My First Gaming build

[Vyunger]

Hi,

I am working on building a gaming machine, below is what I have picked out so far. I would love some feedback on my selections, mostly curious to hear feedback on the power supply and the video card, also not sure if going with the 3rd gen i5 3570K is going to make a noticeable change in performance over the i5 4670. Any and all feedback on this is greatly appreciated.

Thanks
V

i5-4670K
ASRock Z87-Extreme4 ATX
Petriot Viper Xtreme 8GB DDR3
Gigabyte AMD Radeon HD 7950 3GB GDDR5
Samsung 840 Series MZ-7TD120BW 120GB Solid State Drive
RAIDMAX RX-635AP 635W ATX 12V v2.3/EPS 12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS
Ultra Gladiator Mid-Tower Case - ATX/MicroATX - 40



1. What YOUR PC will be used for.
Photo shop work, gaming (Civ 5, WOW, Starcraft 2, etc), minor video editing

2. What YOUR budget is.
1000.... thats including software (window/office)

3. What country YOU will be buying YOUR parts from.
USA

4. IF you're buying parts OUTSIDE the US, please post a link to the vendor you'll be buying from.
N/A

5. IF YOU have a brand preference. That means, are you an Intel-Fanboy, AMD-Fanboy, ATI-Fanboy, nVidia-Fanboy, Seagate-Fanboy, WD-Fanboy, etc.
Strong preference for Intel

6. If YOU intend on using any of YOUR current parts, and if so, what those parts are.
I will use my Hard drive (1TB)

7. IF YOU plan on overclocking or run the system at default speeds.
Not looking to OC

8. What resolution, not monitor size, will you be using?
DELL 24" @ 1920 x 1080

9. WHEN do you plan to build it?
Looking to start buying parts within the next week.

 

[The Alias]

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/theblackdawn21/saved/220D

your psu was trash and you need an aftermarket cpu cooler if you want to oc . Also I got a killer deal on the 3570k althoughit's a downgrade from the 4670k at stock you won't think twice about it at 4.2ish ghz as this thing is blazing fast also left $100 for microsoft office

 

[mfenn]

Windows is $100 and Office is $130, so that leaves you with about $770 for the build.

i5 4670K + ASRock Z87 Pro3 $335
Crucial DDR3 1600 8GB $51
Sapphire 7870 2GB $170 AR
Samsung 840 1TB $90 AP
Reuse HDD $0
Lite-ON DVD Burner $17
XFX XXX 650W $50 AR AP
Corsair 200R $50 AR
Total: $763 AR AP

 

[Vyunger]

Thanks very much for your input, I noticed that both of you are recommending a sapphire video card. I am playing with the idea of getting rid of the SSD and using the savings towards a video card 7950 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125414&Tpk=7950%20gigabyte will this actually have a meaningful impact on my performance or is this overkill?

Again thanks very much for all the tips and feedback
V

 

[mfenn]

The 7950 is certainly faster for gaming, but the SSD makes everything else in your computer more snappy. There is especially no comparison between SSD and HDD for the Adobe suite. For a machine that isn't focused on pure gaming, I'd take a 7870 + SSD over a 7950 + HDD all day every day.