$1,700 Build ( Need suggestions )

[Advic3]

This is what i've gotten from the community here. Could use some more help / recommendations. Will be used for gaming and some streaming. 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($324.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.75 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($129.99 @ NCIX US) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory  ($115.98 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($105.99 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($319.99 @ Newegg) 

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($319.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($104.50 @ Directron) 

Power Supply: Corsair Builder 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (Purchased For $0.00) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($87.89 @ OutletPC) 

Total: $1539.07

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-05 23:43 EDT-0400

 

Please help me as I'm a PC building newbie and i'm looking for help.

 

Ill be using 2 monitors with this computer.

 

Monitor : 24" ASUS VG248QE // 1920x1080 @ 144Hz

Second Monitor : Acer 23" H236HL // 1920x1080 @60Hz

 

My max is around $1,700. Please feel free to speak your mind and give suggestions.

 

Thanks

[Suffokation]

Build 2 is the best. Plus, it'd look very pretty.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($324.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($128.67 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($193.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory  ($115.98 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($105.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased For $0.00) 

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($319.99 @ Newegg) 

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($319.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($104.50 @ Directron) 

Power Supply: Corsair Builder 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (Purchased For $0.00) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($87.89 @ OutletPC) 

Total: $1701.99

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-05 23:28 EDT-0400

[Advic3]

 

Build 2 is the best. Plus, it'd look very pretty.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($324.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($128.67 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($193.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory  ($115.98 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($105.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased For $0.00) 

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($319.99 @ Newegg) 

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($319.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($104.50 @ Directron) 

Power Supply: Corsair Builder 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (Purchased For $0.00) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($87.89 @ OutletPC) 

Total: $1701.99

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-05 23:28 EDT-0400

 

Is there anything you'd change? EX - PSU... I'll be running 2 monitors with this setup.. 

Monitor : 24" ASUS VG248QE // 1920x1080 @ 144Hz

Second Monitor : Acer 23" H236HL // 1920x1080 @60Hz

[zappian]

The double 970 build is the best one.

But tbh that motherboard is overpriced , I would go with this:

http://www.msi.com/product/mb/Z97G55_SLI.html#hero-overview

[Suffokation]

The double 970 build is the best one.

But tbh that motherboard is overpriced , I would go with this:

http://www.msi.com/product/mb/Z97G55_SLI.html#hero-overview

But it's blueeeeeee. It'd ruin the entire color scheme.

[Imakuni]

Let me re-say it: I find both builds to be bad. Reson being:

1. CPU cooler is a lot overkill. I'd stick to Raijintek Triton only because of the amazing looks; barring that, I'd go with a good Air cooler.
2. Mobo on build 1 is great. Mobo on build 2 is just "wow, if only I had that much money, I'd flush it down the toilet too!".
3. 16gb of RAM = Useless.
4. I bet you don't need 500gb of SSD. Heck even 250gb I find to be more than one would ever use, considering that you also have a 2TB HD.
5. 2x 970 > 1x 980. Hands down.
6. Free OS?

[Advic3]

 

Let me re-say it: I find both builds to be bad. Reson being:

1. CPU cooler is a lot overkill. I'd stick to Raijintek Triton only because of the amazing looks; barring that, I'd go with a good Air cooler.
2. Mobo on build 1 is great. Mobo on build 2 is just "wow, if only I had that much money, I'd flush it down the toilet too!".
3. 16gb of RAM = Useless.
4. I bet you don't need 500gb of SSD. Heck even 250gb I find to be more than one would ever use, considering that you also have a 2TB HD.
5. 2x 970 > 1x 980. Hands down.
6. Free OS?

 

Thank you. What do you mean by free OS? http://pcpartpicker.com/p/mC7Vyc

[Advic3]

A 600w psu with dual 970s + i7 is going to be a bit tight. 750W would probably be a little better.

Alright, i'll look into that. Here is an updated build with a 600 PSU http://pcpartpicker.com/p/mC7Vyc

[Advic3]

** BUMP **

[Advic3]

I see you have already purchased the PSU, is this correct? In that case, you are probably fine. If this were a new build a 750W PSU would be much more appropriate.

Yes, I have already bought the PSU. Do you think it would be neccisary to get a 750 in the close future? I don't think ill never think or need to overclock this build.

[TheMadHatter]

 if you can step down to an i5 you can get a gtx titan x

just realized you already had psu even better

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/KW7tbv

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/KW7tbv/by_merchant/

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($226.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: EVGA Stinger WiFi Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($104.99 @ NCIX US) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($67.98 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Sandisk Ultra Plus 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($49.97 @ NCIX US) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($44.99 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX Titan X 12GB Video Card  ($999.99 @ Amazon) 

Case: Corsair 380T Mini ITX Tower Case  ($114.99 @ Micro Center) 

Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (Purchased For $0.00) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($86.89 @ OutletPC) 

Total: $1696.79

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-06 19:24 EDT-0400

[TheMadHatter]

Usually unless you are adding hardware, you don't upgrade your PSU. This is the kind of thing that you upgrade now, or wait until you upgrade the whole build. PCPartpicker is suggesting this build will use 484W at load, which is 80% of the PSU's capacity. It isn't particuarly good to run a PSU at 80% of its capacity. The ideal power draw for a power supply is somewhere between 40-70% at load. The Corsair builder series power supplies aren't the best power supplies - but I trust them enough to handle this. Just know the power supply transistors and capacitors will wear down much quicker at 80% load than at, say, 65% load.

not really, 80+ certification is tested at 20 50 and 100, so using your psu at 40 percent load is not guaranteed efficiency while using it at 50 is. although your last statement is true, overwhelming the psu is bad.

[Imakuni]

not really, 80+ certification is tested at 20 50 and 100, so using your psu at 40 percent load is not guaranteed efficiency while using it at 50 is.

You couldn't be more wrong. Due to the rating system and the usual efficiency curve, it will always be better at 40% than at 20%. In fact, most of the time, going a bit below 50% is actually even more efficient.

[TheMadHatter]

You couldn't be more wrong. Due to the rating system and the usual efficiency curve, it will always be better at 40% than at 20%. In fact, most of the time, going a bit below 50% is actually even more efficient.

really i thought wrong then  i havent looked at these efficiency curves, but what am saying is that your not sure that at 40 percent its going to be 80 plus while at 20, 50 and 100 its certified that it will be 80 percent efficient, on the other hand it might be 90 percent efficent at 40 percent load but we will never know as thats not what they test if not then am sorry just trying to reason :unsure:   

[Imakuni]

really i thought wrong then  i havent looked at these efficiency curves, but what am saying is that your not sure that at 40 percent its going to be 80 plus while at 20, 50 and 100 its certified that it will be 80 percent efficient, on the other hand it might be 90 percent efficent at 40 percent load but we will never know as thats not what they test if not then am sorry just trying to reason :unsure:   

In theory, what you say is true, you are not guaranteed to have a good efficiency at, say, 40%. However, due to how physics work, a real PSU will always have a curve similar to this (below, 900W PSU). Unless the PSU was designed specifically for it to suck at the middle values, but those don't exist. As a result, pick anything between 20-100% and you ARE guaranteed to have your efficiency rating (assuming it is a good PSU).

 

[TheMadHatter]

In theory, what you say is true, you are not guaranteed to have a good efficiency at, say, 40%. However, due to how physics work, a real PSU will always have a curve similar to this (below, 900W PSU). Unless the PSU was designed specifically for it to suck at the middle values, but those don't exist. As a result, pick anything between 20-100% and you ARE guaranteed to have your efficiency rating (assuming it is a good PSU).

 

oh alrighty never knew that thx for looking up the graph

[Ian Schmid]

it looks good only problem is you have no place to store your mass storage you need a 1TB or  2TB drive other wise looks good

[Advic3]

it looks good only problem is you have no place to store your mass storage you need a 1TB or  2TB drive other wise looks good

I have a 2TB i'll be wiping (; 

 

Thank you all for the suggestions and your imput on my system. I think i'm going to go with a single 980 because it's easier to only have 1 card and i have room to upgrade in the future.

 

Thanks for help everone!