Can I have some opinions on my planned PC building purchase.

[Nick_]

Hello! I am planning on building a PC with a budget of $1100 or less. I spent a few hours doing research and asking friends opinions last night and made...

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Nick__/saved/9mbypg

So if you have any suggestions at all please leave them, it will help me out a bunch!

[Katsu-K1L]

it can be

much

much

much better

give me 5 minutes.

[C.G.F.Sabre]

I would recommend a SSD but otherwise it think that your build is pretty solid.

[Nick_]

I would recommend a SSD but otherwise it think that your build is pretty solid.

Could you recommend a budget SSD that has good amounts of storage? (I know they don't tend to come cheap)

 

Thanks for the recommendation as well

[C.G.F.Sabre]

Could you recommend a budget SSD that has good amounts of storage? (I know they don't tend to come cheap)

 

Thanks for the recommendation as well

https://pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz7te120bw

 

or

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/part/kingston-internal-hard-drive-sh103s3120g

[ilikemacandpc]

it can be

much

much

much better

give me 5 minutes.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($229.94 @ OutletPC) 

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

Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($109.99 @ Newegg) 

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

Storage: A-Data Premier SP610 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($59.99 @ NCIX US) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.99 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($254.99 @ NCIX US) 

Case: Cooler Master N600 Windowed ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: Rosewill Capstone 750W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 

Monitor: AOC i2267Fw 60Hz 22.0" Monitor  ($125.44 @ Amazon) 

Wireless Network Adapter: Linksys AE2500 802.11a/b/g/n USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($23.98 @ Amazon) 

Mouse: Cooler Master Recon Wired Optical Mouse  ($39.99 @ Amazon) 

Total: $1104.26

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-09 10:31 EST-0500

 

This is WAYYYYY better. It has an SSD, an overclockable i5, and an R9 290. 

[Katsu-K1L]

Here much better gaming performance.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($249.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($87.99 @ Mwave)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($69.14 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($82.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280 3GB Dual-X Video Card  ($164.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: BenQ GW2255 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($112.00 @ Amazon)
Sound Card: Creative Labs Audigy SE 24-bit 96 KHz Sound Card  ($25.49 @ Mwave)
Wireless Network Adapter: Linksys AE2500 802.11a/b/g/n USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($23.98 @ Amazon)
Mouse: Razer DeathAdder Chroma Wired Optical Mouse  ($68.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1035.53
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-09 10:25 EST-0500

[Nick_]

That looks great! Would that video card be up to par with the GTX 750ti I selected previously??