First Gaming Build. Any changes?

[Tarek1099]

I finally have my plan for my first build ready to go. I have no intentions for future OC but I will do a 2-way SLI in about a year. I'm somewhat on a budget, trying to stay below 1050 **without rebates** (I don't do them because they aren't direct savings). No 4k gaming anytime soon. No need for a mass storage drive yet, no use of a disc drive anymore, and I have an OS. Pretty much wraps it up. Anywhere I can improve without going over budget  **without including rebates** (people always seem to miss that)? Thank you.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/zNKft6

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/zNKft6/by_merchant/

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($186.99 @ NCIX US) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($131.98 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($58.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($104.99 @ Adorama) 

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card  ($339.99 @ Amazon) 

Case: Rosewill ARMOR-EVO ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ Micro Center) 

Total: $1002.92

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-16 00:51 EDT-0400

[Tarek1099]

Accidentally posted this twice. If a mod can remove one that would be great! (If possible)

[Thebman712]

so you have a locked cpu with your unlocked motherboard

 

so what you should do is either get a 4460 and a h97/b85 board or get a cheaper z97 board and a 4690k

[aahrg]

I would recommend making some sacrifices and getting a 4690k, or else downgrading to an h97 motherboard.

 

There is no reason to have a z series motherboard without an unlocked processor. the h97 chipset is identical save for overclocking.

 

If you plan to stay with a single gpu, you could downgrade to mATX or even ITX to save a bit on the case and motherboard, and you could also probably go down to a 650w or even 500w power supply. Another option is to live with 4gb of RAM, and upgrade to 8 or 16 later on. 

 

Not sure about the quality of rosewill cases, and you could find an r4 for the same price. 

 

Other than that, it's a solid build.

[Tarek1099]

so you have a locked cpu with your unlocked motherboard

 

so what you should do is either get a 4460 and a h97/b85 board or get a cheaper z97 board and a 4690k

No H97 board supports 2-way SLI. I don't have an interest to OC. In doing that I also need a CPU cooler too.

[Gr8White_Bear]

personally, I'd go for the R9 290... not trying to be a fanboy or anything, but I've heard complaints about the GTX 970.

also, i changed the mobo to H97 since you have a locked i5.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($186.56 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: MSI H97 GAMING 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($115.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($58.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($104.99 @ Adorama) 

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 290 4GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (2-Way CrossFire)  ($272.98 @ Newegg) 

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 290 4GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (2-Way CrossFire)  ($272.98 @ Newegg) 

Case: Rosewill ARMOR-EVO ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.99 @ Micro Center) 

Total: $1172.47

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-16 01:00 EDT-0400

 

edit: this board does support CF.

edit: added second GPU.

[Tarek1099]

I would recommend making some sacrifices and getting a 4690k, or else downgrading to an h97 motherboard.

 

There is no reason to have a z series motherboard without an unlocked processor. the h97 chipset is identical save for overclocking.

 

If you plan to stay with a single gpu, you could downgrade to mATX or even ITX to save a bit on the case and motherboard, and you could also probably go down to a 650w or even 500w power supply. Another option is to live with 4gb of RAM, and upgrade to 8 or 16 later on. 

 

Not sure about the quality of rosewill cases, and you could find an r4 for the same price. 

 

Other than that, it's a solid build.

I mentioned I'm going for 2 GPUs, just not right away.... I don't like the look of R4s, too plain. No H97 supports SLI. Don't care to overclock.