Friends Build

[JLCitadel]

Friends Building a PC, this is what I lined up for him. Opinions?

(He doesn't need 1TB of space, hes had his pc for 3 years and only used 200gb)

Budget is 1300 but saving money and keeping performance is fine.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($189.99 @ Micro Center) 

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

Motherboard:  ASRock Z87 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($109.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory:  Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($136.68 @ Amazon) 

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

Storage:  Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($51.98 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card:  EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card  ($509.99 @ Amazon) 

Case:  Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply:  EVGA SuperNOVA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($102.18 @ Amazon) 

Total: $1285.77

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

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[Phage]

nice build, will definitely work

[Thebman712]

for the everslight upgrade of like 30$ get a 1tb cause he will have more games on this pc 

[JLCitadel]

My only real suggestion is to get a cheaper power supply and more storage. For $1300, you might as well spit up the extra cash for a nice 1TB HDD, even if he supposedly uses 200GB. 

 

 

for the everslight upgrade of like 30$ get a 1tb cause he will have more games on this pc 

 

 

 

No other suggestions besides the HD?

[SAV1OUR]

better in all ways he dosent need 16gb ram if hes going to be gaming 
 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($189.99 @ Micro Center) 

CPU Cooler:  Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard:  Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD4H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($159.99 @ Micro Center) 

Memory:  Kingston Beast 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($76.74 @ Amazon) 

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

Storage:  Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($51.98 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card:  EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card  ($509.99 @ Amazon) 

Case:  Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply:  Corsair RM 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $1333.65

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

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[Thebman712]

not really unless he has a bigger budget thats perfect

[Thebman712]

 

better in all ways he dosent need 16gb ram if hes going to be gaming 

 

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CPU:  Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($189.99 @ Micro Center) 

CPU Cooler:  Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard:  Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD4H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($159.99 @ Micro Center) 

Memory:  Kingston Beast 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($76.74 @ Amazon) 

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

Storage:  Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($51.98 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card:  EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card  ($509.99 @ Amazon) 

Case:  Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply:  Corsair RM 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $1333.65

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

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i would prefer 16gb of ram over water cooled

[SAV1OUR]

i would prefer 16gb of ram over water cooled

he has no use for 16gb if its for gaming all he needs is 8gb 

[JLCitadel]

i would prefer 16gb of ram over water cooled

 

 

better in all ways he dosent need 16gb ram if hes going to be gaming 

-snip-

 

 

I went with 16 because he has interests in other things besides gaming.

[SAV1OUR]

I went with 16 because he has interests in other things besides gaming.

ok well give him a few better parts

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($189.99 @ Micro Center) 

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

Motherboard:  Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD4H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($159.99 @ Micro Center) 

Memory:  Kingston Beast 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($144.99 @ Newegg) 

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

Storage:  Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($51.98 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card:  EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card  ($509.99 @ Newegg) 

Case:  Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply:  Corsair RM 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $1331.89

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-10 23:05 EDT-0400)

[JLCitadel]

 

ok well give him a few better parts

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($189.99 @ Micro Center) 

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

Motherboard:  Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD4H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($159.99 @ Micro Center) 

Memory:  Kingston Beast 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($144.99 @ Newegg) 

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

Storage:  Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($51.98 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card:  EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card  ($509.99 @ Newegg) 

Case:  Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply:  Corsair RM 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $1331.89

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-10 23:05 EDT-0400)

 

 

650w is pointless. You can't SLI & Overclock with that wattage. with 750 you've got room for both. if you're buying 650 you mine as well drop to 500w, decrease mobo quality cause you dont need SLI or OC, and get a locked processor, and a 780 TI

[SAV1OUR]

650w is pointless. You can't SLI & Overclock with that wattage. with 750 you've got room for both. if you're buying 650 you mine as well drop to 500w, decrease mobo quality cause you dont need SLI or OC, and get a locked processor, and a 780 TI

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you can sli a 650w and over clock my friends running sli 770s on 650 and a oc 4770k 

[JLCitadel]

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you can sli a 650w and over clock my friends running sli 770s on 650 and a oc 4770k 

 

with SLI the build runs 707w before OC.

(780, 780, 4670k)

 

It's not a good idea + he doesn't want to water cool. (paranoid)

[SAV1OUR]

with SLI the build runs 707w before OC.

(780, 780, 4670k)

 

It's not a good idea + he doesn't want to water cool. (paranoid)

well in that case if he is he can switch to the evo and if you relay must have it your way get 750w but id urge you to get the better motherboard and nicer looking ram 

[JLCitadel]

well in that case if he is he can switch to the evo and if you relay must have it your way get 750w but id urge you to get the better motherboard and nicer looking ram 

 

I'm just trying to be on the safe side for my friend.

 

I'm sure with the amount of wattage it actually draws from the wall to be used because of it's certification it could be done, but rather be safe then sorry.

 

I was contemplating that , but what would the actual difference be for the evo swap? I didn't think it'd be a noticeable change for the $

[SAV1OUR]

I'm just trying to be on the safe side for my friend.

 

I'm sure with the amount of wattage it actually draws from the wall to be used because of it's certification it could be done, but rather be safe then sorry.

 

I was contemplating that , but what would the actual difference be for the evo swap? I didn't think it'd be a noticeable change for the $

the h100i will get better temps no questions asked and will do better with OC if he ever wants to OC allot then do it