$1400 Budget Build!

[ArataMaou]

I am in the works in a summer job paying me 9 dollars an hour T.T

I already have about $400.

I plan to save until around the 1400-1500 mark to buy a pc, monitor, and a keyboard!

I would really like some help requarding with what I should buy!

Planning to use this as a Gaming Rig and a Pc for school+work purposes

Games I enjoy playing are things like:

Tera

CsGo

Final Fantasy (Series) 

etc.

 

I was thinking something like this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($294.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($81.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Blue 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($47.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.99 @ Best Buy)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($499.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($68.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case Fan: Cougar Vortex PWM 70.5 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($13.39 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Acer GN246HL 144Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($201.98 @ Newegg)
Keyboard: SteelSeries Apex [RAW] Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($50.90 @ Amazon)
Total: $1388.10
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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[Freaky_spider]

When do you have the money? because if its in a couple of months its useless to pick your parts now as there may be better deals or even new hardware to pick from.

[AyBuild]

IMO reduce some of the parts and get a south korean 4k monitor because all those games should be playable in 4k with even a 970, BUT and a big but if you play CS:GO pro/want a good advantage stick with this or maybe downgrade to i5-4690k and a z97 board with a 144hz 1440p monitor. At this price range either A. watercool or B. get a silent air cooler, I mean come on.

[theninja35]

When do you have the money? because if its in a couple of months its useless to pick your parts now as there may be better deals or even new hardware to pick from.

Something to look forward to/work for is always nice. Though I do agree, I would keep the partslist now but replan the parts once you get the money, @OP.

[Guest]

I am in the works in a summer job paying me 9 dollars an hour T.T

I already have about $400.

I plan to save until around the 1400-1500 mark to buy a pc, monitor, and a keyboard!

I would really like some help requarding with what I should buy!

Planning to use this as a Gaming Rig and a Pc for school+work purposes

Games I enjoy playing are things like:

Tera

CsGo

Final Fantasy (Series) 

etc.

 

I was thinking something like this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($294.99 @ NCIX US)

Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($81.89 @ OutletPC)

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Blue 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($47.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.99 @ Best Buy)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($499.99 @ Amazon)

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.99 @ NCIX US)

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($68.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Case Fan: Cougar Vortex PWM 70.5 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($13.39 @ OutletPC)

Monitor: Acer GN246HL 144Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($201.98 @ Newegg)

Keyboard: SteelSeries Apex [RAW] Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($50.90 @ Amazon)

Total: $1388.10

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker

1. 500w is enough for a psu, recommend evga 550w G2/GS.

2. Cmon its 2015 get a ssd already. Get a i5 4690 instead of the i7 if you cant afford a ssd.

3. Steelseries Apex keyboard...really? It has membrane key switches! Get a something with mechanical key switches (preferably CherryMX switches).

[ArataMaou]

1. 500w is enough for a psu, recommend evga 550w G2/GS.

2. Cmon its 2015 get a ssd already. Get a i5 4690 instead of the i7 if you cant afford a ssd.

3. Steelseries Apex keyboard...really? It has membrane key switches! Get a something with mechanical key switches (preferably CherryMX switches).

I really dislike the routing part of using an ssd T.T

Also, i like the steelseries keyboard LOL.

 

Something to look forward to/work for is always nice. Though I do agree, I would keep the partslist now but replan the parts once you get the money, @OP.

I might end up replaning before black friday LOL

[salecar3]

I made this, its cheaper and will give similar performance and u got ssd for those games and hdd if u want to mass storage

[PineappleHolidays]

The GTX 980 isn't really worth it for the money, at that price you could get a fury or a 390x.

When are you planning on buying ? new cpu's are coming out soon

 

You also want an SSD

[ArataMaou]

The GTX 980 isn't really worth it for the money, at that price you could get a fury or a 390x.

When are you planning on buying ? new cpu's are coming out soon

 

You also want an SSD

if i was ever going for a ssd i would grab one from kingston or something really.

something like http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820721107

yeah might have to wait in the end .... boo ....

[PineappleHolidays]

if i was ever going for a ssd i would grab one from kingston or something really.

something like http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820721107

yeah might have to wait in the end .... boo ....

You could really make this a more balanced build with a bigger ssd, unlocked i5 ( if you oc it you will benefit more from the faster cores than hyperthreading ) and a few different components,

also as I said above I would go for a R9 fury instead of the 980

[ArataMaou]

You could really make this a more balanced build with a bigger ssd, unlocked i5 ( if you oc it you will benefit more from the faster cores than hyperthreading ) and a few different components,

also as I said above I would go for a R9 fury instead of the 980

sorry not a big fan or AMD or overcloking really