Advice would be great! 1st timer

[Tarek1099]

This is my first build ever and I'm very excited. I am still a noob at PC building and wanted to get some feedback. I'm trying to keep my build under 875 (The Newegg prices include tax and shipping. The rest don't). I plan to do some OC (not maxed out) and no Xfire. With this I will be doing light streaming, video editing, and light-medium games (no AAA titles). Aiming for 70+ FPS at 1080p on high for those games (GPU is a refurb that's why it's cheap). I plan to add an SSD later. I've also got a copy of Windows 7 lying around so I don't need to buy the OS. I have 2 questions: How will the PSU do when I OC and how far can I OC? Thanks!

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3mvGNG

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3mvGNG/by_merchant/

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($257.94 @ Newegg) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($37.60 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($125.58 @ Newegg) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($76.21 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.99 @ Best Buy) 

Case: Thermaltake Commander MS-I Epic Edition (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($56.99 @ Amazon) 

Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($67.99 @ Amazon) 

Other: MSI R9 280X Gaming 3GB ($184.00)

Total: $856.30

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-17 01:50 EST-0500

 

[zlolslavez]

Personally can't not recommend an Antec power supply, mine blew up. Everything else is fine imo. (I personally like Sapphire's r9 280x better and its around the same price /w rebate)

[Prastupok]

 

This is my first build ever and I'm very excited. I am still a noob at PC building and wanted to get some feedback. I'm trying to keep my build under 875 (The Newegg prices include tax and shipping. The rest don't). I plan to do some OC (not maxed out) and no Xfire. With this I will be doing light streaming, video editing, and light-medium games (no AAA titles). Aiming for 70+ FPS at 1080p on high for those games (GPU is a refurb that's why it's cheap). I plan to add an SSD later. I've also got a copy of Windows 7 lying around so I don't need to buy the OS. I have 2 questions: How will the PSU do when I OC and how far can I OC? Thanks!

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3mvGNG

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3mvGNG/by_merchant/

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($257.94 @ Newegg) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($37.60 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($125.58 @ Newegg) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($76.21 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.99 @ Best Buy) 

Case: Thermaltake Commander MS-I Epic Edition (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($56.99 @ Amazon) 

Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($67.99 @ Amazon) 

Other: MSI R9 280X Gaming 3GB ($184.00)

Total: $856.30

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-17 01:50 EST-0500

 

 

I'd recommend the Xeon 1231 v3 for this build... save a few bucks and maybe get up to the 290 level.

[Tarek1099]

I'd recommend the Xeon 1231 v3 for this build... save a few bucks and maybe get up to the 290 level.

In the text I said everything that is from Newegg includes tax and shipping. The Xeon is the same price w/o tax and shipping so it's not cheaper. I don't need a 290. If I can get it great, if not oh well.

[Tarek1099]

Personally can't not recommend an Antec power supply, mine blew up. Everything else is fine imo. (I personally like Sapphire's r9 280x better and its around the same price /w rebate)

Ok thanks for the heads up. But I don't do any MIRs. They are a pain.

[Prastupok]

In the text I said everything that is from Newegg includes tax and shipping. The Xeon is the same price w/o tax and shipping so it's not cheaper. I don't need a 290. If I can get it great, if not oh well.

 

It's actually one dollar cheaper on the US site, but with much better performance per $ in this case. You lose OC, but get an i7 (essentially)

[SimpleG]

It's actually one dollar cheaper on the US site, but with much better performance per $ in this case. You lose OC, but get an i7 (essentially)

He wants to overclock tough

[Prastupok]

He wants to overclock tough

 

If he's not doing max-level OC, you can have some fun with the actual clock. Just not multiplier-based.

[Tarek1099]

If he's not doing max-level OC, you can have some fun with the actual clock. Just not multiplier-based.

Well I don't want to go maxed out if my PSU can't handle it. If it can than I will.

[Tarek1099]

You don't need to spend premium on mobo when your GPU is from AMD.

All else looks fine to me.

The reason I have that mobo is because it is in a 3-piece combo with the CPU, mobo, and RAM.

[Guest]

Ok thanks for the heads up. But I don't do any MIRs. They are a pain.

The Antec power supply is fine. That model is made by Seasonic.

 

http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/Antec-High-Current-Gamer-M-620-W-Power-Supply-Review/1495

[Scarymonkeys]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but the Hyper 212 Evo doesn't overclock Haswell products with a stable clock. Not powerful enough..It can overclock, but it's just not stable.

[Guest]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but the Hyper 212 Evo doesn't overclock Haswell products with a stable clock. Not powerful enough..It can overclock, but it's just not stable.

The Hyper Evo 212 is more than capable of handling an overclocked i5 4690K.

[Scarymonkeys]

You must be implying that the Hyper 212 Evo doesn't cool well enough. I beg to differ.

 

Heat can cause instability, but the CPU doesn't give a shit what cooler is being used as long as temps are kept down.

 

That aside, it can only be your own fault for an unstable OC.

Alright. Thanks.