Will this gaming PC build work?

[Lemiski]

Hi, I am building a PC for intensive gaming purposes. I wanted to know if all of my parts will work together and have the right socket types and so on. I plan on running two monitors as well as doing some overclocking.

This is my build so far:

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K Haswell 3.5GHz LGA 1150 84W Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics

GPU: GIGABYTE GV-N770OC-4GD GeForce GTX 770 4GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0
HDCP Ready WindForce 3X 450W Video Card

MB: MSI Z87-G45 Gaming LGA 1150 Intel Z87 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Pro Gaming with Killer Networking & Sound Blaster Intel Motherboard

Case: Corsair Carbide Series 300R Black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

HD: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive

RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600

PSU: CORSAIR HX Series HX750 750W ATX12V 2.3 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply

I also plan on running 1 or 2 additional fans. Could I please get an answer if all these components will work together and feel free to share suggestions on changes that could be made. Thank you. Much appreciation.

 

[RazerZ]

Suggestions: drop the i7 to an i5 and get 8gb ram. That will hardly make a difference when gaming.

 

[numanator]

Yes everything will work together, they are all good quality, no complaints

You could take a look to see if you can grab some 1866 mhz CL9 ram for a few $$ more, would probably be worth an extra $10 but I wouldn't do it for more than $25

 

[Danbuscus25]

the only thing i would change is the mobo, msi boards are know for vrm issues, stick with asus, asrock, or gigabyte.

 

[EasyLover]

Components are compatible. Few suggestions are as follow:

Drop 4770k in favor of 4670k and get GTX 780.

RAM is ok though you may get more speed RAM with 8GB capacity if the rig is for gaming only.

Better get WD Black/Blue Caviar series HDD and you'll be better off.

Get 120GB SSD as well and make it your boot disk.

Regards,

 

[Lemiski]

Components are compatible. Few suggestions are as follow:

Drop 4770k in favor of 4670k and get GTX 780.

RAM is ok though you may get more speed RAM with 8GB capacity if the rig is for gaming only.

Better get WD Black/Blue Caviar series HDD and you'll be better off.

Get 120GB SSD as well and make it your boot disk.

Regards,

I plan on being able to smoothly run a game on each monitor and I also plan on streaming. Would the processor and graphics card switch still be a good idea? Would I need bigger power supply? And does the 4670k come with a cooling system, I noticed the 4770k has a heatsink and fan. Thanks.

 

[Danbuscus25]

yes, the i5 4670k comes with a stock cooler. for multiple monitors, i would suggest 3-4 gb vram, depending on the resolutions and tasks.

 

[Lemiski]

And how important is having an SSD for the boot drive in this build?

 

[RazerZ]

And how important is having an SSD for the boot drive in this build?

An SSD would load windows in around 7 seconds. It also reduces loading times on applications, but it does not affect gameplay and fps. It's nice to have but imo I would put the money into a better GPU rather than adding a SSD.

 

[Danbuscus25]

it will make boot time much faster, and loading time for games on it, but it does not actually affect performance.

 

[Lemiski]

Okay thanks, I'm not too concerned about having a super fast start-up as long as it doesn't take like 10 minutes.
I have changed to the i5-4670k, WD black 1TB HDD and Corsair Vengeance pro 1866 RAM since my original plan. I think that is what I am going to go with.

 

[RazerZ]

Okay thanks, I'm not too concerned about having a super fast start-up as long as it doesn't take like 10 minutes.
I have changed to the i5-4670k, WD black 1TB HDD and Corsair Vengeance pro 1866 RAM since my original plan. I think that is what I am going to go with.

How much is all this (entire system) coming out to? I think I could fit in a 780 if I swap a few parts on your build.

 

[Danbuscus25]

sounds good

 

[Lemiski]

Okay thanks, I'm not too concerned about having a super fast start-up as long as it doesn't take like 10 minutes.
I have changed to the i5-4670k, WD black 1TB HDD and Corsair Vengeance pro 1866 RAM since my original plan. I think that is what I am going to go with.

How much is all this (entire system) coming out to? I think I could fit in a 780 if I swap a few parts on your build.

It's coming to about 1400 (that's without taxes, shipping and windows). Do I need to buy Windows 7 Pro for this build? And do I need a separate boot drive or can everything go all on one HDD.

 

[RazerZ]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($234.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($34.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($72.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 780 3GB AMP! Edition Video Card ($476.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($82.49 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1264.39
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-08 00:21 EDT-0400)

Windows and GTX 780 included

 

[EasyLover]

GTX 780, Windows 8.1 and SSD+HDD included. Don't spend too much on mobo.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($234.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($34.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus Z87-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($134.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($79.99 @ Micro Center)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 780 3GB DirectCU II Video Card ($499.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($82.49 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1387.36
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-08 00:18 EDT-0400)