Budget PC Build for BF4, Far Cry 3, etc

ProcrastZkc · Dec 23, 2013

Hey guys,
I will make the purchases for the components of my first build tomorrow, so any advice on the build would be great!

Processor: Intel I7 4770
Motherboard: Asrock h87 pro4
Memory: 2X4GB DDR3-1600
HDD: Western Digitals Caviar Green 1TB
SSD: Adata premier pro SP900
GPU: Asus Radeon 7870
PSU: Rosewill Hive 550w
Case: NZXT Phantom 410

As you can see I still havent determined my RAM but I dont care much since they are pretty much all the same

Thanks in advance!

ProcrastZkc · Dec 23, 2013

Sorry forgot to add the hdd that I already have (found it somewhere in my home)

Abscent · Dec 23, 2013

I wouldn't spend the extra $100 on the i7-4770k go with the i5-4670k and buy a cosair h100i and overclock it, this is the changes i would suggest to your build. In my opinion better quality SSD, PSU and newer card with slightly better performance.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock H87 Pro4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($92.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($76.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($88.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 270X 2GB Video Card ($215.91 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($84.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: Antec Basiq Plus 550W 80+ Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $934.81
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-23 19:47 EST-0500)

ProcrastZkc · Dec 23, 2013

Abscent :

Thanks a lot, thats a great suggestion, but im afraid its not really for me:

-Unfortunately, i forgot to mention that gaming is just another thing i want to do with this pc, since i will actually be working more on it then gaming (about 65% work 35% game)

-Not sure I want to overclock, Im new to all these pc things. I just understood hardware and software is a whole other thing to me

plus dont want to take the chance lol

-Finally Im in Canada, which means add 15% to all the prices...

Abscent · Dec 23, 2013

ProcrastZkc :

Abscent :

Thanks a lot, thats a great suggestion, but im afraid its not really for me:

-Unfortunately, i forgot to mention that gaming is just another thing i want to do with this pc, since i will actually be working more on it then gaming (about 65% work 35% game)

-Not sure I want to overclock, Im new to all these pc things. I just understood hardware and software is a whole other thing to me

plus dont want to take the chance lol

-Finally Im in Canada, which means add 15% to all the prices...

Well if your from Canada like I am then i would suggest waiting for the boxing day sale. That's my big plan only thing i ordered so far was this case : http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=6_112&item_id=044095#

Fractal R4 for $85 Just love it

ProcrastZkc · Dec 24, 2013

Abscent :

ProcrastZkc :

Well if your from Canada like I am then i would suggest waiting for the boxing day sale. That's my big plan only thing i ordered so far was this case : http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=6_112&item_id=044095#

Fractal R4 for $85 Just love it

Haha exactly what im gonna do

btw online sale starts tonight. Really nice case, Ive decided to change the ssd and the psu to Samsung evo and xfx core edition 550w or antec hcg if it goes cheap enough
Thanks a lot

Abscent · Dec 24, 2013

Also wanted to mention. Memoryexpress is doing a price beat right now, Any online deal/sale you find they will beat it by 25% of the difference in prices so whatever deal you find. Hop on memory express to see if they sell that exact same item and do a price match in the cart to get a better deal

Antares88 · Dec 24, 2013

Abscent :

I wouldn't spend the extra $100 on the i7-4770k go with the i5-4670k and buy a cosair h100i and overclock it, this is the changes i would suggest to your build. In my opinion better quality SSD, PSU and newer card with slightly better performance.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock H87 Pro4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($92.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($76.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($88.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 270X 2GB Video Card ($215.91 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($84.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: Antec Basiq Plus 550W 80+ Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $934.81
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-23 19:47 EST-0500)

He should get a Z87 motherboard for overclocking the i5/i7k

ProcrastZkc · Dec 24, 2013

Abscent :

Thanks! I like that website a lot, only thing is they dont offer a lot of variety lol

Abscent · Dec 24, 2013

Antares88 :

Abscent :

He should get a Z87 motherboard for overclocking the i5/i7k

You can also overclock on this board it is one of the few boards that are"Non-Z" OC http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLrk5WAA0Y8#t=74 Not the best video but it shows OCing with this series of board

Antares88 · Dec 24, 2013

Abscent :

Antares88 :

You can also overclock on this board it is one of the few boards that are"Non-Z" OC http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLrk5WAA0Y8#t=74 Not the best video but it shows OCing with this series of board

Yes but he has to have the Windows updates turned off because of new BIOS - they ditched this OC feature (Intel policy). It can be tricky.. As a matter effect new revisions might not have this feature anyway.

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