How Good Is My Build

crazykillaz1376 · Jan 15, 2014

Is the build im getting worth the money im paying for it? and is my ssd hardrive a good brand or should i go with another brand?

Intel Core i5 4670K Haswell 3.4GHz 6MB Retail Box
Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO CPU Cooler
MSI Z87-G45 Gaming LGA1150 ATX Motherboard
Corsair 8GB Kit (2x4GB) DDR3 Vengeance C8 1600MHz
Crucial M500 2.5" 7mm 120GB SSD
Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 3.5" 1TB 64MB 7200RPM HDD
XFX Radeon R9 290X 4GB Double Dissipation 2xDVI HDMI DisplayPort
Samsung SH-224DB 24x Black OEM SATA DVD Writer
NZXT Phantom 530 Black Full Tower Case w/Side Panel Window
Corsair RM750 750W 80PLUS Gold Modular Power Supply
BitFenix Alchemy Connect 600mm 30LED Red Lighting Strip
Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM 64Bit
Corsair Vengeance K70 (MX Red) Mechanical Keyboard
Corsair Vengeance M65 Gunmetal Black Laser Gaming Mouse

Unit Cost :$2,571.00

barto · Jan 15, 2014

Great build. Be prepared to destroy pretty much any game on the market. There's nothing wrong with that SSD. However, the Samsung EVO is more popular because of it's speed for the price. I own one and I don't know how I had a PC without one.

I'm not a fan of MSI, but they do make good motherboards like Asus, AsRock and Gigabyte. If you plan on overclocking, check out some reviews on the motherboard you choose to make sure it has quality parts.

crazykillaz1376 · Jan 15, 2014

ok then thanks i thought the samsung one wouldve been more popular

g-unit1111 · Jan 15, 2014

You can do better than that for your budget. I'm personally not recommending the Radeon R9-290X because of all the heat and performance issues it's been having. Get the GTX 780TI instead. Plus the Corsair peripherals aren't that great and the lighting strip is a waste of money.

This is what you should do:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Thermaltake Water 3.0 Extreme 99.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme6 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($82.05 @ NCIX US)
Storage: OCZ Vector 150 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($120.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($87.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Video Card ($699.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT Phantom 630 (Gunmetal) ATX Full Tower Case ($167.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: NZXT HALE90 V2 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($168.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($24.29 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($82.99 @ NCIX US)
Keyboard: Gigabyte GK-OSMIUM Wired Gaming Keyboard ($116.99 @ Amazon)
Mouse: Mad Catz R.A.T. 5 Wired Laser Mouse ($64.21 @ Amazon)
Total: $2106.42
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-15 12:26 EST-0500)

- Ditched the lighting strip
- Super Flower made PSU is better than the Corsair one
- GTX 780TI is better than Radeon R9 290X
- Better SSD and RAM
- Slightly larger version of the case
- Full closed liquid loop as opposed to 212 Evo

I generally don't select peripherals on builds as I leave that up to the OP, but the ones I picked are definitely better than the Corsair ones. Also gives you $400 left over for a nice ultra wide or high res monitor.

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