Advice for gaming pc

Firebolt2012 · February 17, 2014

Here is my document with all of my items that I have made. :

Case: NZXT Phantom 530 White ATX Full Tower = 119.99

CPU: intel core i5 3570k=229.99

Memory: Corsair Vengeance Blue 8GB 2X4GB=92.98

Motherboard: ASUS P8Z77-V LE Plus ATX LGA1155 Z77= 131.99

Graphics card: Geforce GTX 770 OC = 389.99

Hard Drive: western digital black 2tb = 149.99

Power supply: corsair cx500m 80 plus bronze = 79.99

Operating system: Windows 8.1 = 99.99

Keyboard: Corsair k70 keyboard = 129.99

Mouse: Razer abyssus mirror = 27.99

Monitor: ASUS VE247H 23.6IN Widescreen LED LCD Monitor 1920x1080 = 144.99

Headset: Corsair Raptor HS30 = 59.99

Mouse pad: Mionix Sargas 900 High Performance Desk & Mouse Pad = 19.99

Speakers: Logitech LS11 = 17.99

DVD drive: ASUS Black 18X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM SATA DVD-ROM Drive Mode = 18.99

Case Fans: Cooler Master R4-L2R-20AC 120mm Blue LED Case Fan 2000RPM 69CFM 19DBA 3/4 Pin = 8.10

CPU cooling: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo = 34.99

Total: $1757.93

Post any additions or thoughts on what I should do to make it better without it costing much more. I hve yet to buy any of the parts.

Tmh85 · February 17, 2014

Why not go with Haswell?

dizmo · February 17, 2014

Get the current gen I5 with appropriate motherboard.

Are you sure you need the DVD drive?

If you live in the US you can get the 780 for another $70. If you don't need the performance you can get a cheaper 770 from EVGA B Stock.

Langdon · February 17, 2014

I'd drop the caviar black and get a Seagate Barracuda or a Caviar Blue. You will not need to buy another case fan.

Max Money AWA · February 17, 2014

Hopefully this will help.

I agree with the above and offer you this >> http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Max_Money_AWA/saved/3MqR

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($228.99 @ SuperBiiz)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Seidon 120V 86.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($39.99 @ Newegg)

Motherboard: Asus Z87M-PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($129.99 @ Amazon)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($80.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP900 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($79.18 @ Amazon)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($87.96 @ Amazon)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card ($489.99 @ NCIX US)

Case: Xion XON-560 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Microcenter)

Optical Drive: LG UH12NS30 Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer ($49.99 @ Newegg)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit - OEM (64-bit) ($99.97 @ OutletPC)

Monitor: Asus VE247H 23.6" Monitor ($119.99 @ Newegg)

Keyboard: Corsair Vengeance K70 Wired Gaming Keyboard ($129.99 @ NCIX US)

Mouse: Razer Abyssus Mirror Special Edition Wired Optical Mouse ($27.99 @ NCIX US)

Speakers: Logitech LS11 3W 2ch Speakers ($21.99 @ Amazon)

Headphones: Corsair Raptor HS30 Headset ($51.98 @ Newegg)

Other: Mionix Sargas 900 High Performance Desk & Mouse Pad ($19.99)

Total: $1738.96

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-17 15:06 EST-0500)

For about the same price as what you have, you get the latest i5 as well as a GTX 780. Seagate Barracuda 2TB drive saves you enough for a SSD for faster boot and loading. I went with an mATX board to offset the newer i5. The only thing I changed was going with a blu-ray in place of the DVD drive. With a hard drive that size, I'm guessing you were going to be ripping movies to your computer. You can do that and rip blu-rays now too.

All this for about the price you started with. Good luck

brob · February 17, 2014

Total: $1757.93

Post any additions or thoughts on what I should do to make it better without it costing much more. I hve yet to buy any of the parts.

A few mostly small changes. Move to Haswell because it is more powerful and newer. This of course meant a new motherboard. I also changed the memory to better fit the color scheme and because it will fit under the cpu cooler fan. Added an ssd which is really important for a snappy and responsive system. Also changed the hdd to one that is reliable and less expensive. Included a larger psu. Changed the monitor to an IPS panel for better color reproduction and wider viewing angles.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($228.99 @ SuperBiiz)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($34.98 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: Asus Z87-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($129.99 @ NCIX US)

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.99 @ Microcenter)

Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($65.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($87.96 @ Amazon)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($349.98 @ SuperBiiz)

Case: NZXT Phantom 530 White ATX Full Tower Case ($99.99 @ Microcenter)

Power Supply: Rosewill Hive 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.98 @ OutletPC)

Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ Microcenter)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit - OEM (64-bit) ($99.97 @ OutletPC)