Help me finish my PC please.

ASK18 · Apr 29, 2014

so here is my problem

i decided to make my own pc and here is the spec

Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4 Ghz - Cache 6MB [Box] Socket LGA 1150 - Haswell Series

GIGABYTE GA-Z87X-D3H (LGA1150, Z87, DDR3, SATA3, USB3)

Corsair vengeance DDR3 8GB RAM

Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X 3GB 384BIT GDDR5 - GV-R928XOC-3GD

cooler master silent pro gold 600watt

cassing: corsair SPEC-01

the thing is im not sure with my psu, is 600watt enough? and Im still confused with my motherboard, do you h\think theres any better motherboard with a similar price? And last, I havent decided the other parts like harddisk cd-rom cooling system fan and stuff, so what sould i get? my budget is around 800-900

thankyou guys and sorry for my grammar and stuff.

rolli59 · Apr 29, 2014

The 600watts is plenty and the motherboard is fine, could change it to an Asus board but would be a personal preference. CM Hyper 212 EVO is a popular cooler and just get a suitable 7200rpm HDD.

ASK18 · Apr 29, 2014

isnt it better to have the same brand between the graphic card and the motherboard? and woah thanks for the fast reply

IRyannHD · Apr 29, 2014

The recommended/required wattage for this card is 750w, I recommend getting a different PSU Corsair, Seasonic and XFX offer some great PSUs that have a good price tag. As for the motherboard, your choice is pretty solid, for around in (£) £30-40 you could get a Gigabyte
GA-Z87X-UD4H but if you don't want to spend the extra money your current choice is also a good choice.

If you have room in your budget I recommend a SSD and a HDD but if not then stick with the HDD. I recommend a Samsung 840 Evo SSD and for a HDD a WD Black 1TB as the WD Black is optimized for gaming and heavier usage. Any CD/DVD optical drive will do, LD and ASUS offer some solid drives.

And for a fan, definitely a Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO, they're cheap and effective.

I personally would go for a 770 GPU, it's cheaper than the R9280x, performs close if not better than the 280x and it means your PSU would be completely fine as well.

Kavster001 · Apr 29, 2014

The PSU should be fine

I personally installed that motherboard the other day... It only has two RAM slots which isn't always great but should be fine. It is also very small board and does not have the speaker port for the POST beeps but this is not important.

rolli59 · Apr 29, 2014

Brand of GPU and motherboard, there is no benefit to have them from the same manufacturer! Just get the ones that are to your liking.

rolli59 · Apr 29, 2014

IRyannHD :

Before we go with a 750watt PSU that would run 2 cards in Crossfire here is measured total system load under 400watts under load http://anandtech.com/show/7400/the-radeon-r9-280x-review-feat-asus-xfx/20
The silent PRO gold series have gotten good reviews so no need to change that http://www.realhardtechx.com/index_archivos/Page364.htm

ASK18 · Apr 29, 2014

ohh sorry my mad. What is the difference between gigabyte motherboards and asus motherboards? I heard that asus is more suitable for OC. And if you guys think that asus boards is better, which one should I get with the similar price? thanks again

Kavster001 · Apr 29, 2014

ASUS is commonly known as better but I always have used gigabyte and always use it when building for others... Make sure you read up on it and make sure it works with your CPU and has the right slots

rolli59 · Apr 29, 2014

My budget choice in Z87 boards would be this at the moment http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-fatal1tyz87killer
Asus choice this http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-z87a

IRyannHD · Apr 29, 2014

I suppose I was just going with the recommended wattage but its actually more impotent if it can supply the required power over the 12v Rail.

rolli59 · Apr 29, 2014

IRyannHD :

Those recommendations are always high and Sapphire started this but here is a useful general site http://www.realhardtechx.com/index_archivos/Page362.htm and those numbers are still high with a large safety factor for generic crap PSU's.

ASK18 · Apr 29, 2014

thanks guys! but will my pc be strong enough to play 2014 games in high/ultra setting?

rolli59 · Apr 29, 2014

@1080P with 280X and I5 YES!

ASK18 · Apr 29, 2014

hmm sorry that I asked too much but which one is better fan cooling system or liquid? and is the price similar or really different? thanks!

rolli59 · Apr 29, 2014

The CM Hyper is around $30 to get liquid cooler with same performance you need to double at least that number.

ASK18 · Apr 29, 2014

well I think im gonna stick with the fan.. thanks rolli59!!

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