Wanna buy a gaming pc tomorrow, looking to run everything with high fps, alrdy got ideas on my specs, also got a few questions

Milanello · Dec 11, 2013

Chassis: Fractal Design Define R4 Black Pearl

PSU: XFX ProSeries Core Edition 850W

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670 Processor Socket-LGA1150, Quad Core, 3.4GHz

Motherboard: ASUS Z87-C

RAM: Corsair DDR3 16GB 1600MHz Low Profile 2x8GB

GPU: Gainward GeForce GTX 780Ti 3GB PhysX

SSD: Samsung SSD 840 EVO 250GB (also have a 1 TB external hdd)

This looks good enough for 40 + fps everything maxed out on all games you think? Any tips or suggestions are appreciated

I also have a few questions:

- Is the 850 W PSU strong enough u think?
- Any need for water cooling, or is that mainly for overclocking?
- Noob question; What is really the difference between MSI GeForce GTX 780Ti 3GB PhysX CUDA and Gainward GeForce GTX 780Ti 3GB PhysX?
- Also, I selected an i5 processor, should I instead go for the i7, or is it rather pointless for games at this point?

Thank you for your time

sky63 · Dec 11, 2013

my two cents,

go for Intel Core i5-4670k. Just in case you want to overclock in future if not now.

LouieG02 · Dec 11, 2013

dude that looks prettty strong as it is....

thasan1 · Dec 11, 2013

40+? with that rig your going 120+ FPS on 1080p.

and 850W is a bit overkill of that build. so is the GTX 780TI unless you have a 2560x1440p monitor. but even then you can get same performance with 550$ radeon R9-290X(though you have to wait till january). i5 is enough if just gaming.and you only need to worry about water cooling if your aiming to OC your CPU.

Milanello · Dec 11, 2013

Thanks for the quick replies.

Why must I wait till january for the radeon r9 290 x? Is it not alrdy out?

thasan1 · Dec 11, 2013

@Milanello its out but the more effective custom coolers are gonna be out by mid january. so you will probably get GTX 780ti class performance from a R9-290X

Milanello · Dec 11, 2013

Alright, cool.

There is a relatively new 6 GB 780 ti out, is it that much better? Quite expensive, but perhaps if I wait a few months...

Its funny with computers, if you start thinking about waiting for some new revolutionary GPUs etc, you will never be able to to get one, as it doesnt take long before they ship out a much better one!

thasan1 · Dec 12, 2013

@Milanello 780Ti powerful (fastest single GPU chip in the world) but it isn't worth the 700$ especially when you have R9-290X which can perform just as good with 150$ lower price tag.

damastang · Dec 12, 2013

thasan1 :

I would tend to disagree. Games like Total War: Rome 2 will push a 780TI to it's limits even at 1080P. In my opinion there is no single core GPU out there that is more than enough for 1080p gaming. The more the better.

thasan1 · Dec 12, 2013

ok there are a few exception's, but for the majority of games out there anything over GTX 770/R9-290X is more than enough.

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