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    New Computer Opinions

    I just put this build together that is mainly for League of Legends, Diablo 3, WoW, and possibly Wildstar. I'm curious if this build can handle all of these on max settings with ease. I'm open for suggestions on the build as I'm not ordering the parts for another week or so (I want to wait till June 2nd for the new processors). I would like it to stay the black/red theme as those are my Uni's colors. My max budget is $1100; I already have a copy Windows 8 and my peripherals are all good.

    http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3QrjV


    Thanks!

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    You could get 1TB hard drive cheaper than that 500GB. I assume you'll be switching the motherboard to Z97 along with the new CPU?

    You could get R9 280 with nice cooler for $199. Beats the GTX 760 in performance too.

    E: Here's also nice red 1866Mhz RAM for same price as the 1600Mhz http://pcpartpicker.com/part/a-data-...x3u1866w4g10dr or if don't mind the mail-in rebate, 2133Mhz for same price: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/patriot...-pvl38g213c1kr
    E2: Drop the Arctic Silver 5, way overrated nowadays. Used to be good 10 years ago but the pastes that cooler manufacturers provide now are much more decent.
    Last edited by mmoc58ad131b44; 2014-05-25 at 09:49 AM.

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    I know you said you are trying to keep it red/black theme but yellow/black give so much more!
    240GB sdd, 1tb hdd, gtx 770. Too much over of what you have performance wise to pass just to keep red:

    PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

    CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($223.98 @ SuperBiiz)
    CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.94 @ OutletPC)
    Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste ($6.98 @ OutletPC)
    Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($109.99 @ Newegg)
    Memory: Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($65.99 @ Newegg)
    Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($139.99 @ Amazon)
    Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.23 @ OutletPC)
    Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($319.99 @ Newegg)
    Case: Cooler Master Storm Enforcer ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ TigerDirect)
    Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
    Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
    Total: $1103.06
    (Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
    (Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-25 09:44 EDT-0400)

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    Changed some bits with kostattoo's build. Should be all red/black, except for the SSD I think but you can hide that one out of sight :P
    You still have some room left for a 770 if you rather have that one in.

    PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

    CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($223.98 @ SuperBiiz)
    CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.94 @ OutletPC)
    Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($139.99 @ Amazon)
    Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($75.60 @ Newegg)
    Storage: Crucial M500 240GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($104.99 @ Amazon)
    Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.23 @ OutletPC)
    Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 280X 3GB DirectCU II Video Card ($299.99 @ Amazon)
    Case: Cooler Master Storm Enforcer ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ TigerDirect)
    Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
    Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
    Total: $1080.69
    (Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
    (Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-25 11:13 EDT-0400)

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    No matter what you decide, i would still reckon a better thermal paste than the one coming with the aftermarket coolers.

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    AS 5 performs 1 degree better than the one that comes with Hyper 212 EVO. If you want better compound, get liquid metal (but that's horrifying to apply). http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/...k,3616-18.html

    No point getting GTX 770 when you can have custom cooled R9 290 for $335 http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-video-card-r9290aedfd
    Last edited by mmoc58ad131b44; 2014-05-25 at 04:38 PM.

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    This build is entirely Black/red:

    PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

    CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($223.98 @ SuperBiiz)
    CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.94 @ OutletPC)
    Thermal Compound: Noctua NT-H1 3.5g Thermal Paste ($5.44 @ Amazon)
    Motherboard: MSI Z97-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($148.49 @ Newegg)
    Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($72.00 @ Newegg)
    Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($139.99 @ Amazon)
    Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.43 @ OutletPC)
    Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 280X 3GB DirectCU II Video Card ($299.99 @ Amazon)
    Case: Thermaltake Commander MS-I Epic Edition (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Micro Center)
    Power Supply: Rosewill Hive 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($67.99 @ Amazon)
    Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
    Total: $1109.23
    (Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
    (Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-25 12:42 EDT-0400)

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    Quote Originally Posted by samthing View Post
    AS 5 performs 1 degree better than the one that comes with Hyper 212 EVO. If you want better compound, get liquid metal (but that's horrifying to apply).
    That never happens. Had my old Evo with stocks thermal. After a couple months got some aftermarket Xilence temp went down. Don't remember how much been a few years. On my last build. H100i stock for a month cause was in a hurry building it/lazy. Idle 4670k 40-43oC. A few days ago got Xilence 5 on it. Now i am at idle i am below 30 say 28-29 depending on time of day and ambient atm is around 23 or so when 1 month ago was 20. That is huge difference.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kostattoo View Post
    That never happens. Had my old Evo with stocks thermal. After a couple months got some aftermarket Xilence temp went down. Don't remember how much been a few years. On my last build. H100i stock for a month cause was in a hurry building it/lazy. Idle 4670k 40-43oC. A few days ago got Xilence 5 on it. Now i am at idle i am below 30 say 28-29 depending on time of day and ambient atm is around 23 or so when 1 month ago was 20. That is huge difference.
    Nice story, but what if it was the amount you applied that made the difference?

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    Thank you all for your feedback, and I think I've came to a final build: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3QK31 - I had to pick between the 770 or r9 280x, but after a little research seems like the 770 is slightly better for $20. And again, if you have any suggestions, let me know!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sodrocs View Post
    Thank you all for your feedback, and I think I've came to a final build: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3QK31 - I had to pick between the 770 or r9 280x, but after a little research seems like the 770 is slightly better for $20. And again, if you have any suggestions, let me know!
    If you're willing the stretch the budget, why not go for R9 290 http://pcpartpicker.com/part/powerco...2904gbd5tdheoc
    That card trades blows with GTX 780 non-TI and you get 4GB of VRAM. $18 difference.

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    Quote Originally Posted by samthing View Post
    Nice story, but what if it was the amount you applied that made the difference?
    H100i come with grease already applied, which is a very thin layer spreaded across the pump. So no you cant get it wrong unless you are moving right and left the pump when its touching the cpu...

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    Quote Originally Posted by samthing View Post
    If you're willing the stretch the budget, why not go for R9 290 http://pcpartpicker.com/part/powerco...2904gbd5tdheoc
    That card trades blows with GTX 780 non-TI and you get 4GB of VRAM. $18 difference.
    I would upgrade to the r9 290, but it seems that it runs at high temps and is loud. Also, I know it may not be a big deal but 75% of the reviews on newegg have gotten bad reviews which even though they have gotten fixed still leaves me worried that I might get a faulty card. Do you or anyone else have personal experiences with this card?

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    Instead of buying expensive cooling paste with a low end to average CPU heatsink, why not spend a little extra and get a better heatsink?

    PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

    CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.99 @ Newegg)
    CPU Cooler: NZXT HAVIK 140 90.3 CFM CPU Cooler ($59.99 @ Amazon)
    Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($129.99 @ Newegg)
    Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($74.99 @ NCIX US)
    Storage: Crucial M500 240GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($104.99 @ Amazon)
    Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.23 @ OutletPC)
    Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($294.99 @ SuperBiiz)
    Case: Corsair Graphite Series 230T Black ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
    Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
    Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
    Total: $1054.14
    (Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
    (Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-25 16:58 EDT-0400)

    Above case is 3 fans included, not bad for $50

    If you prefer a windowed case either of these would work too and save you a little (2-3 fans each):

    Corsair SPEC-01
    Corsair SPEC-02
    Corsair SPEC-03

    I think you'd be perfectly fine with the slightly cheaper motherboard, just compare features and see if you feel you're going to miss out on anything vital.

    Could also swap the big air heatsink for an AIO liquid like this:

    Corsair H60

    As for the GPU either GTX 770 or R9 280X is more than enough for the games you play, I just went with the cheapest decent aftermarket solution, the extra vRAM is okay but not a big deal considering the games you play. They trade blows either way.

    I switched the RAM to 1.5v and lower CAS, 1.6 will work but might as well keep it within official specs imo. 1866 is the sweet spot for Haswell so it's fine.

    The Rosewill PSU is decent enough but I would personally prefer the Antec (Seasonic OEM) and it fits the red/black theme well.

    Just see my build as options/suggestions, not is it's the only "correct" one.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Notarget View Post
    Instead of buying expensive cooling paste with a low end to average CPU heatsink, why not spend a little extra and get a better heatsink?

    PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

    CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.99 @ Newegg)
    CPU Cooler: NZXT HAVIK 140 90.3 CFM CPU Cooler ($59.99 @ Amazon)
    Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($129.99 @ Newegg)
    Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($74.99 @ NCIX US)
    Storage: Crucial M500 240GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($104.99 @ Amazon)
    Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.23 @ OutletPC)
    Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($294.99 @ SuperBiiz)
    Case: Corsair Graphite Series 230T Black ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
    Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
    Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
    Total: $1054.14
    (Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
    (Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-25 16:58 EDT-0400)

    Above case is 3 fans included, not bad for $50

    If you prefer a windowed case either of these would work too and save you a little (2-3 fans each):

    Corsair SPEC-01
    Corsair SPEC-02
    Corsair SPEC-03

    I think you'd be perfectly fine with the slightly cheaper motherboard, just compare features and see if you feel you're going to miss out on anything vital.

    Could also swap the big air heatsink for an AIO liquid like this:

    Corsair H60

    As for the GPU either GTX 770 or R9 280X is more than enough for the games you play, I just went with the cheapest decent aftermarket solution, the extra vRAM is okay but not a big deal considering the games you play. They trade blows either way.

    I switched the RAM to 1.5v and lower CAS, 1.6 will work but might as well keep it within official specs imo. 1866 is the sweet spot for Haswell so it's fine.

    The Rosewill PSU is decent enough but I would personally prefer the Antec (Seasonic OEM) and it fits the red/black theme well.

    Just see my build as options/suggestions, not is it's the only "correct" one.
    Thanks for showing me these other options, and I did switch a few of my parts for what you said. I'm taking your word on 1866 being the sweet spot for haswell so I swapped the RAM, and that case is sexy so I'm switching to that too. I am however going to stick to my heatsink and thermal paste, because I'm not too comfortable using liquid cooling for my first build :P

    Updated build: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3QOTt

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sodrocs View Post
    I would upgrade to the r9 290, but it seems that it runs at high temps and is loud. Also, I know it may not be a big deal but 75% of the reviews on newegg have gotten bad reviews which even though they have gotten fixed still leaves me worried that I might get a faulty card. Do you or anyone else have personal experiences with this card?
    That's 4 reviews. People with faulty product are much, much more likely to post their negative comment than happy owner posting their good comment. I don't have personal experience of that card.

    I have Sapphire R9 290X TRI-X myself, before that two "no-name" Vertex 3D HD 5850 in crossfire. Those two HD 5850 went to 2 different PCs afterwards, still alive and kicking.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sodrocs View Post
    Thanks for showing me these other options, and I did switch a few of my parts for what you said. I'm taking your word on 1866 being the sweet spot for haswell so I swapped the RAM, and that case is sexy so I'm switching to that too. I am however going to stick to my heatsink and thermal paste, because I'm not too comfortable using liquid cooling for my first build :P

    Updated build: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3QOTt
    The NZXT Havik 140 isn't Liquid though and same price as the H60:

    Havik 140 Review

    That ~$12 difference is going to beat the EVO+paste combo any day and be quieter. Your call of course

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    Quote Originally Posted by Notarget View Post
    The NZXT Havik 140 isn't Liquid though and same price as the H60:

    Havik 140 Review

    That ~$12 difference is going to beat the EVO+paste combo any day and be quieter. Your call of course
    I don't even know how I missed that haha, thanks for pointing that out. I'm definitely going to be switching to the NZXT Havik 140 since it performs well with no paste.

    Updated Build: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3QS0h

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    Looks good

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