New Gaming Rig Second Opinion

[SacremPyrobolum]

So I ran this build past the guys at Newegg and this was the final product.

http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=33000368

Of course I trust them, but I wanted to get a second opinion. My budget is $2400. Expensive, but I want the best and I want it to be the best for a long time.

I understand that the CPU and graphics card is overpowered, but I decided to spring for them anyways.

Any thoughts?

 

[OneCatch]

With a brief once-over it seems very nice - but you might want to spend a tad more on a case if you're spending that kind of money.
As with almost everything Corsair, the Carbide series are really good (especially for the price in this instance).
But the lower tier Carbides are fairly barebones - I have the 300r and while it's definitely good, it's not particularly amenable to future upgrading.
For example, that CPU screams 'future overclocking potential', but you ain't going to fit watercooling, or some of the bulker heatsinks, into a 200r. But if that doesn't bother you, it looks very good to me!

 

[ShinyCharizard]

I can understand going for the best, but you just do not need an i7 for a gaming rig. I would go for the i5 instead, and use the money saved to get yourself a better case.

 

[Albino Boo]

I would cut down on the size of the HDD, they are easy enough to add at a later date and span if you want one single drive. 2TB is more than enough to start with. I would shift the money to a better case or more memory.

 

[Wasted]

For how beefy your overall build is, it is odd that you have only 8GB. I would go for 16GB to future proof it a bit more. Otherwise it is a sexy build, hope it turns out to your liking!

 

[Inconspicuous Trenchcoat]

I can understand going for the best, but you just do not need an i7 for a gaming rig. I would go for the i5 instead, and use the money saved to get yourself a better case.

This thinking is possibly becoming outdated. Watch Dogs and Wolfenstein: The New Order both recommend i7s, for example. Whether the developers successfully utilized the extra threads is another question, but it seems developers might be moving slowly towards supporting more CPU cores in their game engines. So, if you want to stay at the top of the game for as long as possible, an i7 isn't too big of a gamble for $100 extra in an already expensive build.

The only worry I have about your graphics card is the 3GB of VRAM, which might become an issue at resolutions higher than 1920x1080 for upcoming games. For example, people can't seem to run Titan Fall well on Ultra textures with only 2GB of VRAM. 3GB will probably be fine for 1080p for the life of that card, but if you plan on going the full monty and grabbing high resolution monitors, you might consider finding a GPU solution that provides more VRAM. You'll probably be fine though.... maybe, I don't know.

I would buy 8GB sticks of RAM, for maximum upgradeability. However, I doubt you'll need more than 16GB for the life of that machine, so 4GB sticks are fine.

Low profile RAM is a good idea. RAM doesn't need those giant fancy fins on them anyways. Low profile guarantees your CPU cooler isn't going to be blocked by your RAM's heat sinks. Your motherboard is probably huge though, so this might not be an issue. If the CPU socket is really near the RAM slots, I'd consider low profile RAM.

If you want to someday SLI or Crossfire, you should grab an 750 to 800 watt power supply. 650W is great for any single GPU solution, but you won't be able to SLI beefy GPUs safely, unless upcoming GPUs' power usage goes down.

Otherwise, it looks good to me. Double check that everything is compatible, meaning your motherboard and CPU.

 

[Aramis Night]

I can understand going for the best, but you just do not need an i7 for a gaming rig. I would go for the i5 instead, and use the money saved to get yourself a better case.

This thinking is possibly becoming outdated. Watch Dogs and Wolfenstein: The New Order both recommend i7s, for example. Whether the developers successfully utilized the extra threads is another question, but it seems developers might be moving slowly towards supporting more CPU cores in their game engines. So, if you want to stay at the top of the game for as long as possible, an i7 isn't too big of a gamble for $100 extra in an already expensive build.

The only worry I have about your graphics card is the 3GB of VRAM, which might become an issue at resolutions higher than 1920x1080 for upcoming games. For example, people can't seem to run Titan Fall well on Ultra textures with only 2GB of VRAM. 3GB will probably be fine for 1080p for the life of that card, but if you plan on going the full monty and grabbing high resolution monitors, you might consider finding a GPU solution that provides more VRAM. You'll probably be fine though.... maybe, I don't know.

I would buy 8GB sticks of RAM, for maximum upgradeability. However, I doubt you'll need more than 16GB for the life of that machine, so 4GB sticks are fine.

Low profile RAM is a good idea. RAM doesn't need those giant fancy fins on them anyways. Low profile guarantees your CPU cooler isn't going to be blocked by your RAM's heat sinks. Your motherboard is probably huge though, so this might not be an issue. If the CPU socket is really near the RAM slots, I'd consider low profile RAM.

If you want to someday SLI or Crossfire, you should grab an 750 to 800 watt power supply. 650W is great for any single GPU solution, but you won't be able to SLI beefy GPUs safely, unless upcoming GPUs' power usage goes down.

Otherwise, it looks good to me. Double check that everything is compatible, meaning your motherboard and CPU.

I normally don't like to come in and make nit picky corrections, but in regards to the VRAM. 3 gigs of video memory is really high right now. With that much memory you should be able to run a multiple monitor setup if desired with no problems. The GPU you picked is a beast of a card. If that cant run Titanfall at higher resolutions, it will likely have less to do with you having not enough VRAM and more to do with an issue on Microsoft's end. Especially embarrassing considering its a native XBOX game port and the current systems are usually played on larger screens with a varient hd7790 GPU. If your not able to do better with your superior GPU and considerably better overall system, then I would chalk it up to being a poor PC port rather than a issue with the hardware your running. Sadly that isn't uncommon.