New Gaming Build Need Help

Bobby Connolly · Aug 16, 2013

Did up a revision for a new gaming rig. think it will be worth the 1400 bucks?
Anyone have any experience with these components?
Thanks

CPU
Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Combo or $339.99

CPU Cooler
Rosewill RCX-ZAIO-92 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing $14.45

Motherboard
MSI Z87-GD65 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Combo or $184.99

Memory
Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Combo or $49.99
Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Combo or $49.99

Storage
Toshiba 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM $49.99

Video Card
MSI GeForce GTX 760 2GB Combo or $265.91
MSI GeForce GTX 760 2GB Combo or $265.91

Case
NZXT Phantom (Black) ATX Full Tower $102.68

Case Fan
BitFenix Spectre Pro LED 156.3 CFM 230mm $23.99
Cooler Master R4-L4S-10AB-GP 60.9 CFM 140mm $7.98
Cooler Master R4-L4S-10AB-GP 60.9 CFM 140mm $7.98

Power Supply
CoolMax 1000W ATX12V / EPS12V $79.99

kirilmatthew · Aug 16, 2013

Check this out: http://pcpartpicker.com/user/kirilmatt/saved/2bcc
You didn't include an OS so that would bring it to $1420. It should over clock to well over 4.5Ghz as well, possibly 5ghz! I put an $100 cooler there too, so you could save money on that. The radeon 7990 gives it insane value with 8 free games! It would also perform better then your SLI config. Hope this helps!

namdlo · Aug 16, 2013

Yep - 5ghz of AMD power that will be underpowered in comparison to the i7 that he listed.

Please stick with the Intel chip if you're looking to do high end gaming - which based on the rest of your specs you want to.

I will agree with changing the video cards from 760s to a single card (not necessarily the 7990). Buy one high end card now (or 2 if you have the budget). With one high end card you leave yourself open for expansion in the future by adding another one.

kirilmatthew :

kirilmatthew · Aug 16, 2013

namdlo :

I cannot disagree more. The i7 is a bad gaming CPU value-wise. It should be i5 or FX. If you are doing any non-gaming the FX easily beats the i5 and nearly matches the i7. In most games the i5 has a small edge, but in some that are optimized for more cores the FX is either on par or ahead(BF3, Crysis 3). This will probably increase with the release of the new consoles promoting multi-core, specifically 8 core, development.

Sn1992-1361850 · Aug 16, 2013

get this

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.00 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($71.35 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 840 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($90.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ NCIX US) x
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($259.99 @ Newegg) x
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($259.99 @ Newegg) x
Case: Corsair 500R Black ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Newegg) x
Power Supply: SeaSonic M12II 850W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($89.99 @ Newegg) x
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ Outlet PC) x

total 1310

namdlo · Aug 16, 2013

kirilmatthew :

I'm not disagreeing that the i7 is currently overpriced for gaming as very few games use hyperthreading (see the i5 in my sig). It's mostly used for video editting and video conversion. However I still don't see anything in the near future using more than 4 cores as it would alienate most of Intel's users. Most games barely use 2 cores properly and there are still games out there that only run on 1 core (World of Tanks).

I wasn't trying to compare the i7 itself to the FX - I was comparing Intel vs AMD. This isn't coming from a fan boy either - I own both - I have an A10-5700k too.

badboyrog · Aug 16, 2013

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1sJr5
check this one..

kirilmatthew · Aug 16, 2013

namdlo :

kirilmatthew :

I'm not disagreeing that the i7 is currently overpriced for gaming as very few games use hyperthreading (see the i5 in my sig). It's mostly used for video editting and video conversion. However I still don't see anything in the near future using more than 4 cores as it would alienate most of Intel's users. Most games barely use 2 cores properly and there are still games out there that only run on 1 core (World of Tanks).

I wasn't trying to compare the i7 itself to the FX - I was comparing Intel vs AMD. This isn't coming from a fan boy either - I own both - I have an A10-5700k too.

I think they will make it so as both work well. The consoles will give them the skills to code properly for 8 cores. If they can take advantage of them on the PC why not? Its not that the i5 will run worse, simply that the FX has the potential to run better, that's what they will probably take advantage of. Games will probably use all the cores they can. Just like rendering and other CPU tasks do now.

kirilmatthew · Aug 16, 2013

badboyrog :

That's a $500 build, not a $1500 build haha

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