Looking for a review full system build

novicelevel1 · May 5, 2014

I have been looking into building a new PC. I shopped around, between cyberpower which has a good deal but a terrible workmanship and puget which looks great but is pricey. I believe building may be my best option. I was looking for suggestions or advise on building my first pc. I appreciate any input.

Approximate Purchase Date: Right around Friday this week

Budget Range: 1300-1400 after all is said and done

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, steaming videos.

Are you buying a monitor: No

Parts to Upgrade: Building the whole thing

Do you need to buy OS: Yes

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg and amazon

Location: Dayton, Ohio

Parts Preferences: by brand or type: I would prefer to use intel, asus and kingsston parts

Overclocking: Maybe chances are I will not be

SLI or Crossfire: No

Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080

Additional Comments: Mostly games through steam. I am currently running Path of Exile and running into trouble on lower settings.

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: Currently. I have a 5 year old labtop with an intel core 2 duo processor, 4gb of ran, and a ATI mobility Radeon HD 4650. This is great for watching movies or surfing the web but lacks in the gaming department. I would like to run most game for the near furture without much graphical sacrifices.

My current parts list is as follows:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($309.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($18.16 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus GRYPHON Z87 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($156.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($81.74 @ Amazon)
Storage: Intel 335 Series 240GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($162.95 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 760 2GB DirectCU II Video Card ($249.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair Vengeance C70 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Antec TruePower Classic 650W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Wireless Network Adapter: Intel 7260HMWDTX1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($46.99 @ Amazon)
Keyboard: Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000 Wired Ergonomic Keyboard ($33.24 @ Amazon)
Total: $1367.01
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-05 20:52 EDT-0400)

pro1ness · May 5, 2014

you need more storage

schau314 · May 5, 2014

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

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($244.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty H87 Performance ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($107.86 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($139.99 @ Micro Center)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Superclocked ACX Video Card ($249.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($57.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1094.75
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-05 21:03 EDT-0400)
This is just a suggestion. Your build is good, no reason not to like asus either.

novicelevel1 · May 5, 2014

schau314 :

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

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($244.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty H87 Performance ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($107.86 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($139.99 @ Micro Center)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Superclocked ACX Video Card ($249.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($57.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1094.75
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-05 21:03 EDT-0400)
This is just a suggestion. Your build is good, no reason not to like asus either.

Any particular reason to use a xeon. I know if I was going to OC I would need to get an unlocked processor.

RazerZ · May 5, 2014

You can do much better for the price. I'll post a build soon.

RazerZ · May 5, 2014

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($294.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: PNY XLR8 PRO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 780 3GB OC Video Card ($479.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Window ATX Mid Tower Case ($50.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec HCG M 850W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Wireless Network Adapter: Rosewill RNX-N250PCe 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($15.99 @ Newegg)
Keyboard: Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000 Wired Ergonomic Keyboard ($33.24 @ Amazon)
Total: $1367.10
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-05 23:14 EDT-0400)

If you don't want to sli you could go with a lower wattage psu.

novicelevel1 · May 6, 2014

RazerZ is there any reason not to get an unlocked processor? Also should I consider 1866 ram instead of 1600?

novicelevel1 · May 6, 2014

RazerZ is there any reason not to get an unlocked processor? Also should I consider 1866 ram instead of 1600?

RazerZ · May 6, 2014

novicelevel1 :

Unless you are overclocking, buying an unlocked processor would be a waste. You won't see a difference between 1600 and 1866 ram.

novicelevel1 · May 6, 2014

I put together a different build with a lower processor but will allow for overclocking when needed. I choose to go with the 1600 ram with a CAS of 7 for a faster response time. I did look at getting a faster GPU but didn't go as high as you did. I know this went a bit over my budget but I think it is worth it to get the parts I want. I am sure if I wait or look around I can find cheaper parts.

With this parts list will I have any trouble when it comes to oerclocking? Do I need to reconsider my PSU?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($240.98 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Seidon 240M 86.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus GRYPHON Z87 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($156.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($74.86 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($99.98 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($369.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Cooler Master N600 ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec TruePower Classic 650W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Wireless Network Adapter: Intel 7260HMWDTX1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($46.99 @ Newegg)
Keyboard: Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000 Wired Ergonomic Keyboard ($33.24 @ Amazon)
Total: $1504.97
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-06 21:54 EDT-0400)

RazerZ · May 6, 2014

novicelevel1 :

I put together a different build with a lower processor but will allow for overclocking when needed. I choose to go with the 1600 ram with a CAS of 7 for a faster response time. I did look at getting a faster GPU but didn't go as high as you did. I know this went a bit over my budget but I think it is worth it to get the parts I want. I am sure if I wait or look around I can find cheaper parts.

With this parts list will I have any trouble when it comes to oerclocking? Do I need to reconsider my PSU?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($240.98 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Seidon 240M 86.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus GRYPHON Z87 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($156.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($74.86 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($99.98 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($369.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Cooler Master N600 ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec TruePower Classic 650W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Wireless Network Adapter: Intel 7260HMWDTX1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($46.99 @ Newegg)
Keyboard: Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000 Wired Ergonomic Keyboard ($33.24 @ Amazon)
Total: $1504.97
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-06 21:54 EDT-0400)

Why downgrade a build and pay more?

novicelevel1 · May 6, 2014

Can you explain to me the difference between mine and your choices taking into account reliability? I am wary of a couple things..

EDIT: I am switching from the 4gb to the 2gb as it doesn't look like there is any gain from the 4gb verison

RazerZ · May 6, 2014

novicelevel1 :

The choices in my build are nearly as reliable as yours and they have much better performance ( long story short). If you're vary about things just tell me and I'll explain them. Looking back the only thing I would change is the i7 to an i5.

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