Look over this build, please

[Khalo]

I posted help for a build somewhere else and now I just need some approval/pointers/better suggestions from another source as well.

1500$ budget, for gaming at ultra settings (mostly mmos) 1080p. WiFi. I like frapsing, some light photoshop and video editing and alot of space. Have OS, keyboard, mouse and monitor ready. No plans for overclocking.

This is what was suggested to me:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1241 V3 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($259.95 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: MSI H97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($83.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($116.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($199.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($124.88 @ OutletPC)

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

Case: Fractal Design Core 2500 ATX Mid Tower Case ($57.00 @ Directron)

Power Supply: XFX XTR 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($90.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN881ND 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($14.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Total: $1493.77

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-11 10:20 EST-0500

[ChaseB]

I would go get a i5 k CPU but it looks good

[zappian]

@Khalo

 

Does he need CUDA for video editing.

 

If no:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($238.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($120.98 @ Newegg) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($116.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($199.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($124.88 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 290X 4GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (2-Way CrossFire)  ($282.98 @ Newegg) 

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 290X 4GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (2-Way CrossFire)  ($282.98 @ Newegg) 

Case: Fractal Design Core 2500 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($57.00 @ Directron) 

Power Supply: Corsair RM 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($126.98 @ Newegg) 

Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN881ND 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($14.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Total: $1566.76

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-11 10:27 EST-0500

[Goussy]

Get a 4690k and your good for gaming

[Virgule]

GPU is overkill, I would get a r9 290. Also I would get a Z97 board with a i7 4790k if you're doing a bit of editing.

[GarnetDevil]

Get the 1231V3, the 0.1 GHz difference is not worth the 20$ extra, use it on a more sweet-looking mobo

 

Rest looks fine

[ChaseB]

GPU is overkill, also I would get a Z97 board with a i7 4790k

Not in his budget also stay with GTX 980 

[zappian]

Get a 4690k and your good for gaming

 

Video editing.

[Johntheawesomeguy]

get an i5 or i7 NO XEON!

[Johntheawesomeguy]

also you can get a much cheaper psu with the same specs

[zappian]

get an i5 or i7 NO XEON!

 

yeah XEON sucks man .

 

If you try to play games on it it will start burning.

 

/s

 

Kidding aside xeon is the best bang for the buck cpu in the market lol.

 

Locked i7 for 250 bucks , whats not to like.

[Shhuks]

Like everyone else said.. Get a 4790k instead of the Xeon

[ChaseB]

Like everyone else said.. Get a 4790k instead of the Xeon

or an 4690K

[GarnetDevil]

Like everyone else said.. Get a 4790k instead of the Xeon

or an 4690K

He does video editing, the i7 is more expensive and the i5 isn't going to be better than the Xeon because of them hyper-threading

[Johntheawesomeguy]

yeah XEON sucks man .

 

If you try to play games on it it will start burning.

 

/s

 

Kidding aside xeon is the best bang for the buck cpu in the market lol.

 

Locked i7 for 250 bucks , whats not to like.

server grade hardware is very locked down, an i5 will over clock much better

[zappian]

server grade hardware is very locked down, an i5 will over clock much better

 

You are telling me a i5 is better than a xeon for VIDEO EDITING.

 

Oh god.

 

I dont even.

 

Sorry for being rude but that doesnt make any sense.

[Johntheawesomeguy]

You are telling me a i5 is better than a xeon for VIDEO EDITING.

 

Oh god.

 

I dont even.

video editing??? I thought this was for gaming. my bad.

[zappian]

video editing??? I thought this was for gaming

 

some light photoshop and video editing and alot of space

[Virgule]

Not in his budget also stay with GTX 980 

A budget is a price limit, not a target you have to reach. In his case, a gtx 980 is too much for "gaming at ultra settings (mostly mmos) 1080p". With the saved money, he can get an Z97 board with 4790k for "some light photoshop and video editing".

[Shhuks]

He does video editing, the i7 is more expensive and the i5 isn't going to be better than the Xeon because of them hyper-thread

He said 'light' no need for the Xeon 

[Shhuks]

To stay in budget I would cut back on the 500gb SSD.. Only really need to store OS and your favorite applications on it.

[Khalo]

Thanks so much for all the inputs! I'm on my phone so it's abit difficult to reply to everything.

And yes, I should have put more emphasis on light video editing, nothing heavy kinda youtube material. It will for the most part be used for gamlng. I will try to tweak on it according to what you guys suggested and see if it works for me. Thanks again.