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Building Case Prodigy BitFenix Help

pucak

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Monitor: LG IPS224V
CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K
SSD: 2x SAMSUNG SSD 840 PRO 256GB, RAID 0
Motherboard: MSI Z77IA-E53
Case: BitFenix Prodigy
RAM: Kingston DDR3 8GB 1600MHz CL9
PSU: Corsair CX750
CPU Cooler: Enermax ETS-T40-TB
Storage: Western Digital 2TB, 3,5", 7200RPM, SATAIII, 64MB,
GPU: Asus GTX780-DC2OC-3GD5

So this is my build, i am still not sure about monitor anyone knows any beter? I want just quality screen without speakers or any other unnecessary upgrades :)

Also i am not sure if i need that fast CPU, i am about to play Guild Wars 2 wich is quite CPU demanding.
Thanks:toast:
 
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-You could save some money if you are tight on you budget by getting the i5 4570k cpu with no hyper threading and easily oc it to over 4ghz. The impact of HT for games is negligible (only Crysis 3 actively uses HT).
-Why not buy the newer, faster (in IOPS) and cheaper Samsung EVO drives? (just asking)

***-MISTAKE: you chose z77 motherboard for a 4770k you need z87 board!!!

-Try to find a 1866mhz c9 ram kit. Faster than that you won't see any difference though.

-Dunno about your screen choice, but I got an Asus PA246Q (also IPS screen as you wana buy) and its perfect! IPS is the way to go!
 

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Monitor is your average budget IPS, the colour reproduction is not going to be much better than a good TN panel, but it does its job.

Would consider swapping PSU from a 750w to 500w PSU, you don't need 750w in an ITX case and you would appreciate better efficiency.

If all you do is to play computer games consider getting 3570K, you are not going to notice the difference in framerates.
 
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Monitor is your average budget IPS, the colour reproduction is not going to be much better than a good TN panel, but it does its job.

Would consider swapping PSU from a 750w to 500w PSU, you don't need 750w in an ITX case and you would appreciate better efficiency.

If all you do is to play computer games consider getting 3570K, you are not going to notice the difference in framerates.

550W modular bronze rated PSU minimum I'd say, no need for 750w if its just that gear. Either go for a 4670K and a Z87 motherboard, or get a 3570K with a Z77 board.
 
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Yeah Im pretty sure you can find 3570K with z77 and ram combo somewhere for a lower price than Haswell and its almost the same performance.
 

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Cpu

Thanks all.

Then what about the fact that most of the CPUs today have integrated GPU.

But for gamers this is worthless.

Why they dont make CPUs without GPU, and rather putting some more CACHE or something else in it :twitch:???
 
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Thanks all.

Then what about the fact that most of the CPUs today have integrated GPU.

But for gamers this is worthless.

Why they dont make CPUs without GPU, and rather putting some more CACHE or something else in it :twitch:???

iGPU was on Intel's agenda, they dont care if we dont want/need it.
 

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Then what about the fact that most of the CPUs today have integrated GPU.

But for gamers this is worthless.

Why they dont make CPUs without GPU, and rather putting some more CACHE or something else in it :twitch:???

Not efficient for production. Most of the people will find the integrated powerful enough, only a small minority will make use of a discrete solution.

There are chips which have the graphics part disabled due to defects, like AMD 750K.
 
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