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  • #1

    Help Guy build his new computer

    I'm trying to keep it in the $1200 range, come up with this from newegg:


    ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner - Bulk - OEM

    $19.99


    Corsair Carbide Series 200R Black Steel / Plastic compact ATX Mid Tower Case

    $59.99
    Save: 14.29%


    Western Digital WD Blue WD10EZEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive - OEM


    $59.99
    Save: 14.29%


    ZOTAC ZT-70304-10P GeForce GTX 770 4GB 256-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 Video Card


    $369.99
    Save: 5.13%


    Rosewill CAPSTONE-650-M 650W Continuous @ 50°C, Intel Haswell Ready, 80 PLUS GOLD, ATX12V v2.31 & EPS12V v2.92, SLI/CrossFire ...


    $99.99
    Save: 28.57%

    Logitech G400s 910-003589 8 Buttons 1 x Wheel USB Wired Optical Gaming Mouse

    IN STOCK
    $59.99


    ADATA XPG V2 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model AX3U1600W4G9-DGV

    IN STOCK
    $76.99

    ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Killer LGA 1150 Intel Z87 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Gaming Motherboard

    IN STOCK

    $114.02
    Save: 17.98%
    $20.00 Mail-in Rebate

    Intel Core i5-4670K Haswell 3.4GHz LGA 1150 84W Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics BX80646I54670K

    $239.99
    Save: 4.00%


    Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit - OEM

    $99.99

    SAMSUNG 840 EVO MZ-7TE250BW 2.5" 250GB SATA 6Gb/s TLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)


    $151.99
    Save: 20.00%


    Subtotal: $1,352.92




    Basically, it is based off a $750 build at Tom's Hardware, but I beefed up the processor and graphics a bit, and the motherboard and power supply and case to match, just in case it was needed. Not sure if such adjustments were necessary or not, and I can shave off $50 with a i5-3750 or something like that, can't remember exactly what off the top of my head.

    So, is this okay, or should I fiddle with things a bit?
    "My nation is the world, and my religion is to do good." --Thomas Paine
    "The subject of onanism is inexhaustable." --Sigmund Freud
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  • #2
    pcpartpicker.com has a good listing function... I would recommend using that site, even just for reference.

    Do you have a preferred vendor?

    overall, it looks good... I'm just concerned about the PSU. Lemme check on that, brb.
    To us, it is the BEAST.

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    • #3
      You have SSD and Spinning hard drive. Do you need both? How big is the spinning hard drive?
      “It is no use trying to 'see through' first principles. If you see through everything, then everything is transparent. But a wholly transparent world is an invisible world. To 'see through' all things is the same as not to see.”

      ― C.S. Lewis, The Abolition of Man​

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      • #4
        PSU is fine. The only thing I might suggest is a little higher on the output, maybe 750W.... just in case you want to add another card and SLI at some point.

        Are you going to be playing AAA titles? or games otherwise graphically intensive?
        To us, it is the BEAST.

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        • #5
          Originally posted by pchang View Post
          You have SSD and Spinning hard drive. Do you need both? How big is the spinning hard drive?
          Having an SSD is essential. Everything loads faster. It's a relatively minor expense compared to the rest of the system, but easily makes the PC experience so much faster.

          But.... they aren't yet affordable to be used as storage drives. Thus, the need for spinny drives.

          If you play a lot of games, it can be tricky deciding which games get installed on the SSD and which don't.
          To us, it is the BEAST.

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          • #6
            I only play 1 or two games at a time and am willing to install/uninstall. I have a NAS drive for storage.
            “It is no use trying to 'see through' first principles. If you see through everything, then everything is transparent. But a wholly transparent world is an invisible world. To 'see through' all things is the same as not to see.”

            ― C.S. Lewis, The Abolition of Man​

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            • #7
              for i5s
              are the 3xxxx ok or are 4xxxx worth the 10 euros more?
              and which motherboard is ok for them?

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              • #8
                Originally posted by pchang View Post
                I only play 1 or two games at a time and am willing to install/uninstall. I have a NAS drive for storage.
                Okay. So you only need an SSD.
                To us, it is the BEAST.

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by Sava View Post
                  PSU is fine. The only thing I might suggest is a little higher on the output, maybe 750W.... just in case you want to add another card and SLI at some point.

                  Are you going to be playing AAA titles? or games otherwise graphically intensive?
                  Yes.
                  "My nation is the world, and my religion is to do good." --Thomas Paine
                  "The subject of onanism is inexhaustable." --Sigmund Freud

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                  • #10
                    You can save 17 bucks on the mouse by buying at Amazon it looks like
                    Amazon.com: Logitech G400sOptical Gaming Mouse : Electronics
                    http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-G400s-Optical-Gaming-Mouse/dp/B00BCEK2LA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1400518404&sr=8-1&keywords=Logitech+G400s+910-003589
                    Amazon.com: Logitech G400sOptical Gaming Mouse : Electronics


                    You can get the same graphics card for $357 at amazon as well instead of newegg's $370


                    Others here will undoubtedly help decide between mbs, chips, memory, etc. But it looks like once you finally decide, you'll need to do some comparison price shopping.

                    edit: I knew others would hop on this, just not quite this fast

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by Guynemer View Post
                      Yes.
                      pcpartpicker has a calculator for wattage if you feel like inputting all the parts into their little thingy

                      My system is similar to yours. I had a 650W psu also. It didn't like when I added a second 660ti. I had to go up to 750.

                      Adding a second 770 would make your system outperform a single Titan.

                      You may need an extra little bit of wattage. But double check with pcpartpicker just to be sure.
                      To us, it is the BEAST.

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by H Tower View Post
                        You can save 17 bucks on the mouse by buying at Amazon it looks like
                        Amazon.com: Logitech G400sOptical Gaming Mouse : Electronics
                        http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-G400s-Optical-Gaming-Mouse/dp/B00BCEK2LA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1400518404&sr=8-1&keywords=Logitech+G400s+910-003589
                        Amazon.com: Logitech G400sOptical Gaming Mouse : Electronics


                        You can get the same graphics card for $357 at amazon as well instead of newegg's $370


                        Others here will undoubtedly help decide between mbs, chips, memory, etc. But it looks like once you finally decide, you'll need to do some comparison price shopping.

                        edit: I knew others would hop on this, just not quite this fast
                        Yeah, Amazon is going to be a lot better than Newegg.

                        Guy, do you have Prime?
                        To us, it is the BEAST.

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                        • #13
                          Gramercy, and yes.
                          "My nation is the world, and my religion is to do good." --Thomas Paine
                          "The subject of onanism is inexhaustable." --Sigmund Freud

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                          • #14
                            use Amazon
                            To us, it is the BEAST.

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                            • #15
                              also, buy that 30 inch Dell monitor so you can rock in 2560x1600

                              you're a doctor, you can afford it
                              To us, it is the BEAST.

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