Critique this build.

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I would appreciate it if you guys would help with my first build it that would be really awesome. Note: i would like to stay under $750, please only suggest upgrades if they can help with graphics or computing performance in games or rendering. i know this isnt quite good enough for GTA 5 or Crysis, but im mostly planning on doing Battle Feild Hardline, Trine 2, and warface. maybe some after effects but very light. i also want to stick to a standard looking case. the gtx 770 is used, but i have conformation that it is in perfect condition.

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/gh9HK8

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($226.69 @ OutletPC) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper T4 70.0 CFM Rifle Bearing CPU Cooler  ($19.99 @ NCIX US) 

Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($60.98 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($56.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB ACX Video Card  ($199.00) 

Case: NZXT Source 220 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.98 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ NCIX US) 

 

Total: $748.61

 

[ThyFeared]

That PSU is way overkill honestly. This is also perfectly fine for GTA V and Crysis

[thekeemo]

how about his 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($178.49 @ OutletPC) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper T4 70.0 CFM Rifle Bearing CPU Cooler  ($19.99 @ NCIX US) 

Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($60.98 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($56.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: HIS Radeon R9 290 4GB IceQ X² Video Card  ($252.98 @ Newegg) 

Case: NZXT Source 220 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.98 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $754.39

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-02 20:32 EDT-0400

 

also $200 for a used 770 is NOT a good deal look in my signature

[reapersivan]

 

I would appreciate it if you guys would help with my first build it that would be really awesome. Note: i would like to stay under $750, please only suggest upgrades if they can help with graphics or computing performance in games or rendering. i know this isnt quite good enough for GTA 5 or Crysis, but im mostly planning on doing Battle Feild Hardline, Trine 2, and warface. maybe some after effects but very light. i also want to stick to a standard looking case. the gtx 770 is used, but i have conformation that it is in perfect condition.

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/gh9HK8

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($226.69 @ OutletPC) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper T4 70.0 CFM Rifle Bearing CPU Cooler  ($19.99 @ NCIX US) 

Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($60.98 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($56.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB ACX Video Card  ($199.00) 

Case: NZXT Source 220 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.98 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ NCIX US) 

 

Total: $748.61

 

An R9 280x would perform way better for around the pricepoint of the Nvidia one

[Laputacake]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($178.49 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: MSI H97M-G43 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($74.99 @ NCIX US)

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($56.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.69 @ NCIX US)

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Tri-X Video Card ($269.99 @ Newegg)

Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ NCIX US)

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)

Total: $723.13

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-02 20:34 EDT-0400

[via]

That PSU is way overkill honestly. This is also perfectly fine for GTA V and Crysis

actually Nvidia says you need atleast 600w, and i want to have some extra just incase. But i was talking about 60fps MAX settings

[via]

An R9 280x would perform way better for around the pricepoint of the Nvidia one

do you have any benchmarks to support that?

[Vexzarium]

I failed to stay in your budget because I added a z97 motherboard:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($239.99 @ Amazon) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($34.99 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($92.98 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($52.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($50.92 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: HIS Radeon R9 285 2GB ICEQ X² Video Card  ($191.98 @ Newegg) 

Case: Corsair SPEC-02 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.19 @ Amazon) 

Power Supply: Rosewill 500W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($64.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $793.03

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-02 20:43 EDT-0400

 

I also locked it to Newegg and Amazon. There are some other sites on there that really shaft you with shipping when it comes time to buy your components.

[Aniallation]

I would appreciate it if you guys would help with my first build it that would be really awesome. Note: i would like to stay under $750, please only suggest upgrades if they can help with graphics or computing performance in games or rendering. i know this isnt quite good enough for GTA 5 or Crysis, but im mostly planning on doing Battle Feild Hardline, Trine 2, and warface. maybe some after effects but very light. i also want to stick to a standard looking case. the gtx 770 is used, but i have conformation that it is in perfect condition.

Is the used 770 $200? Because if so then that's way too expensive. Also EVGA B1 isn't great, get the B2 instead.

[Comessy]

Dont buy that 770

[Member]

Hyper 212 EVO and a stick of 8GB of RAM (1x8 GB), good for future RAM upgrade

[via]

Dont buy that 770

 

Is the used 770 $200? Because if so then that's way too expensive. Also EVGA B1 isn't great, get the B2 instead.

jesus everyone is saying thats a bad deal but its in perfect condition and i have never seen a 770 under 200, so if yo ucan send me links for proof that would be great.

[Aniallation]

jesus everyone is saying thats a bad deal but its in perfect condition and i have never seen a 770 under 200, so if yo ucan send me links for proof that would be great.

Even if it's in perfect condition 770 is still overpriced, 200 is what it should have been in the first place. 

 

$22 more for brand new and even better performance: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/sapphire-video-card-100363vx3l

Slightly less performance but $35 less, and again brand new: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/sapphire-video-card-100373l

[via]

Even if it's in perfect condition 770 is still overpriced, 200 is what it should have been in the first place. 

 

$22 more for brand new and even better performance: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/sapphire-video-card-100363vx3l

Slightly less performance but $35 less, and again brand new: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/sapphire-video-card-100373l

[Vexzarium]

Damn double post...

[Vexzarium]

jesus everyone is saying thats a bad deal but its in perfect condition and i have never seen a 770 under 200, so if yo ucan send me links for proof that would be great.

From what I can see, at 1080p, the 770 is averaging about 4fps better than a R9-285. So if you prefer New, the R9-285 is great for the price. If you can get a 770 in good condition for around the same price go for it.

 

Now I only suggest the 285 over the 280 because the 285 supports AMD's latest features and the 280/280x do not. As you can see here the 280 and 285 perform similarly. A 280x or the 770 you are looking at would be better options. The 280x's price has blown up lately so getting a 770 for $200 sounds pretty damn good to me.

 

[Aniallation]

From what I can see, at 1080p, the 770 is averaging about 4fps better than a R9-285. So if you prefer New, the R9-285 is great for the price. If you can get a 770 in good condition for around the same price go for it.

 

Now I only suggest the 285 over the 280 because the 285 supports AMD's latest features and the 280/280x do not. As you can see here the 280 and 285 perform similarly. A 280x or the 770 you are looking at would be better options. The 280x's price has blown up lately so getting a 770 for $200 sounds pretty damn good to me.

Unless OP needs FreeSync, 280/280X are a better choice to keep for a while as future games will start to hit the 2GB frame buffer limit.

[Aniallation]

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[Vexzarium]

Unless OP needs FreeSync, 280/280X are a better choice to keep for a while as future games will start to hit the 2GB frame buffer limit.

Believe it or not, especially for MMO's, I've found VSR to be an invaluable feature. Now, you can make something like this happen with a simple registry tweak, but I'd still take the 285 for 1080p gaming at it's current price over the 280. If you can catch the 280x on a sale like last week(Sapphire 280x Tri-X $219.99) I'd say do not hesitate. Grab it before it shoots back up like they have as of right now. 

[reapersivan]

do you have any benchmarks to support that?

My bad, i thought that It was a different card. Oops...