Need Help with Parts choice

Rchavez210 · Jul 11, 2014

Need help to see if i can shave off a little money anywhere.
Planning to play games like BF4, GTA V, Watch_Dogs, etc.
and what performance would i get out of it
Please and Thank you
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/zBz6pg

shortstuff_mt · Jul 11, 2014

It's a very unbalanced build since the GPU will hold back your gaming performance and you've spent way too much on the motherboard. It would be very helpful if you could provide all the information in the *How to Ask for New Build or Upgrade Advice* sticky.

shortstuff_mt · Jul 11, 2014

Here's a more balanced build for less money.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($339.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H105 73.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($94.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($144.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($84.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($349.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Lite-On ihes112-04 Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer ($62.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($94.98 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Acer S220HQLAbd 21.5" Monitor ($118.19 @ Amazon)
Wireless Network Adapter: Intel 7260HMWDTX1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($46.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1698.02
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

I put in the Blu-Ray drive and wireless card since you had them in your build. Do you really need the Blu-Ray drive? If not, you can save money by getting a DVD drive. I also stuck with the i7 since that's what you had, but another way to save money would be to go with the i5-4690K and a Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO CPU cooler.

Rchavez210 · Jul 11, 2014

shortstuff_mt :

Here's a more balanced build for less money.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($339.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H105 73.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($94.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($144.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($84.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($349.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Lite-On ihes112-04 Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer ($62.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($94.98 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Acer S220HQLAbd 21.5" Monitor ($118.19 @ Amazon)
Wireless Network Adapter: Intel 7260HMWDTX1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($46.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1698.02
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

I put in the Blu-Ray drive and wireless card since you had them in your build. Do you really need the Blu-Ray drive? If not, you can save money by getting a DVD drive. I also stuck with the i7 since that's what you had, but another way to save money would be to go with the i5-4690K and a Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO CPU cooler.

what would be a good gtx graphics card that would go with the i7-4790k?

shortstuff_mt · Jul 11, 2014

The Radeon cards are currently the bang-for-buck leaders. If you're dead-set on a GTX card then you could get a GTX 780, but I would stick with the R9 290.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-graphics-card-review,3107-5.html

Rchavez210 · Jul 11, 2014

shortstuff_mt :

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yes the only reason i want a GTX is because the 3D gaming possibilities and the SLI capabilities in the future

shortstuff_mt · Jul 11, 2014

That's fine, pick whatever you want. Radeon cards also do 3D gaming and you can do multiple GPU setups using Crossfire just like you can do SLI with Nvidia cards.

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