How does my Gaming build look?

[trax101]

Hey guys, building a new pc sometime this month primarily for gaming. I expect the build to handle next gen games well and be at a playable frame rate, 60fps and above, obviously with the settings not being at max settings. I will also be moving the pc every weekend, so i have chosen a case with handles on.
Corsair c70 case
I5-4670k
Msi z87 g45 motherboard
Msi gtx 760 2gb
Hyper 212 evo
Crucial ballistix 8gb 1600mhz
WD 1tb blue
Samsung 840 120gb ssd
DVD burner
Corsair builder series 750w modular psu
I have already got my OS, and i understand the 760 is not a very high end card, but i thought i would spend more on the rest of the build and buy another 760 around Christmas time. Any thoughts would be appreciated.

 

[trax101]

Im going to stick with the c70, ditch the heatsink for now, and get the 770 and the 3570k&extreme4. I will be able to add a heatsink in the future anyway. Thank you all for the replies, been realy useful.

 

[Suferbus]

Awesome! Good luck and Happy Gaming!!! Submit a pic of your build once your finished, I would like to see it... ~~~ Suferbus

 

[ksham]

I would not waste time configuring a complete build on PCPartPicker, this guy has selected a good gaming PC for that price. I see no reason for not going for this build. Some changes that i would like to make in this build are :

1. PSU : Don't be ridiculous.. there is no need for a 850W PSU on a haswell PC. Get a 600-750W PSU with better rating such as 80 Plus Gold, go for 80 Plus Platinum if you can. It is the best out there.

2. CPU Cooler : Go for the H80i for the best overclocking performance for the price. Water cooling is the best for overclocking and the Corsair water coolers are very efficient and very easy to install.

These are the changes i would suggest, otherwise it is a damn fine build, go for that build with some minor changes. That is a beast and something that i would have had personally recommended.

For SLI, yes you would need it. 600-750W won't suffice with the build I had and SLI. As for #2, don't be ridiculous. It is first of all not true water cooling. That CLC will barely do better than the Phanteks one that I suggested. And air cooling requires almost no maintenance. And there are reported cases of CLC coolant degrading after long exposure on high overclocking. It made a mess.

 

[ksham]

No way, not possible at all. A chassis with 7-10 fans will not have bad air flow with proper cable routing, I don't care who makes it. Get real, I don't care who said it, it just don't make any sense at all in any way period. Sorry, js~~~ Suferbus

More fans != better airflow. It comes down to positioning and setup. A case stocked with 10 fans will likely encounter more turbulence than desired airflow for cooling purposes.

 

[sam_p_lay]

For SLI, yes you would need it. 600-750W won't suffice with the build I had and SLI. As for #2, don't be ridiculous. It is first of all not true water cooling. That CLC will barely do better than the Phanteks one that I suggested. And air cooling requires almost no maintenance. And there are reported cases of CLC coolant degrading after long exposure on high overclocking. It made a mess.

Just how much do you think a GTX770 draws? At extreme loads it'll need ~230 watts. Usually far less. Plus a very generous allowance of 200 watts for the rest of the system (just to err on the side of too much). I make that a lot less than 850. Even with SLI, a quality 750 watt would be more than ample.

 

[Suferbus]

I also agree on the power supply. I ran crossfire with two 7870's Ghz editions on an Antec 650 Tru Power with no problems at all, and plenty of room to spare.

 

[ksham]

@sam_p_lay: 460W + 84W (CPU) + 80W (motherboard) + 90W (HDD + SSD + optical) = 714W. But that would give limited room for overclocking or any other expansions like another HDD. Not that 850W is required. 800W is just as good but I couldn't find a good 800W PSU. Most are just 850W.

@Suferbus: HD 7870 CrossFireX on 600W is usually sufficient.

 

[sam_p_lay]

Where on earth did you get 80 watts motherboard and 90 watts front drives from? I'd be very interested to know where you read that. One of us is very wrong about the power consumption of these components.

 

[ksham]

I meant to say 30W. Sorry for the confusion. Was in a hurry to eat lunch and had 84W in mind and accidentally hit 80W.

During startup/spinup, they take about 25W average IIRC. But after that, they should use about 10W-11W. So I was factoring that in.

 

[sam_p_lay]

Fair enough, though when spinning up it's unlikely CPU and GPU(s) would be at load 🙂 30 watts is a generous allowance for the optical and 10 watts is correct for hard disks. 1-2 watts for SSDs so barely worth considering. Granted as you mention overclocking can increase draw considerably depending on how extreme the OC is (draw will scale linearly with clock freq but can go through the roof as you ramp up voltages).