Making computer for my friend

[erfan jon]

Hello! I am currently planning on buying these parts
http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=4_65&item_id=060641 -
Intel Core i5-4570 Quad-Core Processor

http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=43_1200_557_558&item_id=054057-
ASUS (HD7870-DC2-2GD5-V2) Radeon HD 7870 2GB GDDR5


http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=6_111&item_id=042885 - Cooler Master CM Storm Trooper Full Tower Gaming Case (SGC-5000-KKN1)

http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=3_61&item_id=045692 -
LiteOn (IHAS124-04) Internal 24x DVD Writer, OEM
- Black, SATA

http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=15_1086_210_212&item_id=029337 - WD Black 1TB 3.5" SATA3 7200RPM 64MB Cache OEM Hard
http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=179_1088&item_id=041739 -
ADATA S510 120GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid Sate Drive

http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=26_1206_1201&item_id=060706 -
MSI Z87-GD65 Gaming Socket 1150 Intel Z87 Chipset

http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=24_311_312_612&item_id=035070 -
Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1600MHz CL9 DIMMs

edit : and a 1tb caviar black and tx 650 psu
do you have any suggestions?

 

[Jad Chaar]

What is your budget? What games/tasks does your friend play/do? What resolution will he play at?

 

[erfan jon]

Standard 1080p. budget is like 1600. he might play league and some casual fps. he does homework...
edit : he is only buying 1 caviar black 1tb lol!

 

[Jad Chaar]

This is what I would recommend:
CPU: Intel Core i5 4670K - This is a unlocked CPU that will get your better performance than the 4570 you chose, and it can be overclocked.
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87-UD3H - I would recommend ASUS and Gigabyte over MSI. I have not had good experiences with MSI boards in the past.
CPU Cooler: Hyper 212 Evo
RAM: 2x4GB Corsair Vengeance
GPU: GTX 660Ti or AMD 7950 - The 660Ti is the best for gaming at 1080P but if you play LoL, which is not demanding, you can even jump down to a 650Ti Boost. If he plays games like BF, then stay at a 660Ti or 7950.
SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 128GB or OCZ Vector 120GB or OCZ Vertex 450
HDD: WD Black 1TB
PSU: Corsair HX650
Case: Your choice, keep in mind though, full tower cases are huge.

 

[GhostRyder]

Shoot, with that budget, he can make a pretty bad *** rig. Why not swap the GTX 660ti for the GTX 770, that card would keep him occupied for a very long time and I think that budget can take that in to play. I could put my own parts list, but JC713 is good at this and that's a good part list. My only opinion is that he should probably grab a 770 since he has the budget and that the Samsung drives are in my opinion the best.

 

[Jad Chaar]

Shoot, with that budget, he can make a pretty bad *** rig. Why not swap the GTX 660ti for the GTX 770, that card would keep him occupied for a very long time and I think that budget can take that in to play. I could put my own parts list, but JC713 is good at this and that's a good part list. My only opinion is that he should probably grab a 770 since he has the budget and that the Samsung drives are in my opinion the best.

I was gonna recommend a 770, but his $1600 budget is in Canadian dollars. It is about the same in USD conversions, but a lot of stuff is higher in price since it is imported/taxed higher than in the US. Plus, he is mainly playing LoL, which can run on Intel HD 4000 graphics at high settings lol.

 

[GhostRyder]

Oh right Canada, I noticed that part but I did not think about that. Well if that's the case, yea he may want to go for a 660ti as that's a good performing card and can be Sli'd later if needed. I was just trying for near the max on the budget so he could not have to worry for along time. But Yea I can play league on my Microsoft Surface Pro Tablet which has an I5 with HD 4000 on low settings, so I know that's possible lol.

 

[Jad Chaar]

It can be played at higher settings if the Pro had a higher clocked CPU probably. If he wants to SLI, he should get the Corsair HX 750.

 

[GhostRyder]

Yeah, it's clocked at 2.0ghz lol, yea an upper psu woul definitely be needed for sli except at the lower end cards. (Like the 7790)

I think he should jut stick with a a single card with enough punch to last awhile so he does not need to deal with sli or cfx profiles. 660 to is a good choice in that sense or a 7950, but if he can afford it, get the 770.

 

[Jad Chaar]

Yeah. I think erfan jon should wait a few weeks (1-3) since the 760 is said to be released soon, which will be considerably faster than the 660Ti. If the 760 is disappointing, you can get a 660Ti for cheap.