Gaming build help.

[JmzBlond]

Need some help with my 1st build, starting out from scratch

Mostly 1080p gaming, theme Blue to match Logitech G430 head set and G502 mouse.

From New Zealand.

Budget around NZD$2000, USD$1400, £950


CPU                                  Intel Core i7-4790k                                           $506

Motherboard                     AsRock Z97 Extreme 4                                    $229

Memory                             Kingston Fury DDR3-1866 2 x 4GB                 $115

Storage                             Seagate Barracuda 1TB                                   $80
GPU                                  EVGA GTX 960 2GB                                        $375

PSU                                   Corsair CSM 750W 80+Gold                           $183

Optical drive                      LG DVD/CD writer                                            $30

Wireless adapter               TP-link                                                              $28

Case                                  Havn't picked yet                                             $140

 

OPS                                  Window 8.1                                                       $139

 

                                                                                                                 $1825

 

The three main part I'm not to sure on is

1. CPU i7-4790k or save NZ$150 and get i5-4690k
2. AsRock Z97 Extreme 4 or +NZ$35 AsRock Z97 Extreme 6 (or other?)
3. EVGA GTX 960 2GB, or +NZ$45 EVGA GTX 960 4GB or +NZ$75 Gigabyte Windforce Radeon R9 280x 3GB

Any help in much appreciated

[Sam Z Man]

What country are you in?

[shedicus90]

what help do you need

[ADZ_123_!"£]

The I7 is overkill for just gaming get an I5 instead and spend the money you have saved on a 290X/970.

[salecar3]

hereurl=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/C2kVP6]PCPartPickerpart list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£176.34 @ Aria PC)

CPU Cooler: Corsair H80i GT 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£79.99 @ Amazon UK)

Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£89.99 @ Novatech)

Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£46.13 @ Amazon UK)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£41.77 @ Amazon UK)

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card (£280.68 @ Aria PC)

Case: NZXT H440 (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£88.07 @ Aria PC)

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£89.95 @ Aria PC)

Total: £892.92

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-07 21:30 BST+0100

[DarkBlade2117]

@salecar3 Nice build but I'd save some money and go for a nice air cooler. Also for OP. How much is this in your country? Prices will vary and some of this may not be available where you are at

[JmzBlond]

Im In New Zealand, so part maybe a problem.
Plan on running stock clock till i can afford a cooler then overclock

 

 

http://nz.pcpartpicker.com/p/4whVP6

[Sam Z Man]

For gaming this specs out much better.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($349.00 @ 1stWave Technologies)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($54.00 @ 1stWave Technologies)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($237.00 @ 1stWave Technologies)

Memory: Kingston Fury Red Series 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($54.67 @ Aquila Technology)

Memory: Kingston Fury Red Series 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($54.67 @ Aquila Technology)

Storage: Kingston Fury 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($101.15 @ PB Technologies)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($85.00 @ PC Force)

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($560.46 @ Wiseguys)

Case: Corsair SPEC-02 ATX Mid Tower Case ($110.06 @ Aquila Technology)

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($182.22 @ Wiseguys)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) ($139.00 @ 1stWave Technologies)

Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($58.00 @ 1stWave Technologies)

Total: $1985.23

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-08 09:24 NZST+1200

[JmzBlond]

updated build

http://nz.pcpartpicker.com/p/dsJsrH

[Sam Z Man]

updated build

http://nz.pcpartpicker.com/p/dsJsrH

I would still change a few things.

http://nz.pcpartpicker.com/p/3td3nQ

If you want to overclock I would consider the g1 gaming 970.