What should i get for a setup.

[Guest]

So yesterday I got in a fight to see what was a good setup, and now that i think of it its probably too much.

I am just using it for gaming and editing videos, and probably make games in the process.

 

My budget is at maximum $1000 (USD)

 

If you would like i'll show you what i had in mind. (obviously its too much.)

 

Crucial Ballistix Tactical 16GB Kit (8GBx2) DDR3-1600 UDIMM

 

ASUS MAXIMUS VIII HERO with Intel Z170 Express ATX Motherboard

 

Intel Core i5‑4690K 3.5 GHz Quad‑Core Processor

 

WD Blue SSHD 4TB Desktop Hard Disk Drive - SATA 6 Gb/s 64MB Cache

 

CORSAIR CP-9020061-NA 750W MODULAR POWER SUPPLY

 

Sapphire Radeon R9 390 NITRO Tri-X Graphics Card

 

SanDisk Ultra II 2.5" 960GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) SDSSDHII-960G-G25

 

 

 

Any computer case.

 

Well. I do want a reccomendation for a case, the price is not included in the budget, though can it be under $50.

 

Thanks

 

 

 

 

[2FA]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

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

Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($127.98 @ Newegg) 

Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($77.99 @ B&H) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.98 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($289.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($85.98 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($54.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $989.89

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-03 19:09 EST-0500

[GUNNEZZ]

Don't get an SSHD get a WD black drive and spend some more money on your case, e.g a fractal design r4. SSHD's are useless for secondary storage its pointless to have one when you can have a black drive with the same speeds.

[2FA]

What you had in mind is likely twice your budget.

[Guest]

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

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

Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($127.98 @ Newegg) 

Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($77.99 @ B&H) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.98 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($289.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($85.98 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($54.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $989.89

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-03 19:09 EST-0500

 

wow! that is actually good! thanks. but does anyone else has more reccomondations?

[Guest]

 

What you had in mind is likely twice your budget.

Does the motherboard support ddr4 ram?

[YameteSenpai]

wow! that is actually good! thanks. but does anyone else has more reccomondations?

My recommendation is to follow that build, but change it if a deal comes up or something along those lines. It's a pretty similar build to what I myself was gonna buy, but I saw a 4790k for $250 so i couldn't pass it up. 

 

But tbh, the MSI Gaming 5 is a bit expensive of a motherboard especially since you're going for a h97 mobo. I'd rather recommend the ASRock Fality mobo. It's cheaper and still goes with the theme.

https://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-fatal1tyh97killer

[Guest]

My recommendation is to follow that build, but change it if a deal comes up or something along those lines. It's a pretty similar build to what I myself was gonna buy, but I saw a 4790k for $250 so i couldn't pass it up.

But tbh, the MSI Gaming 5 is a bit expensive of a motherboard especially since you're going for a h97 mobo. I'd rather recommend the ASRock Fality mobo. It's cheaper and still goes with the theme.

https://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-fatal1tyh97killer

Is a 4690k better than a xeon e3?

[YameteSenpai]

Is a 4690k better than a xeon e3?

Sort of. It provides maybe 2-3 more fps in games and can overclock if you're into that thing whereas the Xeon has a locked multiplier and can't be overclocked. There is a way to "overclock"

the Xeon, but it's really just changing the cores to always be running off of turbo boost rather than their stock speeds which could theoretically increase performance.

 

Now that we've established that the 4690k has better single core performance overall, the Xeon instead has similar(typically lower, but not noticeable or much of a drawback) performance in games. What sperate the two is that the Xeon has a lower TDP, lower power consumption, as well as it has hyperthreading.

 

So to make my answer short, if you need an overall computer that can do everything without sacrificing performance, go Xeon E3. If you just want to overclock like a madman, go with the 4690k.

[Guest]

Sort of. It provides maybe 2-3 more fps in games and can overclock if you're into that thing whereas the Xeon has a locked multiplier and can't be overclocked. There is a way to "overclock"

the Xeon, but it's really just changing the cores to always be running off of turbo boost rather than their stock speeds which could theoretically increase performance.

 

Now that we've established that the 4690k has better single core performance overall, the Xeon instead has similar(typically lower, but not noticeable or much of a drawback) performance in games. What sperate the two is that the Xeon has a lower TDP, lower power consumption, as well as it has hyperthreading.

 

So to make my answer short, if you need an overall computer that can do everything without sacrificing performance, go Xeon E3. If you just want to overclock like a madman, go with the 4690k.

wow. ok. you know what im going with a 4690k thx!

[YameteSenpai]

wow. ok. you know what im going with a 4690k thx!

Np

[ToniBamboni]

Is a 4690k better than a xeon e3?

Not really, they just better at different things with similar performance.

The xeon is $100 cheaper and not overclockable

4690k can overclock but more expensive

[2FA]

wow. ok. you know what im going with a 4690k thx!

The reason I put the Xeon is because in Video Editing, it perform better than the i5.

[ToniBamboni]

[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/PsX8D3) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/PsX8D3/by_merchant/)

 

Type|Item|Price

:----|:----|:----

**CPU** | [intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80662i56600k) | $254.99 @ Amazon 

**CPU Cooler** | [CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cryorig-cpu-cooler-h7) | $30.00 

**Motherboard** | [MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-z170akraitgaming) | $134.99 @ Amazon 

**Memory** | [Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/kingston-memory-hx421c14fbk28) | $53.99 @ Newegg 

**Storage** | [Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd1003fzex) | $69.00 @ B&H 

**Video Card** | [Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-video-card-gvn970g1gaming4gd) | $338.99 @ NCIX US 

**Case** | [NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/nzxt-case-cas340ww1) | $63.99 @ SuperBiiz 

**Power Supply** | [EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-120g10650xr) | $74.88 @ Amazon 

 | *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |

 | **Total** | **$1020.83**

 | Generated by [PCPartPicker](http://pcpartpicker.com) 2015-12-03 21:18 EST-0500 |

 

$20 Over budget

Great for gaming and oculus rift. Will rock any game at 1440p and even light 4k