Judge my PC! I want this one to last as long as possible.

[SleathX1]

This is a long-awaited upgrade from an Athlon 750k and GTX 750 Ti. This is going to be my build all throughout college (and more) so it needs to last me about 3-4 more years.

The hardest-to-run game I play is BF4 and Battlefront, and I'd like to run them at 100+ FPS at 1080p.

 

Partslist here:

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/LWsKyc
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/LWsKyc/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($224.95 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Nepton 240M 76.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($124.38 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($122.89 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury White 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($37.38 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury White 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($37.38 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($86.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($65.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($329.88 @ OutletPC) 
Case: Fractal Design Define R5 w/Window (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($84.99 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: BenQ XL2430T 144Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($339.99 @ Amazon) 
Keyboard: Ducky Mini Wired Mini Keyboard 
Other: NZXT LED Strip - Blue - 2m 
Other: 24-pin Motherboard Cable 
Other: 6-Pin GPU Cable 
Other: 8-pin GPU Cable 
Total: $1554.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-28 14:49 EST-0500

 

What do you guys think?

[firestronk]

I assume your budget is a little over $1500?

[SleathX1]

Just now, PhoenixArising said:

I assume your budget is a little over $1500?

Yes! Lower is obviously better, also.

But several items have gone on sale over the past few months and that brings the total down to around $1200. I will wait for each item to go on sale when I'm ready to buy everything.

[SeanAngelo]

3 minutes ago, SleathX1 said:

This is a long-awaited upgrade from an Athlon 750k and GTX 750 Ti. This is going to be my build all throughout college (and more) so it needs to last me about 3-4 more years.

The hardest-to-run game I play is BF4 and Battlefront, and I'd like to run them at 100+ FPS at 1080p.

 

Partslist here:

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/LWsKyc
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/LWsKyc/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($224.95 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Nepton 240M 76.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($124.38 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($122.89 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury White 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($37.38 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury White 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($37.38 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($86.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($65.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($329.88 @ OutletPC) 
Case: Fractal Design Define R5 w/Window (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($84.99 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: BenQ XL2430T 144Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($339.99 @ Amazon) 
Keyboard: Ducky Mini Wired Mini Keyboard 
Other: NZXT LED Strip - Blue - 2m 
Other: 24-pin Motherboard Cable 
Other: 6-Pin GPU Cable 
Other: 8-pin GPU Cable 
Total: $1554.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-28 14:49 EST-0500

 

What do you guys think?

i guarantee you that will run 100+ fps on BF4, I have a 2500k and GTX 980 and I run BF4 at high settings at 110-140fps depending on the scenario.

 

solid build!

[SleathX1]

Just now, SeanAngelo said:

i guarantee you that will run 100+ fps on BF4, I have a 2500k and GTX 980 and I run BF4 at high settings at 110-140fps depending on the scenario.

 

solid build!

I'm going to play tons of other games, but BF is definitely the hardest to run on my current PC.

 

Another thing about this build is that I want to make it very aesthetically pleasing. I plan on doing all-white parts and then have blue LEDs to make everything blue. It's gonna be sexy!

[tataklee]

8 minutes ago, SleathX1 said:

This is a long-awaited upgrade from an Athlon 750k and GTX 750 Ti. This is going to be my build all throughout college (and more) so it needs to last me about 3-4 more years.

The hardest-to-run game I play is BF4 and Battlefront, and I'd like to run them at 100+ FPS at 1080p.

 

Partslist here:

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/LWsKyc
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/LWsKyc/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($224.95 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Nepton 240M 76.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($124.38 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($122.89 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury White 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($37.38 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury White 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($37.38 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($86.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($65.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($329.88 @ OutletPC) 
Case: Fractal Design Define R5 w/Window (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($84.99 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: BenQ XL2430T 144Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($339.99 @ Amazon) 
Keyboard: Ducky Mini Wired Mini Keyboard 
Other: NZXT LED Strip - Blue - 2m 
Other: 24-pin Motherboard Cable 
Other: 6-Pin GPU Cable 
Other: 8-pin GPU Cable 
Total: $1554.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-28 14:49 EST-0500

 

What do you guys think?

I just wouldn't get a Seagate HDD. Get a Hitachi instead.

[SleathX1]

Just now, tataklee said:

I just wouldn't get a Seagate HDD. Get a Hitachi instead.

What? Seagate Barracudas are the best HDDs out there besides WD Blues.

If the hard drive is the only thing you would change, then I think I'm set

[tataklee]

1 minute ago, SleathX1 said:

What? Seagate Barracudas are the best HDDs out there besides WD Blues.

If the hard drive is the only thing you would change, then I think I'm set

Blackblaze claims to differ:

 

 

[HPWebcamAble]

17 minutes ago, tataklee said:

Blackblaze claims to differ

Seagate 2TB aren't listed there, nor are Hitachi When did they change their name to HGST?

 

To OP: Here's my sub $1500 build: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Q3D8pg

[SleathX1]

3 minutes ago, tataklee said:

Blackblaze claims to differ:

 

-snip-

Well Blackblaze can suck it, because I've had my Seagate 1TB in my current PC for just over 3 years. And my parents' PC has a 500GB Seagate with all kinds of family photos and videos, and it is almost 10 years old. 10 YEARS!

[zMeul]

@SleathX1 I don't understand something, why buy a Z97 mobo that supports SLI to put a R9 390 in it?!?!?!

[HKZeroFive]

I guess you might as well go Skylake - the prices are very similar.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($244.78 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Nepton 240M 76.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($124.38 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI Z170-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($111.88 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($65.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($86.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($65.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($329.88 @ OutletPC) 
Case: Fractal Design Define R5 w/Window (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($58.98 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: BenQ XL2430T 144Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($339.99 @ Amazon) 
Keyboard: Ducky Mini Wired Mini Keyboard 
Other: NZXT LED Strip - Blue - 2m 
Other: 24-pin Motherboard Cable 
Other: 6-Pin GPU Cable 
Other: 8-pin GPU Cable 
Total: $1528.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-28 16:16 EST-0500

[tataklee]

2 minutes ago, HPWebcamAble said:

Seagate 2TB aren't listed there, nor are Hitachi

 

1 minute ago, SleathX1 said:

Well Blackblaze can suck it, because I've had my Seagate 1TB in my current PC for just over 3 years. And my parents' PC has a 500GB Seagate with all kinds of family photos and videos, and it is almost 10 years old. 10 YEARS!

Dude, relax, a statistic like that doesn't mean your hard drive will fail, it just means it's more likely. Besides, HGST is Hitachi. 

[BallisticPeanut]

13 minutes ago, tataklee said:

Blackblaze claims to differ:

 

 

This is what I don't get about this chart, only the Seagate 3TB drive has the ridiculously high failure rate.  The 4TB is even lower than WD drives and the 1.5TB is only a few percent higher than the WD 3TB.  So should this chart tell you to just avoid the 3TB, plus it doesn't even have any 1TB or 2TB drives on the chart which are by far the most popular drives for consumers.

 

I know Linus has already covered that this chart means nothing for the average consumer, but I just so annoying that I keep seeing it pop up.

[brob]

13 minutes ago, SleathX1 said:

What? Seagate Barracudas are the best HDDs out there besides WD Blues.

If the hard drive is the only thing you would change, then I think I'm set

 

Barracudas are good drive. Unfortunately the ST2000DM001 model has many more problems than other 2TB drives.

 

10 minutes ago, tataklee said:

Blackblaze claims to differ:

 

 

 

There is no proven correlation between Backblaze intense write NAS arrays and the average gaming desktop. Using hdd designed for consumer use in an enterprise environment does not tell us a thing about how well those drives will do in the environment for which they were designed.

 

@SleathX1, a few suggestions. Consider a Skylake build. It is newer tech and will have a longer supported life. Cut back on memory. A 2x4GB kit is more than enough and the motherboard can handle an upgrade should that ever prove necessary.

 

Since you want a blue theme, I suggest an ssd that is complimentary.

 

A different gpu so there is no color clash.

 

EVGA has a white individually sleeved cable set for G2 psu.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($244.78 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i GTX 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($107.91 @ Mac Mall)
Motherboard: MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($47.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Crucial BX200 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($63.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital Blue 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($74.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 390 8GB Nitro Video Card  ($309.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Blue) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($63.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Monitor: BenQ XL2430T 144Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($339.99 @ Amazon)
Keyboard: Ducky Mini Wired Mini Keyboard
Other: NZXT LED Strip - Blue - 2m
Other: EVGA White G2/P2/T2 Power Supply Cable Set, Individually Sleeved (100-CW-1300-B9)  ($89.99)
Total: $1583.60
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-28 16:17 EST-0500

 

[SleathX1]

46 minutes ago, brob said:

 

Barracudas are good drive. Unfortunately the ST2000DM001 model has many more problems than other 2TB drives.

 

 

There is no proven correlation between Backblaze intense write NAS arrays and the average gaming desktop. Using hdd designed for consumer use in an enterprise environment does not tell us a thing about how well those drives will do in the environment for which they were designed.

 

@SleathX1, a few suggestions. Consider a Skylake build. It is newer tech and will have a longer supported life. Cut back on memory. A 2x4GB kit is more than enough and the motherboard can handle an upgrade should that ever prove necessary.

 

Since you want a blue theme, I suggest an ssd that is complimentary.

 

A different gpu so there is no color clash.

 

EVGA has a white individually sleeved cable set for G2 psu.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($244.78 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i GTX 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($107.91 @ Mac Mall)
Motherboard: MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($47.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Crucial BX200 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($63.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital Blue 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($74.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 390 8GB Nitro Video Card  ($309.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Blue) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($63.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Monitor: BenQ XL2430T 144Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($339.99 @ Amazon)
Keyboard: Ducky Mini Wired Mini Keyboard
Other: NZXT LED Strip - Blue - 2m
Other: EVGA White G2/P2/T2 Power Supply Cable Set, Individually Sleeved (100-CW-1300-B9)  ($89.99)
Total: $1583.60
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-28 16:17 EST-0500

 

Yeah I see that a Skylake build is possible for me, but I don't see the point at all. Performance gains are within single percents, and Z170 doesn't have any features over Z97 that I would use. Z97 is the tried and true chipset in my opinion. 

 

The EVGA sleeved set is literally $90, the three sleeved cables that I would get are a total of only $30. The tiny amount of red on the MSI card isn't a problem IMO. Besides, I can paint it if I really don't like it.

You also had to get rid of the Cooler Master cooler, which I prefer over the H100i because of this video, and also my Fractal R5... I'm definitely getting that case lol