Review my build

[SprinkleOwnz-1312988]

So im going to be doing a bit of streaming,recording and gaming at high-max
graphics at 1080p and i was wondering if this setup could handle it.

Case: Corsair Carbide Series 400R (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...)

Storage: Western Digital WD Black 1tb 7200rpm (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...)

PSU: CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX650 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...)

RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 1600 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...)

MotherBoard: MSI Z77A-G45 LGA 1155 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...)

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...)

Cpu Cooler: CORSAIR Hydro Series H100i Water Cooler (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...)

Graphics card: GIGABYTE Radeon HD 7970 3GB (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...)

OS: Windows 7 home premium 64 bit (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...)

 

[Jack Revenant]

So im going to be doing a bit of streaming,recording and gaming at high-max
graphics at 1080p and i was wondering if this setup could handle it.

Case: Corsair Carbide Series 400R (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...)

Storage: Western Digital WD Black 1tb 7200rpm (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...)

PSU: CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX650 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...)

RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 1600 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...)

MotherBoard: MSI Z77A-G45 LGA 1155 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...)

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...)

Cpu Cooler: CORSAIR Hydro Series H100i Water Cooler (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...)

Graphics card: GIGABYTE Radeon HD 7970 3GB (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...)

OS: Windows 7 home premium 64 bit (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...)

If you're willing to spend that much on a case, I would actually go with an NZXT Phantom 410 instead. It beat the 400R quite handily when Tom's compared them: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/solo-ii-400r-buc-ravager-seiran,3274-10.html
I'd also advise either switching your cooling to either a Noctua DH14 or an NZXT Kraken x60, both of which somewhat outperform it (although there is some debate).

 

[rabidpeach]

I agree with Noob12, please go for a cheaper hdd and add an ssd for your boot drive and programs.

I like this one: http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Series-120GB-internal-MZ-7TD120BW/dp/B009NHAF06

I know it drops under 100 as i paid 93 for it from bh photo&video. It seems to be the best price/capacity at the moment. Also, of all the crappy pcs i have, SSD drive makes the biggest difference. I have old amd 7750 system that runs way faster (booting and programs starting) than anything new and on a hard drive.

I think everything else you have there is very fancy. 7970 should have no probs at 1080p or, lol, even higher... but i seriously think that if you will cripple its performance if you run it all off of a slow hdd.

Good luck getting it together!

 

[Jack Revenant]

I'm not sure how you two figure that he can squeeze an SSD's worth of money out by downgrading from a WD black to a Barracuda. Unless, that is, you know of some $30 SDD salesman, in which case please stop holding out on me. 😉

 

[Jack Revenant]

Yeah. Id rather drop GPU to 7870 GHz or XT or 7950 to get SSD.
I do not know what price cheaper SSD do have right now but good options are maybe Kingston V300, Crucial, SanDisk,
Plextor. If you want the fastest one it is samsung 840 pro.

I must admit, I really disagree with you there. I tend to prioritize SSDs last in my builds. To each his own, however. That said, if he does go with an SSD, I must agree about the 840 Pro series. Excellent quality.

 

[rabidpeach]

I never said he'll squeeze out an ssd from the black > blue downgrade but he's listed all high-end components without an ssd...

just trying to emphasize how important that would be for making the system feel fast. well worth 60-100$ on a 1000$+ build...

 

[Jack Revenant]

I never said he'll squeeze out an ssd from the black > blue downgrade but he's listed all high-end components without an ssd...

just trying to emphasize how important that would be for making the system feel fast. well worth 60-100$ on a 1000$+ build...

Fair enough. I admit that I jumped on an opportunity for a snarky one-liner a bit too eagerly. That said, I'm still not sold on downgrading for an SSD. However, if he can fit everything he needs, Noob12's suggestion of going pure SSD initially seems quite viable. OP might also be able to flex his budget to get a cheap HDD.

 

[Jack Revenant]

So why corsair H100? It is loud and Overclockks well but it is not reliable. So many of these have been send back to RMA.
Let's put there this: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rr212e20pkr1
$114.99 drops down to $24.99
Then PSU if 550w is enough for 7970 why take 650w PSU?
XFX 550w costs $63.99 how much did original cost?
Then case. easy to save 20$ or so taking cheaper case.
Do I need to tell more? Memory you can save too 10-20$ or so.
You do not lose anything. maybe just 200MHz over clocking. But you getting more reliable build.
So why not? 😀 I'm just asking.

Given his budget, I'd say that he can spare the money to get a more powerful cooler, such as the DH14 I recommended. Just because something is most efficient doesn't necessarily make it most useful.
Same with case. Sometimes $20 more of case can buy 5C of cooling.
And for PSU... more of a personal thing, I think. Some of us like to have a large gap between our stock draw and our PSU maximum.
My point is that not everything needs to be optimized to the lowest possible cost, but rather the most effective and efficient possible part for the budget and build.

 

[SprinkleOwnz-1312988]

guys im just saying, load times arent a problem with me. I also changed my hdd to a Seagate Barracuda 1tb.