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Hi I was looking to spend about $1500 on a new computer to run PR BF2 and Rome 2 on Ultra with huge armies. I can build it myself and was looking at newegg and amazon for a place to buy. This is what I came up with but Im not sure if all the parts will work together or if I could upgrade something, also not sure who makes the parts better(Gigabyte/ASUS/EVGA). Some parts I wasnt sure what was better so I put both, any help would be great, thanks.

CPU
intel core i5 4670k $240


GPU


-GEFORCE GTX 770 $410


Mother board
Gigabyte ga77x-ud5h $180 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...FUqY4AodbjQA4w


SSD
samsung 840 pro 128gb $150 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820147192
crucial m4 256 gb $200 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820148443


HDD
WD 1TB $90 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136533


case
NZXT phantom 410 $100 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811146087


RAM
G.Skill $70 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231314
Corsair vengeance $75 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231314


Cooling fan optional
coolmaster $33 Amazon.com : Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO - CPU Cooler with 120mm PWM Fan (RR-212E-20PK-R2) : Computer Internal Cpu Fans : Electronics


power
Corsair 600w $50 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817139028
corsair 650w $70 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...5355049092644d

Some links are not working... but all seems ok, but I have no experience with custom fans and the power...

Which GTX 770 you would buy? Gainward? EVGA?

Wasnt sure on the 770 I here ASUS is better but I dont know so I was looking for suggestions

Asus is great. I have the gtx 680dc2t and it works perfectly. Silent, and good power. Is huge though, so you have to get a good case, probably.

I would choose a Gainward Phantom or EVGA SC (SuperClocked) ACX cooler...

They have really nice design, also I am still happy with my more than 2 year old GTX 570 Phantom...

This is what I came up with after researching more for $1365, pretty sure everything will work but if any I missed anything any help would be great.

-intel core i5 4670k $220
Amazon.com: Intel Core i5-4670K Quad-Core Desktop Processor 3.4 GHZ 6 MB Cache - BX80646I54670K: Computers & Accessories

-coolmaster hyper 212 evo $33
Amazon.com : Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO - CPU Cooler with 120mm PWM Fan (RR-212E-20PK-R2) : Computer Internal Cpu Fans : Electronics

-asus drive $22
Amazon.com : Asus 24xDVD-RW Serial ATA Internal OEM Drive DRW-24B1ST (Black) : Internal Dvd Drives : Electronics

-nzxt phantom 410 $90
NZXT Phantom 410 CA-PH410-W1 White Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Newegg.com

-wd 1tb internal hd $90
Western Digital WD Black WD1002FAEX Internal Hard Drive - Newegg.com

-asus geforce gtx 770 $410
Newegg.com - ASUS GTX770-DC2OC-2GD5 GeForce GTX 770 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
-corsair 650w $100
CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX650 V2 650W ATX12V v2.31/ EPS12V v2.92 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC High Performance Power Supply - Newegg.com

-g.skill ripjaws 2x4gb $70
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBRL - Newegg.com

-gigabyte ga-z77x-ud5h $180
GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UD5H ATX Intel Motherboard - Newegg.com

-samsung 128gb ssd $150
SAMSUNG MZ-7PD128BW - Newegg.com

Looks like a solid build. Great components. I'd swing for some faster clocked RAM and perhaps a modular PSU for a cleaner look.

ive had problems with NZXT's cases awhile ago, then i switched to coolermaster'sHAF XB. granted its not the quitetest case of them all, but it looks abit different and has kept my components nicely cooled down. plus it has those handles for taking it to lan parties

ASUS could be not such gr8 quality VGA-card, and maybe the two fans might be loud compared to a Gainward Phantom model... check it.

Daniel, if you don't know what you're talking about, don't give advice on this board. the Asus Direct CU II is a top of the line non-reference cooling solution.

It was only advice on checking and make sure you won't regret having choosen ASUS instead of any other VGA brand... But if you are sure on the so-called "Direct CU II " cooling solution...

I know that Gainward is good quality: Phantom

Did some research, ASUS one has 21 awards, the Gainward one "only" five (checked on asus.com website) ...

So okay, the ASUS one might be faaar "better", but you have to agree, Gainwards has better advertisement...


ASUS is gr8 ! ! !

its not all in advertisments daniel... you have to check reviews then decide. also personal experience with different brands helps. i know i probably wont switch from eVGA unless a really good reason arises. but that doesnt mean ill only reccomend eVGA and nothing else.

and the 'so called' direct CU II is a great cooling solution from what i have heard, plus having too fans means they spin less fast, means less noise

edit, proved my point now. didnt check phantom cooling before. see it has some nifty features

Indeed, it does... (omfg LAAAAT answer, sry, but my web-mail provider has problems... those days... )

Which did you choose?


Btw. I think of upgrading my GTX 570 Phantom (gainward) to a Phantom 770 aswell, since Nvidia HAD to do an awesome price drop on the 770 series during november...

Not sure though if the MSI 770 Lightning isn't better... (material wise)