Is this the best possible build for my budget?

dinkbutt · Mar 24, 2014

- Tower/Case
Thermaltake Chaser MK-I Case

- Water Cooling System
CORSAIR Hydro Series H100i Extreme Performance Water/Liquid CPU Cooler. 240mm

- Power Supply
CORSAIR RM Series RM1000 1000W ATX12V v2.31 and EPS 2.92 80
PLUS GOLD Certified Full Modular Active PFC Power Supply

- CPU/Processor
Intel i7-4770

- Motherboard
AsRock 990fx Extreme9

- RAM
Rampage IV Gene w/ DDR3 1866,
7.1 Audio, Gigabit Lan, CrossFireX/SLI

- Graphics Card
N770 GAMING GeForce GTX 770 2GB PCI-E w/ Dual DVI, HDMI, Display Port

- Hard Drives
SAT Hard drive - Seagate 1TB Desktop
HDD SATA III w/ 64MB Cache
SSD 530 Series SATA III
Solid State Drive, 240GB w/ Desktop
Installation Kit

- Surge Protector

- Operating System Software
Windows 8

- Mouse
Deathadder 2013 Gaming Mouse

Seeking Solace · Mar 24, 2014

It depends what your budget is, what you want the system for (gaming looks like) and even on your location for deals.

PSU could be better, with less wattage and you could consider an i5 processor if you wanted to shift some money into a different aspect of your system. If you don't plan on overclocking I'm not really sure why you would need an H100i.

tiny voices · Mar 24, 2014

Well, your CPU and motherboard aren't compatible.

Your PSU is WAY overkill. 650w would be plenty.

For the money you can do alot better.

4cloud · Mar 24, 2014

If you plan to overclock now and in the future quite a bit get a Z87 mobo that is compatible and an HX series PSU along with a K version of your CPU if you want to overclock to huge limits then go for an Ivy Bridge CPU. If you want to just learn how to overclock and game then go for a TX modular series from corsair and get a GTX 780 ti superclocked. Also true you will need only 650 watt psu if you are going for the GTX 770 unless you going for the 780TI ofc.

Also yes tell me your budget and what you plan to use the computer for?

dinkbutt · Mar 25, 2014

4cloud :

My budget is $2000, no more than $2200
The computer will be purely for gaming, this amount doesn't include the monitor, keyboard, nor mouse.

Thank you very much for your time, much appreciated!

dinkbutt · Mar 25, 2014

4cloud :

By the way, I know nothing about overclocking

Seeking Solace · Mar 25, 2014

This is overkill in so many ways...but it's in your budget.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($269.99 @ Micro Center)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($109.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($119.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($139.99 @ Best Buy)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($84.81 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Video Card ($719.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 500R White ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 660W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($146.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: LG WH16NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($59.99 @ Micro Center)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1941.68
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-25 10:16 EDT-0400)

4cloud · Mar 25, 2014

+1 to Seeking Solace great rig for under 2k. But if you search hard enough you could still find parts for cheaper. Don't forget to keep looking and researching. Also I wouldn't go with a h100i cooler THE CM Eisburg series are much better.

Here's a PC for 2230$

http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/partlist/

Here's a PC for 2183$ this is without pro keyboard and mouse combo: I switched from hyper 212 evo to h100i since the CM EIsberg is off budget.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3gcQp

Note: If you want liquid cooling you could bum down on the motherboard a bit and MAYBE the cabinet also the SSD.

Also make sure you actually search for parts that are cheaper, give better discounts and offers and so on... You don't need an i7 if you are only going to be gaming an i5 is plenty and saving for better video cards is the way to go. + you could OC that CPU plenty.

Also just make sure with other open minded people that this is the rig you wanna get or change it. For eg the mobo,cooling,cabinet, hell the whole thing.

Seeking Solace · Mar 25, 2014

4cloud :

Always on the look out, 90% of my reading material this month has been on this stuff but I learn the most from the feedback I get on this forum ^_^

4cloud · Mar 25, 2014

dinkbutt :

What resolution will you be playing at and how many monitors do you have? Also do you want to learn how to overclock? If you are playing with one monitor that is 1080p go with Seeking Solace's build. If you are playing with a 1440p monitor go with my build.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3gf5D

And if you need a 1440p monitor along with keyboard and mouse let me know so I can move some stuff around and get back.

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