Gaming PC Build, Looking for opinions & suggestions

derek1986 · Oct 16, 2013

heres my PC build:
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1PHsE
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1PHsE/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1PHsE/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($227.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G43 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($137.86 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($68.46 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 660 3GB Video Card ($202.55 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Rosewill Green 630W 80 PLUS Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DVD-E818AAT/BLK/B/GEN DVD/CD Drive ($21.99 @ Mwave)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Full (32/64-bit) ($189.00 @ Adorama)
Total: $987.33
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-10-16 21:46 EDT-0400)

tiny voices · Oct 16, 2013

PSU could be better. XFX 550 would be ideal.

For the price of that gtx660 get an hd7950. It will blow it away.

I would get win8 for sure.

Tradesman1 · Oct 16, 2013

I'd change the mobo, neither I nor the builders I know will build on MSI due to poor QC, look to the Asus Z87-Plus or the Gryphon, both are better mobos, Asus seems to have best handle on the Z87/Haswells

tiny voices · Oct 16, 2013

I have used 3 MSI boards, and are currently overclocked and running SLI on one right now. Never once had an issue. Don't know why everyone doesn't like them.

Tradesman1 · Oct 16, 2013

Have a nasty habit of DOA or failure of ports (SATA, USB, ethernet) within a short period of time, bad DRAM slots, poor BIOSs, am glad you've had good luck, and if you get a 'good' one they are OK, but in building - if it goes bad guess who it comes down on?

I get more problem calls on MSI mobos than any 2 other manufacturers mobos put together - which is bad when I don't even build on them - these are almost all referrals from my clients

derek1986 · Oct 16, 2013

ok make the switch to the i7-4770 Haswell, if i reduced the Harddrive to 500GB from 1TB, will i still be ok?

im on a budget and to upgrade from the i5 to the i7, id have to reduce cost somewhere, and the harddrive seems like an ok place to do so.

tiny voices · Oct 16, 2013

derek1986 :

You do not need an i7. Stick with an i5. the GPU is what you want to worry about for games.

derek1986 · Oct 16, 2013

tiny voices :

so stick with i5, stick with my 1TB Hybrid Drive and switch to the HD7950 3GB?

tiny voices · Oct 16, 2013

I would just get a standard 1tb HDD.

YEs the 7950 change for sure.

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