is everything on this pc compatable, and how is it for the price

[gokitty199]

my friend got 790 bucks for his birthday(lucky him i usually get 120) and has been wanting a good pc to game on, hows this. any tweaks that could be done to give better performance, he does plan to overclock?
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2gSp9

 

[cookybiscuit]

Needs a Z87 motherboard, the one he picked out wont overclock. Other than that, good to go.

 

[nikoli707]

it needs an ssd. ram, and case are overpriced, and especially the video card. you can find 2tb hard drives for around $80 now.

 

[gokitty199]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2ha02 hows that

 

[gokitty199]

it needs an ssd. ram, and case are overpriced, and especially the video card. you can find 2tb hard drives for around $80 now.

why would he need a ssd? and and whats wrong with the video card.

 

[StarBG]

You could go for a lower cpu and maybe non oc to save a lot for a very strong gpu.

 

[OrganicFrown]

I'm fine with the price I just need to know if everything is compatible and will work and run most games on medium-high settings

 

[StarBG]

Games shoud run better with a more expensive and powerful GPU and cheaper cpu since gpu is much more important for most games.

 

[gokitty199]

the only thing is though organic told me he will probably spend alot on a few parts next year such as a gpu and power supply if needed by then, and take the parts hes going to upgrade off of his new pc and put them in a seperate motherboard and case so he will have two decent pcs. dont want the cpu bottlenecking the gpu

 

[nikoli707]

ive seen 7950's for the same price as the 7870ghz... also the cpu far outclasses that 7870ghz. you could run a 280x and an fx6300 and get far better gaming experience out of that than the intel. ssd performance is a must for any modern computer, every expert will say that so its in arguable. the rosewill case you have is far overpriced, only reason to get a fancy case is for watercooling options which even $30 cases offer.

 

[gokitty199]

ive seen 7950's for the same price as the 7870ghz... also the cpu far outclasses that 7870ghz. you could run a 280x and an fx6300 and get far better gaming experience out of that than the intel. ssd performance is a must for any modern computer, every expert will say that so its in arguable. the rosewill case you have is far overpriced, only reason to get a fancy case is for watercooling options which even $30 cases offer.

well whats a lower priced intel processor that you would recommend.

 

[nikoli707]

there are no lower priced intel processors worth buying for gaming. the fx6300 is far better in modern gaming than any intel cpu besides an i5. mostly the 7870ghz is what is holding back your gaming and if you bargain shop a few of the overpriced items on that list you can get yourself a higher tier graphics card which will greatly help your gaming experience. the gtx760 has come on some deals at around $230 and will be much stronger than a 7870ghz. if your trying to nail a certain budget and not go over… your better off skipping the 4670k and getting a stronger gpu. but if you can afford it i would pair a 4670k and a 280x or gtx770, even an amd fx8320/8350 would pair with those two gpu's very well.

 

[gokitty199]

there are no lower priced intel processors worth buying for gaming. the fx6300 is far better in modern gaming than any intel cpu besides an i5. mostly the 7870ghz is what is holding back your gaming and if you bargain shop a few of the overpriced items on that list you can get yourself a higher tier graphics card which will greatly help your gaming experience. the gtx760 has come on some deals at around $230 and will be much stronger than a 7870ghz. if your trying to nail a certain budget and not go over… your better off skipping the 4670k and getting a stronger gpu. but if you can afford it i would pair a 4670k and a 280x or gtx770, even an amd fx8320/8350 would pair with those two gpu's very well.

760s got down to 230? thats somewhat surprising. hes changed his build