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January 24, 2014 8:32:29 AM

i am making my first strictly gaming comp and i am wondering if this is a good setup, i will be playing BF4 mostly, budget is 1300 and plz suggest ways for me to improve game performance and graphics

Motherboard: MSI Z87-GD65-GAMING ATX Motherboard

CPU: Intel Core i7 4770K Quad Core 3.50 ghz

CPU Cooler: Corsair 120mm Hydro Series H80i Digital High Performance Rad All-In-One Liquid CPU Cooler

Graphics card: EVGA Nvidia GeForce GTX780 Superclocked ACX Cooler 3GB GDDR5

RAM: Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 Vengeance 8GB (2x4GB)

Case: NZXT Technologies H2 Classic Silent Midtower Chassis

Power supply: Cooler Master 720W 12V Silent Pro M2 720 Power Supply Unit

Hard drive: Samsung 1TB 5400rpm SATA 2.5 inch Internal Hard Drive

SSD: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5 inch Basic SATA Solid State Drive

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January 24, 2014 8:40:17 AM

I would go for a 7200 RPM hard drive which is only a small change but other than that you have a very nice, well thought out build. Good luck with it.
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January 24, 2014 8:41:46 AM

You don't need an i7. An i5 is sufficient.

You don't need watercooling, unless:

- You want the cool factor

- You have the money

- You want a very quiet PC

- You're going to OC

8GB of RAM is fine. You could go for 16GB really.

You might want to go for a WD 1TB 7200 Black HDD, along with a 240GB Samsung SSD if possible.

You've made some good choices. It's a killer build really. Hope you've got the accessories to match! Like a 1440p screen.
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a b 4 Gaming
January 24, 2014 8:43:17 AM

You can save a few bucks by going with the i5-4670k as that will give you all the gaming power that you need , you won't gain anything from going with the more expensive i7-4770k. However it's your choice to make and certainly if you want the i7 then get it.

The rest looks good , by going with a 120gb SSD you will have to watch what you load on it as it can fill up fairly fast. My recommendation would be to go with the i5 and the money that you save put into a 240gb SSD of the same brand and model that you listed.
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January 24, 2014 8:44:24 AM

I wouldnt use that PSU..The usual recommendations are PSUs from Seasonic, XFX, Antec, Corsair. But check this list..
http://www.eggxpert.com/forums/thread/323050.aspx

Also, That hard drive is really for a laptop. You might want to go with something like this..
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

You could save some money with a 4670K CPU if it's just for gaming..but that is up to you. You may have a bit more future proofing with the i7 but at an extra price.

The rest looks good.
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a c 205 4 Gaming
January 24, 2014 8:47:10 AM

the only thing I can say is keep an eye out on nvidia leaking news. looks like there a black version of the titan and new gpu card dropping. also there starting to roll out maxwell gpus.
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January 24, 2014 9:00:46 AM

Like said in here before, the i5 will be plenty for gaming...BUT, if you want to record/stream while you play, you will want an i7, or a dedicated card like the Avermedia Live Gamer HD. Just a thought.
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January 25, 2014 6:38:05 AM

X79 said:
You don't need an i7. An i5 is sufficient.

You don't need watercooling, unless:

- You want the cool factor

- You have the money

- You want a very quiet PC

- You're going to OC

8GB of RAM is fine. You could go for 16GB really.

You might want to go for a WD 1TB 7200 Black HDD, along with a 240GB Samsung SSD if possible.

You've made some good choices. It's a killer build really. Hope you've got the accessories to match! Like a 1440p screen.


Will this work well on multiple screens

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January 25, 2014 6:47:45 AM

Thanks everyone you've helped a lot
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