is this a good build for gaming

[greenerization]

as mentioned above
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2KuLN

 

[aevm]

It's great!

You can save $100 with an i5-4670k, the downgrade won't hurt in games.

The Cooler Master N600 is cheaper at newegg
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119278

Also look at the Rosewill Blackhawk, it has better cooling.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147107

 

[06yfz450ridr]

It's great!

You can save $100 with an i5-4670k, the downgrade won't hurt in games.

The Cooler Master N600 is cheaper at newegg
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119278

Also look at the Rosewill Blackhawk, it has better cooling.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147107

i agree 4670k for sure and I would also ditch the cooler master psu, they arent known to make the best psus

 

[lucasz]

aevm is right. Get the 4670k. Also, with the saved money, you can get a GTX 780 which is better than the 280X.

 

[marc79]

Stick with i7, nothing wrong with having hyperthreading, might come handy with future games.

 

[aevm]

About the PSU - here's a nice deal:
http://us.ncix.com/products/?usaffiliateid=1000031504&sku=78945&vpn=P1-850B-BEFX&manufacture=XFX&promoid=1101

This can even take two R9 280x or two GTX 780. Just in case...

 

[greenerization]

and what about this build
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2KvuL

 

[lucasz]

That is a lot of money for an H87 board. Also, the prices of the 280X's are inflated right now, so I would consider getting the GTX 770 instead. You could even get a 4GB 770 for less than that 280X

 

[aevm]

and what about this build
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2KvuL

Get that XFX 850W from NCIX. It's $5 more than the Corsair 650W but it gives you the Crossfire or SLI option. It's also a VERY good PSU.

 

[greenerization]

But the thing is i am not from US. So the price of computer components is very much different here. https://www.dropbox.com/s/in6z6g0en4yjf0e/Pc%20Theme%20Pricelist.pdf
This is the pricing that i have to work with.

 

[aevm]

All right. The H87-Pro and the Sapphire R9 280x are the best choices IMO, based on those prices from Singapore.

As for the PSU, upgrade to CORSAIR RM 850W 80+ GOLD if you are going to do Crossfire. If not, stick with the RM 650W.

 

[greenerization]

Then again the first build is a system offered by the shop for 1.8k SGD. Very tempted by the CPU n MOBO for future proofing.

 

[aevm]

Go for it. Considering the choices and prices you're dealing with, it's a good deal.

 

[aevm]

@greenerization - are you still around? How did it go?

 

[greenerization]

Oh. I asked the shop if i could upgrade the gpu and he allows it. So im thinking of what gpu should i upgrade to.

 

[Camtrip]

You can get a EVGA gtx770 4GB for the same price and better performance. I also like Nvidia features better. I would also get a cheaper seagate hdd. And you can go down a few watts on your psu to 650 or 600 if you don't plan to sli/crossfire and then get a better quality psu. All things to consider. You're also not going to need the liquid cooling if you don't plan on overclocking.

 

[aevm]

You can get a EVGA gtx770 4GB for the same price and better performance. I also like Nvidia features better. I would also get a cheaper seagate hdd. And you can go down a few watts on your psu to 650 or 600 if you don't plan to sli/crossfire and then get a better quality psu. All things to consider. You're also not going to need the liquid cooling if you don't plan on overclocking.

He shops from a certain store in Singapore. A lot of things that make sense to you in the USA don't work the same way there.

 

[aevm]

Oh. I asked the shop if i could upgrade the gpu and he allows it. So im thinking of what gpu should i upgrade to.

Do you mean you want something better than R9 280x now?

There aren't that many choices, since the 280x is quite respectable. From your dropbox file, I'd say one of these:
Asus GTX 780 Ti
Asus R9 290x or Gigabyte R9 290x or Sapphire R9 290x
Asus R9 290
Asus GTX 780 or eVGA GTX 780

I sorted them with the fastest first. "Fastest" as in fps in Battlefield 4 at 1080p - the order will vary in other games because differences are small. Think 65 fps to 75 fps for all of them (and 54 fps for the 280x).