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jmp5832

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Hello all,

I'm planning a build in the next month or so, and I just wanted to get some feedback about my selected parts. My goal is to have a relatively powerful and capable rig with room to upgrade up to three to five years from now.

Parts:
Case: CM Storm Stryker
Motherboard: MSI Z97 Gaming 5
CPU: i7 4770k
CPU cooler: Corsair H60
GPU: GTX 760 4GB (evga)
RAM: Corsair Vengeance 16GB ddr3 (either 1600 or 1866)
SSD: Kingston HyperX 3k 120GB (already have a 1TB HDD)
PSU: Corsair CX 750M

I'm aware I may not need the 4GB's of Vram on the 760 at first, but I found one that's only about 20 dollars more than the 2GB so it's more about cost effectiveness for now. My plan is to SLI in the future so the extra Vram should only be a plus.

Any feedback/insights would be greatly appreciated! Just want to make sure there aren't any blatant discrepancies I'm overlooking.
 

Zaiderify

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That cpu cooler isn't really that good. You could get a CM Hyper 212 evo or noctua air cooler instead. That PSU isn't that great either. Check out the EVGA supernova 750w G2 or XFX 750w.
 
On top of what damric and Zaiderify have said, because this is a gaming rig, get the i5 4670K processor, it will perform the same as the i7 in games (well maybe 1 or 2 fps decrease), and up the 760 to a R9 290. The 290 comes with 4gb of VRAM, and it is a more powerful card than a 770 4gb. You also only need 8gb of RAM for gaming.
 


heh, before we get carried away with a monster GPU,

What resolution monitor do you have?

 

jmp5832

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Actually for the processor I don't really have a choice, as I "know a guy" who can get me the 4770k for very cheap. That being said he does also have the same option for the i7 4930K for an added cost to me of 80 bucks. worth it?

I'll definitely look into the EVGA power supply, don't want to skimp where I don't need to.

Thanks all for the feedback so far, super handy!

My monitor is 1680 x 1050 - so I'm not looking for an insane GPU. but in the future I will be adding another 760 and probably getting a new monitor at that point.
 

jmp5832

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yea I'd rather stick with nvidia to be honest. I've been buying their products for a long time and never had any issues. Like I said I have to budget for a 760, and I plan to upgrade further in the future. For now it may be overkill, but by the end of this year it certainly won't be.
 

jmp5832

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great! Thanks everyone for the help.

Changes to the build will be:
Either the EVGA or XFX PSU (which I do like more than the CX 750M)
Probably start out with 8GB of ram instead of 16, but I will likely upgrade to 16 later because I may wind up running some other memory intensive programs for video editing and such.

As for the CPU cooler, don't know much about them but I'll definitely put some more research into it.
 
Can't say I like the CX 750M or any "Builder Series" from any manufacturer.

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Corsair/CX600M/11.html

The new CX600M surely isn't a top performer, but making it one was not Corsair's initial purpose. They were, instead, looking to offer the best possible price/performance ratio, so some compromises had to be made. Although the maximum temperature at which the unit can deliver its full continuous power is restricted to only 30°C, all of my test sessions went smoothly at a considerably higher ambient, but the CapXon caps on the secondary side most likely won't keep their good performance if they work at above 40°C constantly, which I suspect to be the reason behind Corsair's conservative temperature range, at least for full continuous power output. The strongest advantage of the CX600M is, without any doubt, that it is affordable given its performance and the modular cabling design it utilizes. Its biggest drawbacks, on the other hand, are that it only has two PCIe connectors, which greatly restricts the unit's usability, and its very low hold-up time, which is the result of the small bulk capacitor. Corsair apparently preferred using a Japanese capacitor with a smaller capacity in the APFC instead of a higher capacity Taiwanese one. They may be right, since Japanese caps tend to last much longer, but a hold-up time below 10 ms with a limit of 16 ms as specified by the ATX spec doesn't look good at all.

The Stryker is an attractive case but at $139.99 I'd be looking for a some money to out elsewhere. Two days ago, the white one was $59.99, now the black 500% is $59.00 ..... that's quite a deal on a $139.99 case....- $$0 newegg discount - $20 promotional gift card w/ purchase, ends 5/26 - $20 MIR

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139009&cm_re=500r-_-11-139-009-_-Product

The 1600, 1866 and 2133 memory are all about the same price .... tho prices change daily; Wednesday the 2133 CAS 9 was cheapest

The 4670k will serve you just about as well as 4770k in gaming .... best take the $100 and add it to GFX card.

Take the $300 ya had on the EVGA 760, add $100 from the CPU switch and $$80 on the case, and you have yaself a rockin GTX 780 with $30 to spare (the EVGA 780 is weakest of the bunch)... when they were released, the Asus was the champ but MSI retooled their design and boosted the clocks from 902 to 954 outta the box

http://us.hardware.info/reviews/4639/10/nvidia-geforce-gtx-780-asus-vs-evga-vs-inno3d-vs-msi-conclusion
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127746

With the $30 left over, get a better cooler, one that won't hurt ya ears.... the H60 can't come close to matching the better air coolers (i.e. Phanteks PH-TC14-PE) but of ya set on an AIO, the Corsair H110 just about equals the performance of the Phanteks and, unlike the H60 is actually a hair quieter. The H110 is $115 so, I just increased your original build cost by $15 but got ya a machine that will be way more overclockable and way, way more video performance.

EDIT: Ooops, I forgot about tossing ya PSU....a 780 will need 850 watts if ya ever add a 2nd in SLI ....

$119 Corsair HX850 ... 2nd best 850 I ever used. Great voltage stability, low ripple, suitable for best OC'ing
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139011

EDIT 2: Geez, when I started typing there were no responses :)

Yes, a 760 is fine for your current monitor but if moving soon to the 920 x 1080, upgrading is sumthin to think about now. As for the extra VRAM, I know ya probably read that BF4 can use more RAM, I have seen nothing however that says more RAM improves performance.

Take a look at this for actual test numbers with 2 versus 4GB
http://alienbabeltech.com/main/gtx-770-4gb-vs-2gb-tested/3/
 

jmp5832

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great! I'll keep all that in mind. thanks again everyone!

about the extra Vram on the 760, I totally here ya Jack. but for now the cost difference is so minimal that I'd only save 20 bucks by getting 2gb. So I figure I might as well, It will just mean an absurd amount of Vram in the future when I SLI another 760 4gb haha.

Cheers!