$4500 Gaming Build Compatibility Check

PabloPl0x · Feb 6, 2014

I've been gaming on laptop for a long time and I think it's time for a good upgrade. I already read lots of the guides and came up with a build. I want to know if everything is compatible and how I can improve this build. I decided to use two SSDs one for the OS and another for my main games, I'm not sure if this helps. I will be gaming in 1440p.

http://secure.newegg.ca/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=29667587

Approximate Purchase Date: Around 2 Weeks From Posting Date

Budget Range: Don't want to go past 5000 CAD, this is only for the computer and does not include screen or peripherals.

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Hardcore Gaming, Netflix, Reddit

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg.ca

Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Overclocking: Maybe

SLI or Crossfire: Yes

Your Monitor Resolution: 1440p

HiTechObsessed · Feb 6, 2014

Spending that kind of money you don't want to limit it to the 4770k. Take a look at this. Gets you 3-way SLI 780 Tis, with a MUCH more powerful CPU that overclocks like crazy:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4930K 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor ($608.32 @ TigerDirect Canada)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U14S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($77.12 @ Newegg Canada)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X79-UP4 ATX LGA2011 Motherboard ($249.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($181.30 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($181.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.79 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Video Card (3-Way SLI) ($739.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Video Card (3-Way SLI) ($739.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Video Card (3-Way SLI) ($739.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case ($149.36 @ DirectCanada)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 1300 G2 1300W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($249.99 @ Memory Express)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($16.80 @ DirectCanada)
Total: $3999.58
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-06 21:43 EST-0500)

Your CPU and motherboard were incompatible, the motherboard was a socket 1150, and the CPU was socket 2011.

TheMohammadmo · Feb 6, 2014

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($1199.99 @ Amazon Canada)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master V8 GTS 82.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($107.84 @ Newegg Canada)
Motherboard: Asus Rampage IV Extreme EATX LGA2011 Motherboard ($439.99 @ Memory Express)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($204.40 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($139.79 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($144.99 @ Canada Computers)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($789.79 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($789.79 @ DirectCanada)
Case: Cooler Master HAF X ATX Full Tower Case ($179.98 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: Corsair Professional Gold 1200W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($249.99 @ Memory Express)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($18.50 @ Vuugo)
Total: $4265.05
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-06 21:56 EST-0500)

You dont need a 3 way 780ti sli Now its up to you if you want to go extreme edition proccessor or stay with the 4930k. Plus the psu in my build is their if you want to go 3 way sli. You dont really neead a 250gb ssd and also the hdd that I recommend is the 2tb caviar black.

HiTechObsessed · Feb 6, 2014

The 4930 is just as good as the 3960, and the 250GB SSD will allow for a lot more games on the SSD for hardcore gaming. And for $265 cheaper, 3-way SLI is better than 2-way SLI. Your build is not doubt very good, but is overkill in a lot of areas that don't really effect gaming performance.

Edit: And in my opinion, spending $4,500 and only getting 2 GPUs seems like a let down lol

realchaos · Feb 6, 2014

Spending this amount of money for a gaming computer is stupid. This is half the price and still plenty for 1440p gaming:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($357.98 @ Amazon Canada)
CPU Cooler: Thermaltake Water 2.0 Extreme 81.3 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($69.99 @ Memory Express)
Motherboard: Asus Maximus VI Hero ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($217.25 @ DirectCanada)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($85.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($181.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($94.99 @ Canada Computers)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Video Card ($779.99 @ NCIX)
Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case ($149.36 @ DirectCanada)
Power Supply: SeaSonic X Series 1050W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($235.73 @ Newegg Canada)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($18.50 @ Vuugo)
Total: $2191.75
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-06 22:08 EST-0500)

-No need for socket LGA 2011. Those are for workstations. In games, they are just a stupid waste of money since games don't utilize that many cores/threads.
-8gb of ram is plenty for games.
-A single GTX 780 ti should do for now. Only add a second one if you're not getting the performance you want.

TheMohammadmo · Feb 6, 2014

Yeah true but I just like to give more power if possible. So I guess your build is the choice. The only thing I would do is change your build to a 2 way 780ti sli and get a custom water cooled loop in there with the extra money remaining from his entire 4500 dollar budget. He will have a nice custom loop then

g-unit1111 · Feb 6, 2014

realchaos :

Completely agree on all counts here. For a single 1440P monitor a single GTX 780TI is all you need, two is overkill unless you want to run ultra or better. Although one thing I will disagree with here is that for Haswell you need RAM faster than DDR3-1600 if you're overclocking. You don't really need an i7 though.

This is what I would do:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.29 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Thermaltake Water 3.0 Extreme 99.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme6 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($165.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($77.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($114.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($62.03 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Video Card ($699.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Titanium Grey) ATX Mid Tower Case ($110.98 @ Best Buy)
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 ($23.25 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1848.48
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-06 23:52 EST-0500)

TheMohammadmo · Feb 7, 2014

G unit, two questions, why seagate, and why nzxt for psu. In a recent survey thing a magir it showed that seagate had the most failure hdd's. I would change it to a Western Digital 2tb caviar black

vmN · Feb 7, 2014

HiTechObsessed :

Might aswell bump it up with some storage.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4930K 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor ($608.32 @ TigerDirect Canada)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U14S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($77.12 @ Newegg Canada)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X79-UP4 ATX LGA2011 Motherboard ($249.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Memory: A-Data XPG V2 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($140.48 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 500GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($339.00 @ Canada Computers)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 500GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($339.00 @ Canada Computers)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.79 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.79 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Video Card (3-Way SLI) ($739.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Video Card (3-Way SLI) ($739.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Video Card (3-Way SLI) ($739.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case ($149.36 @ DirectCanada)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 1300 G2 1300W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($249.99 @ Memory Express)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($16.80 @ DirectCanada)
Total: $4519.57
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-07 07:59 EST-0500)

TheMohammadmo · Feb 7, 2014

[removed], you dont really need all that storage. Plus the OP wanted to lower the cost of the build

Watch the language. - G

g-unit1111 · Feb 7, 2014

TheMohammadmo :

I heard the exact same thing about WD hard drives, it's kind of a pick your poison kind of deal. :lol:

NZXT power supplies are made by Super Flower, and they're widely regarded as one of the highest quality OEMs in the business. Definitely not cheap stuff.

TheMohammadmo · Feb 7, 2014

LOL g unit about hdd's. Ok sowwy for the language. What I mean why NZXT when you could just get a SeaSonic psu for the same price. http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seasonic-power-supply-x850 or http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-ax860

The ax860 is actually made by seasonic and I dont know the company Super Flower to be honest.

g-unit1111 · Feb 7, 2014

TheMohammadmo :

TheMohammadmo · Feb 7, 2014

Oh ok. thanks for the additional information.

g-unit1111 · Feb 7, 2014

TheMohammadmo :

Yeah read some of those reviews - Jonnyguru is pretty much the authority on power supplies. If they say it's good, then go for it, if they say it's crap don't touch it with a 10 foot pole.

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