Build Help Please

ezhereb · February 23, 2015

Can you guys give me a heads up if my setup is good or not. this will be my first GAMING PC so I want some tips.

Thank you. Here's the pcpartpicker list:

http://pcpartpicker....eb/saved/dKfRsY

DimasRMDO · February 23, 2015

I can't see the link.... What's your budget?

ezhereb · February 23, 2015

About 1500

ezhereb · February 23, 2015

Can you see the link now?

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/ezhereb/saved/dKfRsY

DimasRMDO · February 23, 2015

I'd assume it's in USD so:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/whD6xr

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/whD6xr/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($279.99 @ Micro Center)

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($99.75 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($100.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: PNY XLR8 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($112.72 @ Amazon)

Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($50.78 @ OutletPC)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.89 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card ($549.00 @ NCIX US)

Case: Corsair 760T White ATX Full Tower Case ($159.99 @ NCIX US)

Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($48.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ OutletPC)

Total: $1465.07

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-23 00:28 EST-0500

If something's wrong let me know.

DimasRMDO · February 23, 2015

Can you see the link now?

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/ezhereb/saved/dKfRsY

For me, nothing's wrong with the build. Adding SSD would be better.

ezhereb · February 23, 2015

So this is what you recommend to put on a PC that is going to be overclocked and pretty much being put to its limits. I'm mostly going to be gaming in 1080p not really 4k.

brob · February 23, 2015

Take a look at the Asus Z97-E motherboard. Very similar features to the Z97-A at a lower cost.

XFX P1-550B-BEFX, Antec HCG-620M, or SeaSonic SSR-550RM would be better psu choices.

Consider an air tower cpu cooler like the Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO or Noctua NH-U12S.

If you can fit it into the budget add a 120+GB ssd.

DimasRMDO · February 23, 2015

So this is what you recommend to put on a PC that is going to be overclocked and pretty much being put to its limits. I'm mostly going to be gaming in 1080p not really 4k.

Well, I see you've got $1500 for the budget.

Slayer1443 · February 23, 2015

Nice build but if your not gunna go sli in the feauture get a 600-650 psu

BITTLEBRAD · February 23, 2015

You should install an ssd for your OS.

KarlFFF · February 23, 2015

Can you see the link now?

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/ezhereb/saved/dKfRsY

If you're mainly gonna be gaming then get the i5 - They over-clock the same and the hyperthreading of the i7 doesn't do much for games as they are mainly a single core process anyway.

Personally I'd go for a high-end air cooler over a AIO liquid cooler. Performance is the same and air coolers are cheaper and quieter not to mention fewer points of failure. I'd opt for something like the noctua NH-D15. The money saved from going i5 instead of i7 and air cooler instead of AIO liquid can get you a pretty nice SSD for the OS which will make a huge difference!

Redsun20 · February 23, 2015

Can you see the link now?

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/ezhereb/saved/dKfRsY

Good build, but you should really try to add an SSD given you have such nice hardware in that

ezhereb · February 23, 2015

Thank you so much guys!!!

johngo90 · February 23, 2015

I'd assume it's in USD so:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/whD6xr

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/whD6xr/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($279.99 @ Micro Center)

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($99.75 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($100.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: PNY XLR8 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($112.72 @ Amazon)

Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($50.78 @ OutletPC)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.89 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card ($549.00 @ NCIX US)

Case: Corsair 760T White ATX Full Tower Case ($159.99 @ NCIX US)

Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($48.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ OutletPC)

Total: $1465.07

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-23 00:28 EST-0500

If something's wrong let me know.

This is a solid build for your budget except I would go for a different PSU.

If you REALLY wanted to save money there are a couple things you could change.

-You could swap the CPU to a i5-4690k. There is very little difference between an 4690k vs 4790k for gaming.

-You could go with 8 gigs of ram instead of 16gb. Again there is no difference when it comes to gaming.

-You could go with an Evo212 cooler and still get a decent OC.

-You could go with a gtx 970 instead of a 980, and still have very decent performance especially if your only on 1080p.

That being said, this build still fits well within your budget and gives you more headroom if you wanted to do some streaming/rendering/editing.

ezhereb · February 23, 2015

This is a solid build for your budget except I would go for a different PSU.

If you REALLY wanted to save money there are a couple things you could change.

-You could swap the CPU to a i5-4690k. There is very little difference between an 4690k vs 4790k for gaming.

-You could go with 8 gigs of ram instead of 16gb. Again there is no difference when it comes to gaming.

-You could go with an Evo212 cooler and still get a decent OC.

-You could go with a gtx 970 instead of a 980, and still have very decent performance especially if your only on 1080p.

That being said, this build still fits well within your budget and gives you more headroom if you wanted to do some streaming/rendering/editing.

Even better. I'm not going to be streaming or recording. Just straight gaming