Is this a good price for my build? Taking Suggestions.

[SugarFreeBrowny]

Hello! I am thinking of building a pc for gaming and a little bit of streaming (720p). Thus I have been running through parts and running numbers. This is a bit of a weird build. I an trying to keep this as cheap as possible without making the system suck. At first my budget was $800 with an i7-4770k but apparently the i5 will do just as well. So why not save money? I'd rather not spend $800 if i don't need to but if I need than I shall. This is what I came up with after looking around for some deals.

All prices are after discounts and rebates.

Processor: Intel i5-4670k $199.99
Mobo: MSI Z87-G41 PC Mate $59.99
Memory: 8GB Crucial Ballistix Sport 1600Ghz $54.99
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon 7870 Ghz Edition $199.99
PSU: Corsair CX Series CX750W 12V $64.99
HDD:Toshiba 1TB 7,200 RPM SATA 6.0 Gb/s $59.99
SDD: Samsung 840 120GB SATA 6.0 Gb/s $79.99


Total w/ tax after rebates and discounts: $ 746.43


I already have a case, monitor, keyboard, mouse, and OS so those are not included in price. I do not plan on overclocking when I first get the build but I will later on and when I do, I will buy a a CPU cooler.

A few other questions are: Should I do 16GB of ram? Should I go for a GTX 660 because it would be 174.99 or maybe a 7850(MOBO is only Crossfire compatiable and not SLI)?

Thank you guys!

 

[brafu]

Overall it looks like a solid build. When I made my build (my first) I followed tom's system builder marathon $600 machine for an overall guide on what I should buy. I had no clue what I was doing, so it really helped me get an idea of the type of hardware I needed for the performance I desired. I would suggest checking out the latest build marathon they have right now if you want some more idea's, especially for a budget.

Also, I wouldn't bother with 16gb for a gaming rig because you probably wont use even half of that. Stick with 8gb and save a good chunk of cash, or move that cash into a better component somewhere else. I personally went with 4gb because it's more than enough for current games and it saved me a ton of money (not to mention I can always get more later if I need it).

 

[SugarFreeBrowny]

Thank brafu for your opinion! I feel like it is solid too. I just don't want to over pay for the system.

Does anyone else have an opinion on this?

 

[brafu]

If you wanted to save some money you could drop it down to 4gb and go with a 7850, but really that's only something I would do if I really didn't want to spend the extra cash.