Optimized Gaming Build

[Turismo98]

Well basically, I'm going to game on an old 768p monitor I have at home, and I want to get decent FPS with maximized graphics, and I've settled on this so far:

MSI B75MA-E33 (I went for the B75 since I'm not looking to overclock)

Intel® Core™ i5-3330 CPU 3.0 GHz (3.2 GHz Turbo Boost)

ASUS GTX760-DirectCU II OC-2GB GDRR5

Kingston 8GB DDR3-1866MHz FURY - RED (Going to add another one if necessary for future games)

Corsair CX500 80+Bronze 500W

1To Western Digital Caviar Blue 7200 RPM

Zalman Z9+ Case

 

Before you comment on the 3rd Generation CPU

I went for the 3rd Gen because it's cheaper, at least where I live.

Yes I know Intel stopped producing LGA 1155 CPUs, but it won't be long before Intel ditches the LGA 1150 socket too, since the LGA 1151 will be released a few months after the Broadwell CPUs and I don't think I'm going to look for an upgrade at that time.

 

As for why I posted this topic:

I'm going to game on an oldie 768p monitor, so I'm not looking for a luxury build, and I want to know which part of this is an overkill, so I can downgrade and save a few bucks in my pocket.

[Rocketman9mm]

Just stick with that in case you ever get a 1080p monitor.

[Wirbelfeld]

Well basically, I'm going to game on an old 768p monitor I have at home, and I want to get decent FPS with maximized graphics, and I've settled on this so far:

MSI B75MA-E33 (I went for the B75 since I'm not looking to overclock)

Intel® Core™ i5-3330 CPU 3.0 GHz (3.2 GHz Turbo Boost)

ASUS GTX760-DirectCU II OC-2GB GDRR5

Kingston 8GB DDR3-1866MHz FURY - RED (Going to add another one if necessary for future games)

Corsair CX500 80+Bronze 500W

1To Western Digital Caviar Blue 7200 RPM

Zalman Z9+ Case

 

Before you comment on the 3rd Generation CPU

I went for the 3rd Gen because it's cheaper, at least where I live.

Yes I know Intel stopped producing LGA 1155 CPUs, but it won't be long before Intel ditches the LGA 1150 socket too, since the LGA 1151 will be released a few months after the Broadwell CPUs and I don't think I'm going to look for an upgrade at that time.

 

As for why I posted this topic:

I'm going to game on an oldie 768p monitor, so I'm not looking for a luxury build, and I want to know which part of this is an overkill, so I can downgrade and save a few bucks in my pocket.

Looks great I dont see any problems with it

[AndrewSKY]

I've heard better reviews on Seagate HDD's, but I wouldn't really know if they are that much of a difference. The build looks pretty solid though!

[Wirbelfeld]

I've heard better reviews on Seagate HDD's, but I wouldn't really know if they are that much of a difference. The build looks pretty solid though!

They are effectively the same. WD are more popular though

[Xehanort]

Everything in your build is great price to performance wise and is in the sweet spot for gaming at 1080p. If you don't plan on upgrading to a 1080p monitor, then I would downgrade the GPU because the GTX 760 is overkill for 768p.