Hi folks,
I'm helping a friend build his dream gaming machine. I've built my own system before, but I need some advice on this gaming rig I've been looking at for him. This PC is basically only going to be used for gaming, and some music production (a hobby of his). I'll post all necessary information below.
Approximate Purchase Date: Either tonight or tomorrow.
Budget Range: $1400 before rebates.
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, gaming, and more gaming.
Are you buying a monitor: No
Parts to Upgrade: None, starting from scratch.
Do you need to buy OS: No, he has a new copy of Windows 7 64 bit sitting at home.
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Open to anything US based.
Location: Los Angeles, California USA
Parts Preferences: Intel CPU is preferred
Overclocking: No
SLI or Crossfire: Yes, but not immediately.
Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080
I've come up with a basic idea of what I'd like to do with this rig. He has a few requirements that he is dead set on. I've tried to convince him that liquid cooling isn't necessary since he isn't going to OC his computer. He'd like it regardless. Also, the same with the case, he is dead set on it. From this list (below), this is what I've come up with so far.
He is looking to be able to play battlefield 4 on high settings. I've tried to design this build around the idea of gaming while trying to somewhat ''future proof'' it a bit. As you can see, I'm still at about $1500+ before discounts. I'm trying to decide where (if anywhere) I can shave the price a bit. Because he is planning on playing Battlefield 4, I wanted to go with a GTX 670 as a minimum. The 16 GB ram and the i7 are also there for means of future proofing. I've debated switching out his CPU with an i5-3570, but I'm unsure if this will cause any issues regarding his computers performance in the coming 3 years.
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1L6Gg
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1L6Gg/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1L6Gg/benchmarks/
CPU: Intel Core i7-3770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($319.90 @ Outlet PC)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($124.98 @ Outlet PC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($148.43 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 830 Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($112.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 670 2GB Video Card ($374.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 932 Blue ATX Full Tower Case ($117.00 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Professional 750W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ Microcenter)
Total: $1474.24
The total shown above is after all discounts and rebates have been applied. Any and all suggestions are welcomed and much appreciated.
Thanks guys,
Oregon
I'm helping a friend build his dream gaming machine. I've built my own system before, but I need some advice on this gaming rig I've been looking at for him. This PC is basically only going to be used for gaming, and some music production (a hobby of his). I'll post all necessary information below.
Approximate Purchase Date: Either tonight or tomorrow.
Budget Range: $1400 before rebates.
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, gaming, and more gaming.
Are you buying a monitor: No
Parts to Upgrade: None, starting from scratch.
Do you need to buy OS: No, he has a new copy of Windows 7 64 bit sitting at home.
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Open to anything US based.
Location: Los Angeles, California USA
Parts Preferences: Intel CPU is preferred
Overclocking: No
SLI or Crossfire: Yes, but not immediately.
Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080
I've come up with a basic idea of what I'd like to do with this rig. He has a few requirements that he is dead set on. I've tried to convince him that liquid cooling isn't necessary since he isn't going to OC his computer. He'd like it regardless. Also, the same with the case, he is dead set on it. From this list (below), this is what I've come up with so far.
He is looking to be able to play battlefield 4 on high settings. I've tried to design this build around the idea of gaming while trying to somewhat ''future proof'' it a bit. As you can see, I'm still at about $1500+ before discounts. I'm trying to decide where (if anywhere) I can shave the price a bit. Because he is planning on playing Battlefield 4, I wanted to go with a GTX 670 as a minimum. The 16 GB ram and the i7 are also there for means of future proofing. I've debated switching out his CPU with an i5-3570, but I'm unsure if this will cause any issues regarding his computers performance in the coming 3 years.
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1L6Gg
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1L6Gg/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1L6Gg/benchmarks/
CPU: Intel Core i7-3770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($319.90 @ Outlet PC)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($124.98 @ Outlet PC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($148.43 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 830 Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($112.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 670 2GB Video Card ($374.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 932 Blue ATX Full Tower Case ($117.00 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Professional 750W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ Microcenter)
Total: $1474.24
The total shown above is after all discounts and rebates have been applied. Any and all suggestions are welcomed and much appreciated.
Thanks guys,
Oregon