Advice on First PC?

[flamehfur]

Hey guys! So I've made alot of adjustments on my first build, and this is what I've settled upon for the time being. I'm posting here to make sure my build is fully compatible, and if any better alternatives exist at this price point.

 

Budget: No more than $2000 (USD) , but I would like to keep it in the $1600 range

 

Use: Focus on medium-heavy adobe after effects/premiere pro usage, and medium-heavy unity usage, with some medium intensity gaming.

So, both editing and gaming, with a slight focus on editing (Hence the i7).

 

Other: The budget includes a monitor, OS, webcam, and mic. I also prefer wifi, as ethernet ports are hard to access in the location I plan to put the PC.

So advice? Alternative Parts, etc?

 

Thanks!

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($299.98 @ NCIX US) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($28.99 @ Micro Center) 

Motherboard: Asus Z97-PRO(Wi-Fi ac) ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($199.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($140.99 @ NCIX US) 

Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($91.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.98 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($344.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case: NZXT H440 Designed by Razer™ ATX Mid Tower Case  ($149.99 @ NCIX US) 

Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($34.99 @ Newegg) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($86.42 @ OutletPC) 

Monitor: Acer H236HLbid 60Hz 23.0" Monitor  ($166.98 @ Directron) 

Other: Blue Snowball Mic ($44.99)

Other: Logitech Webcam ($67.99)

Total: $1708.26

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-01 21:52 EST-0500

[jnmbhj]

It seems like a good build but if you want to do more overclocking then you will need a better cpu cooler like the noctua nh d15 

[OhhTee]

Looks pretty solid if you do mild over clocking.

[AlwaysFSX]

I would get a Gigabyte Sniper 5 board instead and an Intel Wi-Fi card so it matches the case.

[Arphenyte]

You could change the OS to a cheaper 8.1, and stay below the budget.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($299.98 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($28.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($194.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($98.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($334.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($334.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT H440 Designed by Razer™ ATX Mid Tower Case  ($149.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 660W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit)  ($129.94 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus VX228H 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Other: Blue Snowball Mic ($44.99)
Other: Logitech Webcam ($67.99)
Total: $2055.78
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-01 22:15 EST-0500

[flamehfur]

It seems like a good build but if you want to do more overclocking then you will need a better cpu cooler like the noctua nh d15 

Any other coolers you recommend? I'm not a big fan of the color scheme, and the size is quite large.

[mlbguy4life]

look at my sig.....something comparable will run you about $1600

[jnmbhj]

Any other coolers you recommend? I'm not a big fan of the color scheme, and the size is quite large.

H100i h80i, cooler master v8.