Looking for new Haswell build review/refinement

W0lfram

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I've been working on this for awhile, and have gotten a lot of great advice from this forum. Now I'm looking for another review and final thoughts. Thanks in advance!

This computer will be used for gaming, statistics packages, and DVD ripping. I currently use two monitors and would like to expand to three in the future (GPU has two DVI ports and a Display Port). Budget is $1000 max for new components. Preferred suppliers are Newegg and Amazon.

I am not looking to overclock or SLI with this build;as such, the mobo does not support OC and only has one PCIE 3.0 slot. Do you have any suggestions on the mobo? It is cheap, but is it cheap at the expense of performance/reliability/options?


Thanks again!



ASUS H87 PRO Mobo: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131993

Intel i5-4570 CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116896
Using stock HSF

EVGA GTX 760 2GB GPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130933

G.Skill 1600mhz 2x4GB RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231428

XFX 650W PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207022

Samsung 120GB SSD for OS: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147188

WD Black 1TB HDD for Storage (already owned): http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136533

Fractal Design R4 ATX Mid Case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811352020


Thank you! I'm open to suggestions on anything.
 

W0lfram

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Hey there,

I should have mentioned, I dont need to worry about an OS or an optical drive
I'll consider the SSD, looks nice.

BY taking off the $100 of OS and optical , anything you would change? The i5 4570 is better than thr 4430 and only marginally more expensive
 

W0lfram

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GTX 780 is way out of my price range, and at this point I dont think I can go with the 7970.

idk. How would a 7970 work with an i5 4570?