$1600 Build looking for any last criticizm

esco_sid · Apr 24, 2014

Building this for a customer as a gaming computer he insisted on a few things like 4gb on gfx card and i7 and 512gb ssd other than that i built the rest myself looking for any final criticizm. http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3xVW6

Beezy · Apr 24, 2014

8GB RAM is plenty but i guess 16 is very future proof

Diox55 · Apr 24, 2014

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($249.99 @ Micro Center)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U14S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus Sabertooth Z87 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($249.00)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 500GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($260.99 @ B&H)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 4GB Dual Superclocked ACX Video Card ($389.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 400R ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Noctua NF-A14 FLX 68.0 CFM 140mm Fan ($16.70 @ NCIX US)
Case Fan: Noctua NF-A14 FLX 68.0 CFM 140mm Fan ($16.70 @ NCIX US)
Case Fan: Noctua NF-A14 FLX 68.0 CFM 140mm Fan ($16.70 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1602.02
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-24 20:29 EDT-0400)

2 changes: I changed the case, because I prefer the 400R over the Fractal. It can support more fans, and has a bit bigger GPU support. 2. I changed out the Psu to an XFX because alot of people consider corsair more basic, and this is a modular power supply and the same wattage. 1 more thing, unless hes going to do alot of editing, I'd suggest an i5.

numanator · Apr 24, 2014

I would not get the corsair cx series, they use cheap Chinese capacitors. Also you would only need 550w for this rig, I would put a 600-650w in there not 750w unless he plans to SLI another 770 into the build.

I would get one of these:

Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($67.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $67.99

Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $69.99

Diox55 · Apr 24, 2014

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($249.99 @ Micro Center)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U14S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus Sabertooth Z87 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($249.00)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 500GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($260.99 @ B&H)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 4GB Dual Superclocked ACX Video Card ($389.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 400R ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($67.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Noctua NF-A14 FLX 68.0 CFM 140mm Fan ($16.70 @ NCIX US)
Case Fan: Noctua NF-A14 FLX 68.0 CFM 140mm Fan ($16.70 @ NCIX US)
Case Fan: Noctua NF-A14 FLX 68.0 CFM 140mm Fan ($16.70 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1570.02
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-24 20:35 EDT-0400)

Here it is with the 620 watt Antec

g-unit1111 · Apr 24, 2014

Diox55 :

Seriously - why would you waste all that money in storage and case fans, and then have a $80 power supply? You're building a $1500 rig, that would be like buying a Nissan GTR and putting 3 cents worth of spark plugs in it. Honestly you don't come out ahead using a 500GB SSD as your only storage device. The cost per GB is not justifiable and SSDs do slow down when you hit a certain capacity. 16GB of RAM is not necessary for gaming either.

This is what you should do for that budget:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($209.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($124.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($80.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Video Card ($697.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair 400R ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 750W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($116.34 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($23.52 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1588.77
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-24 21:03 EDT-0400)

Why put all that money in storage and case fans when you could put that into a GTX 780TI? For gaming that's where it counts, everything else comes second.

Karadjgne · Apr 24, 2014

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($249.99 @ Micro Center)
CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC14PE_BK 78.1 CFM CPU Cooler ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-GD65 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($162.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 500GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($260.99 @ B&H)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 770 4GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($399.99 @ Micro Center)
Case: NZXT Source 530 ATX Full Tower Case ($89.99 @ Best Buy)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($67.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: SilenX EFX-12-15R 74.0 CFM 120mm Fan ($8.77 @ NCIX US)
Case Fan: SilenX EFX-12-15R 74.0 CFM 120mm Fan ($8.77 @ NCIX US)
Case Fan: SilenX EFX-12-15R 74.0 CFM 120mm Fan ($8.77 @ NCIX US)
Case Fan: SilenX EFX-12-15R 74.0 CFM 120mm Fan ($8.77 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1488.99
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-24 21:29 EDT-0400)

Black/Red color scheme- lighted, 3 top fans, 1 pivot fan for gpu, keep the 2 stock 120mm for yourself. 3 top fans will all work on 1 header (low draw), use only top exhaust low rpm, 200m intake is plenty.

edit: add $100:- change 770 4Gb to 780 3Gb, Antec 620HCGm to Antec 750HCGm. That's quite a bit more performance, still under budget, just doesn't meet the 4Gb OP wants.

Diox55 · Apr 24, 2014

Karadjgne :

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($249.99 @ Micro Center)
CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC14PE_BK 78.1 CFM CPU Cooler ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-GD65 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($162.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 500GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($260.99 @ B&H)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 770 4GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($399.99 @ Micro Center)
Case: NZXT Source 530 ATX Full Tower Case ($89.99 @ Best Buy)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($67.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: SilenX EFX-12-15R 74.0 CFM 120mm Fan ($8.77 @ NCIX US)
Case Fan: SilenX EFX-12-15R 74.0 CFM 120mm Fan ($8.77 @ NCIX US)
Case Fan: SilenX EFX-12-15R 74.0 CFM 120mm Fan ($8.77 @ NCIX US)
Case Fan: SilenX EFX-12-15R 74.0 CFM 120mm Fan ($8.77 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1488.99
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-24 21:29 EDT-0400)

Black/Red color scheme- lighted, 3 top fans, 1 pivot fan for gpu, keep the 2 stock 120mm for yourself. 3 top fans will all work on 1 header (low draw), use only top exhaust low rpm, 200m intake is plenty

That's alot of unnecessary costs. An i5 is fine for gaming, and that motherboard is not needed, I have a good one for 125 bucks. Also, the 400R case by Corsair is fantastic. Edit- I take it back about motherboard, that was on AMD builds

Diox55 · Apr 24, 2014

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($209.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($78.50 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD4H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($159.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($149.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 4GB Dual Superclocked ACX Video Card ($389.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 400R ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($67.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Noctua NF-A14 FLX 68.0 CFM 140mm Fan ($16.70 @ NCIX US)
Case Fan: Noctua NF-A14 FLX 68.0 CFM 140mm Fan ($16.70 @ NCIX US)
Case Fan: Noctua NF-A14 FLX 68.0 CFM 140mm Fan ($16.70 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1395.50
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-24 21:42 EDT-0400)

camohanna · Apr 24, 2014

g-unit1111 :

Diox55 :

Seriously - why would you waste all that money in storage and case fans, and then have a $80 power supply? You're building a $1500 rig, that would be like buying a Nissan GTR and putting 3 cents worth of spark plugs in it. Honestly you don't come out ahead using a 500GB SSD as your only storage device. The cost per GB is not justifiable and SSDs do slow down when you hit a certain capacity. 16GB of RAM is not necessary for gaming either.

This is what you should do for that budget:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($209.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($124.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($80.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Video Card ($697.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair 400R ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 750W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($116.34 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($23.52 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1588.77
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-24 21:03 EDT-0400)

Why put all that money in storage and case fans when you could put that into a GTX 780TI? For gaming that's where it counts, everything else comes second.

Agreed on this. You need to put the money in the right place.

esco_sid · Apr 24, 2014

Thanks all for advice he just isn't willing to let go of the i7 my initial suggestion was the 4670k i will try to convince him again as far as getting 780ti i think that is just a little overboard he doesn't need $700 video card from my own experience its better to just buy 300-400 one every 2 years than to hold on to really expensive one for long time it just isn't going to be worth much in 2 years new one for 300-400 will match it or beat it. Cant 770 on single 1080 p run any game on max ? My 670 still does. As far as the os it is not in the 1600 budged he has win 7 license already as far as the ssd my initial thoughts were 840 evo but the 250gb one and 1tb drive but he said to ditch it for the 512 ssd so will try to change his mind and get one of those better power supplies as suggested.

camohanna · Apr 24, 2014

esco_sid :

Thanks all for advice he just isn't willing to let go of the i7 my initial suggestion was the 4670k i will try to convince him again as far as getting 780ti i think that is just a little overboard he doesn't need $700 video card from my own experience its better to just buy 300-400 one every 2 years than to hold on to really expensive one for long time it just isn't going to be worth much in 2 years new one for 300-400 will match it or beat it. Cant 770 on single 1080 p run any game on max ? My 670 still does. As far as the os it is not in the 1600 budged he has win 7 license already as far as the ssd my initial thoughts were 840 evo but the 250gb one and 1tb drive but he said to ditch it for the 512 ssd so will try to change his mind and get one of those better power supplies as suggested.

better gpu > 500gb ssd?

RazerZ · Apr 24, 2014

camohanna :

esco_sid :

better gpu > 500gb ssd?

Of course. An SSD just makes load times faster, it doesn't affect gaming fps.

RazerZ · Apr 24, 2014

g-unit1111 :

Diox55 :

Seriously - why would you waste all that money in storage and case fans, and then have a $80 power supply? You're building a $1500 rig, that would be like buying a Nissan GTR and putting 3 cents worth of spark plugs in it. Honestly you don't come out ahead using a 500GB SSD as your only storage device. The cost per GB is not justifiable and SSDs do slow down when you hit a certain capacity. 16GB of RAM is not necessary for gaming either.

This is what you should do for that budget:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($209.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($124.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($80.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Video Card ($697.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair 400R ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 750W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($116.34 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($23.52 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1588.77
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-24 21:03 EDT-0400)

Why put all that money in storage and case fans when you could put that into a GTX 780TI? For gaming that's where it counts, everything else comes second.

+1 this is the right idea. A 780ti is a must for this priced build.

esco_sid · Apr 25, 2014

Ok after much thought and looking over suggestions i came up with this http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3y3QX sorry about the case it is already bought i should have mentioned that earlier so cant change that. Also i got the 4770k because at micro center if i buy that motherboard and the 4770k it gives -$50 combo price not sure why i cant add that in pcpartpicker wont let me

RazerZ · Apr 25, 2014

esco_sid :

Looks great, might want to go with cheaper fans, but that is your choice.

esco_sid · Apr 25, 2014

RazerZ :

Yea as far as fans i usually stick to noctuas they tend to last the longest and 6yr warranty so i believe its the best choice over 3 fans only paying like $15 more over other brands

esco_sid · Apr 25, 2014

Ok Thank you all for helpful advice.

camohanna · Apr 25, 2014

RazerZ :

camohanna :

Of course. An SSD just makes load times faster, it doesn't affect gaming fps.

It was sarcasm

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