http://pcpartpicker.com/p/37098
I'm an avid gamer. Almost all my free time is spent playing shooters. I'm a competitive PvP player and I value performance over things like image quality etc. I Want a PC that will give me an advantage, or rather not feel like I'm at a disadvantage because of my set-up.That said this build is pretty much my limit for spending.
The goal is to run games (mostly shooters) at a stable 120+ fps (preferably 144) at low settings/1080p.
I will overclock everything a bit, but won't try to push things very far unless I feel the rig is handicapping me in some way.
I have no experience with building my own PC though and I'd very much like to hear what others have to say. If they can get the same quality for cheaper, and if there's something I missed that's obvious.
CASE - Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case
-I picked this because it's highly rated, cheap, and pcpartpicker doesn't show any compatibility issues. Hope it's fine, however this is probably the thing I'm most nervous about.
CPU - Intel Core i7-4770K vs i5-4670k
-Was a tough choice. I've read countless threads saying that the performance gains where insignificant, but the only benchmarks I can find are in games where they're running at maxed graphics settings. I felt the i7's modest gains in performance would be noticeable for me as I generally stay away from any graphics settings that will drop my fps or reduce clarity. I ended up going with the i7 because of this.
GRAPHICS CARD - Gigabyte GV-N770OC-2GD (GTX 770)
- I felt that the GTX 770 would be right for me. I picked the Gigabyte one mostly because of the stock clock speed and rating.
COOLING - Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU
-This seems like the only choice, very highly rated and cheap.
Motherboard - Asus Z87-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
-I Felt like the only other option was the ASRock extreme4 I wanted to keep my options open for adding another GFX card if necessary. From what I hear Asus makes overclocking very simple and there seems to be a general consensus that it's the more stable brand.
STORAGE - Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk
- Never used an SSD. This one seemed very popular and is clearly the best price/gb. Should be an adequate size for all my needs I don't think I need a physical drive to supplement it.
RAM - G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
-Picked this because the cheapest ram I could get (Kingston) had a warning that it was out-side normal operating voltage for the i7. Figured because of that I mite as well spend the extra $10 and get CAS 7 ram.
MONITOR - Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor
-I've been playing on a 15 year old CRT monitor for just as long. This seemed like the obvious choice for someone looking for performance on a 1080p monitor. I've heard the Benq equivalent has better image quality while the Asus will support Gsync. Even without the Gsync thing. I'd probably still pick the Asus as it's cheaper.
POWER SUPPLY - Corsair Builder 750W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply
-This one seems fairly popular. My concern is if I overclock my GPU/CPU, and I get another GTX 770 in the future to SLI. I think that may be pushing things a little too close to 750w. Think I'd be okay in that case?
Any and all feedback is appreciated. I hope that my personality comes through and you guys can tell what sort of things I care about when it comes to gaming. Hope I've given you enough detail to help guide making the right decision for me. If you see anything that seems weird or inconsistent with my goals please offer your opinion!
I'm an avid gamer. Almost all my free time is spent playing shooters. I'm a competitive PvP player and I value performance over things like image quality etc. I Want a PC that will give me an advantage, or rather not feel like I'm at a disadvantage because of my set-up.That said this build is pretty much my limit for spending.
The goal is to run games (mostly shooters) at a stable 120+ fps (preferably 144) at low settings/1080p.
I will overclock everything a bit, but won't try to push things very far unless I feel the rig is handicapping me in some way.
I have no experience with building my own PC though and I'd very much like to hear what others have to say. If they can get the same quality for cheaper, and if there's something I missed that's obvious.
CASE - Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case
-I picked this because it's highly rated, cheap, and pcpartpicker doesn't show any compatibility issues. Hope it's fine, however this is probably the thing I'm most nervous about.
CPU - Intel Core i7-4770K vs i5-4670k
-Was a tough choice. I've read countless threads saying that the performance gains where insignificant, but the only benchmarks I can find are in games where they're running at maxed graphics settings. I felt the i7's modest gains in performance would be noticeable for me as I generally stay away from any graphics settings that will drop my fps or reduce clarity. I ended up going with the i7 because of this.
GRAPHICS CARD - Gigabyte GV-N770OC-2GD (GTX 770)
- I felt that the GTX 770 would be right for me. I picked the Gigabyte one mostly because of the stock clock speed and rating.
COOLING - Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU
-This seems like the only choice, very highly rated and cheap.
Motherboard - Asus Z87-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
-I Felt like the only other option was the ASRock extreme4 I wanted to keep my options open for adding another GFX card if necessary. From what I hear Asus makes overclocking very simple and there seems to be a general consensus that it's the more stable brand.
STORAGE - Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk
- Never used an SSD. This one seemed very popular and is clearly the best price/gb. Should be an adequate size for all my needs I don't think I need a physical drive to supplement it.
RAM - G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
-Picked this because the cheapest ram I could get (Kingston) had a warning that it was out-side normal operating voltage for the i7. Figured because of that I mite as well spend the extra $10 and get CAS 7 ram.
MONITOR - Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor
-I've been playing on a 15 year old CRT monitor for just as long. This seemed like the obvious choice for someone looking for performance on a 1080p monitor. I've heard the Benq equivalent has better image quality while the Asus will support Gsync. Even without the Gsync thing. I'd probably still pick the Asus as it's cheaper.
POWER SUPPLY - Corsair Builder 750W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply
-This one seems fairly popular. My concern is if I overclock my GPU/CPU, and I get another GTX 770 in the future to SLI. I think that may be pushing things a little too close to 750w. Think I'd be okay in that case?
Any and all feedback is appreciated. I hope that my personality comes through and you guys can tell what sort of things I care about when it comes to gaming. Hope I've given you enough detail to help guide making the right decision for me. If you see anything that seems weird or inconsistent with my goals please offer your opinion!
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