First System Build "The Black Devil"

[Theinsidiousgeek]

Hi Guys, I'm doing my first system build and just wanted to check if my components were the best chose.

 

I'm building this for 3 reasons.

1 to play GTA 5 when it comes out.

2 to torrent files.

3 content consumption, I plan to use it as a media pc as well.

 

Any kind of changes and recomendations are welcomed as i'd love to know were I can improve the system. As I am at my budget of $2500. Oh and I live in NZ so thats why prices suck.

 

CPU: Intel Devil's Canyon Core i5 4690K - $319.95

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5 - $239.95

RAM: Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3-1866 - $169.95

GPU: ASUS STRIX-GTX970-DC2OC-4GD5 GeForce GTX970 4GB GDDR5 PCI-E3.0 - $669.95

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO Series 250GB - $189.95

 

Storage 2: WD Green 4TB - $219.95

Cooling: Corsair Hydro Series H100i - $219.95

PSU: CoolerMaster V550S 550W Modular Power Supply 80PLUS Gold - $139.95

Case: Corsair Carbide Series Air 240 High Airflow Cube Case - Black - $149.95

Wifi: ASUS PCE-AC68 802.11ac Dual Band Wireless-AC1900 - $159.95

Total ...... $2,479.50

 

Oh and if you can't guess its a black and red colour scheme     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[vengeancek70]

Seems like a good balanced build, nice job!

[Erfurt]

Hi Guys, I'm doing my first system build and just wanted to check if my components were the best chose.

 

I'm building this for 3 reasons.

1 to play GTA 5 when it comes out.

2 to torrent files.

3 content consumption, I plan to use it as a media pc as well.

 

Any kind of changes and recomendations are welcomed as i'd love to know were I can improve the system. As I am at my budget of $2500. Oh and I live in NZ so thats why prices suck.

 

CPU: Intel Devil's Canyon Core i5 4690K - $319.95

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5 - $239.95

RAM: Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3-1866 - $169.95

GPU: ASUS STRIX-GTX970-DC2OC-4GD5 GeForce GTX970 4GB GDDR5 PCI-E3.0 - $669.95

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO Series 250GB - $189.95

 

Storage 2: WD Green 4TB - $219.95

Cooling: Corsair Hydro Series H100i - $219.95

PSU: CoolerMaster V550S 550W Modular Power Supply 80PLUS Gold - $139.95

Case: Corsair Carbide Series Air 240 High Airflow Cube Case - Black - $149.95

Wifi: ASUS PCE-AC68 802.11ac Dual Band Wireless-AC1900 - $159.95

Total ...... $2,479.50

 

Oh and if you can't guess its a black and red colour scheme     

Why do you need wifi? Kinda doesn't add up with the torrent stuff, imo.

[RevoltTrain]

Why do you need wifi? Kinda doesn't add up with the torrent stuff, imo.

Maybe LAN's. That;s the only reason I have one is in case I forget an Ethernet cable and go to a LAN party

[Erfurt]

Maybe LAN's. That;s the only reason I have one is in case I forget an Ethernet cable and go to a LAN party

Well, I to go to LAN's, but I mean how many times will you forget to pack a ethernet cable, when you are already packing all of the rest of your cables for the LAN. Personally I can't see how you could forget such a thing, but might just be me

[RevoltTrain]

Well, I to go to LAN's, but I mean how many times will you forget to pack a ethernet cable, when you are already packing all of the rest of your cables for the LAN. Personally I can't see how you could forget such a thing, but might just be me

I forget one every now and then, also a friend may forget a ethernet cable so I'll sacrifice my cable I brought for them

[EzioSan]

Hi Guys, I'm doing my first system build and just wanted to check if my components were the best chose.

 

I'm building this for 3 reasons.

1 to play GTA 5 when it comes out.

2 to torrent files.

3 content consumption, I plan to use it as a media pc as well.

 

Any kind of changes and recomendations are welcomed as i'd love to know were I can improve the system. As I am at my budget of $2500. Oh and I live in NZ so thats why prices suck.

 

CPU: Intel Devil's Canyon Core i5 4690K - $319.95

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5 - $239.95

RAM: Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3-1866 - $169.95

GPU: ASUS STRIX-GTX970-DC2OC-4GD5 GeForce GTX970 4GB GDDR5 PCI-E3.0 - $669.95

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO Series 250GB - $189.95

 

Storage 2: WD Green 4TB - $219.95

Cooling: Corsair Hydro Series H100i - $219.95

PSU: CoolerMaster V550S 550W Modular Power Supply 80PLUS Gold - $139.95

Case: Corsair Carbide Series Air 240 High Airflow Cube Case - Black - $149.95

Wifi: ASUS PCE-AC68 802.11ac Dual Band Wireless-AC1900 - $159.95

Total ...... $2,479.50

 

Oh and if you can't guess its a black and red colour scheme     

nice price you got there in new zeeland

maybe you want to look at the ssd MX100 256GB from crucial if its available

[ImBleu]

Hi Guys, I'm doing my first system build and just wanted to check if my components were the best chose.

 

I'm building this for 3 reasons.

1 to play GTA 5 when it comes out.

2 to torrent files.

3 content consumption, I plan to use it as a media pc as well.

 

Any kind of changes and recomendations are welcomed as i'd love to know were I can improve the system. As I am at my budget of $2500. Oh and I live in NZ so thats why prices suck.

 

CPU: Intel Devil's Canyon Core i5 4690K - $319.95

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5 - $239.95

RAM: Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3-1866 - $169.95

GPU: ASUS STRIX-GTX970-DC2OC-4GD5 GeForce GTX970 4GB GDDR5 PCI-E3.0 - $669.95

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO Series 250GB - $189.95

 

Storage 2: WD Green 4TB - $219.95

Cooling: Corsair Hydro Series H100i - $219.95

PSU: CoolerMaster V550S 550W Modular Power Supply 80PLUS Gold - $139.95

Case: Corsair Carbide Series Air 240 High Airflow Cube Case - Black - $149.95

Wifi: ASUS PCE-AC68 802.11ac Dual Band Wireless-AC1900 - $159.95

Total ...... $2,479.50

 

Oh and if you can't guess its a black and red colour scheme     

 

For a cheaper budget I managed to squeeze in a i7-4790k and a GTX980. I'd drop the Wifi, get the H440 instead of the Air 540, Get a 3TB WD Green drive (dirt cheap) and replace the H100i with a H105.

[Theinsidiousgeek]

Why do you need wifi? Kinda doesn't add up with the torrent stuff, imo.

Wifi card is due to its expected location, no Ethernet available. AC wifi is pretty good these days anyway.

nice price you got there in new zeeland

maybe you want to look at the ssd MX100 256GB from crucial if its available

I was thinking of that drive too but it's only $10 difference

For a cheaper budget I managed to squeeze in a i7-4790k and a GTX980. I'd drop the Wifi, get the H440 instead of the Air 540, Get a 3TB WD Green drive (dirt cheap) and replace the H100i with a H105.

Man you're lucky!!! I7 would cost me $160 more. H440 $70 more. 3TB isn't enough storage and the H105 costs $10 more too.

[Theinsidiousgeek]

Is there any cheaper or better motherboards out there? And is there any air coolers that have better performance for an OC 4690k vs an h100i?

Thanks

[ImBleu]

Man you're lucky!!! I7 would cost me $160 more. H440 $70 more. 3TB isn't enough storage and the H105 costs $10 more too.

 

H440 retails at $99 while the Air 540 retails at $129, how does that work? And tbh the H105 is worth it - my H100i as well as a few other forum user's H100i's have had leaking / broken pump issues.

[Theinsidiousgeek]

H440 retails at $99 while the Air 540 retails at $129, how does that work? And tbh the H105 is worth it - my H100i as well as a few other forum user's H100i's have had leaking / broken pump issues.

I have the Air 240 (Nz prices are shit too)

I was thinking about getting the H105. It clean and has those color accents which will tidy up the build