Feedback concerning my gaming rig

[X4MConspiracY]

Hello, I'm just looking for someone who can give a little bit of feedback concerning my rig (below), if anyone has any opinions or changes they would make it would be greatly appreciated. I am looking to spend no more than $3,250 Australian Dollars unless it is really necessary.

Case - NZXT Phantom 820 Case White
CPU - Intel Core i5 4670K
CPU Cooler - Corsair Hydro Series H100i CPU Cooler
Motherboard - MSI Z97 Gaming 5 Motherboard
GPU - 2x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 OC Edition 2GB
RAM - G. Skill Sniper F3-12800CL9Q-16GBSR 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3
SSD - Samsung 840 EVO Series 250GB SSD
Hard Drive - Western Digital WD Black WD2003FZEX 2TB
Power Supply - Silverstone Strider Gold 850W ST85F-GS
OS - Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit with SP1 OEM

P.S. Just thought I would let you know that everything is on www.pccasegear.com
P.P.S Thankyou in advance

 

[Suztera]

What resolution are you playing at?
I recommend a single gpu over SLI. COnsider the GTX 780 or 780Ti . They are fine for 1080p and 1440p.

 

[X4MConspiracY]

I will playing at 1920 x 1080 most of the time and most games will be on high or ultra settings. Also i originally was going for a single 780Ti but after a bit of research i found the 2 770's to be faster by a bit of a margain, but i also found that not all games support SLI so personally i think either are fine.

 

[X4MConspiracY]

I also should add that i will only be purchsing one monitor but plan to add a second monitor at a later date

 

[Suztera]

I still think going gtx 780ti will still be better but you can still choose gtx770 sli if you know the consequences.

 

[X4MConspiracY]

I don't want to get into an arguement here but could you please elaborate on the consequences

 

[Suztera]

Some games have incompatibilities with SLI some you will run it with a single GTX 770. Some games have difficult SLI scaling thus you may not see a huge boost. Some games may not run SLI at all. You consume more power than a single gtx 780i. i think gaming on a single 1080p is already enough and it would still be fine with 2 monitors.
But when it works it is better than a 780Ti.

 

[X4MConspiracY]

Okay thanks, I think i might go with a 780Ti but I'm not to sure yet, but i appreciate your help anyway

 

[gorgis]

Really wise choice of components but why not go for an i7? An i5 will limit the capabilities of this system in the future imho... Plus, I would take an aftermarket CPU cooler for the ultimate overclocking experience

 

[Suztera]

i5 is enough for gaming and will not limit anything really. There hasn't been a huge leap in cpu development so an i7 has diminishing return for the price.
The H100i is a good cpu cooler for overclocking.

 

[X4MConspiracY]

Yeah i was planning to overclock just a little bit, but no to much as i have never done it before. But other than that does it look alright?

 

[Suztera]

Yes the rest of the build is fine

 

[gorgis]

Yes, I would take an i7 but even with that i5 it will perform very good. It's up to you

As for a cpu cooler, even if you are planning to slightly overclock, an aftermarket cooler is a must.

 

[Suztera]

Yes, I would take an i7 but even with that i5 it will perform very good. It's up to you

As for a cpu cooler, even if you are planning to slightly overclock, an aftermarket cooler is a must.

The H100i is an aftermarket cpu cooler. It is a AIO water cpu cooler.

 

[gorgis]

Yes, I would take an i7 but even with that i5 it will perform very good. It's up to you

As for a cpu cooler, even if you are planning to slightly overclock, an aftermarket cooler is a must.

The H100i is an aftermarket cpu cooler. It is a AIO water cpu cooler.

Oops! I guess I was a bit blind
Didn't see the cpu cooler.. my bad.. xD

 

[X4MConspiracY]

Yeah i think I'll stay with the i5 but thanks for the feedback guys.