First build, opinions?

[rhysman2000]

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Bq9vmG

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Bq9vmG/by_merchant/

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (Purchased For $209.00) 

 

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U9B SE2 37.9 CFM CPU Cooler  ($46.99 @ Mwave) 

 

Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($99.95 @ Amazon) 

 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($80.97 @ OutletPC) 

 

Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP600 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($79.99 @ Amazon) 

 

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($249.99 @ Newegg) 

 

Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 

 

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($24.98 @ NCIX US) 

 

Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer  ($17.88 @ OutletPC) 

 

Other: Windows 8.1 ($84.00 @ Frys)

 

Total: $933.74

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-03 20:34 EST-0500

[teddyteddyteddy]

for $20 more than a 280x, you can get a 290

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125505&cm_re=r9_290-_-14-125-505-_-Product

 

if you wait a week or two, you can probably find a sale on a good 290 under $250

[Epic_Nex]

i would get a hyper 212 evo for the cpu cooler

 

there is not much a performance difference in higher speed ram, so if you can get ddr3-1600 ram for cheaper i would do that

 

i would bump up the psu to 600w to be safe, your cutting it close

[failblox]

I'd throw in a power supply with a little more power, just in case in the future you want to upgrade. Also, I'd remove the optical drive from your build, cause honestly nobody really uses optical drives anymore. But if you're 100% sure you need it for whatever reason, then definitely keep it.

[Inb4uall]

Why did you go with Z97 over Z87?

[rhysman2000]

Why did you go with Z97 over Z87?

Overclocking

[teddyteddyteddy]

Why did you go with Z97 over Z87?

why wouldn't you? z87 isn't really any less expensive and z97 is a little newer and will supposedly support future intel cpus

[Inb4uall]

why wouldn't you? z87 isn't really any less expensive and z97 is a little newer and will supposedly support future intel cpus

Didn't think there were any noticeable performance gains with Z97 over Z87

[teddyteddyteddy]

Didn't think there were any noticeable performance gains with Z97 over Z87

There aren't any. But there also isn't any reason to get z87 over z97

[Inb4uall]

There aren't any. But there also isn't any reason to get z87 over z97

You are of course free to form your own opinion but I disagree that z87 boards aren't cheaper.