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[Xozat]

Does this build look decent? Hoping to be able to play some of the better games on high settings e.g DayZ, Crysis etc.

[Toffie]

Do you do any kind of heavy video rendering or streaming to warrant the 3770k? If not then 3570k is all you need, performance is the same in almost all the games.
Video card is reference, meaning bad cooling which means almost no overclocking capability.
1000w PSU could power 4x660 cards, immensely overkill.

If you desire to play Crysis 3 with the 660 at anything higher than medium/high then i'm afraid it's not cutting it.

-What is your overall budget?
- Are you planning on overclocking the GPU?

[Jargan]

As Toffie mentioned, take the ~$100 you save from getting the 3570k and up your video card to a 670.
You can also go with a 650W PSU (make sure it's a quality brand: Corsair, Seasonic, etc.) and put the difference toward a SSD. You won't get more FPS from a solid state drive, but it's a huge quality of life thing, especially when you're spending this much money on a PC.

I would check out Marest's Sample Builds (sticky in Computer forums) for a good idea of what to get if you are unsure about PSU brands, CPU coolers, etc. I would also recommend that you get a non-reference video card, like a Gigabyte Windforce for lower temps, or a factory-overclocked card. A 670 will handle just about anything and is definitely worth the extra cash.

Marest's Sample Builds: http://www.mmo-champion.com/threads/...-Sample-Builds

[Xozat]

I do plan on streaming, I actually have 2 SSD's already so I'll just use those. My overall budget is around $1500 - $2000 max. If anyone want's to make me a build that's fine, I have a good amount of computer knowledge so what I put together is what I thought would be good.

[Deleted]

Okay, suggestions:

1) (OPTIONAL) Drop the 3770k to a 3570k;
2) Get a good quality video capture card;
3) upgrade that 660 to either a Radeon 7950 OR a GTX670;
4) (OPTIONAL) Change the ASROCK for an ASUS P8Z77-V LE PLUS.
5) (OPTIONAL) Get the Crucial M500 960GB SSD.

EDIT: here's a build that includes both a Capture card and a 3770k at around $1600:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-3770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ Outlet PC)
Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-V LE PLUS ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($124.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($127.20 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($149.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video Card ($389.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 431 Plus (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($40.00 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Silverstone Strider 600W 80 PLUS Silver Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($101.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($17.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 Full (64-bit) ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Other: AVerMedia C985 1080p Capture card ($179.99)
Total: $1492.09
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-04-22 02:49 EDT-0400)

[Xozat]

Been moving around pieces and this looks pretty good, Not really a streaming build, More for gaming.

CPU: Intel i5 3570K
CPU Cooler: CoolerMaster TPC 812
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 PRO4-M
Memory: Corsair CMX16GX3M4A1600C9 16GB
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 670 WF2 2GB
Case: Coolermaster HAF XB
Power Supply: Corsair HX-650 V2 80 PLUS
Optical Drive: Lite-On IHES312 12X Blu-Ray DVD

Total - $1400

[Deleted]

Xozat: yeah, I'd basically change my mobo and RAM for yours and call it done: if you want to stream, the VC Card I put in at the bottom should take you to around $1600.

[Deleted]

Been moving around pieces and this looks pretty good, Not really a streaming build, More for gaming.

CPU: Intel i5 3570K
CPU Cooler: CoolerMaster TPC 812
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 PRO4-M
Memory: Corsair CMX16GX3M4A1600C9 16GB
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 670 WF2 2GB
Case: Coolermaster HAF XB
Power Supply: Corsair HX-650 V2 80 PLUS
Optical Drive: Lite-On IHES312 12X Blu-Ray DVD

Total - $1400

Swop the gpu to the WF3 cooler. I think the wf2 has 2 fans, which uses a smaller pcb. Get the 3 fan model, that one should be using a 680 pcb.

[Xozat]

Taking Tenangrychickens build and adding my case and other things to get this.

CPU: Intel i7 3770K
CPU Cooler: CoolerMaster Hyper 212 EVO CPU Cooler
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 PRO4-M
Memory: Corsair CMX16GX3M4A1600C9 16GB
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon HD7970 Overclocked 3GB
Case: Coolermaster HAF XB
Power Supply:Silverstone Strider Plus 600W ST60F-PS 80 Plus
Optical Drive: Lite-On IHES312 12X Blu-Ray DVD

Total: $1500

[Toffie]

Where do you get the 1500 $ from ?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-3770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($343.00 @ PCCaseGear)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($35.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Pro4-M Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($99.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Memory: Corsair 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($125.00 @ Scorptec)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($99.00 @ Scorptec)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video Card ($409.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($115.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224BB DVD/CD Writer ($22.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Total: $1247.00
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-04-23 07:18 EST+1000)

I can't find the case your looking for, but I can't see it costing 250 $

[Xozat]

I'm Australian and I have to buy the parts off of PCCaseGear, So it's kinda pricey but It's fine.

[Toffie]

The build above is mostly from pccasegear, other parts are from australian websites.