1500-1700$ Pc build, looking for advice.

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Shep10

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Hello everyone, as the title suggest just trying to find some advice for a pc build. I have not built a pc before but I have been told it is not a hard thing to do and tends to help reduce some of the cost associated with buying. Also if you see any problems with this build please let me know.

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

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($224.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-PRO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($187.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($82.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($109.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($79.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 760 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($298.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair RM 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($125.98 @ OutletPC)
Optical Drive: LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($64.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (32/64-bit) ($105.06 @ NCIX US)
Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor ($259.99 @ NCIX US)
Case Fan: Noctua NF-A14 FLX 68.0 CFM 140mm Fan ($20.25 @ Amazon)
Total: $1621.18
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-27 11:34 EDT-0400
 
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The RM series is overpriced and the RM750 and 850 have capacitor issues. The 4gb 760 is not good in a price/performance and the 4Gb version really needs to be in SLI to be of any use. I made a few other changes aswell. I Increased performance and decreased the price.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($234.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($117.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($76.50 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($79.99 @ Best Buy)
Storage: Seagate...
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Big oops. You need a 4690k, not non K.
CPU: K is a must. So you can overclock and get more out of it easily.
Mobo: Save money and still great.
RAM: same price but 1866MHz
Storage: larger SSD for same price and still quality.
GPU: need at least a 290 for that monitor.
PSU: better quality and full modular.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($234.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($144.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($83.69 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($129.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($79.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 290 4GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($369.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($88.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($64.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (32/64-bit) ($105.06 @ NCIX US)
Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor ($259.99 @ NCIX US)
Case Fan: Noctua NF-A14 FLX 68.0 CFM 140mm Fan ($20.25 @ Amazon)
Total: $1662.89
 
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The RM series is overpriced and the RM750 and 850 have capacitor issues. The 4gb 760 is not good in a price/performance and the 4Gb version really needs to be in SLI to be of any use. I made a few other changes aswell. I Increased performance and decreased the price.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($234.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($117.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($76.50 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($79.99 @ Best Buy)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($79.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Tri-X Video Card ($379.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($78.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($47.99 @ Micro Center)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (32/64-bit) ($105.06 @ NCIX US)
Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor ($259.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1541.47
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-27 11:56 EDT-0400
 
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Shep10

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Appreciate the help guys, I have never had a Radeon card but I hear they are good with some overheating problems. Though I assume those versions of the 290 fix the cooling issue.
 
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I disagree that you need an unlocked (K) processor. The performance boost is really unnecessary for current applications and quite frankly has been unnecessary for the highest end i7s for the last 3 years. My i7 can handle anything without issue. If you want a K processor, it's best to buy a cheaper one and then overclock to match the highest end levels, but you do that to save money.

That is unless you plan on doing some high end rendering, coding, producing, or benchmark testing.
 
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Steve Simons

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Whoops, I didn't realize you had only an i5 processor there. Definitely get the (k) processor for the slightly extra cost so you can overclock and match the speeds of top end i7s. Envy's design is extremely solid.
 
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