New build gaming. What do you think? (~2350$)

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I'm looking for a new gaming build:

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($339.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z87 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($249.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Dominator 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($165.53 @ TigerDirect)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($212.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital VelociRaptor 500GB 3.5" 10000RPM Internal Hard Drive ($129.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($415.91 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($399.99 @ Microcenter)
Case: Thermaltake Level 10 GT Snow Edition ATX Full Tower Case ($256.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Thermaltake Toughpower Grand 850W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($169.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $2262.35

For the CPU Cooler I thought for Thermaltake FrioOCK

What do you think about this build?
What would you change and why?
What about power supply for SLI?

 

[Varun Ramesh]

Build seems fine except for -

1. Get a normal 1TB 7200 Rpm HDD as u already have an SSD there is no point of a secondary 10000rpm drive. As there would be no difference in speed and 10000rpm drives are just noisier.

2. Try a Corsair H100i for CPU cooler, since it is such a High End Build u could try this liquid cooler.

3. Power supply is fine and can easily take SLI.

 

[abuzed]

Thank you for your feedback.

1. Get a normal 1TB 7200 Rpm HDD as u already have an SSD there is no point of a secondary 10000rpm drive. As there would be no difference in speed and 10000rpm drives are just noisier.

It's useful to install games on a SSD?

The electric power is not a bit too powerful? Pcpartpicker estimated Wattage to 667W

 

[mastrom101]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H110 94.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI Z87 XPOWER XL ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($395.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($178.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($399.99 @ Microcenter)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($399.99 @ Microcenter)
Case: Fractal Design Define XL R2 (Black Pearl) ATX Full Tower Case ($89.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 1050W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($15.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $2080.87
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-27 21:28 EDT-0400)

If you may want to add another GPU down the road.

If not purchase the same build with a less powerful PSU, cheaper motherboard (Extreme4, UD3H) and a smaller case.

 

[boulbox]

Go for the 780 instead(add a second one a month later or something) it will seriously be all you need and if you game over 1080p, it will mop the floor vsing 770s because it has a few issues gaming over 1080p.

Don't bother with Corsair's all in one, they are crap(gotten better but still crap) if you want an all in one cooler get a swiftech h220 or an air cooler.

An example build
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Swiftech H220 55.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($150.98 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Sandisk Ultra Plus 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($164.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card ($659.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Cooler Master HAF X Blue ATX Full Tower Case ($149.00 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 750W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($15.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $1735.88
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-27 22:03 EDT-0400)

You should not really add 3 GPUs on something like Haswell
8GB of ram is all you really need, you can upgrade to 16GB so save it for a later build if wanted
800W should be all you need for OCing and adding extra stuff like a GPU
Case is preference. HAF X is a solid choice, the XL R2 is also a solid choice.

 

[Varun Ramesh]

Thank you for your feedback.

1. Get a normal 1TB 7200 Rpm HDD as u already have an SSD there is no point of a secondary 10000rpm drive. As there would be no difference in speed and 10000rpm drives are just noisier.

It's useful to install games on a SSD?

The electric power is not a bit too powerful? Pcpartpicker estimated Wattage to 667W

SSDs are usually used to install games because they load much faster. The OS is also installed for increased responsiveness.

The power supply should always be a bit higher in case u ever need to add more parts or for overclocking headroom.

 

[boulbox]

Only install games on an SSD when:
1)you pretty much open it right off the start everyday
2)the game needs world loading(minecraft and WoW very useful for those)
3)If you just don't really care about your SSD space and making it slower.

 

[abuzed]

i5-4670K it's a better quality/price choice for you?

780 can be more reasonable but I had three screens, it's why I set two 770 in my build.

Can you explain your motherboard's choice?

Thanks everybody for those usefull informations

 

[abuzed]

For gaming i7 3770K is better than i7 4770K ?

 

[mastrom101]

i5-4670K it's a better quality/price choice for you?

780 can be more reasonable but I had three screens, it's why I set two 770 in my build.

Can you explain your motherboard's choice?

Thanks everybody for those usefull informations

The Haswell CPU is a better choice. An i5 is the best in terms of value.

The motherboards priced over $300 often support 3 way/4 way SLI
Other Z87 motherboards only support SLI.

 

[boulbox]

i5-4670K it's a better quality/price choice for you?

780 can be more reasonable but I had three screens, it's why I set two 770 in my build.

Can you explain your motherboard's choice?

Thanks everybody for those usefull informations

for 3 screens, you will really want a 780 in your build
If you add an extra 780 to the build down there, it will go a little bit over

 

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Update build:

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Newegg) Locked
CPU Cooler: Corsair H110 94.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($109.99 @ Newegg) Locked
Motherboard: Asus Z87-PRO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($177.99 @ SuperBiiz) in reflection
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($82.98 @ NCIX US) in reflection
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($212.99 @ NCIX US) Locked
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card ($675.98 @ SuperBiiz) Locked
Case: Thermaltake Level 10 GT Snow Edition ATX Full Tower Case ($256.98 @ Newegg) Locked
Power Supply: Corsair 860W 80 PLUS Platinum Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($199.99 @ Amazon) in reflection
Total: $1936.89

CPU Cooler: Swiftech is not available for my country (Switzerland)
Motherboard: Hard to choose. I think a simple SLI is sufficient for me.
Memory: Z87 less than $200 are compatible with DDR3-1866 ? (I never OC nothing, but I'll for this build)
Video Card: Will add another on next update build 😉
Case: Personal choice, I love this case (for lack of limited edition !)
Power Supply: Hard to get an XFX in Switzerland...

 

[headhuntersix]

I think the OP's PSU is spot on. You don't want to be bumping up against the thing's limits, I think 60-80% of max is ideal.

Overall, I think the original build is gross overkill unless you're trying to play first person shooters on a bank of three 2560x1440 panels, or unless the point of the exercise is to pay for the right to brag about all of the excess computing power that your rig isn't using. Kinda like using a viper for a grocery getter and never taking it to the track. Honestly, you could get precisely the same user experience out of a computer that costs half as much to build.

I like the most recent version a lot better, although I'm not sure liquid cooling is needed (an excellent air solution that's more than enough for a reasonable overclock is $80 cheaper), I just bought identical RAM (cas7 and all) from Gskill for $75, I would pay $800 for a pair of 770s LOOOOOOONG before paying $675 for a single 780, I think the case is hideous, and you should get the seasonic ss860xp2 power supply instead for the same price. Actually, if you go with air cooling and dump the case for a HAF 932, that frees up the bucks for getting two 770s instead of one 780. Personally, I'd go with the HAF, air cooling, a single 770, and a nearly $500 savings for not much less computer (not sure about a single 770 and three screens to run, though...but I only have the one screen!)

 

[mastrom101]

Looks good, enjoy your build!

 

[boulbox]

Looks all good to me, i myself would go cheaper on some parts but it is all preference.