is this build good for gaming ? wiil it play GTA V on high settings ? http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Rst43C

[Abdallahmgz]

is this build good for gaming ? wiil it play GTA V on high settings ? http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Rst43C

 

[Felcorn]

CPU is overkill by far, take better graphic card instead

 

[Joseph DeGarmo]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($325.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($27.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($198.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($63.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($68.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($339.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Cooler Master HAF XB EVO ATX Desktop Case ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 OEM (64-bit)
Case Fan: Cooler Master SickleFlow 69.7 CFM 120mm Fan ($5.98 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan: Cooler Master Blade Master 40.8 CFM 80mm Fan ($5.99 @ NCIX US)
Case Fan: Cooler Master Blade Master 40.8 CFM 80mm Fan ($5.99 @ NCIX US)
Monitor: Samsung S24B750V 24.0" Monitor
Keyboard: Razer DeathStalker Wired Gaming Keyboard ($54.07 @ Amazon)
Mouse: Razer DeathAdder Chroma Wired Optical Mouse ($52.39 @ Amazon)
Headphones: Razer Kraken Neon Headphones ($49.99 @ Directron)
Other: f710
Total: $1401.78
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-30 10:01 EDT-0400

 

[Th3R3ALaSSaSSin4]

Yep.

 

[dudeman509]

Agreed - go with an i5 and 4 GB GTX 970 (there have been several on sale for around $320 the past few days).

 

[Joseph DeGarmo]

Or get this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($27.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($198.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($63.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($69.69 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card ($544.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Cooler Master HAF XB EVO ATX Desktop Case ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 OEM (64-bit)
Case Fan: Cooler Master SickleFlow 69.7 CFM 120mm Fan ($5.98 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan: Cooler Master Blade Master 40.8 CFM 80mm Fan ($5.99 @ NCIX US)
Case Fan: Cooler Master Blade Master 40.8 CFM 80mm Fan ($5.99 @ NCIX US)
Monitor: Samsung S24B750V 24.0" Monitor
Keyboard: Razer DeathStalker Wired Gaming Keyboard ($54.07 @ Amazon)
Mouse: Razer DeathAdder Chroma Wired Optical Mouse ($52.49 @ Amazon)
Headphones: Razer Kraken Neon Headphones ($49.99 @ Directron)
Other: f710
Total: $1511.58
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-30 10:34 EDT-0400

 

[Abdallahmgz]

Agreed - go with an i5 and 4 GB GTX 970 (there have been several on sale for around $320 the past few days).

i7 is 4 ghz i5 is 3.5 only

 

[Joseph DeGarmo]

The i5 can be overclocked to over 4 GHz.

 

[Abdallahmgz]

The i5 can be overclocked to over 4 GHz.

with hero mobo you can over clock it to 5ghz

 

[dudeman509]

Agreed - go with an i5 and 4 GB GTX 970 (there have been several on sale for around $320 the past few days).

i7 is 4 ghz i5 is 3.5 only

It's also $100 less for very nearly the same performance.