ROG/Devils Canyon Build Planning, Thoughts?

[matt_ac]

Budget: $AU2500
Main uses of intended build: Some gaming
Parts required: ALL
Monitor resolution: Planning on buying a 24" Monitor. Most likley 1080p
Storage requirements: Nothing too extensive just for movies and games. Will have an SSD for OS
Will you be overclocking: yes, to some extent but not to extreme levels

Extra information about desired system: Im aiming on building a decent quiet gaming pc. Im not an extreme gamer, so it doesn't need to be the best of the best. Im not too concerned about quality of graphics, just to be decent and playable. Im more concerned with load times and speed of the computer.

This is my planned Build so far:

PCPartPicker part list: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/f2bZzy
Price breakdown by merchant: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/f2bZzy/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($415.00 @ PCCaseGear)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($149.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($280.00 @ CPL Online)
Memory: G.Skill Trident X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($225.00 @ CPL Online)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($175.00 @ CPL Online)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($97.00 @ CPL Online)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 760 4GB ROG Video Card ($419.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($125.00 @ CPL Online)
Power Supply: Corsair 860W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($319.00 @ CPL Online)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($25.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Monitor: Asus VE248H 24.0" Monitor ($185.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $2414.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-20 14:53 EST+1000


Any thoughts would be appreciated.

[Arne_Saknussemm]

Looks good to me mainly except for 10 bucks more you could get a 770 http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-video-card-gtx770dc2oc2gd5
and for another 10 bucks the H105 http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-cpu-cooler-cw9060016ww (if it fits in the case). I don't think at 1080p the fact that the 770 GPU has 2GB memory would make much difference.

Or...you could get http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-video-card-r9290xenfc which will still meet your budget I think and be a much better performer. http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1056?vs=1038

[Drassin]

Thats a pretty nice build, you will definitely be able to play almost all games on ultra. May have to lower a few settings here and there on the most demanding games. As you said you're not an extreme gamer, so if you wanted to save some money you could downgrade some of these specs and still get a very enjoyable gaming experience. If you wanted that lower priced "decent and playable" system I would suggest downgrading CPU and ram, also get a non liquid cooled CPU if you dont plan on overclocking much. You could even just get the 2GB 760 and easily enjoy every game on the market. All in all very good build. If you want a higher end system that will require upgrades further down the road, this system will do just that. If you wanted the "decent" level of gaming you can make some adjustments on the areas I suggested and have great experience.

Hope this helps, please feel free to ask questions.
-Drassin

[Snowfox05]

Hi there, nice build its almost identical to the build I have just finished, just picking up the 4790k tomorrow from PCCG.
Noticed there were a few price differences from MSY so listed what i paid below.

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($415.00 @ PCCaseGear)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H110i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($169.00 @ MSY)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($280.00 @ CPL Online)
Memory: G.Skill Trident X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($216.00 @ MSY)
Storage: 2x Plextor M5-PRO PX-256M5P 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drives ($278.00 @ MSY)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 4TB 3.5" 5900RPM Internal Hard Drive ($188.00 @ MSY)
Video Card: Gainward GW-GTX780TI-3G-PH GeForce GTX 780Ti Phantom 3GB Video Card ($718.00 @ MSY)
Case: Corsair Obsidian 650D ATX Case ($229.00 @ CPL Online)
Power Supply: Corsair RM1000 80+ Gold ATX Power Supply ($259.00 @ MSY)
Total: $2752.00