First Build Need Input :)

[OkitaSoji]

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3G1HT

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3G1HT/by_merchant/

Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3G1HT/benchmarks/

 

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($181.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.94 @ OutletPC) 

 

Motherboard: Asus Crosshair V Formula-Z ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($224.99 @ SuperBiiz)

 

Memory: G.Skill Trident X 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($164.99 @ Newegg) 

 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($88.97 @ OutletPC)

 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Superclocked ACX Video Card  ($714.99 @ Micro Center) 

 

Case: Cooler Master Storm Trooper ATX Full Tower Case  ($129.99 @ Newegg)

 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($104.95 @ Amazon) 

 

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

 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($89.98 @ OutletPC) 

 

Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($264.99 @ Amazon)

 

Keyboard: Corsair Vengeance K95 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($126.98 @ Newegg)

 

Mouse: ROCCAT Kone XTD Wired Laser Mouse  ($61.98 @ Newegg)

 

Total: $2191.73

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-08 17:43 EDT-0400)

 

This build was created on my own through research over the past 2 or so weeks. Interested to call my build completed and get it over the summer so that's where anybody willing to help comes in

 

1. Budget & Location

    I am willing to spend up to 2300-2500 US dollars but the current list price of 2191.73 Is looking pretty sweet to me.

2. Aim
 I wish to play all modern titles at max settings or damn near it, plus I am a fan of emulating my old ps1 and ps2 games etc. I have plans to do some video editing but nothing intensive. On that note I would like to see if this build has the room to expand upon this side of productivity and what the draw backs would be. Gaming > editing to put it that way.

3. Monitors
 Just one monitor. The monitor in my build is a 24" but I would much rather have upwards toward 30" 1440p gaming monitor either replacing the 24" entirely or making sure that the build can accommodate 1440p in the future (possibly waiting until prices drop)

4. Peripherals
I am not recycling anything as I have nothing to do so with. I have a mic and headphones so I have not included that in the build but I am curious of headset solutions to create a genuine compliment to the graphics I'm hoping to pump out.

5. Why are you upgrading?
 I currently have a Mac desktop. Done with all that.

 

Thanks in advance for taking the time to provide me with input. Like the title says this is my first build and I am very excited, however I do not want to run into any annoying compatibility issues or the like. Help me out!

[flibberdipper]

Alright. Give me a minute.

[Chriz6097]

Putting a list together. Also maybe wait until haswell refresh soon.

[Chriz6097]

A little under budget but it allows for some wiggle room in terms of preference.

[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3GodC) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3GodC/by_merchant/) / [benchmarks](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3GodC/benchmarks/)

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($319.99 @ Amazon) 

CPU Cooler:  Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard:  Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD4H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($144.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory:  Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($129.84 @ Amazon) 

Storage:  A-Data Premier Pro SP600 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($119.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage:  Seagate  2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive  ($115.99 @ Amazon) 

Video Card:  Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($495.91 @ Newegg) 

Case:  Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 

Power Supply:  Cooler Master V700 700W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($159.99 @ NCIX US) 

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

Monitor:  QNIX QX2710 Matte 60Hz 27.0" Monitor  ($369.44 @ Newegg) 

Keyboard:  Cooler Master CM Storm QuickFire XT Wired Slim Keyboard  ($79.99 @ Amazon) 

Mouse:  Logitech G500s Laser Gaming Mouse Wired Laser Mouse  ($49.99 @ Amazon) 

Speakers:  Logitech Z313 25W 2.1ch Speakers  ($39.99 @ Best Buy) 

Total: $2246.08

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-08 17:51 EDT-0400)

Also I recomend you shop for peripherals yourself since its all about preference even though the ones I have in there are some solid choices there are others out there that could be better for you. Also keep in mind this is a really high budget for a first system in my opinion, maybe thats me.

[OkitaSoji]

I am stepping out a minute. Thanks for the quick responses!

[flibberdipper]

Since I wasn't sure what monitor or speakers you would like, I didn't look for those. But for the core system, this will be great.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU:  Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($229.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler:  Cooler Master Glacer 240L 86.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard:  Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Memory:  Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($72.99 @ Newegg)
Storage:  Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($139.00 @ Amazon)
Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($83.98 @ Best Buy)
Video Card:  Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($699.99 @ Newegg)
Case:  Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case  ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply:  Corsair RM 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($120.98 @ Best Buy)
Operating System:  Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Keyboard:  Corsair Vengeance K70 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($109.99 @ NCIX US)
Mouse:  Corsair Vengeance M65 Wired Laser Mouse  ($57.53 @ Amazon)
Total: $2009.41
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-08 17:56 EDT-0400)

[nj4ck]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($229.99 @ NCIX US) 

CPU Cooler:  Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($94.99 @ Best Buy) 

Motherboard:  Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z87 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($157.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory:  A-Data XPG V2 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory  ($94.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage:  Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($139.00 @ Amazon) 

Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($83.97 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card:  EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Superclocked ACX Video Card  ($714.99 @ Micro Center) 

Case:  Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case  ($129.99 @ Micro Center) 

Power Supply:  SeaSonic 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($144.99 @ Mwave) 

Operating System:  Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($89.98 @ OutletPC) 

Monitor:  Asus PB278Q 27.0" Monitor  ($482.99 @ NCIX US) 

Keyboard:  Cooler Master CM Storm QuickFire TK Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 

Mouse:  Gigabyte GM-M6980X Wired Laser Mouse  ($29.99 @ Amazon) 

Total: $2493.85

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-08 18:08 EDT-0400)

[OkitaSoji]

Hey thanks for the suggestions guys! Ok so here is my questions.

 

1. All of you have suggested Intel CPU, differing gen/model. I had seen benchmarks of the AMD 8350 and it looked pretty good. However these were just gaming BM's so I wonder if the Intel excels elsewhere?

 

2. Two of you suggested liquid cooling. I am not opposed to it as long it is in budget, but what is the pro's/con's vs a standard air cooler?

 

3. Gigabyte motherboards must be a good pick, you all suggested that brand. In some recent research I've found that motherboards don't impact performance as one might expect, so thanks for shaving off some dough on that. Lga1150 is new to me, will research after this reply but if you have any cents to chip in I'd love to hear about it.

 

4. Any reason for 2400 RAM speed? Is the 11 CAS noticeable or should i balance it at 1600 with CAS of 9?

 

5. I am happy to see SSD put into the build. I have been considering it but unsure of it. If it fits ill ship.

 

6. I am happy also with the GPU picks, however I am willing to dole out extra dough for the fatter card. I haven't done as much research on gigabyte branded anything as much as I have others. Familiar with EVGA so far and I like them, but this gives me room to branch off. Thanks for that.

 

7. The ASUS PB278Q looks phenomenal. Im curious the drawbacks vs the asus 24" i linked at the top. However just from looking at reviews, this looks like an excellent gamer/professional monitor. 

 

8. Also is windows 8 the new standard? A lot of my friends talk smack about it, but having fooled with it some I thought it wasn't all that bad as I could get rid of metro and jump straight to desktop. DL this app that recreated the start menu. Didn't seem to bad really but I was also using Apple Bootcamp to run it which isn't a good representation in the first place. Curious on thoughts vs W7

 

Thanks guys. You all have given me some new places to look and some great solutions.

[jtrier1]

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3G1HT

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3G1HT/by_merchant/

Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3G1HT/benchmarks/

 

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($181.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.94 @ OutletPC) 

 

Motherboard: Asus Crosshair V Formula-Z ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($224.99 @ SuperBiiz)

 

Memory: G.Skill Trident X 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($164.99 @ Newegg) 

 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($88.97 @ OutletPC)

 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Superclocked ACX Video Card  ($714.99 @ Micro Center) 

 

Case: Cooler Master Storm Trooper ATX Full Tower Case  ($129.99 @ Newegg)

 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($104.95 @ Amazon) 

 

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

 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($89.98 @ OutletPC) 

 

Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($264.99 @ Amazon)

 

Keyboard: Corsair Vengeance K95 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($126.98 @ Newegg)

 

Mouse: ROCCAT Kone XTD Wired Laser Mouse  ($61.98 @ Newegg)

 

Total: $2191.73

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-08 17:43 EDT-0400)

 

This build was created on my own through research over the past 2 or so weeks. Interested to call my build completed and get it over the summer so that's where anybody willing to help comes in

 

1. Budget & Location

    I am willing to spend up to 2300-2500 US dollars but the current list price of 2191.73 Is looking pretty sweet to me.

2. Aim

 I wish to play all modern titles at max settings or damn near it, plus I am a fan of emulating my old ps1 and ps2 games etc. I have plans to do some video editing but nothing intensive. On that note I would like to see if this build has the room to expand upon this side of productivity and what the draw backs would be. Gaming > editing to put it that way.

3. Monitors

 Just one monitor. The monitor in my build is a 24" but I would much rather have upwards toward 30" 1440p gaming monitor either replacing the 24" entirely or making sure that the build can accommodate 1440p in the future (possibly waiting until prices drop)

4. Peripherals

I am not recycling anything as I have nothing to do so with. I have a mic and headphones so I have not included that in the build but I am curious of headset solutions to create a genuine compliment to the graphics I'm hoping to pump out.

5. Why are you upgrading?

 I currently have a Mac desktop. Done with all that.

 

Thanks in advance for taking the time to provide me with input. Like the title says this is my first build and I am very excited, however I do not want to run into any annoying compatibility issues or the like. Help me out!

 

 

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3GsJg

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3GsJg/by_merchant/

Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3GsJg/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($181.98 @ SuperBiiz)

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

Motherboard: ASRock 990FX Killer ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($134.99 @ Newegg)

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($139.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($139.00 @ Amazon)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.43 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Superclocked Video Card  ($689.99 @ Micro Center)

Case: Cooler Master Storm Trooper ATX Full Tower Case  ($162.81 @ SuperBiiz)

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.50 @ Amazon)

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

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($89.98 @ OutletPC)

Monitor: Asus PB278Q 27.0" Monitor  ($482.99 @ NCIX US)

Keyboard: ROCCAT Isku FX Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($69.99 @ Newegg)

Mouse: ROCCAT Kone XTD Wired Laser Mouse  ($61.98 @ Newegg)

Speakers: Logitech Z553 40W 2.1ch Speakers  ($64.99 @ B&H)

Total: $2392.60

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-08 20:07 EDT-0400)

[OkitaSoji]

Thanks for that Jtrier1! Good to see an AMD side of things. My original build I felt good about the AMD 8350 but numbers wise the Intel shows better performance after seeing the i5 4670k suggested above.