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DiogogB

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Hello community!

Here is my build so far http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/3RFJW
I would love some feedback!

Here is some information:

I'm from Canada.
I'm not interested in overclocking since I have never overclock before and I have heard it will not improve gaming significantly. (Would like some feedback if I should invest time learning how to o/c.)
Interested in playing and streaming mainly League of Legends, some Diablo3 and Starcraft2.
Want to dual monitor (1080p maybe higher).
One monitor is for the game itself, the other for stream options, playlist etc.
Budget is $1400 but can go a bit over.

Thank you for your time!
 
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CTurbo
Do I don't recommend overclocking, and you certainly shouldn't be wasting money on it if you do not intend on doing it. That means no need to get the 4670k, Z97 motherboard, or cpu cooler. The 4590 + H97 would be 95% as good for much cheaper. I used the extra money saved there to upgrade the video card to the much better 290.


PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/3RGoA
Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/3RGoA/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/3RGoA/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.00 @ Canada Computers)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($84.75 @ Vuugo)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory...
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the build that you made is perfectly fine however you said you have never experienced overclocking so i suggest either get i5 4670 or 4690. overclocking just helps getting more juice from cpu to prevent bottleneck on gpu but you dont really to. also did you already have dual monitors or youre looking for them? because that will increase your budget
 
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That'll make a nice rig, and no need to OC right away, nice thing is down the road if it starts seeming slow, you have the baility to OC and it's like getting a free CPU upgrade :) And it's not as hard as you might think, i.e. in many cases w/ your CPU an OC to 4 GHz is as simple as changing the multiplier to 40, often 4.2 is achieved w/ a slight increase in vCore and then the change to 4.2 in the multiplier
 
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DiogogB

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Thanks for the fast response!
Alright what about the MOBO would I need the 97 model if I do not O/C?
And I do have them, but I just wanted a system that could perform in case I got newer ones.
 
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keep 97 version since its newest and get H97 or B97?. these type of mobo are non-overcloking
 
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Do I don't recommend overclocking, and you certainly shouldn't be wasting money on it if you do not intend on doing it. That means no need to get the 4670k, Z97 motherboard, or cpu cooler. The 4590 + H97 would be 95% as good for much cheaper. I used the extra money saved there to upgrade the video card to the much better 290.


PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/3RGoA
Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/3RGoA/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/3RGoA/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.00 @ Canada Computers)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($84.75 @ Vuugo)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($84.77 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Crucial M500 240GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($130.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 290 4GB Video Card ($429.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Case: Corsair 500R White ATX Mid Tower Case ($109.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($114.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($118.34 @ TigerDirect Canada)
Total: $1292.80
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-27 00:05 EDT-0400)
 
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Thanks again for input! Specially you CTurbo.
How ever I kinda wanted a CPU since I have heard they are much quiet compared to the ones that come with the CPU.
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I understand. They certainly don't hurt. They're just not exactly necessary. You could easily add one to my build above and still be well under budget.
 
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