My $1800 Gaming PC Build

Great_Society · Mar 18, 2014

I just want to say thanks to everyone that has helped me the last week or so in deciding on a gaming build with a 2k budget. I will surely be back here once I need help during the assembly process and I bet you guys can't wait!

Here is the build

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($309.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U14S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($74.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus Maximus VI Hero ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($179.79 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card ($521.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($109.99 @ TigerDirect)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($22.99 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (32/64-bit) ($108.00)
Case Fan: Noctua NF-A14 FLX 68.0 CFM 140mm Fan ($24.99 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: Noctua NF-A14 FLX 68.0 CFM 140mm Fan ($24.99 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: Noctua NF-A14 FLX 68.0 CFM 140mm Fan ($24.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1792.67

If I am missing anything please let me know and thanks!

realchaos · Mar 18, 2014

Cheaper ram, same performance: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f31866c9d8gab
An extra 100w into the psu for the same price: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1850bbefx
Better cooling cpu cooler for the same price: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/phanteks-cpu-cooler-phtc14pebk

Great_Society · Mar 18, 2014

realchaos :

I guess I could have saved a few bucks on the memory

The 750W PSU I bought will be $89.99 after a $20 mail-in rebate, and I don't plan on having dual GPUs so I decided to go with the cheaper 750W

As far as the CPU cooler goes I just really really like noctua

maurelie · Mar 18, 2014

Great_Society :

Hi,
If you will be using this system just for gaming, i don't see much benefit for the i7. Intel's i5 4670k will give you same performance as the i7 4770k in games, but at $100 less.
Also you can use some of the money saved on RAM ( as realchaos suggested). That means $100 from the CPU and $20 from the RAM, and now you are looking at GTX 780Ti, which is pretty much beast
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-gtx780tigaming.

Great_Society · Mar 18, 2014

maurelie :

Great_Society :

Hi,
If you will be using this system just for gaming, i don't see much benefit for the i7. Intel's i5 4670k will give you same performance as the i7 4770k in games, but at $100 less.
Also you can use some of the money saved on RAM ( as realchaos suggested). That means $100 from the CPU and $20 from the RAM, and now you are looking at GTX 780Ti, which is pretty much beast
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-gtx780tigaming.

Thanks for the suggestions but I decided to go with the 4770k because more games besides BF4 may start using more than 4 cores.

I didn't go with the gtx 780ti because I felt it would be overkill for only using one 1080p monitor which is what I plan on doing.

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