Building computer 1500$ budget. Concerned with FPS.

[Sharkiesha]

It's my first time building a computer so I'm not quite familiar in this territory. I'm done wasting money on computers that quickly go outdated or force me to play everything at the lowest settings. Here are 3 builds I'm looking at right now.

1)
Case: Corsair Vengeance C70 $108
PSU: Rosewhill Hive 750W $90
Mobo: Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z87 $168
CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K $240
Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO $35
GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB 02G-P4-3765-KR $280
RAM : 2x 4GB G.SKILL Ares Series $65
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD Burner $20
SSD: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB $155
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1TB ST1000DM003

1,226$ total

2)
CPU - Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4 GHz
Motherboard - ASUS Z97-A
CPU Fan - Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO
Video Card - EVGA GeForce GTX 780
RAM - Kingston HyperX Black 8GB
SSD – Crucial M500 120GB
HDD - Western Digital Blue 1TB
Case - Cooler Master HAF 912
Power Supply - XFX Core Edition PRO 550W
Optical Drive - Samsung 24x SATA DVD RW

~1,250$ total

3)
CPU - Intel Core i5-4670K 3.5 GHz
Motherboard - ASUS Z97 PRO
CPU Fan - Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO
Video Card - MSI GeForce GTX 780 Ti
RAM - Kingston HyperX Black 8GB
SSD – Crucial M500 120GB
HDD - Western Digital Blue 1TB
Case - Cooler Master HAF 912
Power Supply - XFX Core Edition PRO 550W
Optical Drive - Samsung 24x SATA DVD RW

~1,500$ total

I just ripped these off from other sites because I'm not familiar with the linking protocol and don't want to seem like I'm advertising.

Anyways, my main concern is FPS. I have a large monitory and may even look into getting a top of the line(ish) monitor with high resolution and high potential FPS. I want my PC to be able to keep up. Would any of these builds have difficult reaching very high FPS at max settings? I'm also open to any other issues the builds may have and I'm open to entirely different build suggestions. Remember this is my first time so I'm a stupid noob. I want to be able to upgrade it if I come across more money and decide to invest more into gaming but right now I can't go over 1,500$ unless there is a very big value difference such as a small price difference resulting in a much better gaming experience.

Also I'd like to know if anyone has information on the cooling systems above. I don't want one too loud.

 

[Cryoburn101]

780 and 780 TI are some of the best cards out there. Either build will do fine at 1080p ~60 fps for a while. The 780 Ti build would last longer though, because the 780 Ti is a more powerful GPU.

Something I would consider is going with the 780 build, but putting a 4770K processor instead of the I5. Then, down the road, put in another 780 for SLI.

I recommend using PartsPicker. They have a nice BB code editor that you can just copy and pase into your post with useful links. Also they have price comparisons, and compatibility checks which are helpful for people coming into home-builds.
http://pcpartpicker.com/

 

[Sharkiesha]

Thank you very much. So you'd put the first build last out of the 3?

 

[Cryoburn101]

Thank you very much. So you'd put the first build last out of the 3?

I would suggest, if your interested, this build
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($329.87 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($139.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($73.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($55.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 780 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($474.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Zalman Z11 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: SeaSonic X Series 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($152.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1377.75
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

This build has Hyper threading on one of the best CPUs available. Hyper 212 for decent cooling. Z97 chipset on that Motherboard is open for OCing and is recent. 8 gigs is good for a while, you can later add another set for 16 gigs when you have the funds.
Storage is... well, storage. Not much to say.
GTX 780 is one of the best GPUs out there, and you can add a second for SLI when you have the funds for a long-performing computer.
The rest is pretty simple.

This build would be better than those 3 in my opinion, for the simple fact that it has a I7. The I7 with hyperthreading will last longer than the I5.
Otherwise, the 2nd one because upgrading for SLI later won't be as expensive.

 

[Sharkiesha]

It looks the best to me too. Do I have to buy them one by one?

Also are there any videos of that build actually running a game?

 

[Cryoburn101]

It looks the best to me too. Do I have to buy them one by one?

Well, unless you find a pre-built with similar specs, you are going to have to build it yourself.
This may seem daunting at first, but once you see a few manuals and videos it will be fairly simple.
You get the advantage of saving some cash since pre-builts often have extra costs, having more control over your components, bragging rights, etc..

TomsHardware has some good guides, that's a good place to start. Also Youtube does too. Just make sure its by a reputable Youtuber and is fairly recent.

I'll look to see if I can find a similar rig running a game. I'll update in a few minutes.

 

[Sharkiesha]

Oh I meant can I order them all at once. I should be alright building it. I'll just follow a guide step by step and hopefully nothing will go wrong. I guess it's not such a big deal to order them one by one I was just wondering.

 

[Cryoburn101]

Oh I meant can I order them all at once. I should be alright building it. I'll just follow a guide step by step and hopefully nothing will go wrong. I guess it's not such a big deal to order them one by one I was just wondering.

NewEgg will likely have everything there. Not always the best prices but still decent. Many people use NewEgg.

I suggest looking over a few guides just so you know what to expect. You don't want to make a mistake just because the one manual your using forgot to mention a step.

Anyways I found a video of a rig using a 4770k and a 780.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhlWeCY5aNk

 

[Sharkiesha]

Do you know what UEFI compatible bios is? Saw someone talking about it on the graphics card amazon page.

 

[Cryoburn101]

Do you know what UEFI compatible bios is? Saw someone talking about it on the graphics card amazon page.

This is helpful if your interested. Its not that big of a deal if all your doing is plugging in and playing.
Its the BIOS of the GPU... Read the wiki below for an overview of what it is. Its useful for Overclockers I believe, but I'm not sure since I don't overclock.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unified_Extensible_Firmware_Interface