$900 Budget Help

[BrandonTheAZN]

So this is gonna be my first build and I have a budget of $900. Here is a list of things that I would like to have included:

-Intel core i5-4690k
-MSI Z97-G45 Motherboard
-GeForce GTX 970 
-Corsair CX500 
-128GB SSD

-1tb HDD
-Windowed red and black case

Is this worth $900? Could I make it better? Please help me improve and get the most out of my money!

[Swndlr]

youre being unrealistic w a 900$ budget but this isnt much more, covers your checklist

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($224.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($121.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($62.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($64.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($53.49 @ Directron)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card  ($321.98 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($115.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1046.35
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-19 02:08 EDT-0400

[Shaqo_Wyn]

So this is gonna be my first build and I have a budget of $900. Here is a list of things that I would like to have included:

-Intel core i5-4690k

-MSI Z97-G45 Motherboard

-GeForce GTX 970 

-Corsair CX500 

-128GB SSD

-1tb HDD

-Windowed red and black case

Is this worth $900? Could I make it better? Please help me improve and get the most out of my money!

 

Hi! Welcome to the LTT forum.

 

Are you going to be overclocking? If not.

 

You can get the same performance by going with a i5-4460 and a good H97 motherboard like the Asus H97-Plus.

The rest is good. Crucial SSD's are cheap and very good. 1TB Western Digital Blue HDD's are also cheap and very good.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($178.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: Asus H97-PLUS ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($99.99 @ NCIX US) 

Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($72.69 @ SuperBiiz) 

Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($64.95 @ SuperBiiz) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($53.49 @ Directron) 

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card  ($332.99 @ Amazon) 

Case: Corsair SPEC-03 Red ATX Mid Tower Case  ($74.98 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $928.07

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-19 02:13 EDT-0400

[BrandonTheAZN]

So I have 8GB (2x 4GB DDR3)  already, and I only need to spend around $50 on a case. 500w will work fine, right?  Do I need a cpu cooler?  I would like to eventually overclock.  Also is the Apevia X- Sniper 2 case any good? With everything on Amazon except the cooler, it came out to $917.

Oh and does the h97-pro have wifi?

[Shaqo_Wyn]

So I have 8GB (2x 4GB DDR3)  already, and I only need to spend around $50 on a case. 500w will work fine, right?  Do I need a cpu cooler?  I would like to eventually overclock.  Also is the Apevia X- Sniper 2 case any good? With everything on Amazon except the cooler, it came out to $917

 

Oh good, well then the money you save there can go towards the 4690K. Yes, thanks to the low power usage of the GTX 970 500W is enough. 

 

For overclocking, yes. You definitely do. You could hold off with it until you decide to overclock and use the stock cooler but for better temps and noise in general you can get a good, cheap one like the 212 EVO from Cooler Master that J. Cole recommended. It'll be good for light overclocking down the road too.

 

That's an interesting case, IMHO I doesn't look like the front panel does much good for the front panel airflow. Did you check the case I listed?

You could check out the NZXT S340.

[blu4]

So I have 8GB (2x 4GB DDR3)  already, and I only need to spend around $50 on a case. 500w will work fine, right?  Do I need a cpu cooler?  I would like to eventually overclock.  Also is the Apevia X- Sniper 2 case any good? With everything on Amazon except the cooler, it came out to $917

For your first build I would recommend the best budget case (also sexy looking)- NZXT S340 in White :>

[BrandonTheAZN]

I'm not really trying to spend more than $50 on the case.  If the one I listed will do just fine I'm cool with it .  Also does the motherboard you listed have wifi? My room is upstairs, and would love to have wifi ability.

 

Also a case that has good cable management would be nice

Shoot, I'm gonna also need an optical drive.  Any good one's for cheap?
Oh and one more thing, are there any good cheap wireless rgb backlit keyboards?