Is this a good PC build? Should I change anything on the list before buying the parts?

MartinDaBoss · Jun 3, 2014

I'm just wondering if I should change anything on that list.
https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/MartinDaBawse/saved/wf8H99

mjranew · Jun 3, 2014

Looks good, and I think you'll be quite happy with it.

If you're looking for improvement, I would maybe switch out the power supply for a continuous 750w from corsair or even EVGA. I would only do this if I planned on adding another GPU later on down the road, because the 600w wouldn't be sufficient.

Otherwise, looks great.

Suztera · Jun 3, 2014

Ditch the 4GB GTX 770 if you running on one gpu, there is not much performance increase over the 4GB model. I would advise single gpu over SLI anyway. 650W is enough for a 780Ti upgrade.
Consider adding an SSD : http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz7te120bw

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£167.98 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£164.36 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£59.98 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 770 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (£227.72 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Zalman Z11 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case (£44.90 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£60.06 @ CCL Computers)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer
Total: £760.94
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-03 13:49 BST+0100)

Leonell12 · Jun 3, 2014

MartinDaBoss :

yes the build looks genuinely nice, however there are some things i would change, Western Digitals drives tend to be alot more reliable than Seagate ones http://www.ebuyer.com/393482-wd-1tb-blue-desktop-drive-wd10ezex?utm_source=google&utm_medium=products&gclid=COWTkbXe3b4CFZQZtAodoWEABA and do you honestly need an Asus Hero mobo?....i mean something like a MSI Gaming 5 caters to most gamers needs, it offers upto 2 cards in sli and 3 cards in crossfire http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-z97gaming5 and getting an SSD would also be a nice choicem however if this is your maximum budget, i would suggest getting a Hybrid drive, OS boot times in SSD's are only 1 second faster than in Hybrid drives https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st1000dx001

mjranew · Jun 3, 2014

I third on getting a SSD as your boot drive. 120gb should be sufficient, and you should be able to get it for 70 dollars or less US.

maddogfargo · Jun 3, 2014

Leonell12 :

MartinDaBoss :

yes the build looks genuinely nice, however there are some things i would change, Western Digitals drives tend to be alot more reliable than Seagate ones http://www.ebuyer.com/393482-wd-1tb-blue-desktop-drive-wd10ezex?utm_source=google&utm_medium=products&gclid=COWTkbXe3b4CFZQZtAodoWEABA and do you honestly need an Asus Hero mobo?....i mean something like a MSI Gaming 5 caters to most gamers needs, it offers upto 2 cards in sli and 3 cards in crossfire http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-z97gaming5 and getting an SSD would also be a nice choicem however if this is your maximum budget, i would suggest getting a Hybrid drive, OS boot times in SSD's are only 1 second faster than in Hybrid drives https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st1000dx001

* Not the WD Blue drives. They have been failing a lot.

mjranew · Jun 3, 2014

I'm not sure if you can take advantage of this, but Tigerdirect is running a SIIIIIIICK deal on SSDs right now. 512 gbs for $185 after coupons. crazy.

Suztera · Jun 3, 2014

mjranew :

He/she is in the UK.

MartinDaBoss · Jun 3, 2014

Leonell12 :

MartinDaBoss :

yes the build looks genuinely nice, however there are some things i would change, Western Digitals drives tend to be alot more reliable than Seagate ones http://www.ebuyer.com/393482-wd-1tb-blue-desktop-drive-wd10ezex?utm_source=google&utm_medium=products&gclid=COWTkbXe3b4CFZQZtAodoWEABA and do you honestly need an Asus Hero mobo?....i mean something like a MSI Gaming 5 caters to most gamers needs, it offers upto 2 cards in sli and 3 cards in crossfire http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-z97gaming5 and getting an SSD would also be a nice choicem however if this is your maximum budget, i would suggest getting a Hybrid drive, OS boot times in SSD's are only 1 second faster than in Hybrid drives https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st1000dx001

I'm getting the Ranger. It wasn't on the list so I just clicked on the closest thing to it. The Maximus Ranger costs $10 more than the MSI Gaming 5 mobo.

MartinDaBoss · Jun 3, 2014

Leonell12 :

MartinDaBoss :

yes the build looks genuinely nice, however there are some things i would change, Western Digitals drives tend to be alot more reliable than Seagate ones http://www.ebuyer.com/393482-wd-1tb-blue-desktop-drive-wd10ezex?utm_source=google&utm_medium=products&gclid=COWTkbXe3b4CFZQZtAodoWEABA and do you honestly need an Asus Hero mobo?....i mean something like a MSI Gaming 5 caters to most gamers needs, it offers upto 2 cards in sli and 3 cards in crossfire http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-z97gaming5 and getting an SSD would also be a nice choicem however if this is your maximum budget, i would suggest getting a Hybrid drive, OS boot times in SSD's are only 1 second faster than in Hybrid drives https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st1000dx001

I'm getting the Ranger. It wasn't on the list so I just clicked on the closest thing to it. The Maximus Ranger costs $10 more than the MSI Gaming 5 mobo.

Leonell12 · Jun 3, 2014

maddogfargo :

my apologies maddogfargo, i wasnt aware of this. I would suggest the OP to get a Western digital drive, caviar blue, caviar black, caviar green whatever, or maybe Toshiba drives, i just simply dont trust Seagate for hard drives.
And as for the SSD's, if you're going to have Windows 8/8.1 as an OS, i would suggest not wasting money on an SSD as boot times are only 1 second faster than a hybrid drive, plus in 120gb/ 256gb ssd storage, only a limited number of programs will fit in, if you get a TB of hybrid storage, you get almost half the speed of an SSD on ALL of your programs and as i mentioned earlier windows 8/8.1 boot times are only 1 second faster on SSD compared to hybrids. this is in favour of hybrids http://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonevangelho/2013/04/21/crunching-the-numbers-should-you-buy-a-hybrid-ssd/ ...while this provides the other side of the picture (towards the end) http://www.pcworld.com/article/2025402/ssds-vs-hard-drives-vs-hybrids-which-storage-tech-is-right-for-you-.html

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