~1000€ Gaming PC

[suonz]

Approximate Purchase Date: 1 - 2 Weeks
Budget Range: ~1000e
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming and video editing
Are you buying a monitor: No
Parts to Upgrade: Everything
Do you need to buy OS: No
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: www.silentrig.com and www.jimms.fi
Location: Finland
Overclocking: No
SLI or Crossfire: Maybe later?
Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1200
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: My 5 years old PC can't really run any new games anymore.

This is the build i have been thinking:

1 89,80 ASRock Z77 Pro3, Z77
1 219,00 Intel Core i5-3570K, 4 x 3.40GHz, 77W, boxed
1 43,90 Corsair Vengeance Low Profile DIMM Kit 8GB PC3-12800U CL9-9-9-24 (DDR3-1600), musta
1 78,90 Western Digital Caviar Blue 1000GB, SATA III
1 98,90 Fractal Design Define R4, Black Pearl
1 79,80 Super Flower Golden Green Pro 550W
1 41,80 Thermalright HR-02 Macho Rev.A (BW)
1 319,00 Gigabyte GeForce GTX 660 Ti Windforce 2X OC, 2GB
1 21,90 LiteOn iHAS124, Rev. B, DVD-RW

= 1006,00€

What you think?

 

[excella1221]

Everything's compatible.
Though I've never heard of that PSU, and it seems you're overpaying for a 550w. o_o

 

[malbluff]

Basically good, but a couple of things.
You refer to the posibility of SLi. The ASRock Pro3 doesn't support SLi. If you want that, suggest ASRock Z77 Extreme4, or possibly the Gigabyte GA-Z77X-D3H is better.
Would recommend that you use Seasonic, Corsair, XFX, BeQuiet, or Antec for PSU. For a single card 550w is fine. If you want to add 2nd GPU, you would need 700/750w.
If you don't want to overclock CPU, you could save a small amount, by using i5-3470 processor. If you do want to OC, in future, stick with i5-3570K, but don't forget you will need aftermarket cooler, for CPU, before you do overclock.

 

[suonz]

Thanks for the answers.

But is Radeon HD 7950 actually better than GTX 660 Ti?

 

[excella1221]

On a general basis, yes. The only times the 660 Ti would perform better would be when playing games that are Nvidia-optimized like BF3, or when you use software that make use of CUDA cores.

 

[malbluff]

If you are using Adobe software, for photo work, nVidia is better for that. Some such software, eg Sony Vegas, it makes little difference.

 

[suonz]

I decided to use more money on this!

Is this card worth buying?
http://www.silentrig.com/product/2648/gigabyte-radeon-hd-7970-ghz-edition-oc-windforce-3072mb

And do i need to change anything else in the build if i go for that card?

Thanks!

 

[malbluff]

With that, I would recommend 600w power supply (550w is "adequate", but would prefer a bit of scope). Suggest Corsair, or PC Power&Cooling Silencer Mklll (if you can get it). Rest OK.

 

[excella1221]

That's a great GPU choice, totally worth your money. It can max out any game you throw at it.

 

[suonz]

I'm a bit worried about cooling with that case and GPU.

So is that case good enough to keep temperatures low enough?
Or do i need more fans or something?

Thanks!

 

[excella1221]

Not sure. If you want sure low temp casing consider the Cooler Master.

 

[malbluff]

There always has to be some "balance" between quiet and ventilation. The R4 is a quiet case, but doesn't have "outstanding" airflow. There are plenty of good quality cases, with good airflow, or the ability to add fans, for excellent airflow. Coolermaster HAF, Corsair Carbide 500R, some of the Antecs. None of them, however, are as quiet as the R4.

 

[suonz]

Im considering between HAF XM and HAF X.

Is HAF XM good enough for me or should i pay extra 45e for HAF X one?

Thanks again...

 

[excella1221]

Both are great casings.
The HAF-X is a full tower though, so expect it to be bigger.

If budget isn't an issue, I would go with the HAF-X.
Probably won't need to change casings for like a decade. :lol: