What do you think about my build?

[King Oriax]

First off im sorry im not sure where i should post something like this but this sub forum seems like it has the most traffic.

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2ftJBm

So this is my build that i'm planning on doing and was wondering if theres anything i should change or if theres something better that's either cheaper or around the same price points, this is my first build and if theres any other parts that i might need or things ill need for water cooling that'd be greatly appreciated. AlSO i know theres 2 sets of different ram i'm going to try to decide which one i want when i purchase them, mostly just going to look at price when it comes time to purchase.

 

 

 

My friend asked me about his build, which im not sure about the graphics card, so could anybody help me adjust his without changing the price to much? 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/TX2vD3

 

 

Thanks

[AlwaysFSX]

The build is really outdated. Lemme go spruce it up for you.

[Clyne]

The h100i has some mounting issues, the build is outdated, let me change it for you.

I guess your budget is around 1200 because of your pcpartpicker link so i had a 1200 build

and not sure if you needed peripherals or not, and also read this too http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/3061-build-plan-thread-recommendations-please-read-before-posting/

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($219.99 @ NCIX US) 

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($128.99 @ Amazon) 

Memory: Kingston Blu Red Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($93.00 @ Amazon) 

Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP900 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($53.98 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($379.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: NZXT H440 (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.99 @ NCIX US) 

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($95.98 @ Newegg) 

Total: $1211.90

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-06 02:40 EDT-0400

[VG Docs]

My friend asked me about his build, which im not sure about the graphics card, so could anybody help me adjust his without changing the price to much? 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/TX2vD3

Thanks

Here's a build a made, if you wanna check it out.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($219.99 @ NCIX US) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($31.87 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($99.98 @ OutletPC) 

Memory: Patriot Viper 3 Low Profile Blue 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($72.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Intel 520 Series Cherryville 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($109.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($50.00 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: VisionTek Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card  ($249.99 @ TigerDirect) 

Case: Enermax ECA3253-BW ATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ Amazon) 

Power Supply: XFX XTR 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($84.99 @ Newegg) 

Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($15.00 @ Newegg) 

Monitor: Acer H236HLbid 60Hz 23.0" Monitor  ($139.99 @ Best Buy) 

Total: $1109.78

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-06 02:38 EDT-0400

[King Oriax]

The build is really outdated. Lemme go spruce it up for you.

Thanks

[ZacDaMan72]

This should be in the New Builds and Planning sub-forum, and you need to read this before you post.

 

Don't build a PC on an old platform, Ivy Bridge (Intel 3xxx series) is old and you should build on Haswell (Intel 4xxx series).

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($219.99 @ NCIX US) 

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

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($113.99 @ Amazon) 

Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($74.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Sandisk Ultra Plus 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($60.98 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($53.98 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Tri-X Video Card  ($269.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: Corsair 450D ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($66.50 @ Newegg) 

Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($15.00 @ Newegg) 

Total: $995.39

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-06 02:43 EDT-0400

[King Oriax]

 

Here's a build a made, if you wanna check it out.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($219.99 @ NCIX US) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($31.87 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($99.98 @ OutletPC) 

Memory: Patriot Viper 3 Low Profile Blue 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($72.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Intel 520 Series Cherryville 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($109.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($50.00 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: VisionTek Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card  ($249.99 @ TigerDirect) 

Case: Enermax ECA3253-BW ATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ Amazon) 

Power Supply: XFX XTR 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($84.99 @ Newegg) 

Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($15.00 @ Newegg) 

Monitor: Acer H236HLbid 60Hz 23.0" Monitor  ($139.99 @ Best Buy) 

Total: $1109.78

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-06 02:38 EDT-0400

 

So is the other build okay? I knew my friends would be weird  he doesn't know much about computers 

[AlwaysFSX]

Thanks this is a build i started working on 2 years ago, was to young to work n'stuff but now i can afford it so yay i can finally use a pc that runs games on higher than medium graphics

Ohohoh. Funny. Try Ultra.

Three dollars more and it smokes the original build. :lol:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($219.99 @ NCIX US)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Seidon 240M 86.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($89.98 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: Asus Z97-AR ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($149.99 @ TigerDirect)

Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($144.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP600 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($59.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($53.99 @ Amazon)

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Tri-X Video Card  ($414.98 @ SuperBiiz)

Case: Cooler Master Storm Scout 2 Advanced ATX Mid Tower Case  ($94.99 @ NCIX US)

Power Supply: Corsair CSM 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($93.95 @ B&H)

Case Fan: Corsair Air Series SP120 Quiet Edition 37.9 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($14.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $1337.84

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-06 02:44 EDT-0400

 

For your friend I would go with something like this:

 

[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/x8vVf7) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/x8vVf7/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price

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

**CPU** | [intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54690k) | $219.99 @ NCIX US

**CPU Cooler** | [Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rr212e20pkr2) | $34.99 @ Newegg

**Motherboard** | [MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-z97gaming5) | $139.99 @ NCIX US

**Memory** | [G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f312800cl9d8gbrl) | $79.99 @ Newegg

**Storage** | [seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st1000dm003) | $53.99 @ Amazon

**Video Card** | [XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-video-card-r9280xtdfd) | $289.99 @ SuperBiiz

**Case** | [Thermaltake Commander MS-I Epic Edition (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/thermaltake-case-vn400a1w2nb) | $54.99 @ Amazon

**Power Supply** | [EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-100b10600kr) | $54.99 @ Micro Center

**Optical Drive** | [Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-optical-drive-drw24b1stblkbas) | $15.00 @ Newegg

**Monitor** | [Acer H236HLbid 60Hz 23.0" Monitor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/acer-monitor-umvh6aa003) | $139.99 @ Best Buy

**Keyboard** | [Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-keyboard-sgb3010kkmf1us) | $28.91 @ NCIX US

| | **Total**

| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $1103.82

| Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-06 02:50 EDT-0400 |

[King Oriax]

Ohohoh. Funny. Try Ultra.

Three dollars more and it smokes the original build. :lol:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($219.99 @ NCIX US)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Seidon 240M 86.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($89.98 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: Asus Z97-AR ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($149.99 @ TigerDirect)

Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($144.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP600 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($59.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($53.99 @ Amazon)

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Tri-X Video Card  ($414.98 @ SuperBiiz)

Case: Cooler Master Storm Scout 2 Advanced ATX Mid Tower Case  ($94.99 @ NCIX US)

Power Supply: Corsair CSM 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($93.95 @ B&H)

Case Fan: Corsair Air Series SP120 Quiet Edition 37.9 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($14.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $1337.84

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-06 02:44 EDT-0400

 

For your friend I would go with something like this:

 

[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/x8vVf7) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/x8vVf7/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price

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

**CPU** | [intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54690k) | $219.99 @ NCIX US

**CPU Cooler** | [Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rr212e20pkr2) | $34.99 @ Newegg

**Motherboard** | [MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-z97gaming5) | $139.99 @ NCIX US

**Memory** | [G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f312800cl9d8gbrl) | $79.99 @ Newegg

**Storage** | [seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st1000dm003) | $53.99 @ Amazon

**Video Card** | [XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-video-card-r9280xtdfd) | $289.99 @ SuperBiiz

**Case** | [Thermaltake Commander MS-I Epic Edition (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/thermaltake-case-vn400a1w2nb) | $54.99 @ Amazon

**Power Supply** | [EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-100b10600kr) | $54.99 @ Micro Center

**Optical Drive** | [Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-optical-drive-drw24b1stblkbas) | $15.00 @ Newegg

**Monitor** | [Acer H236HLbid 60Hz 23.0" Monitor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/acer-monitor-umvh6aa003) | $139.99 @ Best Buy

**Keyboard** | [Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-keyboard-sgb3010kkmf1us) | $28.91 @ NCIX US

| | **Total**

| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $1103.82

| Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-06 02:50 EDT-0400 |

This looks alot better than what i did lol, im not a fan of kingston ram (ive had it fail on me twice in the past 3 years) so ill probably change that to somethign else, so thank you

 

 

My friend also loves your recommendation for him he really likes how the parts kept the red look, its his favorite color.

 

Thanks to everybody else for helping me with this!

[AlwaysFSX]

This looks alot better than what i did lol, im not a fan of kingston ram (ive had it fail on me twice in the past 3 years) so ill probably change that to somethign else, so thank you

 

 

My friend also loves your recommendation for him he really likes how the parts kept the red look, its his favorite color.

 

Thanks to everybody else for helping me with this!

Awesome. Whenever you get the parts for your computer would you mind making a build log here? It's always nice to see people putting their awesome system together. :lol:

[King Oriax]

Awesome. Whenever you get the parts for your computer would you mind making a build log here? It's always nice to see people putting their awesome system together. :lol:

Sure, im not sure when i'll start it as its mostly just up to when i know i'll have a lot of free time since school just started. Also one last question, will i need anything special to set up water cooling like the coolant? Or does it come with everything id need to put it all together?

[AlwaysFSX]

Sure, im not sure when i'll start it as its mostly just up to when i know i'll have a lot of free time since school just started. Also one last question, will i need anything special to set up water cooling like the coolant? Or does it come with everything id need to put it all together?

If you're going to water cool you have to order each any every specific aspect of it (it does add up quick too. You can spend $70 just on fittings) but for coolant you can just use plain distilled water from like walmart.

[King Oriax]

If you're going to water cool you have to order each any every specific aspect of it (it does add up quick too. You can spend $70 just on fittings) but for coolant you can just use plain distilled water from like walmart.

is there a tutorial thread somewhere on the sight?

[AlwaysFSX]

is there a tutorial thread somewhere on the sight?

Yup.

 

There's the FAQ thread.

 

And the Water Cooling 101 thread.

 

And if you ever have questions to ask there's there Water Cooling subforum with a ton of knowledgeable people there to help.

[King Oriax]

Yup.

 

There's the FAQ thread.

 

And the Water Cooling 101 thread.

 

And if you ever have questions to ask there's there Water Cooling subforum with a ton of knowledgeable people there to help.

thanks for all the help

[AlwaysFSX]

thanks for all the help

No problem.