Gaming build for university.

GlenicoNico · May 24, 2014

I'm going to uni in September and my laptop is acting funny. So I was thinking about building my own gaming PC for the first time. Is this a good build ( http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3Q8N5 )? I plan to build this in September, are the prices going to drop? Will these parts be outdated by September?

Do you guys have any suggestion about the parts to make this PC run better? My budget is the price of the top of the line Apple 15" MacBook Pro Retina Display which is $2,599. I want this build to be an Intel & NVIDIA build, so please don't suggest AMD parts (I know it's cheaper, and also don't replace both the monitor and the keyboard). I want this build to be an m-ITX build too.

Dunlop0078 · May 24, 2014

Well its a little too much for just gaming all you need is a i5 4670k and a good air cooler you only need 8gb of ram and 2 ssd's is totally unnecessary just get a bigger pro bigger is faster when is comes to ssd's anyways.

Dunlop0078 · May 24, 2014

Unless you want to waste money then you can save some money doing the things i suggested and maybe more and get another 780 ti and run them in sli it would be a bigger performance increase than an i7.

GlenicoNico · May 24, 2014

Dunlop0078 :

I'm not a huge fan of SLI/CrossFire (the heat and the power that is needed), and i'm only using 1 1080p monitor. Do you have a better build? part list please.

EDIT: I believe I mentioned that "I want this build to be an m-ITX build too".

tiny voices · May 24, 2014

For a single 1080p monior change your build accordingly:

8gb RAM
SINGLE 120gbSSD and then a single HDD
i5 not i7
gtx780, not 780ti

Get a better PSU. The Corsair RM units aren't great. Stick with XFX, Seasonic, Antec.

GlenicoNico · May 24, 2014

Dunlop0078 :

Bigger is faster? really? Will the 512gb version be enough for my OS, apps and games? I'm only going to play BF4, Watchdogs, L.O.L. and maybe GTA 5 (I heard the PC version is coming), so is it going to be enough? I'm also going to edit videos/photos, so I'll be installing Premiere Pro & Photoshop too.

tiny voices · May 24, 2014

Just get a 120gb SSD (250gb at most), and then a HDD for everything else. This is the proper way to do it.

Get the i7 if you will be doing rendering and encoding.

GlenicoNico · May 24, 2014

tiny voices :

I was think about installing my games & apps in the SSD too so it wont take much time to load, and the HDD is just for music, videos, movies & pictures.

GlenicoNico · May 24, 2014

Is this a better overall build ( http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3QjRE )?

Beezy · May 24, 2014

GlenicoNico :

yes that build will be very good. truly.

tiny voices · May 24, 2014

That SSD is such a huge waste of money. You get NO better performance in games with an SSD, just faster load screens. And games will be fine on a HDD. I actually sold my SSD because it made no real difference in games at all.

I would recommend that you get no larger than a 250gb SSD.

I would still get a normal 780 and a proper sized PSU.

GlenicoNico · May 24, 2014

tiny voices :

I know that SSD have nothing to do with gaming performance, but i don't think 250gb would be enough for my OS, games and apps. I'll stick with the 780Ti, not sure about the PSU though.

tiny voices · May 24, 2014

650w would be plenty. If you really want to overclock (flash the GPU bios etc.) get 750w nothing more.

Honestly, I would never spend that much on an SSD. Most of your games and apps will not have any affect from being on an SSD.

My games didn't even really load any differently when I had them on my SSD. I would get a 250gb one. Most people just run teir games on their HDD and only use the SSd for OS and browser.

Dunlop0078 · May 25, 2014

Well i load everything on to my SSD and love it i would never go back to a hard drive. And to anwser your question from earlier yes most ssd have better performance with more than 500gb i doubt its a very noticeable difference but its there and if your like me and have OCD abt your computer that matters.

notherdude · May 25, 2014

GlenicoNico :

Dunlop0078 :

SSDs aren't THAT expensive and this guy obviously has some money to spend, I say get a big one for your OS and your frequently used programs and have some space left over for whatever your current favorite game is. I believe the levels do load noticeably faster.

GlenicoNico · May 25, 2014

Thanks guys!!

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