Build for a friend

[Sklo]

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CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($215.98 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($88.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($125.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($66.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($197.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($352.19 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Phantom 240 ATX Mid Tower Case ($66.99 @ Directron)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1180.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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What do you think?

What monitor you recommend?(~200e)

[GuruMeditationError]

@Sklo

 

Check out the latest news re. the memory issues discovered with the 970 (you might want to go Radeon) but otherwise, pretty nice (although personally I might save some cash on the memory but that's me).

 

Edit: @Sklo Also, look into the memory controller on the board and see if you can split the sticks without causing memory controller issues. As far as I know it's still better to have two sticks rather than one (and that should theoretically give you better performance). Four sticks can cause memory controller strain but I believe that's being eliminated these days, so depending on the board you might be better off splitting the sticks (If you're only building it for gaming you'll probably never max out 8Gig before the entire system needs replacing anyway (you only really need massive amounts of RAM for video processing etc. games are much less demanding))

[Jens Peter]

I would get a 1tb HDD to go along with that, 256 gb don't last very long...Otherwise nice build

[SirBobson]

@Sklo There is little point buying an h100i if you are not going to buy an overclock able cpu e.g. i5 4690K

[Sklo]

@Sklo There is little point buying an h100i if you are not going to buy an overclock able cpu e.g. i5 4690K

thanks

I would get a 1tb HDD to go along with that, 256 gb don't last very long...Otherwise nice build

would liek to have at least 2tb, what would yous rec?

[lx_srs]

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

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

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($215.98 @ OutletPC)

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($88.98 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($125.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($66.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($197.89 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($352.19 @ Amazon)

Case: NZXT Phantom 240 ATX Mid Tower Case ($66.99 @ Directron)

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ NCIX US)

Total: $1180.00

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker

 

What do you think?

What monitor you recommend?(~200e)

If you're going for a non-k processor, get an H97 board instead.  It will save you money.  Also, I'd go with 2x4GB instead of 1x8GB so you can make use of dual-channel memory.  

[Jens Peter]

thanks

would liek to have at least 2tb, what would yous rec?

 

Just check whatever's on sale at your pc shop/website. I know a lot of people feel very strongly about which HDD's to use and which not to use but personally I've never had one fail on me and I've usually just gone with cheapest from brands that I actually recognize. So as long as they are just for normal use check their sales. We'll all be upgrading to ssd's in a few years anyways *crosses fingers and wishes upon a star*