New computer build would like input

Guest · Jan 22, 2014

Strictly building a gaming$1500 price tag. I will be throwing in dual vid cards within the next 6 months.also will be overclocking and I am not wanting to mess around with liquid cooling etc. Strictly air cooled. I still need help choosing a tower as I am looking for a fairly large one so I can throw in extra fans if need be. Here is what I have so far.
[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2FU2l) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2FU2l/by_merchant/) / [Benchmarks](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2FU2l/benchmarks/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/amd-cpu-fd8350frhkbox) | $189.99 @ Newegg
**CPU Cooler** | [Cooler Master V8 69.7 CFM Rifle Bearing CPU Cooler](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rruv8xbu1gp) | $54.98 @ SuperBiiz
**Motherboard** | [Asus Crosshair V Formula-Z ATX AM3+ Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-crosshairvformulaz) | $220.99 @ SuperBiiz
**Memory** | [G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f312800cl9d8gbsr) | $81.50 @ NCIX US
**Memory** | [G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f312800cl9d8gbsr) | $81.50 @ NCIX US
**Storage** | [Western Digital AV-GP 320GB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd3200avvs) | $36.89 @ Amazon
**Video Card** | [Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 4GB Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-video-card-gvn770oc4gd) | $389.99 @ Amazon
**Power Supply** | [EVGA SuperNOVA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-120pg0750gr) | $99.99 @ Microcenter
**Optical Drive** | [Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-optical-drive-sh224dbbebe) | $16.98 @ OutletPC
**Optical Drive** | [Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-optical-drive-sh224dbbebe) | $16.98 @ OutletPC
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available. | $1189.79
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-22 20:17 EST-0500 |

djkillz · Jan 22, 2014

Looks good. If you wanted to save some extra cash. I would get rid of 8gb of that ram and just keep 8gb or ram. If you are just gaming you dont need 16 gb of ram. But its your money and system but other than that looks good.

barto · Jan 22, 2014

What are your plans with this build? I think your motherboard is overkill unless you want the specific features that the board has. It won't help with stand alone performance unless you overclock.

logainofhades · Jan 22, 2014

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($329.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($34.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($144.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($134.95 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card ($507.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT Source 530 ATX Full Tower Case ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX 850W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($118.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - OEM (64-bit) ($94.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1527.83
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-22 21:01 EST-0500)

Going 8gb of ram would put you under the $1500 mark.

killakallies · Jan 22, 2014

Possibly ditching 8GB of that RAM would save you money. I know you said you wanted to stay away from water cooling but you will probably be much happier with the performance (and the ability to use RAM with normal height heat sink) in the long run than with an air cooler.

I would also recommend an SSD, I prefer the Intel 530 series personally.

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