Good Build Or Nah? Budget $1500

[ElJay78]

Hey everyone is this a good build for a budget of $1500? i only plan on overclocking my Cpu to 4.0Ghz - 4.2Ghz Max.
GamingPc Btw haha 😀

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/YwD9t6

Thanks in advance

 

[TechyInAZ]

Upgrade to i5 4690K (has higher clock speed aswell as better thermal dissipation)
Upgrade to Z97 Motherboard (future support for Broadwell)
Switch to Vengeance Pro RAM (it has better heatsinks)

 

[ElJay78]

Upgrade to i5 4690K (has higher clock speed aswell as better thermal dissipation)
Upgrade to Z97 Motherboard (future support for Broadwell)
Switch to Vengeance Pro RAM (it has better heatsinks)

OK thanks for the quick reply will take advice into consideration

 

[ElJay78]

Upgrade to i5 4690K (has higher clock speed aswell as better thermal dissipation)
Upgrade to Z97 Motherboard (future support for Broadwell)
Switch to Vengeance Pro RAM (it has better heatsinks)

Tech was there any proof of reviews stating that the 4690k overclocked better and run a little cooler than the 4670k because of the better TIM?

 

[Rezylee]

Only thing i can think of is upgrading your psu to 80 gold +

 

[ElJay78]

OK i did some replacements, here is the new build changed 3 items.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/N2sDkL
If i get 80+ gold it will go beyond $1500 so i think this should be good hopefully.

 

[Rezylee]

Yeah thats a good psu, youll be in good hands. Just double check how much juice is required from nvidia to power up your card.

 

[TheWonderer]

I would recommend going for a 750 watt psu only if your thinking of upgrades down the road like 780 is SLI or something

 

[Rezylee]

I would recommend going for a 750 watt psu only if your thinking of upgrades down the road like 780 is SLI or something

If youll want to sli, youll need more than a 750w psu. I cant even sli my 770 witj a 750w psu gold+. Recommend a 850 or 900

 

[ElJay78]

Thanks for the great comments guys, im not planning on sli'ing anything ATM so is the 650w good enough for the build as it stands? cause on pcpicker it says i need at least 452w to power everything, i think 650w gold 80+ is good right?

 

[Rezylee]

Well the minimum is 600w. And you have a gold 80+, which is around 92% efficient. Thats 598. So in theory, yes. But the more pressure you put on your psu, the louder it will be and the hotter it will be. I think youll be fine, but if you want to have a quieter psu and have a little bit of headroom to oc your cpu/gpu, go with the 750~800

 

[ElJay78]

Well the minimum is 600w. And you have a gold 80+, which is around 92% efficient. Thats 598. So in theory, yes. But the more pressure you put on your psu, the louder it will be and the hotter it will be. I think youll be fine, but if you want to have a quieter psu and have a little bit of headroom to oc your cpu/gpu, go with the 750~800

I see what your saying so is this one better for the build?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139051&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

Even though it's bronze it's still good right? cause the HX 750w psu cost waste to much for my budget.

 

[Rezylee]

Well the minimum is 600w. And you have a gold 80+, which is around 92% efficient. Thats 598. So in theory, yes. But the more pressure you put on your psu, the louder it will be and the hotter it will be. I think youll be fine, but if you want to have a quieter psu and have a little bit of headroom to oc your cpu/gpu, go with the 750~800

I see what your saying so is this one better for the build?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139051&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

Even though it's bronze it's still good right? cause the HX 750w psu cost waste to much for my budget.

The cx series is not that good. Because bronze is 72% efficient, 750w is around 540w in reality. So no, it would be better to stick with the original 80+ gold psu. Just make sure not to go crazy on overclocking the cpu and gpu