Check My Ride

bejammon

Reputable
Sep 26, 2014
6
0
4,510
Is this a decent build for casual gaming (mostly strategy like Civ, Total War, but also WoTanks) and regular web surfing/business type stuff? Worried about compatibility of components/bottlenecks etc.


- Microsoft Windows 8.1 (64-Bit Edition)

- SLOT Load - 24x DVD Writer/Reader + 48x CD Writer/Reader (Slim Slot Loading Edition)

- 120GB Samsung 840 Evo Solid State Drive

- 1TB 7200RPM [3.5”] (SATA III - 6GB/s) -

- 16GB DDR3 1600MHz (8GBx2 DIMMS)

NVIDIA® GeForce GTX 970 (4GB) GDDR5 (New - Maxwell Architecture) EVGA SuperClocked Edition w/ ACX Cooling

- Intel® Core i7-4790K (4.00-4.40GHz) (22nm, 8MB cache) (Quad-Core CPU)

- ASUS R.O.G. MAXIMUS VII GENE (Z97 Chipset) [Micro-ATX, 4 DIMMS, 2 PCIe Slots + M.2 mSATA Support] -

- 650W EVGA SuperNOVA 650 G1 Gold Power Supply Unit [w/ 10 Year Warranty] - Default

- AIR: [Stage 1] Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO [High Performance CPU Cooler + 120mm Fan] - Default

- Stock Chassis Fans
 
Solution
1. Get an i5 4590k. The i7 will provide little to NO gaming improvement and it will save you a bit.
2. You do not need 16gb of ram for gaming (8gb would do)
3. Get an asus or msi 970. The EVGA one isnt great, it has had some complaints and the cooling isnt great either.
Overall it is a solid build with some overkill but if you go for my recs you can save money and get about the same performance

jty0yt

Reputable
Sep 3, 2014
363
0
4,960
1. Get an i5 4590k. The i7 will provide little to NO gaming improvement and it will save you a bit.
2. You do not need 16gb of ram for gaming (8gb would do)
3. Get an asus or msi 970. The EVGA one isnt great, it has had some complaints and the cooling isnt great either.
Overall it is a solid build with some overkill but if you go for my recs you can save money and get about the same performance
 
Solution

bejammon

Reputable
Sep 26, 2014
6
0
4,510


Thx jt - too many choices!
on # 3, I don't see an asus or msi 970. Do you mean an equivalent vid card to the gtx970 - like the AMD R9 (for example)?