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[logikgear]

Hello All,

 

Just wanted to say HI.

I joined after watching one of the "As Fast As Possible" Videos. Looks like you all have a lot of fun here. Tell you a little about myself. I know a bit about tech; use to work for a help desk back in college. Have been out of the game for a while (like 7 years). Haven't played any games in YEARS lol.. My current system is kind of embarrassing.  It’s an AMD Athlon 64 x2 4200+ dual core 2.2GHz with 4gigs of dual channel DDR2 on an ASUSTeK M2A-VM HDMI with an integrated ATI Radeon X1200 Series RS690. Yeah I know it’s about 7 years old. I hope to save up to build a new system here soon. This is what I have so far on my list.

 

Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor

MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard

G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory

Crucial MX200 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive

EVGA GeForce GTX 960 4GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card

EVGA SuperNOVA GS 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply

Fractal Design Define R5 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/HgyGMp

 

Any Advice would be welcome.  Okay, I'm done with my ramble. :-D

[KayTees]

Hello All,

 

Just wanted to say HI.

I joined after watching one of the "As Fast As Possible" Videos. Looks like you all have a lot of fun here. Tell you a little about myself. I know a bit about tech; use to work for a help desk back in college. Have been out of the game for a while (like 7 years). Haven't played any games in YEARS lol.. My current system is kind of embarrassing.  It’s an AMD Athlon 64 x2 4200+ dual core 2.2GHz with 4gigs of dual channel DDR2 on an ASUSTeK M2A-VM HDMI with an integrated ATI Radeon X1200 Series RS690. Yeah I know it’s about 7 years old. I hope to save up to build a new system here soon. This is what I have so far on my list.

 

Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor

MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard

G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory

Crucial MX200 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive

EVGA GeForce GTX 960 4GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card

EVGA SuperNOVA GS 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply

Fractal Design Define R5 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/HgyGMp

 

Any Advice would be welcome.  Okay, I'm done with my ramble. :-D

 

Overall a pretty good build, I'd tone down to 8GB and maybe get a R9 280X or maybe 300 series that is equivalent to a 280X for better performance. I really find the 4GB 960 to be kinda useless but hey, you're open to put anything in it! As long as it's your creation

[MrKickkiller]

Hello All,

 

Just wanted to say HI.

I joined after watching one of the "As Fast As Possible" Videos. Looks like you all have a lot of fun here. Tell you a little about myself. I know a bit about tech; use to work for a help desk back in college. Have been out of the game for a while (like 7 years). Haven't played any games in YEARS lol.. My current system is kind of embarrassing.  It’s an AMD Athlon 64 x2 4200+ dual core 2.2GHz with 4gigs of dual channel DDR2 on an ASUSTeK M2A-VM HDMI with an integrated ATI Radeon X1200 Series RS690. Yeah I know it’s about 7 years old. I hope to save up to build a new system here soon. This is what I have so far on my list.

 

Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor

MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard

G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory

Crucial MX200 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive

EVGA GeForce GTX 960 4GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card

EVGA SuperNOVA GS 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply

Fractal Design Define R5 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/HgyGMp

 

Any Advice would be welcome.  Okay, I'm done with my ramble. :-D

 

You could maybe save some money by switching from a Z** chipset to an H** chipset. The Z** chipset is meant for overclocking and since your cpu is locked, that doesn't make a whole load of sense.

[ShadowCaptain]

Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor

MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard

G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory

Crucial MX200 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive

EVGA GeForce GTX 960 4GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card

EVGA SuperNOVA GS 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply

Fractal Design Define R5 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/HgyGMp

 

Any Advice would be welcome.  Okay, I'm done with my ramble. :-D

 

 

Welcome to the forum! - You are getting a locked i5 4460, so you do not need a z97 board - save your money on the motherboard (and maybe a cheaper case or 8gb of ram) and get a 970 or something!!

[C0LL0SS0S]

I would, like the other guys said already, get a h97 board and invest in an r9 290 or 970

[logikgear]

thanks guys. I wouldn't mind dabbling in some over clocking, what would be a good CPU? My thought was of I get that board I could upgrade in the future. Is Intel still releasing new chips for the LGA 1150 socket?

[Sam Z Man]

You forgot a OS but I made improvements in the most critical areas and cut back some on the less important stuff.

There are also 65$ in mail in rebates on everything on the list I made.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Micro Center)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($31.99 @ Newegg)

Motherboard: Asus Z97-E ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($111.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($52.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Best Buy)

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290X 4GB Tr-X OC Video Card ($299.99 @ Newegg)

Case: NZXT H440 (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ NCIX US)

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ NCIX US)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($87.88 @ NCIX US)

Total: $1014.79-$65.00=$949.79

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-19 04:43 EDT-0400

[ShadowCaptain]

thanks guys. I wouldn't mind dabbling in some over clocking, what would be a good CPU? My thought was of I get that board I could upgrade in the future. Is Intel still releasing new chips for the LGA 1150 socket?

 

If you want to overclock get a K series processor (4690k 4790k) though honestly for your budget, it makes no sense to waste money overclocking when you could get a better GPU - overclocking rarely increases gaming performance

 

I dont think any new chips will come out until the new processors (which again are probably not worth the upgrade)

[TechSam]

thanks guys. I wouldn't mind dabbling in some over clocking, what would be a good CPU? My thought was of I get that board I could upgrade in the future. Is Intel still releasing new chips for the LGA 1150 socket?

i5 4690k is good has decent overclocking capability

[logikgear]

You guys keep saying go R9 290. Would that be better then going with a GTX 970?

[Sam Z Man]

You guys keep saying go R9 290. Would that be better then going with a GTX 970?

The 290 performs very similar to a 970. The 290X is a step ahead.

[logikgear]

You forgot a OS but I made improvements in the most critical areas and cut back some on the less important stuff.

There are also 65$ in mail in rebates on everything on the list I made.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Micro Center)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($31.99 @ Newegg)

Motherboard: Asus Z97-E ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($111.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($52.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Best Buy)

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290X 4GB Tr-X OC Video Card ($299.99 @ Newegg)

Case: NZXT H440 (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ NCIX US)

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ NCIX US)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($87.88 @ NCIX US)

Total: $1014.79-$65.00=$949.79

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-19 04:43 EDT-0400

 

Thanks for that. What is your reason for picking the Asus board over the MSI I have picked?

[Guest]

Hello!!

But wait... Is this a town?

[Sam Z Man]

Thanks for that. What is your reason for picking the Asus board over the MSI I have picked?

Your welcome the reason is price, motherboards don't do that much when comparing ones with the same chipsets that one is 91$ after rebates right now and has the features I look for when looking at motherboards.

[logikgear]

Hello!!

But wait... Is this a town?

 

More like WORLD. :-)

[logikgear]

Your welcome the reason is price, motherboards don't do that much when comparing ones with the same chipsets that one is 91$ after rebates right now and has the features I look for when looking at motherboards.

 

This may sound kind of dumb but I was liking the MSI board for the looks as well as what it can do. I have been thinking of the Define R5 - Windowed case to show off my build as well so the maybe in the future water cooling I might play with. b.t.w you mentioned "budget". I don’t really have a limit but if I increase the cost of parts that means the longer I have to wait to buy it and use it.

[Sam Z Man]

This may sound kind of dumb but I was liking the MSI board for the looks as well as what it can do. I have been thinking of the Define R5 - Windowed case to show off my build as well so the maybe in the future water cooling I might play with. b.t.w you mentioned "budget". I don’t really have a limit but if I increase the cost of parts that means the longer I have to wait to buy it and use it.

Oh when I make part lists they are usually meant to be followed only if you bought everything within like 3 days before prices change.

[obi_wan]

Overall a pretty good build, I'd tone down to 8GB and maybe get a R9 280X or maybe 300 series that is equivalent to a 280X for better performance. I really find the 4GB 960 to be kinda useless but hey, you're open to put anything in it! As long as it's your creation

He has a point.