First build

[APersonThatIs]

First off, I'm thinking a $1000 dollar build Without the monitor. That leads me into the question of , What is the best monitor I can get for around $200?

I also would love any and all input as to what I can improve on/change. I'm excited for getting into custom pc building and want to make my first build the best I can for the price range.

My current build is

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/J96Wqs

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker....qs/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD FX-6350 3.9GHz 6-Core Processor ($112.99 @ SuperBiiz)

CPU Cooler: Corsair H55 57.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($53.99 @ Newegg)

Motherboard: MSI 970 GAMING ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($82.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($45.89 @ OutletPC)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($97.94 @ Amazon)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.49 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card ($319.98 @ SuperBiiz)

Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($98.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Newegg)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($89.75 @ OutletPC)

Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($36.00 @ SuperBiiz)

Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor ($239.00 @ Amazon)

Total: $1281.99

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So, what should I improve on?

I most likely will also plan on overclocking so maybe a bigger psu?

[manikyath]

i feel like an i5 may be more in place here.

 

then again, depends on what you're doing with it.

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and yes, a better power supply is DEFENATELY gonna be a thing.

 

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/406160-psu-ranking-and-tiers/

refer to this sheet to pick power supplies, it seems to be pretty trustworthy.

[APersonThatIs]

I'm thinking gaming. What's the price for a decent i-5?

[Knaj]

Edit: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/MbRDgs (Removed wireless card, it probably wouldn't match your router.)

Thats pretty much my build. Futureproof, powerful, and sexy modern white/blue/black look.

[CydiaDash]

[APersonThatIs]

What was the point of that? Was it against corsair?

[APersonThatIs]

Also, how many what's would I need?

[APersonThatIs]

*watts

[Morgan MLGman]

This would be way better:
EDIT: Fixed the RAM and the PSU
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($242.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PERFORMANCE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($40.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($97.56 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($50.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($329.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1047.37
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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[DarkBlade2117]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.99 @ NCIX US)

CPU Cooler: be quiet! PURE ROCK 51.4 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($34.90 @ Newegg)

Motherboard: MSI Z97-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($136.89 @ OutletPC)

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($46.99 @ NCIX US)

Storage: Crucial BX100 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($61.99 @ Adorama)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($50.89 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 390 8GB Nitro Video Card ($334.98 @ Newegg)

Case: Corsair SPEC-02 ATX Mid Tower Case ($64.99 @ B&H)

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($74.99 @ NCIX US)

Total: $1036.61

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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If you're wondering why I chose a certain part just ask

[Knaj]

Change the processor to an i5 4460. And get a 390 instead of a 970.

[DarkBlade2117]

What was the point of that? Was it against corsair?

The CX series have a bad reputation. They've for a low max temperature ( 30C max ) which can cause some issues when a lot of heat comes from like overclocking or a high end GPU. Ect ect.

[APersonThatIs]

So, I definitely see people leaning towards Intel which seems like a better choice. So should I go with Xenon or i-5?

[APersonThatIs]

It also seems that my binge water cooling choice wasn't smart either

[Morgan MLGman]

So, I definitely see people leaning towards Intel which seems like a better choice. So should I go with Xenon or i-5?

The Xeon is more powerful and has 8 threads, however the 4690k is unlocked and allows overclocking, you do sacrifice overall power and hyperthreading for higher clock speeds when choosing the 4690k.

To overclock you also need a more expensive motherboard and a relatively expensive cooler though.

You technically could get an i5-4460 and a 390X but I would recommend sticking with the Xeon or if you prefer clock speeds over 8 threads the 4690k

[APersonThatIs]

So what would you suggest? I'm also wondering what kind of cooler and motherboard you'd need to overclock.

[jimakos234]

This would be way better:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($242.99 @ SuperBiiz)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.99 @ Newegg)

Motherboard: ASRock H97 PERFORMANCE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($79.99 @ Newegg)

Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory  ($52.89 @ OutletPC)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($97.56 @ OutletPC)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($50.89 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($329.98 @ SuperBiiz)

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

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($54.99 @ NCIX US)

Total: $1034.27

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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Get this one. I would change the ram and the psu (the mobo doesnt support more than 1600Mhz, so the 2133 mhz would work at 1600mhz)

 

RAM http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-memory-cmz8gx3m2a1600c9r

PSU http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-220gs0650v1

or http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-110b20750vr

[Morgan MLGman]

Get this one. I would change the ram and the psu (the mobo doesnt support more than 1600Mhz, so the 2133 mhz would work at 1600mhz)

 

RAM http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-memory-cmz8gx3m2a1600c9r

PSU http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-220gs0650v1

Correct, forgot about H97 limitations ^^

[Morgan MLGman]

So what would you suggest? I'm also wondering what kind of cooler and motherboard you'd need to overclock.

Quote people when you want them to notice your answer please.

Now, I would personally prefer the Xeon over the i5. It's a more powerful CPU, better in multitasking, and right now, everything seems like more threads will become more valuable over high clock speeds, but we can't know for sure, in addition to that the clock speeds of the Xeon (boost to 3.8 ghz) are more than enough for anything you throw at it anyway.

[APersonThatIs]

Quote people when you want them to notice your answer please.

Now, I would personally prefer the Xeon over the i5. It's a more powerful CPU, better in multitasking, and right now, everything seems like more threads will become more valuable over high clock speeds, but we can't know for sure, in addition to that the clock speeds of the Xeon (boost to 3.8 ghz) are more than enough for anything you throw at it anyway.

Sorry about that.

So how does this look?

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/m33rjX

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/m33rjX/by_merchant/

 

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($242.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: ASRock H97 PERFORMANCE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($40.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($50.89 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($329.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

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

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $949.81

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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I'm also wondering, is it worth the $25 extra for a closed loop liquid cooler?

[Morgan MLGman]

 

Sorry about that.

So how does this look?

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/m33rjX

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/m33rjX/by_merchant/

 

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($242.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: ASRock H97 PERFORMANCE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($40.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($50.89 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($329.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

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

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $949.81

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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I'm also wondering, is it worth the $25 extra for a closed loop liquid cooler?

 

Where's the SSD? If it's beyond your budget, ditch the CPU cooler, get the 850Evo SSD and stick with the stock cooler, it's enough for the Xeon, the 212 would just look better and would be more silent.

You can always add the 212 Evo later on, it's only 25$

No, it's not worth to get a liquid cooling with the Xeon, you can't overclock it, it's not a hot CPU. =)

 

[jimakos234]

 

Sorry about that.

So how does this look?

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/m33rjX

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/m33rjX/by_merchant/

 

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($242.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: ASRock H97 PERFORMANCE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($40.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($50.89 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($329.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

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

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $949.81

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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I'm also wondering, is it worth the $25 extra for a closed loop liquid cooler?

 

You are good to go.

Just add an ssd. This one for example.

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/part/kingston-internal-hard-drive-shfs37a120g

[APersonThatIs]

Oh, forgot the ssd sorry

[APersonThatIs]

You are good to go.

Just add an ssd. This one for example.

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/part/kingston-internal-hard-drive-shfs37a120g

 

 

Where's the SSD? If it's beyond your budget, ditch the CPU cooler, get the 850Evo SSD and stick with the stock cooler, it's enough for the Xeon, the 212 would just look better and would be more silent.

No, it's not worth to get a liquid cooling with the Xeon, you can't overclock it, it's not a hot CPU. =)

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/thGyP6

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/thGyP6/by_merchant/

 

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($242.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: ASRock H97 PERFORMANCE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($40.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Kingston HyperX Fury 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($52.99 @ NCIX US) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($50.89 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($329.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

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

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $1002.80

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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There, sorry about that.

[Morgan MLGman]

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/thGyP6

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/thGyP6/by_merchant/

 

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($242.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: ASRock H97 PERFORMANCE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($40.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Kingston HyperX Fury 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($52.99 @ NCIX US) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($50.89 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($329.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

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

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $1002.80

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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There, sorry about that.

 

Yep, you're basically good to go my friend.