New $1100-$1200 build planning. Suggestions and help!

[MudkipzGamer]

Hey guys. I got interested in PCs earlier this and have almost saved up enough money to build my first. I am going to be gaming, internet surfing and a little bit of photo and video editing. Here is the pcpartpicker link: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/K2wGdC

Also: It is going to be a red/black themed build. Also let me know if the NZXT x41 is worth it over the 212 evo for looks and performance!

Thanks for the help!

[pikkie-mahn-mastah]

Get a second SSD so you can RAID 0 them (it's simple to do, just find a video). You can put games and programs on it and they can load SUPER fast! Also, get faster ram (like 1866)

[WereCat]

Nice build, except storage. That Kingston SSD has very bad flash and Hitachi drive may be OK but I would rather go with Seagate or WD. Otherwise it looks good. You may go for GTX 970 but at this point when R9 290 is so cheap there is not that much difference in performance for its price.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($229.97 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($28.98 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($118.50 @ Amazon) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($89.98 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($64.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($53.98 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($254.99 @ NCIX US) 

Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($109.99 @ Micro Center) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($89.98 @ OutletPC) 

Total: $1091.35

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-30 19:14 EDT-0400

 

 

 

 

Get a second SSD so you can RAID 0 them (it's simple to do, just find a video). You can put games and programs on it and they can load SUPER fast! Also, get faster ram (like 1866)

That is not necessary.

[JoshM]

Get a second SSD so you can RAID 0 them (it's simple to do, just find a video). You can put games and programs on it and they can load SUPER fast! Also, get faster ram (like 1866)

No real need for raid and if it crashes you loose everything, RAM speed isn't going to make a huge difference unless he is running an APU. You won't notice the difference between 1600 and 1866. 

[brob]

Hey guys. I got interested in PCs earlier this and have almost saved up enough money to build my first. I am going to be gaming, internet surfing and a little bit of photo and video editing. Here is the pcpartpicker link: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/K2wGdC

Also: It is going to be a red/black themed build. Also let me know if the NZXT x41 is worth it over the 212 evo for looks and performance!

Thanks for the help!

 

An AIO will provide for a much nicer looking build. Especially with the lovely H440 case. The X41 is excellent, but a bit pricy. You could also consider the H80i or H100i. But the 212 EVO is the best value.

G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory is a less expensive memory kit with better performance. It keeps to the red/black theme.

The Hitachi hdd only has a 32MB cache. Better performance would be available from a 64MB cache drive like Seagate ST1000DM003.