First PC Build, would appreciate your advice/thoughts

InTheEyes · Aug 15, 2014

Hi everyone, I'm trying to put together a power gaming PC and would appreciate your thoughts on my build. Thanks in advance for your help

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor ($289.99 @ TigerDirect)
Motherboard: Asus Z87-Pro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($153.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($135.00 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($440.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 270X 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Ultra Gladiator ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ TigerDirect)
Power Supply: Rosewill Lightning 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG UH12NS30 Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer ($34.99 @ TigerDirect)
Total: $1377.92

Akhil Potukuchi · Aug 15, 2014

InTheEyes :

Hi everyone, I'm trying to put together a power gaming PC and would appreciate your thoughts on my build. Thanks in advance for your help

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor ($289.99 @ TigerDirect)
Motherboard: Asus Z87-Pro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($153.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($135.00 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($440.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 270X 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Ultra Gladiator ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ TigerDirect)
Power Supply: Rosewill Lightning 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG UH12NS30 Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer ($34.99 @ TigerDirect)
Total: $1377.92

Get a z97 mobo and a psu from a more reputed brand like corsair or seasonic and get atleast an r9 280x.

vdraconus · Aug 15, 2014

What kind of games are you trying to play?

legend001523 · Aug 15, 2014

Get a i5 4690k instead, get a z97 board, if you don't want to oc, get the 4690 and a h97 board, spent WAY TOO MUCH ON SSD, if this is for gaming this is not suited for it

Vic 40 · Aug 15, 2014

Akhil Potukuchi :

That model is a good one made by super flower,but way overpowered.You only need a 1000watts with a very power hungry cpu+two gpu's or a triple card system.
With the z97 mobo would a "K" series cpu be good,if you're not going to overclock is a good H97 mobo good enough with a one card system.With crossfire/sli would a Z97 motherboard indeed be good and one that supports 2xpcie slots@x8.

Get a cheaper psu,keep in mind whether you want sliçrossfire (~>750watt) or not (~>550watt).

If you're at the max of your budget get a 4460/4590/4690 cpu and a better gpu for gaming.
You could still do with 8gb's of ram,the money saved could again go to the gpu.Or a better case maybe?
The ssd is a overkill too imo,that's a lot of money better spend.Get a ~250gb ssd and a 1tb hdd @7200rpm.

Beezy · Aug 15, 2014

well thats certainly a power PC that can do medium/high gaming with no problems (moderate gaming). For everything else it will chomp right through it, renders, edits, etc.

If you only game, go with the i5 4690k instead as mentioned above and get a stronger GPU.

InTheEyes · Aug 15, 2014

legend001523 :

Thanks for the feedback. Switching to the i5-4690K would save ~$70, which more than covers the upgrade to a z97 board, but can you explain the benefits? When I check the benchmarks (https://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu_list.php), score/performance falls by ~23% - I guess I don't understand how mobo impacts performance beyond the type/array of connections available.

I hear you on the SSD being expensive, but I've actually already got it - picked it up a while ago for my current computer at a pretty steep discount (~$400).

Thanks again in advance!

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