is missing here, and go for a 750W power supply.
I'm afraid I'm completely clueless when it comes to motherboards, cases, cooling and power supplies, so I'll appreciate your input on the difference in these components (cooling and PSU) between this build and what seems to be a common option here.
(not sure if it matters, but I live in a hot country)
Any other comments/ideas you may have for the build I posted would be appreciated.
Thanks!