New 2800 build

[Malron]

Approximate Purchase Date: in a month or two

Budget Range: 3000

System Usage from Most to Least Important: gaming, surfing, watching movies, school

Are you buying a monitor: Yes
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0063BM5NK/ref=gno_cart_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER ] Asus VG278H 27-Inch 3D Full-HD LED Monitor [/url]




Do you need to buy OS: No


Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Amazon

Location: Kuwait; however, they will be shipped to my US mailbox

Parts Preferences: Intel and Nvidia

Overclocking: Maybe

SLI : in the far future

Your Monitor Resolution: the asus is 1920x1080

Case:http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BCXF6MG/ref=ox_sc_act_title_6?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER ] Cooler Master HAF X - Full Tower [/url]
CPU:http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007SZ0EHE/ref=ox_sc_act_title_7?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER ] Intel Core i7-3770 Quad-Core Processor 3.4 GHz [/url]
RAM:http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007TTEHMW/ref=ox_sc_act_title_10?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER ] Kingston HyperX Blu 16GB Kit (2x8 GB Modules) [/url]
GPU:http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0080JWLFU/ref=ox_sc_act_title_8?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER ] ASUS GeForce GTX690 4096MB GDDR5 512bit [/url]
PSU:http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004MYFODS/ref=ox_sc_act_title_9?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER ] Corsair Enthusiast Series 850-Watt 80 Plus Bronze Certified Power Supply Compatible with Core i3, i5, i7 and platforms - TX850[/url]
Motherboard:http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007RIFKUS/ref=ox_sc_act_title_5?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER ] ASUS SABERTOOTH Z77 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard [/url]
Additionally:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007VPGL5U/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER ] LG Electronics 14x SATA Blu-ray Internal Rewriter without Software [/url]
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005T3GRN2/ref=ox_sc_act_title_3?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER ] Seagate Barracuda 2 TB HDD SATA 6 Gb/s [/url]
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009NHAF06/ref=ox_sc_act_title_4?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A23M3KL3V61UGY ] Samsung 840 Series 2.5 inch 120GB SATA III internal Solid State Drive [/url]


Additional Comments: Did I miss anything? and are they compatible with each other?
My games include RPGs like the witcher 2 and dragon age, Batman arkham asylum, Crysis, I used to play FBS like Battlefield but my laptop couldn't handle them any more

Off topic: can someone explain the 12 month financing? My understanding is I have to pay the full price of my purchase over 12 months rather than at time of purchase with no interest but if I delayed the payment for even one day after the period there will be interest that can reach up to 20%

 

[Jacks0n]

3000 what currency? I'd also point out that you should get a GTX770 or 780 if you want to max everything for the future!

 

[Malron]

3000 what currency? I'd also point out that you should get a GTX770 or 780 if you want to max everything for the future!

Sorry, my bad. 3000 USD.

 

[boulbox]

Don't bother with the 690, you can get the same performance with 2x670 and it would be cheaper than the 690.

For 3000, you would want to put your money on a 780, not a 690.

I have a 3D monitor, and i will tell you that it is pretty dam smooth but not worth the money since you will not be playing on 3D most of the time. Get a 1440p IPS/PLX monitor which looks just beautiful for games.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC12DX_BK 68.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($126.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Plextor M5S Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($169.99 @ Microcenter)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($85.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card ($659.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 850W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($149.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus PB278Q 27.0" Monitor ($569.35 @ Amazon)
Total: $2168.27
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-06-23 12:55 EDT-0400)

Case would be your preference. You can add a 780 now or later on in the future, but you do not really need to since it should max out all games with decent FPS.

This would be amazon only:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($241.48 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC12DX_BK 68.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($177.14 @ Amazon)
Memory: Patriot Viper 3 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($107.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Sandisk Ultra Plus 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($164.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($92.74 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card ($659.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 850W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($149.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($25.17 @ Amazon)
Monitor: Asus PB278Q 27.0" Monitor ($599.97 @ Amazon)
Total: $2269.45
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-06-23 13:01 EDT-0400)

 

[Jacks0n]

You say you want to SLI in the far future, but a 780 is essentially an SLI of two 770's

 

[Jacks0n]

Don't bother with the 690, you can get the same performance with 2x670 and it would be cheaper than the 690.

For 3000, you would want to put your money on a 780, not a 690.

I have a 3D monitor, and i will tell you that it is pretty dam smooth but not worth the money since you will not be playing on 3D most of the time. Get a 1440p IPS/PLX monitor which looks just beautiful for games.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC12DX_BK 68.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($126.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Plextor M5S Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($169.99 @ Microcenter)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($85.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card ($659.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 850W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($149.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus PB278Q 27.0" Monitor ($569.35 @ Amazon)
Total: $2168.27
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-06-23 12:55 EDT-0400)

Case would be your preference. You can add a 780 now or later on in the future, but you do not really need to since it should max out all games with decent FPS.

That is a massive PSU - what exactly will he need the extra 200W for? Also for $3000 budget, upgrade to an i7 - it may not be better for gaming but for everything else it is. Not least because of Hyper-threading.

 

[silent_744]

Completely off topic, but where in Kuwait are you? With the 28th ID?

 

[boulbox]

Don't bother with the 690, you can get the same performance with 2x670 and it would be cheaper than the 690.

For 3000, you would want to put your money on a 780, not a 690.

I have a 3D monitor, and i will tell you that it is pretty dam smooth but not worth the money since you will not be playing on 3D most of the time. Get a 1440p IPS/PLX monitor which looks just beautiful for games.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC12DX_BK 68.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($126.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Plextor M5S Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($169.99 @ Microcenter)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($85.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card ($659.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 850W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($149.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus PB278Q 27.0" Monitor ($569.35 @ Amazon)
Total: $2168.27
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-06-23 12:55 EDT-0400)

Case would be your preference. You can add a 780 now or later on in the future, but you do not really need to since it should max out all games with decent FPS.

That is a massive PSU - what exactly will he need the extra 200W for? Also for $3000 budget, upgrade to an i7 - it may not be better for gaming but for everything else it is. Not least because of Hyper-threading.

I put inside a 850W PSU incase you would want to SLI in the future, if not, drop it down to a 650W. It is also to cover the leeway of overclocking your system as it can use a bit more power.

i7 is just a waste if he is only gaming.

 

[Jacks0n]

If he has the budget, an extra $100 wont hurt - especially if he wants to get into video editing in the future. A 780 is basically an SLI already - drop it to a 770 4GB, should be feasible.

 

[boulbox]

You say you want to SLI in the far future, but a 780 is essentially an SLI of two 770's

770 is not essentially an SLI of the 780. The 770 uses the old 600 series platform(pretty much a remake of a 680 and making it cheaper) while the 780 uses a whole newer platform that can actually use 4GB vRam unlike the previous generation.(a reason why you should not buy a 4GB 770/600 series card)

2 770s would blow 780 out of the water but i would not choose that route because you can just add in a 2nd 780 later on in the future while having the benefit of 4GB vRam. Also that if you are not experienced with SLI, a single GPU would much better have less problems and would not need much fiddling.

 

[Jacks0n]

exactly sli of two 770 2GBs, essentially doesn't mean it is - it means it works like it at a lower rate.

 

[Malron]

I thought gtx 690 will cover current and future games and if gaming ever got that intensive in the future I'll just buy another 690
Do you really think that the 780 is better or are your recommending it because of the price?
For the CPU I'm kinda set on the i7

 

[Malron]

Completely off topic, but where in Kuwait are you? With the 28th ID?

What do you mean by the 28th ID?

 

[Jacks0n]

780 will be better - until the 790 and such come out, a 690 is a waste at the moment since there are upgraded versions. But for now, stick with a 780, it should max just about everything for at least a couple of years.

 

[Malron]

So the 780 keeping the other parts?

 

[silent_744]

Completely off topic, but where in Kuwait are you? With the 28th ID?

What do you mean by the 28th ID?

Nvm, thought you may have been with us on this deployment, your "in a month or 2" had coincidental timing with when we're going home.

 

[boulbox]

If he has the budget, an extra $100 wont hurt - especially if he wants to get into video editing in the future. A 780 is basically an SLI already - drop it to a 770 4GB, should be feasible.

I thought gtx 690 will cover current and future games and if gaming ever got that intensive in the future I'll just buy another 690
Do you really think that the 780 is better or are your recommending it because of the price?
For the CPU I'm kinda set on the i7

690 is just junk, it will say 4GB but what they really mean is 2GB+2GB vRam which means it does not really use 4GB, it will stay at 2GB.

780 is just a better buy than the 770, it can fully use 4GB vRam(not like 770 4GB because the platform does not perform well with the 4GB and can sometimes cause latency issues) and it would be less trouble than a 770 SLI.

Pretty much, for a build, you would want to try to get the strongest card you can get. Besides the Titan, the 780 is the better choice being a bit slower and $400 cheaper(you can overclock the 780 to beat the titan stock fairly easy). Also that if you are going the 1440p route, 780 absolutely destroys the 770 because the 770 also has issues performing on 1440p(which is why 770 loses to 7970 in higher resolutions)

 

[Malron]

Completely off topic, but where in Kuwait are you? With the 28th ID?

What do you mean by the 28th ID?

Nvm, thought you may have been with us on this deployment, your "in a month or 2" had coincidental timing with when we're going home.

No I actually live in Kuwait. Not a soldier.

 

[Jacks0n]

So the 780 keeping the other parts?

Yes, should work.

 

[Malron]

Thank you guys. Much appreciated.
So I'll ditch the 690 and the 3d monitor and going with 780 and asus pb278q or similar

 

[boulbox]

Thank you guys. Much appreciated.
So I'll ditch the 690 and the 3d monitor and going with 780 and asus pb278q or similar

That is the route i would go if i were to spend that much money on the system.