Plan to build Gaming PC

Melvin Ignao · May 8, 2014

Need some opinion or advice

My Spec PC plan

MSI Z87-GD65
Intel Core i7 4770k
Corsair 120mm Hydro Series H80i
Corsair Vengeance 8gb 1600 mhz
Corsair CS650M
MSI TF GTX 780 TI
Aerocool X-Predator X3 Avenger Edition Full Tower ATX Gaming Case
AOC G2460PQU 24"
Samsung 840 EVO 1TB SSD
Microsoft Windows 8.1
TP-Link TL-WDN4800 450Mbps Wireless
Razer Deathadder
Razer Deathstalker
Razer Goliathus Mat Gaming

Should i go for 120 gb SSD with 1TB HDD or 2TB ???

Budget around £2000 to £2500 thinking to do SLI of MSI TF GTX 780 TI

esco_sid · May 8, 2014

get 4670k
get 250GB ssd and 3TB drive for storage
can also replace the liquid cooler to a noctua air cooler its less maintenance and temps would be the same.

Also are you gaming on a single 1080P monitor ? if so you have no reason to get SLI as 780TI can handle any game on max no sweat

Onus · May 8, 2014

I would get a 250GB SSD for your OS and programs, and use magnetic storage for everything else.
I'd also recommend a better PSU. The low-end Corsairs are built by CWT (not Seasonic), using some inferior Samxon capacitors that can't take heat and have been cited for early failure. Check out a Seasonic-built unit, either their own, XFX, or some Antec. If you're going to SLI, you'll want 750W-850W.

Melvin Ignao · May 8, 2014

I was looking to save a bit ££££ but I want my fps 100+ no less in max all setting like BF4
4670k or 4770k?

Onus · May 8, 2014

I believe the two CPUs will offer similar performance in BF4. Only the very latest, well-threaded titles benefit from the i7; hmmm, was it Crysis 3?
Cutting the huge SSD down to 250GB will save a lot too.

esco_sid · May 8, 2014

Here is what i came up with if you really want 4770k you can get it but there is really not much benefit also enough $ saving to get a second 780TI if you ever want to upgrade but i doubt that you would need to anytime soon maybe once 780Ti drops in price. If you really want water cooling i would go with at least H110 or kraken x60 as they have bigger rads and actually perform better than top of the line air coolers h80i is single rad it performs about the same as top air coolers.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£160.79 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U14S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler (£59.59 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£108.51 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£121.55 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£122.70 @ Scan.co.uk)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£75.94 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Superclocked ACX Video Card (£527.70 @ CCL Computers)
Case: NZXT H630 (Black) ATX Full Tower Case (£80.08 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 1050W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£177.00 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) (£72.99 @ Ebuyer)
Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor (£273.89 @ Scan.co.uk)
Total: £1780.74

maddogfargo · May 8, 2014

Onus :

+1 for all of this.

Melvin Ignao · May 8, 2014

esco_sid :

Here is what i came up with if you really want 4770k you can get it but there is really not much benefit also enough $ saving to get a second 780TI if you ever want to upgrade but i doubt that you would need to anytime soon maybe once 780Ti drops in price. If you really want water cooling i would go with at least H110 or kraken x60 as they have bigger rads and actually perform better than top of the line air coolers h80i is single rad it performs about the same as top air coolers.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£160.79 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U14S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler (£59.59 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£108.51 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£121.55 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£122.70 @ Scan.co.uk)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£75.94 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Superclocked ACX Video Card (£527.70 @ CCL Computers)
Case: NZXT H630 (Black) ATX Full Tower Case (£80.08 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 1050W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£177.00 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) (£72.99 @ Ebuyer)
Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor (£273.89 @ Scan.co.uk)
Total: £1780.74

I like what you saying but I want my pc look hot like msi red black colors check my specs they're like all same colors even case ^^

Melvin Ignao · May 8, 2014

Onus :

Thanks for this i know i need 850w psu for sli in just 2 months I will start building this i already had a budget for it just trying to cut down the expenses because travelling on holiday in October

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