Is this computer worth it?

[quchris]

*BASE_PRICE: [+1225]
CARE1: Professional Wiring for All WIRING Inside The System Chassis - Minimize Cable Exposure, Maximize Airflow in Your System [+19]

CAS: Corsair Carbide 300R Mid-Tower Gaming Case w/ front USB 3.0

CD: LG 12X Internal Blu-ray Drive & DVDRW, 3D Playback Combo Drive (YELLOW COLOR [+9])

COOLANT: Standard Coolant

CPU: Intel® Core™ i7-3820 Quad-Core 3.60 GHz 10MB Intel Smart Cache LGA2011 (All Venom OC Certified)

CS_FAN: Maximum Enermax 120MM Case Cooling Fans for selected case (Maximum Silent Operation) [+29] (1,000 RPM Black Color with No LED Enlobal Magnetic Barometric Bearing 17 dBA)

FAN: Asetek 510LC Liquid Cooling System 120MM Radiator & Fan (Enhanced Cooling Performance + Extreme Silent at 20dBA) (Single Standard 120MM Fan)
FREEBIE_VC: FREE $150 Value In-Game Hawken, Planetside 2 and World of Tanks w/ NVIDIA GTX 660 or Above [+0]

HDD: 2TB (2TBx1) SATA-III 6.0Gb/s 64MB Cache 7200RPM HDD (Single Drive)

IUSB: Built-in USB 2.0 Ports

KEYBOARD: * Cooler Master Storm QuickFire TK Mechanical Gaming Keyboard w/ Cherry MX Blue Switches & Full LED backlight [+80]

MEMORY: 16GB (4GBx4) DDR3/1600MHz Quad Channel Memory (Corsair or Major Brand)

MONITOR: 19" Widescreen 1366x768 TFT Active Matrix LCD Display [+115]

MOTHERBOARD: (3-Way SLI/CrossFireX Support) ASUS P9X79 LE Intel X79 Chipset Quad Channel DDR3 ATX w/ Remote GO!, 7.1 HD Audio, GbLAN, 3 Gen3 PCIe X16, 2 PCIe X1 & 1 PCI

MOUSE: AZZA Optical 1600dpi Gaming Mouse with Weight Adjustable Cartridge

NETWORK: Onboard Gigabit LAN Network

OS: Microsoft® Windows 8 (64-bit Edition)

OVERCLOCK: Extreme OC (Extreme Overclock 20% or more) [+49]

POWERSUPPLY: * 750 Watts - Corsair CMPSU-750TXV2 80 Plus Power Supply - Quad SLI Ready [+51]

RUSH: No Rush Service, Estimate Ship Date 10 Business Days

SERVICE: STANDARD WARRANTY: 3-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY PLUS LIFE-TIME TECHNICAL SUPPORT

SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO

VIDEO: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Ti 2GB 16X PCIe 3.0 Video Card [+53] (EVGA Superclocked [+0])
_PRICE: (+1630)
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Totals to about $1600

 

[FlaveRo]

If you are not willing to build a computer yourself I would say go for it, as it a a decently good computer . As for me being a computer builder I would not.

 

[tiny voices]

IS it for gaming? If so, its all wrong.

Get an i5
get 8gb RAM
Get a gtx 670

Will cost WAY less.

 

[SneakySnake]

You can build a computer that will outperform that (in gaming) for a $1000:

i5 3570K
Radeon 7970/GTX 670

 

[quchris]

Can you guys help me modify this to make it cheaper? And yes its mostly for gaming

 

[tiny voices]

switch to the components I listed.

 

[quchris]

Can you explain to me why i5>i7?

 

[tiny voices]

Games do not hyper-thread. An i5 is an i7 with no hyper-threading. Most people with an i7 disable hyper-threading when they game. The i5 is the best gaming CPU. Performs the same as an i7 for way less money and in some instances performs better.

 

[quchris]

And how about a x79 or z77?

 

[tiny voices]

i5 is 1155 socket so get a z77 board if you plan to overclock or an h77 board if you do not.

 

[quchris]

I'm kind of confused because there's a bunch of z77 boards and i don't know which one to pick.
[CrossFireX/SLI] ASRock Z77 Extreme4 Intel Z77 Chipset DDR3 ATX Mainboard w/ IRST, Lucid Virtu MVP, XFast Technologies, 7.1 HD Audio, GbLAN, 3x PCIe x16 (2 Gen3, 1 Gen2), 2x PCIe x1 & 2 PCI (All Venom OC Certified) [+59]
10[CrossFireX] ASUS P8Z77-V LX Intel Z77 Chipset DDR3 ATX Mainboard w/ IRST, Lucid Virtu MVP, 7.1 HD Audio, GbLAN, 2x PCIe x16 (1 Gen3, 1 Gen2), 2x PCIe x1 & 3 PCI (Extreme OC Certified) [-4]
15[CrossFireX/SLI] ASUS P8Z77-V LK Intel Z77 Chipset DDR3 ATX Mainboard w/ IRST, Lucid Virtu MVP, 7.1 HD Audio, GbLAN, 3x PCIe x16 (2 Gen3, 1 Gen2), 2 PCie x1 & 2 PCI (Extreme OC Certified) [+28]
[CrossFireX/SLI] ASUS P8Z77-V Pro Intel Z77 Chipset DDR3 ATX Mainboard w/ IRST, Lucid Virtu MVP, Wi-Fi GO!, 7.1 HD Audio, Intel GbLAN, Display Port, 3x PCIe x16 (2 Gen3, 1 Gen2), 2x PCie x1 & 2 PCI (All Venom OC Certified) [+135]
[CrossFireX/SLI] ASUS Sabertooth Z77 Intel Z77 Chipset DDR3 ATX Mainboard w/ Lucid Virtu MVP, TUF Thermal Armor, 7.1 HD Audio, Intel GbLAN, Display Port, 3x PCIe x16 (2 Gen3, 1 Gen2) & 3x PCIe x1 (All Venom OC Certified) [+176]
[3-Way CrossFireX/SLI] ASUS P8Z77-V Deluxe Intel Z77 Chipset DDR3 ATX Mainboard w/ IRST, Lucid Virtu MVP, Wi-Fi GO!, 7.1 HD Audio, Dual GbLAN, Display Port, 3x PCIe x16 (2 Gen3, 1 Gen2) & 4x PCIe x1 (All Venom OC Certified) [+219]
[4-Way SLI/CrossFireX] Asus Maximus V Extreme Intel Z77 Chipset DDR3 ATX Mainboard w/ IRST, Lucid Virtu MVP, OC Key, Intel Thunderbolt, & 7.1 HD Audio, Intel GbLAN, 5x Gen3 PCIe X16 & 1 PCIe X4 (All Venom OC Certified) [+349]
10[CrossFireX] GIGABYTE GA-Z77-HD3 Intel Z77 Chipset DDR3 ATX Mainboard w/ IRST, Ultra Durable 4 Classic, 7.1 HD Audio, GbLAN, 2x Gen3 PCIe x16, 2x PCIe x1 & 2 PCI (Extreme OC Certified)
[CrossFireX] GIGABYTE GA-Z77-D3H Intel Z77 Chipset DDR3 ATX Mainboard w/ IRST, Lucid Virtu MVP, Ultra Durable4 Classic, 7.1 HD Audio, GbLAN, 2x Gen3 PCIe x16, 3x PCIe x1 & 2 PCI (Extreme OC Certified) [+9]
[CrossFireX/SLI] GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 Chipset DDR3 ATX Mainboard w/ IRST, Lucid Virtu MVP, Ultra Durable4 Classic, 7.1 HD Audio, GbLAN, 3x Gen3 PCIe x16, 3x PCIe x1 & 1 PCI (All Venom OC Certified) [+41]
20[CrossFireX/SLI] GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UD3H Intel Z77 Chipset DDR3 ATX Mainboard w/ IRST, Lucid Virtu MVP, Ultra Durable4, 7.1 HD Audio, GbLAN, Display Port, 3x Gen3 PCIe X16, 3x PCIe x1 & 1 PCI (All Venom OC Certified) [+65]
20[CrossFireX/SLI] GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UP4 TH Intel Z77 Chipset DDR3 ATX Mainboard w/ IRST, Lucid Virtu MVP, 2x Thunderbolt, Ultra Durable 5, 7.1 HD Audio, GbLAN, HDMI, 3x Gen3 PCIe x16, 3x PCIe x1 & 1 PCI (All Venom OC Certified) [+114]
30[CrossFireX/SLI] GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UP5 TH Intel Z77 Chipset DDR3 ATX Mainboard w/ IRST, Lucid Virtu MVP, 2x Thunderbolt, Ultra Durable 5, BT+WiFi Card, 7.1 HD Audio, GbLAN, HDMI, 3x Gen3 PCIe x16, 3x PCIe x1 & 1 PCI (All Venom OC Certified) [+182]
50[4-way CrossFireX/SLI] GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UP7 Intel Z77 Chipset DDR3 E-ATX Mainboard w/ IRST, Lucid Virtu MVP, Ultra Durable 5, 32+3+2 Phase Power, BT+WiFi Card, 7.1 HD Audio, Intel GbLAN, Display Port, 5x Gen3 PCIe x16 & 2x PCIe x1 (All Venom OC Certified) [+339]
[CrossFireX/SLI] Intel DZ77GAL-70K Intel Z77 Chipset DDR3 ATX Mainboard w/ IRST, 7.1 HD Audio, Dual Intel GbLAN, 2x PCIe 3.0 x16, 1 PCIe x4, 2 PCIe x1 & 2PCI (All Venom OC Certified) [+148]
[CrossFireX/SLI] Intel DZ77RE-75K Intel Z77 Chipset DDR3 ATX Mainboard w/ IRST, Bluetooth+WiFi module, Thunderbolt port, 7.1 HD Audio, Dual Intel GbLAN, 2x PCIe 3.0 x16, 3x PCIe x1 & 2 PCI (All Venom OC Certified) [+235]
[CrossFireX] MSI Z77A-G41 Intel Z77 Chipset DDR3 ATX Mainboard w/ IRST, Winki 3, 7.1 HD Audio, GbLAN, USB3.0, SATA-III RAID, 2x PCIe X16 (1 Gen3, 1 Gen2), 2 PCIe X1 & 2 PCI [-12]
[CrossFireX/SLI] MSI Z77 MPOWER Intel Z77 Chipset DDR3 ATX Mainboard w/ IRST, Lucid Virtu MVP, Winki 3, WiFi+BT, 7.1 THX TruStudio Pro Audio, GbLAN, Display Port, 3x Gen3 PCIe x16 & x PCIe x1 (All Venom OC Certified) [+141]

 

[quchris]

Also 8gb(2gx4) or 8gb(4gbx2)

 

[ARICH5]

drop all those fans and liquid cooling crap

 

[quchris]

The liquid cooling is only 20$

 

[mgsfreak]

*BASE_PRICE: [+1225]
CARE1: Professional Wiring for All WIRING Inside The System Chassis - Minimize Cable Exposure, Maximize Airflow in Your System [+19]

CAS: Corsair Carbide 300R Mid-Tower Gaming Case w/ front USB 3.0

CD: LG 12X Internal Blu-ray Drive & DVDRW, 3D Playback Combo Drive (YELLOW COLOR [+9])

COOLANT: Standard Coolant

CPU: Intel® Core™ i7-3820 Quad-Core 3.60 GHz 10MB Intel Smart Cache LGA2011 (All Venom OC Certified)

CS_FAN: Maximum Enermax 120MM Case Cooling Fans for selected case (Maximum Silent Operation) [+29] (1,000 RPM Black Color with No LED Enlobal Magnetic Barometric Bearing 17 dBA)

FAN: Asetek 510LC Liquid Cooling System 120MM Radiator & Fan (Enhanced Cooling Performance + Extreme Silent at 20dBA) (Single Standard 120MM Fan)
FREEBIE_VC: FREE $150 Value In-Game Hawken, Planetside 2 and World of Tanks w/ NVIDIA GTX 660 or Above [+0]

HDD: 2TB (2TBx1) SATA-III 6.0Gb/s 64MB Cache 7200RPM HDD (Single Drive)

IUSB: Built-in USB 2.0 Ports

KEYBOARD: * Cooler Master Storm QuickFire TK Mechanical Gaming Keyboard w/ Cherry MX Blue Switches & Full LED backlight [+80]

MEMORY: 16GB (4GBx4) DDR3/1600MHz Quad Channel Memory (Corsair or Major Brand)

MONITOR: 19" Widescreen 1366x768 TFT Active Matrix LCD Display [+115]

MOTHERBOARD: (3-Way SLI/CrossFireX Support) ASUS P9X79 LE Intel X79 Chipset Quad Channel DDR3 ATX w/ Remote GO!, 7.1 HD Audio, GbLAN, 3 Gen3 PCIe X16, 2 PCIe X1 & 1 PCI

MOUSE: AZZA Optical 1600dpi Gaming Mouse with Weight Adjustable Cartridge

NETWORK: Onboard Gigabit LAN Network

OS: Microsoft® Windows 8 (64-bit Edition)

OVERCLOCK: Extreme OC (Extreme Overclock 20% or more) [+49]

POWERSUPPLY: * 750 Watts - Corsair CMPSU-750TXV2 80 Plus Power Supply - Quad SLI Ready [+51]

RUSH: No Rush Service, Estimate Ship Date 10 Business Days

SERVICE: STANDARD WARRANTY: 3-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY PLUS LIFE-TIME TECHNICAL SUPPORT

SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO

VIDEO: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Ti 2GB 16X PCIe 3.0 Video Card [+53] (EVGA Superclocked [+0])
_PRICE: (+1630)
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Totals to about $1600

i guarantee you wont use the disc drive, you can download hd quality videos or stream them, the gaming case is a bit ott price wise, in terms of graphics card ati radeon 7970, the ram is a bit excessive 8gb would be more than enough, i think youve gone a bit ott on the peripherals as well

 

[quchris]

This is a new build, idk why it cost more but for this one I don't have to pay for shipping and 5% off. So it totals to about $1580. Is it better?



Case: Corsair Carbide 300R Mid-Tower Gaming Case w/ front USB 3.0

Extra Case Fan Upgrade: Maximum 120MM Case Cooling Fans for your selected case

CPU: Intel® Core™ i5-3570K 3.40 GHz 6MB Intel Smart Cache LGA1155 (All Venom OC Certified)

Venom Boost Fast And Efficient Factory Overclocking: Extreme OC (Extreme Overclock 20% or more)

Cooling Fan: Asetek 510LC Liquid Cooling System 120MM Radiator & Fan (Enhanced Cooling Performance + Extreme Silent at 20dBA) (Single Standard 120MM Fan)
Coolant for Cyberpower Xtreme Hydro Water Cooling Kits: Standard Coolant

Motherboard: [CrossFireX/SLI] ASRock Z77 Extreme4 Intel Z77 Chipset DDR3 ATX Mainboard w/ IRST, Lucid Virtu MVP, XFast Technologies, 7.1 HD Audio, GbLAN, 3x PCIe x16 (2 Gen3, 1 Gen2), 2x PCIe x1 & 2 PCI (All Venom OC Certified)

Memory: 8GB (4GBx2) DDR3/1600MHz Dual Channel Memory (Corsair or Major Brand)

Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 2GB 16X PCIe 3.0 Video Card (EVGA Superclocked)

Freebies: FREE $150 Value In-Game Hawken, Planetside 2 and World of Tanks w/ NVIDIA GTX 660 or Above

Power Supply Upgrade: * 750 Watts - Corsair CMPSU-750TXV2 80 Plus Power Supply - Quad SLI Ready

Hard Drive: 1TB SATA-III 6.0Gb/s 32MB Cache 7200RPM HDD (Single Drive)

Optical Drive: 24X Double Layer Dual Format DVD+-R/+-RW + CD-R/RW Drive (BLACK COLOR)

Sound: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO

LCD Monitor: * 24" Widescreen 1920x1080 ASUS VS247H-P LCD

Network: Onboard Gigabit LAN Network

Keyboard: * Cooler Master Storm QuickFire TK Mechanical Gaming Keyboard w/ Cherry MX Blue Switches & Full LED backlight

Mouse: AZZA Optical 1600dpi Gaming Mouse with Weight Adjustable Cartridge

Internal USB Port: Built-in USB 2.0 Ports

Operating System: Microsoft® Windows 8 (64-bit Edition)

Ultra Care Option: Professional Wiring for All WIRING Inside The System Chassis - Minimize Cable Exposure, Maximize Airflow in Your System

Service: STANDARD WARRANTY: 3-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY PLUS LIFE-TIME TECHNICAL SUPPORT