The Ultimate Gaming Rig?

Discussion in 'Player Support' started by Furrydaus, Jan 2, 2014.

  1. Furrydaus

    Hello there Auraxians! Today I present you what I think is the best gaming rig I have craeted from placing lots of parts gathered from throughout Newegg! Tell me What YOU think! :D (I'm trying to suggest the best gaming rig to my friend whom doesn't have a budget but is willing to spend anything for a great rig. He mainly wants a rig where he can run Planetside 2 decently [He understands the performance problems of the game] and other games on ultra settings and etc. )

    ======The Main Computer (Rig)======

    CPU: I5 4770K ( http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116901 )

    GPU: Asus GTX660 2GB ( http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121660&nm_mc=OTC-Channel&cm_mmc=OTC-channel-_-Video Card - Nvidia-_-ASUS-_-14121660&srccode=cii_7240466&cpncode=34-26574086&DEPA=0&refer=channel&CMP=OTC- )

    Memory [RAM]: CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB [2 x 4gb] ( http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233170 )

    HDD & SSD: Western Digital Black Dual Drive [122GB SSD + 1TB HDD] ( http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822236642 )

    PSU: Antec High Current Gamer Series HCG-750 750W ( http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371049 )

    CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO ( http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID= )

    External Cooler (Case Cooler): 2 SilverStone AP 121 ( http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...p=&AID=10446076&PID=6146836&SID=1jpz2j6w51ipl )

    Casing: Corsair Graphite Series 600T (Choice of Black or White Edition)

    (White: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139005&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=6146836&SID=ulxzz8ytn3sc )

    (Black: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139007 )

    OS: Windwos 7 Profesional ( http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116717 )

    ======Accessories======

    Wireless Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 ( http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...p=&AID=10446076&PID=6146836&SID=1expwipb46oop )

    PC Monitor: BenQ XL2420TE ( http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824014350 )

    Mouse: Razer DeathAdder [1] or Corsair Raptor M40 [2]
    ( [1] http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826153114 )

    ( [2] http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826816022 )

    Keyboard: Corsair Vengeance K70 [1] or Razer BlackWidow [2]
    ( [1] http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823816005 )

    ( [2] http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823114026)

    ======Total Cost======
    Without Accesories [Black Edition]: $1460
    With Accesories [Black Edition] (Corsair / Razer Combo): $1983
    Without Accesories [White Edition]: $1480
    With Accesories [White Edtion]: $2003
  2. LordMondando

    i7 for gaming is just money down the drain, by all means send me a PM i'll give you my address and you can just send me the money instead. I'll spend it on fine wine and replica ninja weapons. Hyperthreading you wont use, its that simple. I mean if your a professional graphic or video artist and you do a metric **** ton of rendering, get an i7, will save you hours a week. For gaming though, your paying for features that will not be accounted for in the code in 80% of cases.

    There really is nothing to be gained, above and beyond a i5 3570k, Thats the last time intel appear to have actually be bothering to make a gaming processor from a eletronics engineering point of view. It's also their best overclocker to date, so spend a bit of the different on an excelent cooling system, get it to a stable 4.5, done deal. Best gaming processor its possible to own.

    Otherwise 660gtx, due to that particular lines really gimped pipeline is going to struggle (my 660ti does) with everyone at max and a resolution in access of 1920x1600. The 770 for not a 'drastic' amount more is supposed to be worlds better. That or a 670.

    Basically your wasting a **** ton of money on an i7 which doesn't make any sense if its a gaming computer resources will be significantly better spent elsewhere.
  3. Ian_M

    Not quite the ultimate one, well in my opinion.
    I strongly suggest you get a much better power supply at least. Apparently Antec are very good. If your PSU goes it can take out components. I learned that the hard way.
    Also what motherboard you after? Its smart not to cheap out on those. I suggest one with good overclocking/power delivery and SLI if you want to go that way later on.
    Is this your idea of the ultimate gaming rig or THE ultimate gaming rig.
    If you are going for the best then a bigger case giving you the option of liquid cooling later.
    Possibly 2 solid state drives in a RAID setup for very fast loading times.
  4. Furrydaus

    Haha he's using for other video rendering things too. So he wanted a I7 instead of an I5. I myself know that most games dont utilize so many cores and an I5 is quite a good cpu. But then he wants an I7 for rendering 3d graphics and etc so theres that
  5. LordMondando

    Oh I missed that my bad.

    None the less, i'd still avoid the the whole i7 range in favour of a 3570k if you really care about gaming, and put the money into a slightly better card and cooling system. The overall utility to what your doing, if it includes gaming, will be sigificant. I have a 660ti, its fine for my purposes as I'm not that much of a GRAPHURX *****, but you do notice its limits just when playing games in the 'high' area of settings in most games.
  6. Furrydaus

    Updated the Rig with a new PSU
  7. Furrydaus

    haha its not your error. I didn't include it in. ;)
    Yeah the reason why I have a 3570K. Its capable of soo many things without chucking in unnecessary amounts of money for an I7. I should have changed it into another topic but once published, i cant change it any more so oh well :rolleyes:. I do know that but I feel the graphics isn't as important as the CPU is when rendering things. I accidentally placed that he wanted ultra instead of 'high'. 660ti is more than capable of running most games and he could always get another card to go with the current one and use SLI. The new PSU supports SLI so there isn't much problems with it right now. Great motherboard and PSU capable of SLI in the future if he really wants to get extremely great graphics. He like has $2500 to spend so might as well grab parts that are great and allow room for further improvements when technology improves
  8. gargi

    Double the RAM and get two GTX 770 in SLI. That should work within the "tiny" budget of 2500$...
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  9. Ian_M

    Its smart to put the money in now to allow you to upgrade later so maybe a good case,motherboard & power supply.
    Maybe double check the windows version can handle lots of memory. I am using Windows 7 Home Premium which apparently can only use 16 GB.
    When installing the OS (on the SSD), set the system to RAID even if no arrays are setup and install the drivers at the installation. If you use good drive imaging software (acronis is one example), you can backup the drive then maybe install to an SSD RAID 0 array later.
    As for the i7/i5 issue, if you are looking for a machine to last, upgrading the components as you go and the i7 is a better option.
    The Playstation 4 & Xbox one have 8 weak CPU cores so developers will have to use up to 8 efficient threads to get good performance. An i7 will perform better than the i5 when the game is ported to the PC.
    Processors do not seem to be getting much faster as time goes on so a long lasting machine handling 8 cpu threads seems a good idea in my opinion.
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  10. BlackDove

    The Antec PSU you picked is one of the best. It's a Delta, and uses really high quality capacitors.

    I'd personally get the i5 with 16GB of Crucial DDR3 1600 instead of the i7 with 8GB of Corsair, and switch the GPU to a single Gigabyte 780. If you can afford to get the i7 with 16GB of RAM and the 780, then do it.

    Also, where's the motherboard? A nice Gigabyte Z87 would be a good option.

    Check to make sure whatever SSD you get has a good controller. I'd also switch to a Seagate HDD.

    Don't listen to people about liquid cooling, or nonsense like that, unless you're overclocking significantly. Make sure you buy Shin Etsu thermal interface though for your aftermarket cooler. None of those things will require it at stock clocks. Just make sure your case is well ventilated. A Cooler Master HAF 932 Advanced if its going to be in a hot environment is great.
  11. Furrydaus

    The Memory you suggested seems like a good option and it does better suit the build. great recommendation! I'll see which are the good graphics card which have value for money.

    I forgot about the motherboard. I'm thinking of the Z87 Pro. hha not the standard one. ;)

    I'm trusting WD as they have created products tgat i use such as a 1tb hdd that has been running since like 2009+ Hasn't crashed so Yeap. It has a decent controller I would say.

    personally I don't like liquid cooling, ill stick to the standard heat sinks and fans. ;)

    I'll take note of those coolers you recommended
  12. LordMondando

    Yeah I love how the forum sets things in stone after 30 mins, BECAUSE. Fun fact other SOE forums dont.


    Anyway..., Fair enough though, I think you need to have a long hard think about which is more important.

    If its rendering for work (as in I can take an extra commission a week because of the 8-9 hours saved), then nerf GPU buff CPU. Elsewise its the more hobby video rendering, then shadowplay on a 660+ serious should more than suffice.

    In my experience SLI is

    1) A highly expensive fools errand
    2) If you don't do it at initial build, you probs wont.
    3) a case of seriously diminishing returns unless you enough money to blow on a mutliscreen set up, either way it'll never be 'that' good so 1) again really.
    4) Makes the entire thermal profile of the case a nightmare.

    Honestly, a 770gtx will more than suffice for the foreseeable future. Its not an insignificant cost, but it'll give you a excellent level of performance for a 'normal' person, you've got shadowplay if your doing recordings of gameplay and twich now as well. It'll easily chew through PS2.
  13. Jester7x

    I was under the impression ps2 has SLI problems.
  14. Paulus

    Concur with Jester7x, for Planetside 2, it would work better if you took the money for the 2 x GTX770 and bought 1 x GTX780 instead.

    But regardless, we are now vastly exceeding the stated requirements of the OP. A single GTX660 Ti or GTX770 is more than ample.
  15. Corvus Corax

    This is true, I used to run with 660ti and it ran PS2 just fine (needed some Arctic liquid/air cooling hybrid stuffs though, stock cooler was ****). Only reason I upped to 770 was for a mild performance increase but more VRAM. Have the Gigabyte Windforce 4gb 770, it's beast, especially when texture mods eat up your memory like some Skyrim ones do.
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  16. Ranari

    Question - Have you picked out a motherboard for this setup yet? I see most everything, but no motherboard yet.

    And because I'm nitpicky:

    1. Core i7 4770k - Solid choice for both gaming and video editing. I have the Core i7 3770k and it's pretty awesome for just about everything. The 4770k is even faster.

    *PS2 doesn't utilize Hyperthreading, but Battlefield games do. Video editing software should utilize it though.

    2. Geforce 660 - Good gaming choice, though he may want to spend an extra $100 for a 770.
    3. RAM is fine.
    4. Antec 750w - It's a little excessive on the wattage, but nevertheless not bad. This machine probably won't break more than 300w maximum from the wall (84w for the CPU, 140w for the GPU, 30w for everything else).
    5. The Western Digital dual drive is garbage, garbage, garbage. Stay away from hybrid drives. They're such a ripoff. Consider these instead,

    Samsung 840 EVO 250gb SSD (twice the SSD size and likely much faster)
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147248 - $169

    Seagate 1TB 7200rpm 64mb cache drive (faster mechanical drive - 7200rpm vs 5400rpm on the hybrid)
    http://www.newegg.com/Shopping/ShoppingItem.aspx?ItemList=N82E16822148840 - $59

    Faster, more SSD space, less money. Profit.
  17. BlackDove

    A 660Ti is good enough. It's what I use, and mine is underclocked by 20% because PS2 has power virus like menus.

    However, I'd get a 780 or wait for the 800 series if I was going to build now. My computer was built in January 2012 and upgraded after my 560Ti with a stock fan curve began to fail(right when I started playing PS2 and before I realized the menus load the GPU to 100% constantly).

    You shouldn't buy something like a 660Ti now, if your budget allows for a 780, without compromising the quality of the rest of the PC.

    There is no UPS listed, and that is essential for me. So, maybe keep the 660 and get an APC UPS.
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  18. Ranari

    Agreed. If you're patient enough, the new Nvidia Geforce 800 series should be out in a few months, codenamed Maxwell. It should be a marginal improvement over the Geforce 600/700 (Kepler) series.

    (Geforce 400/500 were codenamed Fermi)
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  19. Protiak

    The Mionix Naos mice are top notch. They fit your hand like a glove, come with kevlar cables, and have customizable LED lights.
  20. Pyro-GX

    In my opinio, that's a pertty ****** "rig". Go get a Pentium 3 instead and a Voodoo 3 3000
    On a less serious note, ditch that 660 and get a 700 series.