Is This Build going to Work?

Hi Guys, First of all is this build going to work? This is my first gaming desktop build that I'm doing on my own so I'm pretty new at this. If anyone has suggestions on with what I should change please comment on this. Thank you.

 

Motherboard:

  • MSI Z87-GD65 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (Already have this)

 

GPU:

  •  EVGA SuperClocked GeForce GTX 760 2gb replaced with:
  • EVGA SuperClocked GeForce GTX 770 4gb

 

CPU:

  • Intel i7 4770K replaced with:
  • Intel i5 4670K

 

Tower:

  • Model: NZXT Phantom Black Case Type: Full Tower Black Interior Chassis Front Panel

 

Hard Drive:

  • Corsair Neutron Series GTX 2.5" 120GB SATA III Internal SSD

 

RAM:

  • Corsair Vengeance LP 2X8GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM (PC3 12800) Replaced with:
  • Corsair Vengeance LP 2X4GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM (PC3 12800 Cas Latency 9 Voltage 1.5V)

 

Power Supply:

  • Corsair HX Series HX750 750W ATX12V 2.3

 

Cooling System:

  • Water Cooled:
  1. CPU- NZXT Kraken X60
  2. GPU- NZXT Kraken X40 + G10GP Mounting Kit

 

 

 

You should probably spend less on the CPU and more on the GPU. Maybe get a 4670k and then a GTX 770. What are you going to do with it?

If you're only gaming and do some light editing, get an i5 and spend the extra money for a 770, 280x or 290. It will be muuuch powerful than a puny 760. But it depends on your monitor resolution, and for 1080P a 760 would suffice but I would still buy a better gpu for future games.

You don't need 850 watts for single gpu setup, any 550-600 watts bronze rated PSU would be enough and will allow you to overclock everything to max. 

Grab a 1TB hard disk drive like Seagate barracuda or western digital blue, 128 gb ssd will be filled quickly.

Everything else looks good.

 

For gaming;

Motherboard:

  • Get the GA-Z87X-UD3H/UD4H. They are champions in their budget region

GPU:

  • Get either the 280x or the gtx 770

CPU:

  • For gaming, the i5 4670k will be more than fine

RAM:

  • Get the cheapest 2x4GB 1600/1866 with a CAS latency on 9. You dont need 16GB of memory for gaming.

 

 

I'm planning to strictly only 3D and multi screen gaming on max (No web surfing, downloading, and ect.) and I'm planning to add a Second GPU to this setup down the road. Also my budget this round is $2000 CAN but I want it open to upgrading.

I'm planning to add a second gpu down the road and I have two WD black edition 500gb hard drives that I already have that I'll be putting into this.

The MSI Motherboard I already have (was on sale for $160 new)

Also will the 550-600 watt be enough for a second gtx 770?

The GD-65 is a great board for overclocking!

If you want to run SLI down the road, i would say get a 750-850W psu just to be safe. It is always good to leave a bit of headroom so you won't max out on the psu all the time :)

alright thx hoocee12

Also, if you're only running 1920x1080 resolution, the 2GB version will perform pretty much the same as the 4GB model.  If you plan on getting into higher resolutions or multi-monitor gaming, then the 4GB will help a lot.