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$1000 Build! Need feedback :D

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http://pcpartpicker.com/p/nBqJrH

(edit: updated rig)

 

So I want to get into PC Gaming sooner or later, and I put this together as something I might want to get. However, I'm not sure if its any good or will work at all, so please let me know what you think of the build. :D My current pc is a garbage laptop with an i3-3310M at, wait for it, 2.4 ghz. The graphics aren't any good either, Intel HD built-in graphics, and struggle to even achieve 30 fps on MINECRAFT in single-player. I also want to get into some PC games but don't want to make any purchases until I have a pc that can handle them. I use one 1080p ASUS HDMI monitor for my games, and an old 720p Dell VGA monitor for web browsing and file managing.

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You did really well, except for two things that I noticed. You should use more than one stick of RAM so you can have dual-channel. And the PSU you picked isnt really the best. Here's what I would change.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($229.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H60 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($57.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($76.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($52.33 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 390 8GB Nitro Video Card  ($318.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $971.23
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-13 14:54 EDT-0400

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http://pcpartpicker.com/p/nBqJrH

 

So I want to get into PC Gaming sooner or later, and I put this together as something I might want to get. However, I'm not sure if its any good or will work at all, so please let me know what you think of the build. :D My current pc is a garbage laptop with an i3-3310M at, wait for it, 2.4 ghz. The graphics aren't any good either, Intel HD built-in graphics, and struggle to even achieve 30 fps on MINECRAFT in single-player. I also want to get into some PC games but don't want to make any purchases until I have a pc that can handle them. I use one 1080p ASUS HDMI monitor for my games, and an old 720p Dell VGA monitor for web browsing and file managing.

good build but i changed a couple of things :)

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($229.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($76.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($79.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 390 8GB Nitro Video Card  ($318.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $978.23
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-13 14:59 EDT-0400

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You did really well, except for two things that I noticed. You should use more than one stick of RAM so you can have dual-channel. And the PSU you picked isnt really the best. Here's what I would change.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

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

CPU Cooler: Corsair H60 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($57.99 @ Newegg)

Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($76.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($39.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($79.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($52.33 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 390 8GB Nitro Video Card  ($318.98 @ Newegg)

Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ NCIX US)

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

Total: $971.23

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-13 14:54 EDT-0400

 

You went from a Corsair RM to an EVGA NEX. The RM is probably a better psu.

 

For EVGA you want the G2 or GS.

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You did really well, except for two things that I noticed. You should use more than one stick of RAM so you can have dual-channel. And the PSU you picked isnt really the best. Here's what I would change.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

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

CPU Cooler: Corsair H60 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($57.99 @ Newegg)

Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($76.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($39.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($79.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($52.33 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 390 8GB Nitro Video Card  ($318.98 @ Newegg)

Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ NCIX US)

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

Total: $971.23

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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

RM: tier 2, EVGA nex: tier 4. reeli bro?

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Are you going for a Black/Blue theme ?

 


 

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


Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($96.98 @ Newegg) 


Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($79.99 @ Amazon) 


Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 390 8GB Nitro Video Card  ($328.99 @ SuperBiiz) 



Total: $1019.24

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-13 15:01 EDT-0400

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You did really well, except for two things that I noticed. You should use more than one stick of RAM so you can have dual-channel. And the PSU you picked isnt really the best. Here's what I would change.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

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

CPU Cooler: Corsair H60 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($57.99 @ Newegg)

Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($76.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($39.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($79.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($52.33 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 390 8GB Nitro Video Card  ($318.98 @ Newegg)

Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ NCIX US)

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

Total: $971.23

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-13 14:54 EDT-0400

I think one stick is fine and also, the PSU you have chosen is worse...go with a G2, GS or anything seasonic (and their OEMs)

 

Edit: ah, someone commented about the PSU just a few seconds before I have...

Looking at my signature are we now? Well too bad there's nothing here...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What? As I said, there seriously is nothing here :) 

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Are you going for a Black/Blue theme ?
 
 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($229.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($96.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($79.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 390 8GB Nitro Video Card  ($328.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $1019.24
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-13 15:01 EDT-0400

 

I am going for a nice, minimalistic black build. That's why I chose the Kingston black RAM and the Spec-01. The GPU I wanted was already black so it matches nicely. I also like the blue on the ASRock board, then I noticed that the Spec-01 had the Red LED fan which I thought I could change out later. However, the S340 is really nice and will fit the build better than the Spec-01. The only downside is that the HDD and SSD are kinda just there on the bottom of the case, which might not look the best, considering they are silver. Still, that's just nitpicking. The minimalistic black look is also why I went with the water cooler. It's small, looks great, and lets me overclock a bit.

 

Also, I took you guys' advice about a slightly better PSU,​ and got a 750w fully modular power supply. I don't think I will need anything bigger any time soon.

So my updated build is ​here: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/LfR8NG It pushed me over my $1000 budget but who cares :D 

 

Edit: Nvm about the drive thingy, you can store it in the basement with the psu :P

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