Last check for gaming rig. Point out my mistakes!

setsudan · Oct 27, 2013

So I spent a lot of time putting the pieces together and I pretty much got to the absolute limit of my budget. I think I found all the pieces I want and feel pretty satisfied with my build. Before I order and spend my money I just want to make sure I don't mess up so if I made any stupid mistakes point them out please

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Case : Cooler Master Elite 431 Plus

MOBO : ASRock LGA 1155 Intel Z77 Micro-ATX

CPU : Intel Core i5-3570 (non-k, don't care about OC)

GPU : Sapphire Radeon HD 7950 3GB with boost

Memory : Corsair Vengeance 8GB 1866mhz ddr3

HDD : Western Digital 1TB 7200RPM Sata 6gb/s 64mb cache

PSU : Seasonic m12ii-850 bronze atx 850

Will this build work? Thanks in advance

Swordkd · Oct 27, 2013

If you don't care about overclocking, drop down to the h77 intel chipset. AsRock H77M motherboard is pretty solid(my wife has one). Then you could save a little bit of money and just get ddr3 1600 Ram. Also, why such a large wattage Psu? Are you planning on crossfiring in the future? If not, I'd drop down to something in the realm of a 650-750w. Could get by with a 600w honestly, but I like having a bit of headroom.

setsudan · Oct 27, 2013

Swordkd :

I see why i should get an h77 but why drop to 1600 ghz? the price difference is like 15$ and 1866 is faster no?

Rammy · Oct 27, 2013

Everything Swordkd said is spot on. Save on ram/motherboard if you want to get some more value from your build.
PSU is overkill. Think 550-600W at most for a single GPU (it depends on what you select). A single HD7950 will be fine on a 500W if you aren't overclocking, 700W or so would cover crossfire if you want that headroom.
Personally, I'd perhaps spend a little more on the case, given that most of your stuff is pretty decent quality, but there's nothing wrong with it as such.
With graphics, I think that's too much money to spend on a HD7950. I'd either go for a cheaper one (you can save $50 and lose no performance), or squeeze some more money into graphics as a HD7970 or R9 280X can be picked up for under $300.

setsudan :

You can pick up a 1600Mhz 8Gb kit for around $60-65. So $90 is quite a lot to spend. Ram speed doesn't affect performance much, unless you are running an APU or some kind of ramdisk.

Swordkd · Oct 27, 2013

1866mhz Ram is better(slightly), but it's not worth paying any sort of premium for. Sometimes you can find it for cheaper than 1600mhz, and that's when I'd recommend it.

Prices being what they are, this is what I'd buy.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($209.98 @ Outlet PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ Outlet PC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77M Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($84.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: HIS Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card ($209.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair Carbide Series 300R Windowed ATX Mid Tower Case ($82.79 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $796.70
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-10-27 14:11 EDT-0400)

I know you didn't want a "k" series Cpu, but if it's cheaper than a regular 3570, why would you not buy it? You don't *have* to overclock. I don't like the stock cooler for Intel, so added the 212 Evo. Everything else except the case is about the same, but I dropped down to a good 600w modular Psu.

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