New Gaming Build - $2865 Budget

gallioneit · October 31, 2014

Hello,

I am located in: Florida, USA

My budget is: $2900

This PC will be used for: Gaming (mostly), web development, and programming

I have a 2TB Hard drive already and a Razer Naga Mouse so please don't comment about there being no hard drive or mouse.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/pfvLbv

Please let me know what you think. I decided to expand my budget from $2500 to $2900 because I want DDR4 and an Intel i7 5820k. This build will be used in the future for 4k gaming but for now I'm sticking at 1080p until January.

I basically want a future proof gaming pc. This will be used for a little web development and programming but nothing heavy duty.

Thanks,

GallioneIT

Brandogg255 · October 31, 2014

To me that build look solid i can't think of anything to change with it

Just The Tips · October 31, 2014

Planning to future proof isn't always the best, unless you can predict the future (kudos if so)

brob · October 31, 2014

For gaming an i7-4790K outperforms the i7-5820K and the i7-5930K.

If the plan is to move to 4K gaming I would suggest going with a single GTX 980 to start. Then add a second when you are ready to move to 4K.

It's more expensive, but an M.2 ssd running in pcie mode is much faster than ssd using a SATA 6 GB/s interface.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($329.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H110 94.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-DELUXE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($269.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Plextor M6e 128GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 4GB STRIX Video Card ($579.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 780T ATX Full Tower Case ($207.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($148.54 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1928.43
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-31 03:49 EDT-0400

Not sure why the OP list includes so many fans. The case comes with three and the H100i add two to the count. Five fans should be enough to manage airflow in the case.