How does this gaming pc build sound to you?

[broadfacebook]

So next week I'm heading over to a Fry's Electronics to buy my parts for my first gaming pc build and I was wondering how this build sounds to you. Give any suggestions. Thanks

Case: Corsair 300r

Motherboard: MSI Z77A GD45 gaming edtion

CPU: Intel Core i7 3770K

RAM: Corsair vengeance 8gb(2x4)

PSU: Corsair TX850w

GPU: NVIDA Geforce GTX 760 2GB

HDD: Western Digital 500gb

[_ASSASSIN_]

you can cheapen the PSU to 750w in favor of a terabyte HDD and you should be set

[Muffinator]

I don't think you need the 3770k.

[felixbearpig]

I would lose the 3rd gen i7 for a 4th gen i5

[Saladin]

if all you need this for is gaming go with an i5 instead of an i7, games wont benefit from more threads. get a cheaper psu, you dont need the watts. use the money you save on the cpu/psu and upgrade the gpu.

[_ASSASSIN_]

I would lose the 3rd gen i7 for a 4th gen i5

err, no, Ivy bridge can get solid overclocks unlike Haswell atm

[Assassin]

So next week I'm heading over to a Fry's Electronics to buy my parts for my first gaming pc build and I was wondering how this build sounds to you. Give any suggestions. Thanks

Case: Corsair 300r

Motherboard: MSI Z77A GD45 gaming edtion

CPU: Intel Core i7 3770K

RAM: Corsair vengeance 8gb(2x4)

PSU: Corsair TX850w

GPU: NVIDA Geforce GTX 760 2GB

HDD: Western Digital 500gb

 

Cut down of the CPU 4670K

Motherboard MSI Z87 GD45 for around 150$

Get a XFX PRO 750W Black Edition 

invest on a ssd

[Assassin]

err, no, Ivy bridge can get solid overclocks unlike Haswell atm

 

Both use the same bad thermal paste. And although the overclock overhead is more on ivy-bridge, haswell gives about 7-10% performance boot. Narrowing the gap. Plus it may provide future compatiblity with broadwell.

[Langdon]

Get a 3570k if you're really really want Ivybridge.

Use that extra money to get a 7950.

[_ASSASSIN_]

Both use the same bad thermal paste. And although the overclock overhead is more on ivy-bridge, haswell gives about 7-10% performance boot. Narrowing the gap. Plus it may provide future compatiblity with broadwell.

but you can make up for it in overclocks...

[Assassin]

Get a 3570k if you're really really want Ivybridge.

Use that extra money to get a 7950.

or an ssd!

[Assassin]

but you can make up for it in overclocks...

That's where the 7-10% performance increase kicks in. Plus why stick with a older generation?

[whatthe_fuzz]

get the 7950 while theyre dirt cheap. get a 3570k as you will see no performance loss. get a 650w psu unless you want to eventuall crossfire then get 750w 

[broadfacebook]

Thanks for the suggestions. 

[_ASSASSIN_]

That's where the 7-10% performance increase kicks in. Plus why stick with a older generation?

because haswell suck ass that's why

[whatthe_fuzz]

but you can make up for it in overclocks...

 

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[Nit3Rid3R]

Drop the 3770k to a 3570k, use the extra money to buy a better GPU. 

[CoolBeans]

Go for a 4670K and get a 770 or wait for 9XXX series. A 650W PSU would be more than enough.

[MetalLobster]

You sir, need an SSD. 

[Eric1024]

Both use the same bad thermal paste. And although the overclock overhead is more on ivy-bridge, haswell gives about 7-10% performance boot. Narrowing the gap. Plus it may provide future compatiblity with broadwell.

HW or IB won't matter for gaming, not at all, 7-10% is a hugely inflated number. And no one upgrades their CPUs so who cares about broadwell compatibility. I would for for an HW i5 just because the z87 gen of mobos has been awesome, but performance won't matter.

 

To OP: swap the i7 for an i5, drop the PSU by 100-200W, up the GPU to whatever you can afford, and think about getting a bigger HDD

[Morpheus]

i don't know, it's not making any noise! xD

[Eric1024]

because haswell suck ass that's why

Who cares, the z87 boards from most OEMs are amazing, and that to me is enough reason to get it. Games aren't really CPU bound anymore.

[_ASSASSIN_]

Who cares, the z87 boards from most OEMs are amazing, and that to me is enough reason to get it. Games aren't really CPU bound anymore.

true, I do agree that the boards on Z87 are better, but if you are true performance, Sandy Bridge or Ivy Brdige

[Lil Chillbil]

I'd go i5

 

get some noctua fans and a 1tb hdd with money saved

[terrytek]

IMO, i'd get a HW i5, drop the PSU a bit to maybe at most 700W; 850W is very overkill for your build. Get a cheap NVidia card, like a GTX 760. Ditch the WD for a Barracuda, maybe 1 TB. Seagate hard drives are cheaper and less problematic than Western Digital, IMO. If you don't mind waiting, I'd wait for Black Friday. Assuming you live in the US, Fry's Electronics has very good Black Friday deals.