Help for new pc gaming

[Motadarkside]

Hey guys, im bulding a new pc for gaming, I already have some ideias but i want your opnion for doing the best pc possible, with my actual budget. I have about 1700€.

 

I did this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: *Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£164.39 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: *Asus Maximus VI Formula ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£214.39 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: *G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (£64.99 @ Aria PC)
Storage: *Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£92.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 780 3GB OC Video Card  (£415.09 @ CCL Computers)
Case: Zalman Z11 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case  (£44.90 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: *XFX ProSeries 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£114.36 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: *Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer  (£11.89 @ CCL Computers)
Monitor: BenQ XL2720T 120Hz 27.0" Monitor  (£457.26 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1580.26
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-16 04:56 BST+0100

 

Did you guys recommend change something?

I was thinking about Asus Rampage IV Extreme, but i saw that is, incompatible with I5 4670k. In the video-card im thinking, about GTX 780 Lightning.

 

Best regards,

Motadarkside

[imperialplanet]

it looks fine.

[aricleather]

Hey guys, im bulding a new pc for gaming, I already have some ideias but i want your opnion for doing the best pc possible, with my actual budget. I have about 1700€.

 

I did this:

CPU Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core $233.98

Motherboard Asus Maximus VI Formula ATX LGA1150 $289.99

Memory G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 $77.99

Storage Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" SSD $134.99

Video Card Zotac GeForce GTX 780 3GB OC $476.15

Case Zalman Z11 Plus ATX Mid Tower $49.99

Power Supply XFX 850W ATX12V / EPS12V $142.98

Optical Drive Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer $19.98

Monitor BenQ XL2720T 27.0"

Total:  $1423.06

 

Did you guys recommend change something?

I was thinking about Asus Rampage IV Extreme, but i saw that is, incompatible with I5 4670k. In the video-card im thinking, about GTX 780 Lightning.

 

Best regards,

Motadarkside

Use the BBCode Markup button on PCPartPicker, makes it easier for us.

Also, use http://uk.pcpartpicker.com, because prices are different between areas.

Recommendations are to get a 4690k and get a (cheaper) Z97 motherboard. Maybe a different bran d then Zotac. Maybe a 290x if you can afford it.

[mcmad358]

Switch that 4670K with a 4690K. Only ten bucks more i think. Better choice.

 

Look for a lower wattage PSU for cheaper.

 

 

Edit: Switch the mobo out with a better Z97 Mobo.

[Sonefiler]

INstead of i5-4670K, get a i5-4690K, and a Maximus VII Hero motherboard

[79wjd]

Get a cheaper mobo; theres very little reason to spend $300~ on a mobo when there are many great choices around $150 (MSI gaming series/G45), unless you absolutely need something that only a $300~ board has.

 

You should also consider getting a 120gb ssd and a 1tb hdd.

 

I'd personally go for an EVGA gtx780 SC w/ ACX. 

 

You can also lose the cd drive as its literally worthless. 

[ForsakenLive]

ditch the Asus Maximus formula. There are mobos $100 cheaper with 90% of those features.

 Unless you totally need a OC panel and the liquid nitrogen overclock, you don't need that board. 

[mcmad358]

Get a cheaper mobo; theres very little reason to spend $300~ on a mobo when there are many good choices around $150, unless you absolutely need something that only a $300~ board has.

 

You should also consider getting a 120gb ssd and a 1tb hdd.

 

I'd personally go for an MSI 780 lightning or an EVGA SC w/ ACX. 

 

You can also lose the cd drive as its literally worthless. 

This!

 

Id recommend an Asus Series Z97 Mobo or an MSI Z97 Gaming 5 or above series mobo....

 

Also, if you really need/want a dvd drive, get a usb connected one.

[Motadarkside]

Use the BBCode Markup button on PCPartPicker, makes it easier for us.

Also, use http://uk.pcpartpicker.com, because prices are different between areas.

Recommendations are to get a 4690k and get a (cheaper) Z97 motherboard. Maybe a different bran d then Zotac. Maybe a 290x if you can afford it.

Done, sorry.

 

Switch that 4670K with a 4690K. Only ten bucks more i think. Better choice.

 

Look for a lower wattage PSU for cheaper.

 

 

Edit: Switch the mobo out with a better Z97 Mobo.

 

I live in Portugal and i dont found the 4690k just the 4770k.

I have that PSU because im thinking of doing a SLI in future.

The graphic card its a MSI GTX780 Lightning that i saw, i dont know if is the best option.

mcmad358, maybe Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 ?

 

INstead of i5-4670K, get a i5-4690K, and a Maximus VII Hero motherboard

Like i said, here i cant found 4690k, i saw the Maximus VII Hero you recommend it or the Sabertooth?

 

Get a cheaper mobo; theres very little reason to spend $300~ on a mobo when there are many great choices around $150 (MSI gaming series/G45), unless you absolutely need something that only a $300~ board has.

 

You should also consider getting a 120gb ssd and a 1tb hdd.

 

I'd personally go for an EVGA gtx780 SC w/ ACX. 

 

You can also lose the cd drive as its literally worthless. 

Thank you.

 

ditch the Asus Maximus formula. There are mobos $100 cheaper with 90% of those features.

 Unless you totally need a OC panel and the liquid nitrogen overclock, you don't need that board. 

 

Thank you ForsakenLive.

 

[mcmad358]

Why dont you look for a cheaper mobo? Like my previous post stated.

 

But that is a good mobo too but pretty pricey however i feel you could get a better motherboard with more features for gaming and performance than that.

[aricleather]

4690k: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54690k

[ForsakenLive]

 

 

Thank you ForsakenLive.

 

 

Take a look at the MSI Z97-GD65 Gaming, ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Professional, and the GIGABYTE GA-G1.Sniper Z97, they are all very solid choices.

[Hidden Orange]

You should get a 1TB HDD drive. For pure gaming an i5-4670K and i7-4770K will perform identically. If you are doing heavy video-editing, rendering, and other heavy multi-threaded apps, then an i7 is worth it. For gaming, an i5-4670K is more than enough.

 

Try this instead. I upgraded some things. Some of which are the same price or less and perform better or has more space like the SSD for example. People suggest that you should get an IPS monitor instead of a TN one since IPS monitors have better image quality or something.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£164.39 @ Aria PC) 

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£83.08 @ Amazon UK) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£105.13 @ CCL Computers) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£55.34 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£73.98 @ Ebuyer) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£39.99 @ Amazon UK) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Superclocked ACX Video Card  (£367.99 @ Aria PC) 

Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case  (£59.98 @ Amazon UK) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£64.99 @ Amazon UK) 

Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer  (£11.27 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Monitor: Asus PB278Q 27.0" Monitor  (£447.92 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Total: £1474.06

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-16 05:32 BST+0100

 

Personally, I'd get a R9 290X instead since it's cheaper and performs almost identically to the GTX 780 Ti. It costs a little more than a GTX 780, but will perform better than it.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£164.39 @ Aria PC) 

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£83.08 @ Amazon UK) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£105.13 @ CCL Computers) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£55.34 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£73.98 @ Ebuyer) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£39.99 @ Amazon UK) 

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290X 4GB Tri-X Video Card  (£400.60 @ Aria PC) 

Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case  (£59.98 @ Amazon UK) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£64.99 @ Amazon UK) 

Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer  (£11.27 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Monitor: Asus PB278Q 27.0" Monitor  (£447.92 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Total: £1506.67

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-16 05:31 BST+0100

[79wjd]

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£83.08 @ Amazon UK) 

Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£73.98 @ Ebuyer) 

Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer  (£11.27 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Noise shouldn't really be an issue, so theres no real necessity to go liquid cooling, a Hyper 212 will be more than enough for most overclocking. 

 

I'd also stick to a 120/128gb ssd. 

 

And of course, lose the cd drive as they're ugly and terrible. 

[Motadarkside]

Why dont you look for a cheaper mobo? Like my previous post stated.

 

But that is a good mobo too but pretty pricey however i feel you could get a better motherboard with more features for gaming and performance than that.

I saw some benchmarks, i really am confusing in pick the best mobo for a greater performance in gaming. What mobo you recommend?

 

4690k: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54690k

I want buy in Portugal, the problem is that, here im not founding 4690k, just the 4690.

 

Take a look at the MSI Z97-GD65 Gaming, ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Professional, and the GIGABYTE GA-G1.Sniper Z97, they are all very solid choices.

What is the better in your opnion?

 

[79wjd]

What is the better in your opnion?

I'd get the MSI G45 or ASRock Fala1ty Killer. (personally I'd go msi)

[aricleather]

A nice motherboard for the price is the MSI Z97 Gaming 5: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-z97gaming5

It's £110.

The G45 and GD65 are good, but no M.2 D:

Hidden Orange, the OP has a budget of £1700... He can get a much better case then the 300r.

*cough* H440 *cough*

[Hidden Orange]

Noise shouldn't really be an issue, so theres no real necessity to go liquid cooling, a Hyper 212 will be more than enough for most overclocking. 

 

I'd also stick to a 120/128gb ssd. 

 

And of course, lose the cd drive as they're ugly and terrible. 

But he has the money! 

 

I'd say get a +240GB SSD if you can and it should be a no-brainer if it's the same price as an inexpensive +120GB SSD or just a little over it.

 

I don't know if he wants to go AIO liquid or not - I was debating on whether to go with a Hyper 212 EVO, Noctua NH-14 something or other, and a Corsair H110i.

 

Hidden Orange, the OP has a budget of £1700... He can get a much better case then the 300r.

*cough* H440 *cough*

Like I said before, I don't know much about cases which backfired when I recommended a Define R4 as joke and ended making an ass out of myself.

[79wjd]

The G45 and GD65 are good, but no M.2 D

I thought the g45 z97 supported M.2 

 

But he has the money! 

 

I'd say get a +240GB SSD if you can and it should be a no-brainer if it's the same price as an inexpensive +120GB SSD or just a little over it.

 

I don't know if he wants to go AIO liquid or not - I was debating on whether to go with a Hyper 212 EVO, Noctua NH-14 something or other, and a Corsair H110i.

 

Like I said before, I don't know much about cases which backfired when I recommended a Define R4 as joke and ended making an ass out of myself.

But theres no real reason, better he save the money and put it towards a second gpu.

 

250 vs 120 really isn't that big of a difference and the price difference is like $50~. 120gb is more than enough to hold almost any program one could use, and 250 certainly isn't big enough compared to 120 to hold all of ones games anyway. I've got a 256gb Crucial M4 and 1tb Caviar Blue in my gaming rig; and the only reason I have the 256 variant of the M4 is because I bought it as an upgrade for my laptop--with only one drive slot--so I actually needed the capacity. Now, I'm using 50~gb of my ssd and 300~gb on my hdd. 

[Hidden Orange]

I thought the g45 z97 supported M.2 

 

But theres no real reason, better he save the money and put it towards a second gpu. 250 vs 120 really isn't that big of a difference. 120gb is more than enough to hold almost any program one could use, and 250 certainly isn't big enough compared to 120 to hold all of ones games anyway. 

It's like 10 to 20 bucks more for a larger SSD... I remember when there was a sale on PNY's SSDs in the US and it was 10 more than the cheapest 120GB SSD.

 

Whatever... I think it'd be best if he just dropped to a 1080p monitor, geta good air CPU cooler and call it a day. 1440p in my opinion, isn't worth it right now. 

[79wjd]

It's like 10 to 20 bucks more for a larger SSD... I remember when there was a sale on PNY's SSDs in the US and it was 10 more than the cheapest 120GB SSD.

 

Whatever... I think it'd be best if he just dropped to a 1080p monitor, geta good air CPU cooler and call it a day. 1440p in my opinion, isn't worth it right now. 

256gb MX100 is like $110~ 

128gb Adata Premiuer SP900 is like $65.

 

I agree, right now theres a huge price difference between 1080p and anything more...Its just stupid to get anything more than 1080p right now. 

[Motadarkside]

 

You should get a 1TB HDD drive. For pure gaming an i5-4670K and i7-4770K will perform identically. If you are doing heavy video-editing, rendering, and other heavy multi-threaded apps, then an i7 is worth it. For gaming, an i5-4670K is more than enough.

 

Try this instead. I upgraded some things. Some of which are the same price or less and perform better or has more space like the SSD for example. People suggest that you should get an IPS monitor instead of a TN one since IPS monitors have better image quality or something.

 

My fault lol, i really thought that i had put a 1TB HDD.
I will keep I5-4670k then.
Liquid cooling, is useless for me, i dont wanna do any crazy overclocking.
The SSD is really a must or 1TB HDD is enough?

 

And of course, lose the cd drive as they're ugly and terrible. 

I put the cd-drive because i already have in my actual pc and I thought in taking advantage of that, but i will follow to your opinions and i will cut the cd drive. But i will need a card reader, my camera dont have usb.

 

I'd get the MSI G45 or ASRock Fala1ty Killer. (personally I'd go msi)

I will see that, thank you, mate.

 

A nice motherboard for the price is the MSI Z97 Gaming 5: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-z97gaming5

It's £110.

The G45 and GD65 are good, but no M.2 D:

Hidden Orange, the OP has a budget of £1700... He can get a much better case then the 300r.

*cough* H440 *cough*

Damn, H440 is pretty as fuck.

[Hidden Orange]

256gb MX100 is like $110~ 

128gb Adata Premiuer SP900 is like $65.

 

I agree, right now theres a huge price difference between 1080p and anything more...Its just stupid to get anything more than 1080p right now. 

Eh... OP should decide for himself. Heck, if OP wanted and could afford it, OP could get the largest capacity SSD. We're just nagging, little faeries to him.

[aricleather]

I thought the g45 z97 supported M.2 

It only has mSATA on spec sheet.

[79wjd]

The SSD is really a must or 1TB HDD is enough?

 

I put the cd-drive because i already have in my actual pc and I thought in taking advantage of that, but i will follow to your opinions and i will cut the cd drive. But i will need a card reader, my camera dont have usb.

The ssd isn't for extra space, its for the speed, which will be a HUGE difference. Running the OS and frequently used high performance programs (like photoshop) see a MASSIVE improvement when loaded off an ssd vs an hdd...so much so that I honestly can't use an hdd-based computer anyway...its just painful. 

 

Card readers are cheap and easy to come by...just got a USB one. And, if you really need a cd drive you can always get one/take the one out of your computer/buy a usb one. They're just useless for the most part, as windows can be put on a USB stick in like 5 minutes and is much faster at installing; and drivers should NEVER be taken off the cd as they're usually outdated. Not to mention cd drives ruin the aesthetics of a case.