build help and decisinos

[snowpike]

hi im going to building my own pc and i wanna know if i wanna change somthing or not.

 my budget is aroud $1300 to $1400 and im in canada

 

this system will be for gaming a bit of editing and maybe some virtual machines and i probally would want to make it futreproof. i will also be doing overclocking

 

I also might want to get a korean 27inch 1440p monitor or 1080p  asus monitor and i will have another monitor that i already have use it as secondary for other stuff. will also run  on win7 and what are your recomendations for gaming mice and keyboards.

 

mice, keyboard, speakers, monitor and win 7 not included in budget

 

MSI z77a-g45 gaming

i5 3570k

or

msi z87a-g45 gaming

i5 4670k

 

corsair h100i

rosewill hive 750w

kingston hyperx 120gb ssd

segate barracuda 2tb

sapphire hd 7970

or a 280x

fractal r4 w/window

2x gskill ripjaws x 2x4gb sticks 1600

 

Thanks

[DarrenP]

Are you going to over clock at all? 

 

Because for $1400 i'm thinking you could do a lot better. 

[snowpike]

yes  i will

[snowpike]

Are you going to over clock at all? 

 

Because for $1400 i'm thinking you could do a lot better. 

yes

[felixbearpig]

go 4670k route, its cheaper and better

[DarrenP]

go 4670k route, its cheaper and better

Not necessarily. Overclocking wise, no it's worse. HD graphics wise it's better. 

 

The Graphics are the only thing that are better in the 4670K over the 3570K. Well that and energy efficiency. 

[DanielTech]

Go with a r9 280x its the same as a 7970 but cheaper 

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202046

[felixbearpig]

Not necessarily. Overclocking wise, no it's worse. HD graphics wise it's better. 

overclocking wise a 4.3ghz 4670k is better than 4.5ghz 3570k

[DarrenP]

overclocking wise a 4.3ghz 4670k is better than 4.5ghz 3570k

Proof? They're both Quad Cores. One will produce more heat. Even when it's clocked 200Mhz lower. 

[DarrenP]

Mattmn: Where will you be shopping for these parts? 

[snowpike]

Mattmn: Where will you be shopping for these parts? 

gpu on amazon

half on newegg and other half in memory express

to save some money from shipping

[felixbearpig]

Proof? They're both Quad Cores. One will produce more heat. Even when it's clocked 200Mhz lower. 

clock for clock the 4670k is better than the 3570k, i wasnt accounting for heat 

and z87 is a better chipset, if they do perform the same then by the chipset the z87 is better

[CoolBeans]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($166.15 @ Vuugo)

CPU Cooler: Be Quiet DARK ROCK PRO 2 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler ($69.99 @ NCIX)

Motherboard: MSI 990FXA-GD65V2 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($139.99 @ Canada Computers)

Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($84.99 @ Memory Express)

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($187.25 @ Vuugo)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.50 @ Vuugo)

Case: Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ NCIX)

Power Supply: SeaSonic M12II 750W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($119.99 @ Newegg Canada)

Other: Non reference 290 ($450.00)

Total: $1372.85

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-05 13:57 EST-0500)

[SSOB]

Imo best balanced system:

 

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/1XQV4

 

The cooler on the GFX card is beast , this results in titan like performance ( if overclocked of course ) and definitally beats the 290X ( with the stock cooler this is )

Also this build is extremely silent, all the parts are silence optimized. 

[WoodenMarker]

My recommendations: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/1XVy5

What you choose for sound will really depend on how much money you want to sink into it--you might want to head over to the audio section for that. 

[snowpike]

should i get a gtx 770 or a hd 7970??

[Kiwiandapple]

should i get a gtx 770 or a hd 7970??

 

7970. Better value, 3GB vram. But if you can wait for the aftermarket R9-290's then please do that. They will kick some ass.