$1500 Build Assistance Needed

[Plankydude]

Hey there, I am new to the PC building community.  I am currently building my first PC but I am not entirely sure if my parts are the best performance for price.  I have done a lot of research and tried my best to choose the best parts I can afford.  My budget is around $1500, that includes all components and peripherals.  In my list I don't have a Monitor as I don't know what to get and what to look for as well as the fact that I have already hit my 1500 limit and all the monitors I think I need are around $500.  I will be using this PC for heavy gaming, Video editing, and a little audio production.  I don't mind if you want to suggest a part that is more performance for price than the one I have if it is more expensive, the $1500 is just the area I would like to stay around.  I would like my build to be aesthetically pleasing and have led strips for lighting if possible.  I would like to be able to game at about 60 to 120fps at pretty high settings.   Anything you guys can suggest will be a big help.  Thank you so much.

 

My List:

 

https://au.pcpartpicker.com/user/plankydude/saved/#view=2xcwrH

[Slyhawk]

please use a pcparkpicker list https://au.pcpartpicker.com/ will be much easier.

[Xenift]

@Plankydude Please follow you posts so you can get notifications when you are replied to!

 

Well the list you have is broken so no one can see it.

 

please use a pcparkpicker list https://pcpartpicker.com/ will be much easier.

^Use the above would be much easier.

[Plankydude]

@Plankydude Please follow you posts so you can get notifications when you are replied to!

 

Well the list you have is broken so no one can see it.

 

^Use the above would be much easier.

I went and changed it.  I apologize for that.

[HKZeroFive]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

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

Motherboard: Asus H97-PLUS ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($99.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($64.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Crucial BX200 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($63.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

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

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card  ($576.99 @ NCIX US) 

Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ Directron) 

Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($71.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($262.98 @ B&H) 

Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($25.59 @ SuperBiiz) 

Total: $1524.48

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-13 01:38 EST-0500

[Xenift]

I went and changed it.  I apologize for that.

Get a better power supply, i recommend the EVGA G2/GS series and 550w is more than you need really.

 

Also are you purchasing from US? Just to finalize your details.

 

--edit

 

If you want me to make a pcpartlist for you with that price point from scratch i would gladly do so.

[Streetguru]

Hey there, I am new to the PC building community.  I am currently building my first PC but I am not entirely sure if my parts are the best performance for price.  I have done a lot of research and

Alright well, forget asthetics as they just waste money, and here, more performance per dollar

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/GLrm6h

Price breakdown by merchant: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/GLrm6h/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($369.00 @ Centre Com)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($133.00 @ Umart)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory  ($127.00 @ IJK)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($129.00 @ Centre Com)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($69.00 @ Centre Com)

Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 380X 4GB Video Card  ($415.00 @ PLE Computers)

Case: Deepcool TESSERACT SW ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.00 @ Scorptec)

Power Supply: XFX TS 650W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($129.00 @ PCCaseGear)

Total: $1430.00

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-13 17:43 AEDT+1100

[Plankydude]

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

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

Motherboard: Asus H97-PLUS ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($99.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($64.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Crucial BX200 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($63.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

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

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card  ($576.99 @ NCIX US) 

Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ Directron) 

Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($71.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($262.98 @ B&H) 

Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($25.59 @ SuperBiiz) 

Total: $1524.48

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-13 01:38 EST-0500

 

 

That looks pretty awesome, I didn't know Xeon was a consumer CPU.  Shows how much I know haha.

Get a better power supply, i recommend the EVGA G2/GS series and 550w is more than you need really.

 

Also are you purchasing from US? Just to finalize your details.

 

--edit

 

If you want me to make a pcpartlist for you with that price point from scratch i would gladly do so.

It depends honestly, I wouldn't mind a list at all.  All suggestions really help. 

[Xenift]

Just to mix up the colour theme

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($174.89 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: Asus H97-PLUS ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($99.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($69.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($69.88 @ OutletPC) 

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

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card  ($576.99 @ NCIX US) 

Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ Directron) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($84.98 @ Newegg) 

Monitor: BenQ XL2411Z 144Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($289.00 @ B&H) 

Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($25.59 @ SuperBiiz) 

Total: $1506.28

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-13 01:49 EST-0500

[Plankydude]

Alright well, forget asthetics as they just waste money, and here, more performance per dollar

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/GLrm6h

Price breakdown by merchant: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/GLrm6h/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($369.00 @ Centre Com)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($133.00 @ Umart)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory  ($127.00 @ IJK)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($129.00 @ Centre Com)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($69.00 @ Centre Com)

Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 380X 4GB Video Card  ($415.00 @ PLE Computers)

Case: Deepcool TESSERACT SW ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.00 @ Scorptec)

Power Supply: XFX TS 650W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($129.00 @ PCCaseGear)

Total: $1430.00

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-13 17:43 AEDT+1100

Is the Xeon OC capable?  Also, would it be good enough to use without even OC it?

[Plankydude]

 

Just to mix up the colour theme

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($174.89 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: Asus H97-PLUS ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($99.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($69.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($69.88 @ OutletPC) 

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

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card  ($576.99 @ NCIX US) 

Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ Directron) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($84.98 @ Newegg) 

Monitor: BenQ XL2411Z 144Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($289.00 @ B&H) 

Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($25.59 @ SuperBiiz) 

Total: $1506.28

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-13 01:49 EST-0500

 

The CPU is the only problem I see, and that is mainly because it does not support hyper-threading, and I plan on streaming while I play.  I apologize as I never stated that prior.

[Mcmole]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($314.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($114.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($69.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($89.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($74.70 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 390X 8GB SOC Video Card  ($369.99 @ Micro Center)
Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($66.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($63.98 @ Newegg)
Monitor: AOC G2460PQU 144Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($259.99 @ Best Buy)
Keyboard: Logitech G710 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($82.00 @ Amazon)
Mouse: Logitech G502 Wired Optical Mouse  ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1597.37
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-13 01:51 EST-0500

[Streetguru]

Is the Xeon OC capable?  Also, would it be good enough to use without even OC it?

It's not, you don't really need to OC for anything unless you have a 144hz display, and even then a game like CS:GO is already going to run that well

 

basically any Intel Quad Core at 3ghz or above is fine for 60hz gaming

 

 

 

Just to mix up the colour theme

Isn't he from Australia? a 980ti is literally a thousand dollars over there

[Xenift]

The CPU is the only problem I see, and that is mainly because it does not support hyper-threading, and I plan on streaming while I play.  I apologize as I never stated that prior.

Well if you willing to sacrifice the GPU to a R9 390, you can get a i7 4790/no K is fine/.

[Xenift]

It's not, you don't really need to OC for anything unless you have a 144hz display, and even then a game like CS:GO is already going to run that well

 

basically any Intel Quad Core at 3ghz or above is fine for 60hz gaming

 

 

Isn't he from Australia? a 980ti is literally a thousand dollars over there

Pre edited post he didn't quite say where he was from, and the parts he chose wasn't even listed in AU.

[Plankydude]

Well if you willing to sacrifice the GPU to a R9 390, you can get a i7 4790/no K is fine/.

Alright.  Sorry for the ignorance, like I said I am new to building PC's and hopefully I can learn enough about the hardware and get into this as a career.

[Plankydude]

Pre edited post he didn't quite say where he was from, and the parts he chose wasn't even listed in AU.

Oh yeah, sorry about that, I just used the link I was provided to make the list.  I am in the US.  I guess I am making this harder than is necessary haha,

[Mcmole]

Well if you willing to sacrifice the GPU to a R9 390, you can get a i7 4790/no K is fine/.

 

Alright.  Sorry for the ignorance, like I said I am new to building PC's and hopefully I can learn enough about the hardware and get into this as a career.

 

 

My Build has both....And is around his price point..Along with a beefy PSU, 3 TB storage drive for the video's and games, basically best consumer SSD on the market. Good Ram and a black and white color scheme.

[Xenift]

Alright.  Sorry for the ignorance, like I said I am new to building PC's and hopefully I can learn enough about the hardware and get into this as a career.

 

Oh yeah, sorry about that, I just used the link I was provided to make the list.  I am in the US.  I guess I am making this harder than is necessary haha,

No really it's okay, at least you are one of those people who actually listen to advise before running out to get a titan X saying that it is the best graphics card for gaming.

 

Also GHZ doesn't matter anymore, since pretty much AMD made it so that 4Ghz easily loses to 2GHZ intel processors. 

Also overclocking is overrated for your budget, unless you plan to upgrade in the near future, getting a K processor would not benefit much.

[Streetguru]

Oh yeah, sorry about that, I just used the link I was provided to make the list.  I am in the US.  I guess I am making this harder than is necessary haha,

Well then you'd probably want something like this with a 21:9 IPS free-sync display, or just get a 1440p IPS display if you want more vertical pixels, but the free-sync display is going to make games a lot smoother

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/6Bm3hM

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/6Bm3hM/by_merchant/

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

Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($78.88 @ OutletPC)

Memory: Corsair 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($78.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Sandisk Ultra II 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($133.99 @ Amazon)

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

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 390 8GB PCS+ Video Card  ($308.99 @ 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)

Monitor: LG 29UM67 60Hz 29.0" Monitor  ($299.99 @ Micro Center)

Total: $1298.69

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-13 01:59 EST-0500

[Xenift]

My Build has both....And is around his price point..Along with a beefy PSU, 3 TB storage drive for the video's and games, basically best consumer SSD on the market. Good Ram and a black and white color scheme.

Your chosen PSU is junk, seagate drives are bad for long term.

And no, the 850 Pro is the best on the market.

390x is terrible for price to performance, either go 390 or 980Ti.

Or fury nano, that thing dropped pricing recently.

And krait lga1150 has quite alot of bad reviews supposedly.

[Mcmole]

Well then you'd probably want something like this with a 21:9 IPS free-sync display, or just get a 1440p IPS display if you want more vertical pixels, but the free-sync display is going to make games a lot smoother

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/6Bm3hM

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/6Bm3hM/by_merchant/

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

Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($78.88 @ OutletPC)

Memory: Corsair 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($78.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Sandisk Ultra II 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($133.99 @ Amazon)

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

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 390 8GB PCS+ Video Card  ($308.99 @ 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)

Monitor: LG 29UM67 60Hz 29.0" Monitor  ($299.99 @ Micro Center)

Total: $1298.69

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-13 01:59 EST-0500

 

You are joking with that PSU right, Please say your joking...

 

And the 60hz is going to suck if its used as a gaming rig.

[Plankydude]

@Xenift Would Liquid Cooling really be necessary for any of these cpus?  From what I heard Liquid Cooling is pretty much useless because air cooling has gotten better.  Also, are there any specific fans or cpu coolers I should get vs using included fans and heatsinks?

[Xenift]

You are joking with that PSU right, Please say your joking...

 

And the 60hz is going to suck if its used as a gaming rig.

The one you chose is as bad as the hive, (http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/406160-psu-ranking-and-tiers/) Read up.

 

@Xenift Would Liquid Cooling really be necessary for any of these cpus?  From what I heard Liquid Cooling is pretty much useless because air cooling has gotten better.  Also, are there any specific fans or cpu coolers I should get vs using included fans and heatsinks?

NH-D14s, those things are the holy grail of CPU cooling and work wonders.

They literally are as good as some water coolers.

[Streetguru]

You are joking with that PSU right, Please say your joking...

 

And the 60hz is going to suck if its used as a gaming rig.

Well the power supply has a solid review

http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/rosewill-hive-650-w-power-supply-review/

And what do you mean 60hz is going to suck? a 1440p 144hz IPS free-sync display starts at near $600, most people use 60hz displays just fine