First PC Build (Need some opinions)

[Guilty Baby]

So as you can see from the title I've never built my own rig before. I'm also kinda a complete noob to windows since I was stuck with a mac because of my college requirements. Anyway, I've already asked a friend for opinion but I just wanted to get a second opinion here to make sure. I'm probably gonna use this computer to play some games and do some Adobe stuff with a slight overclock. Here's what I have right now:

 

Graphics Card - Asus 770 2GB DDR5

CPU - Intel i7 4790K (Do I need something this powerful? All the i7s are similarly priced though.)
CPU Cooler - Cooler Master 212 EVO
Motherboard - Asus z97a
Storage - WD Green 2TB

Memory - 16G (2*8GB) Corsair Vengeance Pro CMY16GX3M2A1600C9
Power Supply - CS650M (Not sure if it's the optimal wattage).

Case - Obsidian 450D (All I care about is value and ventilation for the case.)

Fan - Stock (Custom fans don't make that big of a difference right?)

Screen - Asus VX239H (Not sure about this but I want something decent under 200 USD.)

[Clyne]

that psu on that build.......

I would change it to a EVGA G2 750W psu or 850W if your gonna do sli in the future. 

Also i would change the motherboard to a MSI or Gigabyte Gaming 5, and add in a ssd.

Since your gonna do some Adobe stuff, hyperthreading will benefit in so stick with the i7 

[Silver Knight]

So as you can see from the title I've never built my own rig before. I'm also kinda a complete noob to windows since I was stuck with a mac because of my college requirements. Anyway, I've already asked a friend for opinion but I just wanted to get a second opinion here to make sure. I'm probably gonna use this computer to play some games and do some Adobe stuff with a slight overclock. Here's what I have right now:

 

Graphics Card - Asus 770 2GB DDR5

CPU - Intel i7 4790K (Do I need something this powerful? All the i7s are similarly priced though.)

CPU Cooler - Cooler Master 212 EVO

Motherboard - Asus z97a

Storage - WD Green 2TB

Memory - 16G (2*8GB) Corsair Vengeance Pro CMY16GX3M2A1600C9

Power Supply - CS650M (Not sure if it's the optimal wattage).

Case - Obsidian 450D (All I care about is value and ventilation for the case.)

Fan - Stock (Custom fans don't make that big of a difference right?)

Screen - Asus VX239H (Not sure about this but I want something decent under 200 USD.)

Looks pretty good. If you don't need CUDA, then go with 290.

 

Also a suggestion, get an SSD.

 

P.S. Look into EVGA PSU's, they have great price:performance:quality ratio

[ilikemacandpc]

You don't need an i7 unless you're doing something lik Hheavy adobe work that's really multithreaded, rendiering, or video editing. 

[Decon]

Cx750m is a better option for the PSU imo

[Doctor_WD]

Hey Guilty Baby,

 

Nice built you've done here. I would suggest you here to go with i5, you don't need i7 unless you are doing some heavy computing things, like ilikemacandpc said. WD Green 2TB is a good choice. It was designed actually like a second storage device and suits perfectly for movie, picture, music storage. And I think it would be great to go with SSD too.

 

If you have any questions, feel free to ask.

 

Hope this helps,

 

Doctor_WD

[Guilty Baby]

Hey guys! Thanks for all the replies. You guys are awesome!

 

I do realize I can just get an i5 4690k without hyper-threading and save tons of cash unless I am processing a lot information (like intensive rendering & video editing). I've been with Photoshop for a long time and recently got in AE and Premium so I know what it really comes down to is how long I am willing to wait for it to render. How much will not having hyper-threading slow down rendering?

 

​Regarding the SSD, certainly it will make system and apps boot faster but it's a 75 dollar investment just for that and my budget is running thin. Do you guys know any cheap SSDs that are worth the price or places where I can cut down my overall build cost? Is SATA 3 not fast enough?

 

I've looked into EVGA PSU's. It would be a great choice if I was in the US but in Hong Kong here (don't judge) they don't have an official retailer or support. Just stick with corsair but a 750W instead? 

 

Also, MSI or Gigabyte Gaming 5 motherboard instead of Asus's z97-a is just personal preference right? They are pretty much the same.

 

Edit: Probably gonna go for the GTX 970 since it just came out. Better for almost no price difference! What fortunate timing.