NEED advice to lessen the cost of my desired build

kfronda26 · Jun 4, 2013

This is my desired build, i just wanna know what gpu, psu and cooler would i choose to lessen the cost. My former build is amd A series.
mobo: ASRock Z87M Extreme4
cpu: i5 4670k
ssd: 120gb
hdd: 1tb
memory: 2x4 2133mhz
gpu: 7970 or gtx 780 / Sapphire HD 7870 XT w/ Boost 2GB 256bit GDDR5 ??
psu: 750w or 800w?
chassis: haf xm
cooler: ?????????????

Also, what is bottleneck? i wanna know what is the cause of bottleneck. Thanks

tiny voices · Jun 4, 2013

You have no bottleneck at all.

Get an hd7950

Get a 650w PSU from antec, XFX, Corsair, Seasonic

Get regular 1600mhz RAM

kfronda26 · Jun 4, 2013

tiny voices :

why regular 1600mhz? isnt that slow?

tiny voices · Jun 4, 2013

No, it is normal speed. There is virtually no difference in performance between the RAM speeds. Maybe 1-2fps tops.

It is never worth the money.

Swordkd · Jun 4, 2013

A Cpu bottleneck is when your Cpu isn't powerful enough to feed enough information to your video card. Basically, you get crappy performance even with a great video card. Any reasonable new cpu isn't going to bottleneck any single graphics card out right now. It's generally only a term used when you are upgrading an older Pc with a brand new video card, although some of the slower A series of Cpu from AMD can bottleneck high-end video cards. Same thing with the Pentium class of Cpu's from Intel.

As far as your build, here's what I threw together:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($249.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Seidon 120XL 86.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87M Extreme4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($145.86 @ Newegg)
Memory: Patriot Viper 3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($55.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($124.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video Card ($349.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Cooler Master HAF XM (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 750W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($18.49 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.94 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $1310.20
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-06-04 23:41 EDT-0400)

Most of it is what you had outlined earlier. The Cpu cooler is a great price after the MiR, for a good performing Closed Loop Cooler. The PSU is a good value from a good brand. You get a near top of the line AMD video card that also comes with 4 free games. There isn't any reason to get anything faster than ddr3 1600, unless the price is the same.

kfronda26 · Jun 4, 2013

tiny voices :

thanks for this bro!

tiny voices · Jun 4, 2013

Anytime, Always glad to help.

kfronda26 · Jun 4, 2013

Swordkd :

A Cpu bottleneck is when your Cpu isn't powerful enough to feed enough information to your video card. Basically, you get crappy performance even with a great video card. Any reasonable new cpu isn't going to bottleneck any single graphics card out right now. It's generally only a term used when you are upgrading an older Pc with a brand new video card, although some of the slower A series of Cpu from AMD can bottleneck high-end video cards. Same thing with the Pentium class of Cpu's from Intel.

As far as your build, here's what I threw together:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($249.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Seidon 120XL 86.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87M Extreme4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($145.86 @ Newegg)
Memory: Patriot Viper 3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($55.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($124.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video Card ($349.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Cooler Master HAF XM (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 750W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($18.49 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.94 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $1310.20
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-06-04 23:41 EDT-0400)

Most of it is what you had outlined earlier. The Cpu cooler is a great price after the MiR, for a good performing Closed Loop Cooler. The PSU is a good value from a good brand. You get a near top of the line AMD video card that also comes with 4 free games. There isn't any reason to get anything faster than ddr3 1600, unless the price is the same.

i guess ive been schooled lol thanks bro! now i have a better vision on what im gonna build.

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