Is my PC build good?

[nescafe46]

i have

i7-4770 CPU

MSI z97 gaming 5 motherboard

EVGA GeForce gtx970 GPU

650W PSU

120SSD

1TB Hard Drive

H80iGt water cooling

16GB generic 1600mhz Ram

 

Uses are:

Playing high definition games

watching movies

school works

 

Thanks in advance! cheers! 

[The Official Czex]

i have

i7-4770 CPU

MSI z97 gaming 5 motherboard

EVGA GeForce gtx970 GPU

650W PSU

120SSD

1TB Hard Drive

H80iGt water cooling

16GB generic 1600mhz Ram

 

Uses are:

Playing high definition games

watching movies

school works

 

Thanks in advance! cheers! 

 

It's great for gaming. Could use a little more SSD storage...

[The Official Czex]

i have

i7-4770 CPU

MSI z97 gaming 5 motherboard

EVGA GeForce gtx970 GPU

650W PSU

120SSD

1TB Hard Drive

H80iGt water cooling

16GB generic 1600mhz Ram

 

Uses are:

Playing high definition games

watching movies

school works

 

Thanks in advance! cheers! 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core OEM/Tray Processor  ($218.95 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: be quiet! Shadow Rock 2 87.0 CFM Rifle Bearing CPU Cooler  ($44.99 @ NCIX US) 

Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z97M Killer Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($104.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Team Elite 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($47.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($97.89 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($122.89 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 960 4GB Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($238.99 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 960 4GB Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($238.99 @ Amazon) 

Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case w/500W Power Supply  ($75.99 @ Directron) 

Total: $1191.67

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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[stconquest]

i have

i7-4770 CPU

MSI z97 gaming 5 motherboard

EVGA GeForce gtx970 GPU

650W PSU

120SSD

1TB Hard Drive

H80iGt water cooling

16GB generic 1600mhz Ram

 

Uses are:

Playing high definition games

watching movies

school works

 

Thanks in advance! cheers! 

 

Stick to your original, drop a few more for the 4790K... it will be worth it, eventually.  Skylake is dropping in August.

[Zach Is Kill]

if you have the 4770, its almost useless to have an expensive z97 mobo, if you want all of the features of the mobo get a processor with a K on the end

[Bob Jim]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core OEM/Tray Processor  ($218.95 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: be quiet! Shadow Rock 2 87.0 CFM Rifle Bearing CPU Cooler  ($44.99 @ NCIX US) 

Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z97M Killer Micro ATX

LGA1150 Motherboard  ($104.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Team Elite 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($47.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($97.89 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($122.89 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 960 4GB Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($238.99 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 960 4GB Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($238.99 @ Amazon) 

Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case w/500W Power Supply  ($75.99 @ Directron) 

Total: $1191.67

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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WHY would you suggest 2 960s? The 2gb of VRAM for 1440p and the stuttering from sli are horrible...

[Guest]

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core OEM/Tray Processor  ($218.95 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: be quiet! Shadow Rock 2 87.0 CFM Rifle Bearing CPU Cooler  ($44.99 @ NCIX US) 

Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z97M Killer Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($104.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Team Elite 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($47.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($97.89 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($122.89 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 960 4GB Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($238.99 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 960 4GB Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($238.99 @ Amazon) 

Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case w/500W Power Supply  ($75.99 @ Directron) 

Total: $1191.67

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-20 05:25 EDT-0400

 

I dont think 2 960's on SLI are better than a 970 in my opinion

[stconquest]

- Comparative Build -

 

$985, ready for a second GTX 970.

 

I went with the i5 to save a bit, because you won't need the i7 for gaming, watching videos or schoolwork.  I went with 8GB of RAM for the same reasons as the i5.

 

Just pick a case:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($219.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($34.50 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($96.00 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Kingston Fury Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($56.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($97.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($319.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $940.34
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-20 05:41 EDT-0400

[stconquest]

@DatSpeed

 

It's common practice here not to SLI GTX 960's, you are right on.

[Guest]

@DatSpeed

 

It's common practice here not to SLI GTX 960's, you are right on.

yeah had that in mind the whole time

[stconquest]

yeah had that in mind the whole time

 

Even 970's, when buying two at the same time, should give way to the 980Ti instead.

[The Official Czex]

WHY would you suggest 2 960s? The 2gb of VRAM for 1440p and the stuttering from sli are horrible...

 

 

I dont think 2 960's on SLI are better than a 970 in my opinion

 

Stutter can be prevented with G-Sync if you configure it yourself. Honestly, the 960 SLI is just for looks, not for serious usage. 

 

Here's a more serious parts list substituting the 960s for a 980.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core OEM/Tray Processor  ($218.95 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: be quiet! Shadow Rock 2 87.0 CFM Rifle Bearing CPU Cooler  ($44.99 @ NCIX US) 

Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z97M Killer Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($104.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Team Elite 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($47.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($97.89 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($122.89 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($482.98 @ Newegg) 

Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case w/500W Power Supply  ($75.99 @ Directron) 

Total: $1196.67

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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[IanDrexP]

 

 

 

Stutter can be prevented with G-Sync if you configure it yourself. Honestly, the 960 SLI is just for looks, not for serious usage. 

 

Here's a more serious parts list substituting the 960s for a 980.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core OEM/Tray Processor  ($218.95 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: be quiet! Shadow Rock 2 87.0 CFM Rifle Bearing CPU Cooler  ($44.99 @ NCIX US) 

Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z97M Killer Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($104.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Team Elite 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($47.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($97.89 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($122.89 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($482.98 @ Newegg) 

Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case w/500W Power Supply  ($75.99 @ Directron) 

Total: $1196.67

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-20 12:00 EDT-0400

1. STILL BAD, get the 970 or 980 Ti! Not the 980 or Titan X
2. Who buys for looks only? Performance first then looks or BOTH together

Doesn't he have the build already? Thats what I thought from reading it since he is asking if it is good.

[The Official Czex]

 

1. STILL BAD, get the 970 or 980 Ti! Not the 980 or Titan X
2. Who buys for looks only? Performance first then looks or BOTH together

Doesn't he have the build already? Thats what I thought from reading it since he is asking if it is good.

 

 

I was just suggesting. 980s are fine! http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/390376-im-not-the-only-one-sick-of-hearing-this/

[brob]

i have

i7-4770 CPU

MSI z97 gaming 5 motherboard

EVGA GeForce gtx970 GPU

650W PSU

120SSD

1TB Hard Drive

H80iGt water cooling

16GB generic 1600mhz Ram

 

Uses are:

Playing high definition games

watching movies

school works

 

Thanks in advance! cheers! 

 

If you own these parts and they are working, you have a nice gaming system.

 

If you are contemplating buying some or all of these parts, you may want to consider some alternatives. Recommendations could be made if appropriate data is supplied.