Gaming Rig

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I want the best highest performance Gaming desktop in range of  900~950$ 

 

My suggestion was 

 

CPU ==> i5 4670k 

 

GPU ==> R9 280x or GTX 770

 

Ram ==> Kingstone HyperX Beast 8gb 2x4 @2400 mhz

 

Motherboard ==> Gigabyte GA-B85-HD3

 

PSU Corsair ==> CX750M 750W

 

Case ==> Couldn't made choice 

 

Note * I prefer Intel CPU's and both Amd and Nvidia GPU's 

[PillowSmoke]

The case you could go with something from Nzxt, corsair, or cooler master.

[Shd0w2]

Good job, You could cut down on ram and PSU, and maybe afford a 780.

You could also drop to like a 4440 or something to add a 780 if you really want.

[the ginger gamer]

the 770 and the 280x are very close in performance but i would probably recommend the 770 since it seems to do a bit better in benchmarks plus nvidia seems to be optimizing games much better than amd even if it inst amds fault. 

[Guest]

I want the best highest performance Gaming desktop in range of  900~950$ 

 

My suggestion was 

 

CPU ==> i5 4670k 

 

GPU ==> R9 280x or GTX 770

 

Ram ==> Kingstone HyperX Beast 8gb 2x4 @2400 mhz

 

Motherboard ==> Gigabyte GA-B85-HD3

 

PSU Corsair ==> CX750M 750W

 

Case ==> Couldn't made choice 

 

Note * I prefer Intel CPU's and both Amd and Nvidia GPU's 

No point in getting a 'k' cpu with that motherboard. You want a Z97 board if you are going to overclock the cpu. If you don't want to overclock then get a non 'k' cpu.

 

For a single gpu then 550W psu is enough.

[alphabeta]

No point in getting a 'k' cpu with that motherboard. You want a Z97 board if you are going to overclock the cpu. If you don't want to overclock then get a non 'k' cpu.

 

For a single gpu then 550W psu is enough.

 

I Don't like overclocking but does it make a huge difference in the performance ?

[alphabeta]

the 770 and the 280x are very close in performance but i would probably recommend the 770 since it seems to do a bit better in benchmarks plus nvidia seems to be optimizing games much better than amd even if it inst amds fault. 

 

Although I'm an Amd fanboy I thought about going towards Nvidia it has less issues

[alphabeta]

Good job, You could cut down on ram and PSU, and maybe afford a 780.

You could also drop to like a 4440 or something to add a 780 if you really want.

 

aren't the processor going to bottleneck the GPU ? 

[the ginger gamer]

Although I'm an Amd fanboy I thought about going towards Nvidia it has less issues

haha its not good to fanboy though. Just buy whoever has the best deal at the time!

[the ginger gamer]

aren't the processor going to bottleneck the GPU ? 

No the i5 probably wont bottleneck any gpu out there aside from maybe an r9 295x2. They are very powerful cpus.

[Guest]

I Don't like overclocking but does it make a huge difference in the performance ?

It is always handy to have the option further down the line. If you dont want to then just get a non 'k' cpu. I would look at a H97 board rather than B85 as well, for a non 'k' cpu.

[alphabeta]

It is always handy to have the option further down the line. If you dont want to then just get a non 'k' cpu. I would look at a H97 board rather than B85 as well, for a non 'k' cpu.

Got it in case of not overclocking does i need to get a cpu cooler or the stock cooler is okay ?

[Guest]

Got it in case of not overclocking does i need to get a cpu cooler or the stock cooler is okay ?

Stock cooler shouldn't be that loud. You can always fit something like the Coolermaster Evo 212 if it gets too noisy for you.

[alphabeta]

It is always handy to have the option further down the line. If you dont want to then just get a non 'k' cpu. I would look at a H97 board rather than B85 as well, for a non 'k' cpu.

What about a Z87 motherboard it it good for overclocking ?

 

Gigabyte GA-Z87-HD3 to be more specified 

[Guest]

You can overclock on that board, but I would go for the Z97 version as it is the newer chipset.

 

Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 - http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=4955#ov