What would you change in this Gaming Build ?

eimart · Oct 19, 2013

Processor: Intel Core i7-4770KF
with Corsair Hydro H110 Hydro Cooler
Memory Kit: Corsair CMZ32GX3M4X1866C10R Vengeance Red (32GB)
MotherBoard: Asus Maximus VI Extreme
VideoBoard: {2x (SLI)} EVGA GeForce GTX 670 FTW 02G-P4-2678-KR
Power Supply: Corsair Professional Series Gold AX1200
Storage Disk: Seagate 4TB Internal Desktop HDD
OS Boot Disk: Corsair Force Series GS CSSD-F360GBGS-BK 360GB

Does anyone have any suggestions about changes in this Build ?

Thanks !

SirDrannik · Oct 19, 2013

The CPu. I'd go with an I5-4670K, and the GPU, I'd go with a a single 780 or 770.

SirDrannik · Oct 19, 2013

Why single solution? Less problems, less micro-stuttering and less problems over all.

johnnyb105 · Oct 19, 2013

I would put a 120 or a 240 SSD drive in as your main drive to speed up the performance and go to the I5 as the above user stated hope this helps

jimthenagual · Oct 19, 2013

What will you mainly be using it for? If this is a gaming machine, downgrade your ram from 32 to 16mb. Most games wouldn't even use 8gb.

SirDrannik · Oct 19, 2013

jimthenagual :

And that. Didn't even noticed that it was 32gb.

eimart · Oct 19, 2013

SirDrannik :

Thanks for the reply SirDrannik.
Is this I5-4670K better for gaming compared to i7-4770KF Unlocked ?
About the GPU, i already have one EVGA GeForce GTX 670 FTW, this way i only have to buy 1 more EVGA GeForce GTX 670 FTW and connect in SLI with the GTX 670 that ive already have here. It is cheaper to buy another EVGA GeForce GTX 670 FTW and connect in SLI than buying a 780 and discarting the 670 that i already have am i right ?
Do you think the performance of 1x 780 or 770 is better than the performace of 2x 670 FTW in SLI ?

Thank you very much !

eimart · Oct 19, 2013

jimthenagual :

Thank you very much for the advice . I will downgrade to the Corsair 16GB kit !

eimart · Oct 19, 2013

johnnyb105 :

The 120GB or 240GB SSDs are faster than the Corsair 360GB SSD ?

johnnyb105 · Oct 19, 2013

Lol my bad didnt see the SSD drive in your build my bad maybe a samsung pro or evo might be faster but my bad sorry. Have fun with your build.

SirDrannik · Oct 19, 2013

Well, then if you have a 670, then go ahead, Sli. It's just me with my bad luck and had too many experiences with sli and crossfire overall in the past. but if you have a 670, then, you should get another and Sli. And the i5-4670k against the i7 in gaming, you won't see any fps gain. At tops, 2 or 3 extra fps (only less than 1% of games today and near future will actually benefit from hyper threading) not really worth the 100dollar extra.

Outlander_04 · Oct 19, 2013

I would change the cpu, mb, RAM, graphics cards, power supply .

I'd save about 30% of the cost and increase performance around 20%

eimart · Oct 19, 2013

Outlander_04 :

Hello Outlander, thanks for the reply.
can you please tell me what parts would you change for.
thanks

Outlander_04 · Oct 19, 2013

eimart :

i5 4670K .... games as well as the hyperthreading 4770

Z87 motherboard in the sub $200 price bracket.
Probably
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131989
...performs identically

2 x4 gig of 1600 Mhz RAM ....gaming does not need more than 8 gig of RAM

Xigmatek GAIA 1283 cpu cooler

A pair of GTX 770's offset by selling your 670

850 watt psu

an probably a 240 gig SSD

Actually it would probably perform more than better than 20% in games

mcdonh · Oct 19, 2013

I would get Kingston HyperX KHX2133C11D3K4/16GX 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 instead for ram, and....I would get a case

also probably a corsair ax760 for psi and maybe a single or dual 780

eimart · Oct 19, 2013

mcdonh :

GTX 780 Classified is USD 700 - USD 800.00 .
I am wondering if the GTX TITAN woth paying USD 200 more for it ...

johnnyb105 · Oct 19, 2013

LOL anytime you come to toms forum your always going to get better ideals from good folks who say I would get this and that but in the end whats your price point what do you want and what can you spend but its all good we are all here to help folks with there problems IE= builds or anything else.. in the end its you that has to decide which or what you want to do with your system.. and they say the computer is dead lol not yet it isnt .....

eimart · Oct 19, 2013

I am trying to find out what is better:
(1x )- EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Classified Video Card - 3GB GDDR5, PCI-Express 3.0 (x16), 1x Dual-Link DVI-D, 1x Dual-Link DVI-I, 1x DisplayPort, 1x HDMI, DirectX 11.1, Dual-Slot, ACX Cooler, (03G-P4-3788-KR)

(2x in SLI) - EVGA GeForce GTX 670 FTW 02G-P4-2678-KR Video Card - 2GB, GDDR5, PCI-Express 3.0, 1x DVI-I, 1x DVI-D, HDMI, DisplayPort, DirectX 11, Overclocked

SirDrannik · Oct 19, 2013

2x 670 in SLI will outperform a single 780. And the 780 is overpriced. If I were you, I'd sell the 670 you own, and buy 2x 770, which according to new egg, are around the same price. Get the i5-4670k CPU, and a samsung EVO 250GB ssd, as it's pretty good and relatively cheap. A mobo, choose one that has decent reviews, no need to get the most expensive one, and keep it at 16GB 1600mhz ram.

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