New upper ranged PC Build

[Druesome]

Hey guys,

I am looking to build a upper ranged gaming PC and a friend recommended me to check out this site to get tips and the such. Here are the parts that I have picked out thus far.

Case: Thermaltake Element G VL10001W2Z Black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower
Power Supply: PC Power and Cooling Silencer Mk II 950W High Performance
Motherboard: MSI Z77A-GD65 Gaming LGA 1155 Intel Z77
CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W
Memory: G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600
Video Card: VGA SuperClocked GeForce GTX 760 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 w/ EVGA ACX Cooler
SSD : Corsair Neutron Series GTX CSSD-N240GBGTXB-BK 2.5" 240GB SATA III
Hard Disk Drive: Western Digital WD Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA
Optical Drive: ASUS 24X DVD Burner - Bulk 24X
Monitor: ASUS VE247H Black 23.6" 2ms Full HD

EDIT:Build questions answered
I plan to use this PC for high end games such as Planetside 2, the upcoming games Battlefield 4, TitanFall, and other games. My Budget is $1600-$1800. I will be buying everything from the United States. I prefer Intel processors, and nVidia video cards. I won't be using any of my current parts. I might overclock in the future, but not straight out of the gate. I will be using 1920×1080 resolution, and finally I plan to build the computer next week.

Does everything look good, compatible and so on?

Thanks

 

[DSF]

Welcome!

The first step when asking for advice on your build is to answer the questions in this thread:
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=80121

(That is, copy the questions into your post here and answer them. Don't answer them in the other thread.)

The only glaring thing is that the PSU is way more than what you need. Even if you want to leave open the option of SLI, which isn't necessary for you, that PSU has enough power for Tri-SLI. It's just wasted money.

 

[Druesome]

Thanks for the build questions heads up. I was thinking about doing SLI down the road, but not when I initially buy the machine

 

[RayTheKing]

Get a 500w one with 80 plus certification.

 

[RayTheKing]

BTW: 8 GB of RAM is more than enough, and I think you're able to get a GTX 770 if you downgrade the case, PSU, and RAM a bit. You'll see an big performance increase if you do.

 

[DominionSeraph]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1kkTy

The monitor is $200 from Dell Outlet (if available). Coupon code: 0$HG9WSRJRKW22

Or Asus VG248QE 144Hz:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00B2HH7G0/?tag=pcpapi-20

 

[Termie]

Thanks for the build questions heads up. I was thinking about doing SLI down the road, but not when I initially buy the machine

If you might go SLI, the most you'd need is 750W - and for dual 760s, you'd only need 650W. Definitely skip the 950W unit.

Also, is there a reason you're using a 3570K and not a 4670K? The 4670K does not overclock quite as well, but starts out 10% faster, and they're about the same price.

Finally, I definitely wouldn't get 4x4GB right now - that's a bad investment. Either get 2x4GB now and hope that memory prices go down if you ever need more, or get 2x8GB now and just sit tight at 16GB, which is honestly way more than you need for a gaming build.

 

[RayTheKing]

Jesus Dominion, you're a freaking wiz! I barely find anything super cheap at dell outlet. You Sir have an eagle's eye :O

 

[RayTheKing]

Seraph's build is definitely a good one, but Termie's right about the RAM. 8 GB is enough for today's and tomorrow's games.

 

[Druesome]

Thanks guys, I decided to go upgrade to an EVGA SC GTX 770 with ACX cooling, made a change with the power supply, and picked up that ASUS monitor through amazon.

 

[mfenn]

Paying more for a cooler on a GPU isn't a good idea IMHO, especially since the Gigabyte Windforce is already pretty good.

 

[lehtv]

Windforce is in fact probably a better cooler than ACX.

 

[haynesr07]

I would replace these:

GPU: get the 4gb version for 40 bucks more. Shop around.

Case: grab a full tower. Worth it.

Ssd: wait for the Samsung 840 evo.

PSU: can be dumbed down. You don't need 950w. 750 or less will be OK. But I'd go corsair.

 

[DSF]

I would replace these:

GPU: get the 4gb version for 40 bucks more. Shop around.

Case: grab a full tower. Worth it.

Ssd: wait for the Samsung 840 evo.

PSU: can be dumbed down. You don't need 950w. 750 or less will be OK. But I'd go corsair.

Why is a full tower worth it? In my opinion they're overrecommended and often end up as mostly empty boxes.

Also, Corsair doesn't manufacture their own PSUs, so singling them out for recommendation is misleading. Not all Corsair units are great, and they aren't the only ones who sell good power supplies. If you're going to name one single company, the way to do it is probably to recommend buying a power supply manufactured by Seasonic. They build for Antec, Corsair, themselves and PCP&C among others.

 

[RayTheKing]

4 gigs of VRAM is complete overkill for 1080p :L

 

[T_Yamamoto]

4 gigs of VRAM is complete overkill for 1080p :L

Not when you're running skyrim mods:whiste:

 

[RayTheKing]

I'm still pretty sure 2 GB of it is enough, even for those mods

 

[T_Yamamoto]

I'm still pretty sure 2 GB of it is enough, even for those mods

Doubt it (depends on the number of mods)

 

[RayTheKing]

Well I don't think you should pay for more VRAM just to install a shit ton of mods... It's like buying a warehouse just to store cardboard

 

[lehtv]

I'm still pretty sure 2 GB of it is enough, even for those mods

It's not. I'm using well over 2GB. GPU is 7950 3GB @ 1.1, mods used include 2K textures, some other graphics improvements, ENB mod. Fps is 60 at all times.

But I agree, it's not worth paying for a 4GB VRAM card on 1080p. 2GB is fine for 99% of games.