Tweaking my planned build

[Dr. Xeno Pootis]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($318.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: Thermalright Silver Arrow CPU Cooler  ($79.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Thermal Compound: Arctic Cooling MX4 4g Thermal Paste  ($6.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD5H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($169.94 @ OutletPC) 

Memory: Crucial Ballistix 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($144.94 @ B&H) 

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($124.00 @ B&H) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($99.98 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($599.00 @ Amazon) 

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: Corsair RM 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($119.99 @ Amazon) 

Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($16.98 @ OutletPC) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($92.99 @ NCIX US) 

Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($269.99 @ NCIX US) 

Wired Network Adapter: Intel EXPI9301CTBLK 10/100/1000 Mbps PCI-Express x1 Network Adapter  ($28.92 @ OutletPC) 

Case Accessory: NZXT Hue LED Controller  ($32.99 @ Amazon) 

Other: Legend of Zelda Logo ($1.99)

Other: Anti-Static Wrist Wrap ($5.99)

Total: $2193.66

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-08 19:24 EST-0500

 

I've been having trouble deciding on my CPU, that's about it. Color scheme is SUPPOSED to be YELLOW/BLACK, which is pretty obvious because of the build's name, if you ever decide to change any parts out. I am using this PC for streaming, video editing, and gaming as well.

 

 

[FlighterLuid]

How much video editing, because I would imagine that a 4690K is enough for most light editing. Why do you need an additional GbE NIC?

Also your CPU cooler should come with it's own thermal paste, additional paste is unnecessary.

[niofalpha]

What is your budget? The lowest id'e go for video editing is 4770K.

You may be able to shave a few bucks by going for a Xeon.

[Lotus]

Because you said video editing, I'm going to suggest an x99 platform for better multi-threaded performance. I also swapped out the GTX 980 for two GTX 970s in SLI. I spent a bit more than your build, but in my opinion its worth it if you need the extra multi-threaded performance of the 5820k.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($373.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Nepton 240M 76.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($108.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI X99S SLI Plus ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($214.98 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($210.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial M550 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($90.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($99.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PNY GeForce GTX 970 4GB XLR8 Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($329.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: PNY GeForce GTX 970 4GB XLR8 Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($329.00 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Rosewill Capstone 750W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($79.98 @ OutletPC)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer  ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($92.99 @ NCIX US)
Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($269.99 @ NCIX US)
Other: Legend of Zelda Logo ($1.99)
Other: Anti-Static Wrist Wrap ($5.99)
Total: $2303.71
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-08 20:12 EST-0500

 

The CPU has 28 PCIE lanes, so the GPUs can run in x8 and x8 (which is more than enough to avoid PCI-E bottlenecking) and a wi-fi card runs at x1 (if you decide to put one in), leaving 12 (or 11 with a wifi card) lanes left for future expansion. The dual 970s will vastly out-perform a single 980 even if SLI scaling sucks in the game, and because they're blower style cards they won't heat up the inside of the case even though it's a mid tower case instead of a full tower. The PSU may not be modular, but you can still hide all the excess cables in the cable management area of the R4 and due to the dual GPUs, there's not likely to be too much excess cabling. I also removed your wired network card because that functionality is already taken care of by the motherboard. As far as aesthetics go, that's up to you. I tried to keep everything black so it'll go with whatever theme you like.

[brob]

The motherboard has two LAN ports. Why is a third being added?

 

EVGA 220-G2-0750-XR, SeaSonic SSR-750RM, and XFX P1-750B-BEFX are all better psu and less expensive than the RM-750.

[Dr. Xeno Pootis]

What is your budget? The lowest id'e go for video editing is 4770K.

You may be able to shave a few bucks by going for a Xeon.

At least $2200