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Hey everyone, this is my first post on the forum. I posted this in "components" but "system" seems more fitting. Before you read on, please bear with me as I don't have extensive computer knowledge. That being said, I'm looking to get a new gaming computer, but I don't want to go through the hassle of getting all the parts separately and building it myself. iBUYPOWER and cyberpowerpc seem like good options for customizing a build without actually building it, if anyone has feedback on these companies that would be great. I seem to be leaning towards ibuypower just because the website seems slightly more professional, and because they are affiliated with MLG. Anyways, I came up with this build, if you guys could let me know how it is in terms of compatibility/performance/etc i would really appreciate it.


--NZXT Source 210 Mid Tower Case
--Intel® Core™ i7-3770 Processor
--Corsair Hydro Series H55 Liquid CPU Cooling System (someone said on another post that this is garbage, suggestions please??)
--8 GB [4 GB X2] DDR3-1600 Corsair Vengeance (should i upgrade this to 16gb?)
--NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 - 2GB
--ASRock Z77 Pro3 -- 2 PCIw 3.0 x16, 2x USB3.0, HDMI
*OR*
Gigabyte GA-Z77-HD3 -- 4x USB 3.0 (suggestions?)
--750 Watt - Corsair CX750 Power Supply

Thanks in advance for any help provided
 
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Purpose of build?
-The Corsair H55 is garbage.
-Your processor is locked (which means no overclocking), but your motherboard supports overclocking. You're either wasting money on the motherboad or not wasting enough on the processor.
-The psu is crap.

Now, is there any way to persuade you to build your own? There's multiple advantages to building your own. Although you think it's a hassle to build it, it increases your knowledge of computer components and assembly, which can help out in the future. Here's some advantages:
-Better build for your money. Building it yourself is generally cheaper.
-You get the on-hand experience of building it, which makes you more knowledgeable in computers.
-You're exposed to a much wider variety of options. You may think that there's going to be so many that you can't choose which one is good, but that's why we are here to help you. Thanks to the wider variety of options, you'll be able to get the best part for you that is not overkill or underkill.
 
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Hey man thanks for taking the time to answer. You have persuaded me haha, I guess I will try to build one on my own. If I am looking to spend a maximum of around $1500 (preferably a bit less) could you recommend some parts to start with? I want to run games like Crysis 3, Elder Scrolls Online, and Planetside 2 at max settings if possible.


 
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Alright! You won't regret it.
Just a couple of questions to help you get the best build possible:
-Are you overclocking/planning to overclock?
-Does the $1500 budget include a monitor/keyboard/mouse/os?
-Where do you live? (City and state if possible, to find out if there's any local microcenter near you).
 
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-What are the pro's and con's of overclocking? Besides the obvious increase in performance
-$1500 includes keyboard/mouse/and os, but i plan to use a tv as a monitor via hdmi
-I live in Connecticut near New Haven
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC14PE_BK 78.1 CFM CPU Cooler ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD4H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($184.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Plextor M5S Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($94.99 @ Microcenter)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($399.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair 500R White ATX Mid Tower Case ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 850W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($129.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ Microcenter)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) ($88.90 @ Amazon)
Total: $1399.79
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-09-01 03:33 EDT-0400)

-Overclockable and SLI'able.

Left room for whatever keyboard/mouse you want.
 
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Wow, that seems perfect, thanks so much. If i decide to overclock will the Phanteks keep things cool enough? I think i would prefer it over liquid cooling. I imagine that dealing with problems/replacing liquid cooling is more difficult, am i right?

edit: will that 1866 Corsair memory work with the motherboard? the motherboard says DDR3 1333/1600
 
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Yes it will, that motherboard is just limited to 1600 so the 1866 will be reduced to 1600. I'm using a cheaper version of the same board, also limited to 1600 and I'm using G. Skill Sniper 1866 Ram with no problems.
 
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