Celeron SLI Gaming Build ($3000 budget)

Fun and Only · Sep 29, 2014

Okay I am a noob first and forth most at PC building so I would like your opinion on my build.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/HTBwD3
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/HTBwD3/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Celeron G1630 2.8GHz Dual-Core Processor ($53.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Antec KUHLER H2O 920 110.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($260.91 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus Sabertooth Z77 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($513.46 @ Amazon)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($160.00 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($189.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: A-Data XPG SX900 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($269.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon HD 5450 1GB Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) ($22.98 @ Newegg)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon HD 5450 1GB Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) ($22.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 900D ATX Full Tower Case ($315.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Diablotek 350W ATX Power Supply ($11.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: LG UH12LS28 OEM Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($197.97 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: AOC U2868PQU 60Hz 28.0" Monitor ($549.99 @ Newegg)
Sound Card: Creative Labs Sound Blaster Zx 24-bit 192 KHz Sound Card ($107.27 @ TigerDirect)
Total: $2737.48

I have SLI'd the graphing cards, and I want to know if I can add an additional Celeron and then SLI it or CrossFire it.

Also I want to know how this PC will fare against the PS4 and xBoxOne. I'm building this PC with plans to play GTA V, Minecraft, and Battlefield 4 and I want the best graphics as possible.

Paul NZ · Sep 29, 2014

I wouldnt use a celeron for anything inc gaming

RazerZ · Sep 29, 2014

- Don't get a Celeron. It's a weak cpu, same goes for the 5450s in crossfire
- You're spending WAY too much money on the monitor, soundcard, case, ram, and motherboard.
- Never cheap out on the PSU.
- No need to get win ultimate for a gaming rig.

For what you want to do this is poorly optimized and you don't need a 3k rig. I'll have a build posted soon.

Rapajez · Sep 29, 2014

I can't tell if this is real or not :/. There's a lot of mis-matches, old, and missing parts. I'd start by reading some of the recent marathon articles:

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/build-high-end-performance-pc,3942.html

The only change being to include the newly released 900 series NVIDIA card.

anoori9000 · Sep 29, 2014

No offence, this is horrible. Please wait. Ill put something better together.

M0j0jojo · Sep 29, 2014

woah woah your spending way too much money on things that wont help in gaming.

boosted1g · Sep 29, 2014

You might win an award for the slowest, worst performing $2k computer in the country.

I dont mean to be rude to you but that is a horrible horrible use of funds.
You can get very good liquid coolers for $100 or less
You can get very high end motherboards for $250. Your board costs soo much because it is an outdated board, probably not even in procuciton
There are many really good solid state drives that are 240-250gb for half that cost
$300 on a case is completley unnecessary.

RazerZ · Sep 29, 2014

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-G55 SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($117.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX Video Card ($329.98 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($100.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer ($12.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($90.26 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: AOC i2367Fh 60Hz 23.0" Monitor ($148.42 @ TigerDirect)
Total: $1187.59
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-29 17:57 EDT-0400

Much better than what you have. No need to spend more than this as it will max out those games and easily outperform the latest consoles.

runswindows95 · Sep 29, 2014

Just posting links off Newegg real fast, but a much more balanced build far as case, CPU, motherboard, SSD, graphics card, and power supply:

Motherboard - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132116&ignorebbr=1

CPU - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117372&cm_re=4690K-_-19-117-372-_-Product

RAM - 16GB is more then enough. Any DDR3-1600 CL9 is fine

SSD - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148820

Case - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147053 - One of the best cases out there

Power Supply - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151111&ignorebbr=1 - Might need lower or higher wattage, but the main thing is get a reliable brand.

Graphics Card - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487076 - Just threw one in that should be good enough to run any game out there

M0j0jojo · Sep 29, 2014

Bam!

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($338.78 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Antec KUHLER H2O 920 110.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($260.91 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 7 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($174.98 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($129.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($629.98 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($629.98 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case ($119.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG UH12NS30 Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: BenQ XL2411Z 144Hz 24.0" Monitor ($244.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $2938.53
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-29 18:09 EDT-0400

M0j0jojo · Sep 29, 2014

Actually change the cards to 2 of these http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-video-card-gtx9804gd5 cuz intake is better for SLI, so you dont throw hot air at the other gpu.

anoori9000 · Sep 29, 2014

Here man. I guarantee you, this is the best computer of these answers.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Hzf3WZ

This features 500GB SSD, 4K monitor, 295X2, water cooling, Very good PSU
And thats just the basics. This will run all games on ultra for a long time.

anoori9000 · Sep 29, 2014

Also if you are contemplating whether to chose 295X2 or 980 SLI:

295X2 is better for the 4K monitor (which i have in my build). 4K will look MUCH BETTER. Technically 2 times better than 1080P

980 SLI is better for 1080P, but wont look as good for 4K

Rapajez · Sep 30, 2014

@ the OP.

Hopefully no offense taken if you were serious. It just looked like someone was trolling the forums. If you are serious, I'll add my own comments and build to this thread as well.

Are you 100% sure about 4K? It's still in it's infancy, behaves a little funky in Windows, and essentially requires 4x the PC power as a 1080p display. Other options are a "1440p" UHD display, a higher (more fluid) refresh rate 144HZ display @ 1080p. Both of which you can get by with a $1500 build.

Compared to a console, you'll have better performance, the ability to upgrade, and the ability to change stuff you don't like.

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