Finished my build - need help on checking and confirming parts.

justcolam · Nov 20, 2013

Greetings everyone. I have been building a PC for myself for a few weeks now, and I finally finished choosing parts for it.

Since I'm not that familiar with all the manufacturers, and I generally just don't follow new releases and so on, I wanted to kindly ask if any of you could check my build and give me any tips or tricks for my build?

My current build: [Updated 2013/11/21 19:54]
CPU: Intel Core i7-4770, Quad Core, 3.40GHz (Turbo: 3.90GHz), 8MB, LGA1150, 22nm, 84W, Intel HD 4600, Box
CPU Cooler: CPU aušintuvas Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo
GPU: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 760 OC, 2GB DDR5 (256 Bit), HDMI, DP, DVI, BOX
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87-HD3, Z87, DualDDR3-1600, SATA3, HDMI, GBLAN, ATX
RAM: DDR3 Corsair Vengeance Red 8GB (2x4GB) 1600MHz CL7 1.5V
Case: CHIEFTEC LIBRA LF-01B GAMING MDIDI TOWER W/O PSU 2x USB 2.0 2x USB 3.0 Mic-in Audio-out AZALIA / HD-Audio
PSU: PSU Corsair TX750 V2 80 PLUS Bronze, ATX 750W, EU version

Now, additional comments for those who are willing to help:
1. A lot of relevant information will be written at the bottom of my post (and in this list, too).
2. I do not plan on overclocking and/or using SLI/Crossfire.
3. Do I need a CPU cooler?
3. This build is only an internal one, and that means that I don't need any external devices.
4. I already have 2 HDD's and 1 SSD.
5. I wouldn't want to change the CPU and GPU, as I chose them over benchmarks on the price/performance point - but suggestions and constructive feedback are welcome.
6. The most questionable part in my build is the motherboard - it looks surprisingly cheap for being a Z87, and I have some suspicions about it - so I would like to get some feedback and/or motherboard suggestions.
7. Do I need an "OC ready" motherboard for Intel's Turbo mode?
8. I cannot use foreign websites to buy parts, as I live in Lithuania. Local is easier and more welcome to me - so if you could, please use the website given to search for parts.
9. 1 USD is around 2.56 LTL now

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Approximate Purchase Date: Around New Year's or a bit later.

Budget Range: Around $1170 [Or 3000 LTL]

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Surfing the webs and running a variety of programs at the same time - Working with various documents and readers - Various gaming

Parts Not Required: Keyboard, mouse, monitor, router, speakers/headphones, OS, HDD/SSD, microphone, printer.

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: www.skytech.lt (Lithuanian website)

Country: Lithuania

Parts Preferences: Intel CPU, NVIDIA GPU.

Overclocking: No

SLI or Crossfire: No

Monitor Resolution: 1920 x 1080 @ 60 Hz

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Any additional comments, feedback or critique is welcome.

Thank you for your help.

tiny voices · Nov 20, 2013

Unless you are encoding video or rendering large 3d projects, an i7 is a BIG waste. Get an i5, it will perform the same. This will give you more money to get a better GPU for better gaming performance.

You do not need a CPU cooler. The stock one is fine.

rvilkman · Nov 20, 2013

The Mobo should do fine for you. Just from sound perspective i would get some kind of an after market cooler,
Xigmatek Gaia / Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO or similar.

PSU i would be looking into Antec,Corsair,Seasonic or XFX instead. Like the Corsair HX 750, which is 100LTL more of course.
But it is 80+ Gold rated and comes with a 7 Year warranty, overall an excellent PSU.

Otherwise you should be fine.

tiny voices · Nov 20, 2013

rvilkman :

Agreed, the PSU is the current parts list is 100% complete trash.

justcolam · Nov 20, 2013

tiny voices :

Probably the only reason I would prefer getting an i7, is because when I'm building this, I don't plan to change it for another good 6-8 years.

Isn't running a bunch of programs at the same time and multitasking going to use my CPU enough?

Being a geek I am, from time to time I like to test various programs and tech such as defrag tools, benchmarks, running various game servers and (usually) playing the game itself with my friends, sometimes new games, rendering videos/music or converting video/audio formats.

I'm not a hardcore gamer, but I do enjoy playing games a lot. Especially with my friends.

But, anyways, thank you for your opinion.

rvilkman :

I was thinking of getting the 212 EVO, as it is cheap and is often referred as one of the best price/performance CPU coolers. I'll note that to myself, thanks.

And about the PSU - I had a chat with this one guy who works in the field of PC's, and he had offered me this PSU, as we were looking through many of them.
The HX750 is out of stock now, but I'll look into it later and see what I can make out of it, I'll definitely note this too.

Thank you for your opinion.

tiny voices · Nov 20, 2013

justcolam :

tiny voices :

Probably the only reason I would prefer getting an i7, is because when I'm building this, I don't plan to change it for another good 6-8 years.

Isn't running a bunch of programs at the same time and multitasking going to use my CPU enough?

Being a geek I am, from time to time I like to test various programs and tech such as defrag tools, benchmarks, running various game servers and (usually) playing the game itself with my friends, sometimes new games, rendering videos/music or converting video/audio formats.

I'm not a hardcore gamer, but I do enjoy playing games a lot. Especially with my friends.

But, anyways, thank you for your opinion.

rvilkman :

I was thinking of getting the 212 EVO, as it is cheap and is often referred as one of the best price/performance CPU coolers. I'll note that to myself, thanks.

And about the PSU - I had a chat with this one guy who works in the field of PC's, and he had offered me this PSU, as we were looking through many of them.
The HX750 is out of stock now, but I'll look into it later and see what I can make out of it, I'll definitely note this too.

Thank you for your opinion.

Unless you are running virtual machines the i7 won't really be much different from the i5.

DEFINITELY stick with Antec, XFX, Corsair, Seasonic. That Chieftec is junk. Also, 650w is MORE than enough for this computer. Even 550w would be plenty.

justcolam · Nov 20, 2013

tiny voices :

Well, in fact, sometimes I run virtual machines to run multiple Steam instances, and I plan on trying out other OS'es on a virtual machine when I do get my pc.

I'll try to stick to your suggested PSU's then. I'll see what I can make out of it. Then again, would you mind explaining how you calculated that I'd need only 550 W - 650 W?

tiny voices · Nov 20, 2013

Well a gtx 760 uses MAX 170w and your CPU uses MAX 84w.

Add some HDDs (20w) and some fans and lights (20w), and you have only 294 watts being used under FULL LOAD.

A 550-650w PSU for this build is MORE than enough.

justcolam · Nov 21, 2013

Alright, thanks everyone. If you have any more comments on my post, please leave them down below.

justcolam · Nov 21, 2013

*Updated my PSU and CPU Cooler.

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