PC Build

[HashtagMilk]

How is it? Is there anything I can get to improve without breaking my budget by more than ~50$?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($279.99 @ Micro Center)

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($99.99 @ Newegg)

Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($147.99 @ Newegg)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($149.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ Amazon)

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 770 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($259.99 @ NCIX US)

Case: NZXT Source 530 ATX Full Tower Case ($79.90 @ Amazon)

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($109.99 @ NCIX US)

Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($94.99 @ NCIX US)

Monitor: Asus VS248H-P 24.0" Monitor ($169.99 @ Amazon)

Total: $1449.80

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-28 14:13 EDT-0400

[Manny Calavera]

 get cheaper cpu cooler, also h100i isnt exactly silent...

you are editing videos yes?

otherwise good choice of components

[PassionFruit]

Cheap Windows: Microsoft Windows 8.1 Professional 32/64 Bit CD-KEY GLOBAL - Buy cheap - G2A.COM

 

Then get a 970.

[tengarp]

I would say get a cheaper psu and cooler then with that saved money get an ssd, you don't need 750w for this build. Also is this gonna be used only for gaming?

[Nico123473]

Get the cheap cooler and the cheap windows, so you can get a GTX 970

[HashtagMilk]

I plan on overclocking the CPU to ~4.5. I will use this mainly for gaming but not the most demanding games, mainly LoL, and destiny/GTA V when they come out but I also want to be future proof. I do plan on streaming and video editing. I don't have a CD with windows 8.1 on it do I can't get the cheaper version of windows.

[nj4ck]

There are definitely better GPU options out there, especially if you intend to game (in which case you should go with a 4690k and 8GB of RAM and instead get a better GPU), otherwise I would save money wherever possible and get a 970 instead of a 770.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($338.95 @ OutletPC) 

CPU Cooler: Corsair H105 73.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($88.00 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($146.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: GeIL EVO Veloce Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($144.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.99 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX Video Card  ($329.98 @ NCIX US) 

Case: NZXT Source 530 ATX Full Tower Case  ($79.90 @ Amazon) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($68.99 @ NCIX US) 

Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($16.99 @ Newegg) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($89.98 @ OutletPC) 

Monitor: Acer H236HLbid 60Hz 23.0" Monitor  ($149.00 @ B&H) 

Total: $1508.75

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-28 14:31 EDT-0400

 

 

 

I plan on overclocking the CPU to ~4.5. I will use this mainly for gaming but not the most demanding games, mainly LoL, and destiny/GTA V when they come out but I also want to be future proof. I do plan on streaming and video editing.

 

In that case a 4690k and 8GB of ram is certainly enough. I do video editing all day long on my 4670k w/ 8GB, its not like you NEED an i7 for it. 

[HashtagMilk]

There are definitely better GPU options out there, especially if you intend to game (in which case you should go with a 4690k and 8GB of RAM and instead get a better GPU), otherwise I would save money wherever possible and get a 970 instead of a 770.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($338.95 @ OutletPC)

CPU Cooler: Corsair H105 73.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($88.00 @ Amazon)

Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($146.98 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: GeIL EVO Veloce Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($144.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ Amazon)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX Video Card ($329.98 @ NCIX US)

Case: NZXT Source 530 ATX Full Tower Case ($79.90 @ Amazon)

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($68.99 @ NCIX US)

Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)

Monitor: Acer H236HLbid 60Hz 23.0" Monitor ($149.00 @ B&H)

Total: $1508.75

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-28 14:31 EDT-0400

In that case a 4690k and 8GB of ram is certainly enough. I do video editing all day long on my 4670k w/ 8GB, its not like you NEED an i7 for it.

I plan on possibly doing SLI in the future, so will that PSU be good enough, also the one I chose is jonnyguru approved, and comes with a 10 warranty. So which one is the better bang for my buck.

[Captain_WD]

Hey there HashtagMilk,

 

Good choice on the initial parts.

Since this is mainly a gaming PC and just occasional editing, I would back up @nj4ck and say downgrade your CPU a bit and go with 2x4GB  of RAM and invest the saved money on a better GPU (you can always OC the lower-end CPU in the future).

Also I would throw in a SSD for better load times. WD Blue is a great and reliable drive for everyday use and would even perform great during gaming. Games do rely on storage only for their load times (you would not see changes in FPS and graphics) and a SSD would give you a significant boost during load screens in LoL and Destiny.

 

Hope this helps,

 

Captain_WD.