My first Build!

[BearTheDJ]

Hi Everyone!
This is my first post and my first build. I would love some feedback from you more experienced guys out there. I did reach my budget and a little over, so i won't be able to make much of an upgrade atm, but maybe you could still give me some tips on what i should focus more on in the future. 

 

What i will use it for:

Rendering videos for Youtube, Livestreaming and Playing games while recording them. 

The games i generally record: Counter Strike: Global Offensive and Minecraft. I would like 60+ fps when recording and streaming them.

 

Specs:

CPU: http://amzn.to/1HUu5Za 

Motherboard: http://amzn.to/1NnLlEA
Video Card: http://amzn.to/1NnLs3d
RAM: http://amzn.to/1ym8zEr
PSU: http://amzn.to/1HaopH9
Case: http://amzn.to/1EfAmxm
HDD: http://amzn.to/1xmyIrf

SSD: http://amzn.to/1I30Gsv
 

Note: I'm form Denmark so some brands, i won't be able to buy, and i will buy a watercooler when i can afford it.

Hope you will leave a comment with any suggestion. Thanks in advance!

 

[blu4]

What is your budget?

[david cassar]

Get an i5 instead of the 8350.

[DimasRMDO]

What is your budget?

[C0LL0SS0S]

would get a cheaper CPU since you play not as demanding games but a intel cpu maybe even with HT, XEON 1231v3 would be my tip

[Alfonzo06]

Get an i5 instead of the 8350.

I agree...HYPERTHREADING BRUH

[Shotgun]

Get a Gigabyte g1 gaming 970 instead of the strix card,due to better power delivery resulting in higher overclock and more performance.Change that cpu to an i5-4440 or something similar and a z97 board and for Lord Gabens sake use pcpartpicker.

 

edit:That ssd is bad really bad,google for more info on it,and are you sure you want to buy that case since airflow might be an issue unless you are a silent rig/0 airflow person.

[DimasRMDO]

I agree...HYPERTHREADING BRUH

Umm, Hyper-Threading only support i3 and i7.

[david cassar]

I agree...HYPERTHREADING BRUH

As DimasRMDO said the i5s don't have hyperthreading haha

[minibois]

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First of all, you should use PCPartPicker.com, so it's easier for us to see it all and edit.

Second of all, I would (highly) advice against the AMD FX CPU route and you should go for an Intel Core i5 CPU.

Something like a i5 4440 or even an i3 CPU. (If you change CPU, you have to change your motherboard too)

 

Also, I heard the Asus Strix GTX 970 is not as good as the others.

Go for MSI, Gigabyte or even EVGA.

Otherwise you can look into AMD R9 290(X) GPU's too.

[conhasshoff]

i have to agree with the above, get an i5, i was determined to make my first build an amd 8350, but after much research, and its hard for me to say because im such a big fan of amd, the i5 is a better choice, more cores doesnt mean a stronger cpu, on top of that get a samsung 850 series ssd, ive heard on this forum that kingston ssd have had problems

good luck with the first build

[BearTheDJ]

What is your budget?

My budget is 1100$

[BearTheDJ]

i have to agree with the above, get an i5, i was determined to make my first build an amd 8350, but after much research, and its hard for me to say because im such a big fan of amd, the i5 is a better choice, more cores doesnt mean a stronger cpu, on top of that get a samsung 850 series ssd, ive heard on this forum that kingston ssd have had problems

good luck with the first build

Thank you! My budget is 1100$ but parts are more expensive in Denmark compared to USA. Wich i5 would you recommend?

[DimasRMDO]

Thank you! My budget is 1100$ but parts are more expensive in Denmark compared to USA. Wich i5 would you recommend?

If you're budget is $1100 definitely choose i5-4690K.

[pomaranc]

Thank you! My budget is 1100$ but parts are more expensive in Denmark compared to USA. Wich i5 would you recommend?

4690K is best one but any haswell refresh one will do.

[pomaranc]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/tfRCkL

[david cassar]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/tfRCkL

THIS^ But get an unlocked i5 because you linked the i5 4690

[pomaranc]

THIS^ But get an unlocked i5 because you linked the i5 4690

I choose 4690K but it kept putting 4690 there, it works fine now

[BearTheDJ]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/t

I've made some changes http://pcpartpicker.com/p/sDfDFT

I will buy a watercooler once i get the money, but i dont know if the Ram is good enough for streaming? 

[Toxicable]

Here you go
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($224.29 @ Amazon) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.99 @ NCIX US) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($82.98 @ Newegg) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($62.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($109.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($52.99 @ NCIX US) 

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card  ($323.98 @ Newegg) 

Case: NZXT Source 210 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($37.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Power Supply: Antec Basiq Plus 550W 80+ Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $975.19

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-28 07:27 EDT-0400

[pomaranc]

I've made some changes http://pcpartpicker.com/p/sDfDFT

I will buy a watercooler once i get the money, but i dont know if the Ram is good enough for streaming? 

8GB is plenty.

[BearTheDJ]

8GB is plenty.

But it will work?

[conhasshoff]

Thank you! My budget is 1100$ but parts are more expensive in Denmark compared to USA. Wich i5 would you recommend?

agreed with above! i5 4690k, theres a few different websites you could use, to see if the parts are cheaper, im in ireland and its crazy prices

try hardwareversand.de or pcartspick.co.uk , its good for giving you the cheapest prices on a few websites

[BearTheDJ]

agreed with above! i5 4690k, theres a few different websites you could use, to see if the parts are cheaper, im in ireland and its crazy prices

try hardwareversand.de or pcartspick.co.uk , its good for giving you the cheapest prices on a few websites

Thank you!

[KemoKa]

I've made some changes http://pcpartpicker.com/p/sDfDFT

I will buy a watercooler once i get the money, but i dont know if the Ram is good enough for streaming? 

Your RAM is more than enough, it actually takes quite a bit running to fill up that much memory. I'm a tab fiend and I have never come close to using half of it, even when gaming at the same time. You can by all means upgrade it later, but there's not a whole lot of point to more RAM unless you're doing things like rendering.

 

8GB will be more than enough for a very, very long time.