Digital Media Art & Gaming PC

[Gr8White_Bear]

Budget: $1600 USD

Gaming and Content Creation (3D work, video editing/rendering, photo editing)

 

3 monitors in mixed eyefinity.

 

1 monitor is the LG 21:9 25" 2560x1080 IPS monitor (25UM64-S)

the other 2 monitors are Dell 16:10 20" 1680x1050 monitors (E207WFP)

 

I have a KB/M, Windows 8.1 Pro, and the 3 monitors.
 

I'm upgrading because I need a better computer for content creation and intense gaming.

[ThyFeared]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($339.99 @ Newegg) 

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($71.74 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($144.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Z Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($162.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($184.99 @ NCIX US) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($88.97 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 290 4GB PCS+ Video Card  ($394.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.99 @ Micro Center) 

Power Supply: Corsair RM 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($109.99 @ Amazon) 

Total: $1573.63

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-01 22:46 EDT-0400

 

@Gr8White_Bear I updated this to a Z97 board

[ZacDaMan72]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($339.99 @ Newegg) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($144.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($142.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($99.99 @ Best Buy) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($57.98 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($499.99 @ Amazon) 

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.99 @ Micro Center) 

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ NCIX US) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($40.00) 

Total: $1525.90

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-01 22:35 EDT-0400

 

OR:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($339.99 @ Newegg) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($144.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($142.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($99.99 @ Best Buy) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($57.98 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290X 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($489.99 @ Amazon) 

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.99 @ Micro Center) 

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ NCIX US) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($40.00) 

Total: $1515.90

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-01 22:34 EDT-0400

 

You can upgrade to a 2TB HDD + 250GB SSD if you want and stay in budget.

[Gr8White_Bear]

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($339.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($71.74 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD4H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($163.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Z Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($162.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($184.99 @ NCIX US) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($88.97 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 290 4GB PCS+ Video Card  ($394.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.99 @ Micro Center) 

Power Supply: Corsair RM 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($109.99 @ Amazon) 

Total: $1617.61

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-01 22:30 EDT-0400

$17 over budget but it's still worth it

 

do the haswell refresh processors work on the older z87 boards?

[ThyFeared]

do the haswell refresh processors work on the older z87 boards?

Yes it is compatible 

[ZacDaMan72]

do the haswell refresh processors work on the older z87 boards?

Yeah, with a BIOS update for some.

[ThyFeared]

 

-snip-

He doesn't need the OS btw

[Gr8White_Bear]

 

You can upgrade to a 2TB HDD + 250GB SSD if you want and stay in budget.

 

awesome... i might do that.

[Gr8White_Bear]

Yeah, with a BIOS update for some.

 

how do you do a BIOS update?

[ZacDaMan72]

He doesn't need the OS btw

Oh, sorry.

 

how do you do a BIOS update?

http://www.gigabyte.co.nz/webpage/20/images/utility_qflash.pdf

[ThyFeared]

how do you do a BIOS update?

http://www.gigabyte.com/webpage/20/HowToReflashBIOS.html

But you Might not need to update it, keep that in mind

[ZacDaMan72]

Ore wa chin chin ga daisuki bahahaha

 

 

[ThyFeared]

Ore wa chin chin ga daisuki bahahaha

[Gr8White_Bear]

http://www.gigabyte.com/webpage/20/HowToReflashBIOS.html

But you Might not need to update it, keep that in mind

i'd rather not if i didn't have to.

[ThyFeared]

i'd rather not if i didn't have to.

Read my updated part picker list

[Gr8White_Bear]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($339.99 @ Newegg) 

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($71.74 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($144.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($142.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($104.99 @ NCIX US) 

Storage: Seagate Momentus XT 750GB 2.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased For $0.00) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($83.49 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 290 4GB PCS+ Video Card  ($394.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.99 @ Micro Center) 

Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($109.99 @ NCIX US) 

Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($16.97 @ OutletPC) 

Total: $1475.12

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-01 23:09 EDT-0400

 

Thanks both of you.  I think I got a good set of parts based off of what you both said.  Getting a different PSU for CF later.