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Processor | i7-14700k |
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Motherboard | MSI Z790 Carbon Wifi |
Cooling | DeepCool LS720 |
Memory | 32gb GSkill DDR5-6400 CL32 Trident Z5 |
Video Card(s) | Intel ARC A770 LE |
Storage | 990 Pro 1tb, 980 Pro 512gb, WD black 4tb |
Display(s) | 3 x HP EliteDisplay E273 |
Case | Corsair 5000D Airflow |
Power Supply | Corsair RM850x |
Mouse | Logitec MK520 |
Keyboard | Logitec MK520 |
Software | Win 11 Pro |
Benchmark Scores | Cinebench R23 Multi 35805 |
Hi!
So I think time has come for me to purchase a new rig, this one (E5200, 9800GT Green, dp35dp) just doesn't cut it anymore. I would consider upgrading, but seeing as the LGA 775 top-end CPUs are still expensive (and second-hand at that), mobo has no USB3 support, DDR2, PSU is too weak, GPU as well...does make sense to get a whole new box of gear.
I'm after overall solid performance + decent gaming experience. Nothing fancy, altho I will be softly playing around with clock speeds.
//This choice of mobo stems from possibly upgrading to SLI in the future and it should be okay with OCing the CPU and perhaps the GPU.
Don't suggest ASUS or eVGA =)). MSI and GB are the only ones I can get.
And I know that GTX 780 Ti is better, but the list below consists of components that already stretch my limits a bit.
Also - I have an SSD on standby already, so no need for that.
After much deliberation I've come up with a list of components that I feel will do the trick.
*EDIT*
- i5 4670k + Hyper 212 Evo
- GigaByte GTX 770 OC 2GB
- MSI Z87-G43
- DDR3 2x4GB 1600C9 Kingston HyperX Blu
- 700W Chieftec GPS-700A8 (OEM - CWT)
Now, I was considering GTX 760 instead of 770, any input on that? My line of reasoning was that since I want okay performance in, say, 2 years, I should get the latter. However I'm still having doubts as to whether the ~30% price increase justifies the ~25% higher performance.
Any thoughts or constructive criticisms are very welcome!
Miniamba
Go for the Z87-GD65....better stability, feature set, and should overclock higher if you interested.