How do you think this rig will handle?

ChanceTheNinja

Honorable
Nov 28, 2013
138
0
10,680
What do you think this rig could handle? Res, Games and FPS?
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3Lv1U
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3Lv1U/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3Lv1U/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($124.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($79.99 @ Micro Center)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.43 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 770 4GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($399.99 @ Micro Center)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($57.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($134.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus VS247H-P 23.6" Monitor ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN881ND 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($18.99 @ Amazon)
Keyboard: Corsair Vengeance K70 Wired Gaming Keyboard ($109.99 @ NCIX US)
Mouse: Logitech G502 Wired Laser Mouse ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Headphones: Sennheiser PC 320 Headset ($117.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1699.29
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-17 00:28 EDT-0400)
 
Solution
It's not very good, considering that for that price, you can do a ton more. With accessories, keep it like that. But here's without OS, Monitor, and Peripherals:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($319.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.94 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-G55 SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($129.84 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.98 @...
It's not very good, considering that for that price, you can do a ton more. With accessories, keep it like that. But here's without OS, Monitor, and Peripherals:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($319.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.94 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-G55 SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($129.84 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 290 4GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) ($433.98 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 290 4GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) ($433.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair RM 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1674.69
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-17 01:27 EDT-0400)
 
Solution