Is this a good gaming build?

[Alphabetacarrot]

Hi,
Someone suggested this to me, and I was wondering if I could get a second opinion.
Also, can I get better prices on these parts? I live in Australia, so Australian retailers are optimal.

CPU: Intel i5-4440
$208 @ Umart.com
Motherboard: MSI-B85M-E45 LGA1150
$85 @ Umart.com
Memory: Crucial DDR3 PC12800-8GB Kit (2x4G) 1600Mhz CL11
$89 @ Umart.com
SSD: Crucial M500 120GB
$90 @ Umart.com
Hard Drive: Seagate SATA3 2TB 7200RPM Barracuda 64mb Cache
$95 @ Umart.com
GPU: Gainward GeForce GTX 770 Golden Sample 2GB
$369 @ PCCaseGear.com
Case: Coolermaster N200-KKN1
$49 @ Umart.com
PSU: Enermax Triathlor ECO 550W 80+ Bronze Modular
$59 @ Umart.com
Disk Drive: Asus DRW-24D3ST OEM SATA 24X DVD-RW Black
$21 @ Umart.com
Monitor: ViewSonic VA2249S 21.5" IPS 5ms 1920x1080
$138 @ Umart.com
Total: $1288


Thank you.

 

[Ahmadjon]

I would change motherboard to Z97 or H97 and change CPU to new i5-4460 or i5-4590.
Also change RAM to a better one, 2x4GB 1600MHz with CL11 is just ridiculous

 

[marc79]

I would change motherboard to Z97 or H97 and change CPU to new i5-4460 or i5-4590.

Agreed, z97/h97 will be compatible with broadwell, 5th gen, better upgrade path.

 

[Krypt_Krisis]

Yes this would be a good gaming build! To improve it slightly you could get this Intel i5 4570 CPU and you could also change the PSU to one with a higher amount Watts to avoid getting close to the limit. Hope this helped!

 

[Sangeet Khatri]

The build is okay, but you can certainly do better for that budget. Something along these specs would be good. Looks like you don't want to overclock, so that would save some money too.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($209.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Motherboard: Gigabyte G1.Sniper B5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($119.00 @ CPL Online)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($99.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Storage: Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($89.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($67.00 @ CPL Online)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($329.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Case: Corsair SPEC-02 ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Power Supply: Enermax 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($75.00 @ CPL Online)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($21.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Monitor: ViewSonic VA2249S 60Hz 21.5" Monitor ($138.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $1225.00
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-19 00:36 EST+1000)

 

[Alphabetacarrot]

The build is okay, but you can certainly do better for that budget. Something along these specs would be good. Looks like you don't want to overclock, so that would save some money too.

Thanks for your help.

The other guys suggested I go with a H97 or Z97 motherboard, so I put that in, and changed a couple of things to save money (case, PSU) and a 2TB hard drive. I also put in the OS and thermal paste.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($209.00 @ CPL Online)
Thermal Compound: Zalman ZM-STG2 3.5g Thermal Paste ($8.03 @ Mwave Australia)
Motherboard: MSI H97M-G43 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($119.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($99.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Storage: Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($89.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Storage: Toshiba 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($99.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($329.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($49.00)
Power Supply: Enermax TRIATHLOR 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.00)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($21.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($79.88)
Monitor: ViewSonic VA2249S 60Hz 21.5" Monitor ($138.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $1298.91
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-20 17:49 EST+1000)

Would this still be good?