Advise needed for Building Gaming Rig

[paintballz]

Hi fellas just need advice on a gaming rig before i finalized everything.
yeah ive read a few others about their setup.
thought I'll give it a shot here.
My budget,is abt $2500 - $3000

im going for a haswell build and also wan try O.C for that extra performance.
here are the specs below. please advice me which mobo is suitable for great gaming and can O.C and achieve great results with ease for better gaming performance.
Also i would like,some help on preferred GPU for SLi

MSI Z87 Mpower i5-4670k
( exclude,the time waiting for release,of Xpower and Mpower Max )

or

MSI Z87 GD65
i5-4670K

here are the spec that i intend to build it with

MSI GTX 660 Twin Forzr 2GB OC ( SLi )
G.skill ripjawX 1866mhz CL9 16gb
Plextor 5MS 256GB
Western Digital 1TB black
DvD write by asus normal ones
CM silent pro M2 1000
Coolermaster v8 CPU cooling system
Soundcard onboard ( is it okay? Or can recommend good one )
windows 7 pro 64bit
Casing : Full tower Coolermaster storm Stryker

thanks in advance really need u guys advice and opinions by this week XD
too eager already!

 

[enenyi]

Hi fellas just need advice on a gaming rig before i finalized everything.
yeah ive read a few others about their setup.
thought I'll give it a shot here.
My budget,is abt $2500 - $3000

im going for a haswell build and also wan try O.C for that extra performance.
here are the specs below. please advice me which mobo is suitable for great gaming and can O.C and achieve great results with ease for better gaming performance.
Also i would like,some help on preferred GPU for SLi

MSI Z87 Mpower i5-4670k
( exclude,the time waiting for release,of Xpower and Mpower Max )

or

MSI Z87 GD65
i5-4670K

here are the spec that i intend to build it with

MSI GTX 660 Twin Forzr 2GB OC ( SLi )
G.skill ripjawX 1866mhz CL9 16gb
Plextor 5MS 256GB
Western Digital 1TB black
DvD write by asus normal ones
CM silent pro M2 1000
Coolermaster v8 CPU cooling system
Soundcard onboard ( is it okay? Or can recommend good one )
windows 7 pro 64bit
Casing : Full tower Coolermaster storm Stryker

thanks in advance really need u guys advice and opinions by this week XD
too eager already!

For a gaming rig, no need to go for so high specs. Just spend moderately on the rig, splurge the rest on high quality monitors. Coz monitors are the ones your eyes see when you game, not the CPU rig. Here you go:

CPU+MB: Intel i5-4670k + AsRock Z87 Extreme 4 - $559
RAM: Kingston PC3-1600 DDR3 8GB - $76
GPU: Powercolor HD 7970 3GB OC DDR5 - $529
SSD: Plextor M5S 256GB - $249
HDD: Tosgiba 2TB 7200rpm - $118
PSU: Seasonic M12II 750W 80+ Bronze - $139
Casing+CPU Cooler: Corsair H80 Liquid Cooling + NZXT Phantom 410 - $269 (bundle pricing)
ODD: Samsung 24x DVD SATA - $25
OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit - $120 (dun use Win8 for gaming)

Total: $2084 (prices referenced from PCThemes pricelist)

If u really need to spend $3k for the rig, use the remaining budget to buy a 2560x1440 resolution monitor. Either Asus PB278Q or Dell U2713HM.

 

[BehKan_Hippo]

GD65 has Creative Sound Card.

 

[paintballz]

For a gaming rig, no need to go for so high specs. Just spend moderately on the rig, splurge the rest on high quality monitors. Coz monitors are the ones your eyes see when you game, not the CPU rig. Here you go:

CPU+MB: Intel i5-4670k + AsRock Z87 Extreme 4 - $559
RAM: Kingston PC3-1600 DDR3 8GB - $76
GPU: Powercolor HD 7970 3GB OC DDR5 - $529
SSD: Plextor M5S 256GB - $249
HDD: Tosgiba 2TB 7200rpm - $118
PSU: Seasonic M12II 750W 80+ Bronze - $139
Casing+CPU Cooler: Corsair H80 Liquid Cooling + NZXT Phantom 410 - $269 (bundle pricing)
ODD: Samsung 24x DVD SATA - $25
OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit - $120 (dun use Win8 for gaming)

Total: $2084 (prices referenced from PCThemes pricelist)

If u really need to spend $3k for the rig, use the remaining budget to buy a 2560x1440 resolution monitor. Either Asus PB278Q or Dell U2713HM.

hi thx for the quote but i prefer MSI coz ive work with it before and ill usually try the OC genie button as starters den after that ill proceed from,bios OC. Nvr tried Asrock before. Hahaha. Thats y i chose this 2 MSI mobos.
thus wanna get the forumers reviews on them which they prefer.