Intel Based Build for Gaming

[Vek1313]

I want to get an Intel based build and compare it with an AMD build. My preferences are an i7 because it needs to edit/render/record well because I will be recording gameplay. The CPU might not get overclocked but I would like the option to do that. I prefer the R9 290 but if you can find a Nvidia card just as good or better for about the same price that is fine. The total budget is $1200. Has to have 8 gb of ram and 120 gb of SSD for Windows (I have Windows). The keyboard and mouse are apart of the total $1200. I will be using 1 monitor for now but plan to get a second one soon. I want the availability of SLI/Crossfire. I need an optical drive. I think that is it for specifications so please help me get a build no more than $1200. (The case fans don't have to be bought right away I can get those soon after building the PC but if you can find better for the price, the 2 sets are a dual pack, please add that in there and if you do that can make the price over $1200 but if it is it won't be bought right away)

Here's my build so far: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/qWXxCJ

How can I get in the build of what I want for the price I can put in for it?

EDIT: The correct Link is there now

[NeatSquidYT]

850W PSU for future crossfire for the 290x.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($222.75 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($28.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z97X Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($114.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($70.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($104.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($51.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290X 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($299.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Corsair Professional 850W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($19.79 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan: Corsair SP120 57.2 CFM 120mm  Fans  ($20.98 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan: Corsair SP120 57.2 CFM 120mm  Fans  ($20.98 @ OutletPC)
Keyboard: Rosewill Apollo RK-9100xRBR Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($94.49 @ Newegg)
Mouse: Razer Razer Naga 2014 Wired Laser Mouse  ($62.99 @ Directron)
Total: $1273.78
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-16 14:12 EDT-0400

[Lotus]

Cheapest option that will do everything you want and more:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($241.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($71.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Kingston Fury Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($60.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Crucial BX100 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($66.99 @ Micro Center)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Tri-X OC Video Card  ($239.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $854.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-16 14:11 EDT-0400

 

The Xeon 1231 is a quad core CPU with hyper threading, basically a locked i7 except no iGPU but with more cache. However, if you really want to push it to the limit and get max performance for your budget, you can do this:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($317.85 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($28.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($81.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston Fury Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($60.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Crucial BX100 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($66.99 @ Micro Center)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Tri-X OC Video Card (2-Way CrossFire)  ($239.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Tri-X OC Video Card (2-Way CrossFire)  ($239.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1219.64
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-16 14:17 EDT-0400

 

Which is just a completely nutty overkill build.

[ZetZet]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($317.85 @ OutletPC) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($25.98 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($129.99 @ Amazon) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1066 Memory  ($59.98 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($69.98 @ OutletPC) 

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

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($329.00 @ NCIX US) 

Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($104.99 @ NCIX US) 

Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($19.79 @ OutletPC) 

Total: $1205.44

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-16 14:25 EDT-0400

 

I just adjusted OP's build by picking what I personally feel is better, no big changes.

[Vek1313]

850W PSU for future crossfire for the 290x. PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchantCPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($222.75 @ OutletPC)CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($28.98 @ OutletPC)Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z97X Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($114.99 @ Micro Center)Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($70.98 @ Newegg)Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($104.99 @ Adorama)Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($51.89 @ OutletPC)Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290X 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($299.99 @ NCIX US)Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Micro Center)Power Supply: Corsair Professional 850W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ Newegg)Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($19.79 @ OutletPC)Case Fan: Corsair SP120 57.2 CFM 120mm  Fans  ($20.98 @ OutletPC)Case Fan: Corsair SP120 57.2 CFM 120mm  Fans  ($20.98 @ OutletPC)Keyboard: Rosewill Apollo RK-9100xRBR Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($94.49 @ Newegg)Mouse: Razer Razer Naga 2014 Wired Laser Mouse  ($62.99 @ Directron)Total: $1273.78Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when availableGenerated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-16 14:12 EDT-0400

  

Cheapest option that will do everything you want and more:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchantCPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($241.99 @ SuperBiiz)Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($71.99 @ SuperBiiz)Memory: Kingston Fury Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($60.99 @ Amazon)Storage: Crucial BX100 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($66.99 @ Micro Center)Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.89 @ OutletPC)Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Tri-X OC Video Card  ($239.99 @ Newegg)Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ Micro Center)Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ NCIX US)Total: $854.82Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when availableGenerated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-16 14:11 EDT-0400

 

The Xeon 1231 is a quad core CPU with hyper threading, basically a locked i7 except no iGPU but with more cache. However, if you really want to push it to the limit and get max performance for your budget, you can do this:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchantCPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($317.85 @ OutletPC)CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($28.98 @ OutletPC)Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($81.98 @ Newegg)Memory: Kingston Fury Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($60.99 @ Amazon)Storage: Crucial BX100 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($66.99 @ Micro Center)Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.89 @ OutletPC)Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Tri-X OC Video Card (2-Way CrossFire)  ($239.99 @ Newegg)Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Tri-X OC Video Card (2-Way CrossFire)  ($239.99 @ Newegg)Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ Micro Center)Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.99 @ NCIX US)Total: $1219.64Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when availableGenerated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-16 14:17 EDT-0400

 

Which is just a completely nutty overkill build.

  

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($317.85 @ OutletPC) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($25.98 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($129.99 @ Amazon) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1066 Memory  ($59.98 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($69.98 @ OutletPC) 

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

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($329.00 @ NCIX US) 

Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($104.99 @ NCIX US) 

Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($19.79 @ OutletPC) 

Total: $1205.44

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-16 14:25 EDT-0400

 

I just adjusted OP's build by picking what I personally feel is better, no big changes.

Thank you all for the help. Lotus I personally like your second build the best but I will remove the Crossfire for now because I have to fit my mouse and keyboard in there, unless that would change what you would put in there. If anyone else has something please put it here so I can check it out. Thanks.