$1500 Budget Build

[Snake21]

Can anyone suggest or give me ideas on my rig,

Case: H440 Red/Black
MOBO: Asus Rog Maximus Hero VII
Power Supply: 600 Watts
CPU Cooler: Deepcool Captain 240
RAM: Corsair Dominator Platinum
Processor: i5 2400
GPU:Asus GTX 980
Cooler Fans: Corsair 2 SP120mm,3 AF120mm.1 AF140mm

Storage: 2TB SATA

SSD: 2 Samsung Pro 256

 

 

[wyattzx]

Why would you run an i5 2400? A build like that CRAVES an i7 4790k! :c

[Guest]

That is a bit unbalanced. Do you just need the tower ?

[anders_b]

another cpu and a ssd'

[MalaCraft]

the i5 2400 will not work with the Maximus Hero VII.

i5 2400 is socket 1155 and the Hero VII only supports socket 1150 processors.

 

 

and please get an ssd. its totally worth it!

[Snake21]

well budget issues, so you want me to get cpu 1st them gpu? 

[Guest]

This is better, although the cooler is OTT for an i5 4690K. You could easily go with a Coolermaster Hyper Evo 212.

 

What is the pc being used for ?

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($214.89 @ OutletPC) 

CPU Cooler: Corsair H105 73.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($203.09 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Kingston Savage 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($63.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($101.99 @ Adorama) 

Storage: Hitachi Deskstar 7K2000 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($64.99 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 4GB Twin Frozr Video Card  ($544.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($110.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Total: $1504.91

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-09 07:59 EST-0500

[Guest]

This is so unbalanced, the case will literally fall over when you are done building.

Badum tish

[Snake21]

well if i do a $2000 build with and i7 and a 750w PSU will all others parts fit it?

[ELSknutson]

The cpu will not work for that and for 1500 I could build and ship you a better system as can half of the other subscribers 

 

The system is unbalanced you should never spend more on your case then your CPU unless your case is like an inwin s frame or something from lian li

 

The build should look more like:

 

Intel i5 4690k                          $230     http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117372&cm_re=4690k-_-19-117-372-_-Product

Asus Maximus Hero VII          $169 Refurbished http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132245&cm_re=asus_maximus_vii_hero-_-13-132-245-_-Product

AMD R9 290X                         $309 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127773&cm_re=r9290x-_-14-127-773-_-Product

EVGA 750W Gold PSU           $89.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817438027&cm_re=evga_750W-_-17-438-027-_-Product

Corsair Vengance Pro Red 16gb $146.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233538&cm_re=corsair_vengance_pro-_-20-233-538-_-Product

Corsair H110                                 $99.00 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181035&cm_re=corsair_h110-_-35-181-035-_-Product

NZXT H440 ROG colored       $119.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146149&cm_re=H440-_-11-146-149-_-Product

2TB hitachi  HDD                     $69.95   http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA5AD1P08389&cm_re=2_tb_hitachi-_-1Z4-0005-00041-_-Product

256GB SSD                              $104.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148820

 

Total $1436.92

 

 if you wanted it below 1400 then just swap the ssd for a 128GB 

[Snake21]

The cpu will not work for that and for 1500 I could build and ship you a better system as can half of the other subscribers 

 

The system is unbalanced you should never spend more on your case then your CPU unless your case is like an inwin s frame or something from lian li

 

The build should look more like:

 

Intel i5 4690k                          $230     http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117372&cm_re=4690k-_-19-117-372-_-Product

Asus Maximus Hero VII          $169 Refurbished http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132245&cm_re=asus_maximus_vii_hero-_-13-132-245-_-Product

AMD R9 290X                         $309 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127773&cm_re=r9290x-_-14-127-773-_-Product

EVGA 750W Gold PSU           $89.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817438027&cm_re=evga_750W-_-17-438-027-_-Product

Corsair Vengance Pro Red 16gb $146.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233538&cm_re=corsair_vengance_pro-_-20-233-538-_-Product

Corsair H110                                 $99.00 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181035&cm_re=corsair_h110-_-35-181-035-_-Product

NZXT H440 ROG colored       $119.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146149&cm_re=H440-_-11-146-149-_-Product

2TB hitachi  HDD                     $69.95   http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA5AD1P08389&cm_re=2_tb_hitachi-_-1Z4-0005-00041-_-Product

256GB SSD                              $104.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148820

 

Total $1436.92

 

 if you wanted it below 1400 then just swap the ssd for a 128GB 

will a AMD Kaveri do it? or i should go for 4790k?

[ELSknutson]

will a AMD Kaveri do it? or i should go for 4790k?

I would go for a 4790k 

[Snake21]

I would go for a 4790k 

if i get a 4790k will the deepcool captain fit?

[ELSknutson]

if i get a 4790k will the deepcool captain fit?

yes if you can find one in stock 

[Snake21]

yes if you can find one in stock 

thanks for the tip, 

[Guest]

thanks for the tip, 

Go with the power supply from my spec. It is a far better unit than the EVGA NEX.