$1200 Gaming PC Build

Malikis2cool

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Approximate Purchase Date: e.g.: Don't know

Budget Range: Up to $1300

System Usage from Most to Least Important: (e.g.: Folding@Home, gaming, surfing the internet, watching movies): Gaming and school work

Are you buying a monitor: Yes

Parts to Upgrade: New computer...?

Do you need to buy OS: No

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Any

Location: City, State/Region, Country - Fontana, California, USA

Parts Preferences: by brand or type: Prefer Intel processors

Overclocking: Maybe

SLI or Crossfire: Don't know

Your Monitor Resolution: 1920 x 1080

Additional Comments: I would like to be able to max most games with this PC. I also want a nice case, but also a quiet one. I have already went on another forum to perfect my build, but I am going on here to perfect it even more.

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: My computer is shit. Period
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Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99)
CPU: Intel Core i5-4670k 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99)
MoBo: MSI Z87-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($129.99)
PSU: Corsair RM Series 650 Watt ATX/EPS 80PLUS Gold-Certified Power Supply ($89.99)
RAM: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory($69.99)
Storage: WD Blue 1 TB Desktop Hard Drive: 3.5 Inch, 7200 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64 MB Cache ($59.98)
Boot Drive: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($89.89)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer($19.98)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO - CPU Cooler with 120mm PWM Fan($29.98)
GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($329.99)
Monitor: Asus VN248H 23.8" ($167.58)

Total: $1244.77
w/o Monitor: $1111.77

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/malikis2cool/saved/3X6O
 

Malikis2cool

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I meant to get the 4670k. I just changed it in the thread. Should I still NOT get a Z87?

 

Malikis2cool

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Sounds good, thanks.
 

Blaise170

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If you want to overclock, get a 4670k with a Z87. If you won't, get the 4670 and an H87 or Q87 motherboard.
 

Malikis2cool

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Which is exactly what I did.:)

 

Blaise170

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I'd still get the 120GB. Even though I personally use a 60GB and it is fine, I do have to do regular maintenance on it since it is so small. I bought my SSD almost two years ago when they were still extremely expensive, they've dropped a lot since then.
 

Malikis2cool

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What do you mean by regular maintenance? I plan on just putting the booting stuff on it, and the rest will be on the hard drive.

Which GPU should I get out of these 4:
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-video-card-gvn770oc2gd
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-video-card-02gp42774kr
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-video-card-gtx770dc2oc2gd5
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-n770tf2gd5oc

I changed the RAM since the one I just found is much cheaper and the one I picked before is unavailable...
I saved like $40 by getting the i5 from microcenter
I replaced the kingston SSD with the Samsung SSD because people were telling me that the Kingston sucks
I kept the PSU since I don't plan on getting another GPU
I don't know if I should get the i7-4770k since it's only $270, compared to $190, which is an $80 difference. In the future if I want to sell the PC, I feel like having an i7 would bring up the value of it.
 

Blaise170

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Windows using around 40GB just by itself and will continue to grow larger as you download things, use the web, etc. I have to clean out the temp folder, delete old registers, etc. to keep the SSD from filling up. You might also consider 120GB so that you can install your programs on it.
 

Malikis2cool

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Well I already replaced it with a 120GB SSD
 

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