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Jettster
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(I've said this before, this is my first computer I'm building, and I'm not so great with this kind of thing, so bear with me.)

I need some help, opinions, and sugggestions with my build. First off, I am hoping to use this computer for gaming, recording, streaming, video rendering and editing, and maybe a few of both at the same time.

Everything seems fine, but if there is anything that can make the build cheaper, better (without raising the price too much, this is already extremely expensive for me),or more suited for my needs, that'd be great.

Let me explain a few parts of this: I have 2 hard drives to try and seperate videos into the 3 TB HDD and the 1 TB for just games, programs, ect.

I have all prices set to Newegg, just because I trust them, but if there is a better merchant that has it for cheaper, I'd like to know.

 

The thing that I am most worried about with this, is whether or not I have a good PSU, so I'd like some assurance if what I have is fine.

 


 


CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($94.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: ASRock Z97 EXTREME6 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($146.98 @ Newegg) 




Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($319.99 @ NCIX US) 


Optical Drive: Sony 5280S-CB-PLUS DVD/CD Writer  ($41.99 @ Mwave) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit)  ($102.98 @ Newegg) 

Monitor: Asus VE248H 24.0" Monitor  ($177.58 @ Newegg) 

Monitor: Asus VE248H 24.0" Monitor  ($177.58 @ Newegg) 

Keyboard: Razer BlackWidow Chroma Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($160.99 @ Amazon) 


Total: $1983.02

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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I might have missed some other things I wanted to go over, so feel free to point out anything you would change, for the situation I'm in.

 

-Jettster

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which country do you live in? what is your total budget? i would go with ncix and price match everything through them. they are a good firm. price match the lowest prices you can find and you'll be saving a lot of money.

 

in terms of a psu, go for a seasonic. i will recommend you something shortly

 

so you need all the peripherals? monitor, keyboard, mouse, os?

 

do you want to game at 1080p or 1440p and at which settings?

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Please do yourself a favour and get an SSD, I think Dong from CNET just did a review of the new range of SSD's from OCZ and while they might not break any speed records their inexpensive and still miles better than any mechanical drive. Also budget for a better case other than that it seems like a good build.

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Get a EVGA GS or G2 PSU. That corsair one will not do good.

An SSD if you can fit one in. It's a luxury NOT a must.

Also I'd go for a MSI Gaming 5 mobo.

 

 

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Yeah drop the Caviar Blue HDD and get an SSD, the Caviar Blue just isn't worth it in this system since you're getting a 3TB Black. 

Gaming Desktop - AMD Ryzen 7 5800X, MSI MPG B550 Gaming Plus, 32GB Cosair Vengenace LP 3600mhz, EVGA RTX 3070 XC3 Ultra,  Sabrent Rocket 4 1TB NVME SSD, Crucial P3 4TB NVME SSD, 4TB Mass storage, EVGA 750W G2, NZXT H9 Flow

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CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($394.98 @ Newegg) 

CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($125.89 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: MSI X99S SLI Plus ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($203.98 @ Newegg) 


Storage: Kingston HyperX Fury 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($59.99 @ Mac Mall) 


Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($323.98 @ Newegg) 

Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 


Monitor: Acer H236HLbid 60Hz 23.0" Monitor  ($129.99 @ Newegg) 

Monitor: Acer H236HLbid 60Hz 23.0" Monitor  ($129.99 @ Newegg) 

Keyboard: Razer BlackWidow Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($90.00 @ Mechanical Keyboards) 

Total: $1916.62

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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http://pcpartpicker.com/p/W44vt6 <----- A bit over your budget but definitely kicks some major ass and also looks freaking awesome.

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CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($394.98 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($125.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI X99S SLI Plus ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($203.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Kingston HyperX Fury 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($59.99 @ Mac Mall) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($323.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: Acer H236HLbid 60Hz 23.0" Monitor  ($129.99 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: Acer H236HLbid 60Hz 23.0" Monitor  ($129.99 @ Newegg) 
Keyboard: Razer BlackWidow Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($90.00 @ Mechanical Keyboards) 
Total: $1916.62
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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That CPU GPU combo is a terrible choice for gaming when you could go with a 4690k, and a GTX 980 for a better experience / performance.

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From a G3258 to dual Xeon E5-2670's

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That CPU GPU combo is a terrible choice for gaming when you could go with a 4690k, and a GTX 980 for a better experience / performance.

 

Lets have the OP tell you why.

 

I am hoping to use this computer for gaming, recording, streaming, video rendering and editing, and maybe a few of both at the same time.

 

 

 

PS. dont even get me started with your build.

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Lets have the OP tell you why.

Still way over kill, save money go 4790k, get 16gb's of DDR3 and get the 980 and you'll be better seated than spending the extra money to go up to X99 for a few extra cores that won't be doing much of anything because most games don't take advantage of more than four cores and probably won't for a while.

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From a G3258 to dual Xeon E5-2670's

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Still way over kill, save money go 4790k, get 16gb's of DDR3 and get the 980 and you'll be better seated than spending the extra money to go up to X99 for a few extra cores that won't be doing much of anything because most games don't take advantage of more than four cores and probably won't for a while.

 

HE'S STREAMING AND EDITING VIDEOS AS WELL!

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which country do you live in? what is your total budget? i would go with ncix and price match everything through them. they are a good firm. price match the lowest prices you can find and you'll be saving a lot of money.

 

in terms of a psu, go for a seasonic. i will recommend you something shortly

 

so you need all the peripherals? monitor, keyboard, mouse, os?

 

do you want to game at 1080p or 1440p and at which settings?

 

US. I can figure out the peripherals on my own, and just 1080p will do me fine.

Please do yourself a favour and get an SSD, I think Dong from CNET just did a review of the new range of SSD's from OCZ and while they might not break any speed records their inexpensive and still miles better than any mechanical drive. Also budget for a better case other than that it seems like a good build.

SSDs are too expensive, and unless I could find a way to get a strong, well, nearly everything, I'm not sure if I can get one.

 

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($394.98 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($125.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI X99S SLI Plus ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($203.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Kingston HyperX Fury 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($59.99 @ Mac Mall) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($323.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: Acer H236HLbid 60Hz 23.0" Monitor  ($129.99 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: Acer H236HLbid 60Hz 23.0" Monitor  ($129.99 @ Newegg) 
Keyboard: Razer BlackWidow Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($90.00 @ Mechanical Keyboards) 
Total: $1916.62
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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I'm unfamiliar with these parts, but I'll figrue out some of it and compare.

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/W44vt6 <----- A bit over your budget but definitely kicks some major ass and also looks freaking awesome.

I'll consider. I don't really need help with peripherals, I can literally settle for almost anything with peripherals.

 

Like I said, I'm new to this crap, so bear with me. But if theres a way to get a good medium, I'd like to know.

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i suggested the xeon e3-1231v3 chip because it's great for editing, rendering, etc and it plays games well. it has hyper threading tech. as well. it's only slightly more expensive than the 4690k and cheaper than the i7. apparently it performs like the i7-4770k. good value too. saves you some money. the xeon e3-1231v3 has 8 threads.

 

i changed your psu. you needed more watts. seasonic is a better brand. i also changed the 970 to a 390 as it performs better. if you really want to go with an nvidia card for gsync or something, feel free to switch back, but get a more expensive one. if you only want 1 monitor, i would recommend you go with the gtx 980 as no single amd card beats it at the moment (except the r9 295x2, but thats two cards in one)

 

the new case is better too. very quiet. i own one. the new mobo is good. saved you some money on the drives as well. went with a hybrid; sshd @ 4tb with a 120gb ssd for fast booting for your os.

 

i recommend you buy windows off of reddit for cheaper. they are legit keys

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($242.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H60 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($64.05 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($149.99 @ Mwave)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($85.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($65.25 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate  4TB 3.5" 5900RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive  ($144.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 390 8GB SOC Video Card  ($324.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer  ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Keyboard: Razer BlackWidow Chroma Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($160.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1464.10
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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this is a solid monitor for gaming @ 1080p. your r9 390 will be solid for 1080p gaming

 

Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor

1ms, 144 hertz, gsync

 

if you want to game @ 1440p, the r9 390 performs well in a number of games, but if you're serious about 1440p i would get a gtx 980

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HE'S STREAMING AND EDITING VIDEOS AS WELL!

I understand that, however gaming and rendering will benefit from have the 980. It's great to have enough cores to stream but if you can max out the games you're streaming than what's the point? The 4790k will have no problem gaming and streaming and pair that with the 980 and he'll be able to do any combination of workflow he wants to. Why downgrade to a 970 so you can get 2 extra cores for rendering?

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Okay,

Unless there is a cheaper quite as good option (which many of you have suggested), I'll stick with my processor.

I'll try to get a GTX 980 instead.

And fine! I'll get an SSD if I can find one that can work, because I always seem to run out of space.

My ram seems fine???

I'm still extremely skeptical with my power supply, and what kind of wattage to get.

 

Oh and I remembered something.

I'm not really interested in HDMI monitors, I'm aiming for DisplayPort.

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Okay,

Unless there is a cheaper quite as good option (which many of you have suggested), I'll stick with my processor.

I'll try to get a GTX 980 instead.

And fine! I'll get an SSD if I can find one that can work, because I always seem to run out of space.

My ram seems fine???

I'm still extremely skeptical with my power supply, and what kind of wattage to get.

 

Oh and I remembered something.

I'm not really interested in HDMI monitors, I'm aiming for DisplayPort.

 

i suggested a seasonic psu above. just buy seasonic

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I understand that, 

No you dont.

 

however gaming and rendering will benefit from have the 980. It's great to have enough cores to stream but if you can max out the games you're streaming than what's the point? The 4790k will have no problem gaming and streaming and pair that with the 980 and he'll be able to do any combination of workflow he wants to. Why downgrade to a 970 so you can get 2 extra cores for rendering?

A 970 can max out games at 1080p and the 980 has horrible price to performance.

 

More cores will help immensely more with video editing, compared to a small step up on the gpu, the two extra cores are more than worth it.

Especially when DX12 is slated to come out in  a month or two which promises to make new games use up to 6 cores or more.

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Okay,

Unless there is a cheaper quite as good option (which many of you have suggested), I'll stick with my processor.

I'll try to get a GTX 980 instead.

And fine! I'll get an SSD if I can find one that can work, because I always seem to run out of space.

My ram seems fine???

I'm still extremely skeptical with my power supply, and what kind of wattage to get.

 

Oh and I remembered something.

I'm not really interested in HDMI monitors, I'm aiming for DisplayPort.

 

The 980 will not benefit you and has horrible price to performance compared to a 970.

 

Only instal your operating system and programs onto the ssd it will speed up the overall responsiveness of everything. Keep everything else on a 4TB drive you can partition it to be used in sections.

 

There is no difference at 1080p 60hz based on if you are using Displayport, HDMI, or DVI, the only time displayport is needed is when you are getting a freesync/g-sync monitor.

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No you dont.

 

A 970 can max out games at 1080p and the 980 has horrible price to performance.

 

More cores will help immensely more with video editing, compared to a small step up on the gpu, the two extra cores are more than worth it.

Especially when DX12 is slated to come out in  a month or two which promises to make new games use up to 6 cores or more.

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I'm agreeing with you on this, sorry Jacktastic-Mofo.
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