Gaming build ($1400)

[enoyna]

So I am building a computer in april maybe sooner and I just want your guys' opinions on the parts I choose. I realize better parts might come out until April, but this is what I would choose if I were to build it now. Also I'm not sure if I should just get a 780 or stick with this 770 then sli later on.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2Ycgi

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

Type Item Price CPU Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor $179.99 @ Microcenter CPU Cooler Phanteks PH-TC12DX_RD 68.5 CFM CPU Cooler $59.99 @ Amazon Thermal Compound Arctic Cooling MX4 4g Thermal Paste $6.54 @ Amazon Motherboard Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD4H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard $119.99 Memory G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory $89.37 @ NCIX US Storage Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk $82.95 @ Amazon Storage Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $59.98 @ OutletPC Video Card EVGA GeForce GTX 770 4GB Video Card $415.66 @ Newegg Case Corsair Vengeance C70 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case $119.99 @ Amazon Case Fan Corsair Air Series AF120 Quiet Edition (2-Pack) 39.9 CFM 120mm Fans $28.99 @ Newegg Power Supply EVGA SuperNOVA 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply $59.99 @ Newegg Optical Drive Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer $16.99 @ Newegg Operating System Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) $99.97 @ OutletPC     Total   Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available. $1340.40   Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-22 18:32 EST-0500  

 

[DIV1D3]

Thumbs up for this, though maybe you could exclude the thermal paste, it wont make much of a difference, unless your OCing to the max. 

If you can get the 780, then you'll have better future-proofing.

[General_Led]

Goes a bit over budget but totally worth it. If you can't go any higher then the 4gb 770 will do just fine.

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($179.99 @ Microcenter) 

CPU Cooler:  Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.98 @ OutletPC) 

Thermal Compound:  Arctic Cooling MX4 4g Thermal Paste  ($6.54 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard:  MSI Z87-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($134.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory:  Kingston Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage:  Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($82.95 @ Amazon) 

Storage:  Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.98 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card:  Asus GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card  ($499.99 @ NCIX US) 

Case:  Corsair Vengeance C70 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($119.99 @ Amazon) 

Case Fan:  Corsair Air Series AF120 Quiet Edition (2-Pack) 39.9 CFM 120mm  Fans  ($28.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply:  Corsair CX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($64.99 @ Microcenter) 

Optical Drive:  Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($16.99 @ Newegg) 

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

Total: $1395.34

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-22 18:46 EST-0500)

[Bluethulhu]

Looks pretty solid, however you should get a 780.

[enoyna]

 

Goes a bit over budget but totally worth it. If you can't go any higher then the 4gb 770 will do just fine.

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($179.99 @ Microcenter) 

CPU Cooler:  Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.98 @ OutletPC) 

Thermal Compound:  Arctic Cooling MX4 4g Thermal Paste  ($6.54 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard:  MSI Z87-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($134.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory:  Kingston Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage:  Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($82.95 @ Amazon) 

Storage:  Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.98 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card:  Asus GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card  ($499.99 @ NCIX US) 

Case:  Corsair Vengeance C70 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($119.99 @ Amazon) 

Case Fan:  Corsair Air Series AF120 Quiet Edition (2-Pack) 39.9 CFM 120mm  Fans  ($28.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply:  Corsair CX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($64.99 @ Microcenter) 

Optical Drive:  Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($16.99 @ Newegg) 

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

Total: $1395.34

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-22 18:46 EST-0500)

 

Is the MSI motherboard better? from what I heard the gigabyte board is fantastic

[enoyna]

Looks pretty solid, however you should get a 780.

I want to so bad!

[Shd0w2]

I'm making my own version, 1min.

[SAV1OUR]

Is the MSI motherboard better? from what I heard the gigabyte board is fantastic

i use the motherboard i had a few issues with fan headers and the usb port for the face other then that its fine, but id go with the msi one because its made for gaming 

[CyberneticTitan]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($219.99 @ Amazon) 

CPU Cooler:  Enermax ETS-T40-TB 86.7 CFM CPU Cooler  ($32.99 @ Newegg) 

Thermal Compound:  Arctic Cooling MX4 4g Thermal Paste  ($6.54 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard:  Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($139.99 @ Microcenter) 

Memory:  G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($64.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage:  Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($82.95 @ Amazon) 

Storage:  Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.98 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card:  Asus GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card  ($499.99 @ NCIX US) 

Case:  Corsair Vengeance C70 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($119.99 @ Amazon) 

Case Fan:  Corsair Air Series AF120 Quiet Edition (2-Pack) 39.9 CFM 120mm  Fans  ($28.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply:  EVGA SuperNOVA NEX750B BRONZE 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ NCIX US) 

Optical Drive:  Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($16.99 @ Newegg) 

Operating System:  Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($89.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $1413.37

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-22 18:56 EST-0500)

[enoyna]

Thanks for the help! Do you guys think the corsair fans are necessary?

[Shd0w2]

As cheap as possible for short, ACAP

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($179.99 @ Microcenter) 

CPU Cooler:  Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.98 @ OutletPC) 

Thermal Compound:  Arctic Cooling MX4 4g Thermal Paste  ($6.54 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard:  Asus H81M-A Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($54.99 @ NCIX US) 

Memory:  G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($64.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage:  PNY XLR8 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($64.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage:  Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.98 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card:  Asus GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card  ($499.99 @ NCIX US) 

Case:  BitFenix Prodigy M Midnight MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($93.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Power Supply:  Cooler Master Elite Power 460W ATX Power Supply  ($38.92 @ Mwave) 

Optical Drive:  Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($16.99 @ Newegg) 

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

Total: $1211.31

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-22 19:01 EST-0500)

 

 

More balenced for short MB

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($179.99 @ Microcenter) 

CPU Cooler:  Corsair H80i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($84.99 @ Amazon) 

Thermal Compound:  Arctic Cooling MX4 4g Thermal Paste  ($6.54 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard:  Asus H81M-A Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($54.99 @ NCIX US) 

Memory:  G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($64.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage:  PNY XLR8 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($64.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage:  Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.98 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card:  Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Video Card  ($695.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case:  BitFenix Prodigy M Midnight MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($93.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Power Supply:  Corsair CSM 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ Microcenter) 

Optical Drive:  Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($16.99 @ Newegg) 

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

Total: $1503.38

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-22 19:05 EST-0500)

[Shd0w2]

Thanks for the help! Do you guys think the corsair fans are necessary?

Here just check out mine, tell me what you think.

[enoyna]

Here just check out mine, tell me what you think.

Thanks! The only thing I don't like about it is that it's micro atx and that the PSU's have really low wattage

[enoyna]

Thanks to your guys' suggestion I changed my build to a 780 and for the same price that it was with the 770!

 

[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2YdU5) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2YdU5/by_merchant/) / [benchmarks](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2YdU5/benchmarks/)

 

Type|Item|Price

:----|:----|:----

**CPU** | [intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54670k) | $179.99 @ Microcenter 

**CPU Cooler** | [Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rr212e20pkr2) | $29.98 @ OutletPC 

**Motherboard** | [Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD4H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-gaz87xud4h) | $119.99 

**Memory** | [G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f312800cl9d8gbsr) | $69.99 @ Newegg 

**Storage** | [samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz7te120bw) | $82.95 @ Amazon 

**Storage** | [Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex) | $59.98 @ OutletPC 

**Video Card** | [EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-video-card-03gp42784kr) | $489.99 @ NCIX US 

**Case** | [Corsair Vengeance C70 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-cc9011016ww) | $119.99 @ Amazon 

**Case Fan** | [Corsair Air Series AF120 Quiet Edition (2-Pack) 39.9 CFM 120mm  Fans](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-fan-co9050002ww) | $28.99 @ Newegg 

**Power Supply** | [EVGA SuperNOVA NEX750B BRONZE 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-120pb0750kr) | $49.99 @ NCIX US 

**Optical Drive** | [Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-optical-drive-drw24b1stblkbas) | $16.99 @ Newegg 

**Operating System** | [Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit)](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-885370635690) | $99.97 @ OutletPC 

 | | **Total**

 | Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available. | $1348.80

 | Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-22 19:12 EST-0500 |

[Shd0w2]

Thanks! The only thing I don't like about it is that it's micro atx and that the PSU's have really low wattage

Yeah, but since its mATX its not sliable, thats why its a low PSU I'm going to edit the first one min. 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($179.99 @ Microcenter) 

CPU Cooler:  Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.98 @ OutletPC) 

Thermal Compound:  Arctic Cooling MX4 4g Thermal Paste  ($6.54 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard:  Asus GRYPHON Z87 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($159.99 @ NCIX US) 

Memory:  G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($64.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage:  PNY XLR8 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($64.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage:  Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.98 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card:  Asus GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card  ($499.99 @ NCIX US) 

Case:  BitFenix Prodigy M Midnight MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($93.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Power Supply:  EVGA SuperNOVA NEX750B BRONZE 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ NCIX US) 

Optical Drive:  Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($16.99 @ Newegg) 

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

Total: $1327.38

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-22 19:17 EST-0500)

This can be slied and has a larger PSU

[Shd0w2]

 

Thanks to your guys' suggestion I changed my build to a 780 and for the same price that it was with the 770!

 

[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2YdU5) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2YdU5/by_merchant/) / [benchmarks](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2YdU5/benchmarks/)

 

Type|Item|Price

:----|:----|:----

**CPU** | [intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54670k) | $179.99 @ Microcenter 

**CPU Cooler** | [Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rr212e20pkr2) | $29.98 @ OutletPC 

**Motherboard** | [Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD4H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-gaz87xud4h) | $119.99 

**Memory** | [G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f312800cl9d8gbsr) | $69.99 @ Newegg 

**Storage** | [samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz7te120bw) | $82.95 @ Amazon 

**Storage** | [Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex) | $59.98 @ OutletPC 

**Video Card** | [EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-video-card-03gp42784kr) | $489.99 @ NCIX US 

**Case** | [Corsair Vengeance C70 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-cc9011016ww) | $119.99 @ Amazon 

**Case Fan** | [Corsair Air Series AF120 Quiet Edition (2-Pack) 39.9 CFM 120mm  Fans](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-fan-co9050002ww) | $28.99 @ Newegg 

**Power Supply** | [EVGA SuperNOVA NEX750B BRONZE 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-120pb0750kr) | $49.99 @ NCIX US 

**Optical Drive** | [Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-optical-drive-drw24b1stblkbas) | $16.99 @ Newegg 

**Operating System** | [Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit)](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-885370635690) | $99.97 @ OutletPC 

 | | **Total**

 | Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available. | $1348.80

 | Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-22 19:12 EST-0500 |

 

Looking good

[enoyna]

 

Yeah, but since its mATX its not sliable, thats why its a low PSU I'm going to edit the first one min. 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($179.99 @ Microcenter) 

CPU Cooler:  Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.98 @ OutletPC) 

Thermal Compound:  Arctic Cooling MX4 4g Thermal Paste  ($6.54 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard:  Asus GRYPHON Z87 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($159.99 @ NCIX US) 

Memory:  G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($64.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage:  PNY XLR8 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($64.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage:  Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.98 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card:  Asus GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card  ($499.99 @ NCIX US) 

Case:  BitFenix Prodigy M Midnight MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($93.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Power Supply:  EVGA SuperNOVA NEX750B BRONZE 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ NCIX US) 

Optical Drive:  Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($16.99 @ Newegg) 

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

Total: $1327.38

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-22 19:17 EST-0500)

This can be slied and has a larger PSU

 

Wow this looks nice, ill definately keep this in mind 

[General_Led]

Is the MSI motherboard better? from what I heard the gigabyte board is fantastic

I personally prefer the msi mobo however both are good motherboards and will both server you well if you get either.