My First Build Suggestions

[Cade_Tonner]

Alright guys, so here is my final build plan for my PC. All prices are Canadian and from NCIX. I am shopping from this store because they price match and I can probably cut a deal to get a cheaper price. Now for what I want this PC to achieve. I want it to be a workstation (Adobe Programs), and a gaming PC. I do have plans to keep upgrading; I would eventually like to get a second 970, 16gb of RAM, another SSD and HDD, and a second monitor. So hopefully that explains my choice on the motherboard and Power supply. I also have plans on overclocking the GPU, and CPU.

 

Now, I know AMD is cheaper for both CPU and GPU but I am an Intel and Nvidia fan boy at heart. Plus I am not really on a cheap enough budget to want to swap them out.

 

Not to sure about my peripheral choices so I would love to hear what you guys think. Any help particularly on the monitor side would be huge. 

 

I also have a Scheme if you can’t tell. I really like blue in my build so I went with the Blue, Black, and little accents of white. Finally my name for it I was thinking Stratus.

 

So tell me what you guys think and I am open to any suggestions.

 

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/kXDPNG 

 

Tower

Motherboard - MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition

$179.99

 

CPU - Intel Core i5 4690K Unlocked

$289.99

 

GPU - Gigabyte GTX 970 G1

$439.99

               

RAM - G.SKILL Ripjaws X F3-12800CL7D-8GBXM 8GB 2X4GB DDR3-1600 CL7-8-8-24 1.5V Memory Kit

$79.98

 

Network Adapter - TP-Link TL-WN851ND

$22.99

 

CPU Cooler - Corsair Cooling Hydro Series H100I

$119.99

 

SSD - Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB

$64.99

 

HDD - Seagate Barracuda 1TB

$59.99  

               

               

PSU - EVGA SuperNOVA 750 B1 750W 80PLUS Bronze Power Supply

$99.99

               

Disk Drive - ASUS DRW-24F1ST  

$24.98  

 

Case - Corsair Obsidian Series 750D  

$169.99

               

OS - Microsoft Windows 8.1 64Bit

$119.99

 

Lighting - Logisys Dual Blue Cold Cathode Kit 12IN 3.0MM            

$8.99

 

Total: 1681.85

 

Peripherals

 

Monitor - Samsung S24D390HL 23.6in Widescreen PLS LED Monitor 1920x1080 FHD 5ms 1000:1 HDMI VGA $179.99

 

 Mouse - Razer DeathAdder Chroma Edition Ergonomic Gaming Mouse 6400DPI 4G Optical Sensor Synapse 2.0 USB

$79.00

 

 Keyboard - Thermaltake TT eSports Poseidon Z/TT Illuminated – Blue Switch Edition USB Full Backlight Keyboard

$89.99

 

 Mouse Mat - Corsair Gaming MM200 Compact Edition Cloth Gaming Mouse Mat

$14.00

               

Headset - Logitech G430 Lightweight 7.1 Surround Sound Gaming Headset ON-CABLE Controls LAY-FLAT Earpieces Mic

$59.99

               

Surge Protector - Belkin BV108050-06-BLK Surge Protector 8 Outlets w/ 2x USB Charging Ports - Black

$16.99

 

Total: 439.96

 

Complete Build Total: 2121.81

[lukky211111]

 

 

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@Cade_Tonner

 

Get the ADATA SP900 instead of the Kingston V300, and the 750B2 over the B1, and you're set.

[mwthomas10]

With a $1700 build you should fit in a gtx 980 and maybe skimp a bit on a few other things.  with 438 on the 970 you are getting into gtx 980 territory there anyways on the price.  You could probably get a cheaper mouse too without losing much on the quality.  Maybe the case too, but its all up to you