Finalizing first build plans. any suggestions?

[IDontKnowWhatImDoing]

I think my planning is complete but i would like some more suggestions before i start buying.

please take a look and tell me what you think. Am i missing anything? does this plan make sense?



this pc will be used exclusively for gaming. also i cant take credit for this build, Inception9269 came up with it.
 http://pcpartpicker.com/p/rbqbgs

[techguru]

HIS BUILD

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($224.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($93.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($110.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($49.89 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($69.44 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.99 @ NCIX US) 

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($324.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case: Cooler Master Storm Enforcer ATX Mid Tower Case  ($75.99 @ NCIX US) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($64.99 @ NCIX US) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit)  ($86.98 @ OutletPC) 

Monitor: Acer G246HLAbd 60Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($129.99 @ Amazon) 

Mouse: Razer DeathAdder Chroma Wired Optical Mouse  ($54.99 @ Amazon) 

Headphones: Sennheiser HD 598 Headphones  ($150.00 @ Amazon) 

Other: RAZER BLACKWIDOW CHROMA STEALTH ($170.00)

Other: FiiO E10K USB DAC and Headphone Amplifier ($78.00)

Total: $1735.21

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-10 19:35 EDT-0400

[techguru]

I think my planning is complete but i would like some more suggestions before i start buying.

please take a look and tell me what you think. Am i missing anything? does this plan make sense?

 http://pcpartpicker.com/p/rbqbgs

at this budget you can probably afford to get a skylake cpu and board

[IDontKnowWhatImDoing]

at this budget you can probably afford to get a skylake cpu and board

I would prefer not to go any higher on the price. I was trying to stay around the 1.3k range for the pc parts. the extras bumped the price up.

[techguru]

I would prefer not to go any higher on the price. I was trying to stay around the 1.3k range for the pc parts. the extras bumped the price up.

oh ok

[TJStamp]

Just curious why you opted for a WD Blue hard drive?

[techguru]

I would prefer not to go any higher on the price. I was trying to stay around the 1.3k range for the pc parts. the extras bumped the price up.

your spending way to much on certain stuff

that you shouldn't be

I would change some things for now and when you get more money...buy them later

[IDontKnowWhatImDoing]

oh ok

also I didnt come up with this build. Inception9269 did. props to him or her.

[IDontKnowWhatImDoing]

Just curious why you opted for a WD Blue hard drive?

to be honest, i dont know. seemed like everyone supported that. all of this is still new to me.

[IDontKnowWhatImDoing]

your spending way to much on certain stuff

that you shouldn't be

I would change some things for now and when you get more money...buy them later

if you can, can you give some examples?

[techguru]

something like this

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($224.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Nepton 120XL 76.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($82.99 @ NCIX US) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD3H-BK ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($124.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($49.89 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Crucial MX200 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($91.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.99 @ NCIX US) 

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 4GB STRIX Video Card  ($480.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case: Corsair SPEC-03 White ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: SeaSonic 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($73.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

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

Mouse: Razer DeathAdder Chroma Wired Optical Mouse  ($54.99 @ Amazon) 

Total: $1524.79

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-10 19:50 EDT-0400

[techguru]

for the keyboard and headphones

just get a cheap 30-40$ keyboard now..and when you got more money...buy it later

 

same with the headphones...or if you can ..just some decent 30-50$ speakers

 

you can change the case if you don't like it

but for the price its a really nice one

[IDontKnowWhatImDoing]

for the keyboard and headphones

just get a cheap 30-40$ keyboard now..and when you got more money...buy it later

 

same with the headphones...or if you can ..just some decent 30-50$ speakers

 

you can change the case if you don't like it

but for the price its a really nice one

youre right. I just have the fever. but why the switch on the ssd, cpu cooler, motherboard, and video card? was it price or performance?

[techguru]

bigger ssd...just as good if not better

cooler...like a 3-4 degree diff...but much cheaper...plus it fit the case

mb is very nice ...server grade tested

980 instead only cause its more powerful...but also cause of gameworks and cuda and physx...developers are moving to gameworks pretty fast...and it in some cases can cause problems on the amd one..plus it runs a bit cooler and lower power

[techguru]

if you want some decent headphones for now..till you get the seinheier..check monoprice

lots of good reviews on them..and they are pretty cheap

[techguru]

http://www.monoprice.com/Product?c_id=108&cp_id=10823&cs_id=1082302&p_id=8323&seq=1&format=2

[IDontKnowWhatImDoing]

bigger ssd...just as good if not better

cooler...like a 3-4 degree diff...but much cheaper...plus it fit the case

mb is very nice ...server grade tested

980 instead only cause its more powerful...but also cause of gameworks and cuda and physx...developers are moving to gameworks pretty fast...and it in some cases can cause problems on the amd one..plus it runs a bit cooler and lower power

ok. im going to go with what you suggested. ive been planning this for 6 months now and im tired of switching builds. 

do i need anything else? for example, extra fans, a DAC, anything?

[techguru]

ok. im going to go with what you suggested. ive been planning this for 6 months now and im tired of switching builds. 

do i need anything else? for example, extra fans, a DAC, anything?

don't think so

 

for the os...just buy it cheap on g2a or reddit or "something"

then you can upgrade to 10 for free

for the keyboard...go to a local place and find a keyboard you can like for a while till you can afford the "gamer" keyboard

[IDontKnowWhatImDoing]

don't think so

 

for the os...just buy it cheap on g2a or reddit or "something"

then you can upgrade to 10 for free

for the keyboard...go to a local place and find a keyboard you can like for a while till you can afford the "gamer" keyboard

will do. thank you so much for the help, i really appreciate it.

[pcari]

Will you be overclocking the "K" that you invested in? If not, you don't really need the liquid cooler.