How is my Gaming Rig (part 1)

[krimson4eva]

I want to check with everyone before I get the parts I'm still a noob and this seems high end to me but I'm not expert help me if you have part with the same quality or better then let me know I just want to make it Awesome long lasting fun and enjoyable.

CPU Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor $229.99 -$15.00 FREE $214.99 Newegg

Motherboard ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard $119.99 FREE $119.99 Newegg

Memory Crucial Ballistix sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory $39.99 FREE $39.99 Newegg

Video Card MSI GeForce GTX 660 Ti 2GB Video Card $290.99 -$20.00 $9.99 $280.98 SuperBiiz

Case NZXT Source 220 ATX Mid Tower Case $49.99 FREE $49.99 Amazon

Power Supply Corsair Builder 430W 80 PLUS Certified ATX12V Power Supply $46.99 -$20.00 FREE $26.99 Newegg

Optical Drive Samsung SH-224BB DVD/CD Writer $17.99 FREE $17.99 Newegg

 

[Outlander_04]

Not much overhead in the power supply but it will work

 

[Mapsx15]

i have a very similar build, i have a 600 watt and 7870 though, and mine works great. I think you will be happy with this.
(edit) actually the one thing i would change myself is, saving a bit of money and getting the intel 15 3470 and the asrock extreme h77 pro4, its useless having the other two if your not overclocking.

 

[krimson4eva]

i have a very similar build, i have a 600 watt and 7870 though, and mine works great. I think you will be happy with this.
(edit) actually the one thing i would change myself is, saving a bit of money and getting the intel 15 3470 and the asrock extreme h77 pro4, its useless having the other two if your not overclocking.

Hmm do you think this set up will play Skyrim Call of Duty and MMOrpgs at Max? Also Overclocking means pushing a cpu pass it's limit ( I'm asking this because I'm a noob at over clocking) and can you link what I should get instead

 

[Mapsx15]

Yeah it sure will, I've had no problem.

http://secure.newegg.com/Shopping/ShoppingCart.aspx?Submit=view

their you go.

 

[Mapsx15]

you can get them elsewhere for cheaper.

 

[manofchalk]

It will play those games just fine.

Overclocking is when you make the CPU run faster than it is at stock, not necessarily past its limits.

 

[krimson4eva]

Yeah it sure will, I've had no problem.

http://secure.newegg.com/Shopping/ShoppingCart.aspx?Submit=view

their you go.

Could you repost the link i didn't get it

 

[Mapsx15]

sorry try this...

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/g1r4
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/g1r4/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/g1r4/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-3470 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($149.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: ASRock H77 Pro4/MVP ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($87.55 @ Newegg)
Total: $237.54
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-02-15 23:00 EST-0500)

 

[krimson4eva]

When you say play those games fine do you mean at Max or lower?

 

[Mapsx15]

I play Max on everything, with, as i said a similar build.

 

[manofchalk]

For those games, wouldnt be surprised if you could crank every setting and have a solid 60FPS.
For games like BF3, Crysis 2 you could probably do max settings if you reduce things like AA.

 

[krimson4eva]

What's AA?

 

[krimson4eva]

I play Max on everything, with, as i said a similar build.

Thanks for your help I appreciate it

 

[manofchalk]

Anti-Aliasing. its where the computer downscales the resolution of textures to fit the resolution of the screen. This can end up looking fairly horrible, so a higher AA does more calculations to make it better.
But that being said, at 1080p, 2X Anti-Aliasing is plenty.

 

[krimson4eva]

Anti-Aliasing. its where the computer downscales the resolution of textures to fit the resolution of the screen. This can end up looking fairly horrible, so a higher AA does more calculations to make it better.
But that being said, at 1080p, 2X Anti-Aliasing is plenty.

Ah thanks I get it now but tell me how good is my AA will things look horrible?

 

[manofchalk]

Anti- Aliasing is a setting in the game, you can change it between off, 2x, 4x, 8x and 16x (sometimes 32x). However at 1080p, beyond 4x leads to no real visual difference and tanks performance.

 

[krimson4eva]

So it's a good rig that is high end?

 

[manofchalk]

Yea, its a pretty good gaming rig. Dont think you'l be dissatisfied with its performance.

 

[krimson4eva]

Yay I shall buy parts now thanks so much

 

[krimson4eva]

Yea, its a pretty good gaming rig. Dont think you'l be dissatisfied with its performance.

Quick question what's the only downside to this build? ( the thing it won't excel in)

 

[manofchalk]

It would struggle in heavily CPU and memory dependant tasks, so running multiple virtual machines or high end video editing.

 

[krimson4eva]

It would struggle in heavily CPU and memory dependant tasks, so running multiple virtual machines or high end video editing.

As far as gaming its will max things completely? My friend is giving me a i7 2600k so will that improve it's downsides?

 

[krimson4eva]

Also I'm thinking of switching the gpu to this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814162122&nm_mc=OTC-pr1c3grabb3r&cm_mmc=OTC-pr1c3grabb3r-_-Video+Cards-_-Galaxy-_-14162122 will this card allow me to max games better than the msi?

 

[manofchalk]

Yep, though memory will still be an issue.

Your going from a 660Ti to a 660, gaming performance will decrease.