First time builder

[Yinner]

I have posted my lists a few times before here and I have taking the suggestions into planning. Since im not overclocking I have dropped the extra CPU-Cooler. My budget is between 1000-1100$. I have all the other peripherals I am only planning on going with a single monitor, maybe double. If any of you guys out there have any other suggestions, please post them as I will be happy to read them. The computer is mainly going to be used for Editing videos and Gaming.

 

 

 

 

 

[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3Qa2a) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3Qa2a/by_merchant/) / [benchmarks](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3Qa2a/benchmarks/)

 

Type|Item|Price

:----|:----|:----

**CPU** | [intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54590) | $199.99 @ Newegg 

**Motherboard** | [Asus H97-PLUS ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-h97plus) | $109.99 @ Amazon 

**Memory** | [Corsair 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-memory-cmv16gx3m2a1600c11) | $139.99 @ Newegg 

**Storage** | [samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz7te120kw) | $89.99 @ Best Buy 

**Storage** | [seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st1000dm003) | $54.43 @ OutletPC 

**Video Card** | [EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Superclocked ACX Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-video-card-02gp42765kr) | $249.99 @ Newegg 

**Case** | [inwin GRone (Gray) ATX Full Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/inwin-case-grone) | $109.99 @ Newegg 

**Power Supply** | [Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cx600m) | $44.99 @ Newegg 

**Optical Drive** | [Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-optical-drive-drw24f1st) | $14.99 @ Newegg 

 | | **Total**

 | Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available. | $1001.35

 | Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-24 15:56 EDT-0400 |

[Shd0w2]

Exact use of build?

[CoolBeans]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($134.99 @ NCIX US)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.94 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($109.99 @ NCIX US)

Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($78.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP900 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($74.29 @ Amazon)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.43 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 770 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($324.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Case: Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.99 @ NCIX US)

Power Supply: SeaSonic 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $977.60

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-24 16:03 EDT-0400)

[jakkuh_t]

Everything seems good. I'd personally go for 8GB of RAM and invest into a larger SSD, but thats just a matter of personal preference and use.

[Yinner]

Everything seems good. I'd personally go for 8GB of RAM and invest into a larger SSD, but thats just a matter of personal preference and use.

I want to go for 16Gigs because I am going to be doing some Video editing in AAE (Adobe After Effects). And im probably just going to store my OS on the SSD.

[Yinner]

Exact use of build?

Gaming and video editing in Adobe After Effects

[P e r s e p h o n e]

I know this isn't the most constructive criticism and I apologize for the lack of quality in this post, unlike that of my other posts, but I just flat out hate your case. 

[Yinner]

I know this isn't the most constructive criticism and I apologize for the lack of quality in this post, unlike that of my other posts, but I just flat out hate your case. 

Any reason why?

[P e r s e p h o n e]

Any reason why?

The reason why I said it's not constructive is because its centered around aesthetics. Personally there are cases for the same price that have similar features and better constructed with much improved aesthetics. I know its a bit petty and a bit elitist but that's just how I feel about the case. I believe the rest of your build is quite solid though. Also I personally with either go all the way silent with a 4590s or something that leaves room for improvement such as the 4670k which costs ten dollars less than usual at the moment. 

 

I also wanted to know if that 120GB SSD is adequate to store all your games. If not for 60 dollars more you can get the 250GB Evo and thus double the storage as well as better performance. If you want to max out that budget we can even take it up to a 480GB SSD with the Crucial m500 for 239.99

[Yinner]

The reason why I said it's not constructive is because its centered around aesthetics. Personally there are cases for the same price that have similar features and better constructed with much improved aesthetics. I know its a bit petty and a bit elitist but that's just how I feel about the case. I believe the rest of your build is quite solid though. Also I personally with either go all the way silent with a 4590s or something that leaves room for improvement such as the 4670k which costs ten dollars less than usual at the moment. 

Hmm, ok I'm also thinking about Fractal Design Define R4, but it is abit too boring for my liking, and I do like all the LED's on the GRone, but then again, the GRone is a full tower and the Define R4 is a mid tower. I'll have to think about it for a while.

 

The SSD, i'm probably only going to store the games I use the most, such as TF2 and Minecraft on it. Which takes about 10GB together. So I think 120 will be enough.

[P e r s e p h o n e]

Hmm, ok I'm also thinking about Fractal Design Define R4, but it is abit too boring for my liking, and I do like all the LED's on the GRone, but then again, the GRone is a full tower and the Define R4 is a mid tower. I'll have to think about it for a while.

 

The SSD, i'm probably only going to store the games I use the most, such as TF2 and Minecraft on it. Which takes about 10GB together. So I think 120 will be enough.

Okay, I'd just like to keep in mind certain games such as BF4 where load times might matter to get into games is a bonus. Also you could go with the Corsair Carbide Air 540 with LED fans or NZXT h440 with one of the more striking color schemes. Since I'm just trying to help you I'll let you know I'm a bit biased when in comes to cases. Although moot point, for me aesthetics and functionality have to be perfect and thus you get the same story either way.

[PhantomTates]

just saying, but for video editing faster storage also helps big time.

[jtrier1]

 

I have posted my lists a few times before here and I have taking the suggestions into planning. Since im not overclocking I have dropped the extra CPU-Cooler. My budget is between 1000-1100$. I have all the other peripherals I am only planning on going with a single monitor, maybe double. If any of you guys out there have any other suggestions, please post them as I will be happy to read them. The computer is mainly going to be used for Editing videos and Gaming.

 

 

 

 

 

[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3Qa2a) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3Qa2a/by_merchant/) / [benchmarks](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3Qa2a/benchmarks/)

 

Type|Item|Price

:----|:----|:----

**CPU** | [intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54590) | $199.99 @ Newegg 

**Motherboard** | [Asus H97-PLUS ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-h97plus) | $109.99 @ Amazon 

**Memory** | [Corsair 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-memory-cmv16gx3m2a1600c11) | $139.99 @ Newegg 

**Storage** | [samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz7te120kw) | $89.99 @ Best Buy 

**Storage** | [seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st1000dm003) | $54.43 @ OutletPC 

**Video Card** | [EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Superclocked ACX Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-video-card-02gp42765kr) | $249.99 @ Newegg 

**Case** | [inwin GRone (Gray) ATX Full Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/inwin-case-grone) | $109.99 @ Newegg 

**Power Supply** | [Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cx600m) | $44.99 @ Newegg 

**Optical Drive** | [Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-optical-drive-drw24f1st) | $14.99 @ Newegg 

 | | **Total**

 | Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available. | $1001.35

 | Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-24 15:56 EDT-0400 |

 

 

Looks good, but I would go for a GTX 770 or AMD Equivalent and get an aftermarket CPU cooler. If you're going to be gaming on this system, Don't use the stock cooler.

 

Something like this:

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3QeoX

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3QeoX/by_merchant/

Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3QeoX/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($194.99 @ NCIX US)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($18.16 @ NCIX US)

Motherboard: Asus H97-PLUS ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($109.99 @ Amazon)

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($134.99 @ Micro Center)

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($89.99 @ Best Buy)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.43 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280 3GB Black Edition Double Dissipation Video Card  ($229.99 @ NCIX US)

Case: Inwin GRone (Gray) ATX Full Tower Case  ($109.99 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($44.99 @ Newegg)

Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer  ($14.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $1002.51

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-24 18:11 EDT-0400)