My 2nd Pc build Opinions and thoughts :))

[Altherisch]

I have built this rig mainly for gaming and by far it runs smoothly but I just want the opinion of the community on what I shouldve done or what I shouldve used as a part of this rig. If you were me what would you do in this budget and why would you get it.

I had a $1200 budget.

CPU: I5 4590

MOTHERBOARD: ASROCK KILLER B85

RAM: CORSAIR VENGEANCE 1600 8G

GRAPHICS CARD: GIGABYTE G1 GAMING 980TI 6G

SSD: SAMSUNG 850 EVO 250GB

PSU: ANTEC HIGH CURRENT GAMER NON MODULAR 520W 80+ BRONZE

CASE: S340 NZXT BLACK AND RED

Just want to hear your opinion and suggestions on what I shouldve done and what should I be upgrading in the future. Also I have been quite interested in overclocking but wasn't really needed as for now. I'll be starting on video editing as I'll be needing it for college. But for now I'm only gaming

[Zayzo]

How long before you can stick an i7 in there? What res are you playing at? 

[grayblizzard]

I have built this rig mainly for gaming and by far it runs smoothly but I just want the opinion of the community on what I shouldve done or what I shouldve used as a part of this rig. If you were me what would you do in this budget and why would you get it.

I had a $1200 budget.

CPU: I5 4590

MOTHERBOARD: ASROCK KILLER B85

RAM: CORSAIR VENGEANCE 1600 8G

GRAPHICS CARD: GIGABYTE G1 GAMING 980TI 6G

SSD: SAMSUNG 850 EVO 250GB

PSU: ANTEC HIGH CURRENT GAMER NON MODULAR 520W 80+ BRONZE

CASE: S340 NZXT BLACK AND RED

Just want to hear your opinion and suggestions on what I shouldve done and what should I be upgrading in the future. Also I have been quite interested in overclocking but wasn't really needed as for now. I'll be starting on video editing as I'll be needing it for college. But for now I'm only gaming

i would go for the xeon e3-1231v3 in there as its similar in price to an i5 but has 8 threads

[OAcesync]

How long before you can stick an i7 in there? What res are you playing at? 

i7 isn't necessary the i5 won't bottleneck only if he was playing at 900p or 720p would it bottleneck 

 

Edit: Sorry ignore this cause I didn't read all of it

[Zayzo]

I have built this rig mainly for gaming and by far it runs smoothly but I just want the opinion of the community on what I shouldve done or what I shouldve used as a part of this rig. If you were me what would you do in this budget and why would you get it.

I had a $1200 budget.

CPU: I5 4590

MOTHERBOARD: ASROCK KILLER B85

RAM: CORSAIR VENGEANCE 1600 8G

GRAPHICS CARD: GIGABYTE G1 GAMING 980TI 6G

SSD: SAMSUNG 850 EVO 250GB

PSU: ANTEC HIGH CURRENT GAMER NON MODULAR 520W 80+ BRONZE

CASE: S340 NZXT BLACK AND RED

Just want to hear your opinion and suggestions on what I shouldve done and what should I be upgrading in the future. Also I have been quite interested in overclocking but wasn't really needed as for now. I'll be starting on video editing as I'll be needing it for college. But for now I'm only gaming

Please follow your own topic.

[Ihaveswag]

i would go for the xeon e3-1231v3 in there as its similar in price to an i5 but has 8 threads

the 1231 is hawell I think and the xeon e3 1341 is haswell-refresh/devil's canyon, the i5 4690k is usually 50 bucks cheaper than the xeon: http://www.amazon.de/Intel-BX80646E31241V3-Prozessor-Sockel-L3-Cache/dp/B00KASFVWE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1440874345&sr=8-1&keywords=intel+xeon+e3+1241

[DarkBlade2117]

I would of thrown a 4690k/4790k and z97 mobo w/ minimum BeQuiet! Shadow Rock 2

[BigDay]

i think the build is fine. i remember when you were asking us for advice before you built it.

 

check out my gpu overclocking guide. link is in my forum signature. overclock that sucker!

[Altherisch]

Sorry for the late reply,but I am playing on a 1080p for now. Xeon,is it as good as a i7? Just wanted to know about it,thanks

@BigDay yep thanks for the help with this build ! Also I would want to overclock it but is my psu sufficient for it?

@Zayzo I might upgrade soon maybe in 2-3 months from now to an i5 to a i7,might also upgrade the monitor for a 1440p monitor once some of the price here drops

[Zayzo]

Sorry for the late reply,but I am playing on a 1080p for now. Xeon,is it as good as a i7? Just wanted to know about it,thanks

@BigDay yep thanks for the help with this build ! Also I would want to overclock it but is my psu sufficient for it?

@Zayzo I might upgrade soon maybe in 2-3 months from now to an i5 to a i7,might also upgrade the monitor for a 1440p monitor once some of the price here drops

How long before you think you'll upgrade the gpu/cpu? 1-2 years?  

A Xeon is basically a locked i7 without an igpu.

Imo this build would be best to get unless you really want to overclock.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1226 V3 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($216.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($34.50 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: MSI H97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($82.98 @ Newegg) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($73.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($89.75 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB FTW ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($447.00 @ Newegg) 

Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($84.98 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: Thermaltake Toughpower 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($72.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Total: $1103.18

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-29 15:24 EDT-0400

[Altherisch]

That build kinda reminds me of my old template that I was gonna follow but instead of a xeon it was a i5 4460. Though I went with a i5 4590 instead.

For the cpu,I might be upgrading soon but for my 980ti I'm planning on upgrading it after 3-5 years or inbetween those period. Most likely after college.

[Zayzo]

That build kinda reminds me of my old template that I was gonna follow but instead of a xeon it was a i5 4490. Though I went with a i5 4590 instead.

For the cpu,I might be upgrading soon but for my 980ti I'm planning on upgrading it after 3-5 years or inbetween those period. Most likely after college.

Reply to me so i can see when you reply :>

If you wanted to include a 980 ti in the build above it would be $100 over budget. I think it would be better to get the xeon/i7 now rather wasting money on the i5 only to replace it in a couple of months. 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1226 V3 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($216.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($34.50 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: MSI H97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($82.98 @ Newegg) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($73.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($89.75 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB ACX 2.0+ Video Card  ($649.99 @ B&H) 

Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($84.98 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: Thermaltake Toughpower 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($72.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Total: $1306.17

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-29 18:54 EDT-0400

[Altherisch]

Reply to me so i can see when you reply :>

If you wanted to include a 980 ti in the build above it would be $100 over budget. I think it would be better to get the xeon/i7 now rather wasting money on the i5 only to replace it in a couple of months. 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1226 V3 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($216.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($34.50 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: MSI H97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($82.98 @ Newegg) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($73.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($89.75 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB ACX 2.0+ Video Card  ($649.99 @ B&H) 

Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($84.98 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: Thermaltake Toughpower 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($72.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Total: $1306.17

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-29 18:54 EDT-0400

@Zayzo sorry about that (, though I shouldve went with the xeon after all. Thanks for the tip,but I guess I have to wait till I can resell my cpu since I already have it. But I'll keep that in mind in my future builds to put up a more price per dollar on my builds. Thanks for the tips !