New Build Planned for the next 2 weeks

[Gamin_M@t]

Hey just need some guidance on my build. this is my first pc gaming build so it would be great for so help and suggestions.

 

my parts:

cpu: i5 4690k

mobo: asus pro gamer atx lga 1150

ram: g.skill ripkaw x 16gb kit (2x8gb)

ssd: samsung 850 evo 250gb

hdd: wd black series 1tb drive 7200rpm

gpu: nvidia 970 4gb card

case: nzxt noctis 450 black

psu: evga supernova G2 750w gold modular

wifi: asus pce ac-68 wifi adapter

 

 

now my first main question is about the gpu. what brand of 970 should i buy and why? thanks.

also any suggestions of motherboards for around the same price. thanks guys.

[PineappleHolidays]

A B85 mobo ? you won't be able to OC.

 

It's your choice on the R9 390 vs 970

 

https://youtu.be/udXCusTnRsY?t=6m10s

[sms1202]

Gigabyte G1 or ASUS strix

Msi Twin Frozr

Zotac amp

EVGA ACX 

[Wiflare]

A B85 mobo ? you won't be able to OC.

 

It's your choice on the R9 390 vs 970

 

https://youtu.be/udXCusTnRsY?t=6m10s

Or 290x.

[Mighty_Miro_WD]

 

Hey just need some guidance on my build. this is my first pc gaming build so it would be great for so help and suggestions.

 

my parts:

cpu: i5 4690k

mobo: asus pro gamer atx lga 1150

ram: g.skill ripkaw x 16gb kit (2x8gb)

ssd: samsung 850 evo 250gb

hdd: wd black series 1tb drive 7200rpm

gpu: nvidia 970 4gb card

case: nzxt noctis 450 black

psu: evga supernova G2 750w gold modular

wifi: asus pce ac-68 wifi adapter

 

 

now my first main question is about the gpu. what brand of 970 should i buy and why? thanks.

also any suggestions of motherboards for around the same price. thanks guys.

 

 

Hi there @Gamin_M@t!

 

The rig looks solid, but I would suggest few optional give and takes.

 

I see that you haven't specified the exact model of the motherboard I would suggest to get one which is suitable for overclocking (since you got an unlocked processor and you may plan to overclock it), as well as a CPU cooler if you're going to overclock the CPU. However, if you don't intend to do so you can go with the locked version of the same processor.

 

As for the PSU, if you're not going to upgrade the parts in the near future (like adding another video card for instance) this will be kind of an overkill in my opinion. You can easily go with a 550W PSU, golden certified for more efficiency, for the current configuration. 

 

And lastly, what are you planning to use the secondary drive for? Because WD Black is a very good drive designed for performance (heavy gaming, big workloads and intensive file usage for instance), but if you just want to have some additional storage you can take a look at WD Green which is meant for backups and secondary storage usage and is mostly chosen for massive media storage (up to 6TB) in builds that have another drive for the OS, active programs and games:

 

http://products.wdc.com/support/kb.ashx?id=jZuKSj

 

Hope this helps.

 

Cheers!