NEW BUILD! SEEKING TIPS and ADVICE

[lazyboy18]

New computer build, will be using this to play mainly Starcraft 2, steam games.  

Budget: 1000$ or cheaper 

Would be nice to be able to run 4k 

 

 

Processor: 4790k (already bought from intel retail edge)
 

RAM: debating on kingston hyperx fury 8gb or 16gb  1866

 

Cooler: Corsair H100I GTX

 

Case NZXT Source 340

 

GPU: Asus strix GTX 960 or 970 (4GB ram)

 

MOBO: Asus z87-pro 

 

PSU: CX 600

 

Harddrive: using from old computer (not SSD)

 

Debating if I should get 16gb ram and which graphic card should I get? 960 or 970??
If I get the 970 then I won't be able to get a SSD and vice versa. 
Is there a better MOBO anyone can recommend at around 120-150 price point? 

[Starelementpoke]

New computer build, will be using this to play mainly Starcraft 2, steam games.  

Budget: 1000$ or cheaper 

Would be nice to be able to run 4k 

 

 

Processor: 4790k (already bought from intel retail edge)

 

RAM: debating on kingston hyperx fury 8gb or 16gb  1866

 

Cooler: Corsair H100I GTX

 

Case NZXT Source 340

 

GPU: Asus strix GTX 960 or 970 (4GB ram)

 

MOBO: Asus z87-pro 

 

PSU: CX 600

 

Debating if I should get 16gb ram and which graphic card should I get? 960 or 970??

If I get the 970 then I won't be able to get a SSD and vice versa. 

Is there a better MOBO anyone can recommend at around 120-150 price point? 

Different psu, 390, you'll need at least a fury for 4k, use pcpartpicker.

[Tesel]

Try going with an r9 390 or r9 380x with a 1440p monitor, that might even leave room in your budget for an ssd still.

[Streetguru]

New computer build, will be using this to play mainly Starcraft 2, steam games. 

I guess remove the Xeon

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/b9hsD3

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/b9hsD3/by_merchant/

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

Motherboard: Asus H81M-D PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($59.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($34.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($129.99 @ Amazon)

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

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

Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ Micro Center)

Power Supply: Rosewill Hive 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.89 @ OutletPC)

Total: $952.80

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-13 20:45 EST-0500

[Savir]

New computer build, will be using this to play mainly Starcraft 2, steam games.  

Budget: 1000$ or cheaper 

Would be nice to be able to run 4k 

 

 

Processor: 4790k (already bought from intel retail edge)

 

RAM: debating on kingston hyperx fury 8gb or 16gb  1866

 

Cooler: Corsair H100I GTX

 

Case NZXT Source 340

 

GPU: Asus strix GTX 960 or 970 (4GB ram)

 

MOBO: Asus z87-pro 

 

PSU: CX 600

 

Harddrive: using from old computer (not SSD)

 

Debating if I should get 16gb ram and which graphic card should I get? 960 or 970??

If I get the 970 then I won't be able to get a SSD and vice versa. 

Is there a better MOBO anyone can recommend at around 120-150 price point? 

Get a different PSU. 4k monitors are super expensive and you need the power to run that resolution. A GTX 980 ti should run 4k pretty well, which is out of your budget. 

 

EDIT: unless your editing all you need is 8gb. You can add another kit later on.

[lazyboy18]

I guess remove the Xeon

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/b9hsD3

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/b9hsD3/by_merchant/

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

Motherboard: Asus H81M-D PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($59.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($34.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($129.99 @ Amazon)

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

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

Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ Micro Center)

Power Supply: Rosewill Hive 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.89 @ OutletPC)

Total: $952.80

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-13 20:45 EST-0500

thanks but this is base on USA pricing lol. sadly im from canada

[Streetguru]

thanks but this is base on USA pricing lol. sadly im from canada

Well then the only thing I could tell you really is to get a 390 over a 970 assuming the pricing is the same, it has 125% more VRAM, potentially better DX12/Vulkan support, and mostly you'll save money on a free-sync display vs a G-sync display for the future, it also has a bit more performance overall, more so at higher resolutions. although If I'm remembering canada's pricing right you'll want a 380 or 380x as I think the jump up was huge

[Gumi Rokkaku]

Did the best I could.
You probably went a little overboard with the 4790, but this should run 1440 just fine.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3Y8X4D

[lazyboy18]

Did the best I could.

You probably went a little overboard with the 4790, but this should run 1440 just fine.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3Y8X4D

   got a amazing deal on the 4790k, had to go for it lol. thanks for the help though