Building a new PC

[edan18]

I'm bulding a new PC. These are the parts http://pcpartpicker.com/p/sFjfnQ. My budget is about $900 USD is there anything i can do to improve it? 

[TheSLSAMG]

What are you using it for?

[edan18]

I'll be using it for gaming

[Clyne]

You don't need a xeon. You can't overclock that much in a xeon, get i7 4770k.

[x7ASSASSIN7x]

I would say get a R9 270x or a 280 and your cost seems to be $857 while your budget is $900 so spend the rest on an ATX motherboard or an SSD. Btw why the Xeon CPU?

[Vacsol]

You don't need a xeon. You can't overclock that much in a xeon, get i7 4770k.

a 4670k would be more suited for gaming

[Clyne]

a 4670k would be more suited for gaming

or a fx 8350

[Shd0w2]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($238.99 @ Amazon) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.99 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard: ASRock Z97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($112.93 @ Amazon) 

Memory: Kingston XMP Blu Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($75.99 @ Amazon) 

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

Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 280 3GB DirectCU II Video Card  ($247.50 @ Amazon) 

Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($58.00 @ Amazon) 

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($48.91 @ Amazon) 

Total: $865.23

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-03 18:01 EDT-0400

[danejesse1]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($199.99 @ Micro Center) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: ASRock Z97M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($76.50 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($52.91 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 760 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($254.99 @ Amazon) 

Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ NCIX US) 

Power Supply: Rosewill Capstone 650W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $809.35

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-03 18:00 EDT-0400

 

 

8 threads in unnecessary and the 4690k can overclock.

[Krumm]

SSD is one of the most important parts in a new system.

try to save up for an SSD.

Also the xeon is not needed

[Guest]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($229.98 @ OutletPC) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97M-G43 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($108.99 @ Amazon) 

Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($84.99 @ NCIX US) 

Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($73.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($52.91 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 280 3GB DirectCU II Video Card  ($195.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ NCIX US) 

Power Supply: Rosewill Capstone 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $891.82

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-03 18:32 EDT-0400