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Hey, I'm planning to buy a new gaming-pc. I'd like to run the newest and most demanding games with decent frame rates (around 60 fps) on high – very high quality.

I will game on a single monitor with a 1920 x 1080 resolution. My budget is about €1600. (In euros because I live in Europe ;))

After some research I came to the following configuration (prices are from the dutch online shop afuture.nl)

I'd like to know if this is a solid build, or are there some better configurations for my budget? :)


  • CPU:
    I7-4770K
    € 284,50

    CPU Cooler:
    Cooler Master Hyper212 Evo
    € 28,90

    Motherboard:
    ASUS MAXIMUS VII HERO
    € 175,60

    GPU:
    Inno3D GeForce GTX 780 HerculeZ X3 Ultra
    € 446,30

    RAM:
    Corsair Vengeance Pro – 16GB DDR3-2133MHz
    € 149,90

    SSD:
    Samsung 840 EVO – 256 GB
    € 122,30

    HDD:
    Seagate Barracuda – 2 TB
    € 72,80

    Power Supply:
    Corsair RM650 – 650 Watts
    € 94,90

    Case:
    Cooler Master HAF X
    € 134,90

    Optical Drive:
    Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE
    € 18,90

    OS:
    Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-bit NL
    € 84,90
 
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I would probably wait for the i7 4790k. The RM isn't terrible, it just isn't worth the price you pay for it. Weak secondary capacitors means that it has a higher likelyhood of failure at high loads/temps. Personally, if I am spending the money to get a gold rated psu I want it to be good quality. That said, the RM series has a 5 year warranty in the US (not sure about how long the warranty is for your country) so it is not a terrible decision, just not the one I would make.
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For the power supply, I would get this one if you want a Gold rated fully modular PSU:
Seasonic X-650 (124.70): http://afuture.nl/productview.php?productID=618908

The Corsair RM use cheap chinese secondary capacitors that really don't belong in power supplies at that price and are more likely to fail at heavy loads.

Also, double check that the ram is rated 1.5v and not 1.65v since the Intel Haswell CPUs require 1.5v RAM and I have seen people have issues with using 1.65v Ram with them before. The reason I think your ram might be 1.65v is because it is a bit more difficult to find 1.5v ram over 2133 mhz.

Keep in mind that the CM 212 Evo CPU cooler is only good for mild overclocking, if you want to push your CPU quite a bit then you should look at the Noctua NH-D14 or a liquid cooler (Corsair 100i, expensive but good)
 
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Thanks, I will keep the RAM voltages in mind! But is the Corsair RM 650 really that bad, the reviews about it are good to excellent? And another question: should I wait for the new i7-4790K or should I simply go with the i7-4770K?
 
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I would probably wait for the i7 4790k. The RM isn't terrible, it just isn't worth the price you pay for it. Weak secondary capacitors means that it has a higher likelyhood of failure at high loads/temps. Personally, if I am spending the money to get a gold rated psu I want it to be good quality. That said, the RM series has a 5 year warranty in the US (not sure about how long the warranty is for your country) so it is not a terrible decision, just not the one I would make.
 
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