I have a $2000 Budget for my first PC

[ThunderStormMC]

This is my list of parts I've picked out for my first PC and I would like to know what you would change on the build or what PC you would make in the budget of $2000 or Less. My mindset for this build is to be used for Gaming, Streaming, Video editing, Content Creation (CAD software and Adobe after effects). I want to play 60 FPS and up on 1080, 1440, and if possible in this price range 4k (I currently only have a 32" 1080p monitor for the PC). 

 

PC part picker:

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/ThunderStormMC/saved/rjdMnQ

 

Things I really want on this build:

1. Geforce GTX 970 of some kind or better

2. Corsair Vengeance K70 RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard

 

 

Thanks for the Help!

 

[thatguyjerry]

I dont think you need 2133 mhz ram, i've always found it a little overkill. You can use the money you save, probably around $40, by switching to 1600 mhz ram elsewhere, like splurging on a better mobo 

[ZacDaMan72]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($299.99 @ Newegg) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Nepton 240M 76.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($101.98 @ Directron) 

Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste  ($3.98 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($119.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($121.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Corsair Force LS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($44.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($354.98 @ NCIX US) 

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($354.98 @ NCIX US) 

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 Blackout with Window ATX Mid Tower Case  ($119.98 @ OutletPC) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($49.98 @ NCIX US) 

Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($16.98 @ OutletPC) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($84.15 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case Fan: Corsair Air Series SP120 High Performance Edition (2-Pack) 62.7 CFM 120mm  Fans  ($27.98 @ OutletPC) 

Case Fan: Corsair Air Series SP120 High Performance Edition (2-Pack) 62.7 CFM 120mm  Fans  ($27.98 @ OutletPC) 

Keyboard: Corsair Vengeance K70 RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($169.99 @ Newegg) 

Mouse: Corsair M65 RGB Wired Laser Mouse  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 

Other:  

Total: $2046.90

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-27 21:51 EST-0500

[i_build_nanosuits]

core i7-4790k

Msi z97 krait

cooler master hyper 212

16gb 1600mhz or 1866mhz cheap as possible

samsung 840 ssd 240gb

2tb WD blue hdd

EVGA G2 750w gold psu

gtx970

phantek enthoo luxe case

...and anoter gtx 970 for sli if you play at 1440p or higher resolution.

[UltraNeonGaming]

core i7-4790k

Msi z97 krait

cooler master hyper 212

16gb 1600mhz or 1866mhz cheap as possible

samsung 840 ssd 240gb

2tb WD blue hdd

EVGA G2 750w gold psu

gtx970

phantek enthoo luxe case

...and anoter gtx 970 for sli if you play at 1440p or higher resolution.

 

WD Blues only go up to 1tb and a single 970 is fine for 1440p with settings on highish

[i_build_nanosuits]

WD Blues only go up to 1tb and a single 970 is fine for 1440p with settings on highish

right..any other 2tb drive will do and for a 2000$ budget you dont want ''highish'' settings at 45fps you want ultra settings at 60+

[UltraNeonGaming]

right..any other 2tb drive will do and for a 2000$ budget you dont want ''highish'' settings at 45fps you want ultra settings at 60+

 

WD Green or High performance blacks, or a seagate barracuda

[Arphenyte]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($299.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste  ($3.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($194.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Trident X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory  ($134.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB FTW ACX 2.0 Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($385.66 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB FTW ACX 2.0 Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($385.66 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Phantom (Black) ATX Full Tower Case  ($69.90 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($16.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit)  ($129.94 @ OutletPC)
Keyboard: Corsair Vengeance K70 RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($169.99 @ Newegg)
Mouse: Corsair M65 RGB Wired Laser Mouse  ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $2047.52
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-27 22:05 EST-0500

[Geekazoid]

I'd probably go for either of the following PSUs as their 80+ Gold certified which means their more power efficient:

• EVGA - http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-220g20750xr

• SeaSonic - http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seasonic-power-supply-ssr750rm

[i_build_nanosuits]

I'd probably go for either of the following PSUs as their 80+ Gold certified which means their more power efficient:

• EVGA - http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-220g20750xr

• SeaSonic - http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seasonic-power-supply-ssr750rm

they are both great units but the evga is superior and cost less...its made by superflower its a top notch psu.

[thatguyjerry]

WD Green or High performance blacks, or a seagate barracuda

I thought WD greens weren't good for gaming? Aren't they meant to be slower for longer life and reliability?

[i_build_nanosuits]

I thought WD greens weren't good for gaming? Aren't they meant to be slower for longer life and reliability?

they are slightly slower and use less energy...its not ideal to load games indeed...a seagate barracuda is a better choice.

[Geekazoid]

they are both great units but the evga is superior and cost less...its made by superflower its a top notch psu.

Well my mum's got the 550 Watt version of that SeaSonic PSU (it replaced a shonky Asian model PSU) and it's been running fine ever since she got it. I'm not denying that the EVGA is not significantly better, but the SeaSonic is not a bad unit either. Just saying.

[UltraNeonGaming]

I thought WD greens weren't good for gaming? Aren't they meant to be slower for longer life and reliability?

 

They will have a bit slower load times, blacks are made for gaming and other demanding applications, they also have really good random read IOPS

[i_build_nanosuits]

Well my mum's got the 550 Watt version of that SeaSonic PSU (it replaced a shonky Asian model PSU) and it's been running fine ever since she got it. I'm not denying that the EVGA is not significantly better, but the SeaSonic is not a bad unit either. Just saying.

i know i'm using an xfx xtr 550w which is the same as the seasonic gseries and its a very good unit...but the evga g2 is really as good as it gets and the fan on it wont spin unless theres a significant load on the system.

[thatguyjerry]

they are slightly slower and use less energy...its not ideal to load games indeed...a seagate barracuda is a better choice.

 

They will have a bit slower load times, blacks are made for gaming and other demanding applications, they also have really good random read IOPS

seems like getting two WD greens and setting them up in RAID 0 would be the best option then?

[Geekazoid]

i know i'm using an xfx xtr 550w which is the same as the seasonic gseries and its a very good unit...but the evga g2 is really as good as it gets and the fan on it wont spin unless theres a significant load on the system.

Ah, I see. Well EVGA do make great products, from motherboards to GPUs and power supplies, you certainly can't go wrong with any of their stuff. It's reliable, well built and with great customer service to add to all of that. Now if only more companies were like EVGA it would be great.

[UltraNeonGaming]

seems like getting two WD greens and setting them up in RAID 0 would be the best option then?

 

If it's raid then you want to get the WD Reds, They are pretty much greens but with custom firmware designed for RAID

[ThunderStormMC]

So from the reply's I made this build with a different power supply, different GPU, different ram and different hard drive so what do you guys think?

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/ThunderStormMC/saved/svtNnQ  

[i_build_nanosuits]

So from the reply's I made this build with a different power supply, different GPU, different ram and different hard drive so what do you guys think?

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/ThunderStormMC/saved/svtNnQ

its a very nice system but the evga gtx970 acx2.0 has a cooler problem you can use google for some more infos on that but i would pick another gpu instead...other than that it looks good to me.

[PoloGG]

So from the reply's I made this build with a different power supply, different GPU, different ram and different hard drive so what do you guys think?

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/ThunderStormMC/saved/svtNnQ

Just switch the GTX 970 to the FTW and you're pretty much done