Help Gaming PC for ~$1500

[tp1188]

Ive been looking into parts for the better part of the last 6 months and finally have the money to make the purchase. I was wondering if anyone can help me identify any wasted money or better value parts that i may have left out in my build.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2PaD0

 

[jimthenagual]

Very nice, couple notes

1. That is an amazing motherboard. Especially for overclocking, yet you only have a hyper 212 evo. That's a great cooler for the price, but not a high performer like a noctua or something of that caliber. I am wondering why you decided on such a top end motherboard when I assume you won't be going for any insane overclocking (based on your cpu cooler choice). I am not trying to talk you out of that motherboard. It is my favorite ATX 1150. Just saying, if you wanted to, you could save money here and not take a performance cut.

2. The CX lineup of PSUs are good for an entry level internet browser build, not for a high end gaming build that will be overclocked. I'd recommend either moving up the corsair food chain, or looking at some other Seasonic based PSU like an antec or this XFX maybe. Excellent unit for $65 http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1650snlb9

Really nice choices though. You'll enjoy that system.

 

[Romeru]

You might want to look after some PSU's from seasonic or xfx. the CX series from corsair are budget oriented and you could run into trouble if you put to much load on them.
a 600w psu will do anyway.

as for the operating system i think you should go with windows 8/8.1 as it offers longer support and most software will be developed after. But you will also see performance increases by choosing it instead. If you want a start button, check this out: http://www.classicshell.net/

Otherwise i think it's good.

 

[TheMohammadmo]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($334.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($34.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus Z87-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($144.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($89.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($87.97 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card ($499.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($74.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($114.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1526.87
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-07 20:16 EST-0500)
This build is if you wanter faster speeds and more ram, etc. Give me a min, Im gonna post another build with a 780ti

 

[TheMohammadmo]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.97 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($34.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus Z87-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($129.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($76.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($89.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($87.97 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Video Card ($699.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($74.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($114.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1552.85
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-07 20:23 EST-0500)

 

[tp1188]

i dont plan on doing any insane overclocking at the moment but in regards to the motherboard i wanted to keep the future of what i might want to do fairly open.

 

[TheMohammadmo]

Yeah the hyper 212 evo is there for the over clocking I would just go to 4.0 ghz with any of my builds that I recommended

 

[tp1188]

ive been debating over the 780 instead of the 770 but i dont know if the price difference would show a dramatic difference while playing most AAA titles on a single 27" monitor. your suggestion of adding that video card has me wondering if i should just go for it

 

[TheMohammadmo]

Yeah it will make a big difference. In my i5 build, it has a 780ti which is really powerfull