1st Build Help/Advice

GeekJump · September 27, 2014

Hello.

I'm planning my first real build and need some help. I'm basically looking for

a decent gaming pc (maybe streaming to but not sure yet)
capable of light video editing.

The budget I'm aiming for is $1000US. I already have the keyboard, mouse, a copy of windows 8, and 1 monitor (planning on getting a second later on).

The parts I picked: http://pcpartpicker.com/user/GeekJump/saved/939wrH

Again, completely new so go easy on me .

Thanks for any help or advice you have

Side question: would black friday/cyber monday make a big difference to warrant waiting until then?

failblox · September 27, 2014

For your CPU cooler I'd recommend getting a Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo. It's cheaper and performs great.

You won't be able to change the multiplier with the motherboard that you're planning to get. If you plan to overclock (which I assume you are because you're getting a k-series CPU) then you need to get a motherboard that is based on the Z87 platform, not B85 or anything else.

Other than that things look pretty good to me.

niofalpha · September 27, 2014

Go for a 4690K. Better TIM - Better temps/ OC.

A 4790K will be lots better for video editing for ~100$ more.

brob · September 27, 2014

From the OP it appears that overclocking is not wanted. So consider going with a Haswell Refresh cpu and H97 motherboard. I would suggest a few other changes that do not materially affect performance but do bring the build under budget.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($224.98 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($88.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Sandisk Ultra Plus 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.99 @ Micro Center)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card ($348.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Cooler Master N600 Windowed ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $996.90
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-27 02:47 EDT-0400

natelliot123 · September 27, 2014

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($338.95 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.49 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($79.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card ($348.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1005.38
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-27 03:55 EDT-0400

i7 is good for video editing and after few months u will want to overclock

GeekJump · September 27, 2014

From the OP it appears that overclocking is not wanted. So consider going with a Haswell Refresh cpu and H97 motherboard. I would suggest a few other changes that do not materially affect performance but do bring the build under budget.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($224.98 @ NCIX US)

Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($88.98 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.00 @ Newegg)

Storage: Sandisk Ultra Plus 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.99 @ Micro Center)

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card ($348.99 @ NCIX US)

Case: Cooler Master N600 Windowed ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Mwave)

Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $996.90

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-27 02:47 EDT-0400

I am planning on overclocking. Sorry, should have put that in my post.

Noisy Boy · September 27, 2014

Hi,I think I can help you out here sir.

I think an AMD Build for your Budget would be the best.As you say,You plan on OC'ing.

CPU- AMD 3.5 AM3+ FX 6-Core Edition FX-6300 (FD6300WMHKBOX) Processor
Motherboard - ASUS M5A99FX PRO R2.0 AM3+ AMD 990FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS. (Overclocking Motherboard)

RAM - Kingston HyperX DDR3 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) PC RAM (KHX1600C10D3B1/8G)
GPU - Sapphire AMD/ATI Radeon R7 260X 2 GB DDR5 Graphics Card
SSD (Primary boot Drive) - Samsung SSD 840 EVO 240 GB SSD and HDD (Games,Softwares,Movies,,Stuff.etc,Secondary Drive) - WD Cavair Blue 500 GB Desktop Internal Harddrive (WD5000AAKX)

PSU - Corsair SMPS CX600 500 Watts PSU
Case - Cooler Master K380 Mid Tower Cabinet

CPU Cooler - Cooler Master Hyper 212X Air Cooling or the Corsair H60 Water Cooling System

Please make sure you Overclock your CPU upto 4.5 Ghz on the Hyper 212X/EVO.If you did,You are going to see a noticeable perfomance boost and also you are defenitly going to beat the Intel i5 4690 and The Intel i5 2500K.If you OC it near or even to 5 Ghz,Please do that on a Water-cooling System and Also you are going to be looking an i5 3570K biting your FX Dust !! Thank you