New build, what do you think?

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peter hoburg

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Hi all!

This is a CUDA/OCing/gaming build that I am going to get soon. I am going to be getting another GPU in the future and waterblocking the GPU's. Even with all that is the POS still to big? Also what do you think about the RAM? I am going for 2x8 RAM is the ram I have a good choice? ALSO I have a HHD, SSD, and optical drive already so I do not need those.


PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/12SQ0
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/12SQ0/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/12SQ0/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($349.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Swiftech H220 55.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($149.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z87 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($266.30 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($127.48 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card ($648.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($109.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair Professional Gold 850W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($149.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1774.73
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-06-04 12:48 EDT-0400)


Thank you for reading!
Peter
 
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Board is overpriced, you can get a much better board for the price. Get a UD3H Z87, anything over $100 from MSI (though on that budget over and CPU $130), some things from Asus, anything over Extreme 4 from Asrock, and nothing over $100 from gigabyte (same as MSI, over $130). Other then that, nice.
 
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Ok I will get a different MOBO. I am looking for a MOBO that is good for OCing (so z87 chipset right?), has good WIFI, good Ethernet, can support 2/3 GPU's, Haswell, anything else? Can you recommend a MOBO?
 
peter hoburg said:
Ok I will get a different MOBO. I am looking for a MOBO that is good for OCing (so z87 chipset right?), has good WIFI, good Ethernet, can support 2/3 GPU's, Haswell, anything else? Can you recommend a MOBO?
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PCunicorn said:
Board is overpriced, you can get a much better board for the price. Get a UD3H Z87, anything over $100 from MSI (though on that budget over and CPU $130), some things from Asus, anything over Extreme 4 from Asrock, and nothing over $100 from gigabyte (same as MSI, over $130). Other then that, nice.
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Read above post. Good choices are:
Gigabyte UD3H Z87 (anything over $150 from Gigabyte is fine)
ASRock Z87 Extreme 6 (Anything Extreme 5 and over are fine)
MSI Z87-GD65 (Anything from MSI over $150 is fine)
 
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Power supply is overkill. You can get away with a 650 or 700 watt unit for one GTX 780.
 
A 4770k + a GTX 780 (can't remember if the CPU was overclocked) will draw around 450-500w at peak loads.
Linus from LinusTechTips showcased this, running those two units on a 550w PSU.
Also the Sabertooth comes with a 5 year warranty, which is something to keep in mind.
Personally, with your budget, I would use the Sabertooth.
You've made a good RAM choice. 2x8GB will give you the option to upgrade to 32GB while still using the original RAM. 1866 is good speed too.
And if you're certain you're gonna add another GTX 780, 850W is a good number I'd say. And you can't go wrong with Corsair.
 
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Jiniix said:
A 4770k + a GTX 780 (can't remember if the CPU was overclocked) will draw around 450-500w at peak loads.
Linus from LinusTechTips showcased this, running those two units on a 550w PSU.
Also the Sabertooth comes with a 5 year warranty, which is something to keep in mind.
Personally, with your budget, I would use the Sabertooth.
You've made a good RAM choice. 2x8GB will give you the option to upgrade to 32GB while still using the original RAM. 1866 is good speed too.
And if you're certain you're gonna add another GTX 780, 850W is a good number I'd say. And you can't go wrong with Corsair.
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The sabertooth is one of the worst Price to performance boards out there. If the OP wants a good board, look elsewhere.
 
Doesn't seem to me like OP blatantly wants price/performance, but stability and performance.
The Sabertooth is a great board, always has been and always will be.
 
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No, performance is terrible for the price. I mean, it Haase the features of a UD3H for $80 more. A MSI GD65 or Gigabyte Z87X OC imo look much better and have more features. And, were the hell are you getting that info? Most people know that the sabertooth is a bad board to get.
 
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And, were the hell are you getting that info? Most people know that the sabertooth is a bad board to get.
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Where the hell are you getting that information?
Never seen a bad review on a Sabertooth of any generation or socket.
All the big reviewers always like the Sabertooth - and I have a friend who runs a 3770k at 4.8Ghz in the z77 for daily use.
 
I didn't say the Sabertooth was a bad board (well i did, but just for the price), it's just it is way overpriced compared to other boards. A P8Z77 V LK with better VRM's is what the Sabertooth is, with some good looks. If the OP wants a board that looks like the Sabertooth but has a reasonable amount of features, look at the new ROG board with similar armor to the sabertooth.
 
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