Gaming build for 2500$

[bobsmith]

Hey guys! I'm gonna be using this build mostly for gaming and want to make it futerproof and run most games like bf4 maxed out and smooth . This is also gonna be my first post.

My budget is around 2500$ and I need help choosing a good cherry mx switches keyboard of max 100$

My config is as follows:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1LPWP

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1LPWP/by_merchant/

Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1LPWP/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($327.98 @ Outlet PC)

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($89.99 @ NCIX US)

Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme6/ac ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($208.49 @ Newegg)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($149.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($119.99 @ Microcenter)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($84.98 @ Outlet PC)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card ($665.91 @ Newegg)

Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case ($129.99 @ Newegg)

Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF120 Performance Edition 63.5 CFM 120mm Fan ($14.99 @ Amazon)

Case Fan: Corsair Air Series SP120 High Performance Edition (2-Pack) 62.7 CFM 120mm Fans ($27.99 @ Amazon)

Case Fan: Corsair Air Series SP120 High Performance Edition (2-Pack) 62.7 CFM 120mm Fans ($27.99 @ Amazon)

Power Supply: Corsair RM 750W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($129.99 @ Amazon)

Optical Drive: Asus BC-12B1ST/BLK/B/AS Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer ($47.99 @ Amazon)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 Professional (OEM) (64-bit) ($129.98 @ Outlet PC)

Monitor: Acer H226HQLbid 60Hz 21.5" Monitor ($139.99 @ Amazon)

Mouse: Razer DeathAdder 2013 Wired Optical Mouse ($59.99 @ Amazon)

Speakers: Harman Kardon SoundSticks III 40W 2.1ch Speakers ($169.00 @ Amazon)

Total: $2525.23

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-10-07 09:18 EDT-0400)

Any suggestions are welcome.

[HeathCliff]

First of all, bump the psu up. In the future, you may SLI that 780 and 750W ain't gonna cut it. anywhere above 800 will be fine. 

[tristan1035]

With that budget you should be able to do two 780's, but otherwise it looks like a good build

[helping]

Just hold off a bit until the R9 release. Drop the RAM to 8gb, move to i5, get a motherboard that is a little cheaper, remove the blu-ray reader because I really doubt you're going to make much use of that, and put the excess money into a decent monitor. 

[bobsmith]

Just hold off a bit until the R9 release. Drop the RAM to 8gb, move to i5, get a motherboard that is a little cheaper, remove the blu-ray reader because I really doubt you're going to make much use of that, and put the excess money into a decent monitor.

I will need a good optical drive because I don't really have a decedent internet connection here so I don't get a chance to download movies, so I do just buy them and most of them in blu ray.

About the monitor: i really like the monitor and I don't want more than 1080p and if you can suggest a good monitor for that price range please do suggest

I chose the processor because I heard many new games will be able to use 8 threads which the 4770k can provide

I want that motherboard because I really want that built in wireless ac and do not wanna spend money on a NIC

AND I might consider a R9

Anyway thanks for the help

[DenVu]

i would get a  better screen looks good though

[bobsmith]

i would get a better screen looks good though

Which monitor would you recommend

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[bobsmith]

What about this monitor

http://www.amazon.com/Acer-H236HL-bid-23-Inch-Widescreen/dp/B00AZMLIDQ/

[The Great Sayain Man]

Which monitor would you recommend

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Asus PB278Q (I have it and i love it)

[bobsmith]

Asus PB278Q (I have it and i love it)

It's too expensive and I really want something that's almost border less

[bobsmith]

Any recommendations on a good gaming keyboard

[BusinessRogue]

Any recommendations on a good gaming keyboard

 

Corsair K60

 

I wouldn't blow money on the NVIDIA GTX 780. I'd save the extra money and put it towards custom water cooling. Get yourself two 7970's in crossfire for ~$280/ea which carries the same 384-bit memory bandwidth. 

I just purchased two GTX 770's and I'm kicking myself every day when I see a couple friends' computer's performance with two 7970's considering the $ I could have saved.

[BusinessRogue]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150665

 

AMD 7970 - as you can see with rebate it's $289

[KieranThePCGuy]

I would wait for the R9 series first before buying that GTX780

[bobsmith]

Corsair K60

I wouldn't blow money on the NVIDIA GTX 780. I'd save the extra money and put it towards custom water cooling. Get yourself two 7970's in crossfire for ~$280/ea which carries the same 384-bit memory bandwidth.

I just purchased two GTX 770's and I'm kicking myself every day when I see a couple friends' computer's performance with two 7970's considering the $ I could have saved.

Thanks for the keyboard suggestion

I'm not that familiar with water cooling because it's going to be my first build and about the graphics card : i might buy a shield afterward ,so are amd cards compatible with game streaming on shield ?

And I might also wanna look into a amd R9 290x and do you think it's gonna be worth it and what's it gonna be priced like.

Anyway thanks for the help

[BusinessRogue]

Thanks for the keyboard suggestion

I'm not that familiar with water cooling because it's going to be my first build and about the graphics card : i might buy a shield afterward ,so are amd cards compatible with game streaming on shield ?

And I might also wanna look into a amd R9 290x and do you think it's gonna be worth it and what's it gonna be priced like.

Anyway thanks for the help

 

If you're going to get a shield I would stay with the 780's as right now they aren't compatible with the AMD series graphics cards. Do I feel the R9 290x is going to be worth it? No. If what I've read is correct, then they're taking two 7990 GPU's and putting them on one board. 

It'd be like you buying a Titan, when if you purchased two 780's you would blow the Titan out of the water. In a nutshell, I'm saying that I wouldn't go with NVIDIA right now. Performance per dollar, AMD is the way to go. 

As far as water cooling, you could do a simple single loop to the CPU with a pump/res combo considering your space accommodating Corsair case.

Please note, I'm not an AMD fan boy by any means. I'm frugal and always get the most for my money, and right now NVIDIA is not the way to go.  

[BusinessRogue]

The pricing for the R9 290x is going to be upper $799 (includes BF4) OR (rumor) $699 for the reference card. 

[bobsmith]

Ok I think I'm gonna go with the 780 and I'm probably holding the build of for now because i might wait for the R9 290x launch and maybe for christmas sale

And here's my update build with two 7970s in crossfire

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

And I'm neither a amd fan , especially with their crossfire technology that's bullshit

[BusinessRogue]

Hey guys! I'm gonna be using this build mostly for gaming and want to make it futerproof and run most games like bf4 maxed out and smooth . This is also gonna be my first post.

My budget is around 2500$ and I need help choosing a good cherry mx switches keyboard of max 100$

My config is as follows:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1LPWP

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1LPWP/by_merchant/

Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1LPWP/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($327.98 @ Outlet PC)

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($89.99 @ NCIX US)

Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme6/ac ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($208.49 @ Newegg)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($149.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($119.99 @ Microcenter)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($84.98 @ Outlet PC)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card ($665.91 @ Newegg)

Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case ($129.99 @ Newegg)

Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF120 Performance Edition 63.5 CFM 120mm Fan ($14.99 @ Amazon)

Case Fan: Corsair Air Series SP120 High Performance Edition (2-Pack) 62.7 CFM 120mm Fans ($27.99 @ Amazon)

Case Fan: Corsair Air Series SP120 High Performance Edition (2-Pack) 62.7 CFM 120mm Fans ($27.99 @ Amazon)

Power Supply: Corsair RM 750W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($129.99 @ Amazon)

Optical Drive: Asus BC-12B1ST/BLK/B/AS Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer ($47.99 @ Amazon)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 Professional (OEM) (64-bit) ($129.98 @ Outlet PC)

Monitor: Acer H226HQLbid 60Hz 21.5" Monitor ($139.99 @ Amazon)

Mouse: Razer DeathAdder 2013 Wired Optical Mouse ($59.99 @ Amazon)

Speakers: Harman Kardon SoundSticks III 40W 2.1ch Speakers ($169.00 @ Amazon)

Total: $2525.23

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-10-07 09:18 EDT-0400)

Any suggestions are welcome.

 

Also, I would run and run fast from your motherboard choice. I don't have a lot of time but the motherboard you chose doesn't support dual x16 PCI slot for dual cards.

If you don't care, at least go this route for the money (plus, ASUS carries a sick warranty and customer support)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131979

[bobsmith]

Also, I would run and run fast from your motherboard choice. I don't have a lot of time but the motherboard you chose doesn't support dual x16 PCI slot for dual cards.

If you don't care, at least go this route for the money (plus, ASUS carries a sick warranty and customer support)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131979

Thanks dint know that , will look into that motherboard and your right asus does give a good warranty but they are just too overpriced, don't you think?

EDIT: I think I'm gonna switch to that motherboard , and I think even the audio solution is better than the previous motherboard

I like the gold color scheme even though I have no color theme planned for my build

And what do you guys think of my speakers , are they good?

[BusinessRogue]

Thanks dint know that , will look into that motherboard and your right asus does give a good warranty but they are just too overpriced, don't you think?

 

Not at all, that motherboard I linked to you is $189.00 with a rebate which I think is definitely within your budget. 

If there is ONE component above all others I would tell you to NOT skimp on, it would be the motherboard. I'd allocate more money to your motherboard, and try to find one on sale at say, $199 from $249 or even $269. In my experience, I've had not so good luck with cheaper motherboards. In this case, you really do get what you pay for so be weary.

[BusinessRogue]

I just noticed your updated partpicker. You need to update your PSU to a 1000W to give you more headroom for whenever you upgrade your video cards. You're dancing with the devil if you keep your 850W and your total wattage (which isn't necessarily 100% correct) being 750W is too damn close.

[bobsmith]

Not at all, that motherboard I linked to you is $189.00 with a rebate which I think is definitely within your budget.

If there is ONE component above all others I would tell you to NOT skimp on, it would be the motherboard. I'd allocate more money to your motherboard, and try to find one on sale at say, $199 from $249 or even $269. In my experience, I've had not so good luck with cheaper motherboards. In this case, you really do get what you pay for so be weary.

I did edit my previous post and before editing it I had not looked into the link and you're right , it's much better and cheaper

[bobsmith]

Just changed the power supply to 1000w

[Viking Kong]

290x