$1000 Build Opinions

[Magikarpdrowned]

I was bored, and decided that I would build my dream $1000 PC for gaming and photo/video editing. Any suggestions on how to improve it?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($249.99 @ B&H)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.44 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI Z170A PC MATE ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($99.10 @ Amazon)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($43.00 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($53.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 390X 8GB Video Card  ($418.98 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ NZXT)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($64.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1029.48
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-15 08:11 EST-0500

[shanmu54321]

7 minutes ago, Magikarpdrowned said:

I was bored, and decided that I would build my dream $1000 PC for gaming and photo/video editing. Any suggestions on how to improve it?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($249.99 @ B&H)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.44 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI Z170A PC MATE ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($99.10 @ Amazon)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($43.00 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($53.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 390X 8GB Video Card  ($418.98 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ NZXT)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($64.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1029.48
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-15 08:11 EST-0500

Solid build. I would go for a power supply with a lesser wattage. 

[Magikarpdrowned]

Just now, shanmu54321 said:

Solid build. I would go for a power supply with a lesser wattage. 

There's actually a funny story behind that. The 750w as a little cheaper than all of the 600w and 550w PSu that I could find from reputable brands.

[Guest]

I would make sure to account if the software you use to edit video, etc. uses cuda or not.

 

If it does, you should definitely consider nvidia. I also don't think the 390x is worth the premium over the 390. 

[Magikarpdrowned]

Just now, Alexokan said:

I would make sure to account if the software you use to edit video, etc. uses cuda or not.

 

If it does, you should definitely consider nvidia. I also don't think the 390x is worth the premium over the 390. 

Would the 390 keep up with Hitfilm3 express?

[Elehat]

I'd spend less on the gpu and get a 390 as the 390X doesn't add that much for the money. Might want 16GB RAM for video editing but you can always see how it goes and add it later. I'd also look into getting an ssd.  

[Magikarpdrowned]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($249.99 @ B&H)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.44 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI Z170A PC MATE ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($99.10 @ Amazon)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($53.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($329.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ NZXT)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($64.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $967.48
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-15 08:25 EST-0500

 

How does this look?

[sushisharkjl]

1 minute ago, Magikarpdrowned said:

Would the 390 keep up with Hitfilm3 express?

There's little to no difference between it and the 390x.

2 minutes ago, Elehat said:

I'd spend less on the gpu and get a 390 as the 390X doesn't add that much for the money. Might want 16GB RAM for video editing but you can always see how it goes and add it later. I'd also look into getting an ssd.  

+1

 

Video rendering is really CPU-intensive. Might want to go for a 5820k+X99 board instead, taking in account this is all purely theoretical.

[Guest]

2 minutes ago, Magikarpdrowned said:

Would the 390 keep up with Hitfilm3 express?

I have no idea, but the 390x is barely any better than the 390. I actually have identical benchmark results to the best firestrike scores with a 390x, using a 390. 

2 minutes ago, Elehat said:

I'd spend less on the gpu and get a 390 as the 390X doesn't add that much for the money. Might want 16GB RAM for video editing but you can always see how it goes and add it later. I'd also look into getting an ssd.  

this. 

[ClobberXD]

10 minutes ago, Magikarpdrowned said:

I was bored, and decided that I would build my dream $1000 PC for gaming and photo/video editing. Any suggestions on how to improve it?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($249.99 @ B&H)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.44 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI Z170A PC MATE ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($99.10 @ Amazon)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($43.00 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($53.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 390X 8GB Video Card  ($418.98 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ NZXT)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($64.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1029.48
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-15 08:11 EST-0500

 

The motherboard is not so good in terms of features, I'd advise you to get an ASUS Z170-K, or ASUS Z170-P.

 

Also the build can be made a little more complete if you can up your budget a little bit.

[Magikarpdrowned]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($249.99 @ B&H)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.44 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus Z170-K ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($138.49 @ Amazon)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($53.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($329.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ NZXT)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($64.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1006.87
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-15 08:29 EST-0500

 

This look good? I updated the motherboard, but I don't know if I should leap for an i7. The i5 should be OC-able up to 4.4GHz, right?

[fragment21]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($224.95 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i GTX 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($102.96 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($70.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($37.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($39.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($319.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ Micro Center) 
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($48.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $960.73
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-15 11:25 EST-0500

 

If you go for a devil's canyon CPU, you'll be able to get an AIO which can help out a bunch with overclocking, an air cooler does help but limits your OC abilities. + its a good gaming cpu. added an SSD, if you need 16gb then go for it, but everything else is the same.