I am thinking to build a gaming computer - how does this look?

ColeNWOF · Aug 7, 2014

I am starting to plan to build my gaming pc. For hours and hours I have been looking for the best components.
Here is the list of my choice:

Case: NZXT H440
Motherboard: ASUS Maximus VI Formula
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0Ghz
CPU cooler: CORSAIR H100I
GPU: Asus GTX 770-DC20C 4gb
RAM: Corsair SIMM PC2133 CL9 DOM K 16gb
PSU: Corsair CX750
Harddrive: Seagate Barracuda 2tb
SSD: Samsung EVO 250gb

I really want to know your opinion on this build and I also want to know if its a nice balance between the CPU and the GPU. I really hope you will reply.

Good day.

Littlesackninja · Aug 7, 2014

You went to far on the cpu and cpu cooler compared to the graphics card, You should be aiming for at least a Gtx 780, If not 780 Ti. What is your budget

Littlesackninja · Aug 7, 2014

Also the Evga Supernova G2 750/850w power supplies are much better than any corsair one, and the 10 year warranty made it a buy for me, Coupled with the quality product of course.

mzw · Aug 7, 2014

i second littlesackninjas post.

Littlesackninja · Aug 7, 2014

The seagate barracuda is good, But for more performance you might want to swap it with the WD Caviar black.

SuperAdithya · Aug 31, 2014

I recommend this build:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($234.66 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H60 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($49.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($199.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($142.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($118.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1.5TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($94.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 6GB Superclocked ACX Video Card ($549.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Cooler Master COSMOS SE ATX Mid Tower Case ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1590.57
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-31 00:26 EDT-0400

TomThePotato · Aug 31, 2014

Ram's kinda overpriced in that build. (one above) I'd change the cooler to a 212 evo. Maybe.. change the hard drive to a 1TB caviar blue. Go for the G2 750w version or the 620w seasonic.

Littlesackninja · Aug 31, 2014

Anything below a Corsair H80i isnt really good bang for your buck and dont deliver that great temperatures. Also that Asus Maximus board is a bit too overkill. Also If he likes the H440, He should get it. And that Evga psu isnt THAT great, With Evga psu's you only really want to get the Supernova G2 series.
The Seagate Barracuda 1.5Tb is a terrible drive with high failure rates, All other barracudas are good exept for the 1.5Tb. Also i agree with Tom, That ram is way too overpriced, You dont get much of a performance gain from 1866-2133, Unless you are doing workstation tasks.
Also its better to get a 3gb 780 Ti than a 6gb 780. Il have a build in half an hour.

Littlesackninja · Aug 31, 2014

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus Maximus VI Hero ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($164.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($148.50 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($84.39 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($78.23 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Superclocked ACX Video Card ($499.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($94.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($147.26 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1628.32
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-31 08:38 EDT-0400

buiscreep55 · Aug 31, 2014

Most of your budget should be spent on a graphics card so a GTX 780Ti combined with a Core i5 4670K will play a lot of games at high settings and you have also got the overclocking capabilities with the Core i5 4670K.

You could lower the cost by getting Corsair Vengeance 8 GB RAM but if your editing and recording gameplays that 16 GB will be good. But I edit and render videos on an 8 GB system and it works fine.

Your motherboard is a good one but you could get one cheaper so a gigabyte z87-hd3 is a great choice and will lower the cost. I'm not sure if it supports SLI but it does support Crossfire

PS

You don't need the best of the best for a gaming pc

Littlesackninja · Aug 31, 2014

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($82.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($84.39 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($600.00 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($94.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($147.26 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1596.58
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-31 09:26 EDT-0400

Here is a more balanced build, With a 780 Ti, but only 8gb of ram which is still fine for gaming, And corsair vengeance as buiscreep55 said, Which isnt as good as the ripjaw i chose before, But still some of the best ram out there. You dont need a i7 for playing games, and in some cases they are worse for it. If you are doing workstation tasks then the i7 will really shine.

TomThePotato · Aug 31, 2014

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3hptLk

Went with Haswell refresh and a Z97 motherboard because of Broadwell. 850w allows for another 780 ti down the road. Also changed the OS to home premium..

SuperAdithya · Sep 1, 2014

I recommend this build, with a balance of all componens, with a superb 780ti in $1600:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($234.66 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Seidon 120M 86.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-PRO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($169.20 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Sandisk Ultra Plus 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($125.04 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1.5TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($94.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Dual Classified ACX Video Card ($669.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master COSMOS SE ATX Mid Tower Case ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1597.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-01 11:18 EDT-0400

If you wanna buy OS too, with your build, then this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Seidon 120M 86.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-PRO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($169.20 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Sandisk Ultra Plus 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($125.04 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1.5TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($94.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB DirectCU II Video Card ($599.99 @ Micro Center)
Case: BitFenix Raider ATX Mid Tower Case ($94.57 @ OutletPC)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan: Rosewill RFX-120 87.5 CFM 120mm Fan ($4.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1602.73
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-01 10:30 EDT-0400
(degraded the graphics just a little bit

for money for OS)

Littlesackninja · Sep 2, 2014

First: Home premium is more expensive than professional, and worse. Second: the Z87-G45 Gaming and Z97 version are almost the same, Pick the cheapest one, The Z87 supports Haswell REfresh anyway.

Littlesackninja · Sep 2, 2014

the dual classified is completely useless unless overclocking pretty hard, the acx is much better.

TomThePotato · Sep 2, 2014

Actually, Home premium costs less... And the features in Professional aren't needed for gaming. Broadwell processors won't be compatible with Z87 motherboards. Also, the dual classified is just a few dollars more, so why not? (8-9 dollars more)

legend001523 · Sep 2, 2014

^ very valid points

Littlesackninja · Sep 4, 2014

Most of the time on amazon professional is cheaper because of the demand for home premium, also home premium onyl supports 16gb of memory i think, although that shouldnt matter

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