Antoine3152

Well I have been test 4K via MSR and I must say I am impressed.
Boost 2.0 getting me to 1398Mhz @ 74c
GeForce 344.16 Driver
 
Borderlands 2 Max setting gets around 45Fps
 

Hi, I've build all different kinds of PCs for relatives, friends, clients and myself.
I've noticed you have quite a budget, but it's not about blowing it all on a kick-ass computer when you buy your parts, it's all about coming up with partlist that makes sense for you and your purposes.
 
With the CPU you went big with the i7 4790K, It's a great CPU but doesn't make a difference on games unless you are playing some very unoptimized games (or a very optimized one, lol). If you have to have it, go for it. I'd rather save my money instead of spending it on a 2 fps improvement.
You can go big with your overclocks, but getting a H100i and a ROG board will not make a difference on a moderate OC. For the everyday rig I don't push the clocks to the max, I just go with something that works nicely and is stable. You can save $50+ on the board and don't get such expensive cooling, a 212 Evo paired with almost any Z97 mobo will get you to a basic OC without an issue.
With the RAM, 8gb is enough for gaming, but if you are kinda of a memory hogger like me you'd want to make the jump to 16gb. I often find myself gaming, web browsing, coding and trying software on virtual machines all at the same time, so I know you can burn through RAM pretty fast.
That SSD is not worth it IMO, yeah the 840 pro is a beast but on high capacity SSDs all of them perform great with most controllers. The Crucial MX100 is a lot more cheaper than the 840 pro, and at 512GB it performs 95% as good. It costs $150 less, so yeah you will want it.
Now, this is where the build main purpose makes a big difference in components: GPU config. With this money you can go with a 1440p (hell, even 4k) or a multi-monitor gaming setup. If you want to stay at 1080p then a GTX 780, or R9 290, or R9 290X are more than enough, they really are. The R9 290 can be found for dirt cheap, considering is a very high end GPU. Unless you really really want to go Nvidia (there is not a single feature that makes a difference TBH), just go with a aftermarket cooled R9 290.
Case: I'm not going to go there, you seem to be set on the 750D, personally I find large cases impractical.
Optical drive? Come on, we are on 2014....
For the PSU, there is hardly a need to go over the EVGA SuperNova G2 850W, it has great cables, high end quality components and will cover your butt if you want to SLI/Crossfire. The Corsair PSU you picked are not bad, they are just not worth it. The G2 is only a bit more than $100, 80+ Gold, Fully modular, very quiet, has all the bells and whistles and brings to the table a 10 years warranty and an iron reputation.
For the OS there is hardly a reason to recommend Windows 7, Windows 8.1 is just a lot faster in general, and if you don't like the skin (modern UI) just get over it, install Start is Back and enjoy a much better OS that will not loose support from Microsoft in about a year (like Windows 7).

This is an example build I made, feel free to change it as your likings, every dollar you spend over this is just to cover personal preferences and a give you a "premium feel", but performance-wise your 2.4K builds will only be like 1-5 fps better than this one.

PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/dNJBFT
Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/dNJBFT/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($229.89 @ DirectCanada)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($32.21 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($129.99 @ NCIX)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($159.99 @ NCIX)
Storage: Crucial MX100 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($224.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($82.99 @ Canada Computers)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Tri-X Video Card  ($419.99 @ NCIX)
Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case  ($151.80 @ DirectCanada)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($109.99 @ NCIX)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($99.79 @ DirectCanada)
Total: $1641.63
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-14 19:19 EDT-0400

that build looks good but i would personally swap out the ssd for like a crucial m550,mx100,m500 simply because its just a better deal and put that extra savings towards a 780 TI or having 2 780s
 
 
you dont really need a static wrist band unless you live in a house made of carpet

So a few more things: I'm glad you switched to that EVGA PSU as their renowned performance deserves the purchase but Corsair's AX series would have done the same job with platinum efficiency, I don't remember the price so it's best to just get the cheapest one which is why I suggested the 750W variant from EVGA. I'm going to be using a i7 5820k hexacore overclocked to 4.2 Ghz and possibly dual GPUs although a single GPU setup for now and I'm quite confident 750W will be just fine. Oh and if you are really particular about aesthetics like me I'd suggest going with the 840 Evo to match the rest of your build it does perform slightly better with quite a bit better performance consistency, meaning that its read and rights deviate less from the average speed; albeit not exactly noticeable. Nevertheless I'd be glad to spend that extra couple bucks just to get everything matching. I also suggest taking a quick look at the NZXT H440 if you haven't considered it yet.
 

Looks great! You're welcome!

Thanks for the suggestions!!! I will take your suggestion for the SSD, CPU and the OS. For the motherboard, it is only for the looks and Asus brand for MOtherboard. FOr the optical drive, it is only for installing old games and the OS. (I know we are in 2014  ). For the RAM, ill stick with corsair. If you have any suggestion for a better case with the same looks let me know. Thanks!!! 

Few notes:
H100i is a bit much overrrated and many users have problems with it. I would definitely recomment NZXT kraken X61 or swiftech H220-X. Both are top notch and the h220-x is beautiful.
 
16GB is swag but if you want them,no problem.But if you want to save money somewhere,it's the ram.
 
Optical drive,EW
 
Completely remove the 780 because new graphics cards are coming out in a few days and you are building it in december
 
Disregard the first post about 8.1 from darklordryan as he does not know what he's talking about.
 
And you do not need the strap. Just touch your hand to any metal part every few minutes and you are good to go.

Welcome to LinusTechTips!
No you don't just remember to touch the plugged-in but off power supply every several minutes.
 
The build is very good, but you don't need an i7. It is for video rendering and other heavy-threaded stuff, which you don't do. The i5 4690K is a much better option. You also don't need 16 GB of RAM.
 
Here is your revised one. Don't hesitate to ask me any questions! 
 
http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/9wMXMp

Your build looks good! The only things I would recommend is that you should definitely get Windows 7. Also if you really want great performance in games, you can get a GTX 780ti. It's only $200 and you will still be under your top budget. You do not need a band if you are careful. I did my first build on carpet. All you have to do isto make sure to touch a metal part of your case every once in a while to make sure you are grounded.

The build looks great. If you want the best of the best in terms of CPU cooling (Not talking about custom loops), get the NZXT Kraken X61 if you plan to overclock to the max, but not saying the H100i is bad, just though I'd share that with you. I never used a anti-static wrist strap when I built my PC, I just remembered to constantly touch the metal frame of your case to discharge any static you may have accumulated.  I think you may be able to find an R9 290X for around a similar price to that 780, if you can, (you might not be able to) I would pick that up instead, just make sure it's not the reference cooler. Best of luck with building.

Use Windows 7 instead of 8 because 8 is garbage. Everything else looks good. Just make sure you don't go too heavy with the overclock because you aren't using a custom liquid cooling setup.

Thank you ! I will take a look for a good sale with these tips for the monitor.

before we get on the monitor response time issue again your brain has a 7ms delay, this is according to the olympics ruleset(if you begin to run under that time in a sprint then you are considered a cheater), thats for runners that train their reaction time to be extremely fast, honestly i think if its under 10ms latency you are fine, you will just placebo effect about everything.
 
As for monitors i like the dell ultrasharp series of monitors
 
As i hate TN panels i will not link one, im sorry but they are very bad in quality terms.
 
IPS and VA all the way
 
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dell-UltraSharp-U2414H-Widescreen-Monitor/dp/B00H3JIGHA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1410620145&sr=8-1&keywords=dell+ultrasharp
 
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dell-P2414H-inch-Widescreen-Monitor/dp/B00EXOGH0Q/ref=sr_1_14?ie=UTF8&qid=1410620145&sr=8-14&keywords=dell+ultrasharp

I have 3 of these for my gaming system and they are brilliant. - LG 23ea63v -   It is a very good monitor, I am actually planning on getting a few more.