Need Opinions on ~1500 Dollar Rig (Canadian).

[Aaachit]

Hey guys.

I was directed to these forums by Linus himself in his $1500 build video (he promised this place was good for help on building rigs), so I come to you today with an approx $1500 budget (can give or take ~$50-60) CDN.
I assume that's about somewhere in the range of ~$1300-1450 US.
 

My current display set up, which while also be the same with the new rig, is two 1080p LCD monitors. One of them will be used for gaming and the other for other windows such as streaming tools like OBS, Pandora, Twitch chat, etc. So basically I'm going to be gaming at 1080p and streaming along with it. I also plan on overclocking, and I'm hoping this new rig can max out any games for the next handful of years.

I've already taken the time to build and revise a rig on PC Part Picker, that from my somewhat limited knowledge should be able to handle what I throw at it, but I need your guys' opinions and perhaps changes to get the most out of my money.

Here is a link to the build: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/user/Animoszity/saved/MzXnTW

Thanks for reading,

Animoszity.
 

EDIT: 
Also what are your opinions on Windows 7 Vs. Windows 8.1?

[Shd0w2]

8.1 someitmes has up to a 10fps game increase because its less intensive.

[lani100]

Looks fine to me but i would rather get a 4670k instead

[Thebman712]

ok i think this will be better for you, you have the igpu to stream off on the 4690k 

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/rXVDkL

Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/rXVDkL/by_merchant/

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($269.99 @ Memory Express) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($32.50 @ DirectCanada) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($115.75 @ Vuugo) 

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($172.25 @ Vuugo) 

Storage: Sandisk Ultra Plus 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($65.00 @ Vuugo) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.99 @ Canada Computers) 

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($430.35 @ TigerDirect Canada) 

Case: Corsair Vengeance C70 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($127.00 @ Vuugo) 

Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ Amazon Canada) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($99.99 @ NCIX) 

Total: $1452.81

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-12 17:14 EDT-0400

[Thebman712]

Looks fine to me but i would rather get a 4670k instead

the new 4690k is out

[lani100]

the new 4690k is out

Not widely available in some countries but yes that is a better one.

[Thebman712]

That could mean he has to downgrade something else in the build, right? 8 cores could help with heavy multitasking too if I'm not mistaken.

it will but for streaming it will be better to use a intel gpu for the new obs quick sync

[Thebman712]

Not widely available in some countries but yes that is a better one.

it is here in canada, where he is

[lani100]

it is here in canada, where he is

Oops forgot that part.

[Thebman712]

GPU?

the igpu

[orangecat]

I know you might not want to but go Intel. AMD just does not have the performance per watt that Intel does. The 8350 isn't bad but the 990FX boards kinda suck IMO.

[nsyedhasan]

Good build but you may want to add some fans.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($269.99 @ Memory Express) 

CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC12DX_BK 68.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($61.98 @ Newegg Canada) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($149.99 @ NCIX) 

Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($160.24 @ DirectCanada) 

Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP920 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($74.99 @ NCIX) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.99 @ Canada Computers) 

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Tri-X Video Card  ($484.98 @ Newegg Canada) 

Case: Corsair SPEC-03 White ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.98 @ Newegg Canada) 

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ Memory Express) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($99.99 @ NCIX) 

Total: $1532.12

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-12 18:11 EDT-0400

[Aaachit]

 

ok i think this will be better for you, you have the igpu to stream off on the 4690k 

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/rXVDkL

Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/rXVDkL/by_merchant/

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($269.99 @ Memory Express) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($32.50 @ DirectCanada) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($115.75 @ Vuugo) 

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($172.25 @ Vuugo) 

Storage: Sandisk Ultra Plus 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($65.00 @ Vuugo) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.99 @ Canada Computers) 

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($430.35 @ TigerDirect Canada) 

Case: Corsair Vengeance C70 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($127.00 @ Vuugo) 

Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ Amazon Canada) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($99.99 @ NCIX) 

Total: $1452.81

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-12 17:14 EDT-0400

 

 I always thought having AMD CPU and GPU just made life easier and that the 8350 was really beast at handling overclocking? Although I do see the benefits of the new i5... Also, I've always heard that WD Black HDD was the way to go and to never get any PSU less than silver? Other than those few questions, this build looks like a solid contender.

[Thebman712]

 I always thought having AMD CPU and GPU just made life easier and that the 8350 was really beast at handling overclocking? Although I do see the benefits of the new i5... Also, I've always heard that WD Black HDD was the way to go and to never get any PSU less than silver? Other than those few questions, this build looks like a solid contender.

thise things are all lies, while a wd black is good, segate is just as good and a silver psu at 600w is overkill, and amd gpus can be used easy with intel cp[us and vice versa

[Aaachit]

So far I'm getting that everyone here agrees I should replace my 8350 with an i5 4690k? It's a lot more expensive.