Is my parts list compatible?

[xHaze]

This will be my first attempt at building a gaming PC. I want a gaming PC capable of running modern and future games at 1080p and 60 FPS. I'm located in the US and intent to purchase from Amazon. I have chosen a list of parts and was wondering if they are fully compatible so I don't have any issues. Also, your input/feedback would be greatly appreciated. What do you guys think? Thanks in advance.

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[b]CPU:[/b]  [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80637i53570k]Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor[/url]  ($219.99 @ Amazon) 
[b]CPU Cooler:[/b]  [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rr212e20pkr2]Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler[/url]  ($34.99 @ Amazon) 
[b]Motherboard:[/b]  [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-p8z77vlk]Asus P8Z77-V LK ATX LGA1155 Motherboard[/url]  ($129.99 @ Amazon) 
[b]Memory:[/b]  [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-memory-cmz8gx3m2a1600c9]Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory[/url]  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 
[b]Storage:[/b]  [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex]Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive[/url]  ($62.03 @ Amazon) 
[b]Video Card:[/b]  [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-video-card-gvn760oc2gdrev20]Gigabyte GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card[/url]  ($259.99 @ Amazon) 
[b]Case:[/b]  [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-500rbk]Corsair 500R Black ATX Mid Tower Case[/url]  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 
[b]Case Fan:[/b]  [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-fan-co9050009ww]Corsair Air Series AF140 Quiet Edition 67.8 CFM 140mm  Fan[/url]  ($18.99 @ Amazon) 
[b]Power Supply:[/b]  [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cmpsu750hx]Corsair Professional 750W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply[/url]  ($149.99 @ Amazon) 
[b]Optical Drive:[/b]  [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-optical-drive-drw24b1stblkbas]Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer[/url]  ($18.49 @ Amazon) 
[b]Total:[/b] $1074.44
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[Charlie98]

On the surface it looks like everything will work well. I will say that 750W PSU is serious overkill, you could easily get a 650W or even a 500W (although someone familiar with that GPU will need to verify the power draw) GPU will suffice.

I have a very similar system and I'm lucky if I can get my unit to break 400W draw at the wall (that's EVERYTHING on my desk.)

 

[mfenn]

Everything is compatible, but that build is fairly weak for a $1000+ machine. Specifically, it has a last-generation CPU, a middling GPU, and no SSD. Check out my $1000 build guide for some tips on getting more for your money.

 

[lehtv]

You're spending too much on the case and power supply. Combined those should be about $100 and you're spending $260. That $140 alone almost buys you a 250GB SSD. An SSD is something you definitely don't want to skip on this budget, but it could make sense to get 120GB instead of 250GB. You mainly just need the performance boost for your system files... games are fine when installed on a modern 7200RPM hard disk.

For a $1100 gaming PC, I would aim to getting a third party R9 290 as soon as they're out, an MSI Gaming card with the newest TwinFrozr cooler being the first choice.

Your CPU is last-gen as mfenn mentioned, and the board is a bit expensive. You don't need SLI support for 1080p @ 60fps, you just need one fast graphics card... therefore it makes more sense to get non-SLI motherboard and PSU, and spend the savings on a better card. The 4670K + Asrock Z87 Pro3 combo from mfenn's thread is quite good at the moment.

 

[Slugbait]

You're spending too much on the case and power supply. Combined those should be about $100 and you're spending $260.

A decent 650W power supply on sale with rebate and free shipping usually runs around $60. That would leave $40 for the case.

$60 cases suck. I wish I had avoided that mistake. Take a guess what you'll get for $40.

A Gold 750 is probably overkill. Drop to 620W for this Seasonic Bronze unit for $39 AR: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817371031. Then spend more than $60 on the case.

And avoid MSI. I wish I had...

 

[xHaze]

Thanks for the input guys, keep it coming. I greatly appreciate the feedback and will be making some changes to my parts list.

 

[lehtv]

$60 cases suck. I wish I had avoided that mistake. Take a guess what you'll get for $40.

Plenty of decent 60 dollar cases around especially if u catch a sale or count rebates in. Currently you can get a corsair 200r for 30 AR, that's not a bad case at all.

And avoid MSI. I wish I had...

Could you be any less cryptic?

 

[ShintaiDK]

Drop the Z77 board and 3570K. And get a Z87 board and 4670K instead. No need to buy obsolete tech.

I would also get a cheaper PSU in the 80-100$ range, and maybe spend the savings on a GTX770 instead.

 

[lehtv]

Drop the Z77 board and 3570K. And get a Z87 board and 4670K instead. No need to buy obsolete tech.

Obsolete

 

[Slugbait]

Plenty of decent 60 dollar cases around especially if u catch a sale or count rebates in. Currently you can get a corsair 200r for 30 AR, that's not a bad case at all.

With the limited feature set and mediocre reviews at Anandtech and other places, no, it's not a bad case at all...in its price range. The 500R is significantly superior in many ways. You get what you pay for. $90 is a good price for this kind of feature set and quality, but if OP can handle white side panels, he might get it for as low as $70: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811139010

Could you be any less cryptic?

No, not really. By stating that I wished I had avoided MSI directly implies that at one point or another I had NOT avoided MSI...the basis for advising OP to avoid them. Weird how that had to be explained, but I suppose I should have expected it.

 

[mfenn]

With the limited feature set and mediocre reviews at Anandtech and other places, no, it's not a bad case at all...in its price range. The 500R is significantly superior in many ways. You get what you pay for. $90 is a good price for this kind of feature set and quality, but if OP can handle white side panels, he might get it for as low as $70: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811139010

No, not really. By stating that I wished I had avoided MSI directly implies that at one point or another I had NOT avoided MSI...the basis for advising OP to avoid them. Weird how that had to be explained, but I suppose I should have expected it.

Care to deal in specifics instead of generalities? Your two arguments are basically:
- The 500R is better because it is better
- MSI sucks because they suck

You might have valid points, but I honestly can't tell because you're not doing a very good job at arguing them.

 

[Slugbait]

Care to deal in specifics instead of generalities? Your two arguments are basically:
- The 500R is better because it is better
- MSI sucks because they suck

You might have valid points, but I honestly can't tell because you're not doing a very good job at arguing them.

I shall start with MSI: to steal a scene from Ned Nedelander, MSI are more than just famous, they are IN-famous: https://www.google.com/#q=msi+denied+rebate. It's not like this is some big secret, we've all known about this for years.

MSI has had more than its share of issues, just a couple of examples from this forum:
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2352702&highlight=msi
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2352804&highlight=msi

The MSI mobo on my living room HTPC won't even post if all RAM banks are filled and I'm using a Geforce 9 series. Other manufacturers released BIOS updates to fix this issue, but not MSI. In the past, I've had two MSI video cards burn out within 18 months.

I discovered while helping another OP the other day that they used a RAID controller that was already EOL on the current Z78 G45 boards.

MSI has a history of not being reliable, in more ways than one.

Moving on to the case...
The 500R is better than the 200R simply because the plethora of reviews have pointed out features and capabilities that are either better than the 200R, or that the 200R does not even have.

Anandtech recommended two other, even less expensive cases, over the 200R: http://www.anandtech.com/show/6515/corsair-carbide-200r-case-review-how-low-can-you-go/7. Hardware.info even recommends the 300R over the 200R, or the Antec Three Hundred Two over the 200R: http://us.hardware.info/reviews/3593/10/corsair-carbide-200r-review-not-quite-the-300r-conclusion. Of the 385 Carbide Series owners at overclock, half of them purchased the 500R, while only 11% went with the 200R. http://www.overclock.net/t/1119694/official-corsair-carbide-series-200r-300r-400r-500r-owners-club.

In other words: it appears that OP had already done his own research and picked a decent case that meets his desires without breaking the bank. Somebody else apparently has no idea what OP wants, simply states he's spending way too much money, and recommends a $60-class case...and compared to quality cases, the $60-class case sucks. And saving 50% off the MSRP doesn't make it a better case.

It's like going to a Maserati dealership, cutting corners to get a better deal or more horsepower, and driving a wicked Maserati off the lot with a Passat body. Sure, it hits 210MPH and corners like it's on rails, but it still looks like a Passat.

 

[xHaze]

I don't intend on overclocking, do I still need to get a CPU cooler?

 

[xHaze]

UPDATE: I replaced the PSU with Corsair CX 500W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V for

$59.99

You guys were right, I overdid it with the power on my first choice. 500W should be more than enough for now and for future part upgrades. Think this is a good switch?

 

[xHaze]

I also swapped out the motherboard for the ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155

It has very good reviews. Is this a good one?

 

[xHaze]

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[b]CPU:[/b]  [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80637i53570]Intel Core i5-3570 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor[/url]  ($209.99 @ Newegg) 
[b]CPU Cooler:[/b]  [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rr212e20pkr2]Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler[/url]  ($35.98 @ Newegg) 
[b]Motherboard:[/b]  [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-z77extreme4]ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard[/url]  ($124.99 @ Newegg) 
[b]Memory:[/b]  [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-memory-cmz8gx3m2a1600c9]Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory[/url]  ($84.99 @ Newegg) 
[b]Storage:[/b]  [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex]Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive[/url]  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 
[b]Video Card:[/b]  [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-video-card-gvn760oc2gdrev20]Gigabyte GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card[/url]  ($259.99 @ Newegg) 
[b]Case:[/b]  [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-500rbk]Corsair 500R Black ATX Mid Tower Case[/url]  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 
[b]Case Fan:[/b]  [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-fan-co9050009ww]Corsair Air Series AF140 Quiet Edition 67.8 CFM 140mm  Fan[/url]  ($18.99 @ Newegg) 
[b]Power Supply:[/b]  [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cx500m]Corsair CX 500W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply[/url]  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
[b]Optical Drive:[/b]  [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-optical-drive-drw24b1stblkbas]Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer[/url]  ($24.98 @ Newegg) 
[b]Total:[/b] $976.88
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[Slugbait]

UPDATE: I replaced the PSU with Corsair CX 500W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V for

$59.99

You guys were right, I overdid it with the power on my first choice. 500W should be more than enough for now and for future part upgrades. Think this is a good switch?

Nope. The CX series is the entry-level CWT units.

Being based on the Seasonic S12-II, the Antec unit I recommended earlier is of superior quality, has more wattage on the 12v rail, and is far less expensive at this time.

 

[mfenn]

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[B]CPU:[/B]  [URL="http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80637i53570"]Intel Core i5-3570 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor[/URL]  ($209.99 @ Newegg) 
[B]CPU Cooler:[/B]  [URL="http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rr212e20pkr2"]Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler[/URL]  ($35.98 @ Newegg) 
[B]Motherboard:[/B]  [URL="http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-z77extreme4"]ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard[/URL]  ($124.99 @ Newegg) 
[B]Memory:[/B]  [URL="http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-memory-cmz8gx3m2a1600c9"]Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory[/URL]  ($84.99 @ Newegg) 
[B]Storage:[/B]  [URL="http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex"]Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive[/URL]  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 
[B]Video Card:[/B]  [URL="http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-video-card-gvn760oc2gdrev20"]Gigabyte GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card[/URL]  ($259.99 @ Newegg) 
[B]Case:[/B]  [URL="http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-500rbk"]Corsair 500R Black ATX Mid Tower Case[/URL]  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 
[B]Case Fan:[/B]  [URL="http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-fan-co9050009ww"]Corsair Air Series AF140 Quiet Edition 67.8 CFM 140mm  Fan[/URL]  ($18.99 @ Newegg) 
[B]Power Supply:[/B]  [URL="http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cx500m"]Corsair CX 500W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply[/URL]  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
[B]Optical Drive:[/B]  [URL="http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-optical-drive-drw24b1stblkbas"]Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer[/URL]  ($24.98 @ Newegg) 
[B]Total:[/B] $976.88
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A couple of points here:
- Since you don't intend to overclock and dual-GPU hardly fits into a $1000 budget, I don't see any reason to get a dual-GPU capable Z-series motherboard. I also don't see any reason to buy last gen parts. Grab an i5 4570 for $220 and an ASRock H87 Pro4 for $83.
- You don't need an aftermarket cooler, but the stock one does get kind of loud under load.
- For the same price after rebate, you can get a much more capable 7970 3GB.
- The 400R is very similar to the 500R (basically doesn't come with the side fan) and costs $70 AR versus $110 AR.
- You don't need an add-on fan
- With the savings, please get an SSD. It's the only component you can buy that is 10 times faster than a component in your old computer. The Samsung 840 EVO 120GB is $100.

 

[mfenn]

Nope. The CX series is the entry-level CWT units.

Being based on the Seasonic S12-II, the Antec unit I recommended earlier is of superior quality, has more wattage on the 12v rail, and is far less expensive at this time.

Unfortunately, it looks the rebate is gone on the 620C, so it is back to $80.