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How's This Rig? Have I Missed Anything Important?

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April 5, 2014 11:25:15 PM

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

This is what I am going to build. Please point out if I have missed anything important, or if I can do better (upgrade) I have a budget of $1200. But in this build, I am willing to go $1300. Also, point out if I can save money in anyway by taking out parts I don't need or if something is cheaper and has an equal or greater performance. I would also appreciate pointing out any "bad brands" and if there are, please tell me which brand is better.

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April 5, 2014 11:33:53 PM

yea you are over spending in several areas while under in others. give me 1 min and il revise it.
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April 5, 2014 11:46:02 PM

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($227.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U12S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($88.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($319.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Enthusiast 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Sony AD-7280S-0B DVD/CD Writer ($30.87 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1172.76
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-06 02:39 EDT-0400)



First, off there is no gaming benifit to go from 8 to 16 gigs of ram so i swapped that out for something more suitable.
Second, I thew in a better GPU because that was the first area you were going to bottleneck and if you are spending over a grand on a pc you shouldn't have less than that.

I threw in a better HHD that was also cheaper.

A high quality more cost effective PSU,the enthusiast series are great(if you want future sli you should go for 850w)

Finally there is no benefit to the 4770k over the 4670k in gaming. the virtual cores are only used in developing/ running virtual machines and stuff like that.


SOOO.... what do you think?
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