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This is my first time using the forums here. I mainly lurk around but just decided to make an account finally. Ok so I am planing on building a new pc and I pretty much have all the parts picked, its just I need the confirmation from people if its a good build and if its well balanced. Here are the list of the parts.

CPU = Intel Core i5-4670K

RAM = Corsair Vengeance 8GB

GPU = Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 2GB or Gigabyte GeForce GTX 760 2GB

Motherboard = MSI Z87-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150

Storage = Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB + Samsung 840 Series 120GB SSD

Case = NZXT Phantom 410 Midi Tower Chassis or NZXT Phantom USB 3.0 Big Tower Chassis (undecided)

PSU = Corsair Gaming Series GS800 (Uncertain about)

Optical Drive = LG DH18NS

Operating System = Microsoft Windows 7


Total = €1090 w/o Case ($1454 or £945)


First of all this pc will be mainly used for gaming and a bit of Photoshop and Cinema 4D. I am skeptical about some things. Is the PSU good? I may be over killing it with 800W but I will most likely get another 770 in a few years. Would there be any other parts that you would recommend to bring down the price a little? I need a monitor that is why im asking, the monitor is gonna set me back around €200-€250 and then a mouse would be around €50. The system in total would be around €1400* or more. and im looking to spend at tops around €1250. One last question, Would it be worthwhile getting a 120 Hz or a 60 Hz monitor with this build? I am currently looking at the Acer Gamers Gd235hzbid on Ebay new for €250 it has a lot of good reviews. Sorry for it being quite long its just I need to be certain I am getting the right parts. Thanks :D.





 
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I would recommend dropping the SSD, because you'll get a much better gaming performance at the cost of waiting an extra ~20-30 seconds to boot windows and maybe ~2-5 second loading time.
However, dropping to a GTX 760 is also a good idea. GTX 760 does pretty well in SLI and a single one can play Tomb Raider maxed out. For BF4, it should be able to max it out if you tune down some settings like AA.
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Well if you need the price to be lower go AMD but the max Watts you will need will be maybe a 700w psu. Also you can just get 8GB of RAM and if you need more in a couple of years pick up another set. Also you can just go with a Mid-Tower to save $. Other than that looks good.
 
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Drop the HDD to the Western Digital Blue 1tb to save some money there.

I wouldn't suggest spending so much on the monitor for now. You can get a decent 1080p 60hz monitor at a much cheaper price so you won't have to cut down on any parts in your rig.
http://es.pcpartpicker.com/part/hannspree-monitor-he225dpb
http://es.pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-monitor-ve247h

You can always put in a better monitor later and have a dual monitor set-up (one for gaming, one for photoshop/cinema 4d or something).
 
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Yeah I was thinking of getting 8gb but I seen on a video that if you get 8gb and plan to upgrade to 16gb in the future you can't just put another 8 in you have to totally replace the 8gb that is in there already and put in the 16gb if you get what I mean. Is this true? If its true I could just get 16gb now and save the 60. But I might do that anyway.
 
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I might do that. Would it not be better to get a 120 Hz from the start to take full advantage of the system? If I get a 60 Hz monitor now I probably wont be getting another for a good 1-2 year most likely. I hear that its not the most pleasant to game on a 60 Hz with all the tearing of frames if you have a good rig.

 
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If you get lets say a Corsair Vengeance ( 2 Sticks of 4GB of Ram) you can uprgrade to a total of 16 GB Down the road as long as you get the same set of Corsair Vengeance that you purchased.
 
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Oh right. Thanks for clearing it up for me. 8gb it will be :)

 
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Alright thanks ill probable get a 60 Hz monitor for now and get a 120 Hz later. Ill be able to take the lag I hope but if its bad ill just upgrade the ram.
 
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Looks like I made a mistake. The rig costs €1090 not €990. I put 266 instead of 366 on my graphics card :(. So now im thinking of getting the gtx 760 and SLI in the future. I will be saving around 120 so I think its worth it. I plan to play games like Tomb raider etc current gen games and next gen games later on, maybe bf4? I know for bf4 I will need to SLI. What do you think? Should I get a 770 now or should I get a 760 now and SLI in a year?
 
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I would recommend dropping the SSD, because you'll get a much better gaming performance at the cost of waiting an extra ~20-30 seconds to boot windows and maybe ~2-5 second loading time.
However, dropping to a GTX 760 is also a good idea. GTX 760 does pretty well in SLI and a single one can play Tomb Raider maxed out. For BF4, it should be able to max it out if you tune down some settings like AA.
 
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Thanks Ill drop the SSD and get the 770. When I think about it, it is the most sensible thing to do. I can stick loading time anyway. Also when games are more demanding I can just SLI it.

 
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