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Case: BitFenix Prodigy
Intel Processor: Intel Core I7-4790K 4.0GHz
CPU Cooling: COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus
Intel Motherboard: ASRock B85M-ITX (Is this motherboard enough or should i upgrade?)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB
Primary Hard Drive: 2TB 7200 RPM
Graphics Card: Nvidia Geforce GTX 760
Power Supply: Corsair Enthusiast Series RM750 750 Watt 80 Plus Gold
Operating System: Windows 7 Professional 64 Bit
 
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theres roughly a $130 usd difference between the 2 cards. its worth it, for gaming, to drop the cpu down to a 3-3.4ghz i5 quad in order to fit it into whatever budget you have. dropping down to a 4690 from a 4790 will fill a good amount of that void and you could drop even further if need be.
just dont go below a 3ghz quad i5

are you trying to build an ITX gaming rig?

edit: and overclocking your cpu wont do any good for games if youre stuck with a gtx760. the 760 is by no means a slouch, but is highly likely to be the main source of any gaming performance deficiencies as its only a midrange card. a cpu OC wont help that at all.
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As seth stated, the build is great except the motherboard. The motherboard is quite under par for that build. I would suggest something with a z97 stamp on it. I can't really speak for ASRock, but I've got an Asus that I quite enjoy all the features that came with it. Gigabyte also makes great boards for overclocking.


Gigabyte GA-Z97N-Gaming 5 is a nice motherboard priced at about 135 bucks
Gigabyte GA-Z97N-WIFI is also a nice motherboard, with built in wifi at about 125 bucks.

The Asus z97 boards run from 150 to 230. They great boards for overclocking, but their price makes it hard to suggest.
 
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The motherboard is fine, since it is a Mini ITX Overclocking is the last thing you really want to do with such a small case. With that CPU you most likely will never need to O.C anyway. Be aware once the motherboard is in you have little to no room to work with as I found out, I love the looks of the case but it is not easy to work in.
 
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youd be wise to drop down to a 4690, or even a 4690k. the HT cores in the 4790/k will do little to no good in games right now or even in the forseeable future.

additionally, i wouldnt bother with a K series cpu on a b85 mobo. either upgrade to a Z97 mobo with a K series, or keep the b85 and drop to a non-k cpu.
either way, the price drop to a 4690, K or otherwise, should be enough to bump you up to a gtx970 which will be a notable increase in gaming performance.
plan on spending some good cash for a HSF upgrade if you buy the K series cpu and plan on overclocking. the CM 212+ doesnt allow for much headroom, though it is a good budget cooler.

im not much of a fan of the corsair RM series. what are you paying for it? its highly likely that theres a better psu for the same or similar price
 
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So you suggest I should drop down to an i5 4690k? and the gtx970 is pretty costly. What do you think of me upgrading to a 770 instead? Overclocking is not something I care too much about. I can either go down to the i5 and stick with the current motherboard and upgrade the graphics card or I can alternatively go for a ASRock Z87E-ITX and stick with the i7 and current graphics card, what are your thoughts?. I mean the motherboard only matters for overclocking right? I'm paying $80 for the PSU.
 
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I'd say keep what you've got, you'll be fine with overclocking if you want. That case will even support a single fan radiator such as the h80i from Corsair. You just need to make up your mind if you want to overclock or not. If you're buying a new PC, I'd suggest buying the newest parts if it's in your budget. The 4960k is the same price give or take a 5 bucks. The performance gain is going to be minimal, but with that kind of build, why set yourself back a year from the start? Figure out if you want to OC or not, then go with the Haswell Refresh, whether that be the 4960 or the 4960k.
 
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theres roughly a $130 usd difference between the 2 cards. its worth it, for gaming, to drop the cpu down to a 3-3.4ghz i5 quad in order to fit it into whatever budget you have. dropping down to a 4690 from a 4790 will fill a good amount of that void and you could drop even further if need be.
just dont go below a 3ghz quad i5

are you trying to build an ITX gaming rig?

edit: and overclocking your cpu wont do any good for games if youre stuck with a gtx760. the 760 is by no means a slouch, but is highly likely to be the main source of any gaming performance deficiencies as its only a midrange card. a cpu OC wont help that at all.
 
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I'm not gonna be doing anything crazy hardcore... If this build can play games such as Total War, Battlefield and Skyrim on High then I will be happy, do you think this can do that?
 
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