What do you think about this PC?

gLockwoRk_ · Jun 29, 2013

Hey Guys,

what do you think about this PC? Is there anything you would change? Maybe an Haswell i7-4770k? Which Motherboard would you suggest? Should be in the same price area.

The whole system is about 1200 Euros. Thats what I'm willing to spend.

This PC is only about Gaming/Streaming.
Maybe I would like to OC the CPU to 4.0 GHz or 4.2 GHz.

HDD: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1000GB, 64MB Cache, SATA 6Gb/s (WD10EZEX)
SSD: Samsung SSD 840 Series 120GB, 2.5", SATA 6Gb/s (MZ-7TD120BW)
CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K, 4x 3.50GHz, boxed (BX80646I74770K)
RAM: Corsair Vengeance Low Profile schwarz DIMM Kit 8GB PC3-12800U CL9-9-9-24 (DDR3-1600) (CML8GX3M2A1600C9)
GPU: MSI N770 TF 2GD5/OC Twin Frozr Gaming, GeForce GTX 770, 2GB GDDR5, 2x DVI, HDMI, DisplayPort (V282-052R)
MoBo: Gigabyte GA-Z87-HD3, Z87 (dual PC3-12800U DDR3)
CPU Cooler: Enermax ETS-T40-VD
Case: MS-Tech X3 Crow¹
PSU: Enermax Revolution87+ 650W ATX 2.3 (ERV650AWT-G/ERV650EWT-G)

= 1171 Euros

I got some questions about it:

#1 Any suggestions about the Motherboard? For around 130$/100 Euro? Gigabyte, ASRock, Asus?
#2 Does an 1156 Cooler fit on an 1150 Haswell?
#3 Is this Cooler enough for an Haswell? I'm not that much into OC'ing. (As said above, maybe 4.0 GHz - 4.2 GHz)

Thank you!

gLockwoRk_

KapiteinKoek007 · Jul 1, 2013

Question 1:
Well i'd say the z87-hd3 is a fine board... it is an allround board.

Question 2:
well usually the coolers come with an variety of brackets, the current cooler you have selected does support 1150 socket. so that should not give any troubles!

Question 3:
That depends on how far you want to push the cpu in OC. if you want it at 4.2 ghz this cooler will do fine, it's airflow is 86.7 CFM with 4x6mm heatpipes, and if you're not sure.. you can always install a second fan for push and pull effect

Hope this helps!

FreedomEclipse · Jul 1, 2013

going from 4.0 to 4.2 wont make a lot of difference BTW, either go for somewhere around 4.5 (or 4.6) or leave it at stock.

Im just saying.

KapiteinKoek007 · Jul 1, 2013

FreedomEclipse said:
going from 4.0 to 4.2 wont make a lot of difference BTW, either go for somewhere around 4.5 (or 4.6) or leave it at stock.

Im just saying.

you got a point there. but the TS has to buy a better cooler for 4.5/4.6 ghz speeds, cuz depending on the chip quality; you need to up the voltage quite a bit for that kind of speeds, every overclocker knows: moar speed, means moar voltage, means moar heat!!

ne6togadno · Jul 1, 2013

check also Gigabyte GA-Z87-UD3H if price difference from Gigabyte GA-Z87-HD3 is less then 10-20 euro get UD3H

FreedomEclipse · Jul 1, 2013

A silverstone Argon AR01 makes for a good cheap cooler if they are available where you are,

Vario · Jul 2, 2013

Solid pc. By the book and should last you for some time.

System Name	i5 Raket Meer -S
Processor	i5 11600KF @ 5.3ghz (all cores active) 5.5ghz (3 cores active) Idle: 1.4615v load: 1.4850v
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z590 AORUS ELITE AX
Cooling	Enermax Liqmax III 360 ARGB
Memory	Crucial Ballistix DDR4 2x8GB \| Stock: 2667mhz 19-19-19-43 1.2v \|@ 19-19-19-43 3733mhz 1.45v
Video Card(s)	MSI RTX 3060TI
Storage	Crucial P5 Plus 1Tb Gen4 \|\| Samsung EVO 850 1 TB
Case	Fractal Design S2
Audio Device(s)	onboard
Power Supply	Corsair HX750 V2, 80 Plus Platinum
Mouse	Logitech G305
Keyboard	Logitech MX keys
Software	Win 11 pro
Benchmark Scores	Data not available.

System Name	Codename: Icarus Mk.VI
Processor	Intel 8600k@Stock -- pending tuning
Motherboard	Asus ROG Strixx Z370-F
Cooling	CPU: BeQuiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 {1xCorsair ML120 Pro\|5xML140 Pro}
Memory	32GB XPG Gammix D10 {2x16GB}
Video Card(s)	ASUS Dual Radeon™ RX 6700 XT OC Edition
Storage	Samsung 970 Evo 512GB SSD (Boot)\|WD SN770 (Gaming)\|2x 3TB Toshiba DT01ACA300\|2x 2TB Crucial BX500
Display(s)	LG GP850-B
Case	Corsair 760T (White)
Audio Device(s)	Yamaha RX-V573\|Speakers: JBL Control One\|Auna 300-CN\|Wharfedale Diamond SW150
Power Supply	Corsair AX760
Mouse	Logitech G900
Keyboard	Duckyshine Dead LED(s) III
Software	Windows 10 Pro
Benchmark Scores	(ノಠ益ಠ)ノ彡┻━┻

System Name	i5 Raket Meer -S
Processor	i5 11600KF @ 5.3ghz (all cores active) 5.5ghz (3 cores active) Idle: 1.4615v load: 1.4850v
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z590 AORUS ELITE AX
Cooling	Enermax Liqmax III 360 ARGB
Memory	Crucial Ballistix DDR4 2x8GB \| Stock: 2667mhz 19-19-19-43 1.2v \|@ 19-19-19-43 3733mhz 1.45v
Video Card(s)	MSI RTX 3060TI
Storage	Crucial P5 Plus 1Tb Gen4 \|\| Samsung EVO 850 1 TB
Case	Fractal Design S2
Audio Device(s)	onboard
Power Supply	Corsair HX750 V2, 80 Plus Platinum
Mouse	Logitech G305
Keyboard	Logitech MX keys
Software	Win 11 pro
Benchmark Scores	Data not available.

System Name	Red Radiance l under construction
Processor	5800x
Motherboard	x470 taichi
Cooling	stock wrath
Memory	TridentZ Neo rgb 3600mhz (2x8 kit)
Video Card(s)	Sapphire Vega 64 nitro+
Storage	970 evo nvme
Display(s)	lc27g75tq
Case	tt core x5 tge
Audio Device(s)	sennheiser's pc323d usb soundcard
Power Supply	corsair AX860i
Mouse	roccat burst pro
Keyboard	roccat ryos mk fx
Software	windows 10

System Name	Codename: Icarus Mk.VI
Processor	Intel 8600k@Stock -- pending tuning
Motherboard	Asus ROG Strixx Z370-F
Cooling	CPU: BeQuiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 {1xCorsair ML120 Pro\|5xML140 Pro}
Memory	32GB XPG Gammix D10 {2x16GB}
Video Card(s)	ASUS Dual Radeon™ RX 6700 XT OC Edition
Storage	Samsung 970 Evo 512GB SSD (Boot)\|WD SN770 (Gaming)\|2x 3TB Toshiba DT01ACA300\|2x 2TB Crucial BX500
Display(s)	LG GP850-B
Case	Corsair 760T (White)
Audio Device(s)	Yamaha RX-V573\|Speakers: JBL Control One\|Auna 300-CN\|Wharfedale Diamond SW150
Power Supply	Corsair AX760
Mouse	Logitech G900
Keyboard	Duckyshine Dead LED(s) III
Software	Windows 10 Pro
Benchmark Scores	(ノಠ益ಠ)ノ彡┻━┻

What do you think about this PC?

gLockwoRk_

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KapiteinKoek007

FreedomEclipse

~Technological Technocrat~

KapiteinKoek007

ne6togadno

FreedomEclipse

~Technological Technocrat~

Vario

System Name	Computer of Theseus
Processor	Intel i9-12900KS: 50x Pcore multi @ 1.18Vcore (target 1.275V -100mv offset)
Motherboard	EVGA Z690 Classified
Cooling	Noctua NH-D15S, 2xThermalRight TY-143, 4xNoctua NF-A12x25,3xNF-A12x15, 2xAquacomputer Splitty9Active
Memory	G-Skill Trident Z5 (32GB) DDR5-6000 C36 F5-6000J3636F16GX2-TZ5RK
Video Card(s)	EVGA Geforce 3060 XC Black Gaming 12GB
Storage	1x Samsung 970 Pro 512GB NVMe (OS), 2x Samsung 970 Evo Plus 2TB (data 1 and 2), ASUS BW-16D1HT
Display(s)	Dell S3220DGF 32" 2560x1440 165Hz Primary, Dell P2017H 19.5" 1600x900 Secondary, Ergotron LX arms.
Case	Lian Li O11 Air Mini
Audio Device(s)	Audiotechnica ATR2100X-USB, El Gato Wave XLR Mic Preamp, ATH M50X Headphones, Behringer 302USB Mixer
Power Supply	Super Flower Leadex Platinum SE 1000W 80+ Platinum White
Mouse	Zowie EC3-C
Keyboard	Vortex Multix 87 Winter TKL (Gateron G Pro Yellow)
Software	Win 10 LTSC 21H2