Will This Build Work?

[TheToxicBox]

Hello All,

im planning on buying this build in a couple and i wanted to confirm with you guys if everything in this build works, cooling, case compatibility and all that, i will not be overclocking anything, if it matters, im using this to play the latest games (Battlefield 4, Assassins Creed, Etc.) Thanks for the help!

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/XzkH8d

 

[ksham]

Everything looks good, but the PSU is crap. Replace with this: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1550sxxb9

 

[i7Baby]

8350 is OK

Change Zalman cooler to Coolermaster hyper 212 evo - $30 but better cooler.

Change the mobo to Gigabyte 990fx ud3 or ASRock 990fx Extreme 4 - bettter overclocking and voltage control.

For a pc with a gtx 770 you should have a 600W psu. Get a good one per - http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1804779/power-supply-unit-tier-list.html
eg XFGX650, Seasonic 620, Antec HCG 620M

Otherwise, good to go.

 

[envy14tpe]

If no overclocking then get a solid i5. Also, Asus is better than Zotec for GPUs. That PSU has to go and I replaced with a semi-modular, good quality, one. Case, spend a bit more and you won't be sorry.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI H87-G43 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($84.79 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($81.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.92 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 770 2GB DirectCU II Video Card ($319.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Rosewill CHALLENGER ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Rosewill Hive 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF140 Red 66.4 CFM 140mm Fan ($9.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $874.63

 

[Waghzufel]

Hello All,

im planning on buying this build in a couple and i wanted to confirm with you guys if everything in this build works, cooling, case compatibility and all that, i will not be overclocking anything, if it matters, im using this to play the latest games (Battlefield 4, Assassins Creed, Etc.) Thanks for the help!

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/XzkH8d

Hey,

Everything in the build seems fine and it will be able to play Battlefield 4/AC and all kinds of other "AAA" games with relatively high settings.
However, if you'd like to have a second option, I'll give you this one here:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Rw9wkL

It is a bit more expensive but mainly, the power supply is a beter one and is provided by a more trusted/favoured company than the one you enlisted. Silverstone/Rosewill/XFX/Corsair/Seasonic/Antec mainly make the best quality Power Supplies around.
The motherboard/GPU are different aswell. I chose this motherboard to avoid a possible BIOS update that some 970A models need in order to work with more advanced cpu's/gpus if I'm not mistaken.
The main difference between the gpu's are the producer. Good old AMD vs NVIDIA again. Here are some charts for the GPU's performance:
http://www.game-debate.com/gpu/index.php?gid=1893&gid2=1816&compare=radeon-r9-280x-msi-gaming-3gb-edition-vs-geforce-gtx-770-zotac-2gb-oc-edition
The gtx 770 is very slightly in ahead of r9 280x. However, here is where mantle comes along to give the r9 280x a boost in some games, where it is utilized such as BF4.
All in all, it is up to you. GTX 770 gives a very very slight performance boost in some games, but costs a little bit more. If money isn't an important facotr, go with the zotac 770 and with the build I listed, replaced by the gtx 770.

Hope this helps a bit^^

 

[BigBadBeef]

The mobo is shit. Gigabyte builds them to last, but they don't have a clue how to build them feature wise. What you really need is one with a 990FX chipset and a 125W tdp.

 

[reesemonster]

I'd consider getting an SSD if you're gonna have numerable games, really increases load times

 

[BigBadBeef]

Forget load times, what you really want is storage because games can exceed dozens of gigabytes these days with all the DLC and stuff. Besides, M.2 cards are just around the corner, wait for them to come out which are even faster!