Gaming Build that needs revision

[nexezz]

I am quite new to building systems and picking parts, so can you guys please help me to see if my build is of any good? I do not really care about the performance of the HDD I just care that it stores the data and is cheap, so yeah.

CPU: Intel i5 4670K + ASUS Sabertooth Z87
SSD: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB SSD
Case: Fractal Design Define R4
GPU: Sapphire R9 280X Vapor-X
HDD: WD Green 2TB hard drive
RAM: Corsair Vengeance 1600MHz 8GB kit
PSU: Seasonic G Series 550W power supply
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO
Monitor: Dell S2430L - IPS LED
WiFi card: Asus PCE-N53 PCIE dual-band WiFi

Thanks for taking your time to read this post please give me your thoughts and opinions on my build, thanks!

Should I go for the R9 280X that I am planning to get or get a GTX 770, because in my country the GTX 770 costs around 200 dollars more than the R9 280X

 

[AMD Radeon]

i dont like sabertooth seeries because the thermal armor doesnt work as expected. it traps heat inside

even if it is for storage, avoid green HDD that use 5900 RPM

you probably will install big game files in there

 

[AxlFone]

Maybe best choice is buy Asus PRO MoBo. It do have wifi + bluetooth on board.

Samsung EVO SSD is not best buy. Samsung PRO or if you look cheaper then sandisk ultra plus may be better option. 128 or256GB
For better cpu cooler look thermalright macho rev a bw.

Othen good mobo is gigabyte X-D3H / UD3H + tplink or gigabyte wifi card. http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=4135#ov

 

[nexezz]

i dont like sabertooth seeries because the thermal armor doesnt work as expected. it traps heat inside

even if it is for storage, avoid green HDD that use 5900 RPM

you probably will install big game files in there

Hmmm then do you recommend black? cuz the caviar blacks instead of the greens?

 

[nexezz]

Maybe best choice is buy Asus PRO MoBo. It do have wifi + bluetooth on board.

Samsung EVO SSD is not best buy. Samsung PRO or if you look cheaper then sandisk ultra plus may be better option. 128 or256GB
For better cpu cooler look thermalright macho rev a bw.

Othen good mobo is gigabyte X-D3H / UD3H + tplink or gigabyte wifi card. http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=4135#ov

Which ASUS pro mobo would you recommend then?

And for the TP-Link Wifi cards, which would you recommend? Cuz I can't find gigabyte in the list of networking products in my country's merchants

 

[Ronaldspiers]

i dont like sabertooth seeries because the thermal armor doesnt work as expected. it traps heat inside

even if it is for storage, avoid green HDD that use 5900 RPM

you probably will install big game files in there

Hmmm then do you recommend black? cuz the caviar blacks instead of the greens?

Get a Caviar blue.

 

[AxlFone]

Maybe best choice is buy Asus PRO MoBo. It do have wifi + bluetooth on board.

Samsung EVO SSD is not best buy. Samsung PRO or if you look cheaper then sandisk ultra plus may be better option. 128 or256GB
For better cpu cooler look thermalright macho rev a bw.

Othen good mobo is gigabyte X-D3H / UD3H + tplink or gigabyte wifi card. http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=4135#ov

Which ASUS pro mobo would you recommend then?

And for the TP-Link Wifi cards, which would you recommend? Cuz I can't find gigabyte in the list of networking products in my country's merchants

This is good TP link wifi adapter.
http://www.mindfactory.de/product_info.php/TP-Link-TL-WDN4800-WL450MBit-PCIe_784234.html

Here is gigabyte wifi adapter.
http://www.mindfactory.de/Hardware/Netzwerk+%28LAN+~+WLAN%29/Funk+Netzwerk+%28WLAN%29.html/1/1547

For mobo this is good.
Asus Z87-Pro (C2) Intel Z87

http://www.mindfactory.de/product_info.php/Asus-Z87-Pro--C2--Intel-Z87-So-1150-Dual-Channel-DDR3-ATX-Retail_918001.html

 

[nexezz]

Get a Caviar blue.

I see they're also 7200rpm but sadly they aren't offered in 2TB configurations

 

[Ronaldspiers]

Get a Caviar blue.

I see they're also 7200rpm but sadly they aren't offered in 2TB configurations

In that case let me reccommend

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($82.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $82.99
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-18 07:38 EST-0500)

 

[AxlFone]

Get a Caviar blue.

I see they're also 7200rpm but sadly they aren't offered in 2TB configurations

Saegate barracuda is good. They make1,2,3 and 4TB drives.
Reiability issama as the WD Blue do have. Seagate is maybe bit faster.

http://www.mindfactory.de/product_info.php/3000GB-Seagate-Desktop-HDD-ST3000DM001-64MB-3-5Zoll--8-9cm--SATA-6Gb-s_778947.html

I have two 3TB drives and they work really well.

 

[nexezz]

This is good TP link wifi adapter.
http://www.mindfactory.de/product_info.php/TP-Link-TL-WDN4800-WL450MBit-PCIe_784234.html

Here is gigabyte wifi adapter.
http://www.mindfactory.de/Hardware/Netzwerk+%28LAN+~+WLAN%29/Funk+Netzwerk+%28WLAN%29.html/1/1547

For mobo this is good.
Asus Z87-Pro (C2) Intel Z87

http://www.mindfactory.de/product_info.php/Asus-Z87-Pro--C2--Intel-Z87-So-1150-Dual-Channel-DDR3-ATX-Retail_918001.html

Thanks man, I think I'll just get the z87 pro mobo instead of the adapters since the z87 pro comes with them and it will save me some money since they're cheaper than the sabertooth too

 

[nexezz]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($82.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $82.99
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-18 07:38 EST-0500)

I see, thanks for your recommendation, I will get these instead since they're the same price as the 2TB greens but are faster!

 

[nexezz]

Saegate barracuda is good. They make1,2,3 and 4TB drives.
Reiability issama as the WD Blue do have. Seagate is maybe bit faster.

http://www.mindfactory.de/product_info.php/3000GB-Seagate-Desktop-HDD-ST3000DM001-64MB-3-5Zoll--8-9cm--SATA-6Gb-s_778947.html

I have two 3TB drives and they work really well.

I think I'll get these 2TB drives instead then! Thanks for your recommendation!

 

[nexezz]

Saegate barracuda is good. They make1,2,3 and 4TB drives.
Reiability issama as the WD Blue do have. Seagate is maybe bit faster.

http://www.mindfactory.de/product_info.php/3000GB-Seagate-Desktop-HDD-ST3000DM001-64MB-3-5Zoll--8-9cm--SATA-6Gb-s_778947.html

I have two 3TB drives and they work really well.

I think I'll get these 2TB drives instead then! Thanks for your recommendation!

 

[AxlFone]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($82.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $82.99
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-18 07:38 EST-0500)

I see, thanks for your recommendation, I will get these instead since they're the same price as the 2TB greens but are faster!

WD green is not so slow on speed as may think
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/charts/hdd-charts-2013/-01-Read-Throughput-Average-h2benchw-3.16,2901.html

If you use SSD to boot drive there is not really matter on what drive is used for storage.

 

[nexezz]

Okay so with the recommendations, my current build is like this:

MoBo: Intel i5 4670K + ASUS Z87 Pro
SSD: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB SSD (I got these since they're the cheapest SSDs in my country, might just take SSDs out of my build at least for now so that I can lower the cost of this)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4
GPU: Sapphire R9 280X Vapor-X
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 2TB
RAM: G.Skill Ripjaw X 1600MHz CL9 8GB RAM
PSU: Seasonic G Series 550W power supply
Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212X / 212 EVO (I might altogether not include this in and just use the stock cooler since I am not planning to overclock currently)

Thanks for your recommendations! Are there any other things that needs to be rectified?

 

[nexezz]

WD green is not so slow on speed as may think
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/charts/hdd-charts-2013/-01-Read-Throughput-Average-h2benchw-3.16,2901.html

If you use SSD to boot drive there is not really matter on what drive is used for storage.

I might not be getting an SSD altogether to lower costs, though Im used to the boot speed of an SSD cuz I have one on my laptop, I might be getting the SSD a bit later

 

[AxlFone]

Here is couple good cooler options
. http://www.mindfactory.de/product_info.php/Thermalright-HR-02-Macho-Rev-A--BW--Tower-Kuehler_809693.html

http://www.mindfactory.de/product_info.php/Thermalright-True-Spirit-120-M-BW-Tower-Kuehler_826472.html

http://www.mindfactory.de/Hardware/Kuehlung+Luft/CPU+Kuehler.html/1/37582

If they are available in your country.

 

[nexezz]

Here is couple good cooler options
. http://www.mindfactory.de/product_info.php/Thermalright-HR-02-Macho-Rev-A--BW--Tower-Kuehler_809693.html

http://www.mindfactory.de/product_info.php/Thermalright-True-Spirit-120-M-BW-Tower-Kuehler_826472.html

http://www.mindfactory.de/Hardware/Kuehlung+Luft/CPU+Kuehler.html/1/37582

If they are available in your country.

Unfortunately, I can't find a single one of the coolers you suggested, they're all unavailable in my country I guess

 

[Ronaldspiers]

Here is couple good cooler options
. http://www.mindfactory.de/product_info.php/Thermalright-HR-02-Macho-Rev-A--BW--Tower-Kuehler_809693.html

http://www.mindfactory.de/product_info.php/Thermalright-True-Spirit-120-M-BW-Tower-Kuehler_826472.html

http://www.mindfactory.de/Hardware/Kuehlung+Luft/CPU+Kuehler.html/1/37582

If they are available in your country.

Unfortunately, I can't find a single one of the coolers you suggested, they're all unavailable in my country I guess

Have a look at the cooler master Hyper 212 EVO.
http://www.coolermaster.co.uk/product.php?product_id=6755

 

[nexezz-1373585]

Have a look at the cooler master Hyper 212 EVO.
http://www.coolermaster.co.uk/product.php?product_id=6755

Yeah that's the cooler I intend to get, if you have a look at the above post in which is my finalised build. Thanks!