Mid-level Gaming parts

xaylin

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Hey all. I am looking for some opinions on some parts. I am upgrading my current machine and really looking to stay around the 1,200.00 mark for the parts i need. I have a case and an older 550 watt power supply that i will use. With some paste it tops out around $1276, which is fine. Just wondering if there is any glaring issues or if I would be better off dropping down the cpu/mb and upgrading to the 770/780.

Parts:
CPU: Intel Core i7-4770 Haswell 3.4GHz LGA 1150 84W Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics BX80646I74770

MB: ASUS P9X79 LE LGA 2011 Intel X79 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with USB BIOS

HS/Fan: Noctua NH-D14 SE2011 140mm and 120mm SSO CPU Cooler

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport XT 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) Desktop Memory Model BLS4K4G3D18ADS3

Video Card: EVGA 04G-P4-2768-KR GeForce GTX 760 4GB 256-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 SLI Support SC 4GB w/ EVGA ACX Cooler Video Card

HD: Crucial M550 CT256M550SSD1 2.5" 256GB SATA 6Gb/s MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

Thanks.
 
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RazerZ

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You could definitely do better for the price:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.94 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($124.02 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($65.70 @ Newegg)
Storage: PNY XLR8 240GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 780 3GB AMP! Edition Video Card ($476.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Antec HCG M 850W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1116.62
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-09 22:48 EDT-0400)

An i7 will see around 5fps more than an i7, and for gaming is generally not worth it.

This could also be cheaper if you don't want to overclock the CPU.
 
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