Can someone look over this build?

Nyb3Fan · Apr 20, 2014

CPU Intel Core i7-4930K 3.4GHz 6-Core $579.99

CPU Cooler Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid $99.99

Thermal Compound Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 12g $21.99

Motherboard Asus P9X79 LE ATX LGA2011 $230.79

Memory G.Skill Ripjaws Z Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 $189.99

Storage Samsung 840 Pro Series 512GB 2.5" SSD $409.45

Video Card EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB $729.99

Case Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower $112.98

Power Supply Corsair 1200W ATX12V / EPS12V $289.99

Optical Drive Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer $19.99

Case Fan Noctua NF-A14 PWM 82.5 CFM 140mm $29.98

Noctua NF-A14 PWM 82.5 CFM 140mm $29.98

Mouse Razer DeathAdder 2013 Wired Optical $59.98

Total: $2805.09

Thanks in advance for your help.

CTurbo · Apr 20, 2014

What is the purpose of this build? If it's gaming, what monitor(s) will you be using?

Nyb3Fan · Apr 20, 2014

It's a gaming build that will be on a asus 1080p monitor.

CTurbo · Apr 20, 2014

Ok then you do realize this is a silly amount of overkill and a waste of about $1200, right?

Nyb3Fan · Apr 20, 2014

CTurbo :

Can you explain why?

CTurbo · Apr 20, 2014

This is just as good as that build would be, in gaming that is

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3vrX0
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3vrX0/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3vrX0/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($309.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Pro3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($84.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Video Card ($669.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($15.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1305.90
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-20 21:40 EDT-0400)

CTurbo · Apr 20, 2014

Can you explain why?

Sure. Because 1080p gaming does not require such ridiculous parts.

A regular i7 is unnecessary, much less a six core i7.
$100 Liquid cooling with $22 paste? You won't need to overclock at all, much less THAT much.
A $230 motherboard? A $70-100 one would do just fine.
16GB of RAM? You'll never use more than 8GB.
A 512GB ssd? Alright it's hard to argue this one if you can afford it, but there are much cheaper ones that are practically as good. It's usually best to get a 120-256GB ssd and a 1-2TB hard drive.
A 1200w psu? That's twice as much power than you need and it's 4x more expensive than necessary.
The case is great and a good choice.
$60 in case fans?
Even a GTX780ti is massive overkill for a single 1080p monitor.

If you have this much money to blow, I recommend spending about $1000 less on parts and either buy one 1600p monitor or three 1080p monitors

Mac266 · Apr 20, 2014

CTurbo :

Can you explain why?

Sure. Because 1080p gaming does not require such ridiculous parts.

A regular i7 is unnecessary, much less a six core i7.
$100 Liquid cooling with $22 paste? You won't need to overclock at all, much less THAT much.
A $230 motherboard? A $70-100 one would do just fine.
16GB of RAM? You'll never use more than 8GB.
A 512GB ssd? Alright it's hard to argue this one if you can afford it, but there are much cheaper ones that are practically as good. It's usually best to get a 120-256GB ssd and a 1-2TB hard drive.
A 1200w psu? That's twice as much power than you need and it's 4x more expensive than necessary.
The case is great and a good choice.
$60 in case fans?
Even a GTX780ti is massive overkill for a single 1080p monitor.

If you have this much money to blow, I recommend spending about $1000 less on parts and either buy one 1600p monitor or three 1080p monitors

as much as i hate to admit it

P) hes right OP

Nyb3Fan · Apr 20, 2014

CTurbo :

Can you explain why?

Sure. Because 1080p gaming does not require such ridiculous parts.

A regular i7 is unnecessary, much less a six core i7.
$100 Liquid cooling with $22 paste? You won't need to overclock at all, much less THAT much.
A $230 motherboard? A $70-100 one would do just fine.
16GB of RAM? You'll never use more than 8GB.
A 512GB ssd? Alright it's hard to argue this one if you can afford it, but there are much cheaper ones that are practically as good. It's usually best to get a 120-256GB ssd and a 1-2TB hard drive.
A 1200w psu? That's twice as much power than you need and it's 4x more expensive than necessary.
The case is great and a good choice.
$60 in case fans?
Even a GTX780ti is massive overkill for a single 1080p monitor.

If you have this much money to blow, I recommend spending about $1000 less on parts and either buy one 1600p monitor or three 1080p monitors

Thanks for your advice, but with games like Watch Dogs that have high system requirements do you still think my build is overkill?

CTurbo · Apr 20, 2014

Yes. You build is overkill in many ways.

Nyb3Fan · Apr 20, 2014

CTurbo :

The reason that I choose the 6 core i7 was because I thought that games were being made to use more than 4 cores. Is this true?

CTurbo · Apr 20, 2014

Even quad core i5s are more than enough for now, and a regular quad core i7 with hyperthreading is still not recommended at this time.

Nyb3Fan · Apr 20, 2014

CTurbo :

But do you think that this build would max out every game?

Mac266 · Apr 20, 2014

it will max out, but what i believe CTurbo is saying is that you could max out at lower cost

CTurbo · Apr 20, 2014

But do you think that this build would max out every game?

Yes.

it will max out, but what i believe CTurbo is saying is that you could max out at lower cost

and yes

Nyb3Fan · Apr 20, 2014

Mac266 :

CTurbo :

Thanks again for the advice. Another question I have is about the power supply. The reason I choose such a big power supply is because I want to go sli in the future and I heard that power supplies diminish over time. Is this true?

Mac266 · Apr 20, 2014

you want to SLI GTX 780Ti on a single 1080 monitor?

Nyb3Fan · Apr 20, 2014

Mac266 :

Yes, if that is possible.

Mac266 · Apr 20, 2014

erm...

Nyb3Fan · Apr 20, 2014

Mac266 :

What do you mean by that?

CTurbo · Apr 20, 2014

Hahahahahahahahahaha

Nyb3Fan · Apr 20, 2014

CTurbo :

You don't have to laugh at me! I am not a computer know it all like you! All I did was respectfully ask a question but if you can't respectfully give me an answer then maybe you should not post anything!

CTurbo · Apr 20, 2014

Aww I wasn't laughing at you, I was laughing at Mac266's response. I'm sorry. Dang that's the second time I've made somebody mad tonight.

Nyb3Fan · Apr 20, 2014

CTurbo :

It's okay, don't worry about it. But what do you think about my power supply question?

CTurbo · Apr 20, 2014

It's okay, don't worry about it. But what do you think about my power supply question?

Honestly, 850-900w would be plenty for two 780tis as long as you get at least a 80+ Bronze or better from one of the most reliable brands such as Seasonic, Antec, XFX, or Rosewill.

Can someone look over this build?

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