Is this a good gaming pc for my budget?

ghilliedfox · Mar 24, 2013

is this a good gaming pc for my budget? Im almost certain that the 750w is overkill but I was thinking about going crossfire later on when the games get heavy graphic oriented.
http://pcpartpicker.com/user/GhilliedFox/saved/1mYZ

atomicWAR · Mar 24, 2013

for crossfire its not overkill...if you over clock even more so. not to mention having some extra wattage will allow for capacitor wear giving your system a longer life.

stickmansam · Mar 24, 2013

OC that baby yourself
Get 850W IMO, more headroom for OC as atoic mentions
Get the ASUS LK voer the extreme 4 , the lk has better phases
The 212 EVO is like 1-3 c cooler, your call
Get a 7200rpm 3.5inch, 64mb cache HDD, 1tb platter
Made a case change but your choice [i like the black interior of the enforcer over the grey interior of the 922, also cooler looking

]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($209.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-V LK ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Patriot Viper 3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($47.98 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition 3GB Video Card ($418.13 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Cooler Master Storm Enforcer ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 850W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224BB DVD/CD Writer ($15.98 @ Outlet PC)
Mouse: Logitech G400 Wired Optical Mouse ($29.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1117.02
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-03-24 03:02 EDT-0400)

ARICH5 · Mar 24, 2013

ya with overclocking and that 7970 and future upgrades a high quality 800+w psu is fine.

ARICH5 · Mar 24, 2013

can someone confirm that 1866 ram is ok?

atomicWAR · Mar 24, 2013

ARICH5 :

It can on the board he picked at least. its an overclock speed but it will run just fine.

ghilliedfox · Mar 24, 2013

stickmansam :

OC that baby yourself
Get 850W IMO, more headroom for OC as atoic mentions
Get the ASUS LK voer the extreme 4 , the lk has better phases
The 212 EVO is like 1-3 c cooler, your call
Get a 7200rpm 3.5inch, 64mb cache HDD, 1tb platter
Made a case change but your choice [i like the black interior of the enforcer over the grey interior of the 922, also cooler looking

]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($209.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-V LK ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Patriot Viper 3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($47.98 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition 3GB Video Card ($418.13 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Cooler Master Storm Enforcer ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 850W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224BB DVD/CD Writer ($15.98 @ Outlet PC)
Mouse: Logitech G400 Wired Optical Mouse ($29.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1117.02
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-03-24 03:02 EDT-0400)

any thoughts or suggestions on this build then, kinda leaning towards this build as it seems like its better and cheaper.

atomicWAR · Mar 24, 2013

ghilliedfox :

stickmansam :

any thoughts or suggestions on this build then, kinda leaning towards this build as it seems like its better and cheaper.

stickman made a solid build +1

ghilliedfox · Mar 24, 2013

atomicWAR :

ghilliedfox :

stickmansam :

any thoughts or suggestions on this build then, kinda leaning towards this build as it seems like its better and cheaper.

stickman made a solid build +1

The Best for my budget?

atomicWAR · Mar 24, 2013

only you can answer that....you can always tweak a build more. that said i would be happy with it were it my budget.

ghilliedfox · Mar 24, 2013

atomicWAR :

Well then, if it truly is a solid build and its below my budget, i guess i can now buy a really good monitor as well, been using an old 1 that has almost lasted its life span

atomicWAR · Mar 24, 2013

ghilliedfox :

there you go!

ghilliedfox · Mar 24, 2013

Thanks for all the great help guys!

I look forward to cranking out this beast of a machine!

stickmansam · Mar 24, 2013

have fun with it

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