Future System Build

[Zanco]

Hey guys, this is my parts list for a build I want to put together as soon as I get the funds.
What is your opinion on the parts I have used? My budget is 2,500 (I am in Australia, parts are much more expensive)

GPU:
EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti Superclocked 3GB
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=25658&cPath=876
$849

CPU:
Intel i7 4770K
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=23497&cPath=1490
$379

Motherboard:
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 KILLER Intel
http://www.msy.com.au/product.jsp?productId=11624
$189

CPU Cooler:
Thermaltake NiC C5 CPU Cooler
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=23411&cPath=23
$65

Case:
Aerocool XPredator X3 Devil Red Case
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=23579&cPath=547
$139

PSU:
Corsair AX760i Platinum Power Supply
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=15_354&products_id=22404
$289

RAM:
Corsair Vengeance Pro CMY8GX3M2A1600C9R 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=186_538_913&products_id=23776
$115

WiFi Card:
TP-Link TL-WDN4800 450Mbps Wireless N PCIe Adaptor
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=200_328&products_id=19489
$47

Storage (SSD):
Samsung 840BW EVO MZ-7TE120BW 120G SATAIII SSD Solid State Drive
http://msy.com.au/product.jsp?productId=11451
$104

Storage (HDD):
WD 3.5" Black 2TB WD2002FAEX SATA3 7200rpm HDD
http://msy.com.au/product.jsp?productId=7299
$159

OS:
Microsoft MS Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit OEM
http://msy.com.au/product.jsp?productId=5821
$108

Optical Drive:
LG Blu-Ray Combo
http://msy.com.au/product.jsp?productId=5531
$54

Fans:
Corsair Air Series AF140 Quiet Edition High Airflow 140mm Fan (x2)
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=20518
$50
GELID Silent 12 120mmSilent Fan
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=17913
$6

TOTAL $2,549

 

[manofchalk]

Looks fine, though there are a few ways to cut down on price.

- You dont need an i7 for gaming, an i5 will do fine.
- Cheaper HDD with the same performance
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=210_344&products_id=19554
Or a larger HDD at a still cheaper price
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=210_344&products_id=19692
- You dont need such a high efficiency PSU, and the well known brands like Corsair and Seasonic are pretty overpriced.
This PSU will give you pretty everything the Corsair offers but far cheaper.
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=15_995&products_id=25474
- Cheaper and slightly faster RAM
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=186_538_913&products_id=19475
- Do you need a wireles NIC? If you do, so you need such an expensive one?
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=200_328&products_id=17622
- Do you need a Blu-Ray optical drive, or one at all?

With the cash saved from the above, I would be looking into a better case. One I have my eyes on is the Phanteks Enthoo Primo, which looks to be a great buy if custom watercooling is something you might be interested in later on. Otherwise spend that cash on a secondary monitor or better peripherals.

 

[SnakeGTX]

I have to say, you sure picked the best parts out there. Everything looks great. I checked over everything and the only thing i saw is that the card has one 8 pin and one 6 pin PCI-E connectors, And the PSU doesn't have a 8 pin PCI-E, only 6 pin PCI-E's, But the video card did say it doesn't need the extra 2 pin, so that should be ok.
There's really nothing negative that i can say about the build.

But if you wanted to know the best bang for the buck then you could look on youtube for $1500-2500 computer builds. I watched many of them, and they do usually pick the best bang for the buck.

Now... You could get a R9-290X for $300 cheaper, and you could get support for the new API "Mantle" (only R-200 Series cards support Mantle). It is a little worse (7%), but you get Mantle. And Mantle lets developers program directly for the hardware of the graphics card. So once Mantle takes off, AMD's cards might get a major FPS boost and stuff. But the 780 ti is a very good card, and if AMD isn't for you then get the card.

-Snake