Which gaming configuration is better

Sam601 · Mar 28, 2014

Hi guys

,

With your advices, I think I finally made a decent config

. But now, I hesitate between some
components. Which configuration do you think will offer the best gaming experience :??:

Note that I won't make an immediate dual GPU setup. I'll wait until the first graphic card won't be able to run games well enough to make a SLI/Crossfire.

- http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3ifok

- http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3ifHU

- http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3ifqK

If you have any suggestion, dont hesitate

. I didn't add a PSU because I dont which one take. Which one would you recommend me guys? It has to be powerful enough to allow CF\SLI and if possible, have completely red or black cable.

Thanks for answering and have a great day.

Xexoxix · Mar 28, 2014

A 750W PSU will do great for SLI/CF. If you are crazy, go for 800W. If you want to spend the least amount of money on a power supply, go for the Intel/nVIDIA option, because those parts do not use a lot of power. The 8 core/280x CF will generate lots of heat and use lots of power. However, the raw power in that build is great. All in all, I would recommend the Intel/nVIDIA build you have, because of its low power usage, the price of nvidia stuff is going down (cryptocurrency miners are snatching up AMD

), and the performance of the Intel processor compared to the AMD one will not be astronomically different. Hope this helps!

CTurbo · Mar 28, 2014

Why not just get a GTX780 or 780ti now?

Sam601 · Mar 28, 2014

CTurbo :

Because i dont have the money. :lol: I need to economize.

CTurbo · Mar 28, 2014

Are you suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuure? What is the budget? It looks like you're willing to spend at least $1200 now right?

Sam601 · Mar 28, 2014

Yep, the budget is around 1200$.

CTurbo · Mar 28, 2014

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

CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock B85 Pro4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($67.50 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Video Card ($599.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Cougar Solution (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Rosewill Capstone 650W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1112.43
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-28 23:04 EDT-0400)

I'm sure you could manage to spend less than $350 for monitor, keyboard, and mouse

Hook it to the tv for now, and buy a monitor later.

Sam601 · Mar 28, 2014

Cturbo: :lol: Thanks for your recommandation, but my family is watching tv h24 so I can't hook it to tv. And i'd rather a less powerful computer with a screen than a sick computer without one.

Xexoxix: Thanks for your help, but i don't understand what do you mean by ''and the performance of the Intel processor compared to the AMD one will not be astronomically different'', If it won't be astronomically differant then should I go with amd? But i think ill go with nvidea for the graphic card, but the 2 gb kinda scares me. And is 650w enough for a 760 sli and a 4670-k ?

CTurbo · Mar 28, 2014

Ok well I dropped to a regular GTX780 and added back a monitor

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

CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock B85 Pro4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($67.50 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card ($489.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cougar Solution (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Rosewill Capstone 650W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Monitor: Asus VE248H 24.0" Monitor ($144.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1140.42
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-28 23:30 EDT-0400)

Sam601 · Mar 29, 2014

Man, you're config looks so awesome... But it would still be over my budget by 100$.

I want to stick with the bitfenix shinobi, and dont think I can find a decent keyboard mouse kit under 50$. I'll only use this computer for gaming so I'll be playing a lot of MMO's and MOBA's. For now i've been playing with a 20$ worth keyboard/mouse and it's pretty horrible.

Although, you seem to know a lot in hardware, so I'd like to know if you think getting for a Intel I5 4670-k would be worth and i'd also like to ask you if 650w enough to run a GTX 760 and a I5 4670-k/FX-8320?

Anyways thanks for you help man!

CTurbo · Mar 29, 2014

I'm hard headed

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

CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($119.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($67.50 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($309.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($309.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Cougar Solution (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX750B BRONZE 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ NCIX US)
Monitor: Asus VE248H 24.0" Monitor ($144.99 @ Newegg)
Keyboard: Corsair Vengeance K70 Wired Gaming Keyboard ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Mouse: Corsair Raptor M40 Wired Optical Mouse ($44.99 @ Micro Center)
Total: $1482.39
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-29 01:11 EDT-0400)

Sam601 · Mar 29, 2014

CTurbo :

Thanks for your help

This is what i wanted. But for 30 more dollars i could take a FX-8320 and overclock it. Would it be more powerful then a I5 4570? And the GTX's two GB sacres me. A lot people says that it can bottleneck the power of a GTX 770 SLI. For the same price, I could take the 4 GB version of the GTX 760. Would it be worth?

CTurbo · Mar 29, 2014

No the FX8320 would not be better than a 4570 no matter how much you overclocked it. I would take the 2 770s over 2 4GB 760s.

Sam601 · Mar 29, 2014

CTurbo :

Ok thanks a lot! But one last thing, should i take a i5 4670-k? Because it would only cost 50 more dollars.

CTurbo · Mar 29, 2014

Ok thanks a lot! But one last thing, should i take a i5 4670-k? Because it would only cost 50 more dollars.

I would not. You would still need at minimum a $30 cooler to overclock as well so that turns into $80+ for overclocking. That $80 could get you a 120-128GB ssd or a 2TB hard drive. $45 more gets you a Xeon e3-1230v3.

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