The Rapidash prebuild!

[TheFrezzX]

First ever build, i've put a lot of thoughts into this build and think it is well optimize. But now, i need YOUR opinion.

 

I had 5 goals in mind for this build : 

 

 

1. Around 1500$CAD
2. Gaming
3. upgradable
4. quiet
5. style

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($258.32 @ TigerDirect Canada) 

CPU Cooler: Enermax ELC-LT240-HP 111.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($129.99 @ NCIX) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($139.50 @ Vuugo) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($157.99 @ Memory Express) 

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($139.98 @ DirectCanada) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.99 @ Canada Computers) 

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card  ($416.95 @ Vuugo) 

Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($139.99 @ Canada Computers) 

Power Supply: Corsair RM 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($148.40 @ TigerDirect Canada) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($108.98 @ DirectCanada) 

Total: $1700.09

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-25 14:23 EST-0500

 

Feel free to critic this build anyway you want, I need your feedback!

 

(I know that 16gb of ram is overkill, but I already own it )

Edited January 25, 2015 by TheFrezzX

[Ace307]

poof

very good build! i would change the power supply for an evga one however

[79wjd]

get an EVGA G2 750w psu instead 

 

I'd also get an MSI Z97 gaming 5, but thats just an aesthetic choice. 

 

I'd also get a Corsair H105 and use a red ring on the cpu block just for color matching. (kraken x61 would also work well as it has an RGB LED). 

[TheFrezzX]

get an EVGA G2 750w psu instead 

 

I'd also get an MSI Z97 gaming 5, but thats just an aesthetic choice. 

 

I'd also get a Corsair H105 and use a red ring on the cpu block just for color matching. (kraken x61 would also work well as it has an RGB LED). 

 

 

Thank you! I will surely go with the EVGA

 

however, for the CPU cooler, 

 

I base my review on this video: 

 

The enermax seems more reliable and i've read that the corsair h100 series fans are noisy, should i still go for the h105?

[H4X3R]

Here's what i'd get:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($368.32 @ TigerDirect Canada) 

CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock 3 113.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler  ($59.99 @ NCIX) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($180.60 @ DirectCanada) 

Memory: A-Data XPG V2 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($154.99 @ NCIX) 

Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP600 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($99.98 @ DirectCanada) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.99 @ Canada Computers) 

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card  ($399.95 @ Vuugo) 

Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($139.99 @ Canada Computers) 

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($119.99 @ NCIX) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit)  ($108.34 @ TigerDirect Canada) 

Total: $1692.14

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-25 14:45 EST-0500

 

Nice black and red colour theme. Cool and quiet components as well as having an i7 vs i5 = better in some games and also better in the long run. 750W PSU in case you decide to run 2 GPUs or if you just want to keep it for a very long time and due to degradation you'll always have enough power from the PSU to run a ~ 550W build. It is also semi-passive like the RM series.

[TheFrezzX]

Will the Dark rock 3 will be enough cooling to OC my cpu?