2 PC CPU discussion

[Corey D]

Hi all and ty for any replies, 

 

In the near future, i am going to be making 2 PC with the intent of gaming in a 1080P environment. The PC are for my girlfriend and myself and we have agreed for a price tag of about a 1000.00 US each. That would not include OS, mouse, or keyboard but will include a 1080p monitor. After a bit of looking i have come up with this rough build.

 

CPU:Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (BX80646I54690K) or Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor 216.99 or312.95

Cooler:Cooler Master Glacer 240L 86.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler72.99

MB:MSI H97 GAMING 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard 108.99

RamG.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory 41.99

Storage:Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive 69.99 and 47.66

GPU  MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card OR MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (GTX 970 GAMING 4G)   319.98 or 329.99

Case:  NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case

Monitor:  BenQ GL2460HM 60Hz 24.0" Monitor 149.00

psu   Cooler Master 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply

 

 

So I see I have 4 option

1. 4690k stock cost 1083.58

2. 4690k overclocked with a liquid cooler Cost 1156.57

3. 4790k stock   Cost 1179.54

4. 4790k overclocked with liquidcooler. Cost 1252.53

 

 

Between these four option is a 170 price tag difference that I will have to justify to my GF. IS there justification in the 4790k over the 4690k

and will over using a cpu cooler to overclock either earn better performance in most games?

[Ophidio]

For just gaming? No, the i5 is perfect for your needs. However, an overclock is worth it and will help with the performance. As for the GPU, Newegg actually has the EVGA SSC 970 on sale right now for $279 so I'd go for that. Everything looks great though. Plus the money you'd save on that 970 might help you justify the price a little bit more. You just need to find a way to explain the advantages of overclocking to her. You also don't need a liquid cooler to overclock, yes it may help to keep it a little bit cooler but the Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO is a really good air cooler for half the price, making the overclock even more justifiable. 

[Imabigmac]

I would go for the the Stock i7 over the i5 + water cooler out of your options. However better options exist for the i5 like what is mentioned above this post (post #2)

[Dukanater]

 

 

 

I74790k and you dont need liquid cooling to do a mild overclock like a 4.6 with a good air cooler would be fine

[Opeth747]

You can't overclock with that motherboard. 

[Corey D]

 Good point this has a h97 chipset

i could gat an Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3

[Corey D]

Not overclocking (i could easily change the MB) at stock speed would i see a decent amount of fps or system performance that would warrant the 100 dollar price tag difference between the i5 an i7

[Streetguru]

Hi all and ty for any replies,

You should go ITX and get HAF stacker cases

Otherwise go for skylake

don't get kingston SSDs

Get the cheapest 1080p IPS displays

and get a 390 over a 970

Also the cooler is a bit overkill

 

[Corey D]

@Streetguru what is the benifet of the ITX? Price?

[Streetguru]

@Streetguru what is the benifet of the ITX? Price?

Mostly it's just neat as they can easily stack together

Otherwise mostly size, you could also get a case like the Elite 130, which can house large GPUs and is fairly small

[Corey D]

oh ic you mean use itx for the case ok yeah they are a nice disign for a case

[brob]

Overclocking is really a hobby. It is not necessary for performance reasons although a good overclock can provide a noticeable performance improvement.

 

I7 have better performance generally. Most gaming titles however do not perform noticeably better than an i5 on an i7.

 

The Cooler Master psu in the OP is not terribly good. A better psu would be a wise investment.

 

Not much difference in gpu at 1080.

 

You might consider a Skylake build.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($186.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B150M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($86.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($47.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Sandisk Z400s 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($72.00 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.66 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($289.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($84.60 @ SuperBiiz)
Monitor: Acer R240HY bidx 60Hz 23.8" Monitor  ($134.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1011.19
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