Required Specs for Building a Gaming PC

[Aaron1622]

I have recently started designing a gaming PC at PC Part Picker. Here are the specs I have decided to purchase:
- Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($215.98)
- Asus GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($309.99)
- ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($133.98)
- Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.98)
- Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99)
- Cougar Solution (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99)
- Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($17.99)
- Thermaltake SMART 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99)
- Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.98)
- Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98)
- Encore ENM232-8VIA 24-bit 96 KHz Sound Card ($12.48)
- Encore ENLWI-N3 802.11b/g/n PCI Wi-Fi Adapter ($10.99)

Total: $999.35

Can anyone tell my if these are decent gaming PC requirements (for games such as Battlefield 4, DayZ mod and Elder Scrolls Online) and please provide any cheaper alternatives to the parts listed above. Also do I have an adequate cooling system and if I were to overclock, would I require a better one?

 

[IDontUnderstand]

Higher quality for similar price.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($227.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($30.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus Z87-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($129.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($67.50 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($309.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Antec One ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($50.99 @ TigerDirect)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Wireless Network Adapter: Encore ENLWI-N3 802.11b/g/n PCI Wi-Fi Adapter ($10.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1024.39
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-27 20:48 EDT-0400)

We can save more if you have to go below 1k, by taking away the overclocking potential.

 

[Aaron1622]

Thanks for the help. Although is the Intel Core i5-4670K or the i5-3570K superior?

 

[IDontUnderstand]

I've chosen the 4670K.

 

[Aaron1622]

Thanks man. There's just one problem. The Cooler Master Hyper 212 doesn't fit inside the antec one case. It's 4mm too small.

 

[Aaron1622]

I mean 4mm too big.

 

[IDontUnderstand]

According to http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129181
the case has a width of 8.2" = 208.28 mm
Whereas the cooler http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103099
has a height of 159 mm

It will definitely fit.

 

[Its_Byte_00]

According to http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129181
the case has a width of 8.2" = 208.28 mm
Whereas the cooler http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103099
has a height of 159 mm

It will definitely fit.

4670k is intels newest 4th gen core i5 haswell. performance vs the i5 3570k 3erd gen ivy bridge cpu is negligible.

The real differnce is the z87 chipser. Its a hell of a lot better the z77. better PCI Scaling, Networking Interface and ready for this.... Hackintosh native support!

 

[Its_Byte_00]

I have recently started designing a gaming PC at PC Part Picker. Here are the specs I have decided to purchase:
- Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($215.98)
- Asus GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($309.99)
- ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($133.98)
- Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.98)
- Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99)
- Cougar Solution (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99)
- Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($17.99)
- Thermaltake SMART 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99)
- Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.98)
- Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98)
- Encore ENM232-8VIA 24-bit 96 KHz Sound Card ($12.48)
- Encore ENLWI-N3 802.11b/g/n PCI Wi-Fi Adapter ($10.99)

Total: $999.35

Can anyone tell my if these are decent gaming PC requirements (for games such as Battlefield 4, DayZ mod and Elder Scrolls Online) and please provide any cheaper alternatives to the parts listed above. Also do I have an adequate cooling system and if I were to overclock, would I require a better one?

For OC, I would reccomend atleast a Kraken x60 or TT 3.0 Extream with IC Diamond or AS5. IC Diamond is preferred but hard to find. With the stock intel cooler and IC Diamond 7 my 4670k can do 4ghz playing bf4 at around 84C. The cpu is fine until 100C and will shut down at 103-105C

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3jrim
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3jrim/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3jrim/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($227.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($17.99 @ Newegg)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste ($6.73 @ OutletPC)
Thermal Compound: Coollaboratory Liquid Ultra 0.15g Thermal Paste ($15.49 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87MX-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($122.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($72.90 @ Newegg)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($64.99 @ Micro Center)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.97 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($239.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake Chaser A71 ATX Full Tower Case ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN725N 802.11b/g/n USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter ($8.88 @ Amazon)
Total: $987.89
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-30 23:58 EDT-0400)

The case you mentioned would good, not much room for cable managment, few expansion slots and not many fan mounts. The sound card is not needed. you can carry your DVD drive over from your old pc if you really need it. DONT EVER BUY CRUCIAL RAM. Period.