Is this a good build for normal - mid range gaming and video editing?

[drewzzz]

CPU: Intel® Core™ i7-4770K 3.50 GHz 8MB Intel Smart Cache LGA1150 (All Venom OC Certified) [+106]
HDD: 1TB SATA-III 6.0Gb/s 32MB Cache 7200RPM HDD (Single Drive)
MEMORY: 8GB (4GBx2) DDR3/1600MHz Dual Channel Memory [-59] (Corsair Vengeance [+16])
MOTHERBOARD: [CrossFireX] MSI Z87-G41 PC Mate Intel Z87 Chipset DDR3 ATX Mainboard w/ Military Class 4, OC Genie II, 7.1 HD Audio, GbLAN, HDMI, 2 Gen3 PCIe x16, 2x PCI-e & 2 PCI (Pro OC Certified)
SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO
VIDEO: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 2GB GDDR5 16X PCIe 3.0 Video Card [+234] (EVGA Superclocked [+0])

I'm also using this tower: CyberPowerPC X-Titan Full-Tower Gaming Case w/ Front USB 3.0, Built-in Fan Control, EZ-Swap HDD Dock, & Side-Window Panel

 

[aaza7]

A very nice build you have there it should be good for gaming and video editing, what PSU are you using?

 

[endeavour37a]

Video editing would do well with 16GB of memory, gaming is fine with 8GB, I would spring for 16GB. Can you afford a SSD for your system disk? And also what PS are you planing on?

 

[drewzzz]

A very nice build you have there it should be good for gaming and video editing, what PSU are you using?

The recommended PSU was 500 Watts, I went for 650 Watts - Thermaltake SMART Series SP-650PCBUS 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply

 

[drewzzz]

Video editing would do well with 16GB of memory, gaming is fine with 8GB, I would spring for 16GB. Can you afford a SSD for your system disk? And also what PS are you planing on?

So far this build sums up to $1,332 USD, I still need to purchase a display, so I sort of don't want to exceed my budget any further.
It was suggested that I use 500 W, but I went with 650 Watts - Thermaltake SMART Series SP-650PCBUS 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply

 

[aaza7]

A very nice build you have there it should be good for gaming and video editing, what PSU are you using?

The recommended PSU was 500 Watts, I went for 650 Watts - Thermaltake SMART Series SP-650PCBUS 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply

Nice PSU but I usually go for XFX 🙂 I like there PSU's + you got a decent amount of Wattage heading from the PSU that isn't putting a strain on it so it shouldn't be a problem

 

[drewzzz]

So quick question, I don't know your level of expertise on computer builds but if you do is the build I stated on the post compatible with CyberPowerPC X-Titan Full-Tower Gaming Case w/ Front USB 3.0, Built-in Fan Control, EZ-Swap HDD Dock, & Side-Window Panel.

Also, what's the difference between the Intel® Core™ i7-4770K 3.50 GHz 8MB Intel Smart Cache LGA1150 and Intel® Core™ i7-4770 3.40 GHz 8MB Intel Smart Cache LGA1150 ?

Thanks a ton!

 

[drewzzz]

A very nice build you have there it should be good for gaming and video editing, what PSU are you using?

The recommended PSU was 500 Watts, I went for 650 Watts - Thermaltake SMART Series SP-650PCBUS 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply

Nice PSU but I usually go for XFX 🙂 I like there PSU's + you got a decent amount of Wattage heading from the PSU that isn't putting a strain on it so it shouldn't be a problem

So quick question, I don't know your level of expertise on computer builds but if you do is the build I stated on the post compatible with CyberPowerPC X-Titan Full-Tower Gaming Case w/ Front USB 3.0, Built-in Fan Control, EZ-Swap HDD Dock, & Side-Window Panel.

Also, what's the difference between the Intel® Core™ i7-4770K 3.50 GHz 8MB Intel Smart Cache LGA1150 and Intel® Core™ i7-4770 3.40 GHz 8MB Intel Smart Cache LGA1150 ?

Thanks a ton!

 

[endeavour37a]

That is fine, video work requires memory if you don't want to beat your HDD to death, for anyone looking to build a video machine I suggest 16-32GB of memory. Gaming as I said if fine with 8GB. So for moderate work like you say I suggest 16GB, memory is relatively cheap today.

I fully understand budgets For mid range gaming a GTX 760 or R9 270x will give you decent frame rates at mid to high resolutions in most games, video work does not need really fast video cards, perhaps you could save some money here.

 

[aaza7]

for finding out compatibility put this build on pcpartpicker and it should tell you if there is any, also it will tell you the cheapest prices to buy the components, and for the CPU's the 4770k is unlocked and easier to overclock it is also 100mhz faster in processing speed than the standard 4770, so all in all the 4770k is for overclocking and the 4770 is used for stock speed

 

[drewzzz]

That is fine, video work requires memory if you don't want to beat your HDD to death, for anyone looking to build a video machine I suggest 16-32GB of memory. Gaming as I said if fine with 8GB. So for moderate work like you say I suggest 16GB, memory is relatively cheap today.

I fully understand budgets For mid range gaming a GTX 760 or R9 270x will give you decent frame rates at mid to high resolutions in most games, video work does not need really fast video cards, perhaps you could save some money here.

Upgrading to 16gb memory Corsair Vengeance will cost me $98 USD, and graphic card-wise if I downgrade to the GTX 760 I will only be gaining $50 USD back due to the black november mega sale. I guess for the most part I'll stick to the GTX 770 2gb, however I might upgrade to 16gb. Also can you explain to me the difference between the two processors stated above ^^? Thanks a ton!

 

[drewzzz]

for finding out compatibility put this build on pcpartpicker and it should tell you if there is any, also it will tell you the cheapest prices to buy the components, and for the CPU's the 4770k is unlocked and easier to overclock it is also 100mhz faster in processing speed than the standard 4770, so all in all the 4770k is for overclocking and the 4770 is used for stock speed

I don't plan to risk overclocking as of now, unless the 4770K already comes overclocked? I guess I would be ok with the 3.4 GHz stock speed. Do you think that in terms of video editing I should just stick with the stock version?

 

[aaza7]

I don't think the 4770k comes already OC, and the stock version will be fine for video editing the 4770k just gives it a little extra umph

 

[drewzzz]

I don't think the 4770k comes already OC, and the stock version will be fine for video editing the 4770k just gives it a little extra umph

Well thanks to both of you! :-D