is this build good?

plrbear1028 · Sep 2, 2014

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/PDRjRB

I have a phantom 410 case, optical drive, and I want to find a good price for an OS too.. I bought RAM and a Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO CPU fan. Do I need thermal paste also?

LukaBoki · Sep 2, 2014

The build is perfect.
I would recommend getting a 4690 and that motherboard OR a 4690K and a Z97 mobo,like a Gigabyte Z97X UD3H.
But other than that,the build is all good.
All the best.

garl6 · Sep 2, 2014

I would personally get at least a 600W PSU with that GPU. Good choice with the SeaSonic though.

tiny voices · Sep 2, 2014

There is no reason to get a 4690 over the 4590, or even over a 4460.

The build looks good. What case will you be using?

You do not need paste, the 212 EVO comes with it. This is pointless because you can't overclock and the stock cooler will be perfectly fine.

LukaBoki · Sep 2, 2014

He mentioned it,the NZXT Phantom 410.

And I think you're right about the CPU.

tiny voices · Sep 2, 2014

Ahh missed the 410. yeah that case is great and will be plenty for this build.

plrbear1028 · Sep 2, 2014

garl6 :

could you give me a link to another PSU?

tiny voices · Sep 2, 2014

Don't worry. The 550w is plenty here because you will not be overclocking the CPU. Stick with the unit you selected. It will be plenty.

plrbear1028 · Sep 2, 2014

tiny voices :

could you give me a link to the PSU that would be better for this?

ps you're awesome.

plrbear1028 · Sep 2, 2014

tiny voices :

okay. I thought that gtx 780 would be a lot more than 770, but when I saw a 50 dollar price difference, I thought to myself that I could go with taking my lunch from home for two weeks.

tiny voices · Sep 2, 2014

Gtx780 uses MAX 231w under max 100% load, which it will never really be under. Add 84w for the CPU under full 100% load, which again it will never be under. Then 30w for the rest of the system. You get 345w under FULLL 100% system load, which will never happen.

In reality this system will use no more than 300w when gaming on VERY intense games.

plrbear1028 · Sep 2, 2014

tiny voices :

thank you. one more question ; is there anything else in the build that I could downgrade and still be in good shape? don't want to pay a lot of money for parts that I won't be overclocking, sli, or crossfire-ing(haha) with and do I need thermal paste?

tiny voices · Sep 2, 2014

The motherboard. You could get a cheaper h97 board no problem.

Also, you could get an i5 4460 CPU if is will save money over the 4590.

I answered your thermal paste question earlier. You can return the whole cooler.

plrbear1028 · Sep 2, 2014

tiny voices :

what would be a cheaper motherboard? link? thank you again.

tiny voices · Sep 2, 2014

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-h97performance

plrbear1028 · Sep 2, 2014

tiny voices :

would it hurt to buy this ?
http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Builder-Watt-EPS%C2%A0-CX600/dp/B0092ML0OC/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1409677139&sr=1-1&keywords=psu

LukaBoki · Sep 2, 2014

plrbear1028 :

Yes.It uses cheap capacitors and they can die when playing some really intensive games for a long period of time(2-3 hours),thus damaging the card.
Any 550W+ Tier 1,Tier 2 Class A or Class B will be a great option:
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/answers/id-1804779/power-supply-unit-tier-list.html

tiny voices · Sep 2, 2014

Yes, that is a poor quality unit. If you want a cheaper unit but the same quality, get an XFX550.

sora · Sep 3, 2014

A Seasonic 620W power supply should do the trick.

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