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Hi right now i was told i have a horrible gaming rig so i am planning an upgrade so check it out. i will have a intel i5 4670k an evga nvidia geforce gtx 770 superclocked 2gb gpu and 8gb of ram with a asus z87 motherboard. are these specs good for gaming?
 
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Looks good to me. More specific information would be better, but it seems like you've got the general idea. Just make sure to not go cheap on the power supply! So many nice builds cheap out on that and it will literally blow up in your face sooner or later. Corsiar, Antec, Seasonic, all good brands to start off with. More are available, but those are the top 3 I can think of off the top of my head.
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Yes, you should get ultra on some, high graphics setting on all games. Pretty bare minimum build to be able to play all games at high settings. And I don't say bare minimum as a bad thing, im just saying if you want to play high demanding games with high graphics settings, that is the build you need. But also remember to have a good psu and make sure cooling is also good.
 
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Looks good to me. More specific information would be better, but it seems like you've got the general idea. Just make sure to not go cheap on the power supply! So many nice builds cheap out on that and it will literally blow up in your face sooner or later. Corsiar, Antec, Seasonic, all good brands to start off with. More are available, but those are the top 3 I can think of off the top of my head.
 
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thx :) but i really have no idea what my psu is i havent cracked open my pc in awhile :(
 
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Make sure it's Haswell compatible. I know there were some issues with some older PSU's not being able to provide ultra low current draws for the sleep states (google around, I am feeling lazy LOL) but in general if the machine is more than a few years old, I would replace it and make sure the PSU is compatible with the newer technology. Chances are it is, but still, better safe than sorry and the new stuff is pretty damn efficient. Saves you a few bucks on the energy bill, and who doesn't like that?
 
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how many watts do you recommend the psu to have? btw i have a thermaltake psu but dont know the watts :(
 
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Honestly I don't know Haswell and GTX 700 series power requirements so well, but I think something like a Corsair TX650 would probably be good enough. Remember to check out how many amps you need on the 12V rail. Amps are more important than watts. A good tool would be checking the Nvidia site (I've done this for you, this time, they recommend at least 600W and 42 Amps on the 12V rail) and seeing the power requirements there and then using a power calculator (google PSU Calculator) and getting a good idea of your actual requirements. FWIW The Corsair TX650 I recommended has 53 Amps on the 12V rail. Good enough for one card, but not for SLI. So if your going to do it, might want to look into some really high end powers supplies. Like the Corsair HX1050 or better. Lastly, keep in mind my knowledge is a little dated. If this thread is kept alive, I am sure someone can help more than I can.

I hope it helps!
 
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