HOW IS THIS BUILD? First time builder

DEVIOUSECHO · Mar 17, 2014

I am building my first gaming PC and I have laid out the parts i plan on ordering. What i need is just a once over on the compatability of the parts and a opinion on the build itself.

CPU........Intel i7 4770k
MOBO.....MSI Z87-G45 LGA 1150 gaming motherboard
RAM........16 gb (2x8) CORSAIR Vengence pro DDR3 1600
GPU........XFX AMD Radeon R9 280x 3gb duoble D Black editiion
PSU.........Rosewill HIVE series 650w continuous
CASE.......APEVIA X CRUISER3
WC.......... CORSAIR Hydro H75

Thank you in advance

enemy1g · Mar 17, 2014

If it's strictly gaming, you could bump it down to an i5-4670k, 8gb of RAM, and get a top end GPU.

Graphiicz · Mar 17, 2014

The CPU isn't necessary if you're just going to be gaming, and also you'd only need 8GB RAM. However, if you're going to be doing video editing also, then that justifies those two purchases. Are you overclocking? What else will you be doing with this PC other than gaming?

A40 · Mar 17, 2014

DEVIOUSECHO :

enemy1g :

Like he said, if you're not going to be doing any rendering, or anything like that, I'd bump down to a i5-4670k, or even a i5-3570k. Then bump your ram down to 8GB. And grab yourself a GTX 780. You'd have one of the best gaming pcs on the market.

Graphiicz · Mar 17, 2014

This could be good for you. As A40 said, if you can afford get a GTX 780 instead!

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3bzkJ
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3bzkJ/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3bzkJ/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.00 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($92.04 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($339.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair Carbide Series 300R Windowed ATX Mid Tower Case ($97.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $971.97
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-17 15:53 EDT-0400)

numanator · Mar 17, 2014

Go with the Rosewill psu over the CX, it is better quality

OR grab a Seasonic/XFX psu
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $64.99 (Non-modular)

DEVIOUSECHO · Mar 18, 2014

Graphiicz :

thanks for the advice, Sorry I should have specified in the question a little more. I plan on useing the PC for anything and everything (photoshop, video editing, etc...) but gameing at the core and i want it to be really good all the way around without breaking the bank to bad ($1000-1300) I figured with the i7 and the mid range card (plus the 280x i chose is OC out of the box) it could handle just about anything... maybe? with the i5 and the 780 would i get better performance?

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