Is this as Good as it Gets? -$1100 Gaming PC

Jtgrimes · Aug 30, 2013

I've been on these forums countless times asking for advice on this build, and I think its finally done. My budget is $1100 and I've already gone a little bit over so it cant get any more expensive. This PC will be for High-end Games, watching videos and things of that sort. I don't plan to overclock right away but I want to be able to change my mind in the future. Can I make this build any better without making it more expensive?

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/jtgrimes/saved/22et

AMD Radeon · Aug 30, 2013

you forgot haswell

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($92.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($239.09 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Cooler Master Storm Enforcer ATX Mid Tower Case ($83.80 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: Cooler Master R4-MFJR-07FK-R1 110.0 CFM 200mm Fan ($8.99 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: BitFenix BFF-LPRO-12025R-RP 56.2 CFM 120mm Fan ($11.89 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ Outlet PC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ Outlet PC)
Other: Extra sata cables
Total: $1113.67
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-30 13:37 EDT-0400)

Jtgrimes · Aug 30, 2013

AMD Radeon :

you forgot haswell

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($92.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($239.09 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Cooler Master Storm Enforcer ATX Mid Tower Case ($83.80 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: Cooler Master R4-MFJR-07FK-R1 110.0 CFM 200mm Fan ($8.99 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: BitFenix BFF-LPRO-12025R-RP 56.2 CFM 120mm Fan ($11.89 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ Outlet PC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ Outlet PC)
Other: Extra sata cables
Total: $1113.67
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-30 13:37 EDT-0400)

You think I should go with the 4670k? This was one of the big things I thought about, what is your reasoning?

AMD Radeon · Aug 30, 2013

^ the question is, what is your reasoning of 3570k/ivy bridge?

Jtgrimes · Aug 30, 2013

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/jtgrimes/saved/2hJN

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flexxar · Aug 30, 2013

If you ever plan to sli/crossfire, you would need a better psu. IMO, I would get a radeon 7950 instead of gtx 760. They have identical performance, but the 7950 comes with 3 free games and is $40 cheaper.

http://www.legitreviews.com/amd-radeon-hd-7950-w-boost-versus-nvidia-geforce-gtx-760_2227/13

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