Haswell 4770k + eVGA 770 ACX build
Posted: Fri Jun 28, 2013 4:01 am
Case - Fractal Define R4 Mid Tower
Motherboard - Asus Z87 PLUS LGA1150 ATX
CPU - Intel Core i7 4770k Haswell 3.5GHz
CPU Cooler - Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo CPU Cooler
Thermal Compound - Arctic Silver 5
RAM - Corsair 16 GB Kit (2x 8GB) DDR3 Vengeance C9 1600MHz
PSU - Corsair HX650v2 650W 80 plus Semi-modular
HDD - Western Digital Caviar Black 2 TB 64mb 7200rpm
SSD - Samsung 840 Pro - 256GB
GPU - Asus GeForce GTX780Out of stock had to get an eVGA 770 ACX SC instead...
Boring bits:
Microsoft Windows 8 64 bit OEM
Microsoft Office Home and Student 2013
Pioneer DVR-229LBK 24x Black OEM SATA DVD Writer
Anything look wrong / things you'd change with this build?
I was considering maybe jumping up to the AX760i PSU... but not really sure I need that much power as I am not going to SLI with this rig. This is replacing my Q9450 rig that started off with a 8800gt, then received a healthy upgrade via a 260GTX and an SSD, Windows 7 and now runs on a 560ti. But I've finally decided that enough is enough and the CPU has to go!
The other thing I was considering was going for a 670 OC'd GPU on the cheap somewhere... though prices are pretty much equivalent to the 760 still at the stores I have to shop at (Oz). Money isn't a problem with this build. But maximising energy efficiency and performance probably is where I'm most interested. So I really like the 780GTX materials and sweet sweet looking cooling. You would have to do a lot to sway me on that one.
Final last consideration was whether to go with the hyper 212 or something a bit fancier like the Noctua U-series CPU coolers... really don't mind either way... probably more concerned about my case then and whether they'll fit or not. Was planning on removing the top HDD cage and installing a 2nd front intake fan, and that was all.
Motherboard - Asus Z87 PLUS LGA1150 ATX
CPU - Intel Core i7 4770k Haswell 3.5GHz
CPU Cooler - Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo CPU Cooler
Thermal Compound - Arctic Silver 5
RAM - Corsair 16 GB Kit (2x 8GB) DDR3 Vengeance C9 1600MHz
PSU - Corsair HX650v2 650W 80 plus Semi-modular
HDD - Western Digital Caviar Black 2 TB 64mb 7200rpm
SSD - Samsung 840 Pro - 256GB
GPU - Asus GeForce GTX780Out of stock had to get an eVGA 770 ACX SC instead...
Boring bits:
Microsoft Windows 8 64 bit OEM
Microsoft Office Home and Student 2013
Pioneer DVR-229LBK 24x Black OEM SATA DVD Writer
Anything look wrong / things you'd change with this build?
I was considering maybe jumping up to the AX760i PSU... but not really sure I need that much power as I am not going to SLI with this rig. This is replacing my Q9450 rig that started off with a 8800gt, then received a healthy upgrade via a 260GTX and an SSD, Windows 7 and now runs on a 560ti. But I've finally decided that enough is enough and the CPU has to go!
The other thing I was considering was going for a 670 OC'd GPU on the cheap somewhere... though prices are pretty much equivalent to the 760 still at the stores I have to shop at (Oz). Money isn't a problem with this build. But maximising energy efficiency and performance probably is where I'm most interested. So I really like the 780GTX materials and sweet sweet looking cooling. You would have to do a lot to sway me on that one.
Final last consideration was whether to go with the hyper 212 or something a bit fancier like the Noctua U-series CPU coolers... really don't mind either way... probably more concerned about my case then and whether they'll fit or not. Was planning on removing the top HDD cage and installing a 2nd front intake fan, and that was all.