Customer Computer Build

[JezzaS]

Hey guys,

I am currently looking to upgrade my laptop to a gaming desktop, have put together a customer build with parts between Umart and MSY but am curious to see if all parts are compatible with each other and work well together. I have a budget of $1350.

Umart:

Corsair TX-750 V2 750W ATX Power $142
http://www.umart.com.au/newindex2.phtml?bid=4

Corsair Vengeance CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 $59
http://www.umart.com.au/newindex2.phtml?bid=4

Seagate SATA3 1TB 7200RPM 64mb Cache $82
http://www.umart.com.au/newindex2.phtml?bid=4

Gigabyte GA-Z77X-D3H MB, Intel Z77 Chipset, Socket 1155, 4x DDR3 $159
http://www.umart.com.au/newindex2.phtml?bid=4

LG IPS234V 23inch IPS PANEL,1920x1080 Black $166
http://www.umart.com.au/newindex2.phtml?bid=4

Samsung 22X DVDRW Black SATA $20
http://www.umart.com.au/newindex2.phtml?bid=4

Sharkoon T28 ATX Midi Tower Blue USB3.0 $65
http://www.umart.com.au/newindex2.phtml?bid=4

Samsung 64GB SSD 830 Series - SATA III 6Gbs, 2xnm Toggle DDR NAND, 3-Core ARMv9 MCX Controller $72
https://www.umart.com.au/pro/newindexcheckout.phtml?bid=4

MSY:

Gigabyte ATI HD7870 OC Ed PCI-E 3.0 2GB GDDR5 DL-DVI HDMI 2x Mini DP D $299
http://www.msy.com.au/product.jsp?productId=8644

Intel Core i7 3770 LGA1155 CPU 3.4Ghz 8Mb Cache Ivy Bridge $299
http://www.msy.com.au/product.jsp?productId=8968

Total: $1361

I will be using it for games such as BF3, COD, WOW etc... but also using CAD programs. Would i be better off with
Intel Core i7 3770 LGA1155 CPU 3.4Ghz 8Mb Cache Ivy Bridge

or to save some money and get
Intel Core i5 3570K LGA1155 CPU 3.4Ghz 6Mb Cache Ivy Bridge

 

[Jiniix]

I would definitely get the 3570K instead, seeing as you can't overclock a Non-K CPU. The 3770 is stuck at 3.9GHz, while you can raise the 3570K to 4.4GHz by buying a 35$ CPU cooler (Coolermaster Hyper 212 Evo)

 

[JezzaS]

I would definitely get the 3570K instead, seeing as you can't overclock a Non-K CPU. The 3770 is stuck at 3.9GHz, while you can raise the 3570K to 4.4GHz by buying a 35$ CPU cooler (Coolermaster Hyper 212 Evo)

Thank you,
would i be better off getting rid of the SSD and upgrading the graphics card and the processor?

Gainward GTX660 TI 2G 2D/H/DP
Intel Core i7 3770K/3.50GHz/8MB CACHE/LGA1155 Ivy Bridge

this still keeping in budget range

 

[Darren]

Thank you,
would i be better off getting rid of the SSD and upgrading the graphics card and the processor?

Gainward GTX660 TI 2G 2D/H/DP
Intel Core i7 3770K/3.50GHz/8MB CACHE/LGA1155 Ivy Bridge

this still keeping in budget range

Depends. Do you want faster boot times and loading on games or do you want to have graphics power that lasts longer. Anything higher than that CPU is pointless, so if you dropped it, you would upgrade the GPU only.

 

[JezzaS]

Depends. Do you want faster boot times and loading on games or do you want to have graphics power that lasts longer. Anything higher than that CPU is pointless, so if you dropped it, you would upgrade the GPU only.

which would be more beneficial?

the previous build with an i5 3570k and an SSD

or

the previous build with an i7 3770 without and SSD

my budget has dropped to $1300

 

[swchoi89]

which would be more beneficial?

the previous build with an i5 3570k and an SSD

or

the previous build with an i7 3770 without and SSD

my budget has dropped to $1300

Honestly, i5-3570K should just do fine even at the stock level, especially for gaming. Consider getting GTX 600 series (660 ti is cheap and performs well!)

 

[Virssagòn]

How does it take now in CAD? The difference in threads has much impact, altough I saw the 3th gen i5 is improved in multithreaded.

But I think the i5 would do his job well when oc...

i5 3570 oc to 4.2ghz scores only a bit less then the stock i5 3770

 

[Benny Boy]

For CAD and gaming both you'll want nVidia. nVida has features CAD will use. Get the biggest one you can.

The tall Vengeance you picked will most likely interfere with the installation of a 3rd party HSF. Take a look at G.Skill Ripjaws or Ares and Vengeance has LP(low profile).
Said HSF isn't needed atm so I wouldn't budget for it, but you'll want one at some point if getting a K processor.

Are you planning a future SLI? It's better to run just 1 big enough GPU to do what you want. Also requires less power.

Go with 3570K.
Lower profile memory.
For power supply take a look at pricing for XFX 550w, PC Power & Cooling 600w, Seasonic 620w, Antec HCG 620w. Maybe Corsair TX 650 depending on the price.

Use the saved $ on that bigger Nvidia card.

The rest looks good.