How good will this handle games

[YehhBenn]

How well do you think this computer will be able to run games?
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/1czkf

Thinking of a different range of games

 

[bignastyid]

Yes it will be a decent gaming rig. I would highly suggest changing the ram to 2 4gb sticks of ddr3 1600 though.

 

[sophiebeth100]

You'll want 2 x 4gb sticks instead of 1 x 8gb, as your motherboard is dua channel and the ram works better in pairs. Otherwise, it's well balanced build. Should run the newer games on high at a good fps.

 

[fkr]

the above setup for everybody to see:

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/1czkf
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/1czkf/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/1czkf/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£171.59 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Asus B85-PLUS ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£72.82 @ Dabs)
Memory: Patriot Signature 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory (£37.15 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£43.19 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 7870 XT 2GB Video Card (£164.99 @ Aria PC)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case (£47.95 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£49.99 @ Scan.co.uk)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£13.15 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £600.83
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-07 19:15 BST+0100)

 

[fkr]

this is a very solid build and for the sake of disclosure it is very similar to mine except i run a 4.7GHz i5 2500k

things to consider
motherboard:
z78 board is what i would consider. maybe cheap out on the case or get a rosewill if you can.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131983

case:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147153

memory:
with the haswell you can support up to 3000 for your ram speed
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231468
the above would take you most of the way there with the motherboard i chose.

 

[YehhBenn]

this is a very solid build and for the sake of disclosure it is very similar to mine except i run a 4.7GHz i5 2500k

things to consider
motherboard:
z78 board is what i would consider. maybe cheap out on the case or get a rosewill if you can.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131983

case:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147153

memory:
with the haswell you can support up to 3000 for your ram speed
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231468
the above would take you most of the way there with the motherboard i chose.

Can i ask what would be the improvement for the motherboard? Will it make a substantial difference in performance?

 

[YehhBenn]

this is a very solid build and for the sake of disclosure it is very similar to mine except i run a 4.7GHz i5 2500k

things to consider
motherboard:
z78 board is what i would consider. maybe cheap out on the case or get a rosewill if you can.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131983

case:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147153

memory:
with the haswell you can support up to 3000 for your ram speed
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231468
the above would take you most of the way there with the motherboard i chose.

Also will that roswell case be able to store all the parts in? Im assuming it will but just checking as its from the usa

 

[fkr]

http://www.anandtech.com/show/6989/intel-z87-motherboard-review-with-haswell-gigabyte-msi-asrock-and-asus-at-200

this is a breakdown of differences.
but more usb 3.0 ports
more pci lanes
more SATA 6 gb/s ports
overclocking ability

the board you picked is a business class board and the one picked is an enthusiast consumer board. I thought the prices might be very close and there are allot of cheaper boards that are z87 also. just something to consider.

another idea is to go up to the k series of haswell for the i5. This would leave room for future growth by overclocking. the asus mother boards do teh overclocking automatically for you so there is no knowledge needed and there system is very thorough.

this video is really long but you can see early in the video just how easy it is to get another 20% out of your chip in under 10 minutes of automated software running.
http://www.anandtech.com/show/7063/overclocking-haswell-on-asus-8series-motherboards-video
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116899



quick edit:
also the speed of the ram that you can use with your board should up also you can use up 2800 clocked ram instead of the usual 1600 or so