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i7-4770k + EVGA GTX 770 4G + ASUS MAXIMUS VI HERO build.

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October 13, 2013 12:03:12 AM

Hi guys,

I just finished picking the component of my new PC and I need to confirm few things.
I decided to go with:
Intel Core i7-4770K Haswell 3.5GHz LGA 1150 84W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics BX80646I74770K
EVGA 04G-P4-3778-KR GeForce GTX 770 4GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
ASUS MAXIMUS VI HERO LGA 1150 Intel Z87 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
G.SKILL Trident X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2400 (PC3 19200) Desktop Memory Model F3-2400C10D-16GTX
Corsair Carbide Series Air 540 (CC-9011030-WW) Black Steel / Plastic ATX High Airflow Cube Case
CORSAIR Hydro Series H100i Extreme Performance Water/Liquid CPU Cooler. 240mm
CORSAIR AX860 860W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS PLATINUM Certified Full Modular Active PFC Power Supply
Samsung Electronics 840 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5-Inch SATA III Single Unit Version Internal Solid State Drive

So I ended up with 1800$ build which frankly has exceeded my expectation.
I will but my requirements so you can verify my choices.. I will use this computer mainly for gaming with some Photoshop work and rendering, I am going to overclocking and planing on using SLi in the future, I have no intention on changing this build for at least 5 years.

So do you think I made the right choices or my money is going to waste? is there an equivalent to something with the same quality but somehow cheaper, I am OK with the 1.8k but if it can become less it gonna be great.

the other thing is the RAM the Trident needs 1.65V which will some tweaks to make it work with this build, I am thinking of switching it with the Sniper since it needs 1.5V which is the required voltage. what do you think is the best choice?

thank you.

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October 13, 2013 12:25:50 AM

You could go for an i5 instead which would be cheaper and maybe go for 8GB of RAM at first if budget is really a concern.
October 13, 2013 12:50:33 AM

Som3one said:
You could go for an i5 instead which would be cheaper and maybe go for 8GB of RAM at first if budget is really a concern.


Money isn't the issue here but I don't like to throw it away.
Most of the time an expert can find stuff a novice like me can't.
I also wanted to check if all my component will work together efficiently.
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October 13, 2013 11:38:59 AM

hey there,

here is my advice. basically the same build with more efficient choices.

have fun...

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($339.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($97.25 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($139.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($209.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.96 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 4GB Video Card ($439.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair Air 540 ATX Desktop Case ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic M12II 850W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($18.49 @ Amazon)
Total: $1655.63
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-10-13 14:38 EDT-0400)

couple notes...
850W psu is only needed for SLI/Xfire setup if you wanna go that way in future. otherwise 600w is enough for good.
ssd choice shall be samsung 840 pro. not evo... if youre seeking for pure performance
asus mobos are overrated no need... (eventho I own one lol)
a b 4 Gaming
October 13, 2013 12:04:09 PM

BM_IT said:
Hi guys,

I just finished picking the component of my new PC and I need to confirm few things.
I decided to go with:
Intel Core i7-4770K Haswell 3.5GHz LGA 1150 84W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics BX80646I74770K
EVGA 04G-P4-3778-KR GeForce GTX 770 4GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
ASUS MAXIMUS VI HERO LGA 1150 Intel Z87 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
G.SKILL Trident X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2400 (PC3 19200) Desktop Memory Model F3-2400C10D-16GTX
Corsair Carbide Series Air 540 (CC-9011030-WW) Black Steel / Plastic ATX High Airflow Cube Case
CORSAIR Hydro Series H100i Extreme Performance Water/Liquid CPU Cooler. 240mm
CORSAIR AX860 860W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS PLATINUM Certified Full Modular Active PFC Power Supply
Samsung Electronics 840 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5-Inch SATA III Single Unit Version Internal Solid State Drive

So I ended up with 1800$ build which frankly has exceeded my expectation.
I will but my requirements so you can verify my choices.. I will use this computer mainly for gaming with some Photoshop work and rendering, I am going to overclocking and planing on using SLi in the future, I have no intention on changing this build for at least 5 years.

So do you think I made the right choices or my money is going to waste? is there an equivalent to something with the same quality but somehow cheaper, I am OK with the 1.8k but if it can become less it gonna be great.

the other thing is the RAM the Trident needs 1.65V which will some tweaks to make it work with this build, I am thinking of switching it with the Sniper since it needs 1.5V which is the required voltage. what do you think is the best choice?

thank you.


The build looks good, you don't really need an 80 PLUS Platinum PSU, if you want it great, but you could drop down to a Gold rating and not lose much if anything. 850W should be plenty for a 2 GPU setup in the future.

The Sniper series RAM is good. I have the plain Ripjaws X DDR3-2400 MHz and it runs at 1.65V, I have no issues with it, so I couldn't really argue one way or the other for Trident vs. Sniper, you can set it up in your BIOS either way without any issues typically.

Your MB is a great choice, though, you could go to something less expensive and still retain a great deal of the features you're looking for. I like Asus boards, but the top end stuff can be a bit pricey relatively. Something like a G1 board from Gigabyte or one of the Z87 Asus boards like a Z87 Pro or something would likely be fine there.

As for the GTX 770, if you like NVidia, it's a fine choice. If you're open to other options, I would look at the R9-280X for $299 that will be shipping soon, as it should be very potent for the money. Though, that's entirely up to you. I would weigh the 2 options and see what you think fits your needs best...though with MANTLE coming soon for AMD cards, you may have an enormous advantage with the R9-280X over the GTX 770 in many games that can use MANTLE.
October 13, 2013 12:05:54 PM

All your parts should inter-operate just fine and dandy. If I were to nit-pick, then...

My only recommendations are:

1) If you use your SSD to nearly its full capacity (say, 75% or so), get something with a good performance consistency, like the Sandisk Extreme II (make sure it is the II, not I). Your performance will stay higher as you fill the drive. If you don't need performance consistency (not planing to fill the drive much), you can also take a look at the Toshiba Q series. Their performance is very high (I quote "In our real-life testing, we see the drive cruise past the competition to end up with a 4% performance lead over the next-fastest drives, such as the Samsung 840 Pro and OCZ Vector") for a decent price (street and online prices, usually about 15% cheaper than the OCZ/Samsung comparison models) and build quality. Techpowerup had wonderful things to say about 2 models of this lineup (the 256 and 512GB versions) here (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Toshiba/THNSNH256GCST_256_GB/13.html).

2) You have tons of choices for GTX 770. If you don't need EVGA's software support (mostly overclocking suites), you can probably go for the MSI Lightning version. Hardware wise, Anandtech says it is better (http://www.anandtech.com/show/7392/the-geforce-gtx-770-roundup-evga-gigabyte-and-msi-compared/8), but it is really up to you. The MSI version is a bit noiser and more expensive, but built for higher overclock headroom.

3) Stay low in memory voltage. 1.5V is a good idea. At that voltage, the highest speed DDR3 that will be easy to find is 2133 Mhz. The Sniper and Ares series are both good choices. I would suggest the Crucial Ballistix Sport/Tactical Low Profile 1.35V sticks, but they have gathered up quite a lot of negative reviews on Newegg that leads me to think there is some kind of a quality control issue, which isn't the first time for Crucial.

Optionally (highly subjective):
4) An air cooler, or a Swiftech H220 water cooler. I'm not a fan of permanently closed water coolers, because their long term outlook (if you keep the computer for a long time) isn't too rosy.



Otherwise, for all other components, your original choices as well as the suggested choices by
n1ghtr4v3n are all fine to my eyes.
October 13, 2013 10:45:01 PM

I'd go with 8350rocks suggestions. But if you plan on doing Video encoding, just stick with the Nvidia GPU as it will save you a bit of money.

Also, n1ghtr4v3n had good suggestions as well, I'd go his route, but I'd stick with the ASUS HERO z87 as its a fantastic motherboard. As far as MSI goes, I would only buy a z87 gamer series gd65 Motherboard off them. The lower end Motherboards tend to have issues. Like my gd46 970a Motherboard has memory issues, and it's not related to my memory I purchased or my CPU.
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October 13, 2013 11:01:28 PM

Looks like a good build as is, if your happy with it, go for it, it's similar to my own, the Hero, I think is about the best Z87 out there, I went through about 20 Haswell builds before deciding on it, the Tridents are the best line of DRAM out there also (and no problems with tehm, simply install in slots 1-3 or 2-4 (for dual channel) and enable XMP, select profile 1 and your done, and no problem with 1.65, it's perfectly fine., I've been using them for over a year now as my primary choice for both myself and clients - I don't see any faults in your choices...Don't see (or I missed it a Platter hard drive for data and to redirect page file, temp directories, caches, etc and no OS listed
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