Help with friends build >.<

[angels128]

So essentially he has 900 dollars and a asus direct cu2 gtx780. He plans on basically just gaming within the budget what should i do? still go with the unlocked i5? i don't know to much about amd. Also need a board with enough sata connections for a few hdds in the future. Also probably thinking of going with a noctua d14 for cooler. but ive only got 900 to work with and nothing but the gpu. 

Also everything will be being purchased from memoryexpress.com since we are just gonna drive there. we can price match to any Canadian site such as ncix.

Thanks everyone!!

[Jacky]

i5 with some z87 board 

or amd 8320 with a fm3 board

900 dollars for a motherboard, cooling, psu, case and cpu is plenty

does he need os and monitors and stuff?

[angels128]

i5 with some z87 board 

or amd 8320 with a fm3 board

900 dollars for a motherboard, cooling, psu, and cpu is plenty

What board do you recommend?

[Jacky]

What board do you recommend?

does he want to overclock or what?

[angels128]

im pretty sure ill just over clock his gpu a bit and the rest will be left he should be able to play bf4 ultra no lag. This is pretty much a dedicated gaming machine so just a ssd with a processor that wont bottle neck the 780 and he should be good. Maybe a 650rm psu to keep the thing quiet and the cords nice.

[Jacky]

im pretty sure ill just over clock his gpu a bit and the rest will be left he should be able to play bf4 ultra no lag. This is pretty much a dedicated gaming machine so just a ssd with a processor that wont bottle neck the 780 and he should be good. Maybe a 650rm psu to keep the thing quiet and the cords nice.

 

ultra in bf is kinda hard with no lag. From what i seen and heard is that game pushes any system pretty hard due to its gliches and bugs.

 

First thing to decide is AMD or Intel]

Then Overclocking CPU or stock

If he is not overclocking then you can just use stock cooler unless you think they are too loud.
Then you go from there

[angels128]

Im not to worried about bf4 on ultra my pc is an i7 4770k same gtx780 a samsung evo 840 and a 850rm psu and i record bf4 ultra no lag no problem with minimal oc. just my gpu is actually oc.

[angels128]

My issue is i know nothing about amd so i cant make a good educated decision on that. it will have a d14 and a samsung 840 in it. what i really need help with is the processor and mobo that will work in the budget and still perform great without bottle necking the gtx780.

[WoodenMarker]

What kind of dollars are you using?

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[angels128]

What kind of dollars are you using?

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Canadian and thank you for that info!

[brob]

O/S, peripherals included in the CA$900 budget?

[angels128]

O/S, peripherals included in the CA$900 budget?

Just the pc nothing else

[brob]

Just the pc nothing else

 

Case preference? Non/window?

[angels128]

he wants to choose the case but if he likes it i have an r4 in a box for him that i got through a shipping error 

[brob]

This build retains the option to overclock the cpu should you ever want to. If you wished to eliminate the option you could save almost CA$100. The psu is semi-modular - motherboard power is fixed. Unfortunately MemoryExpress doesn't have a lot of psu options and the Fractal Design unit is much better than any of the alternatives. The cooler is more than needed, but it's quiet.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU:  Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($246.75 @ Vuugo)
CPU Cooler:  Noctua NH-U12P SE2 54.4 CFM CPU Cooler  ($69.99 @ Memory Express)
Motherboard:  Asus Z87-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($145.08 @ DirectCanada)
Memory:  G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($77.56 @ DirectCanada)
Storage:  Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 240GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($175.75 @ Vuugo)
Video Card:  Asus GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card  (Purchased For $0.00)
Power Supply:  Fractal Design Newton R3 600W 80+ Platinum Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($129.99)
Total: $845.12
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-16 20:35 EST-0500)

[WoodenMarker]

he wants to choose the case but if he likes it i have an r4 in a box for him that i got through a shipping error 

Nice...

My recommendations: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/2lwQx

If he doesn't mind going blue even though he has the DCU II: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/2lwVp