Need Advice On Build

[Achilles16]

Hope you all can help me. I was about to build my own PC but since i was out of town i wasn't able to order the items and now most of them have gone up in price.

Hopefully you all can advice me what other items are as good or better yet cheaper as well so i can save a little as my budget is tight. Things to keep in mind is that i will use this PC for gaming and i plan to overclock as well. I would like to build something that will last me hopefully a few years without having to upgrade so soon.

Thanks for taking the time to stop and offer advice. I really do appreciate it! Here is the link to the build i have in mind at the moment.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3qP7w

Update: On the Mobo i was thinking of replacing it with the ASRock Z87M Extreme4 which would save me about $35. What you think?

 

[Skylarz]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($222.00 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($139.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($319.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX XTR 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($15.98 @ OutletPC)
Headphones: Microsoft L2 LifeChat LX-3000 Headset ($19.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1019.89
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-13 01:27 EDT-0400)

It's very good XD I just added the GPU and changed the RAM

 

[Tradesman1]

I'd change the mobo to the Asus Z87-A, won't touch MSI due to their poor QC, and would suggest taking the savings and going to 1866/9 GSkill Snipers, Haswell loves fast sticks

http://www.anandtech.com/show/7364/memory-scaling-on-haswell

 

[Achilles16]

[quotemsg=13086372,0,1333705]I'd change the mobo to the Asus Z87-A, won't touch MSI due to their poor QC, and would suggest taking the savings and going to 1866/9 GSkill Snipers, Haswell loves fast sticks

http://www.anandtech.com/show/7364/memory-scaling-on-haswell[/quotemsg]

These the ones you talking about?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231550

Which Asus Mobo? Here is link to newegg page. The first Mobo or the second?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&Description=Asus+Z87-A&N=-1&isNodeId=1

 

[Tradesman1]

That's the Ares set of sticks, ere are the SNipers:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231460

This is the Z87-A

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131981

 

[Achilles16]

[quotemsg=13086456,0,1333705]That's the Ares set of sticks, ere are the SNipers:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231460

This is the Z87-A

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131981[/quotemsg]

Thank you! One last question if you don't mind. Is there a PSU you would recommend that is cheaper than the one i picked? Here is the one i was thinking of going with. The XFX XTR Series P1-650B-BEFX 650W

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207031

 

[Skylarz]

Ugh I just noticed that the PSU is overpriced. I guess you can get this one http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-120pg0650gr if you want it to be fully modular or http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371056 if you want platinum efficiency and you're good with the connectors and stuff :x. I don't know much about the mobos but I think ASROCK, Asus, MSI, and Gigabyte make nice ones.

 

[Achilles16]

[quotemsg=13086523,0,1325778]Ugh I just noticed that the PSU is overpriced. I guess you can get this one http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-120pg0650gr if you want it to be fully modular or http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371056 if you want platinum efficiency and you're good with the connectors and stuff :x. I don't know much about the mobos but I think ASROCK, Asus, MSI, and Gigabyte make nice ones.[/quotemsg]

How about this one? http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0045L5LGI/?tag=pcpapi-20

From what i have read Seasonic practically makes them which means they should be good seeing as most people say Seasonic are the best.

 

[Skylarz]

[quotemsg=13086573,0,1592471][quotemsg=13086523,0,1325778]Ugh I just noticed that the PSU is overpriced. I guess you can get this one http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-120pg0650gr if you want it to be fully modular or http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371056 if you want platinum efficiency and you're good with the connectors and stuff :x. I don't know much about the mobos but I think ASROCK, Asus, MSI, and Gigabyte make nice ones.[/quotemsg]

How about this one? http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0045L5LGI/?tag=pcpapi-20

From what i have read Seasonic practically makes them which means they should be good seeing as most people say Seasonic are the best.[/quotemsg]

Yes XFX makes very good PSU, but as always I recommend a PLUS Gold or PLUS Platinum for PSU if you can afford it :] it's just because the efficiency is higher. I do trust XFX so you can go with that too.

 

[Achilles16]

Thanks Tradesman1 and Skylarz! I appreciate you both taking the time to help me.

 

[Tradesman1]

No worries, let us know how the build goes

 

[Skylarz]

[quotemsg=13086784,0,1592471]Thanks Tradesman1 and Skylarz! I appreciate you both taking the time to help me.[/quotemsg]

You're welcome XD