Gaming PC build, what do ya think?

[TERRA-NOVA]

Hey guys, I posted this build a little while ago but I updated it and I'd love some opinions. This is for gaming and possibly various other uses, and I know I can get an OS for free from family. Thanks!

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/9dVByc

 

[MegaDave91]

Hey guys, I posted this build a little while ago but I updated it and I'd love some opinions. This is for gaming and possibly various other uses, and I know I can get an OS for free from family. Thanks!

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/9dVByc

From your PB family?

 

Just kidding, looks like a nice rig. A 4690K is more than enough for gaming though.

[hammerslap1]

you dont need an I7 for gaming its overkill and over priced unless you are doing work station stuff like 3d rendering and such

[TERRA-NOVA]

Does this look better? I thought hyperthreading was important for cpu performance, am I wrong?

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/mjanusze0717/saved/zbJp99

[MegaDave91]

Does this look better? I thought hyperthreading was important for cpu performance, am I wrong?

It's important for certain applications, but gaming is not one of them.

[jezza39]

I didn't see an aftermarket cooler in there, if you're going to buy an over-clocking CPU and motherboard, I would HIGHLY recommend picking up some aftermarket cooling like a CM 212 Evo for about $30. 

 

Is the budget $1500?

[LemonSpice]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($235.99 @ Amazon) 

CPU Cooler: Corsair H110 94.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($144.99 @ Amazon) 

Memory: AMD Radeon R9 Gamer Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Sandisk Extreme II 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($129.99 @ Newegg) 

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

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card  ($349.99 @ Amazon) 

Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.98 @ Amazon) 

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 

Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($264.99 @ Amazon) 

Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($29.99 @ Amazon) 

Total: $1540.88

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-12 21:27 EDT-0400

[TERRA-NOVA]

I didn't see an aftermarket cooler in there, if you're going to buy an over-clocking CPU and motherboard, I would HIGHLY recommend picking up some aftermarket cooling like a CM 212 Evo for about $30. 

 

Is the budget $1500?

My plan was to use the stock cooler and get a water cooler later on. Would this be a bad idea? Yes, the budget is 1500$ max with everything but an OS.

[jezza39]

My plan was to use the stock cooler and get a water cooler later on. Would this be a bad idea? Yes, the budget is 1500$ max with everything but an OS.

 

No worries then, not a bad idea at all. That's pretty well balanced.

 

If you have a spare monitor maybe you can hold off for a little while, save up and grab a G-Sync monitor, even 80-90FPS on those look like absolute butter, meaning you can max out games and still have better than average frame rates on that 970.  But other than that, great build.

[TERRA-NOVA]

No worries then, not a bad idea at all. That's pretty well balanced.

 

If you have a spare monitor maybe you can hold off for a little while, save up and grab a G-Sync monitor, even 80-90FPS on those look like absolute butter, meaning you can max out games and still have better than average frame rates on that 970.  But other than that, great build.

I plan to get this around Christmas this year as my bday and Christmas are then (i'm 14). Do you think that a gsync monitor will be more affordable by then?

 

A HUGE reason I chose the monitor is because it is compatible with the gsync DIY kits, so I could mod it later

[Krytopsy]

Hyper 212 EVO

Samsung SSD

1866Mhz RAM

I prefer Corsair RM power supply


 

[jezza39]

I plan to get this around Christmas this year as my bday and Christmas are then (i'm 14). Do you think that a gsync monitor will be more affordable by then?

 

A HUGE reason I chose the monitor is because it is compatible with the gsync DIY kits, so I could mod it later

 

By christmas? Definitely not unless you get one in a huge sale, about this time next year? Probably, and whenever this freesync stuff from AMD is released I think another drop will occur. Monitor prices are fairly stagnant over the years tbh.

 

The cheapest one I know of is this AOC one http://us.aoc.com/monitor_displays/g2460pg

 

It is $449 from a place called Micro Centre, but I can't find it on their website so they musn't have released it there yet.

[vt3c]

Great build. But get an i5 4690k. That's all you really need. Hell I can play most games just fine on a 2.8ghz phenom ii x4 830, a 4690k would be badass. 4 cores is all you need.

[TERRA-NOVA]

Great build. But get an i5 4690k. That's all you really need. Hell I can play most games just fine on a 2.8ghz phenom ii x4 830, a 4690k would be badass. 4 cores is all you need.

I added the 4690k, thanks!

[vt3c]

I added the 4690k, thanks!

No problem. With that hella nice cooler added, you can overclock the balls off of that thing. I wish you luck in the silicon lottery known as Intel Overclocking!