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Started by Mjolnir0 | | 5 answers
Is my build good? $1100 budget
I'm looking to build a decent gaming PC that will run most games @ max settings. How does this look?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Pro3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($77.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: PNY XLR8 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.92 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 780 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($499.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Enermax ECA3310B-R ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Thermaltake SMART 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ TigerDirect)
Total: $1125.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available


Can anyone recommend a good water cooler?
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a b 4 Gaming
July 2, 2014 6:24:33 AM

This would be my build, higher output psu for future upgrades, 256gb ssd and a r9 290x which slots in between the 780 and 780ti.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($218.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Pro3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($77.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($109.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.91 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 290X 4GB PCS+ Video Card ($449.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Enermax ECA3310B-R ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 850W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1139.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
a b 4 Gaming
July 2, 2014 6:22:13 AM

People contort gaming with basic computer building.
The fact is that when you see a weightlifter with small runners legs and gigantic arms, it really looks out of place and wrong.

The same analogy can be had for a computer, you want balance. How about you get a r9 290 or a gtx 770 2gb .
The reason is because you need the 780 for an extremely high end build, whereas yours would get similar performance with cheaper cards.

I would buy the r9 290 and then get an i7. or ditch overclocking and grab an h97/87 board and go with the intel xeon 1230 or 1231v3.
July 2, 2014 5:57:04 AM

AMD Radeon said:
How does this look? unbalanced build
it is better to go for a well rounded GTX 770 or radeon 290 4GB build

you are overspending on gtx 780


Care to elaborate? Why would you recommend downgrading to a 770...? From my understanding, the general rule is, you want to spend 2-3x more than your processor costs on your video card
a c 352 4 Gaming
July 2, 2014 5:54:00 AM

How does this look? unbalanced build
it is better to go for a well rounded GTX 770 or radeon 290 4GB build

you are overspending on gtx 780
July 2, 2014 5:51:04 AM

Hey, looks really good. Only thing I would suggest, if you want to upgrade in the future:

-May be better to get more watts now rather than having to buy another psu if you decide to upgrade later (2-way SLI)
-2 780's in a mid-tower may be a little tight on space. If you have the room, maybe go for a full-tower?

Other than that, I would go for a 250gb SSD if you plan to install windows/games on it because it will fill up really fast.

As for the cooler, I haven't looked into water cooling yet. I use the 212 evo by cooler master so I'd recommend that but once again you may be short on space with that case.

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