Posted January 7, 2015 Hey i'm helping my friend with his new build and am wondering if everything here is best for the buck.Specs: CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor MOBO: MSI Z97-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory Storage: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive GPU: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card Case: Azza SIRIUS ATX Mid Tower Case (might change) Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply Already have Optical Drive and Windows 8.1(64-bit) PCPartPicker http://pcpartpicker.com/p/6ZkFpg Games mostly (60+ frames): Far cry 4, Battlefield 4, GTA V, Tomb raider, Minecraft, Skyrim...etc...etc Motherboard:: Asus Maxiumus ROG Crosshair VII AM4 Ram:: G.SKILL TridentZ RGB Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) SSD:: Intel 730 series 240Gb SSD GPU:: ASUS GTX 1080 8GB ROG Strix CPU:: AMD Ryzen 7 2700x @3.70GHz COOLING:: NZXT Kraken x72 AiO, 3x Thermaltake Riing Plus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 7, 2015 Purpose, location? That build is unbalanced in terms of everything but the CPU and GPU How about this? PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ SuperBiiz) CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.75 @ OutletPC) Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Plus ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($90.98 @ Newegg) Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Crucial M550 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($55.98 @ Newegg) Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.88 @ OutletPC) Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($269.99 @ Newegg) Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($54.99 @ Newegg) Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Newegg) Total: $895.54 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-06 20:32 EST-0500 Aesthetics of rigs matter 42 If you're interested, participate in LTT Build Offs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 7, 2015 Hey i'm helping my friend with his new build and am wondering if everything here is best for the buck. Specs: CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor MOBO: MSI Z97-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory Storage: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive GPU: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card Case: Azza SIRIUS ATX Mid Tower Case (might change) Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply Already have Optical Drive and Windows 8.1(64-bit) PCPartPicker http://pcpartpicker.com/p/6ZkFpg Yup, you did it right, just get a SSD and you should be good to go. Also try Dual Channel of RAM. It's better. Main Rig Case: NZXT H440 White | CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K @5.2GHz | CPU Cooler: Corsair H80i Hydro Series | Motherboard: MSI Z97S Krait Edition | RAM: HyperX Fury White & Black Series 16GB (4x4GB) OC to 2133MHz | Graphics Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 980 Ti ArcticStorm | SSD: Intel 730 Series 480GB & Samsung 840 256GB | HDD: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200rpm | PSU: EVGA 750W Supernova G2 80+ Gold | Display: BenQ XL2420G & Samsung S20D300 | Headset: Corsair 1500 | Mouse: Logitech G700S | Keyboard: Corsair Vengeance K70 Silver RED LED XENON Build: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V2 @3.3GHz | Intel DZ68BC | Corsair Dominator Platinum 2x4GB 1866MHz | Kingston HyperX 3k 240GB | MSI GeForce GTX 680 | Fractal Design Define R4 Titanium Grey | Seasonic 520W 80+ Platinum Fanless Office Build: Case: Fractal Focus G White | CPU: i5-8600K | CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo | Motherboard: MSI Z370-A PRO | RAM: Corsair LPX 16GB-2666 | GPU: MSI GTX 1060 6GB GAMING X | SSD: Kingston A400 240GB | HDD: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200rpm | PSU: EVGA BT 450W+ Bronze Phone iPhone XS Max 512GB Gold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 7, 2015 I'd spend less on the motherboard, get dual-channel memory, add an SSD, get a better case, and get a more powerful power supply. If you want to save some more money, you could possibly get a locked i5 and an H97 motherboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 7, 2015 HOLD UP RIGHT THERE! The power supply you chose only has one 8-Pin connector for the graphics card, and the graphics card needs one 6-Pin and one 8-Pin. I would advise choosing the 500 watt or 600 watt variant of the power supply. Intel Core i7-5820K (4.4 GHz) | Gigabyte GTX 970 G1 Gaming | Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB | 2x 360mm Custom Loop (Noctua iPPC) | ASRock X99 Extreme6 | Samsung 840 EVO 250GB | Fractal Design Define S | Corsair HX750 | Windows 10 | Corsair M65 RGB PRO | Corsair K70 RGB LUX (CherryMX Brown) | Beyerdynamic Custom One Pro & Creative Sound Blaster Z | Nexus 6P (32GB Aluminium) | Check out my setup: Project Kalte Here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 7, 2015 Author Purpose, location? That build is unbalanced in terms of everything but the CPU and GPU How about this? PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ SuperBiiz) CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.75 @ OutletPC) Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Plus ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($90.98 @ Newegg) Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Crucial M550 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($55.98 @ Newegg) Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.88 @ OutletPC) Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($269.99 @ Newegg) Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($54.99 @ Newegg) Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Newegg) Total: $895.54 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-06 20:32 EST-0500 I'd spend less on the motherboard, get dual-channel memory, add an SSD, get a better case, and get a more powerful power supply. If you want to save some more money, you could possibly get a locked i5 and an H97 motherboard. HOLD UP RIGHT THERE! The power supply you chose only has one 8-Pin connector for the graphics card, and the graphics card needs one 6-Pin and one 8-Pin. I would advise choosing the 500 watt or 600 watt variant of the power supply. Mostly for a gaming rig, and United states. Any ideas on a SSD and what do you mean by locked? Motherboard:: Asus Maxiumus ROG Crosshair VII AM4 Ram:: G.SKILL TridentZ RGB Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) SSD:: Intel 730 series 240Gb SSD GPU:: ASUS GTX 1080 8GB ROG Strix CPU:: AMD Ryzen 7 2700x @3.70GHz COOLING:: NZXT Kraken x72 AiO, 3x Thermaltake Riing Plus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 7, 2015 Mostly for a gaming rig, and United states. Any ideas on a SSD and what do you mean by locked? Locked means not overclockable. Some good budget SSDs include the Adata SP600 and Crucial M550. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 7, 2015 PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($111.99 @ SuperBiiz) Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z97X Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($129.98 @ Newegg) Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($62.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.85 @ OutletPC) Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card ($348.99 @ NCIX US) Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($64.99 @ Micro Center) Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($108.99 @ SuperBiiz) Total: $880.78 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-06 20:37 EST-0500 Upgrade to Broadwell i5 unlocked CPU later this year. This rig is also SLI ready. Get an SSD when income tax return comes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 7, 2015 Author PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($111.99 @ SuperBiiz) Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z97X Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($129.98 @ Newegg) Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($62.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.85 @ OutletPC) Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card ($348.99 @ NCIX US) Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($64.99 @ Micro Center) Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($108.99 @ SuperBiiz) Total: $880.78 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-06 20:37 EST-0500 Upgrade to Broadwell i5 unlocked CPU later this year. This rig is also SLI ready. Get an SSD when income tax return comes. Ok, thanks will look into, is that the best GPU i could get ? Motherboard:: Asus Maxiumus ROG Crosshair VII AM4 Ram:: G.SKILL TridentZ RGB Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) SSD:: Intel 730 series 240Gb SSD GPU:: ASUS GTX 1080 8GB ROG Strix CPU:: AMD Ryzen 7 2700x @3.70GHz COOLING:: NZXT Kraken x72 AiO, 3x Thermaltake Riing Plus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 7, 2015 PSU could use a bit of an upgrade, other than that the build seems pretty good! Spoiler i5 4670k, GTX 970, 12GB 1600, 120GB SSD, 240GB SDD, 1TB HDD, CM Storm Quickfire TK, G502, VG248QE, ATH M40x, Fractal R4 Spoiler i5 4278U, Intel Iris Graphics, 8GB 1600, 128GB SSD, 2560x1600 IPS display, Mid-2014 Model Spoiler All the parts are here, just need to get customized cords to connect the motherboard to the front panel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 7, 2015 PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/BwtjsYPrice breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/BwtjsY/by_merchant/CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Micro Center)CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Micro Center)Motherboard: MSI Z97 Guard-Pro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($89.99 @ Newegg)Memory: Team Zeus Yellow 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($58.99 @ Newegg)Storage: Crucial M550 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($55.98 @ Newegg)Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.99 @ Directron)Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card ($339.99 @ Amazon)Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($64.99 @ Micro Center)Power Supply: Rosewill 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)Total: $943.90Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when availableGenerated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-06 21:00 EST-0500 Current System: CPU - I5-6500 | Motherboard - ASRock H170M-ITX/ac | RAM - Mushkin Blackline 16GB DDR4 @ 2400mHz | GPU - EVGA 1060 3GB | Case - Fractal Design Nano S | Storage - 250GB 850 EVO, 3TB Barracuda | PSU - EVGA 450W 80+ Bronze | Display - AOC 22" 1080p IPS | Cooling - Phanteks PH-TC12DX_BK | Keyboard - Cooler Master QuickFire Rapid(MX Blues) | Mouse - Logitech G602 | Sound - Schiit Stack | Operating System - Windows 10 The OG System: I3-2370M @ 2.4 GHz, 750GB 5400 RPM HDD, 8GB RAM @1333Mhz, Lenovo Z580 Laptop (Ubuntu 16.04 LTS). Peripherals: G602, AKG 240, Sennheiser HD 6XX, Audio-Technica 2500, Oneplus 5T, Odroid C2(NAS). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 7, 2015 PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/BwtjsY Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/BwtjsY/by_merchant/ CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Micro Center) CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Micro Center) Motherboard: MSI Z97 Guard-Pro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($89.99 @ Newegg) Memory: Team Zeus Yellow 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($58.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Crucial M550 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($55.98 @ Newegg) Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.99 @ Directron) Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card ($339.99 @ Amazon) Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($64.99 @ Micro Center) Power Supply: Rosewill 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg) Total: $943.90 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-06 21:00 EST-0500 This is what I think would be the best build, except for the PSU, I don't trust Rosewill I would get this one instead: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seasonic-power-supply-m12ii620bronze it's only 55 bucks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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