Building first High-End Gaming PC for $2018, is everything compatible?

joegiants182 · May 28, 2012

Are all the parts here compatible with each-other? I'm ready to click buy as soon as I'm sure they are!
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-3820 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor ($289.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X79-UD3 ATX LGA2011 Motherboard ($239.99 @ Best Buy)
Memory: Patriot Extreme Performance 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($77.99 @ Newegg)
Hard Drive: Seagate SV35 Series 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($82.76 @ Mac Connection)
Hard Drive: Crucial M4 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 670 2GB Video Card ($399.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair 650D ATX Mid Tower Case ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair 750W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($110.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On ihes112-04 Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Acer G215HVAbd 21.5" Monitor ($104.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (64-bit) ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Other: XSPC Rasa 750 RX240 Open Water-Cooler
Total: $1696.65
(Prices include shipping and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2012-05-28 06:57 EDT-0400)

hellfire24 · May 28, 2012

for a $2k build,i would suggest at least a 670.i am not a big fan of OCZ for power supply.better go with corsair TX750 V2, it is enough for 670 SLi and overclocks.
other things are good.BTW,that's a sexy case

joegiants182 · May 28, 2012

If i wanted to overclock the 3820, do you think it would be a difficult thing to do, as it's not k or x series so it isn't unlocked already? I was planning on overclocking both the CPU and both of my GPUs.

hellfire24 · May 28, 2012

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfSPtsNPvYM
and yes 7xxx and 6xxx cards overclock very well.

joegiants182 · May 28, 2012

Thanks. Also, you don't think that two crossfire 7850s overclocked can outperform a 670? I was thinking that the slightly extra money would be worth it.

joegiants182 · May 28, 2012

also I was trying to go with a modular PSU for around 100$

hellfire24 · May 28, 2012

yes but not by a good margin.but they will have a lot of disadvantages too.AMD driver support sucks,more power consumption and more noise too.it is better to get a more powerful card then two weak cards.you can also upgrade you 670(SLi) in future.

joegiants182 · May 28, 2012

is the 670 easy to OC? and will it be bottlenecked by my CPU if I OC both?

hellfire24 · May 28, 2012

yes it's a very good overclocker and it will not bottleneck as both your cpu and gpu are very capable.

joegiants182 · May 28, 2012

Ok, as far as brands go for the GPU, Asus and Gigabyte are at 399.99 and EVGA is 419.99, which would you say is the better brand? Also, a $507 asus 680 is within my price range. I'd prefer the 670 but if the 680 sees a significant performance boost (100$ worth) then I don't mind paying the extra.

hellfire24 · May 28, 2012

evga has good customer service but reference cooler limits overclocking potential,better go with Asus DCII or gigabyte windforce x3.
and gtx 680 is not worth extra 100 bucks.

joegiants182 · May 28, 2012

I think I'll go with the Asus DC2 because the gigabyte is out of stock anyway, and the overclocking is a must so that makes it an easy choice. I edited to update the post above, if you wouldn't mind giving it a quick look over, I went with a different corsair PSU then you suggested, same 750w but it was modulated instead. You're my last check before i press order

So let me know if you think its ready.

hellfire24 · May 28, 2012

what corsair psu you selected?

joegiants182 · May 28, 2012

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cmpsu750hx

hellfire24 · May 28, 2012

HX750 is a great unit but-
it is made by CWT and TX V2 is made by Seasonic.in terms of power supplies,Seasonic>all.
TX V2 is a better value and modular unit hardly makes any difference.cable management is your talent not your power supply.

joegiants182 · May 28, 2012

I can totally respect that and I think I'll follow your advice because after all I'm a newbie, and you, the veteran seems to be very sure about this haha. I edited above to add a monitor as well, if you care to put any input on it I'd appreciate it as well, doesn't matter quite as much as the other components though!

FinneousPJ · May 28, 2012

Why get that CPU over 1155?

hellfire24 · May 28, 2012

not a big fan of acer but Asus makes some great monitors.

hellfire24 · May 28, 2012

FinneousPJ :

i was going to ask the same question but then i thought maybe he wants LGA2011 for a *high end* build.

joegiants182 · May 28, 2012

hellfire24 :

I figured the LGA 2011 will last longer in the future. And I've decided to stick with that monitor only because I stretched the price to get a monitor at all and anything else really is too high. Thanks for all your input, I'm going to buy it

FinneousPJ · May 28, 2012

Yeah but a LGA2011 with the 4 core is like a ferrari with a 2 liter 4 cyl engine

hellfire24 · May 28, 2012

^all we are going to do is to throw a turbo in it(overclocking the cpu)and i am sure it will beat almost every other thing in it's class.

FinneousPJ · May 28, 2012

It would make more sense to go with 1155 if you're buying a 4 core.

hellfire24 · May 28, 2012

i am big fan of 2500k for it's price to performance ratio and overclocking potential but sometimes it becomes personal preference.

chickenleg · May 28, 2012

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