800$ gaming pc

[chicken01]

Hey guys, 

 

so I am planning on building a pc, and this is what I have so far: http://pcpartpicker.com/user/chicken01/saved/4bM6Mp

 

I have done some research, and I know about pcs, but this is still going to be a first time build. I would like some feedback (what you would change, better parts, etc.) 

I have a budget of around $800.

 

Thanks in advance, 

 

Ken

[chicken01]

I forgot to add, I am going to be buying a different mobo: http://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/Z97A/

 

The ones on amazon and newegg are about $15 more expensive than the one at fry's electronics, and I wanted to add something to my list that hada similar pricing

 

Thanks again, 

 

Ken

[79wjd]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($199.99 @ Micro Center) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($25.88 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($69.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Storage: Corsair Force LS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($51.88 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 290 4GB PCS+ Video Card  ($249.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.90 @ Directron) 

Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $787.60

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-23 19:43 EST-0500

[Faceman]

Go with DjDowski's build.  It is perfect.  Forget the 960, its one of the most pointless GPUs ever made in my opinion.

[soaringchicken]

You have your priorities all wrong man, do this instead http://pcpartpicker.com/p/VT43Bm and if you can spend a bit more go for the 970

[zappian]

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($199.99 @ Micro Center) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($25.88 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($69.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Storage: Corsair Force LS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($51.88 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 290 4GB PCS+ Video Card  ($249.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.90 @ Directron) 

Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $787.60

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-23 19:43 EST-0500

 

 

This build is perfect.

[i_build_nanosuits]

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($199.99 @ Micro Center) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($25.88 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($69.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Storage: Corsair Force LS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($51.88 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 290 4GB PCS+ Video Card  ($249.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.90 @ Directron) 

Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $787.60

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-23 19:43 EST-0500

 

 

Go with DjDowski's build.  It is perfect.  Forget the 960, its one of the most pointless GPUs ever made in my opinion.

 

This build is perfect.

i must agree this is some nice parts selection right there...lot of mail in rebates going on though...this is more like a 850$ machine at the pump...

EDIT: 873$ before MIR in fact..

Edited January 24, 2015 by i_build_nanosuits

[i_build_nanosuits]

Here this is as good as it gets with 800$ but no mail in rebates:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($186.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($17.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($66.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($61.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Kingston Fury 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($57.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($52.24 @ Directron)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 290 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($249.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case  ($47.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $797.16
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-23 22:54 EST-0500

[SteveGrabowski]

Hey guys,

so I am planning on building a pc, and this is what I have so far: http://pcpartpicker.com/user/chicken01/saved/4bM6Mp

I have done some research, and I know about pcs, but this is still going to be a first time build. I would like some feedback (what you would change, better parts, etc.)

I have a budget of around $800.

Thanks in advance,

Ken

The 960 is crap, skip it. On the other hand, djdwosk97's build is unreal value. I can't believe he fit a 4690k, Z97 board, 600W PSU, SSD, and best of all, perhaps the best R9 290 left on the market. That R9 290 destroys any GTX 960 and is pretty damn close to a GTX 970 but at a way better price. I mean that build he posted is flawless. The only thing I'd add is three 120mm case fans: two for the front and one on top. Oh also, you might need a 2.5" to 3.5" bracket for your SSD. I'm not sure if your SSD comes with it or not.

[i_build_nanosuits]

The 960 is crap, skip it. On the other hand, djdwosk97's build is unreal value. I can't believe he fit a 4690k, Z97 board, 600W PSU, SSD, and best of all, perhaps the best R9 290 left on the market. That R9 290 destroys any GTX 960 and is pretty damn close to a GTX 970 but at a way better price. I mean that build he posted is flawless.

it is but it's also above OP's budget because if you click his list you'll see tons and tons of 10 and 20$ MIR...it's a 900$ build realisticaly...

[79wjd]

it is but it's also above OP's budget because if you click his list you'll see tons and tons of 10 and 20$ MIR...it's a 900$ build realisticaly...

Thats also a pretty easy fix, hold off on the cooler until the rebate money comes in, and usually +/-$50 is doable. He could also hold off on the hdd for a couple weeks until he gets the extra $50/rebate money comes in. 

[SteveGrabowski]

it is but it's also above OP's budget because if you click his list you'll see tons and tons of 10 and 20$ MIR...it's a 900$ build realisticaly...

That one is worth it to be out $100 for 6-8 weeks though. I would have never believed that kind of system for $800 AR.

[i_build_nanosuits]

Thats also a pretty easy fix, hold off on the cooler until the rebate money comes in, and usually +/-$50 is doable. He could also hold off on the hdd for a couple weeks until he gets the extra $50/rebate money comes in. 

yes indeed this can be a good way to go about it.

He could also let go the SSD and consider ordering one as a future upgrade and then just clone the drive to get windows over to the SSD...this takes 10 minutes to do.

[79wjd]

yes indeed this can be a good way to go about it.

He could also let go the SSD and consider ordering one as a future upgrade and then just clone the drive to get windows over to the SSD...this takes 10 minutes to do.

True, but I don't like the idea of cloning an OS onto an ssd since then you're copying over all the random crap thats built up -- so I would always do a fresh install on the ssd. And given the choice of starting out with an ssd and then just adding an hdd vs. starting out with an hdd then cloning/reinstalling and re-adding the hdd, I'd rather just go with the former and start out with the ssd -- afterall, most people only play a handful of games at a time -- so 128gb (100~ after OS/drive's bullshit) should be doable for a couple weeks. 

[SteveGrabowski]

I do think mail-in rebates are highly worth it. By doing rebates on my power supply and case I saved a pretty significant amount of money. About $80, which I put towards getting the CPU I really wanted, Xeon E3-1231v3, instead of the more budget friendly i5-4590, and the GPU I really wanted, the GTX 970.

 

As a side note, back then in December the GTX 970 came with Far Cry 4, which I wanted badly, and the R9 290 was $30 higher in price than now. If I was building today when there is no game bundle I would take that PowerColor PCS+ R9 290 in a second as my first choice GPU. Not that I don't love my 970, but it's not worth $80 more than a top 290 like the PCS+ right now when it doesn't come with FC4 or ACU anymore.

[79wjd]

I do think mail-in rebates are highly worth it. My doing rebates on my power supply and case I saved a pretty significant amount of money. Abouy $80, which I put towards getting the CPU I really wanted, Xeon E3-1231v3, instead of the more budget friendly i5-4590, and the GPU I really wanted, the GTX 970 (however back then in December the 970 came with Far Cry 4, which I wanted badly, and the R9 290 was $30 higher in price than now; if I was building today when there is no game bundle I would take that PowerColor PCS+ R9 290 in a second as my first choice GPU).

He's not saying they're not worth it, just that people don't always have the extra money to put up in the first place. I.e. OP might only have $800 to spend, in which case he can't spend $870 even if he gets $70 back. 

[chicken01]

I agree with you guys that djdwosks build is very good.

But I think I'm want more cpu power than gpu power.

So maybe an i7 and a 660?

What do you guys think

[chicken01]

I also feel like the 200r is better than the source 210

[79wjd]

I agree with you guys that djdwosks build is very good.

But I think I'm want more cpu power than gpu power.

So maybe an i7 and a 660?

What do you guys think

For gamign you want more GPU power as in 99% of games a 4790k will perform exactly the same (at the same clock speeds anyway) as a 4690k. Not to mention the fact that DX12 will be released within a a couple years and that will shift more of the load off the cpu on the GPU. 

 

 

I also feel like the 200r is better than the source 210

It's also twice as expensive and won't affect the performance whatsoever. 

[chicken01]

And no mir pls

[chicken01]

Sorry, the title may have been misleading

I'll probably be using the extra threads more

Sorry, what is dx12?

[79wjd]

Sorry, the title may have been misleading

I'll probably be using the extra threads more

Sorry, what is dx12?

Direct X 12. 

 

What (exactly) are you going to be doing with the pc? 

 

As for the whole no MIR thing....Get everything except the SSD/HDD and the aftermarket cooler and you're under $800. Then once you get the rebate money back buy the SSD/HDD (whichever you didn't get originally) and also buy the cooler.