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Rynex0

Rynex0

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Hello, this is my first build and I have a budget of around $1500 and a little more to cover the tax and shipping so far I have picked out these parts:

i5-3570k-$189.99
MSI Z77A-G45-$123.98 (?)
Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory-$74.29
OCZ Vertex 4 128GB-$139.99
Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB-$62.99
EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB-$399.99
Corsair Builder 750W 80 PLUS Bronze-69.99 (?)
Asus 24xDVD-RW-$21.99
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium-$90.91
AOC - 27", I2757FH-monitor-$299.99
Corsair 300R case-already own

additional details:
-For mainly gaming
-Dont plan on overclocking anytime soon just bought a K so I can try it later on.
-I dont plan on upgrading much, would like to have for 4 years or more.

questions:

-I'm having doubts on which mobo to pick, I have looked at a Asrock Z77e4, and a
Msi Z77A-G45 GAMING, I'm looking for a mobo that is reliable.

-I'm also having doubts on the PSU I would like one that i can trust and last, pcpartpicker estimated my system for 411W, so maybe something less like a 650psu would be fine?

Thanks for looking.

 
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man i am sorry. but if your system needs just over 400 watts - which is very close to what it will. there is no reason to get a PSU that is 82% more than you need, "including future upgrades" - which may or may not happen. in the meantime you'll be throwing efficiency out the window.

no intel/nvidia with a single gpu needs more than a 550 watts PSU. a SLI 770 setup with an intel cpu will not need more than a 650 watt PSU.

a PSU ought to fit like a glove with idle being ~20% and full load being 80% of the PSU rated wattage.


cheers.
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Tradesman1

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PSU is fine, and the extra may come in handy in the future, on the mobo I'd forget the the MSI, poor QC and support - often more problems than is worth it, the Rock mobo is good one I'm running an IB 3570K on one, but might take a look at the Asus P8Z77-V LK, which is an extremely good mobo, have had real good results with builds using the Asus.
 
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ACTechy

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Both motherboards are good options, and it's hard to say if either is going to more reliable, they're both good names. I would go with the ASRock, but that's just me (and newegg :) ). You would be fine with a 650W psu, but having the 750W is nice for future upgrades, unless you don't want to spend the couple extra bucks.
 
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Rynex0

Rynex0

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Well it looks like i'm going with the ASRock, if this build looks ok I suppose these are the parts I will be ordering by next week, and also if anyone could be kind enough to answer is the GTX770 worth the $400 as compared to the GTX760 for $250?, is there a big enough improvement to justify it?
 
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man i am sorry. but if your system needs just over 400 watts - which is very close to what it will. there is no reason to get a PSU that is 82% more than you need, "including future upgrades" - which may or may not happen. in the meantime you'll be throwing efficiency out the window.

no intel/nvidia with a single gpu needs more than a 550 watts PSU. a SLI 770 setup with an intel cpu will not need more than a 650 watt PSU.

a PSU ought to fit like a glove with idle being ~20% and full load being 80% of the PSU rated wattage.


cheers.
 
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Rynex0

Rynex0

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Yeah I completely agree it looks like I was overdoing it with the psu, thanks for pointing it out your input is highly appreciated.

update:
Just checked my GPU Requirements a Minimum of a 600 Watt power supply is needed.
 
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ACTechy

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To me, not really worth the $150. You'd definitely get a fps boost, but you can run things pretty high on a 760 and not see any issues.
 
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