Gaming Pc build... is it good?

[Asus7950DCII]

Cpu: Intel Core i5 4570 Haswell 3.2Ghz 6MB L3 Cache s1150 - Box
Mother Board: Gigabyte GA-H87M-D3H LGA1150, Intel H87, DDR3 1600, 2xPCI-E, VGA, DVI, HDMI
Ram:G.Skill 2x4GB DDR3 1600Mhz SNIPER Edition Dual Channel CL9-9-9-24 (Low Voltage)
Gpu: Asus GTX760 2GB GDDR5 DX11 2xDVI HDMI DP PCI-E (Seems awesome)
Hdd: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB SATA III WD1002FAEX
Optical Drive:LG DVD±RW GH24NS x24 Black SATA OEM (X2)
PSU: (I need Help Choosing)
Case: NZXT Phantom 410
Monitor: Dell E2213H 21.5'' Monitor With LED
OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional Multilanguage OEM

So tell me what you think. how will it handle games such as Battlefield 3,4 a Crysis 1,2,3 Etc..

Also again about the Power supply i need help choosing
Thanks in advance

 

[BarbaricSoul]

The build looks solid if you have no plans to doing any OC'ing.

as for the PSU- XFX P1-650X-XXB9 650W ATX12V 2.2 & ESP12V 2.91 SLI... $15 off w/ promo code COMPNTSAL21, ends 7/29 $30.00 mail-in rebate means it'll cost a total of $50

 

[Asus7950DCII]

well i think ill change GPU for the MSI 760 twin frozr. ive always loved MSI as for Psu thanks though i dont mind prices

 

[EarthDog]

For no overclocking, looks fine to me too (you do not have a K CPU, and eventually that platform will not be able to overclock non K CPUs).

Can you afford an SSD? Get one. Seriously.

I would also up your GPU to a 770. 760 is a solid card, however you are looking to play future games well... the 770 would be my choice there.

650W is a bit much for his system even if he could overclock the CPU to the moon (same with GPU), but the deal on it is the same as the one I would suggest anyway... (a quality 500W PSU would EASILY do the job on that sytem, even overclocked).

 

[Asus7950DCII]

alright then. im aware that the CPU cant be overclocked besides the motherboard im choosing isnt exactly overclock material

 

[Asus7950DCII]

is this SSD good? Crucial m4 CT064M4SSD2 64GB SSD MLC SATA III not for all stuff just OS and MABYE another thing

 

[EarthDog]

WE know that... but you asked the question so we answered it in case you did not know.

 

[Asus7950DCII]

yeah lol. one last thing, you mentiond 500W is enough so how about Antec Earth watts 550W Platinum? it seems good to me..

 

[Fourstaff]

yeah lol. one last thing, you mentiond 500W is enough so how about Antec Earth watts 550W Platinum? it seems good to me..

As long as it has the required plugs sure

 

[BarbaricSoul]

as for Psu thanks though i dont mind prices

Well that doesn't mean you need to spend more than you actually have too. Like Earthdog said, 500 watts would be plenty for that build, but that PSU at $50 is a awesome deal that will give you years of reliable use.

 

[Asus7950DCII]

lol why wouldnt it

 

[BarbaricSoul]

personally, I'd take the XFX I suggested purely because of it's single 12v rail compared to the Antec's four 12v rails.

 

[Asus7950DCII]

i have no idea what you just said about the 12v rails but ok, sure.
I am not what they call a specialist at most of these things

 

[d1nky]

if you get an xfx PSU theres a diagram on the box explaining the single rail lol and theyre brilliant quality power supplies.

and i would recommend a 770 over the 760.

also an SSD paired with a decent cpu is pure speed magic!

 

[BarbaricSoul]

a PSU's amperage is delivered by it's 12 volt rails. The more rails a PSU has, the more it's amperage is split between the rails. When you use a PSU with multiple rails, as your hooking up it's connections, which are split up between the different rails, you need to insure you you don't connect too much to one rail while not having enough connected to another rail. Especially with 4 rails in a 550 watt PSU and limited connections, it can be difficult to do. Honestly, I don't think I've ever heard of a "quality" 550 watt PSU having 4 rails before. But with a single 12 volt rail PSU, you don't have that issue.


Taken from TPU's PSU guide-

Rails: While many psu's are multi rail, it is better to get a single rail system because with a single rail, the psu can transfer 100% of the 12v output of the psu to the computer, whereas in a multi rail system, you can face up to 30% distribution loss due to underutilized rails. lets say for example lets say rail 12vr2 is assigned to work for the cpu, and lets say the rail carries 17Amps of power, but the cpu only uses 7A of power, that 10amps in lost, whereas in a single rail system, the system draws from only one rail so the power loss is not there. also, lets say you have a grafix card that required 20A, but the rail its using is 17A, you have instability and problems like that, thats why for a sli/crossfire system, you definently want a single rail psu, because everything draws from the single rail, which has all the power of the psu. whereas if you're trying to sli/crossfire on a quad rail system, which has like power of the psu split up, that 1/4 of the power of the psu might not be able to power the sli/crossfire grafix cards.

http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/showthread.php?t=39758

 

[Asus7950DCII]

awesome, if this were possible i would do this. (if 400W was enough)
Seasonic fanless Platinum X 400w lol
but im thinking of SLI in the future so this kinda changes things. if i want to add another 760 how many Watts do i need? im guessing over 650.

Edit___~~~
im also thinking of downgrading CPU for budget reasons ive noticed something fishy.
would 3570 be ok or 4430?

 

[RCoon]

awesome, if this were possible i would do this. (if 400W was enough)
Seasonic fanless Platinum X 400w lol
but im thinking of SLI in the future so this kinda changes things. if i want to add another 760 how many Watts do i need? im guessing over 650.

Edit___~~~
im also thinking of downgrading CPU for budget reasons ive noticed something fishy.
would 3570 be ok or 4430?

3570
750W Bronze PSU minimum for SLI (check for 4 x 6pin PCI-E power), 850w recommended
Samsung 840 Basic or Crucial M4 SSD
760 owns price performance, though 770's are reasonably priced right now if you can afford it.

 

[BarbaricSoul]

if you plan on doing SLI in the future, I'd suggest getting atleast a 750 watt model. Personally, I'd get the same PSU I currently have in my 2600k system for $78 after mail-in rebate- http://us.ncix.com/products/?usaffi...vpn=P1-750X-XXB9&manufacture=XFX&promoid=1275

The 3570 is about 10% slower than the 4670, and is still a very good and fast CPU. You'll need a socket 1155 motherboard for the 3570 though. I'd suggest the AsRock Z77 Extreme3 for $91 from newegg- ASRock Z77 Extreme3 ATX Intel Motherboard - Newegg...

 

[Asus7950DCII]

A Z77? isnt the Z series for overclocking ? or is it just plainly awesome.

 

[EarthDog]

awesome, if this were possible i would do this. (if 400W was enough)
Seasonic fanless Platinum X 400w lol
but im thinking of SLI in the future so this kinda changes things. if i want to add another 760 how many Watts do i need? im guessing over 650.

Edit___~~~
im also thinking of downgrading CPU for budget reasons ive noticed something fishy.
would 3570 be ok or 4430?

A quality 650W PSU is plenty for a 2x 660ti's and your CPU overclocked.

THe 660ti is 170W, + 10% more for overclocking = 368W for the GPUs overclocked to the max. That leaves 200+ watts for the CPU/mobo/etc. PLENTY.

Let me put this in perspective... with a 4GHz 3770K and 2 7970's, I pulled 535W at the wall while running 3DMark 11 (peak value).

Z77 can overclock, yes.

If you are building new... go Haswell. no reason to build on a dead platform.

 

[Asus7950DCII]

i wrote it twice?! dang.. anyways.
a Seasonic 660W X series Gold is good for 2X 760's? Great!

 

[RCoon]

If you are building new... go Haswell. no reason to build on a dead platform.

Z87 is also a dead platform. No more processors apart from the low end, so it is just as dead as Z77

Z77? isnt that for overclocking? or is that for the SLI setup? (guess so)
how about Windows 7 homepremium instead of pro? i dont think ill ever need more than 16GB ram. right?

Yes Z77 is for overclocking, but the VRM's and board quality is arguably better, and you're more likely to get sli/xfire support on a Z77 board.
650w would work for sli/xfire, but I dont recommend it. You might not draw the full PSU's load, but you should not aim to fully load a PSU, its just killing your power efficiency. 750w minimum.
Between a 4670 and a 3570, you will notice ZERO difference in games except in RTS like Total War Shogun. Even then, the difference is negligible.
The only difference people will inevitably argue with is with benchmarks. Yes the 4670 is better in benchmarks, but nothing more. OP isnt benchmarking.

 

[BarbaricSoul]

go Haswell. no reason to build on a dead platform.

Unless it will allow the OP to have a faster computer for less money. Socket 1150 Z87 is just as dead as socket 1155 Z77. I have heard no plans of anything faster than the 4770 being planned for Z87. A 3570 is still considered a very fast CPU. If a 3570 can be had for $100 less than a haswell system, and is only 10% slower, why wouldn't the OP opt for Z77? I would.

The Asrock Z77 Extreme3 is just a good budget minded motherboard that is capable of OCíng. That doesn't mean you have to OC with it, but you would have the option in the future. The 3570 may not be a unlocked CPU meant for OCíng, but it can still be OCéd with BLK OCíng.

 

[EarthDog]

Z87 is also a dead platform. No more processors apart from the low end, so it is just as dead as Z77

There will be a haswell refresh on s1150.

 

[RCoon]

There will be a haswell refresh on s1150.

And what difference is that going to make to my manshoot games? Is it going to give me 20 extra FPS? No. A better GPU is.
Like i said, OP is gaming, not benchmarking. Haswell is only better in RTS and benchmarking.