Upgradeable Build Planning

[Shadow Storm]

Hello all and welcome to my thread! (Or whatever this is, I never use forums :l)

 

Anyways.. I'm in the planning process of my build, while I do realise I could get the same performance for almost $300 less, on $25 a week (I'm 15) I don't want to be replacing parts such as a PSU when I want to upgrade. I would've wasted time and money, hence the more expensive parts.

 

I would also like to clear up the fact that I live in Australia and I only want to order from PCCaseGear. Without further adu, let us continue to the build!

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/J6DGdC

Price breakdown by merchant: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/J6DGdC/by_merchant/

 

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($79.00 @ PCCaseGear) 

Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($189.00 @ PCCaseGear) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($109.00 @ PCCaseGear) 

Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($89.00 @ PCCaseGear) 

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  ($179.00 @ PCCaseGear) 

Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.00 @ PCCaseGear) 

Power Supply: Corsair RM 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($159.00 @ PCCaseGear) 

Total: $893.00

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-02 16:49 EST+1100

 

I will be gaming, streaming and video editing (The Pentium is going to kill me slowly, also hence the 1x8 opposed to 2x4. I might need the 32GB in future and it would be money wasted on getting a dual-channel kit), recording, making digital art, coding, hell even animating, I do the lot. 

 

I'll be running Linux until I can get a proper copy of Windows 8 (Not 8.1) And then depending on how my Pentium OC's on the stock cooler, I'll either be getting a 212 Evo or a 4690k. 

 

After w8 and an i5, I'll be getting a 1TB Drive and then hopefully a GTX 970.

 

 

I have $550 of $950 saved up ($51 Shipping ) My birthday is coming up as well as Christmas, so relatives will be giving me money. I hope to order the parts some time in the xmas, boxing day or New Years sales.

 

Again, I know I can get the same performance for $600 ($640 to be exact), but if I have to change out the Mobo for when I upgrade to a Broadwell i7 and PSU and bla bla bla, you get it. There's just no point. It would be a lot of time and money wasted

 

Anyways, Thank you all for reading and listening to me babble on  Leave your thoughts below! 

[PokémonTrainerFour]

Get an MSI mobo, like the PC Mate. It should be cheaper and it's still reliable.

 

Nothing really else to comment on.

[Deletive]

Unless you need an IGPU you won't need to wait for broadwell at all. a 1230v3 would probably be a good option over a 4690k and broadwell i7. This could also save you money by you only needing to go h97 (asus) and you'll still be able to overclock.
 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($79.00 @ PCCaseGear) 

Motherboard: Asus H97-PRO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($139.00 @ PCCaseGear) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($109.00 @ PCCaseGear) 

Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($89.00 @ PCCaseGear) 

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  ($179.00 @ PCCaseGear) 

Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.00 @ PCCaseGear) 

Power Supply: Corsair RM 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($159.00 @ PCCaseGear) 

Total: $843.00

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-02 17:29 EST+1100

[Brandogg255]

If your not planning to SLI i would just get a cheaper ASUS board like the -C or the -K

[dizmo]

I'd look into a cheaper power supply. Do you have the EVGA units down there?

How much more is the 256gb SSD? Usually the price increase on MX100 drives is minimal.

As @Deletive said, a Xeon is definitely a very good alternative. It also can be paired with a much cheaper motherboard since you wouldn't be overclocking.

That's what I'd do, and then when SkyLake/Pascal are out you should be able to get a job and buy that, which will be a massive increase in performance (3x, it's likely not compatible with current boards).

 

I'd also look into getting someone to send you an R9 290 from the US or something. It'd be just a little more and well worth it.

[Shadow Storm]

I am actually very interested in overclocking, and the C variant of the Asus motherboard is currently on sale. However it doesn't support SLI - something I could also invest in later. I'm not sure whether to jump on it or not. I know about the Xeon's and they're actually $40 more than an i5 and I am considering it, it all depends on how much cash I get and how badly I want to try OC'ing. and as for the bigger SSD I definitely CANNOT add anything more to my budget.. It actually started out at $750 and here I am an extra $200 later, lol.  EVGA units are the same price as Corsair units and I'm a bit of a Corsair fanboy so I stuck with them.

[Shadow Storm]

Thank you for all your responses btw

[Shadow Storm]

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I'd look into a cheaper power supply. Do you have the EVGA units down there?

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I'd also look into getting someone to send you an R9 290 from the US or something. It'd be just a little more and well worth it.

I have one friend who could get me a 780Ti from the US for $300, but I would be taxed so much that it ended up coming back up to $800 so importing things isn't really an option (Plus I doubt my parents would approve of it). And the only EVGA PSU's down here are sold out or more expensive

[Shadow Storm]

Ok. So. Asus Z97-C on sale for $149, It doesn't support SLI. By the time I have enough $$$ to SLI I would've built a new system in a new case and probably throw a custom loop on it. Should I jump on it? There also seems to be less cooling on the VRM's around the CPU socket compared to the A model which is the only thing holding me back. Will it still hold up to 4.6GHz on lets say an i7? (I wouldn't go above that even if I had a golden sample) Quick answers appreciated.. 

 

Link: http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=67&products_id=28322

 

This also means I can spend less on a PSU, 550W will be plenty for a 980 or 970.