$1000-1200 Build Help

[Prolite]

Hey guys, 

I've recently decided in the next month or so i'll be building a way better computer than what i have now. I want an Intel processor and watercooling so i can overclock later on

i also want to be able to stream well, i have the internet to do so, but not the computer. games like WoW, League and CS:GO would be the ones. Any ideas on what to do with $1000-$1200? 

[Recon-UK]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($239.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U12P SE2 54.4 CFM CPU Cooler  ($39.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($98.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Avexir Core series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory  ($90.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($52.92 @ Amazon)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 290 4GB PCS+ Video Card  ($351.30 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Silverstone Strider Essential 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($55.66 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Keyboard: Cooler Master Quick Fire Stealth Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($73.41 @ NCIX US)
Mouse: Logitech G602 Wireless Optical Mouse  ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1188.21
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-13 12:04 EDT-0400

[luke_2bossly]

Hey guys, 

I've recently decided in the next month or so i'll be building a way better computer than what i have now. I want an Intel processor and watercooling so i can overclock later on

i also want to be able to stream well, i have the internet to do so, but not the computer. games like WoW, League and CS:GO would be the ones. Any ideas on what to do with $1000-$1200? 

gtx 780

i7 devils canyon

z97 mobo I think

H100i

get a 450d

[Erik4boss]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($239.99 @ Amazon) 

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($89.99 @ Best Buy) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($98.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory: PNY XLR8 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($138.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($59.99 @ Micro Center) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($52.92 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 290 4GB DirectCU II Video Card  ($404.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.99 @ NCIX US) 

Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($34.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $1200.84

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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[Megazero]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($239.99 @ Amazon) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.98 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($148.99 @ Mac Mall) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($84.29 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($84.98 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($52.92 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 780 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  ($469.99 @ Micro Center) 

Case: Cooler Master Elite 431 Plus (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 

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

Total: $1196.12

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-13 12:07 EDT-0400

Quote me if you need help

[Erik4boss]

 

 

 I want an Intel processor and watercooling

Did anybody listen?

[Megazero]

@Erik4boss I do notice that, it just that at that price point I dont see any reason to go watercooling and I dont think he will OC to high hell anyway

[Prolite]

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($239.99 @ Amazon) 

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($89.99 @ Best Buy) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($98.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory: PNY XLR8 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($138.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($59.99 @ Micro Center) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($52.92 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 290 4GB DirectCU II Video Card  ($404.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.99 @ NCIX US) 

Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($34.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $1200.84

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-13 12:07 EDT-0400

 

I like this build, but do you think it would be better to get a 770 and upgrade to 12-16gb of ram? or bigger power supply just in case?

[Megazero]

I like this build, but do you think it would be better to get a 770 and upgrade to 12-16gb of ram? or bigger power supply just in case?

Nope. You dont need 12/16GB for gaming, PSU may cut it kinda close but it will be enough. I'd up it to the Corsair CX 600W though

[Prolite]

If i wanted to later on, can i run two monitors with the build i quoted above?

[Megazero]

If i wanted to later on, can i run two monitors with the build i quoted above?

Yes and no. You wont have any problem running a second monitor, but you wont be able to game on both of them at the same time since Eyefinity from AMD and Surround from Nvidia both dont support 2 monitor, you need 3 monitors for those. (it make sense since with 2 monitor you have a line in the middle, where the aimming/main char etc usually is)

But having a 2 monitors setup myself it's quite great for works. And while gaming I can still see my FB message.

[Prolite]

Im going to edit the build around a bit and post again, let me know what you think,

[Prolite]

How does this look? 

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($239.99 @ Newegg) 

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($89.99 @ Best Buy) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($98.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 12GB (3 x 4GB) DDR3-2000 Memory  ($154.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($59.99 @ Micro Center) 

Storage: Western Digital AV-GP 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($90.00 @ Newegg) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 4GB Dual Superclocked ACX Video Card  ($379.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.99 @ NCIX US) 

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

[Megazero]

How does this look? 

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($239.99 @ Newegg) 

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($89.99 @ Best Buy) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($98.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 12GB (3 x 4GB) DDR3-2000 Memory  ($154.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($59.99 @ Micro Center) 

Storage: Western Digital AV-GP 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($90.00 @ Newegg) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 4GB Dual Superclocked ACX Video Card  ($379.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.99 @ NCIX US) 

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

Again, you really dont need a 12GB Ram, get 8 Ram and if it ever not going to be enough for you buy another one late on down the line, and the 290 will be better than 770 for sure.

Everything else seem ok to me.

[Recon-UK]

 

How does this look? 

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($239.99 @ Newegg) 

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($89.99 @ Best Buy) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($98.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 12GB (3 x 4GB) DDR3-2000 Memory  ($154.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($59.99 @ Micro Center) 

Storage: Western Digital AV-GP 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($90.00 @ Newegg) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 4GB Dual Superclocked ACX Video Card  ($379.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.99 @ NCIX US) 

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

 

So you are going for a lower end GPU for what reason? the fastest possible build was posted by me, take off the mouse and keyboard and headphones, and you have cash to spare.

[Erik4boss]

So you are going for a lower end GPU for what reason? the fastest possible build was posted by me, take off the mouse and keyboard and headphones, and you have cash to spare.

My build was a lot faster than your, so I don't get your logic.

[Recon-UK]

My build was a lot faster than your, so I don't get your logic.

Nope it is not at all, SSD is not a GPU/CPU now is it? plus my build has an OS and peripherals.

[Erik4boss]

Nope it is not at all, SSD is not a GPU/CPU now is it? plus my build has an OS and peripherals.

Yeah, but my GPU has better cooling = more safe overclocking

My processor is cooled by a better CPU cooler = better overclockning.

 

And then you tell me you have cash to spare, not to spend on the build. Yeah mine is faster.

[Recon-UK]

Yeah, but my GPU has better cooling = more safe overclocking

My processor is cooled by a better CPU cooler = better overclockning.

 

And then you tell me you have cash to spare, not to spend on the build. Yeah mine is faster.

You ever used a H100 or like to pretend?

 

The Noctua is cheaper and just as good.

 

The PCS+ has a better cooler than the DCUII, maybe you should look it up before chatting.

 

And if you want to go there with OC's, you know full well you never know what you will get from your hardware.

 

I may have stated what i did wrong, it is a better build than yours as it offers more important stuff for the user, do you have decent mouse/keyboard? do you even have an OS?

 

I do not know many people who would rather have a small SSD than important stuff.

 

 

[Megazero]

You ever used a H100 or like to pretend?

 

The Noctua is cheaper and just as good.

 

The PCS+ has a better cooler than the DCUII, maybe you should look it up before chatting.

 

And if you want to go there with OC's, you know full well you never know what you will get from your hardware.

 

I may have stated what i did wrong, it is a better build than yours as it offers more important stuff for the user, do you have decent mouse/keyboard? do you even have an OS?

 

I do not know many people who would rather have a small SSD than important stuff.

 

 

I agree with @Erik4boss here. Your build is by no mean better than his. The core stuff which is the CPU and GPU is the same (his GPU is even better), and you dont even have a SSD. 120GB SSD is by no mean small, and up to a 1500$ build I'd still recommend 120GB over 250GB. You are missing the point by saying you have a decent keyboard and mouse, that's irrelevent as the topic maker dont even say that he need one. The H100i is really good, I own one~ And your chart is just the reference cooler, not the custom cooler.

[Recon-UK]

I agree with @Erik4boss here. Your build is by no mean better than his. The core stuff which is the CPU and GPU is the same (his GPU is even better), and you dont even have a SSD. 120GB SSD is by no mean small, and up to a 1500$ build I'd still recommend 120GB over 250GB. You are missing the point by saying you have a decent keyboard and mouse, that's irrelevent as the topic maker dont even say that he need one. The H100i is really good, I own one~ And your chart is just the reference cooler, not the custom cooler.

Up to 1500? where did this come from? i was not aware of the raised budget.

 

Anyway no, the DCUII is in fact not better, it is actually worse at cooling, it however is not a reference PCB

 

 

The chart is the 290 PCS+ not CPU cooler.

 

This is my Noctua vs the H100..

 

http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/Noctua-NH-U12P-SE2-CPU-Cooler-Review/1570/6

 

 

And you do not want to go there with the problems that Corsair's AIO coolers have, some folk may never get this but..

 

My H100 idle:

 

[Megazero]

Up to 1500? where did this come from? i was not aware of the raised budget.

 

Anyway no, the DCUII is in fact not better, it is actually worse at cooling, it however is not a reference PCB

 

 

The chart is the 290 PCS+ not CPU cooler.

 

This is my Noctua vs the H100..

 

http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/Noctua-NH-U12P-SE2-CPU-Cooler-Review/1570/6

 

 

And you do not want to go there with the problems that Corsair's AIO coolers have, some folk may never get this but..

 

My H100 idle:

 

The CPU Cooler in this one is H100i isnt it, not the old H100~

 

What I mean is whenever I make a build for any budget from the range of 1000 to 1500$, I still put a 120GB SSD in no matter what, and it's by no mean small for what you can do with it.

[Recon-UK]

The CPU Cooler in this one is H100i isnt it, not the old H100~

 

What I mean is whenever I make a build for any budget from the range of 1000 to 1500$, I still put a 120GB SSD in no matter what, and it's by no mean small for what you can do with it.

We shall move along i think as i do not want a full blown out war with anyone, i simply cannot recommend any AIO cooler no longer, my H100 was a terrible performer (yes it worked fine) and it also had a rattling pump.

 

An SSD can add responsiveness outside of games, but just doing general every day things.

 

The OP has great builds here in this thread, don't let us deter you from making a choice.

 

and my apology if i offended or pissed folk off, i am quite enthusiastic sometimes

[Prolite]

Thanks guys for the builds, i have finally decided on my build 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($239.99 @ Amazon) 

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($89.99 @ Best Buy) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($98.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 12GB (3 x 4GB) DDR3-2000 Memory  ($154.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($59.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Western Digital AV-GP 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($90.00 @ Newegg) 

Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 290 4GB DirectCU II Video Card  ($404.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.99 @ NCIX US) 

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

Total: $1263.92

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-13 14:37 EDT-0400

 

 

Are there any other suggestions on what to do!? is the case big enough??

 

i went with 12gb of ram because i want to and don't mind spending over a little bit.

[Recon-UK]

 

Thanks guys for the builds, i have finally decided on my build 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($239.99 @ Amazon) 

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($89.99 @ Best Buy) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($98.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 12GB (3 x 4GB) DDR3-2000 Memory  ($154.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($59.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Western Digital AV-GP 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($90.00 @ Newegg) 

Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 290 4GB DirectCU II Video Card  ($404.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.99 @ NCIX US) 

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

Total: $1263.92

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-13 14:37 EDT-0400

 

 

Are there any other suggestions on what to do!? is the case big enough??

 

i went with 12gb of ram because i want to and don't mind spending over a little bit.

 

Great build, but your ram choice is not compatible, that set of ram is for the 1366 platform (Bloomfield)

 

You need a set of dual channel ram, but overall the build is just dandy