New gaming built with GTX 780ti and i5 4670k

BeastofHamden · Feb 17, 2014

Hi all,
Any input welcome. I need to stay under 1800. Im looking for a gaming rig that will be good for 3-5 years. I'll be running a single monitor, so im not sure if the 780 ti is overkill.
Thanks

http://pcpartpicker.com/b/MCf

answertime · Feb 17, 2014

Just bought the 780 ti myself, for 5 years you need top of the line. You can always sli 2 later when they get cheaper.

Get an asrock extreme6 board with it and a 144 hz monitor. Go for 1000w power supply so you can expand your card to 2 cards one day. 8 to 16 gb of ram and you are good.

But yes its probably overkill on the basic 1080p monitor for now.

Zygodactyl · Feb 17, 2014

If you are running at a normal resolution like 1920*1080 it really is overkill. I have a 24" monitor with a 1920*1080 resolution and a EVGA GTX 580 running on my system and pretty much every game is still being run on ultra settings.

the 80 and 90 series are generally geared more toward people want one the following three things:
-120Hz Gaming
-Multiple monitors
-3D gaming

But since you trying to have a build for a few years i would go with something along a GTX 770 and put some of the freed up money toward a very good power supply so the parts in your system will last.

Just a little note about power supplies you will want to get one that is from a good brand like Seasonic or Cooler Master and efficiency is more preferable to capacity cheaper power supplies may be able to supply that wattage but they won't do it well.

baazing · Feb 17, 2014

The 780ti is a great card but unless you're using a higher resolution (1440p/1600p) monitor it'll probably be a bit overkill. You might be better off getting a gtx 780/770 or a r9 290 and spending the extra cash to improve other areas of your build. With extra 200 you could get a 16gb ram kit instead of the 8gb one you have there, a mass storage 7200rpm hdd, and a 240mm aio cooler.

Even with all that said you're build is plenty adequate even without any adjustments, it's really more your personal preference.

AMD Radeon · Feb 17, 2014

it is a revision of your build with the best bang for the buck parts

cheaper mobo
better ram 1866 CL9
the best GTX 780 Ti, GHz edition from Gigabyte
850W Gold from XFX, enough for future SLI
120GB SSD and 1TB SSD

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($228.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H60 74.4 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($69.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($119.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($77.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($82.95 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Video Card ($724.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Phantom (Black/Green) ATX Full Tower Case ($100.98 @ Best Buy)
Case Fan: NZXT Air Flow Series 83.6 CFM 140mm Fan ($12.59 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: NZXT FS-200RB-GLED 89.5 CFM 200mm Fan ($16.27 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: NZXT FZ-120mm LED 59.1 CFM 120mm Fan ($11.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($114.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - OEM (64-bit) ($99.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1741.65
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-17 22:39 EST-0500)

BeastofHamden · Feb 17, 2014

Thanks for the input! What's a good 24" monitor? Would the asus vg248qe be a worthwhile monitor for the 780ti?

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