Building a Gaming PC, is this good?

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Hey guys,

I was planning on building a new computer next month, the computer will be used primarily for gaming. My goal is to achieve running the latest games on 1920x1080 maximum settings (anti-aliasing not a necessity, I think). To achieve this, I would need some help from the experts of SevenForums, so here's my current custom build I setup:

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Any improvements I can make? My budget will around €1400/$1700 - but the less the build will cost the better! Please no AMD/ATI cards, I don't like those due to personal reasons. Also, I would like to note that I'm from Holland so no things like special promotions from NewEgg or whatever. Thanks for your help!

EDIT: If an alternative motherboard would be picked, please one with an integrated Wi-Fi adapter or one that can carry a PCI Wi-Fi adapter. Thanks!
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Built
OS
Windows 8 Professional x64
CPU
Intel Core 2 Duo CPU E8500 3.17gHZ
Motherboard
ASUS P5KPL-AM SE
Memory
4.0GB Dual-Channel DDR2 @ 399MHz
Graphics Card(s)
ASUS nVidia GTX 560 DirectCU
Sound Card
High Definition Audio Controller [NoDB] PCI
Screen Resolution
1440x900
Hard Drives
500GB Western Digital Caviar Blue HDD
320GB Samsung S2 Portable HDD
120GB Corsair Force 3 SSD
PSU
Corsair CX600
Internet Speed
8Mbit
Looks like a nice build to me.

The only suggestion I might make is to see what the new GTX 760ti is like. I know the 780 was released a week or so back and the 770 a few days ago and if the performance of these 2 is anything to go by then I expect the 760 to be a great card.
I am not exactly sure on the release date, but I don't think it will be too far away now.

Paul.
 

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Windows 7 Professional 64 bit
Looks like a nice build to me.

The only suggestion I might make is to see what the new GTX 760ti is like. I know the 780 was released a week or so back and the 770 a few days ago and if the performance of these 2 is anything to go by then I expect the 760 to be a great card.
I am not exactly sure on the release date, but I don't think it will be too far away now.

Paul.

Thanks for the compliment! Do you have any idea on how expensive the GTX 760 TI would be? I will be ordering next month, so there's room to wait for the release.

EDIT: I checked it out and it seems according to Google that the GTX 660 Ti would be on par with the GTX 760 Ti when being overclocked. Would it still be a necessity?
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Built
OS
Windows 8 Professional x64
CPU
Intel Core 2 Duo CPU E8500 3.17gHZ
Motherboard
ASUS P5KPL-AM SE
Memory
4.0GB Dual-Channel DDR2 @ 399MHz
Graphics Card(s)
ASUS nVidia GTX 560 DirectCU
Sound Card
High Definition Audio Controller [NoDB] PCI
Screen Resolution
1440x900
Hard Drives
500GB Western Digital Caviar Blue HDD
320GB Samsung S2 Portable HDD
120GB Corsair Force 3 SSD
PSU
Corsair CX600
Internet Speed
8Mbit
I agree with Paul, and the new haswell's from Intel are very close in price. Should easily fit in your budget.
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dude Build
OS
Windows 10 Pro X64
CPU
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3570K CPU OC@ 4.5GHZ Turbo
Motherboard
MSI Z77A-G45 Gaming
Memory
8.00 GB DDR3 1600Mhz
Graphics Card(s)
MSI Gaming X GTX 1070
Sound Card
Realtek High Definition
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell S23O9W, HP L1710
Screen Resolution
DELL-1920 x 1080 HP-1280 x1024
Hard Drives
Crucial m4 256 SSD, WD 7200RPM 500GB WD 1TB
PSU
Seasonic X650 GOLD
Case
Zalman Z12
Cooling
Antec Kuhler 920
Keyboard
Logitech
Mouse
MSI DS100 Interceptor
Internet Speed
50 down and 5 up
Antivirus
MSE
Browser
Chrome, IE 11
Other Info
Logitech X-620 Speakers
Hey guys,

I was planning on building a new computer next month, the computer will be used primarily for gaming. My goal is to achieve running the latest games on 1920x1080 maximum settings (anti-aliasing not a necessity, I think). To achieve this, I would need some help from the experts of SevenForums, so here's my current custom build I setup:

CvrYQGr.png



Any improvements I can make? My budget will around €1400/$1700 - but the less the build will cost the better! Please no AMD/ATI cards, I don't like those due to personal reasons. Also, I would like to note that I'm from Holland so no things like special promotions from NewEgg or whatever. Thanks for your help!

EDIT: If an alternative motherboard would be picked, please one with an integrated Wi-Fi adapter or one that can carry a PCI Wi-Fi adapter. Thanks!

Will you be overclocking at all? I mean if not, then you be able to get one of the CPUs that is not a "K" series, and you would be able to get a good H77 motherboard and you would be able to stay with Intel's stock cooling.
 

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Will you be overclocking at all? I mean if not, then you be able to get one of the CPUs that is not a "K" series, and you would be able to get a good H77 motherboard and you would be able to stay with Intel's stock cooling.

Yes, I'm planning to overclock the i5-3570k up to around 4.3GHz or something like that. I've never overclocked before though, so I better be prepared.

I agree with Paul, and the new haswell's from Intel are very close in price. Should easily fit in your budget.

Guess I'll wait for them to announce the price of GTX 760 Ti, hopefully within this month, if not I'll go with the GTX 660 Ti or if it's too expensive. Thanks!
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Built
OS
Windows 8 Professional x64
CPU
Intel Core 2 Duo CPU E8500 3.17gHZ
Motherboard
ASUS P5KPL-AM SE
Memory
4.0GB Dual-Channel DDR2 @ 399MHz
Graphics Card(s)
ASUS nVidia GTX 560 DirectCU
Sound Card
High Definition Audio Controller [NoDB] PCI
Screen Resolution
1440x900
Hard Drives
500GB Western Digital Caviar Blue HDD
320GB Samsung S2 Portable HDD
120GB Corsair Force 3 SSD
PSU
Corsair CX600
Internet Speed
8Mbit
Will you be overclocking at all? I mean if not, then you be able to get one of the CPUs that is not a "K" series, and you would be able to get a good H77 motherboard and you would be able to stay with Intel's stock cooling.

Yes, I'm planning to overclock the i5-3570k up to around 4.3GHz or something like that. I've never overclocked before though, so I better be prepared.

I agree with Paul, and the new haswell's from Intel are very close in price. Should easily fit in your budget.

Guess I'll wait for them to announce the price of GTX 760 Ti, hopefully within this month, if not I'll go with the GTX 660 Ti or if it's too expensive. Thanks!

You should be able to get 4.5 GHz with this build.
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Will you be overclocking at all? I mean if not, then you be able to get one of the CPUs that is not a "K" series, and you would be able to get a good H77 motherboard and you would be able to stay with Intel's stock cooling.

Yes, I'm planning to overclock the i5-3570k up to around 4.3GHz or something like that. I've never overclocked before though, so I better be prepared.

I agree with Paul, and the new haswell's from Intel are very close in price. Should easily fit in your budget.

Guess I'll wait for them to announce the price of GTX 760 Ti, hopefully within this month, if not I'll go with the GTX 660 Ti or if it's too expensive. Thanks!

You should be able to get 4.5 GHz with this build.

Really? That's great to hear! I hope I won't fry my CPU while trying to overclock, though. :)
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Built
OS
Windows 8 Professional x64
CPU
Intel Core 2 Duo CPU E8500 3.17gHZ
Motherboard
ASUS P5KPL-AM SE
Memory
4.0GB Dual-Channel DDR2 @ 399MHz
Graphics Card(s)
ASUS nVidia GTX 560 DirectCU
Sound Card
High Definition Audio Controller [NoDB] PCI
Screen Resolution
1440x900
Hard Drives
500GB Western Digital Caviar Blue HDD
320GB Samsung S2 Portable HDD
120GB Corsair Force 3 SSD
PSU
Corsair CX600
Internet Speed
8Mbit
If you decide against one of the new 700 series Nvidia cards, I would replace the 660Ti with the GTX 670 for about $20 more. Also, like others said, Haswell is out and might be the best option.

I have one of the i5-3570K's and I'm running @ 4.5GHz without breaking a sweat.
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Built
OS
Windows 7 Professional 64bit SP1
CPU
Intel Core i5-3570K @ 4.5GHz
Motherboard
Asus Sabertooth Z77
Memory
Corsair Vengeance 16GB (4x4) @1866MHz CL 9-9-9-24 1T
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA GTX 750 Ti FTW
Sound Card
Onboard Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell S2309W
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
Samsung 830 128GB SSD - OS
(4) Seagate 5TB HDD
(1) Seagate 2TB HDD
PSU
Seasonic X750 80+ Gold Full Modular
Case
Antec Eleven Hundred Super Mid Tower
Cooling
Intel Liquid Cooler
Keyboard
Max Nighthawk X8 Mechanical keyboard
Mouse
Mionix Naos 7000
Internet Speed
50 Mbps Down / 10 Mbps Up
Antivirus
Microsoft Security Essentials/Malwarebytes Anti-Malware
Browser
Chrome/Firefox
Other Info
Klipsch ProMedia 2.1's
Asus RT-N66R Wireless Router
Looks like a nice build to me.

The only suggestion I might make is to see what the new GTX 760ti is like. I know the 780 was released a week or so back and the 770 a few days ago and if the performance of these 2 is anything to go by then I expect the 760 to be a great card.
I am not exactly sure on the release date, but I don't think it will be too far away now.

Paul.

Thanks for the compliment! Do you have any idea on how expensive the GTX 760 TI would be? I will be ordering next month, so there's room to wait for the release.

EDIT: I checked it out and it seems according to Google that the GTX 660 Ti would be on par with the GTX 760 Ti when being overclocked. Would it still be a necessity?

Well the new 770 is the same price as the 670 here, I would expect the 760 to be around the same price as the 660. it's always nice to buy the latest providing its not going to cost any more.
 

My Computer My Computer

OS
Windows 7 Professional 64 bit
Like mentioned above you should have a good look at Haswell and Z87 mobo's.
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
A blend of brains, brawn and dumb luck.
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 64
CPU
i7 3770k OC'd 4.6 @ 1.17v, also FX 8120 & i5 miniITX
Motherboard
MSI P67A-GD80 b3
Memory
32 gb G.Skill Sniper DDR3 10-12-12-31 @ 2133
Graphics Card(s)
XFX Radeon 7870 2GB DDR5
Sound Card
Sound Blaster Z Series Card
Monitor(s) Displays
(2) LG LED 23" 1920 x 1080 2ms Monitors via mini d-port
Screen Resolution
1680 X 1050 p
Hard Drives
Samsung 256 gb 830 SSD sata III
(1) 1 tb WD Black
(2) 1 tb Hitachi deskmates/sata II
(2) 1 tb WD green/sata II
(2) 3 tb Seagate Barracuda
(1) 120 gb OCZ Vertex SS
(1) Drobo 5N w/5 Seagate 3tb
PSU
EVGA modular 1000G2 80% gold rating & APC 1200 RS
Case
CoolerMaster Storm Styker
Cooling
7 case fans 140mm & 120mm, NZXT Kraken X60
Keyboard
(2) Logitech Illuminated Keyboards (1) usb (1) wireless
Mouse
Logitech G700 & T-BC21 - nano nx for the laptop
Internet Speed
Basic 120mbps down
Antivirus
Trend Micro Titanium Max Security & Malwarebytes Premium
Browser
Chrome and IE 10
Other Info
5 Noctua case fans + 3 Noctua in p/p on NZXT cooler
Integrated hot swap drive bays for 2.5" Drives
(2) Lite-on dvd/cd/Blu Ray optical 22X
Integrated fan controller and led on/off
HP Officejet Pro 8630 all-n-one
Hot-swappable 3.5" hard drive bay
Netgear Nighthawk router
Asus USB 3 & sata 6 PCIe card
Vantec IDE to sata adptr./Ultra sata adptr
Lenovo L420 i5 lappy with m sata
Drobo 5N advanced NAS
If you decide against one of the new 700 series Nvidia cards, I would replace the 660Ti with the GTX 670 for about $20 more. Also, like others said, Haswell is out and might be the best option.

Ah, so it was a right choice to announce my newly revamped PC build before purchasing next month. These Haswell processors, can you recommend me one that's nearly the same price or even cheaper as the i5-3570k if possible? Thanks.

Like mentioned above you should have a good look at Haswell and Z87 mobo's.

Are these Z87 motherboards going to be more expensive than the P8Z77-V and compatible with all the components I listed in my original post?
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Built
OS
Windows 8 Professional x64
CPU
Intel Core 2 Duo CPU E8500 3.17gHZ
Motherboard
ASUS P5KPL-AM SE
Memory
4.0GB Dual-Channel DDR2 @ 399MHz
Graphics Card(s)
ASUS nVidia GTX 560 DirectCU
Sound Card
High Definition Audio Controller [NoDB] PCI
Screen Resolution
1440x900
Hard Drives
500GB Western Digital Caviar Blue HDD
320GB Samsung S2 Portable HDD
120GB Corsair Force 3 SSD
PSU
Corsair CX600
Internet Speed
8Mbit
Yes, I'm planning to overclock the i5-3570k up to around 4.3GHz or something like that. I've never overclocked before though, so I better be prepared.



Guess I'll wait for them to announce the price of GTX 760 Ti, hopefully within this month, if not I'll go with the GTX 660 Ti or if it's too expensive. Thanks!

You should be able to get 4.5 GHz with this build.

Really? That's great to hear! I hope I won't fry my CPU while trying to overclock, though. :)

As long as you ask for assistance along the way and don't do anything that you're not told to do, it'll be a piece of cake. Lots of people consider 4.5 GHz to be a bit more of an average overclock with this CPU on a motherboard like yours.

I recommend going to Overclock.net for the best overclocking help because you'll have many more people at your disposal to help you than on here. After all, that's their specialty while the focus of SevenForums is help and support as it relates to Windows 7.
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop

My Computer My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Built
OS
Windows 7 Professional 64bit SP1
CPU
Intel Core i5-3570K @ 4.5GHz
Motherboard
Asus Sabertooth Z77
Memory
Corsair Vengeance 16GB (4x4) @1866MHz CL 9-9-9-24 1T
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA GTX 750 Ti FTW
Sound Card
Onboard Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell S2309W
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
Samsung 830 128GB SSD - OS
(4) Seagate 5TB HDD
(1) Seagate 2TB HDD
PSU
Seasonic X750 80+ Gold Full Modular
Case
Antec Eleven Hundred Super Mid Tower
Cooling
Intel Liquid Cooler
Keyboard
Max Nighthawk X8 Mechanical keyboard
Mouse
Mionix Naos 7000
Internet Speed
50 Mbps Down / 10 Mbps Up
Antivirus
Microsoft Security Essentials/Malwarebytes Anti-Malware
Browser
Chrome/Firefox
Other Info
Klipsch ProMedia 2.1's
Asus RT-N66R Wireless Router

My Computer My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Built
OS
Windows 8 Professional x64
CPU
Intel Core 2 Duo CPU E8500 3.17gHZ
Motherboard
ASUS P5KPL-AM SE
Memory
4.0GB Dual-Channel DDR2 @ 399MHz
Graphics Card(s)
ASUS nVidia GTX 560 DirectCU
Sound Card
High Definition Audio Controller [NoDB] PCI
Screen Resolution
1440x900
Hard Drives
500GB Western Digital Caviar Blue HDD
320GB Samsung S2 Portable HDD
120GB Corsair Force 3 SSD
PSU
Corsair CX600
Internet Speed
8Mbit

My Computer My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
A blend of brains, brawn and dumb luck.
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 64
CPU
i7 3770k OC'd 4.6 @ 1.17v, also FX 8120 & i5 miniITX
Motherboard
MSI P67A-GD80 b3
Memory
32 gb G.Skill Sniper DDR3 10-12-12-31 @ 2133
Graphics Card(s)
XFX Radeon 7870 2GB DDR5
Sound Card
Sound Blaster Z Series Card
Monitor(s) Displays
(2) LG LED 23" 1920 x 1080 2ms Monitors via mini d-port
Screen Resolution
1680 X 1050 p
Hard Drives
Samsung 256 gb 830 SSD sata III
(1) 1 tb WD Black
(2) 1 tb Hitachi deskmates/sata II
(2) 1 tb WD green/sata II
(2) 3 tb Seagate Barracuda
(1) 120 gb OCZ Vertex SS
(1) Drobo 5N w/5 Seagate 3tb
PSU
EVGA modular 1000G2 80% gold rating & APC 1200 RS
Case
CoolerMaster Storm Styker
Cooling
7 case fans 140mm & 120mm, NZXT Kraken X60
Keyboard
(2) Logitech Illuminated Keyboards (1) usb (1) wireless
Mouse
Logitech G700 & T-BC21 - nano nx for the laptop
Internet Speed
Basic 120mbps down
Antivirus
Trend Micro Titanium Max Security & Malwarebytes Premium
Browser
Chrome and IE 10
Other Info
5 Noctua case fans + 3 Noctua in p/p on NZXT cooler
Integrated hot swap drive bays for 2.5" Drives
(2) Lite-on dvd/cd/Blu Ray optical 22X
Integrated fan controller and led on/off
HP Officejet Pro 8630 all-n-one
Hot-swappable 3.5" hard drive bay
Netgear Nighthawk router
Asus USB 3 & sata 6 PCIe card
Vantec IDE to sata adptr./Ultra sata adptr
Lenovo L420 i5 lappy with m sata
Drobo 5N advanced NAS
4.5GHz on a 3570K is a healthy overclock. Anymore and you will start to need a much better cooling solution......in my opinion.
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Built
OS
Windows 7 Professional 64bit SP1
CPU
Intel Core i5-3570K @ 4.5GHz
Motherboard
Asus Sabertooth Z77
Memory
Corsair Vengeance 16GB (4x4) @1866MHz CL 9-9-9-24 1T
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA GTX 750 Ti FTW
Sound Card
Onboard Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell S2309W
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
Samsung 830 128GB SSD - OS
(4) Seagate 5TB HDD
(1) Seagate 2TB HDD
PSU
Seasonic X750 80+ Gold Full Modular
Case
Antec Eleven Hundred Super Mid Tower
Cooling
Intel Liquid Cooler
Keyboard
Max Nighthawk X8 Mechanical keyboard
Mouse
Mionix Naos 7000
Internet Speed
50 Mbps Down / 10 Mbps Up
Antivirus
Microsoft Security Essentials/Malwarebytes Anti-Malware
Browser
Chrome/Firefox
Other Info
Klipsch ProMedia 2.1's
Asus RT-N66R Wireless Router
And going with the Intel Core i5-4670K will require a different motherboard too. I just built my rig a few months ago and this thread makes me want to build another:D
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dude Build
OS
Windows 10 Pro X64
CPU
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3570K CPU OC@ 4.5GHZ Turbo
Motherboard
MSI Z77A-G45 Gaming
Memory
8.00 GB DDR3 1600Mhz
Graphics Card(s)
MSI Gaming X GTX 1070
Sound Card
Realtek High Definition
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell S23O9W, HP L1710
Screen Resolution
DELL-1920 x 1080 HP-1280 x1024
Hard Drives
Crucial m4 256 SSD, WD 7200RPM 500GB WD 1TB
PSU
Seasonic X650 GOLD
Case
Zalman Z12
Cooling
Antec Kuhler 920
Keyboard
Logitech
Mouse
MSI DS100 Interceptor
Internet Speed
50 down and 5 up
Antivirus
MSE
Browser
Chrome, IE 11
Other Info
Logitech X-620 Speakers
And going with the Intel Core i5-4670K will require a different motherboard too.

Yes, the i5-3570K is Socket 1155, and the i5-4670K is Socket 1150. Two different platforms.
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Built
OS
Windows 7 Professional 64bit SP1
CPU
Intel Core i5-3570K @ 4.5GHz
Motherboard
Asus Sabertooth Z77
Memory
Corsair Vengeance 16GB (4x4) @1866MHz CL 9-9-9-24 1T
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA GTX 750 Ti FTW
Sound Card
Onboard Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell S2309W
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
Samsung 830 128GB SSD - OS
(4) Seagate 5TB HDD
(1) Seagate 2TB HDD
PSU
Seasonic X750 80+ Gold Full Modular
Case
Antec Eleven Hundred Super Mid Tower
Cooling
Intel Liquid Cooler
Keyboard
Max Nighthawk X8 Mechanical keyboard
Mouse
Mionix Naos 7000
Internet Speed
50 Mbps Down / 10 Mbps Up
Antivirus
Microsoft Security Essentials/Malwarebytes Anti-Malware
Browser
Chrome/Firefox
Other Info
Klipsch ProMedia 2.1's
Asus RT-N66R Wireless Router
Alright I would like to give a big thanks to you all! If I wouldn't have asked for help on SevenForums I would probably had wasted my money on old components. Now I'm sure I got the best of the best I can get with my money! Here's my revamped build:

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Any more advice? There's still one month until ordering! I plan on getting the GTX 760 Ti but my "shopping system" hasn't found an entry for it. Also the Asus Z87-PLUS doesn't have prices listed yet.
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Built
OS
Windows 8 Professional x64
CPU
Intel Core 2 Duo CPU E8500 3.17gHZ
Motherboard
ASUS P5KPL-AM SE
Memory
4.0GB Dual-Channel DDR2 @ 399MHz
Graphics Card(s)
ASUS nVidia GTX 560 DirectCU
Sound Card
High Definition Audio Controller [NoDB] PCI
Screen Resolution
1440x900
Hard Drives
500GB Western Digital Caviar Blue HDD
320GB Samsung S2 Portable HDD
120GB Corsair Force 3 SSD
PSU
Corsair CX600
Internet Speed
8Mbit
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