Gaming and silent PC build ($1200)

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Good everning everyone,

I need your advises on a possible purchase.
Basically I want to build a gamer PC that I could use for 5/6 years, and that would be quiet (I know, gaming and silence are not good match).

I asked your advise at the begining of the year, but had to wait for the purchase. I have sumarized the advises that were given to me back then, but since it's been a while there is probably a few pieces that would need to be changed.

Approximate Purchase Date: probably in a week or two

Budget Range: around $1200

System Usage from Most to Least Important: gaming/Movies/Internet/Photoshop

Are you buying a monitor: No

Do you need to buy OS: Yes

Location: Toronto, Canada

Parts Preferences:

Processor + Motherboard : Intel Core i5 4670K Unlocked Haswell Quad Core 3.4GHZ Processor LGA1150 6MB Cache Retail
http://www.ncix.ca/products/?sku=81327&vpn=BX80646I54670K&manufacture=Intel&promoid=1062
Gigabyte Z87X-D3H ATX LGA1150 Z87 DDR3 3PCI-E16 3PCI-E1 HDMI CrossFireX/SLI SATA3 USB3.0
http://www.ncix.ca/products/?sku=84040&vpn=GA-Z87X-D3H&manufacture=Gigabyte

Memory : G.SKILL Ripjawsx F3-12800CL8D-8GBXM 8GB 2X4GB DDR3-1600
(http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=58099&vpn=F3-12800CL8... )

Video Card : Sapphire Vapor-X Radeon HD 7950 OC 900MHZ 3GB 5.0GBPS GDDR5 ( http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=79518&vpn=11196-09-40... )

SSD : Plextor M5S 256GB 2.5in SATA3 Marvell 520MB/S Read 390MB ( http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=75232&vpn=PX-256M5S&m... )

Hard Drive : Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6GB/S 7200RPM 64MB ( http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku= [...] omoid=1312 )

DVD Drive : LG GH24NS95 24X SATA Internal DVD Writer (http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=78975&vpn=GH24NS95&ma... )


Case : Fractal Design Define R4 ATX Tower Case Black Pearl ( http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=75044&promoid=1312 )

Power Supply : Antec HCG-620M 620W ATX12V
( http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=67325&vpn=HCG-620M&ma... )

OS: Windows 8 (is Windows 8.1 reliable?)

Thanks to all of you for your help!
 
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OK since you're getting the 4670K I assume you want to overclock. If that's the case you will need a CPU cooler.

I would suggest the Coolermaster Hyper 212 plus or 212 Evo. However if you want to splash out a bit more cash perhaps go for the Noctua U14S. Is super quiet and super efficient.

If you dont plan on overclocking either drop to the i5-4670 (non-K version) or the i5-4570. Then you could get a cheaper motherboard and save a bit of cash. Might still be a good idea to get a CPU cooler even if not overclocking. I would suggest the coolermaster in that case.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($209.99 @...
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OK since you're getting the 4670K I assume you want to overclock. If that's the case you will need a CPU cooler.

I would suggest the Coolermaster Hyper 212 plus or 212 Evo. However if you want to splash out a bit more cash perhaps go for the Noctua U14S. Is super quiet and super efficient.

If you dont plan on overclocking either drop to the i5-4670 (non-K version) or the i5-4570. Then you could get a cheaper motherboard and save a bit of cash. Might still be a good idea to get a CPU cooler even if not overclocking. I would suggest the coolermaster in that case.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($209.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($25.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H87-D3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($66.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP900 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($159.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card ($309.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($95.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 750W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($74.99 @ Microcenter)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($15.00 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - OEM (64-bit) ($98.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1217.88
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-09 19:25 EST-0500)

I know it's a little over budget but I think it's worth it. :>

Thats if you do not overclock.

If you do overclock how about this?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.98 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($25.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-D3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($66.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP900 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($159.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card ($309.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($95.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 750W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($74.99 @ Microcenter)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($15.00 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - OEM (64-bit) ($98.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1242.87
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-09 19:27 EST-0500)


The reason it's over budget is due to the graphics card, it's better than the 7950 and should last you a good while. You could easily get the 7950 instead. :)
 
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Here is a good silent gaming build -

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($237.99 @ NCIX)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.79 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($163.50 @ Vuugo)
Memory: Patriot Intel Extreme Master, Limited Ed 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($78.00 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Plextor M5S Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($99.99 @ NCIX)
Storage: Western Digital WD Green 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($89.95 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 670 4GB Video Card ($274.99 @ NCIX)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Titanium Grey) ATX Mid Tower Case ($119.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 750W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($99.99 @ NCIX)
Total: $1193.19
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-09 19:34 EST-0500)
 
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Hi,

Ok so I see the 2 builds that have been listed there are almost the same than at the beginning of the year. So there was nothing to really improved since then?
 
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