Check my specs. Am I spending too much on something?

Stumpy3 · Oct 13, 2013

Here is my PC I am considering to build for GAMING purposes!
i7 4770k haswell
z87-pro mobo
sapphire hd7970 vapor-x 3gb gpu
corsair 750w modular
crucial 240gb SSD
2TB Western Digital HDD
h100i CPU cooler
Kingston Technology 8gb 2400mhz

If anyone could suggest, improvements for similar cost or tell me if I am spending too much on something like mobo... IDK!! Thanks

ACTechy · Oct 13, 2013

You don't need an i7 for gaming, that'll save you. You could also do just fine on an air cooler for $40 instead of the H100i...

ifreestylin · Oct 13, 2013

Drop the i7 for an i5

Stumpy3 · Oct 13, 2013

ifreestylin :

Which i5 do you suggest?

quilciri · Oct 13, 2013

I'd also recommend the i5, but not as strongly. the 4670k would be the i5 equivalent.

The hyperthreaded 4-cores are becoming more valuable for gaming, and will only pick up steam. Crysis 3 does much better on the i7 (which can utilize 8 threads) than the i5 (even the 8 core AMD chips beat the I5 in crysis 3). The Watch Dogs developers have announced that their game will use up to 6 threads.

Still, it doesn't quite yet justify the price, imho.

Stumpy3 · Oct 13, 2013

ACTechy :

I've heard the noctua Nh d14 is very good and cheaper than 100i, is that good?

ACTechy · Oct 13, 2013

Stumpy3 :

That Noctua cooler is an excellent route, I'd go with an i5-4770, personally.

Stumpy3 · Oct 13, 2013

quilciri :

Thanks, when I picked i7, I had in mind future proofness lol

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