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This is my first time building a pc how good is this Case Corsair Graphite Series Black 230T Solid Panel Compact Mid-Tower Computer Case (CC- 9011036-WW)

processor Intel Core i7-4790K Processor (8M Cache, up to 4.40 GHz) (BX80646I74790K)

Ram Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 1600 MHz (PC3 12800) Desktop

Memory (CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10) storage WD Black 2TB Performance Desktop Hard Drive: 3.5-inch, SATA 6 Gb/s, 7200 RPM, 64MB Cache WD2003FZEX

SSD Samsung 850 EVO 120GB 2.5-Inch SATA III Internal SSD (MZ-75E120B/AM)

motherboard Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

powersupply Corsair CX Series 750 Watt ATX/EPS Modular 80 PLUS Bronze ATX12V/EPS12V 744 Power Supply CX750M

Graphic card EVGA GeForce GTX 970 Super Clocked ACX 2.0 4GB GDDR5 Graphics Card

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so basically this is what youre getting? only thing i see missing is the CPU cooler, which can range from something like a 212 Evo - H100i, your choice i guess

 

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CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($309.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($198.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($113.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($69.78 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($119.30 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($329.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair Graphite Series 230T Black ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($73.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $1286.01
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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4690K // 212 EVO // Z97-PRO // Vengeance 16GB // GTX 770 GTX 970 // MX100 128GB // Toshiba 1TB // Air 540 // HX650

Logitech G502 RGB // Corsair K65 RGB (MX Red)

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I'm going through this forum and I can barely afford my $500 laptop and most of you guys are getting $1000+ first builds and a lot of you don't even know what you're talking about (not talking about you DL Scary) But your build is good but I have a bit of criticism. I know your motherboard looks sexy but it's not worth the money. Get the Z97-A or something cheaper. You also don't need that much power. Go for 650W or 700W if you want. 8GB of ram is really enough. 16GB will hardly make an impact. Also you don't need a i7-4790K, it's good but maybe an i5-4690K or i5-4670K. The i7 will you give you a fps boost but you really don't need it. You already have a 970 and a i5 or i7 will still give 80+ fps on most games. For cooling get a 212 EVO or H100i.

24 fps for that "cinematic" feel


After a couple weeks of behavioral sciences at my school I can easily conclude my parents need to grow up.

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Get higher SSD storage. With a budget so high, I suggest you get 256+ GB in SSD storage.

 

MOBO is just a huge waste of money. An ASUS Z97-A gets the job done with a much cheaper price tag.

 

I made a better combination:

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/gTQPD3

My Current Build:

CPU: Intel Core i5 4690K @ 4.5 GHz MOBO: ASUS Z97M mATX RAM: Samsung 8GB (2 x 4 GB) @ 1600 MHz Storage #1: Seagate Barracuda 1 TB HDD Storage #2: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120 GB SSD GPU: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X WINDFORCE Case: Cooler Master N200 PSU: EVGA 80+ Bronze 600B 600W Monitor: AOC 2367 23" IPS Display 

Future Upgrades
RAM: Samsung 8GB (2 x 4 GB) @ 1600 MHz (for a total of 16 GB) Storage #3: Sansung 850 Pro Series 256 GB SSD GPU: MSI GeForce GTX 970 Twin Frozer V Case: Corsair 350D Window mATX PSU: Cooler Master VSM 80+ Gold  650W
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I'm going through this forum and I can barely afford my $500 laptop and most of you guys are getting $1000+ first builds and a lot of you don't even know what you're talking about (not talking about you DL Scary)

Get a job...my first build was $2,000...it's about saving also, I agree with the higher SSD storage, and you may want a CPU cooler since you got such a high end CPU, please don't use the default one, H100i GTX is great, I really like Corsairs aio coolers.. I got one and works great.

Intel Core i7 7770K | 32 GB's Ram 3000MHz | GTX 1080 Ti | 250GB SSD | 3TB 7400 RPM | Sound Blaster Z | ASUS ROG MG278Q | Razer Blackwidow Chroma | Final Mouse 2015 | Blue Yeti | Seinheiser HD 600's | Beyerdynamic DT 990 Pro | Aune T1 MK2

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What are you using it for?

Here's what I'd recommend:

 

For gaming, http://pcpartpicker.com/p/NdZJXL

For rendering/work and gaming http://pcpartpicker.com/p/X3L9Lk

For rendering and work http://pcpartpicker.com/p/FDPFhM

I tried to stay under the $1300 mark, since that's what your original build came to.

Keep in mind these are just general builds, but still really good value to performance.

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If you're using this for gaming, I recommend this build:

 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($113.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: Sandisk Ultra Plus 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($102.98 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 4GB STRIX Video Card  ($528.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $1291.18
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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I'm parting out a new PC. It's going to be the first one I build myself.

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/T7rvFT. <- is the current list of parts I picked out, for a gaming-centric build. There is no CPU cooler, because I want to do a custom loop for the build.

 

Did I pick anything wrong? Are there less-expensive parts I could use instead? Is there anything you could recommend to make this better/faster/cheaper/all of the above?

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This is my first time building a pc how good is this Case Corsair Graphite Series Black 230T Solid Panel Compact Mid-Tower Computer Case (CC- 9011036-WW)

processor Intel Core i7-4790K Processor (8M Cache, up to 4.40 GHz) (BX80646I74790K)

Ram Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 1600 MHz (PC3 12800) Desktop

Memory (CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10) storage WD Black 2TB Performance Desktop Hard Drive: 3.5-inch, SATA 6 Gb/s, 7200 RPM, 64MB Cache WD2003FZEX

SSD Samsung 850 EVO 120GB 2.5-Inch SATA III Internal SSD (MZ-75E120B/AM)

motherboard Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

powersupply Corsair CX Series 750 Watt ATX/EPS Modular 80 PLUS Bronze ATX12V/EPS12V 744 Power Supply CX750M

Graphic card EVGA GeForce GTX 970 Super Clocked ACX 2.0 4GB GDDR5 Graphics Card

What is your budget/location ? 

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my bugdet is 1000-1800 im from the usa 

If you are only gaming then you could drop down to an i5 4690K and 8GB Ram. You could also go with a cheaper cooler such as the Coolermaster Hyper 212 Evo.
 
The Antec Platinum psu is at a very good price at the moment. I would get it whilst it is on offer.
 
 
 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H105 73.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($106.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($111.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Kingston Savage 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($111.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($94.99 @ NCIX US) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card  ($329.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case  ($97.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $1321.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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