My First Gaming PC Build

[HpPC]

Dear Sir,


This Is My first build so i need some help.

here are the specs:

Processor:Intel Core i5 4440 3.1Ghz

Graphics Card:Sapphire R9 270X Dual-X OC With Boost 2GB GDDR5

HDD:Western Digital Caviar Blue WD10EZEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive

MotherBoard:MSI Motherboard B85M-E33

RAM:Corsair Vengeance® Low Profile — 8GB DDR3 Memory Kit

PSU:Corsair Builder Series CX 80+ Bronze, 600 Watt, ATX, EPS12V, PS/2, Power Supply

DVDRW:LG SUPER MULTI INTERNAL 24X DVD REWRITER

Case:Corsair Carbide Series® 200R ATX Case, Black,Mid Tower

well what do u think? will it be able to play battlefield 4 on ultra

 

[CTurbo]

The two things I would personally look at changing are-
1. The i5 4570 is like $10 more
2. The GTX760 is a better buy in that price range.

 

[HpPC]

The two things I would personally look at changing are-
1. The i5 4570 is like $10 more
2. The GTX760 is a better buy in that price range.

thanks for your reply


here are the changes:

Intel Core i5 4570, Socket 1150, Haswell, Quad Core, 3.2GHz

EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB DDR5

what do you think?

 

[mikfokido]

Why to go with a macro-ATX mobo ?
Your really limited with this, for connections and upgrade in the future. Go with a ATX board, this case is made for.
What is your total budget ?
Maybe considder to get previous generation i5 or GPU to save some money, and spend on mobo for better performance and overclocking ability's. Like the Z77A-G43 or Z77A-GD55. For the same price of the i5 4440 you get a i5 3470 tht is faster for gaming and will support better your 270X-range video card, especielly BF4 that is quiet CPU-bounded. I had a i5 3450 (a little bit faster than 4440) before and my frames in BF3 Ultra with a 7870oc (just a tiny slower than 270X) was like 50-80fps in HD Ultra with 4xMSAA, and now with my i5 3570K @ 4.4Ghz a bumped 10 frames average.
So I think the i5 3470 will be like 10 % faster than a i5 4440 in BF4 and it consumes less power than the 4440.
Or if you want to stay in the newest generation, take a i5 4570, its the same price as a 4440, and quiet faster for gaming.
See at this : http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Core-i5-4570-vs-Intel-Core-i5-4440

For the rest of your setup , its the way to go and its subjectif. Take RAM @ 1600Mhz - the standrd for gaming these days.

 

[HpPC]

Why to go with a macro-ATX mobo ?
Your really limited with this, for connections and upgrade in the future. Go with a ATX board, this case is made for.
What is your total budget ?
Maybe considder to get previous generation i5 or GPU to save some money, and spend on mobo for better performance and overclocking ability's. Like the Z77A-G43 or Z77A-GD55. For the same price of the i5 4440 you get a i5 3470 tht is faster for gaming and will support better your 270X-range video card, especielly BF4 that is quiet CPU-bounded. I had a i5 3450 (a little bit faster than 4440) before and my frames in BF3 Ultra with a 7870oc (just a tiny slower than 270X) was like 50-80fps in HD Ultra with 4xMSAA, and now with my i5 3570K @ 4.4Ghz a bumped 10 frames average.
So I think the i5 3470 will be like 10 % faster than a i5 4440 in BF4 and it consumes less power than the 4440.
Or if you want to stay in the newest generation, take a i5 4570, its the same price as a 4440, and quiet faster for gaming.
See at this : http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Core-i5-4570-vs-Intel-Core-i5-4440

For the rest of your setup , its the way to go and its subjectif. Take RAM @ 1600Mhz - the standrd for gaming these days.

Okay How about the:Gigabyte Motherboard GA-P85-D3 it is a atx board

 

[mikfokido]

Better maybe to go with MSI Z87-G43 for almost the same price , there you have the possibility to place a second 270X in the futur and with his z87 shipset to be able to get later a i5 4670K and overclock it to 4.4-4.5Ghz!
or if you like more Gigabyte : Gigabyte GA-Z87-HD3
or ASrock : ASRock Z87 Extreme3

 

[CTurbo]

I don't see anything wrong with using a microATX board, but if you're worried about it, you can get the MSI-B85-G41 for $69 or the ASRock B85 Pro4 for $75. The MSI Z87-G43 is $115 and I just don't see any reason to pay that much.

 

[mikfokido]

Dear Sir,


This Is My first build so i need some help.

here are the specs:

Processor:Intel Core i5 4440 3.1Ghz

Graphics Card:Sapphire R9 270X Dual-X OC With Boost 2GB GDDR5

HDD:Western Digital Caviar Blue WD10EZEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive

MotherBoard:MSI Motherboard B85M-E33

RAM:Corsair Vengeance® Low Profile — 8GB DDR3 Memory Kit

PSU:Corsair Builder Series CX 80+ Bronze, 600 Watt, ATX, EPS12V, PS/2, Power Supply

DVDRW:LG SUPER MULTI INTERNAL 24X DVD REWRITER

Case:Corsair Carbide Series® 200R ATX Case, Black,Mid Tower

well what do u think? will it be able to play battlefield 4 on ultra

I don't see anything wrong with using a microATX board, but if you're worried about it, you can get the MSI-B85-G41 for $69 or the ASRock B85 Pro4 for $75. The MSI Z87-G43 is $115 and I just don't see any reason to pay that much.

I just said above, the 2 big reasons. (read first please) Why do you think they exist if there is no reason you think ?
It just his choice and I give reasons why, its for him to see.
And I have Z77 board with two 7870OC's and i5 @ 4.4Ghz and turns BF3 at max with 4xMSAA in HD at 70-130fps online. With low-and mobo, it will blow it up and the pc will get on fire. 😉
I just helping people and you disliked it, why the sense of forums you think ? No sense to degrade my positif arguments. I'm here to help people with ther questions, if he really want a micro-atx, than he will go for but with more desadvantage (that I told) thats all.

 

[CTurbo]

I'm sorry you get so offended if somebody disagrees with you, but you are wrong assuming all microATX boards are low end. Many microATX boards are very good overclocking boards and many support SLI/crossfire. My microATX boards has all of these features and I have 8 sata III ports too. I am in no way limited for future upgrades and connectivity. So I am not saying microATX boards are better than full ATX, I'm just saying there's nothing wrong with them.

 

[logainofhades]

Asrock make M-ATX versions of their extreme4 line. For 99% of users out there, even itx has enough onboard connections. I cannot even remember the last time I used an expansion slot for anything but GPU.

 

[mikfokido]

I'm sorry you get so offended if somebody disagrees with you, but you are wrong assuming all microATX boards are low end. Many microATX boards are very good overclocking boards and many support SLI/crossfire. My microATX boards has all of these features and I have 8 sata III ports too. I am in no way limited for future upgrades and connectivity. So I am not saying microATX boards are better than full ATX, I'm just saying there's nothing wrong with them.

Its not a thing of disagry, I just say facts thats all. Not possible to have micro-atx with crossfire and space between the two cards, and the under card not in the way of usb-headers and so.
And it was just the fact, why to be more limited if he has a full-ATX case ? thats all.

 

[logainofhades]

What is so hard about putting all the headers on before you install a second card. Better off getting a fast single card anyway. Dual GPU setups don't always work well.

 

[Danbuscus25]

The two things I would personally look at changing are-
1. The i5 4570 is like $10 more
2. The GTX760 is a better buy in that price range.

exactly, and make sure you have a decent monitor too.... a lot of people over-look its importance

 

[logainofhades]

I built the OP's rig within pcpartpicker, this came out to $11 more and with a far better GPU.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4430 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($184.29 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus H81M-A Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Hitachi Deskstar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($324.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $791.23
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-25 15:03 EST-0500)