My Friend's "Great" Gaming Build

[Dragonfly]

My friend wants to use this for his new build and he won't listen when I say it has a huge bottleneck. (a 750 Ti with an i7-4790K) I was thinking that more people's opinions will change his idea. Btw, he's using this for gaming and feel free to give him suggestions as long as they're under $700.

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/zTYp6h

[ZuluGod]

I'd still go with it over my computer...

[dragoon20005]

where is the PSU, RAM and HDD?

[Paytend01]

Oh dear god... Spend WAY less on the cpu... get a better GPU atleast

[themctipers]

holy shit nononoonon

tell him get an i5 devils cannon k and a r9 390

fit it somehow!

[J. Hammond]

i5 4460
R9 280X

 

There, it's better. I'm sure someone could come up with something better though.

[Dragonfly]

I'd still go with it over my computer...

Same here lol.

 

where is the PSU, RAM and HDD?

He didn't pick that yet.

[Paytend01]

Get a Cheaper Mother Board... Maybe the AsRock h97, downgrade to a 4460 and get maybe a msi r9 390

[Mohenjo]

My friend wants to use this for his new build and he won't listen when I say it has a huge bottleneck. (a 750 Ti with an i7-4790K) I was thinking that more people's opinions will change his idea. Btw, he's using this for gaming and feel free to give him suggestions as long as they're under $700.

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/zTYp6h

my god damn eyes dear god 

 

get an i5 4690k 

msi z97 pc mate 

and an r9 390. 

[dragoon20005]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($209.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI Z97A GAMING 6 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($140.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 390 8GB PCS+ Video Card  ($269.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 922 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $700.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-24 20:19 EST-0500

[PlayStation 2]

I'd assume he likes Alienware, no?

[SImoHayha]

My friend wants to use this for his new build and he won't listen when I say it has a huge bottleneck. (a 750 Ti with an i7-4790K) I was thinking that more people's opinions will change his idea. Btw, he's using this for gaming and feel free to give him suggestions as long as they're under $700.

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/zTYp6h

Tell your friend to look at this. Say we are helping him avoid paying for  " Pictures and logos " just because its looks expensive doesn't mean its powerful.

[pwn_intended]

sounds to me like your friend should just buy a MacBook and call it a day. lol.

JK, don't do that. But as everyone has already said, get an i5 (pretty much any one) and spend a little more on the GPU, and get something like a 960, 970, or some the comparable AMD cards that others have already suggested. The motherboard doesn't need to be a ROG board, ESPECIALLY if you don't end up going with an unlocked CPU. Also, very importantly, mage sure he gets a decent power supply and case he likes, not just re-using the PSU/case from some old shitty potato from the last decade.

[EIijah]

If it's only for gaming....

Get an i5 4460, and a 970 or 390... get a cheaper board to, just because it says ROG doesn't mean it's any better for gaming

[brob]

My friend wants to use this for his new build and he won't listen when I say it has a huge bottleneck. (a 750 Ti with an i7-4790K) I was thinking that more people's opinions will change his idea. Btw, he's using this for gaming and feel free to give him suggestions as long as they're under $700.

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/zTYp6h

 

The best motherboard will add 0 fps to the performance of the worst same class motherboard.

 

The GTX 750 Ti bottlenecks an i7-4790K. An i5-4440 also be bottlenecked by the GTX 750 Ti.

 

Take a look at the benchmarks in http://hexus.net/tech/reviews/graphics/88169-powercolor-radeon-r9-390-pcs/?page=3. Notice the GTX 750 Ti at the bottom in every case. With the better cpu and motherboard choices an R9 380, GTX 970, or R9 390 is obtainable.