New build

[Mullen]

1. My budget is around $1500 so I know I need to reduce the price on this build and I am in the US

 

2.The aim of my build is to do pretty high quality gaming at 1440p

 

3. I only plan on using 1 monitor at 1440p

 

4. I do need a keyboard, mouse, and os but that is already included in this build

 

5. I am not upgrading this is my first real gaming computer that's not a bad laptop

 

Here is the build: http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Mullen/saved/Dy2frH

As you can see I need to reduce cost by $100 somehow.

[ADZ_123_!"£]

I would get this build that costs $1501

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Pc6tdC

[G27Racer_188]

Just leave out H110 for now and use the stock cooler until you have money to buy the H110, Or other option is to buy Coolermaster Hyper 212 evo (around 30$) instead of H110, and that would be around $1560. Also get the memory in 2x4GB kit.

[SkywardKkalox]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($177.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97N-WIFI Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($90.59 @ OutletPC) 

Memory: Kingston Fury Red Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($57.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Crucial BX100 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($60.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($52.49 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 295X2 8GB Video Card  ($556.39 @ Newegg) 

Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ Micro Center) 

Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($117.99 @ NCIX US) 

Monitor: Acer G257HU smidpx 60Hz 25.0" Monitor  ($284.59 @ Newegg) 

Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($27.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Other: Windows 8.1 Pro 64bit ($24.85)

Total: $1516.85

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-16 13:17 EDT-0400

[SkywardKkalox]

Just leave out H110 for now and use the stock cooler until you have money to buy the H110, Or other option is to buy Coolermaster Hyper 212 evo (around 30$) instead of H110, and that would be around $1560. Also get the memory in 2x4GB kit.

1 stick vs dual channel has minimal performance difference in games.

I suggest he goes for 1 8gb stick now and add another later.

If he goes for 2x4gb he would be able to go up to 8gbs on a mATX board and up to 16gbs on an ATX board.

While he can go from 8gb up to 32gb later down the road.

[Chickenator]

Just leave out H110 for now and use the stock cooler until you have money to buy the H110, Or other option is to buy Coolermaster Hyper 212 evo (around 30$) instead of H110, and that would be around $1560. Also get the memory in 2x4GB kit.

I agree.  The Hyper 212 evo is great, and Dual channel operation is usually nicer.

[Chickenator]

1 stick vs dual channel has minimal performance difference in games.

1 suggest he goes for 1 8gb stick now and add another later.

If he goes for 2x4gb he would be able to go up to 8gbs on a mATX board and up to 16gbs on an ATX board.

While he can go from 8gb up to 32gb later down the road.

Oh, good point.

[DarkBlade2117]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/dnQHjXIf you wanna be at $1500 don't buy the CPU cooler and wait. Unless you plan on doing so,e heavy overclocked you don't ned a liquid cooler