Is this a good gaming rig, nice for the next few years?

[spyguy001]

I would like to know if these specs can be good for a gaming pc. I am really new at this and i want to build a good gaming pc that is preferably better than the ps4 specs and will last me a few years without upgrading anything. Also, the link is here:

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=7782889&sku=B69-1560

I am grateful for any additional info you guys could provide, for ex, how much will a pc cost minimally that will beat the ps4 or xbox720 specs and last about 1-3 years more with any new games on at least medium-high settings.

 

[spyguy001]

The projects currently being worked on have not been named outside of internal project names...once there are working names decided on, I will share those...they have concepts in place, but all the current projects are in pre-alpha stage at this point. I joined the MMO development at it's inception 6 months ago...

OK

 

[spyguy001]

How about this?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ NCIX)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.79 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($149.99 @ NCIX)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($57.50 @ Vuugo)
Storage: Sandisk Extreme 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($109.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.79 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card ($643.65 @ DirectCanada)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($64.99 @ Canada Computers)
Power Supply: Rosewill Hive 750W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($88.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($17.50 @ Vuugo)
Monitor: Asus VE247H 23.6" Monitor ($154.99 @ Canada Computers)
Keyboard: Razer BlackWidow Ultimate Wired Gaming Keyboard ($74.99 @ NCIX)
Mouse: Razer RZ01-00152400-R3M1 Wired Optical Mouse ($49.99 @ NCIX)
Other: HDMI Cable
Total: $1746.14
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-23 13:58 EDT-0400)

 

[spyguy001]

Monitor Changed to VE247

 

[8350rocks]

I would still go 3570k over 4670k...

 

[spyguy001]

For what reason?

 

[SamGriffiths]

For what reason?

I think he means because it's cheaper, but if theyr'e the same price then go for Haswell.

 

[8350rocks]

3570k also overclocks better if you ever intend to overclock.

 

[spyguy001]

Haswell seems fine right now and i don't plan to overclock crazy high.

 

[8350rocks]

Haswell seems fine right now and i don't plan to overclock crazy high.

I hope you invest in a top notch cooler then, because the 4670k will run a good 15C hotter than Ivy Bridge if you OC at all.

 

[spyguy001]

The EVO is all i have there. Anyways, where does it say that?

 

[8350rocks]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haswell_(microarchitecture)

Performance[edit]

Compared to Ivy Bridge:
Approximately 8% better vector processing performance.[8]
6% IPC (instructions per clock) increase.
up to 6% faster single-threaded performance.
6% faster multi-threaded performance.
Haswell is around 10–15 °C hotter than Ivy Bridge when overclocked and does not seem to break the 4.4–4.5 GHz mark nearly as easily.
Haswell draws around 30 W more under load than Ivy Bridge.[8]
A 6% increase in sequential CPU performance (eight execution ports per core versus six).[8]
Up to 20% performance increase over the integrated HD4000 GPU (Haswell HD4600 vs Ivy Bridge's built-in Intel HD4000).[8]
Total performance improvement on average is about 3%[8]

 

[spyguy001]

Well, EVO

 

[8350rocks]

Well, EVO

They had to use water cooling to break 4.2 GHz in several reviews I read...IB will do more than that on air cooling.

 

[spyguy001]

I'll research that

 

[8350rocks]

That is a good solid build.

 

[spyguy001]

Which one? Anyways, on the current build, say i can upgrade any of the parts. The limit to how much you can spend is $50. What would you add or change in the build? This is the build:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ NCIX)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.79 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-D3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($124.99 @ NCIX)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.98 @ NCIX)
Storage: Sandisk Extreme 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($109.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.79 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card ($643.65 @ DirectCanada)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($64.99 @ Canada Computers)
Power Supply: Rosewill Hive 750W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($103.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($17.50 @ Vuugo)
Monitor: Asus VE247H 23.6" Monitor ($154.99 @ Canada Computers)
Keyboard: Razer BlackWidow Ultimate Wired Gaming Keyboard ($74.99 @ NCIX)
Mouse: Razer RZ01-00152400-R3M1 Wired Optical Mouse ($49.99 @ NCIX)
Other: HDMI Cable
Total: $1748.62
(Prices do not really include shipping, taxes, and discounts.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-25 15:31 EDT-0400)

 

[spyguy001]

To give an example, this is what i would do:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ NCIX)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.79 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-D3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($124.99 @ NCIX)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 12GB (3 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($78.16 @ NCIX)
Storage: Sandisk Extreme 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($108.33 @ Amazon Canada)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.79 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card ($643.65 @ DirectCanada)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($64.99 @ Canada Computers)
Power Supply: Rosewill Hive 750W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($103.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($17.50 @ Vuugo)
Monitor: AOC E2460SD 60Hz 24.0" Monitor ($139.99 @ Canada Computers)
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm QuickFire TK Wired Gaming Keyboard ($99.99 @ Memory Express)
Mouse: Razer DeathAdder Wired Laser Mouse ($49.99 @ NCIX)
Speakers: Logitech LS11 3W 2ch Speakers ($14.99 @ Memory Express)
Other: HDMI Cable
Total: $1780.13
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-25 18:11 EDT-0400)

 

[8350rocks]

Change SSD from Sandisk Extreme to Corsair Force Series GT for $20 more.

You could also go with the 3570k and a Z77 mobo and add more RAM with the money you saved.

 

[spyguy001]

Your reasons for the changes?

 

[8350rocks]

I showed you the 6300. Moron. Please take the time to click the link. I used the 4170 as an example to show that clock speed doesn't matter. Please look at the link. It is an i5 and the 6300 compared. The i5 smokes it everywhere. By as much as 100% in some places.

Please do not give false information.

You seem angry, you should cool down a bit, I didn't check the link, I amused that it was, I amused wrong, note how I edited it before you even posted... That link is 90% not to do with games. http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Core-i5-3570K-vs-AMD-FX-6300, I was wrong about the fx-6300 but not the fx-8350, also the fx-6300 saves you money when you buy it and £30 every year on power.

The i5-3570k beats the crap out of a 6300 any day of the week, the two arent even comparable...
An i5-3570k will beat the crap out of an 8350 too in gaming...
That i7 I posted is a beast too!

That really depends on the game...they trade blows pretty well. Some favor the Intel CPUs and other's tend to like the AMD CPUs.

 

[8350rocks]

Your reasons for the changes?

The Corsair SSD is a much better SSD and has much better data transfer via read/write speeds.

More RAM is always a good thing, and the 4670k is no real improvement to speak of over the 3570k.

 

[spyguy001]

I am waiting for the Samsung 840 EVO to be released. When is that? Also, i am thinking of more RAM and as for the last one, i think that Haswell, has a good 10% increase under it's belt and there is not many a reason to not get it.

 

[8350rocks]

More like 3-5%, and it runs hotter and overclocks much worse.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haswell_(microarchitecture)

Performance[edit]

Compared to Ivy Bridge:
Approximately 8% better vector processing performance.[8]
6% IPC (instructions per clock) increase.
up to 6% faster single-threaded performance.
6% faster multi-threaded performance.
Haswell is around 10–15 °C hotter than Ivy Bridge when overclocked and does not seem to break the 4.4–4.5 GHz mark nearly as easily.
Haswell draws around 30 W more under load than Ivy Bridge.[8]
A 6% increase in sequential CPU performance (eight execution ports per core versus six).[8]
Up to 20% performance increase over the integrated HD4000 GPU (Haswell HD4600 vs Ivy Bridge's built-in Intel HD4000).[8]
Total performance improvement on average is about 3%[8]

 

[SamGriffiths]

More like 3-5%, and it runs hotter and overclocks much worse.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haswell_(microarchitecture)

Performance[edit]

Compared to Ivy Bridge:
Approximately 8% better vector processing performance.[8]
6% IPC (instructions per clock) increase.
up to 6% faster single-threaded performance.
6% faster multi-threaded performance.
Haswell is around 10–15 °C hotter than Ivy Bridge when overclocked and does not seem to break the 4.4–4.5 GHz mark nearly as easily.
Haswell draws around 30 W more under load than Ivy Bridge.[8]
A 6% increase in sequential CPU performance (eight execution ports per core versus six).[8]
Up to 20% performance increase over the integrated HD4000 GPU (Haswell HD4600 vs Ivy Bridge's built-in Intel HD4000).[8]
Total performance improvement on average is about 3%[8]

Tbh he's not really planning on OCing much, Z87 boards come with better stuffs on them and going Haswell will give him an upgrade path to Broadwell also.

 

[8350rocks]

More like 3-5%, and it runs hotter and overclocks much worse.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haswell_(microarchitecture)

Performance[edit]

Compared to Ivy Bridge:
Approximately 8% better vector processing performance.[8]
6% IPC (instructions per clock) increase.
up to 6% faster single-threaded performance.
6% faster multi-threaded performance.
Haswell is around 10–15 °C hotter than Ivy Bridge when overclocked and does not seem to break the 4.4–4.5 GHz mark nearly as easily.
Haswell draws around 30 W more under load than Ivy Bridge.[8]
A 6% increase in sequential CPU performance (eight execution ports per core versus six).[8]
Up to 20% performance increase over the integrated HD4000 GPU (Haswell HD4600 vs Ivy Bridge's built-in Intel HD4000).[8]
Total performance improvement on average is about 3%[8]

Tbh he's not really planning on OCing much, Z87 boards come with better stuffs on them and going Haswell will give him an upgrade path to Broadwell also.

Actually, Broadwell is not coming outside of OEM pre-built solutions. It will be BGA only (no sockets, and aimed squarely at mobile solutions predominantly as well)...so the only CPU going on socket LGA 1150 is "Hasfail" itself. The next LGA CPU coming is Skylake in 2016 and it will be an entirely new socket. So, both sockets are effectively "dead" sockets with no upgrade path. If you intend not to upgrade before Skylake in 2016, you're better off with the 3570k as it will require less aggressive cooling to achieve better overclocks and you're not losing any performance.