Rate my Gaming PC

[skillet19904]

Hello,

I'm building a gaming PC. Could you guys rate my build.

Motherboard: ASUS P8Z77-V PRO LGA 1155 Intel Z77 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131819

Case: Rosewill BLACKHAWK Gaming ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147107

PSU: XFX P1-750B-BEFX 750W ATX12V 2.2 & ESP12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Full Modular Active PFC - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207029

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116504

GPU: EVGA 02G-P4-2680-KR GeForce GTX 680 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130768

RAM: CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233196

SSD: Mushkin Enhanced Chronos MKNSSDCR120GB 2.5" 120GB - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820226236

HDD: Western Digital WD Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136533

Water Cooler: CORSAIR Hydro series H50 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181010

OS: Microsoft Windows 8 Professional 64-bit (Full Version) - OEM - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832416552

Thank you

 

[techdude9]

Get a cheaper motherboard. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157293

Get a 7970, it's cheaper, equal performance and comes with Crysis 3 and Bioshock infinite for for free. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202008

Get a 128GB SSD. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=20-227-915&ParentOnly=1 apparently it's the fastest on the market atm. Or get a samsung 840 pro.

Good air cooler. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835608016 I wouldn't suggest buying a closed liquid loop. If you want to watercool your pc, get a custom liquid cooling system.

You can save some $$ and get windows 8 non pro. You most likely won't need the extra features for a gaming pc.

I can say drop to a 650W PSU or w/e, but i'll encourage the 750W because it's XFX, fully modular and gold rated. And you might need the extra headroom for later.

 

[casper1973]

Main thing that stands out is the CPU cooler. For a water cooling system it really doesn't cool that well. Most decent air coolers will beat it.

If you really want to go water, look into:
Corsair H100i
NZXT Kraken X40
Thermaltake Water2.0 Extreme

For air cooling:
Noctua NH-D14
Phanteks PH-TC14PE


As said above, you would see better performance from a HD7970 GPU. But I know some people just flat out prefer Nvidia.

 

[lxgoldsmith]

^ + corsair h110, zalman lq gets price/performance when there's a rebate

 

[g-unit1111]

I'd give it a 6 / 10. There's a few minor improvements you could make:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($134.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: OCZ Vector Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 670 2GB Video Card ($369.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($108.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($75.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $1219.89
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-03-06 18:41 EST-0500)

- Cut down on the PSU
- Switched to the Gigabyte Windforce 3X
- Dropped the H50
- Switched SSD to the fastest on the market: OCZ Vector
- Chose less expensive motherboard

 

[aevm]

About Windows 8/Windows 8 Pro:
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-za/windows/compare

 

[Ahlers]

Get this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125413 You will not regret it! Dont do the same mistake i did getting a GTX680 thanks to a Nvidia fan boy...