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drewg437

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I'm building my first gaming pc and I'm just looking for some feedback and insight on the build. Will all parts work pretty well together? Can i downgrade or upgrade anything and still remain on an $800-$900 budget? Are the manufacturers good, trusted companies?

CPU- Intel Core i5-3470 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor

Mobo- ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard

RAM- G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory

Hard Drive- Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive

GPU- Gigabyte GeForce GTX 650 Ti 2GB Video Card

Case- Antec One ATX Mid Tower Case

PSU- Corsair Builder 500W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply

Optical Drive- Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer

This build is mainly for gaming. I don't need the top of the line parts but I'm looking for a good mid-range gaming pc able to run most new games on high settings. Thanks in advance for your help!

 
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I have always been an intel/nvidia fan but are amd processors and gpu's as reliable and trustworthy for getting the job done?
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Amd is perfectly fine, nothing is wrong with them. People sometime just underestimate them. I'm always been an Intel/Nvidia fanboy, but sometimes I just want to punch a baby for its high prices. Like the 770 a rip off of 680.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-graphics-card-review,3107.html
The GeForce GTX 770 can best be described as a GeForce GTX 680 with a slight overclock (up 40 MHz to 1046 MHz) and a more notable boost (up 250 MHz to 1752 MHz). Introduced at a compelling $400, the 770 doesn't sport an exciting new GPU, but it's certainly a value leader compared to AMD's Radeon HD 7970 GHz...
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Seidon 120M 86.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($63.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video Card ($306.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Cougar Solution (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 620W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $895.91
 
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+1, but I'd look at it in a different way - I'd drop the crappy all-in-one cooler, and change to a locked processor and h87 motherboard, which should give enough leeway (perhaps with 1600MHz ram, which isn't a noticeable downgrade at all) to upgrade to a 770.
 
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The $80 bundle discount at Newegg currently makes the 4670K a better buy. Also, the 770 is currently $100 more than the 7970(which also includes a game bundle) and would end up being nearly half of the OPs budget...
 
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Is the discount with the cooler or with the motherboard? And yes, it's expensive, but it's a fairly significant upgrade - I was just trying to see if it could be crammed in there.

 
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+1, but I'd look at it in a different way - I'd drop the crappy all-in-one cooler, and change to a locked processor and h87 motherboard, which should give enough leeway (perhaps with 1600MHz ram, which isn't a noticeable downgrade at all) to upgrade to a 770.
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Yeah but slomo is right. it is out off OPs Budget and the 7970 comes with 4 free games: crysis 3, FC3 Blood Dragon,Bioshock and Tomb Raider not only that its cheaper. And I am sure he would love that.

 
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The discount is with the motherboard. The GPU is bundled with the case. The cooler isn't bundled but is fairly decent at $35 and would enable overclocking. OP can opt to pickup an air cooler.
 
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The build does leave that option open to you.


What do you consider to be a fair bit of money?
You are looking around $220 for a locked 4670 and another $80-100 for a H87 board. The above combo is $320...

Lastly, how is the 770 a significant upgrade to the 7970(the sapphire card can easily overclock to 1100MHz)? Especially considering the 33% premium you are affording it?
 
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I have always been an intel/nvidia fan but are amd processors and gpu's as reliable and trustworthy for getting the job done?
 
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I have always been an intel/nvidia fan but are amd processors and gpu's as reliable and trustworthy for getting the job done?
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Amd is perfectly fine, nothing is wrong with them. People sometime just underestimate them. I'm always been an Intel/Nvidia fanboy, but sometimes I just want to punch a baby for its high prices. Like the 770 a rip off of 680.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-graphics-card-review,3107.html
The GeForce GTX 770 can best be described as a GeForce GTX 680 with a slight overclock (up 40 MHz to 1046 MHz) and a more notable boost (up 250 MHz to 1752 MHz). Introduced at a compelling $400, the 770 doesn't sport an exciting new GPU, but it's certainly a value leader compared to AMD's Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition, which tends to cost $40 to $50 more. At that price, the refreshed GK104-based board earns our recommendation.
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Amd had always been good for their performance to price ratio. So you get what you pay for. You wont regret for choosing them. 7970 if you want something bang for the buck.

In the end you ask yourself: Sure 770 above 7970 also its priced too but Is it really just worth it all?
 
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iiTzzDeFuze, are you, erm... high?

The 770 isn't a rip off of the 680, it's more powerful than the 680 for less money. And the bit that you yourself quoted states clearly that it represents better value than the 7970... but you say that amd has better price / performance and that the 770 is too expensive?
 
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After some more research I came up with this build http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/partlist/
 
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http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1aBJC
 
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