1800$ Budget Gaming Rig - My First Time

[Troubadour]

Hey all ! 

 

I'll use what I've seen in the pinned threads and other threads to make it easier, clearer and faster

 

Budget & Aim : As mentioned, I'm planning on building a gaming rig this summer, with a budget around 1800$. Gaming meaning : BF4, Assassin's Creed, Far Cry (heavy gaming). I also occasionnally do some photo / video editing - encoding. But my main aim is gaming.

 

Location : I am French and Lebanese, born and raised in France, and actually studying and living in Beirut - Lebanon. So the build will be made and used in Lebanon, and I'll buy parts both from Lebanon and France depending on the prices (I also mention that I am an expatriate, so I get VAT off in France for every purchase above 175€.)

 

Monitors : Only 1. College dorms

 

Peripherals : already have a SteelSeries Sensei + QcK Mouse Pad Tyloo Edition along with a SteelSeries Siberia V2 headset. Planning to get a keyboard, maybe the SteelSeries APEX.

 

Why am I building a new rig : I'm actually using a laptop and it's getting old for gaming (NVIDIA GeForce GT 425M) and I always wanted to build a rig with parts of my choice and be able to change them as time goes by.

 

 

THE BUILD : 

 

So, as for the build itself. Being located in Lebanon doesn't make things easy, 'cause gaming rigs and all the DIY-computer thing is really not hot here. It's very hard to find spare parts at a reasonable price. 

 

Eventually, I found a company that provides this kind of services : http://www.pcandparts.com 

They have quite a large range of parts. I'm not very delighted by the prices though.

 

Anyway, they have suggested gaming rigs, see in the picture below : 

 

 

I wasn't amazed and thought I would take one of their rig as a basis and change some parts. But then I realised I almost changed all the parts.

So here is what I came up with : 

 

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770k Haswell 3.5GHz 8MB Quad Core LGA-1150 Original (239€ France = 328$)

Motherboard:  Asus MAXIMUS VI FORMULA - Z87 (DDR3) (LGA1150) (265€ France / 233,2€ Off VAT = 320$)

Memory: Kingston HyperX Beast 16 GB Kit (2x8 GB) 1600MHz DDR3 PC3-12800 Non-ECC CL9 DIMM XMP Desktop Memory KHX16C9T3K2/16X (173$ Pc&Parts - Lebanon)

Storage: Samsung SSD 840 Series 250 GB (already in possession)

Storage: Western Digital Scorpio Black 750 GB @7200RPM 16Mo Cache SATA II (already in possession)

Graphic Card:  Asus GeForce GTX 770 DirectCU II OC 4GD5 (365€ France / 500$)

Case:  ThermalTake VO30001W2N Level 10GTS /win (95$ PC&Parts - Lebanon)

Power Supply:  Thermaltake Smart SE SPS-730M 730W PSU (Included)

 

 

So all in all, as for now, my build will cost me 1400$. PC & Parts throws in a screen :  LG 23EA53V-P Wide 23" LED IPS Full HD / Wide Viewing Angle (priced at $169). I'm not concerned about the screen at all, I can easily change it later.

Which makes a final price around 1600$ (with a DVD player and a Lenovo keyboard/mouse).

 

MY THOUGHTS AND QUESTIONS 

 

So I came up with a 1600$ build. With a 1800$ budget, I still have 200$ spare (and can add another 200$ later).

 

I absolutely love ASUS products, that's why a chose an ASUS mobo and graphic card. I'd like to keep it that way. 

 

I'm not very confident about the RAMs they suggest. Are 16GB really necessary ? And Kingston ? Would it be smart to lower the RAMs and get Corsair or G.Skill ?

 

And my biggest concern is about the Case and Power Supply. Those are big and heavy parts, so I'm stuck to buy them in Lebanon.

So I'm taking ANY advice about the case, because I have no experience what so ever in this field.

 

Here are the cases listed at PC&Parts (Lebanon) with the prices: 

 

TYPE      PRICE   Part #

Desktop Cases

 

ATX Case For P4               $24.00   tp-0

Full ATX Case For P4       $32.00   tp-1

InWin BM639 120W Mini ITX Slim Black & Silver Case Link            $64.00  tp-2

InWin BQ656 80W Mini ITX Slim Black Case -Link              $57.00  tp-3

Cooler Master Elite 350 RC-350 Case RC-350-KKR500-GP w/ RS-500-PSAR-I3 500W PSU Link       $68.00  tp-4

Cooler Master NSE-500-KKN2 N500 N2 Mid Tower ATX Link       $70.00  tp-5

Cooler Master N300 RC-N300-KKN2 Mid Tower ATX Dual USB3.0 Link  $53.00    tp-6

Cooler Master Optional Side Cover with Large window for K280              $7.00    tp-7

Cooler Master K550 RC-K550-KWN1 Mid Tower ATX USB3.0 w/ Window Link    N/A       tp-8

Cooler Master K380 RC-380-KWR500 / RS-500-PSAR-I3 500W PSU USB3.0 w/ Window Link $95.00

Cooler Master SCOUT 2 Black SGC-2100-KWN2 Mid Tower ATX w/ Window Link             N/A       tp-10

Cooler Master HAF 932 RC-932-KKN1-GP Full Tower ATX w/ Window Link          $192.00               tp-11

Cooler Master HAF XM RC-922XM-KWN2 Mid Tower ATX Link  $172.00               tp-12

Cooler Master Stryker SGC-5000W-KWN1 Full Tower ATX White w/ Window Link           $259.00

Cooler Master CM 690 II Advanced RC-692A-KWN5 Mid Tower ATX USB3.0 Version w/ window Link $139.00   

Cooler Master CM Storm Trooper SGC-5000-KKN1 Full Tower ATX Link $259.00               tp-15

Cooler Master Cosmos II RC-1200-KKN1 Ultra Tower ATX Link $355.00

Corsair CC200R Carbide Compact Atx Case Link $88.00  tp-17

Corsair CC300R-W Carbide Compact PC Gaming Case Link           $102.00               tp-18

Corsair Vengeance C70 Mid-Tower Gaming Case Gunmetal Black Link  $205.00               tp-19

Corsair CC540R-SILVER-WLED Carbide Air 540 High Airflow Cube Case Link          $229.00               tp-20

Corsair CC230TW-BO-OLED Graphite 230T Windowed Mid-Tower Rebel Orange Link    $99.00  tp-21

Silverstone PS08B Micro ATX Case Link $55.00  tp-22

Silverstone RL01B-W-USB3 SST Redline Black/Red, Window, ATX Link   N/A       tp-23

SilverStone Redline RL04B Black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Case Link             N/A       tp-24

Antec ONE Gaming Series One Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Case Link     $72.00  tp-25

Antec ONE-S3 Gaming Series One Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Case Link              $62.00  tp-26

Antec VSK4000B-U3 NEW SOLUTION Black SGCC steel Mid Tower Link $45.00  tp-27

Antec NSK 4482B Black ATX Mid Tower Case 380W PSU Link      $117.00               tp-28

Antec SONATA IV Black  SECC ATX Mid Tower 620W PSU Link    $195.00               tp-29

Antec Eleven Hundred Black Super Mid Tower Computer Case Link $139.00      tp-30

Antec P280 Black Super Mid Tower Computer Case Link              $155.00               tp-31

BitFenix Merc Alpha ATX Case Link         $55.00  tp-32

BitFenix Survivor ATX Black Case Link    $99.00  tp-33

BitFenix Outlaw ATX Black Case Link      $59.00  tp-34

Gigabyte GZ-M1B-NP-U3 Black Mini Tower Case Link    $42.00  tp-35

Gigabyte GZ-M3B-NP-U3 Black Mini Tower Case Link    $42.00  tp-36

Gigabyte GZ-MK01-NP micro-ATX Case Black Link           $40.00  tp-37

Gigabyte GZ-M2B-NP-U3 mini-tower Case Black Link    $42.00  tp-38

ThermalTake VL300A2N1N Level 10 Limited Edition Link              Email    tc-0

ThermalTake VN10031W2N Level 10 GT LCS liquid cooling system           $425.00               tc-1

ThermalTake VN10001W2N Level 10 GT Link      N/A       tc-2

ThermalTake VN10008W2N Level 10 GT Battle Edition Link         $272.00               tc-3

ThermalTake VN10006W2N Level 10 GT Snow Edition Link          $299.00               tc-4

ThermalTake VO30001W2N Level 10GTS /win Link $95.00           tc-5

ThermalTake VO30006N2N Level 10 GTS Snow Edition Link        N/A       tc-6

ThermalTake VL10001W2Z Element G Gaming case w/Adjustable fans Link       $188.00               tc-7

ThermalTake VL200K1W2Z Element V Black Edition Case Link    N/A       tc-8

ThermalTake VO200M6W2N ARMOR REVO Snow Edition Link  $165.00               tc-9

ThermalTake VO200M1W2N ARMOR REVO Link              $170.00               tc-10

ThermalTake VN300M1W2N Chaser MK-I W/ EasySwap HDD Docking Station   $173.00               tc-11

ThermalTake VN700M1W2N Overseer RX-I Link              $142.00               tc-12

ThermalTake VK90001N2Z Element T Black Case Link     $73.00  tc-13

ThermalTake VM400M1W2Z V9 BlacX Edition W/Dual Bay EasySwap HDD Docking Station & USB 3.0 Connectors + Side Panel -Link   N/A       tc-14

ThermalTake VN400A1W2N Commander MS-I Link        $52.00  tc-15

ThermalTake VN600A1W2N Spacecraft VF-I Link             N/A       tc-16

ThermalTake VL80001W2Z V3 Black Case /win Link         $48.00  tc-17

ThermalTake VL800M1W2N V3 BlacX Case /win Link      $56.00  tc-18

ThermalTake VM70001W2Z Armor A30 Link       $111.00               tc-19

ThermalTake VH9000BNS Xaser VI Mx Black      $193.00               tc-20

ThermalTake VG4000SNA Xaser VI Silver             $355.00               tc-21

ThermalTake VG4000SWA Xaser Aluminum       $379.00               tc-22

ThermalTake VG4000BNS Xaser               $319.00               tc-23

ThermalTake VG4000BWS Xaser              $344.00               tc-24

ThermalTake VD1000SWA Aguila Aluminum Silver/win $106.00               tc-25

ThermalTake VI44321W2 M9D/Black/WIN w/430W PSU              $205.00               tc-26

ThermalTake VI40321W2 M9D/Black/WIN          $165.00               tc-27

ThermalTake VK64321W2 Element S/Black/No WIN w/430W PSU           $245.00               tc-28

ThermalTake VI1400BWSE M9 Black/win /400W PSU     $169.00               tc-29

ThermalTake VF7001BNS DH101Black/No Win  $292.00               tc-30

ThermalTake VH2001BNS DH102 Desktop Black Aluminum         $549.00               tc-31

ThermalTake VH3001BNS DH103             $320.00               tc-32

ThermalTake VH4001BNS DH104/BK/ALU w/ LCD 7'' TOUCH      $685.00               tc-33

 

ThermalTake VK72721N2E SD200/Black/No Win/W0320 $144.00              tc-34

 

 

Now for the PSU. They throw in a 730W PSU in the build. I think it's waaaay too much. I tried the calculator on Cooler Master's website and I came up with a total of 430W. Maybe I did a mistake.... Anyway. What do you think ?

 

Here are the PSU listed at PC&Parts (Lebanon) and their prices: 

 

Enlight 400W PSU 12CM Fan $45.00

Goldenfield 1200W 80PLUS ATX PSU Link

$259.00

Gigabyte GE-N400A-C2 400W PSU $35.00

Gigabyte GE-N500A-C2 500W PSU $50.00

Gigabyte GE-X750A-C1 GreenMax 750W PSU Link

$138.00

XFX ProSeries P1-1250-BEFX 1250W Modular PSU Link

N/A

XFX ProSeries P1-1050-BEFX 1050W Modular PSU Link

N/A

Corsair CMPSU-VS450 450W PSU Link

$56.00

Corsair CMPSU-VS550 550W PSU Link

$65.00

Corsair CMPSU-VS650 650W PSU Link

$78.00

Corsair CMPSU-430CXv3 430W PSU 80 PLus Bronze Link

$59.00

Corsair CMPSU-500CXv3 500W PSU 80 PLus Bronze Link

$84.00

Corsair CMPSU-600CXv3 600W PSU 80 PLus Bronze Link

$95.00

Corsair CMPSU-750CXv3 750W PSU 80 PLus Bronze Link

$133.00

Corsair CMPSU-600GSv2 600W PSU 80 PLus Bronze Link (Blue LED Fan)

$108.00

Corsair CMPSU-700GSv2 700W PSU 80 PLus Bronze Link (Custom Blue, Red, White LED Fan)

$119.00

Corsair CMPSU-800GSv2 800W PSU 80 PLus Bronze Link (Custom Blue, Red, White LED Fan)

N/A

Corsair CMPSU-750CXM 750W 80 Plus Bronze Modular PSU Link

$159.00

Corsair CMPSU-600CXM 600W 80 Plus Bronze Modular PSU Link

$149.00

Corsair CMPSU-500CXM 500W 80 Plus Bronze Modular PSU Link

$117.00

Corsair CMPSU-RM1000 1000W 80 Plus Gold Fully Modular PSU Link

N/A

Corsair CMPSU-RM850 850W 80 Plus Gold Fully Modular PSU Link

N/A

Corsair CMPSU-RM750 750W 80 Plus Gold Fully Modular PSU Link

N/A

Corsair CMPSU-RM650 650W 80 Plus Gold Fully Modular PSU  Link

$189.00

Antec VP-450P 450W PSU Link

$51.00

Antec VP-550P 550W PSU Link

$65.00

Antec VP-650P 650W PSU Link

$83.00

Antec NEO-ECO-450C-BR 450W 80 Plus PSU Link

$69.00

Antec NEO-ECO-400C-BR 450W 80 Plus PSU Link

$64.00

Antec VP-500PC 500W $59.00

Antec HCG-620M 620W 80 Plus BRONZE Modular PSU Link

$122.00

Antec HCG-520M 520W 80 Plus BRONZE Modular PSU Link

$89.00

Aywun A1-5000 500W PSU Link

$56.00

Aywun A1-650-ELITE 650W PSU Link

$78.00

Aywun A1-750-ELITE 750W PSU Link

$96.00

FSP HEXA 500 500W PSU Link

$57.00

FSP Raider FSP-RA550S 550W PSU Link

$88.00

FSP Raider FSP-RA-750 750W PSU Link

N/A

FSP FSP-AM-1200PRO Aurum Pro Gold 1200W Link

$265.00

Cooler Master RS-D00-SPHA-D3 Silent Pro Hybird 1300W PSU Link

$249.00

Cooler Master RS-850-SPM2 Silent Pro M2 850W Link

$190.00

Cooler Master RS700-ACABD3 Thunder 700W Link

$91.00

Cooler Master RS500-ACABM3 Thunder 500W Link

$57.00

Cooler Master RS525-PCAR Extreme 2 525 525W Link

$61.00

Thermaltake TP-1500M ToughPower 1500W PSU

$349.00

Thermaltake TP-1000M ToughPower 1000W PSU

N/A

Thermaltake TPG-1200M ToughPower Grand 1200W PSU

$299.00

Thermaltake TPG-1050M ToughPower Grand 1050W PSU

$257.00

Thermaltake TPG-850M ToughPower Grand 850W PSU

$227.00

Thermaltake TPG-750M ToughPower Grand 750W PSU

$211.00

Thermaltake TPG-650M ToughPower Grand 650W PSU

$189.00

Thermaltake TPX-1475 Toughpower XT Gold 1475W PSU

$365.00

Thermaltake TPX-1375 Toughpower XT Gold 1375W PSU

$345.00

Thermaltake TPX-1275 Toughpower XT Platinum 1275W

$321.00

Thermaltake SP-730P Smart 730W PSU

N/A

Thermaltake SP-650M Smart 650W PSU

$124.00

Thermaltake LT-700P Litepower 700W

$88.00

Thermaltake LT-600P Litepower 600W

$68.00

Thermaltake Smart SE SPS-730M 730W PSU Link

$86.00

Thermaltake Smart SE SPS-630M 630W PSU Link

$70.00

Thermaltake Smart SE SPS-530M 530W PSU Link

$60.00

Thermaltake W0311RE Litepower 430W

N/A

 

CONCLUSION

 

I came up with a 1600$ build, with a budget of 1800-2000$. I think it's pretty decent, but I look forward to get your advices, thoughts and tips, especially on the case/PSU and RAM. 

 

Let's keep in mind that this build is planned for this summer, so prices will certainly fluctuate by the time.

 

Sorry for the long post ! 

 

Thank you for your attention and for your future insights !    :wub:

[SAV1OUR]

ok few things

1. you want a 4770k otherwise your wasting money on a z87 motherboard

2. which location would be closer to you on this sight so i can give you a alt list? (country selection is in top right)
http://it.pcpartpicker.com/parts/partlist/
and thank you for following the rules

quote me if you want me to get back to you

[dragosudeki]

That is long... Why a high end z87 board and not a unlocked processor?

[sabot]

I like the build on the rights.

[dragosudeki]

2. which location would be closer to you on this sight so i can give you a alt list? (country selection is in top right)

It says lebanon in his post and profile. I would think he is from there.

[SAV1OUR]

It says lebanon in his post and profile. I would think he is from there.

i know but what country one would be a better one to select im crap with geography

[dragosudeki]

i know but what country one would be a better one to select im crap with geography

Its around Israel and Turkey I believe. I don't think the countries on pcpartpicker will necessarily be close to him >.< Though Italy will be the closest, so you got it right as to what is closest.

[Troubadour]

ok few things

1. you want a 4770k otherwise your wasting money on a z87 motherboard

2. which location would be closer to you on this sight so i can give you a alt list? (country selection is in top right)

http://it.pcpartpicker.com/parts/partlist/

and thank you for following the rules

quote me if you want me to get back to you

 

 

That is long... Why a high end z87 board and not a unlocked processor?

 

 

Oh ok you're both right, my mistake, I wanted to switch the 4770 to a 4770k and forgot to mention it. So 4770k it is ! 

 

Its around Israel and Turkey I believe. I don't think the countries on pcpartpicker will necessarily be close to him >.< Though Italy will be the closest, so you got it right as to what is closest.

Yep, surounded by Syria and Israel. But as I said, I'm gonna buy parts from France, I'm going there in the summer  

[juretrn]

Oh ok you're both right, my mistake, I wanted to switch the 4770 to a 4770k and forgot to mention it. So 4770k it is ! 

 

Yep, surounded by Syria and Israel. But as I said, I'm gonna buy parts from France, I'm going there in the summer

What's the problem then? 

PC parts are not hard to get in France?

 

EDIT

Prices for Germany

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  (€191.90 @ Caseking) 

CPU Cooler:  Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (€33.40 @ Amazon Deutschland) 

Motherboard:  Gigabyte GA-Z87-HD3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (€96.53 @ Amazon Deutschland) 

Memory:  Crucial Ballistix Sport XT 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (€70.99 @ Pixmania DE) 

Storage:  Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  (€70.90 @ Amazon Deutschland) 

Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (€51.99 @ Amazon Deutschland) 

Video Card:  MSI GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card  (€499.00 @ Amazon Deutschland) 

Case:  Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  (€102.96 @ Hardwareversand) 

Power Supply:  SeaSonic S12G 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  (€84.90 @ Caseking) 

Optical Drive:  LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer  (€16.90 @ Amazon Deutschland) 

Total: €1219.47

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-28 14:08 CET+0100)

[zxcvbnmmssdh]

Oh ok you're both right, my mistake, I wanted to switch the 4770 to a 4770k and forgot to mention it. So 4770k it is ! 

 

Yep, surounded by Syria and Israel. But as I said, I'm gonna buy parts from France, I'm going there in the summer

If you are buying parts from france, I would use amazon.fr and see what prices you can get. So is the $1800 with a keyboard, monitor, and os?

 

What's the problem then? 

PC parts are not hard to get in France?

One more till 1000

[Geekazoid]

@Troubadour, I think you just broke the Linus Tech Tips forums record for the longest post ever. An award is needed for such an achievement.

[Troubadour]

If you are buying parts from france, I would use amazon.fr and see what prices you can get. So is the $1800 with a keyboard, monitor, and os?

 

One more till 1000

I'll see amazon.fr, it might be interesting. But I'd rather buy from my usual stores, as they can give me a detax invoice, as an expatriate I get VAT off.

For the moment it's 1800$ with the monitor and OS (I already have the OS). The keyboard will come a little bit later.

 

@Troubadour, I think you just broke the Linus Tech Tips forums record for the longest post ever. An award is needed for such an achievement.

Hahaha, well, I tried to make it as complete as possible  :lol:

[Geekazoid]

Hahaha, well, I tried to make it as complete as possible  :lol:

That you did, good on ya mate!

Okay, this may see like a dumb question, but what is VAT? :huh:

[Shiva Shankar]

I would prefer a core i5 4670k instead .That will save you some money

[Troubadour]

That you did, good on ya mate!

Okay, this may see like a dumb question, but what is VAT? :huh:

VAT stands for Value Added Tax. To be very fast (and very inaccurate), every product you buy has VAT included in the price that goes to the government. For example, in France VAT is rated at 19,6% for most goods. So if I buy a mobo priced at 100€, there is 19,6€ that goes to the government as VAT. But as I am an expatriate, I get VAT off for every purchase I make in France (as long as the seller can provide me a specific invoice notifying that). I don't actually get 19,6% off, it's more like 12%, but still valuable

[zxcvbnmmssdh]

I'll see amazon.fr, it might be interesting. But I'd rather buy from my usual stores, as they can give me a detax invoice, as an expatriate I get VAT off.

For the moment it's 1800$ with the monitor and OS (I already have the OS). The keyboard will come a little bit later.

 

Hahaha, well, I tried to make it as complete as possible  :lol:

What are your other usual stores in france

[Troubadour]

What are your other usual stores in france

I often buy from http://www.grosbill.com, they sometimes have interesting prices (not always) but they can always give me VAT off. And I shop on http://www.rue-montgallet.com for the best prices, but not all the shops on it can give me VAT off. I also look up on http://www.ldlc.com

[Geekazoid]

VAT stands for Value Added Tax. To be very fast (and very inaccurate), every product you buy has VAT included in the price that goes to the government. For example, in France VAT is rated at 19,6% for most goods. So if I buy a mobo priced at 100€, there is 19,6€ that goes to the government as VAT. But as I am an expatriate, I get VAT off for every purchase I make in France (as long as the seller can provide me a specific invoice notifying that). I don't actually get 19,6% off, it's more like 12%, but still valuable

Thanks for that lengthy explanation. I just wasn't sure what it was, but as soon as you said "Value Added Tax" I then realised "Ahh, yes. I've heard that before". I shall from now on understand what V...A...T stands for. Thanks once again.

[Troubadour]

I will consider the i5 4760K, as the hyperthreading of the i7 won't really help for gaming.

 

Now I really need advices on the case and PSU, because I have really no idea how to choose other than the design... If you have one to recommend concerning air flow, room or whatever important criteria that I don't know about... 

 

Thank you guys ! 

[ABADY]

I will consider the i5 4760K, as the hyperthreading of the i7 won't really help for gaming.

 

Now I really need advices on the case and PSU, because I have really no idea how to choose other than the design... If you have one to recommend concerning air flow, room or whatever important criteria that I don't know about... 

 

Thank you guys ! 

 

550w is fine for you . seasonic - rosewill - xfx r fine i think seasonic gives a 5 years warranty . you should go for full or semi modular psu for some cable management and also good for airflow inside the case . why did u chose a single 8gb ? u can benefit from the Dual-Channel if u go with 2x4 and its cheaper than a single8gb unless you wanna upgrade to 16gb or 32gb later. if you have intention of doing 2-way sli or crossfire go with ud3h or g45. cuz the one you chose support 1 gpu .

[Troubadour]

550w is fine for you . seasonic - rosewill - xfx r fine i think seasonic gives a 5 years warranty . you should go for full or semi modular psu for some cable management and also good for airflow inside the case . why did u chose a single 8gb ? u can benefit from the Dual-Channel if u go with 2x4 and its cheaper than a single8gb unless you wanna upgrade to 16gb or 32gb later. if you have intention of doing 2-way sli or crossfire go with ud3h or g45. cuz the one you chose support 1 gpu .

 

Thanks for your help concerning the PSU. 

 

I did not choose a single 8GB of RAM, you're looking at juretrn config suggestion. 

Here is my desired config (see in the very first post): 

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770k Haswell 3.5GHz 8MB Quad Core LGA-1150 Original 

Motherboard:  Asus MAXIMUS VI FORMULA - Z87 (DDR3) (LGA1150) (265€ France / 233,2€ Off VAT = 320$)

Memory: Kingston HyperX Beast 16 GB Kit (2x8 GB) 1600MHz DDR3 PC3-12800 Non-ECC CL9 DIMM XMP Desktop Memory KHX16C9T3K2/16X (173$ Pc&Parts - Lebanon)

Storage: Samsung SSD 840 Series 250 GB (already in possession)

Storage: Western Digital Scorpio Black 750 GB @7200RPM 16Mo Cache SATA II (already in possession)

Graphic Card:  Asus GeForce GTX 770 DirectCU II OC 4GD5 (365€ France / 500$)

Case:  ThermalTake VO30001W2N Level 10GTS /win (95$ PC&Parts - Lebanon)

Power Supply:  Thermaltake Smart SE SPS-730M 730W PSU (Included)

 

The ASUS Maximus VI Formula supports Multi-GPU

[ABADY]

Thanks for your help concerning the PSU. 

 

I did not choose a single 8GB of RAM, you're looking at juretrn config suggestion. 

Here is my desired config (see in the very first post): 

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770k Haswell 3.5GHz 8MB Quad Core LGA-1150 Original 

Motherboard:  Asus MAXIMUS VI FORMULA - Z87 (DDR3) (LGA1150) (265€ France / 233,2€ Off VAT = 320$)

Memory: Kingston HyperX Beast 16 GB Kit (2x8 GB) 1600MHz DDR3 PC3-12800 Non-ECC CL9 DIMM XMP Desktop Memory KHX16C9T3K2/16X (173$ Pc&Parts - Lebanon)

Storage: Samsung SSD 840 Series 250 GB (already in possession)

Storage: Western Digital Scorpio Black 750 GB @7200RPM 16Mo Cache SATA II (already in possession)

Graphic Card:  Asus GeForce GTX 770 DirectCU II OC 4GD5 (365€ France / 500$)

Case:  ThermalTake VO30001W2N Level 10GTS /win (95$ PC&Parts - Lebanon)

Power Supply:  Thermaltake Smart SE SPS-730M 730W PSU (Included)

 

The ASUS Maximus VI Formula supports Multi-GPU

 

lol sorry . if you r going for only gaming build you dont need 16gb .the vi formula you pay 100$ more than hero and ud4h for just some cool armor, water cooling or even a fan connector u could save that 100$ and go with gtx 780 or r9 290 

[Troubadour]

lol sorry . if you r going for only gaming build you dont need 16gb .the vi formula you pay 100$ more than hero and ud4h for just some cool armor, water cooling or even a fan connector u could save that 100$ and go with gtx 780 or r9 290

Well, I will be doing some video recording/encoding, photoshop and browsing, so after second thoughts 16GB may not be too much, if I think on long term. I mean instead of adding some RAM later, if my budget is enough to get them now, why not ? but i'm still hesitant

I totally understand and agree with your point on the Formula... but it's more like the 'ASUS fan boy' in me that chose it haha I really like the design and the specs of it... plus i'm thinking about installing a water cooling system later, so the pre-built blocks might come in handy

the 770GTX 4GD5 is plenty enough no ? I mean, I already feel bad to put so much money for this graphic card hahaha

Now I just need a nice case to hold this baby !

[ABADY]

Well, I will be doing some video recording/encoding, photoshop and browsing, so after second thoughts 16GB may not be too much, if I think on long term. I mean instead of adding some RAM later, if my budget is enough to get them now, why not ? but i'm still hesitant

I totally understand and agree with your point on the Formula... but it's more like the 'ASUS fan boy' in me that chose it haha I really like the design and the specs of it... plus i'm thinking about installing a water cooling system later, so the pre-built blocks might come in handy

the 770GTX 4GD5 is plenty enough no ? I mean, I already feel bad to put so much money for this graphic card hahaha

Now I just need a nice case to hold this baby !

 

then its ok for 16gb. if your budget can handle everything with the formula then its your decision i just paying 100$ more for 10 sata connectors or 8 fan connectors or any extra thing is worth it ,but as i said its your decision. i dont konw a lot about GPUs so i looked up some bench for that 770 4gb nd found nothing so i dunno about that . but in gaming i think you should focus in gpu . if you r going for water cooling full tower is your choice 750d , nzxt 630 or any full tower cases just get good brand that has a good cable management , support water cooling and good looking of course 

[Troubadour]

then its ok for 16gb. if your budget can handle everything with the formula then its your decision i just paying 100$ more for 10 sata connectors or 8 fan connectors or any extra thing is worth it ,but as i said its your decision. i dont konw a lot about GPUs so i looked up some bench for that 770 4gb nd found nothing so i dunno about that . but in gaming i think you should focus in gpu . if you r going for water cooling full tower is your choice 750d , nzxt 630 or any full tower cases just get good brand that has a good cable management , support water cooling and good looking of course 

 

Thanks for your advice ! 

As the 750D and NZXT 360 aren't available at the store I will buy the case from, here are the choices I selected from the available products (you can see all the choices I have in my first post, that's what made it so long haha) : 

 

Cooler Master HAF 932 RC-932-KKN1-GP

ThermalTake VL10001W2Z Element G Gaming case w/Adjustable fans

ThermalTake VH9000BNS Xaser VI Mx Black

ThermalTake VN700M1W2N Overseer RX-I

 

I know the Cooler Master HAF 932 is a very good reference. I like the design of the Thermaltake ones though.

 

What do you guys think ? 

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