First Build tips greatly appreciated

doublej3000 · Aug 2, 2013

Hello everyone first time posting on this site but I've been thinking about building my first pc, I did build one in high school for a class but that was quite a while ago
I mainly use my pc to watch movies and tv shows, internet, and schoolwork but I would like to get into gaming as well. Never really had a good enough computer to game, so thought this would be as good a time as any, basically hoping this pc can play latest games at highest settings or close to it

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1nBcp

Is this a good build?
Anything here considered overkill or not enough (would prefer to stay in $2k range)
Any recommendations on changing any parts?
Any tips of the actual build as well?

Thanks in advance everyone

CPU: Intel 4770k (may consider overclocking at a later time)
Heat Sink: Noctua NH-D14
Motherboard: Asus Z87 Deluxe LGA1150
Memory Corsair Vengeance LP 2x8 gb
Hard Drives:
Samsung 840 series 128 gb SSD (plan to boot os microsoft office etc)
Seagate Barracuda 2x 1 tb 7200 rpm hdd
Video Card:EVGA GTX 770 (plan to use single for now with potential sli at a later time)
Case Cooler Master HAF X
Power Supply: Seasonic X series 850 w 80 plus gold
Optical: Asus BC-12B1ST DVD/BD player

thanksforthefish87 · Aug 2, 2013

doublej3000 :

Hm, I noticed you Have an i7 on the list. That's a little overkill. I would suggest this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116899

Also that motherboard is way more than you probably need something like this would probably be more fitting http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131980

doublej3000 · Aug 2, 2013

thanksforthefish87 :

doublej3000 :

Hm, I noticed you Have an i7 on the list. That's a little overkill. I would suggest this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116899

would an i5 be enough in terms of gaming?
i don't mind paying extra for a higher end motherboard but if its a bit much i don't mind dropping it down but how is this one different from the deluxe i chose?

thanksforthefish87 · Aug 2, 2013

doublej3000 :

thanksforthefish87 :

would an i5 be enough in terms of gaming?

an i5 it definitely good for gaming. In terms a of real world performance you wouldn't see much improvement with an i7 compared to an i5 in terms of gaming.

You only really need an i7 if your going to be doing heavy video editing/encoding.

You could look up some benchmarks comparisons between an i5 and i7. Rather than taking my word for it.

thanksforthefish87 · Aug 2, 2013

doublej3000 :

thanksforthefish87 :

would an i5 be enough in terms of gaming?
i don't mind paying extra for a higher end motherboard but if its a bit much i don't mind dropping it down but how is this one different from the deluxe i chose?

The deluxe I'm pretty sure just has some extra features, and stuff for heavy overclockers. The board I showed you is a great board. You don't need the deluxe.

These board are pretty good as well. I would look into these

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131992

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131989

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131976

maddog-3001 · Aug 3, 2013

Total: $1955.90

CPU Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core $219.00
CPU Cooler Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM $78.76
Motherboard Asus Z87-PRO ATX LGA1150 $177.99
Memory Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 $69.98
Storage Samsung 840 Series 120GB 2.5" SSD $94.99
Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM $157.98
Video Card EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB $659.99
Case Cooler Master HAF X ATX Full Tower $150.00
Power Supply SeaSonic 850W ATX12V / EPS12V $166.98
Optical Drive Asus BC-12B1ST/BLK/B/AS Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer $56.23
Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) $124.00

thanksforthefish87 · Aug 3, 2013

maddog-3001 :

Looks pretty good. Just a quick question. Will you be overclocking? If forgot to ask.

maddog-3001 · Aug 3, 2013

thanksforthefish87 :

maddog-3001 :

Looks pretty good. Just a quick question. Will you be overclocking? If forgot to ask.

yeah this has enough wattage, and a good enough cooler to overclock

doublej3000 · Aug 3, 2013

thanksforthefish87 :

I'm not planning too but i would like to at a later time, is it easy to do, not that tech savvy to be honest. If its not too complicated i would do it during the build
Also, among the motherboards you recommended, which is the best, (I assume they are all equal in quality being asus) in terms of features (with or without wifi which may not be an issue since the system will be wired) and what i'll be using it for (movies, tv shows, gaming, internet)

doublej3000 · Aug 3, 2013

maddog-3001 :

is a single 2 tb hdd better than 2 singles i'm asking because it seems this one hdd is more expensive than the 2 that i picked unless its better for a different reason?

thanksforthefish87 · Aug 3, 2013

doublej3000 :

thanksforthefish87 :

I'm not planning too but i would like to at a later time, is it easy to do, not that tech savvy to be honest. If its not too complicated i would do it during the build
Also, among the motherboards you recommended, which is the best, (I assume they are all equal in quality being asus) in terms of features (with or without wifi which may not be an issue since the system will be wired) and what i'll be using it for (movies, tv shows, gaming, internet)

The board you have in your post is a solid board. If you were to get a different one I recommended it would probably be this one. I'm believe this motherboard is more overclocker and gamer oriented. And I think that the onboard audio is slight better though. Sticking with the board you already selected though is fine.

doublej3000 · Aug 4, 2013

thanksforthefish87 :

doublej3000 :

The board you have in your post is a solid board. If you were to get a different one I recommended it would probably be this one. I'm believe this motherboard is more overclocker and gamer oriented. And I think that the onboard audio is slight better though. Sticking with the board you already selected though is fine.

the z87 pro has the better audio?

maddog-3001 · Aug 4, 2013

doublej3000 :

maddog-3001 :

is a single 2 tb hdd better than 2 singles i'm asking because it seems this one hdd is more expensive than the 2 that i picked unless its better for a different reason?

single 2tb hardrives are generally CHEAPER, however this one is more expensive cause I picked out quite a high performance drive

doublej3000 · Aug 4, 2013

maddog-3001 :

doublej3000 :

single 2tb hardrives are generally CHEAPER, however this one is more expensive cause I picked out quite a high performance drive

oh ok due to my noctua hsf i would need the lp vengeance (via compatibility on noctua's site) but would 2x 4gb be enough for performance or should i go with the 2x 8 gb?

maddog-3001 · Aug 4, 2013

doublej3000 :

maddog-3001 :

oh ok due to my noctua hsf i would need the lp vengeance (via compatibility on noctua's site) but would 2x 4gb be enough for performance or should i go with the 2x 8 gb?

2x4 gb is enough, and the way the setup works, means that you can upgrade to 16gb down the road

thanksforthefish87 · Aug 4, 2013

doublej3000 :

thanksforthefish87 :

doublej3000 :

The board you have in your post is a solid board. If you were to get a different one I recommended it would probably be this one. I'm believe this motherboard is more overclocker and gamer oriented. And I think that the onboard audio is slight better though. Sticking with the board you already selected though is fine.

the z87 pro has the better audio?

The other board I linked was a ROG board. I think it was the maximus hero model. It was only like 30-40 bucks more.

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