Possible New Build

[davidbuss]

With black Friday tomorrow, it is extremely possible that I will be getting a new computer as a birthday/Christmas. Below is what I've figured is the best bang for the buck. I do some occasional gaming, and used to do a lot more, but my girlfriend has really made me want to get back into it again (shes awesome, I know ). Quite honestly the only reason I haven't is because the system I have now can't really handle it; I actually have about five games in my steam library that I bought during sales so that I could play them once I got a better computer. The biggest decision I have to make is the video card. I am mainly just trying to decide whether or not I want to spring for dual 970s or just go with one card. I've been saving up for a 3D printer for a while (the $350 Printrbot simple if anyone was wondering) as a hobby I wanted to get into and am well past what I need to buy it, but I will be contributing towards this build so I would have to give up a lot of that saving. I want this build to last because I definitely won't be getting anything new for the next 3+ years so I'm pretty torn over whether or not to do one card and a 3D printer, or dual cards for something that will last. I know, I know, odd decision to make, and I'm pretty good with all of the intricacies of PC building so I already know the performance differences, but I am mostly just looking for some advice here: hobby vs. performance/longevity.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($204.29 @ Amazon) 

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: Asus GRYPHON Z97 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($137.69 @ Amazon) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (Purchased For $0.00) 

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($109.00 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.99 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($354.98 @ NCIX US) 

Case: Corsair 350D Window MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.99 @ NCIX US) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($99.99 @ NCIX US) 

Other: NZXT Grid+ ($29.99)

Other: Thermal Armor ($24.65)

Total: $1230.55

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-27 20:42 EST-0500

 

I'm pulling the ram out of my old system, so thats why it's marked as already purchased. Thanks for any advice!

[thekeemo]

get rid of the SSD and use the windows 10 tech preview and you can get a 980

[Rodneyg87]

If your looking at possibly cutting your SSD try changing your HDD to a SSHD which is a hybrid drive basically its a standard mechanical hard drive with a small SSD inside it for caching which in turn will make your boot speeds just barely slower than an SSD as a boot drive. Here is a link to a hybrid drive its only $69.99 even though its $20 more than your current HDD it will eliminate the "NEED" for a SSD for a boot drive which will save you around $90 overall.

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st1000dx001

[davidbuss]

get rid of the SSD and use the windows 10 tech preview and you can get a 980

 

If your looking at possibly cutting your SSD try changing your HDD to a SSHD which is a hybrid drive basically its a standard mechanical hard drive with a small SSD inside it for caching which in turn will make your boot speeds just barely slower than an SSD as a boot drive. Here is a link to a hybrid drive its only $69.99 even though its $20 more than your current HDD it will eliminate the "NEED" for a SSD for a boot drive which will save you around $90 overall.

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st1000dx001

Not looking to cut the SSD; I need the combo for various reasons but its not really relevant. The main question is the graphics card.

[thekeemo]

Not looking to cut the SSD; I need the combo for various reasons but its not really relevant. The main question is the graphics card.

go with one 980 now and maybe sli it later

[davidbuss]

go with one 980 now and maybe sli it later

I don't know if you read it, but please go by what I asked in the paragraph at the top. If you don't want to read the wall of text, start on line 3, end on 5. Thank you!

[thekeemo]

I don't know if you read it, but please go by what I asked in the paragraph at the top. If you don't want to read the wall of text, start on line 3, end on 5. Thank you!

I did but im saying dont go 970 in the first place just go for a 980 if you can spring for dual 970's anyway