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Hello!

 

I am Lukas, a new member here and this is my first post :)

I am building a new computer and would be very thankful, if there would appear some nice people to critisize my build/recommend improvements.

 

>Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor
>Asus Z97M-PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
>Kingston 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
>Corsair Force LS 60GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
>Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB 3.5" 5900RPM Internal Hard Drive
>Corsair Computer Case Carbide Series SPEC-01 Mid Tower Gaming Case
>Gigabyte GreenMax Plus 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply
>SOUND CARD CREATIVE SB Z PCIe RTL (70SB150000001)
>(I will use my old one here) Gigabyte GTS 450 
 
I mainly will use my computer for music production (only programs, no external instruments) and play some games every once in a while.
I am looking forward for responses! :)
 
Lukas
 
P.S. Not to advertise, but if someone here would like to listen to my music, here is my soundcloud link: www.soundcloud.com/feaverofficial
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Hello!

 

I am Lukas, a new member here and this is my first post :)

I am building a new computer and would be very thankful, if there would appear some nice people to critisize my build/recommend improvements.

 

>Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor
>Asus Z97M-PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
>Kingston 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
>Corsair Force LS 60GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
>Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB 3.5" 5900RPM Internal Hard Drive
>Corsair Computer Case Carbide Series SPEC-01 Mid Tower Gaming Case
>Gigabyte GreenMax Plus 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply

>SOUND CARD CREATIVE SB Z PCIe RTL (70SB150000001)

>(I will use my old one here) Gigabyte GTS 450 
 
I mainly will use my computer for music production (only programs, no external instruments) and play some games every once in a while.
I am looking forward for responses! :)
 
Lukas
 
P.S. Not to advertise, but if someone here would like to listen to my music, here is my soundcloud link: www.soundcloud.com/feaverofficial

 

Welcome @Feaver

 

That system looks good but I would get a bigger SSD since 60GB is rather small. Also what do you use the sound card for?

 

Presuming that since you make music the sound card might be linked but also modern motherboards have great onboard audio.

 

Also I like the music so far :)

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Please put this in the "New Builds & Planning" section.

For a start, I'd get a 120GB SSD instead of a 60GB. Why? Some program's HAVE to be on the C drive, so you'll end up with no room. :P

I wouldn't personally go with WD Greens, but if you want to, hey! If I was you I'd get a 2TB Seagate Barracuda or Caviar Blue.

I'm not sure on the PSU. It may be great but I'd recommend a Corsair CS650M or similar for it. I'm not a PSU expert however.

I'm not sure on the GPU, but if you've used it before (and it looks like you have) then hey! Who are we to judge?

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Honestly, this system looks extremely unbalanced.

I'd consider a Barracuda 2tb as others have said, or perhaps a WD Red depending on what it's used for.

Don't spend money on a 60gb SSD. They're slower, not that much cheaper, and will fill up quickly. Aim for 250gb for the best price to performance, and 128gb should be as low as you'll go.

I'd drop the CPU to an i5 and invest in a video card. I don't imagine that one can play many games at all. If you don't play many games, then it's fine. Though the integrated graphics might prove to be better.

If you need the hyperthreading for production consider a Xeon processor if you don't overclock.

 

 

 

Please put this in the "New Builds & Planning" section.

For a start, I'd get a 120GB SSD instead of a 60GB. Why? Some program's HAVE to be on the C drive, so you'll end up with no room. :P
I wouldn't personally go with WD Greens, but if you want to, hey! If I was you I'd get a 2TB Seagate Barracuda or Caviar Blue.
I'm not sure on the PSU. It may be great but I'd recommend a Corsair CS650M or similar for it. I'm not a PSU expert however.
I'm not sure on the GPU, but if you've used it before (and it looks like you have) then hey! Who are we to judge?

There's no Caviar Blue 2tb drive ;)

CPU: Ryzen 9 5900 Cooler: EVGA CLC280 Motherboard: Gigabyte B550i Pro AX RAM: Kingston Hyper X 32GB 3200mhz

Storage: WD 750 SE 500GB, WD 730 SE 1TB GPU: Gigabyte GTX 1050 PSU: Corsair SF750 Case: Streacom DA2

Monitor: LG 27GL83B Mouse: Razer Basilisk V2 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red Speakers: Mackie CR5BT

 

MiniPC - Sold for $100 Profit

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RAM: G.Skill RipJaws 16GB DDR3 Storage: Transcend MSA370 128GB GPU: Intel 4400 Graphics

PSU: Integrated Case: Shuttle XPC Slim

Monitor: LG 29WK500 Mouse: G.Skill MX780 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red

 

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PSU: Corsair CX650M Case: EVGA DG73

Monitor: LG 29WK500 Mouse: G.Skill MX780 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red

 

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CPU: Intel i5 4690k Cooler: Corsair H100i V2 Motherboard: MSI Z97i AC ITX

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PSU: Thermaltake TR2 Case: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ITX

Monitor: Dell P2214H x2 Mouse: Logitech MX Master Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red

 

 

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Okay, thanks. I will change my hdd, but keep my gpu, since I don't want to pay extra since I already have a gpu that suits me. The main question I have - will this PC actually work? haha it sounds stupid, but I never built a PC before so I'm very afraid it might fail.

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Okay, thanks. I will change my hdd, but keep my gpu, since I don't want to pay extra since I already have a gpu that suits me. The main question I have - will this PC actually work? haha it sounds stupid, but I never built a PC before so I'm very afraid it might fail.

Yes it will. But take it from someone who cheap out of a ssd get a large one. I got a 120GB and it was full in 1 min, i got 3 games on it windows and some other programs 

"Project" Delta: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/308088-project-delta-finished-updated-021715-a-big-update/#entry4186935

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