Help me build a gaming pc

[skilla]

Budget:$1500
Focus:Gaming


I want to be able to overclock these gfx cards also. I do not have exactly $1500 but I don't want to go much over that. So that I may have a little money for a keyboard and mouse.

I'm not sure if I need, certain fans for this set-up because it has 2 powerful gfx cards. My house does not get hot.

Is this a good set-up. Just tell me maybe if I have other options, that might be better. I was thinking about running the nvidia and maybe something else, let me know. I actually have 3 way sli with that mobo.

I do not want a cd drive, and I have an old hd im gonna use.


Some other things
Whats the difference between a fan and a pc cooler. Are the ones that come the CPU good enough? Should I get one for my case?

Look at that mobo I selected is this good? Is there a cheaper option, I really like the 3 way sli no lie.

 

[skilla]

Believe me, i only have the intention of helping you, i recommended you this build because when gaming on a single monitor, you would never need more than even a 770, but still having a 780 is good for future proofing. Because you can later SLI it with another 780.

All i am trying to do is to help.

Get any RAM you like and get any HDD you like, it really does not matter. But do not go for 2 x 770. I know they are more powerful than the 780 but i do not recommend going for SLI at the first place. The 780 would max out any game at 1080p at like 80+ frames per second and even more on less demanding games, so there is no reason going for the 2 770's as you won't ever see the difference.

Also with a single 780 you can upgrade it later to two 780's which would max out any games for the next 5 years while the 2 770's might last like 3 years playing everything on ultra.

And please go for my build. If you do not like the RAM and HDD, change it to your liking. You can always change stuff, it is your build after all.

But don't ever use phrases like "You must get payed by newegg." because we are trying to help, and phrases like these hurts us because i am only trying to help.

So please stop treating us like you owe something to us. .l.

ah true that, okay brother, i feel you. I am sorry, I do see what you mean,

 

[skilla]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1hVC0

check this new build out. Does this look alright I saved myself some money.

If i may ask whats up with this + gold + bronze stuff, can someone explain that. Also, since now I'm a little under budget can someone suggest a decent monitor?

 

[Pokefinch27]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1hVC0

check this new build out. Does this look alright I saved myself some money.

If i may ask whats up with this + gold + bronze stuff, can someone explain that. Also, since now I'm a little under budget can someone suggest a decent monitor?

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1hVJJ
Thats what I just designed, but the gold and bronze is the power effeciency and stuff that your PSU works at bronze is 80% effeciency (At least mine was)

 

[Sangeet Khatri]

I made a two changes to your build and they are :

1. PSU : Replaced the PSU you selected with a much better and higher quality PSU. You do not need 900W anyways. This 750W 80 Plus Gold PSU should be good enough even for computers which suck a lot more power than this computer. Even a 600W PSU is enough for this build but the extra wattage of the 750W PSU would ensure future upgrading space.

2. GPU : Just added the same GPU with better fans that would help you when you would overclock it. The fans in this GPU are much better than the reference fans.

So with these two changes the build looks like this :

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($159.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Patriot Viper 3 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($121.10 @ TigerDirect)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card ($659.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Tempest 410 ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 750W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1291.05
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-18 07:02 EDT-0400)

If you think that the answer helped, then don't forget to select it as the best answer. It would be highly appreciated by me.

 

[Someone Somewhere]

Simply put; unless you have at least a 2560x1440 screen or a 3x1080p array, you're not getting the most out of your setup. You might want to get a new screen(s) and one GPU.

Most displays can't show you anything faster than 60FPS, because they only refresh at 60Hz.

3/4 way SLI is stupid in general unless you are trying to run 4K or a set of 1440p screens. Any attempt at 3/4 way SLI is going to cause you serious cooling hassle as well, and is likely limited to watercooling only.

 

[escoe]

this thread is amazing, plz go for quad SLI godlike PC and get 500 FPS in LoL

 

[Someone Somewhere]

'Godlike' would likely be a bit more than $1500. Besides, LoL is pretty non-stressing.

 

[skilla]

this thread is amazing, plz go for quad SLI godlike PC and get 500 FPS in LoL

I mean right, am I not the only one who sees the beauty of this? Does anyone, in a collective vote, think I should get a 4 way SLI mobo, strap that rig up with stock fans, and stick 2-3 GFX cards in it?

 

[Meoricin]

With that budget you'd get a better PC to show off to your friends and their big brothers by setting up a custom watercooling loop rather than SLI.

 

[The Kasafist]

With that budget you'd get a better PC to show off to your friends and their big brothers by setting up a custom watercooling loop rather than SLI.

Agreed!

 

[escoe]

this thread is amazing, plz go for quad SLI godlike PC and get 500 FPS in LoL

I mean right, am I not the only one who sees the beauty of this? Does anyone, in a collective vote, think I should get a 4 way SLI mobo, strap that bitch up with stock fans, and stick 2-3 GFX cards in it?

skilla don't listen to these haters if you can do quad sli and go 4x godlike that will be amazing

 

[The Kasafist]

With 4 cards I hope he doesn't plan to game like ever cause the driver issues with 4-way are poorly updated cause most cannot afford to slap 4 cards in so devs and manufacturers so yea benchamrk software away! Otherwise max out at 2 and be happy knowing that the new gen gpu's can max any game right now.

 

[Someone Somewhere]

3/4 way SLI has major scaling issues. It won't be much better than 2-way with the same cards. Show only.

Once again, unless you have a really nice screen setup it's a waste. You can't see anything above 60FPS on standard displays.

You should be spending as much on your displays as your GPUs at this point.

 

[The Kasafist]

3/4 way SLI has major scaling issues. It won't be much better than 2-way with the same cards. Show only.

Once again, unless you have a really nice screen setup it's a waste. You can't see anything above 60FPS on standard displays.

You should be spending as much on your displays as your GPUs at this point.

Totally agree! Might as well just put 1 or 2 good strong cards and call it a day then focus on pushing better resolution. Pernoally its enough its already an amazing machine at 2 cards and anything further is just bragging rights.