Tell me about your gaming computer?

2560 x 1440 on High with FPS mostly stable around 40-45. It runs okay on Very High but starts to get real hot

One of these days I need to get brave enough to overclock both the CPU and the GPU

 

This is a really good build, I would make the following changes:
Ivy Bridge to unlocked Haswell, basically the same ...3$ less (I'm partial to Intel processors myself, but I have no preference between AMD/ATI and Nvidia video cards, whatever gives the best gaming experience for the money gets my vote)

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($233.97 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus Z87-K ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($112.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: Corsair XMS3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($73.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Sandisk Ultra Plus 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($114.95 @ Adorama)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Superclocked ACX Video Card ($241.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Zalman Z12 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case ($54.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Corsair RM 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($109.00 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1051.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-18 15:41 EDT-0400

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/cLsWBm

 

Guys, I think I have a problem. I'm having way too much fun with this, lol.
I tried something a little different and compared to cyberpowerpc, which I had avoided because I had heard negative things about them. Part for part, cyberpower puts together this computer for less than pcpartpicker.
(http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/saved/1G5JEK)

I'd like to keep it under $1k, and even less if possible (again, college budget.) More suggestions are always welcome.

 

@Retro I'f I were to go with that build, what would you remove to bring the cost down under $1k?

 

This is my office by day and entertainment center by night. I took the plunge into self employment last September and figured if I was going to spend 8+ hours a day using a computer, I might as well treat myself to something nice.

 

For GPU I suggest the 780ti. we came thisclose to going for them but the price (since we built two identical machines for my wife and I simultaneously) was just too much. I stayed away from the 290x because of the heat factor and I refuse to put liquid inside my expensive electronics

Finally watched that monitor review and that is CRAZY! I can't decide if I love it or hate it, but I can imagine how immersive it will be (because you won't see anything BUT it in your peripheral vision!). I had a hard enough time getting approval for the 1440p monitor I got because of price; I'll never get that thing through!

Can't wait for the Rift consumer version. Someone needs to stand there and flog Palmer until he ships it.

 

I'd swap out the SSD for a cheaper HDD. I love my 15sec boot times, but it's not necessary. You could probably even get more than 250g, which I think is a little small for the total storage capacity.

ETA: and if you're not going to overclock at all you MIGHT be okay going with the stock CPU heatsink. I'm not sure about that though.

 

Yeah, that's a good call for the 4670k. I'm not up to speed on Haswell processors, admittedly, so I missed that little gem.

Remove the SSD and step down to a 1TB HDD like this WD Blue @ ~$60. That'll put you just under $1,000, and the 1TB HDD will remain useful even if you decide to get an SSD in a few months or a year (though if you go that route, using the SSD as a boot drive will require a clean install).

You'll also need a tube of this stuff: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...100017&cm_re=ceramique-_-35-100-017-_-Product

I definitely recommend that particular product (Arctic Silver Ceramique) if you're not very experienced building. It doesn't conduct electricity, so there's much, much less risk of damaging your equipment if you mess up. (Applying thermal compound is not hard, but you know--why risk it for no reason?)

 

Yes, the stock HSF (heatsink / fan) would be fine if not overclocking. The thing is, it's a real big giant hassle to take the whole motherboard out of the computer to attach a new HSF later on down the road if you do decide to overclock. Better to start with it to be safe rather than sorry. Which reminds me. Edited above post.

 

That's easy...

Removed CPU cooler (Intel should come with one, you can upgrade later)
Removed SSD

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($233.97 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus Z87-K ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($112.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: Corsair XMS3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($73.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Superclocked ACX Video Card ($241.99 @ Best Buy)
Case: Zalman Z12 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case ($54.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Corsair RM 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($109.00 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $971.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-18 16:25 EDT-0400


Still gives you lots of room to upgrade:

• CPU cooler to overclock the CPU
• 2nd video card

 

Model Name: iMac
Processor Name: Intel Core i5
Processor Speed: 2.9 GHz
Number of Processors: 1
Total Number of Cores: 4
L2 Cache (per Core): 256 KB
L3 Cache: 6 MB
Memory: 16 GB
Capacity: 1.11 TB (1,111,826,497,536 bytes)
Chipset Model: NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M

 

How about this one:

 

well my rig don't compare to all these but I built this around 5 years ago
Motherboard Asustek M4A89GTD-PRO/USB3
Processor 3.40 gigahertz AMD Phenom II X4 965
Memory 8 GB ddr3
Storage SSD Kingston SH103S3120 (120.03 GB)
2x WDC WD20EADS-32RBO (2000.40 GB)
Video card Nividia GeForce GTX 650 Ti
Monitor BenQ GW2750
Mouse Logitect G500
Keyboard Logitect G510
Windows 7 Home Premium
64-bit

Going to be upgrading soon, but for now this works for me

 

This is such a hard decision for me, the 780ti, is the logical choice for driving that LG monitor, it is hands down the fastest single GPU you can get, it beats Titans most of the time.

Here are my issues with getting it outright:

• $200+ more than the R9 290X, for most of the time less that 10% performance improvement.
• Only 3 MB of memory, could become an issue at 3440x1440
• Games are already showing up (very few granted) that are eating up over 3MB of vram (Watchdogs)
• System is being built for SC, AMD Mantel *may* add a huge potential performance increase to SC which they have pledged to support...
• If Mantle is enabled potential for unified memory in crossfire mode.

If I lived in the USA this would be such an easy decision, I'd have a Newegg preferred account and I get myself a R9 290x2 (quiet, cool and almost nothing can touch it performance wise) with 12 months of interest free credit, fully paid off before paying a cent of interest. (seems crazy, I know but it is cheaper than 2 780ti's, )

Yes the R9 290X is hot, but the new 3rd party coolers are doing a much better job than the stock...

I'm just playing devil advocate, the 780ti is in my mind the best video card for all games right now, with the *possible* exception of SC due to Mantle (which may never happen)..

What to pick....still have no idea
looks like I need (read; 'want') a 6GB 780ti for under $1000, the new holy grail.

 

The 780ti 6gb are either already available via the Step Up program or are going to be soon.

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If you want to rank your Computer:

http://www.systemrequirementslab.com/rank-my-computer/memory/rank

 

Why such a big power supply? Are you planning to go SLI in the future? (very nice system btw)

 

Love these types of builds, perfect for silent gaming and "living room" computers, really nice work.

 

Holy smokes, that is awesome! I need this monitor in my life.

 

Forgot to include the RAM. Low-Voltage of course. I've added it to the original post now