Need assistance with PC builds

Nguyen Minh Dung · Jun 1, 2013

Hello, I am going to order a customized PC from ibuypower or cyberpower. This is my first PC so i dont have the intention to build it myself yet. Having around $2500-$2900. Here is my specs:
Case: * Azza Genesis 9000 Full Tower Gaming Case w/ 2 x 230mm fans, 4x Easy Swap HDD, Dual Power Supply Support, & front USB 3.0 Port (Black Color)
Extra Case Fan Upgrade: Default case fans
CPU: Intel® Core™ i7-3820 Quad-Core 3.60 GHz 10MB Intel Smart Cache LGA2011
Cooling Fan: Asetek 570LX Liquid Cooling system w/ 240MM Radiator and Dual Fans (Extreme Overclocking Performance + Extreme Silent at 20dBA)
Coolant for Cyberpower Xtreme Hydro Water Cooling Kits: Standard Coolant
Motherboard: (3-Way SLI/CrossFireX Support) ASUS P9X79 LE Intel X79 Chipset Quad Channel DDR3 ATX w/ Remote GO!, 7.1 HD Audio, GbLAN, 3 Gen3 PCIe X16, 2 PCIe X1 & 1 PCI
Memory: 16GB (4GBx4) DDR3/1600MHz Quad Channel Memory (Corsair or Major Brand)
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 4GB 16X PCIe 3.0 Dual GPU Video Card (Major Brand Powered by NVIDIA)
Power Supply Upgrade: * 1,000 Watts - Cooler Master Silent Pro M 80 Plus Power Supply
Hard Drive: 2TB (2TBx1) SATA-III 6.0Gb/s 64MB Cache 7200RPM HDD (Single Drive)
Sound: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO
LCD Monitor: 24" Widescreen 1920x1080 Sceptre E246W-1080P (23.6" Viewable)(Black Color) LED Backlight, Built-in Speaker, DVI, HDMI Input
Network: Onboard Gigabit LAN Network
Keyboard: Razer Blackwidow 2013 Expert Mechanical Gaming Keyboard
Operating System: Microsoft® Windows 8 (64-bit Edition)

What do u think of my build? any suggestions? I am wondering if i should get GTX 690 or 680 SLI or 780 SLI? which one is the best? I am mostly gaming and my focus will be battlefield 4 when it comes out.
Thanks

DSzymborski · Jun 1, 2013

Nguyen Minh Dung :

- I don't think an X79 build is really what you want to be looking for unless you have substantial non-gaming use that requires a 3930K. You should be looking at a Z77 and a 3570K, or even better, simply waiting a little (Haswell drops literally in days) and doing a Z87 and seeing where the Haswell CPUs shake out.

- I think you're overbuying on your GPU considering you're using one monitor at 1080p.

- At this price, you ought to have an SSD in the mix.

To be honest, it looks to me like you're overbuying and getting too many things that will have a very limited effect on your real-life gaming performance. Free advice is worth just that, of course, but unless you have particular configurations (3 monitors) or specialized needs (high-end rendering, etc), once you get past $2000, you're really spending money without much in the way of marginal games.

lunyone · Jun 1, 2013

Personally I would build your own for A LOT less! You will learn in the process and will know more about computers than you did before. I don't see why you would spend that much when you could spend <$2.5k and still have an extremely good PC. It's up to you, but I would build it myself.

Here is a Triple monitor setup

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($33.24 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($134.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($67.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($159.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) ($379.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) ($379.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 400R ATX Mid Tower Case ($107.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 750W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG UH12NS29 Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($90.91 @ Amazon)
Monitor: Asus VE247H 23.6" Monitor ($152.99 @ NCIX US)
Monitor: Asus VE247H 23.6" Monitor ($152.99 @ NCIX US)
Monitor: Asus VE247H 23.6" Monitor ($152.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $2148.01
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-06-01 00:42 EDT-0400)

* CPU will do just fine for this setup ~i5 3570k
* RAM is plenty for this type of build, you could go to 16 gb's, but I don't think it's needed unless your doing some heavy rendering.
* Mobo comes w/2 x 16x PCI-e lanes, so you can tap into both GPU's performance!
* SSD is of good size and price and will hold your OS, most games, and apps.
* GPU's are one of the best for the $ and will allow your Triple monitor setup to do quite well!
* Case is quite well and has a bundled rebate with the PSU listed.
* PSU is plenty for this setup and comes w/a 5 yr. warranty too!
* Included BluRay drive, in case you want to watch BluRay movies, if not a standard $15-20 drive will do.
* OS is my choice, but you can go with Windows 8 if you like.
* 3 x 23.6" Monitors, so you can have a gaming experience that you normally wouldn't have with the pre-built you listed!

ksham · Jun 1, 2013

Haswell should be out within a week so wait if you can. If not:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($230.98 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC14PE_BK 78.1 CFM CPU Cooler ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD3H ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($139.20 @ Amazon)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($56.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Plextor M5S Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($409.99 @ Amazon)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($43.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec EarthWatts Green 650W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: LG UH12NS29 Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($90.91 @ Amazon)
Monitor: Asus VS239H-P 23.0" Monitor ($144.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus VS239H-P 23.0" Monitor ($144.99 @ Newegg)
Keyboard: Microsoft SIDEWINDER X4 Wired Gaming Keyboard ($59.95 @ Amazon)
Mouse: Razer DeathAdder Wired Laser Mouse ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1817.91
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

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