Gaming PC for ~1400$, need compatibility check.

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Approximate Purchase Date: this month
Budget Range: ~1400$

System Usage from Most to Least Important: gaming, watching movies, surfing the internet.

Are you buying a monitor: Yes

Do you need to buy OS: Yes

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: dateks.lv

Location: Latvia

Parts Preferences: Intel CPU, AMD GPU

Overclocking: Yes

SLI or Crossfire: No

Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080

Additional Comments: I want to able to play games such as BF3 and Crysis 3 on very high settings. After a pretty long research i have choosed all the parts and now I would like to make sure if it all fits together? or maybe you have some better suggestions? I would really appreciate any feedback you can give me.


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($32.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77-D3H ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($116.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Kingston 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($66.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial M4 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($129.98 @ Outlet PC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($89.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card ($297.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Enthusiast 650W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224BB DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ Outlet PC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ Outlet PC)
Monitor: Dell U2312HM 23.0" Monitor ($198.00 @ Newegg)
Total: $1349.84
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-04-14 15:47 EDT-0400)
 
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Everything you have there is good except the motherboard - I'd go with an AsRock z77 Extreme 4 or 6. I've had many experiences with gigabyte motherboards, and none of them have been satisfactory... and their customer service is just awful.

Other than that, it looks very nice!
*Except that monitor hasn't had its price updated - it's more expensive than it shows. For that price, I'd go with a nice 24" Asus, myself, but it's up to you.
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($32.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-V LK ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($114.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: Patriot Gamer 2 Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($47.98 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Crucial M4 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($129.98 @ Outlet PC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video Card ($382.38 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 600W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224BB DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ Outlet PC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ Outlet PC)
Monitor: Asus VS229H-P 21.5" Monitor ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1320.22
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-04-14 17:36 EDT-0400)

You can definitely cut some stuff down to fit a 7970 in there.
-Asus motherboard
-Cheaper low profile ram
-Cheaper, same performance HDD
-Cheaper psu
-Cheapear IPS monitor 21.5" has better pixel density for clearer display.
-Upgrade to 7970
 
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In my country there is pretty big price difference between those boards:

GA-Z77-D3H - 125$
Z77 Extreme4 - 160$
Z77 Extreme6 - 192$

Is it worth paying 35$ more for Z77 Extreme4? I looked up specifcations and found that main dfferences is that Asrock has SLI Support, 2 more SATA 6 Gb/s connectors, which I wont use anyways. Maybe there is some other aspects I should be paying attention to? I don't plan on upgrading this build, so i don't need a future proof board.





 
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Ouch - that's pretty bad.

The biggest reason I recommend it is that it's not gigabyte. Is there an Asus mobo for a decent price?

I've had nothing but bad experiences with gigabyte motherboards - their UEFI is horrible, and their customer service is severely lacking.

 
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Well there is Asus P8Z77-V LK for 149$, but i'ts still 25$ more and according to this thread and other comparisons that I have read it's worse than GA-Z77-D3H. After reading a lot of reviews on motherboards I have developed an impression that gigabyte is one of the best motherboard manufacturers, so maybe you just got unlucky with them.

 
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I don't deny that the physical product itself is good.

However, when you try to overclock, their BIOS / UEFI is horribly designed - three times out of four, it's simply refused to register any change you make 70% of the time you save changes, and overclocking can only be done through the UEFI. (Though the UEFI itself isn't as slow anymore.)

Combine that common issue with the fact that gigabyte has poor customer service and that, at least here in the states, AsRock now represents better value...

You can certainly go with the gigabyte, I'm just throwing out a warning that you might have a poor experience.
 
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