New Semester,Arma III, Battlefield 4, New Build. FEEDBACK

[Jbravo44]

i should have the last of my build coming in on monday sometime so i will post pictures then im so ready to get this build finished. its been over a month of back and forth swapping defective parts but i think i finally got the problem fixed here is my End Result. All parts ordered From Newegg, Can anyone see any flaws or things you recomend changing?  The memory i had extra from an old build but i  plan to ugrade  soon.

 

[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1vcaV) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1vcaV/by_merchant/) / [benchmarks](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1vcaV/benchmarks/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i74770k) | $339.99 @ Newegg
**CPU Cooler** | [NZXT Kraken X60 98.3 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/nzxt-cpu-cooler-krakenx60) | $107.99 @ Newegg
**Thermal Compound** | [Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/arctic-silver-thermal-paste-as535g) | $8.99 @ Newegg
**Motherboard** | [Asus SABERTOOTH Z87 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-sabertoothz87) | $249.99 @ Newegg
**Memory** | [G.Skill Ripjaws Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f310666cl9q16gbrl) | $129.99 @ Newegg
**Storage** | [samsung 840 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz7td120bw) | $99.99 @ Newegg
**Storage** | [Toshiba  3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/toshiba-internal-hard-drive-dt01aca300) | $109.99 @ Newegg
**Video Card** | [EVGA GeForce GTX 660 3GB Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-video-card-03gp42664kr) | $222.55 @ Newegg
**Case** | [Fractal Design Define R4 (Titanium Grey) ATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/fractal-design-case-fdcadefr4ti) | $123.58 @ Newegg
**Case Fan** | [Corsair Air Series AF140 Quiet Edition 67.8 CFM 140mm  Fan](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-fan-co9050009ww) | $18.99 @ Newegg
**Power Supply** | [Antec Basiq Plus 550W 80 PLUS Certified ATX12V Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/antec-power-supply-bp550plus) | $64.99 @ Newegg
**Optical Drive** | [Lite-On IHBS112-04 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/lite-on-optical-drive-ihbs11204) | $78.98 @ Newegg
**Keyboard** | [Corsair Vengeance K95 Wired Gaming Keyboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-keyboard-ch9000020na) | $129.99 @ Newegg
**Mouse** | [Corsair Vengeance M65 Wired Laser Mouse](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-mouse-m65black) | $72.98 @ Newegg
 | | **Total**
 | Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available. | $1708.99
 

[Emperor_Piehead]

Why do you need a i7

The af140 doesn't have much static pressure and would struggle in that case

get a 7950 for that price for a gpu

why get a rig like this then skimp on the power supply get something like a seasonic 550w g series

get a 840 evo ssd

[prolemur]

cringing at your video card 

[Hirad123]

Why do you need a i7

The af140 doesn't have much static pressure and would struggle in that case

get a 7950 for that price for a gpu

why get a rig like this then skimp on the power supply get something like a seasonic 550w g series

get a 840 evo ssd

+1

[Excon]

Drop to a 4670k (or back to ivy if you really want to OC) and upgrade that GPU to a 770 or wait for 9xxx.

[SteepGnomeKing]

For that price you can get a 780 and a 8350.

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1vcKd

 

I don't know if you need a OS or monitor. But peripherals are all so selective.

 

Probably don't need that power supply either but it looks nice and the fan turns off when not under heavy load so it will be quieter.

[Jbravo44]

Damn looks like i jumped into this a little quick haha, well i guess theres always next time to perfect it. or i save upa bit and upgrade in 6 months if i fell like i need more power in a certain area. Thanks tho!!

[Emperor_Piehead]

Damn looks like i jumped into this a little quick haha, well i guess theres always next time to perfect it. or i save upa bit and upgrade in 6 months if i fell like i need more power in a certain area. Thanks tho!!

Just keep trying always read about products and see what other people use together.

[Axis]

the GPU and HDD are the only things that i think you'll regret buying them..

 

toshiba is so bad in HDDs! i have so many friends with dead toshiba drives after a few months for desktops and laptops!

 

and the GPU is too expensive just because of the 3GBs of memory, 760, 7850 would serve you much better

[Jbravo44]

i already regret it lol. i have a new plan that will leave me with 2 decent pcs. i hope im going to put some things together and ask you guys again for advice.

[Lamb]

Get a 4670K instead of 4770K and get a 770. (Or wait for 9000 series)

[morolli97]

if your going for really only gaming then 8gb of ram would do you fine

[Homicidium]

Why do you need a i7

The af140 doesn't have much static pressure and would struggle in that case

get a 7950 for that price for a gpu

why get a rig like this then skimp on the power supply get something like a seasonic 550w g series

get a 840 evo ssd

 

I agree with everything but that i7 argument. ArmA is in general pretty CPU intensive and having the extra room to breath with the i7 is good and senseable.

[CJPowell27]

Sabertooth is so overpriced, just get a good motherboard for like 80-100 dollars cheaper.  Any Gigabyte z87 would be perfect. I would go with an i5 processor or at least go down to a 4670k.  http://www.overclock.net/content/type/61/id/1528888/width/500/height/1000/flags/LL I'll just let that link explain why to put more money into a GPU maybe a 770.  I would have done this http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1vGZD and you already have Ram so why get more it won't add much performance honestly

[Jbravo44]

Guess I should be more clear from the start. I also do a lot of 3d modeling cad autodesk along with enegry simulation software. So gaming will be only part of its use. So that's why I chose the i7 and it has been an assortment parts I've been purchasing since June as I have spare money so there is no set budget on this build.but I agree I should have went with the 770. But 660 is a upgrade from my 550ti.

[Jbravo44]

I think I am going to get a 760 and just keep my 660 in my amd rig I am currently running. Maybe upgrading to corsair 7xx watt power supply. What ill do with two fully functioning rigs idk.