building a solid gaming pc HELP

FyreLord42 · Jan 28, 2014

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130726 Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116899 CPU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151102 Power Supply

any chance anyone could help me out with ram hdds video card sound card want it to be a solid gaming pc
im literally stuck price dont matter

jnkweaver · Jan 28, 2014

d4v0 · Jan 28, 2014

here is a build if you still like the parts you chose you can switch them with the ones i chose

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($139.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($89.00 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card ($545.91 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Phantom 530 Red ATX Full Tower Case ($121.49 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($116.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit - OEM (64-bit) ($99.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1530.27
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-28 16:22 EST-0500)

FyreLord42 · Jan 28, 2014

is windows 8 no good for gaming ?

d4v0 · Jan 28, 2014

i personally dont like windows 8 but windows 8 does give slight better performance in games then windows 7 does so yes its good for gaming

jnkweaver · Jan 28, 2014

Doesn't really matter but with all the problems with Windows 8 most ppl are building with 7

FyreLord42 · Jan 28, 2014

im actually going with a evga gtx ti 780

jnkweaver · Jan 28, 2014

If you intend to SLI in the future I would bump up the PSU to 1000W.

d4v0 · Jan 28, 2014

yes 780 ti is a beast card so go for it

FyreLord42 · Jan 28, 2014

right now im just trying to get something solid that is a beast compared to what im running now

d4v0 · Jan 28, 2014

what are you running now?

FyreLord42 · Jan 28, 2014

phenom 2 quad core 3.4ghz nvidia 460 gtx 8gb ram windows 7 lol

d4v0 · Jan 28, 2014

lol ya the new one is just going to crush that old pc of yours