How is my build?

[AoGeko]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/CjGTgs

 

Can you guys help reduce this to around 900ish?

 

Some background info:

 

AIM: Above average gaming (70% of time) and small CAD/3D work (civil engineer) (5% of time)

 

P.S.: Please avoid from making too much drastic changes unless 100% necessary. My fav color is blue

[I need a better name]

OS?

[Marcus Kemp]

it is great no exceptions

[o0Martin]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/CjGTgs

 

Can you guys help reduce this to around 900ish?

 

Some background info:

 

AIM: Above average gaming (70% of time) and small CAD/3D work (civil engineer) (5% of time)

 

P.S.: Please avoid from making too much drastic changes unless 100% necessary. My fav color is blue

 

You've done a pretty good job already of shaving off some cash maybe a r9 390 instead of a 970 to shave a tiny bit of cash (For the same performance), the only major thing I can see which would be reducible would be the monitor, seems like a lot for a 1080p 24" TN Panel, do you really need the '3D' and 144 Hz? 

[PineappleHolidays]

You could get a R9 390 ( or cheaper R9 290 / 290x ) instead of the 970,

That ssd is meh, 

you could lower the price a bit more by going for a cheaper i5, but in this case I would really keep your build and only potentially swap the 970 for a 390  http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-r9390gaming8g

 

The monitor is also a bit old and expensive at 250$ for TN 144hz, but 144hz is very nice .

[BigDay]

brb

[TheN00bBuilder]

Low as I could make it.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($176.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($75.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($46.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Silicon Power S60 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($47.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($46.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card  ($314.99 @ B&H)
Case: Corsair SPEC-03 White ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX Core Edition 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DVD-E818AAT/BLK/B/GE DVD/CD Drive  ($22.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: AOC E2727SHE 60Hz 27.0" Monitor  ($169.99 @ Micro Center)
Total: $982.75
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-12 16:00 EDT-0400

[BigDay]

BAM! that monitor is sick btw. do NOT remove that

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($176.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($75.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team Elite Plus 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Mushkin ECO2 60GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($46.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 380 4GB SOC Video Card  ($229.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 100R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($64.99 @ Amazon)
Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($249.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $969.76
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-12 16:00 EDT-0400

[TheN00bBuilder]

BAM! that monitor is sick btw. do NOT remove that

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($176.95 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($75.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: Team Elite Plus 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($39.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Mushkin ECO2 60GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($34.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($46.89 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 380 4GB SOC Video Card  ($229.99 @ Amazon)

Case: Corsair 100R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Micro Center)

Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($64.99 @ Amazon)

Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($249.99 @ Amazon)

Total: $969.76

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-12 16:00 EDT-0400

 

 

YOU

 

YES YOU

 

WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU

 

CX PSU??!?

 

ITS EVEN $30 MORE!

 

And its just CRAP, TBH.

 

and SINGLE CHANNEL RAM

 

ALWAYS BUY YOUR RAM IN PAIRS

[BigDay]

YOU

 

YES YOU

 

WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU

 

CX PSU??!?

 

ITS EVEN $30 MORE!

 

And its just CRAP, TBH.

 

and SINGLE CHANNEL RAM

 

ALWAYS BUY YOUR RAM IN PAIRS

 

i have a single 8gb stick and it works just fine

 

in terms of the psu:

 

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Corsair/CX600M/11.html

 

lol chill

[TheN00bBuilder]

i have a single 8gb stick and it works just fine

 

in terms of the psu:

 

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Corsair/CX600M/11.html

 

lol chill

 

 

No. You need to learn to choose a power supply. FIRST OFF, the XFX Core series are Seasonic built units, compared to the **** Channel Well units like the CX series are. It is only $40 after MIR and the CX600 is...$64. Are we trying to help this guy or ruin his PC? And oh yeah, in terms of the PSU....

 

http://www.overclock.net/t/1431436/why-you-should-not-buy-a-corsair-cx

[BigDay]

No. You need to learn to choose a power supply. FIRST OFF, the XFX Core series are Seasonic built units, compared to the **** Channel Well units like the CX series are. It is only $40 after MIR and the CX600 is...$64. Are we trying to help this guy or ruin his PC? And oh yeah, in terms of the PSU....

 

http://www.overclock.net/t/1431436/why-you-should-not-buy-a-corsair-cx

 

yeah i've seen that thread before. the xfx are good units i agree. some reviews say the cx series are fine, some don't. go with the xfx then.

[Senzelian]

This is pretty much the same build but I shaved off as much money as possible while remaining that blue color cheme and the overall performance.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($176.95 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI CSM-H87M-G43 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($62.99 @ NCIX US) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Blue 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($47.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: Silicon Power S60 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($47.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($46.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0+ Video Card  ($317.44 @ Amazon) 
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($32.99 @ Micro Center) 
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($61.98 @ Newegg) 
Optical Drive: Asus DVD-E818AAT/BLK/B/GE DVD/CD Drive  ($22.99 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($249.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1068.20
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-12 16:10 EDT-0400

Regarding the PSU: Some people are saying the Corsair CX are bad for whatever reason. If it's true that the XFX core PSUs are that good, then go for one of those. But I wouldn't trust a PSU that costs only 40$...

[BigDay]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($176.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($75.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team Elite Plus 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Mushkin ECO2 60GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($46.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 380 4GB SOC Video Card  ($229.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 100R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX Core Edition 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($249.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $969.76
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-12 16:13 EDT-0400

[AoGeko]

OS?

i have an os already sitting and waiting to be used lol

 

 

You've done a pretty good job already of shaving off some cash maybe a r9 390 instead of a 970 to shave a tiny bit of cash (For the same performance), the only major thing I can see which would be reducible would be the monitor, seems like a lot for a 1080p 24" TN Panel, do you really need the '3D' and 144 Hz? 

Thank you!r9 is really the same as 970 performance wise? can u link 1 specifically if possible? and ye i was suggested a monitor previously i just want a monitor that is 144hz and 1ms but thats what i came out with but maybe i should keep researching? and no i def dont need the 3d lol just the 144hz

 

 

You could get a R9 390 ( or cheaper R9 290 / 290x ) instead of the 970,

That ssd is meh, 

you could lower the price a bit more by going for a cheaper i5, but in this case I would really keep your build and only potentially swap the 970 for a 390  http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-r9390gaming8g

 

The monitor is also a bit old and expensive at 250$ for TN 144hz, but 144hz is very nice .

think u can show me a different monitor? and for the ssd what exactly is meh about it? the price or the item itself?

[o0Martin]

Thank you!r9 is really the same as 970 performance wise? can u link 1 specifically if possible? and ye i was suggested a monitor previously i just want a monitor that is 144hz and 1ms but thats what i came out with but maybe i should keep researching? and no i def dont need the 3d lol just the 144hz

 

Yep the r9 390 and 970 match up pretty well, here watch this video for more info (It seems to be the most popular when comparing the 390 and 970) 

 

As for a specific one, the one in the video the Gaming 8G is great, although if your favourite colour is blue maybe you'll want to pick a different one aha, the Sapphire one will cool well but it's a bit longer and may sag a lil, the XFX one will be smaller and it's black so it'll fit most builds. 

I'd get which ever is cheaper in your area between the 390 and 970, because in most the 390 is generally cheaper, but you can sometimes find a 970 on sale for cheaper!

 

And yeah I'd keep looking into monitors, it does seem like a lot for one, if you don't mind me asking why do you want a 144Hz monitor? It'll 100% be a bit nicer, but with a 970/390 you wont be getting the full benefit of it really (Or at least in more intensive games, older less demanding games maybe though)

 

Personally I'd get a 60Hz IPS 24" monitor, you could get that for less than the monitor you picked out probably, and you'd get all the glorious benefits of IPS

[BigDay]

i have an os already sitting and waiting to be used lol

 

 

Thank you!r9 is really the same as 970 performance wise? can u link 1 specifically if possible? and ye i was suggested a monitor previously i just want a monitor that is 144hz and 1ms but thats what i came out with but maybe i should keep researching? and no i def dont need the 3d lol just the 144hz

 

 

think u can show me a different monitor? and for the ssd what exactly is meh about it? the price or the item itself?

 

the monitor you chose is great. one of the best with those features. highly rated and very popular. i wouldn't get rid of it. imo.

 

the 390 > the 970, but its more expensive

 

if you don't trust the quality of the ssd, go with a samsung ssd @ 120gb. i have one and its great. no problems after 2 years

 

PLEASE do not get a 60 hertz monitor with a higher ms! i have one and its ips and it sucks for gaming. get 1ms 144 hertz with gsync if you have an nvidia card. yes, there is a big difference

[PineappleHolidays]

i have an os already sitting and waiting to be used lol

 

 

Thank you!r9 is really the same as 970 performance wise? can u link 1 specifically if possible? and ye i was suggested a monitor previously i just want a monitor that is 144hz and 1ms but thats what i came out with but maybe i should keep researching? and no i def dont need the 3d lol just the 144hz

 

 

think u can show me a different monitor? and for the ssd what exactly is meh about it? the price or the item itself?

Just keep the monitor and get the R9 390 I linked, it's one of the best, quietest, cheapest.