$1700 Gaming PC

LeftForTacos · February 9, 2013

Here is my opinion:
Case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811352021

CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116504

Motherboard: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130645

RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148662

SSD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147192

HDD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136769

PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182132

Cooler: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835214023

Total: $1,213.90

- First of all, you'll want to purchase another SATA cable as the motherboard only comes with two.

- Use the SSD for your OS, applications and a few games if you like. Then use the HDD for storage.

- If you want additional headroom for SLI/CrossFire then I'd recommend getting the 750W version of the HIVE for an additional $20.

- If you are looking for an air cooler that will perform like a H100, if not better then I'd recommend a Noctua NH-D14 or Phanteks PH-TC14PE for $80. Glad you did go with the air cooler route as the AiO units have a horrible price : performance ratio. The Enermax cooler will perform better than a Hyper 212 EVO and will be able to give your system a respectable overclock.

- If you need more storage then I'd recommend grabbing the 1TB version of the Blue drive.

If you were to check the original post, you would know that I am getting an optical drive. Also, I just checked my motherboard information on neweggs specs... the motherboard comes with plenty of SATA cables.

Storage Devices

SATA 3Gb/s

4

SATA 6Gb/s

4 x SATA 6Gb/s

SATA RAID

2 x SATA 6Gb/s port(s), brown and 4 x SATA 3Gb/s port(s), black Support Raid 0, 1, 5, 10

- Newegg

Yeah... if you're going to tell me to buy something, make sure I actually need it before you tell me.

LeftForTacos · February 9, 2013

For a build like that there is simply no point in a massive case like the 820, go with the 630 or the 410, and if you care about the led colours just buy an Nzxt Hue it will still end up cheaper. The armour on the Sabretooth is a gimmick and probably doesn't help thermal performance much at all, I'd go with a Z77 MPower if you care about the colour scheme otherwise I'd go with an Asus P8Z77-V Pro. Amd cards are simply better value, but if you are waiting for next gen thats fair enough. Ram is Ram, Corsair is always a good choice. Psu is fine provided you do Sli/Crossfire. That fan is cheap crap if its for the cpu cooler get a Corsair SP120, or if you want silence get a Noctua NF-F12. I really don't like WD drives every one I've ever had has died after less than a year, so I'd go with a Seagate Barracuda. But at the end of the day it's your money and your Pc not mine.

Hey, I may not have a massive motherboard now, nor do I plan to, but like I said before the last thing I want is to be held back from upgrades. Also, I may buy a few of those fans ( FN 120RB / FN 140RB ) for some more airflow.