My new gaming pc build $1400

niekrijnders · Nov 3, 2013

Hi,

I'm building my first gaming pc, especially for BF4 and Crysis etc.
I'd like to buy it in about 1 month.
My budget range is $1200-$1600
I'm not going to buy a monitor.
I am probably going to overclock my cpu.
My resolution is 1920x1080
The psu is 760W, so I can upgrade my pc if i want to.
What can be improved?
Thanks for your help

This is my set-up:

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($31.27 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G45 gaming ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: CORSAIR Vengeance Pro 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 ($92.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($88.54 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI N770 TF 2GD5/OC ($329.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Cooler Master 690 II Advanced ($80.35 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair Professional Series 760 Watt ATX/EPS Modular 80 PLUS Platinum Power Supply ($149.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Software: Windows 8.1 System Builder OEM DVD 64-Bit ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1367

maurelie · Nov 3, 2013

How about this one

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($139.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($84.59 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($98.99 @ Mac Mall)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($329.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Cooler Master CM 690 II (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($78.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 750W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($156.66 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224BB DVD/CD Writer ($21.99 @ Adorama)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) ($97.27 @ TigerDirect)
Total: $1343.44
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-03 13:07 EST-0500)

Drew010 · Nov 3, 2013

niekrijnders :

Hi,

I'm building my first gaming pc, especially for BF4 and Crysis etc.
I'd like to buy it in about 1 month.
My budget range is $1200-$1600
I'm not going to buy a monitor.
I am probably going to overclock my cpu.
My resolution is 1920x1080
The psu is 760W, so I can upgrade my pc if i want to.
What can be improved?
Thanks for your help

This is my set-up:

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($31.27 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G45 gaming ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: CORSAIR Vengeance Pro 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 ($92.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($88.54 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI N770 TF 2GD5/OC ($329.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Cooler Master 690 II Advanced ($80.35 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair Professional Series 760 Watt ATX/EPS Modular 80 PLUS Platinum Power Supply ($149.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Software: Windows 8.1 System Builder OEM DVD 64-Bit ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1367

Honestly that build is perfect! Only change I would make would be to go with a closed loop liquid cooler if you want to be able to overclock your CPU to ~4.5Ghz (max for Haswell) due to its high heat output.

niekrijnders · Nov 3, 2013

Drew010 :

niekrijnders :

Honestly that build is perfect! Only change I would make would be to go with a closed loop liquid cooler if you want to be able to overclock your CPU to ~4.5Ghz (max for Haswell) due to its high heat output.

So you mean a Corsair Hydro H80i? ($95.45 @ Amazon)

Drew010 · Nov 3, 2013

niekrijnders :

Drew010 :

So you mean a Corsair Hydro H80i? ($95.45 @ Amazon)

That would work, although I would suggest the H100i for just a couple more dollars, and it looks like your case can support that radiator no problem.

niekrijnders · Nov 3, 2013

Drew010 :

niekrijnders :

That would work, although I would suggest the H100i for just a couple more dollars, and it looks like your case can support that radiator no problem.

Are you sure the H100i fits in my case? Is there still enough space to add another videocard in a few years?

Alpha-Black · Nov 3, 2013

niekrijnders :

your spending 1400USD.
Then why your buying from Cheap and unreliable manufacturers liek MSI.names of parts are same but a ASUS made GTx780 will out perform a GTX-780 made by MSI or EVGA.
Actually buying parts is a tricking thing what most of self made professors don't know.They will say NO NO that is fine this fine but they only have internet information they don't even know how that part work in real time condition what they are giving you. so listen to guys have sold points not all.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1WUX6
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1WUX6/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1WUX6/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($99.99 @ TigerDirect)
Motherboard: Asus Z87-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($139.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($87.32 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Samsung 840 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($98.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card ($511.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 500R Black ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair Gaming 600W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($74.99 @ Microcenter)
Total: $1393.23
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-03 15:16 EST-0500)
This is a rig much powerful and reliable then others.
Performance+Reliability on Parts is the thing worth paying.
For Example Coolermaster is very good in cooling solutions like Air coolers water coolers and fans but their PSUs sucks.but corsair is good to in cooling solutions and they are also making top level PSUs

Drew010 · Nov 3, 2013

Alpha-Black :

niekrijnders :

your spending 1400USD.
Then why your buying from Cheap and unreliable manufacturers liek MSI.names of parts are same but a ASUS made GTx780 will out perform a GTX-780 made by MSI or EVGA.
Actually buying parts is a tricking thing what most of self made professors don't know.They will say NO NO that is fine this fine but they only have internet information they don't even know how that part work in real time condition what they are giving you. so listen to guys have sold points not all.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1WUX6
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1WUX6/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1WUX6/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($99.99 @ TigerDirect)
Motherboard: Asus Z87-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($139.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($87.32 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Samsung 840 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($98.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card ($511.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 500R Black ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair Gaming 600W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($74.99 @ Microcenter)
Total: $1393.23
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-03 15:16 EST-0500)
This is a rig much powerful and reliable then others.
Performance+Reliability on Parts is the thing worth paying.
For Example Coolermaster is very good in cooling solutions like Air coolers water coolers and fans but their PSUs sucks.but corsair is good to in cooling solutions and they are also making top level PSUs

You completely forgot the OS and optical drive. In case you were paying any attention at all to his build, you would see that those are included in the $1400, making it impossible to fit a GTX 780 in his budget. As for brands, MSI is a perfectly reliable brand, no more so than ASUS, it's just personal preference as to which you want to get.

niekrijnders · Nov 3, 2013

Drew010 :

Alpha-Black :

niekrijnders :

your spending 1400USD.
Then why your buying from Cheap and unreliable manufacturers liek MSI.names of parts are same but a ASUS made GTx780 will out perform a GTX-780 made by MSI or EVGA.
Actually buying parts is a tricking thing what most of self made professors don't know.They will say NO NO that is fine this fine but they only have internet information they don't even know how that part work in real time condition what they are giving you. so listen to guys have sold points not all.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1WUX6
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1WUX6/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1WUX6/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($99.99 @ TigerDirect)
Motherboard: Asus Z87-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($139.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($87.32 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Samsung 840 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($98.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card ($511.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 500R Black ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair Gaming 600W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($74.99 @ Microcenter)
Total: $1393.23
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-03 15:16 EST-0500)
This is a rig much powerful and reliable then others.
Performance+Reliability on Parts is the thing worth paying.
For Example Coolermaster is very good in cooling solutions like Air coolers water coolers and fans but their PSUs sucks.but corsair is good to in cooling solutions and they are also making top level PSUs

You completely forgot the OS and optical drive. In case you were paying any attention at all to his build, you would see that those are included in the $1400, making it impossible to fit a GTX 780 in his budget. As for brands, MSI is a perfectly reliable brand, no more so than ASUS, it's just personal preference as to which you want to get.

indeed, and his build has a psu with 600W which is a bit low with a gtx780

sora · Nov 3, 2013

maurelie :

perfect build + you save $60!

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