First Build For Gaming/Editing

OiSlayer

Honorable
Jan 23, 2014
3
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10,510
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Qd9qhM
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Qd9qhM/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Qd9qhM/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($99.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD4H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($163.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport XT 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($149.99 @ Micro Center)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Superclocked Video Card ($697.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair 650D ATX Mid Tower Case ($169.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair 760W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($159.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1928.88
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-04 03:27 EDT-0400)

I'm thinking of overclocking please post any recommendation
 
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You don't need a platinum power supply. Even if you plan on an SLI build later on with 2 780Ti's you can still run it with just a bronze/gold rated 750w.

If you're not going to be running an SLI rig later on, these will do just fine:

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1650snlb9
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/antec-power-supply-hcg620m

If you do run an SLI rig later on:

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-120pb0750kr
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/antec-power-supply-hcg750m
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1750bbefx
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-120pg0750gr
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/rosewill-power-supply-capstone750m

friedricezilla

Honorable
Jan 17, 2014
73
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10,660


Just a heads up. if you want to play the game on ultra graphic preset, you will need nvidia gtx780 or up to get fairly stable 60fps.
personally i think the game is very poorly optimized for the PC.
 
You don't need a platinum power supply. Even if you plan on an SLI build later on with 2 780Ti's you can still run it with just a bronze/gold rated 750w.

If you're not going to be running an SLI rig later on, these will do just fine:

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1650snlb9
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/antec-power-supply-hcg620m

If you do run an SLI rig later on:

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-120pb0750kr
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/antec-power-supply-hcg750m
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1750bbefx
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-120pg0750gr
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/rosewill-power-supply-capstone750m
 
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