Good gaming specs???

Williamjohn

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I am thinking of making a gaming pc. I plan to play games from steam and be able to do alot on it. I also will want to upload youtube videos and i would like to know if these specs are ok.

Siren- intel / nvdia

Cpu: Intel haswell i7 4790 4-core 3.5ghz

Mobo: as rock intel 1150 fatality z97x-killer

Ram: avexier 16gb 1600mhz

Case: nzxt phantom 530

Power supply: corsair 1000w rm-1000 modular 80+ gold

Pri storage: seagate 4tb barracuda

Sec storage: ^

Graphics card: gigabyte gtx 780 ti oc 3gb

Optics drive: samsung external blu ray usb writer

Sound card: asus xonar essence stx pcie

Netwrok card: tp-link wdn3800 n600 wireless dual band pci-e

Cpu cooler: corsair hydro h100i liquid cooler

Opperating system: windows pro 8.1 64bit

Anti virus: norton internet secruity 2014 oem

120 mm fan: [2x] cooler master 120 mm sickleflow

140 mm fan: [2x] noctua 140 mm nf-a14 uln 800rpm fan

Fan controller: nzxt sentry lx dual bay lcd 5 channel

Case lighting: nzxt sleeved led cable 200cm

I am planning on buying this from http://evatech.com.au/pcsummary.php?sysid=14335

 
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realised that I forgot to put a hdd and there were a few things you did differently in yours that you might want in it so here is the mark 2 of it.

CPU: Intel Haswell i7 4790 4-Core 3.5GHz
Motherboard: Gigabyte Intel 1150 GA-H97M-D3H
RAM: Kingston 16GB 1600MHz HyperX Fury Blue
Case: NZXT Phantom 530 Red
Power Supply: Corsair 750W RM-750 Modular 80+ Gold
Primary Storage Device: Samsung 250G 840 EVO
Second Storage Device: Seagate 2TB Barracuda
Graphics Card: Gigabyte GTX 980 4GB
Optical Drive: Samsung External Blu-Ray USB Writer
Sound Card: Asus Xonar DGX Gaming PCIE
Network Card: TP-Link WDN3800 N600 Wireless Dual Band PCI-E
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO
Operating System: Windows 8.1 64bit
Anti-Virus: Norton Internet Security...

Gracodana

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If you really want to order from there this a little better. There is no point in a z97 board with a locked cpu and the same with the liquid cooling at most get a cooler master hyper 212 EVO. The 980 is newer then the 780ti. I would recommend building it yourself but here is the changes.

CPU: Intel Haswell i7 4790 4-Core 3.5GHz
Motherboard: Gigabyte Intel 1150 GA-H97M-D3H
RAM: Mushkin Silverline 16GB 1600MHz Silver
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 Red Mid Tower
Power Supply: Cooler Master 700W Thunder 85+
Primary Storage Device: Samsung 120G 840 EVO
Graphics Card: Gigabyte GTX 980 4GB
Optical Drive: Samsung Internal DVD Writer
Sound Card: Asus Xonar DGX Gaming PCIE
Network Card: TP-LINK 300Mbps Wireless USB Adapter
Operating System: Windows 8.1 64bit
Anti-Virus: Norton Internet Security 2014 OEM
Case Lighting: NZXT Sleeved LED Cable 200CM Red
Service: Full Assembly, Burn in Testing & Setup
Includes installation of Operating System but not Office/Anti-virus (if selected)
 
I was going to price the individual components for you on PCPartPicker, but I got bored. :) You can do it, yourself.

Basically the components are all good and I see no problems, except for the price - but then, they have to assemble, ship and provide customer support and warranty, as well as make a profit, so I guess their price is for you to decide. The 24-month warranty is excellent, BTW.

They have a lot of cool lightning, so I guess if you want your computer case to glow in the dark, then that's all good. :)

There are a few inconsistencies in their product description, for instance, as far as I can find out, Seagate never made a Barracuda drive in 4TB models.

I can't tell if they offer you the SLI-capable Fatal1ty motherbaord or the Non-SLI version ($50 difference in price)

Then there are things I have issues with.

2 x 4TB drives are overkill. You will do much better with a fast SSD to use as main drive.
For gaming, the i5- processor range is as good as the i7 range and saves $100.
The video card is one generation old. The 979 abd 980 are more recent, more powerful and uses less power ( which reminds me that I don't know why they would put a 1,000W PSU in the computer - that's overkill as well.

IMHO, you don't really need a sound card, not with on-board sound at a reasonably high quality level.

They pre-install Norton Security bloatware. That is despite the fact that Windows 8 comes with similar capability built into the product at no extra price. Builders do this because Norton pays them to add it and that way Norton makes money off the subscription fees.

in summary, it's as good a package as you will get from a company. But at the same time it's also the reason experienced people build their own. It's definitely in the price range where custom builds can have equal or greater value by only having components that matters to the customer.

It is for you to decide if you think you have the skill to assemble and trouble-shoot a build. If not, then get this one, but just make sure you don't install and activate Norton's bloatware, for instance.

Having said all that, and leaving out a few bits and pieces (like an external optical drive for installation, etc, since the case does not take an optical drive, all the fans and lightning, since I'll add those as I need them), here's my configuration that will probably outperform that configuration and not look a lot less cool.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($255.00 @ Centre Com)
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X31 69.5 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($85.00 @ Centre Com)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty H97 Performance ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($129.00 @ Scorptec)
Memory: GeIL EVO POTENZA 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($189.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Storage: Intel 520 Series Cherryville 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($135.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Storage: Western Digital Green 4TB 3.5" 5900RPM Internal Hard Drive ($175.00 @ Centre Com)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($479.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($125.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($155.00 @ Scorptec)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($115.00 @ Centre Com)
Wireless Network Adapter: Intel 7260HMWDTX1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($69.00 @ Scorptec)
Total: $1911.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-23 23:22 EST+1100
 

Williamjohn

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thanks the motherboard was not right i had to change it to the Gigabyte Intel 1150 GA-Z97X-GAMING-7 if that mucks it up tell me because i am not good with computers
 

Gracodana

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realised that I forgot to put a hdd and there were a few things you did differently in yours that you might want in it so here is the mark 2 of it.

CPU: Intel Haswell i7 4790 4-Core 3.5GHz
Motherboard: Gigabyte Intel 1150 GA-H97M-D3H
RAM: Kingston 16GB 1600MHz HyperX Fury Blue
Case: NZXT Phantom 530 Red
Power Supply: Corsair 750W RM-750 Modular 80+ Gold
Primary Storage Device: Samsung 250G 840 EVO
Second Storage Device: Seagate 2TB Barracuda
Graphics Card: Gigabyte GTX 980 4GB
Optical Drive: Samsung External Blu-Ray USB Writer
Sound Card: Asus Xonar DGX Gaming PCIE
Network Card: TP-Link WDN3800 N600 Wireless Dual Band PCI-E
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO
Operating System: Windows 8.1 64bit
Anti-Virus: Norton Internet Security 2014 OEM
Office Suite: Office Home & Student
120mm Fan: [2x] Cooler Master 120mm Sickleflow Green
140mm Fan: [2x] Noctua 140mm NF-A14 ULN 800RPM Fan
Fan Controller: NZXT Sentry LX Dual Bay LCD 5 Channel
Case Lighting: NZXT Sleeved LED Cable 200CM Green
Custom PC Warranty: 24 Month On-Site Nation Wide System Warranty
Service: Full Assembly, Burn in Testing & Setup
Includes installation of Operating System but not Office/Anti-virus (if selected)

and a link so you dont have to do it again yourself:

http://evatech.com.au/pcsummary.php?sysid=14367

here is a mouse:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00B5QLS4A/?tag=gdext-20

and the keyboard:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823114041&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

and the moniter I would recommend 1440p display:
www.amazon.com/dp/B009C3M7H0/?tag=gdext-20
 
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