First gaming and editing build. Opinions?

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ItsTonyDee

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I'm fairly nooby when it comes to builds but I put this together. It fits my budget and all the components will handle my gaming, editing and school work. I just want to get some opinions on areas I could improve or help cost. I'll be doing heavy gaming and editing 1080 videos and potentially gopro 4k video.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/yFmBFT
 
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geofelt
For editing, you are good.
For gaming, not so much.
Particularly if you are contemplating gaming on a 4k monitor.
A balanced gamer will spend $350-$450 on a graphics card when using s $200 cpu.

If you are planning on 4k gaming, you need serious graphics muscle. A GTX780ti or more likely sli GTX770.
I think I would look at the rumored GTX980 and GTX970 cards to see what they offer.
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geofelt

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For editing, you are good.
For gaming, not so much.
Particularly if you are contemplating gaming on a 4k monitor.
A balanced gamer will spend $350-$450 on a graphics card when using s $200 cpu.

If you are planning on 4k gaming, you need serious graphics muscle. A GTX780ti or more likely sli GTX770.
I think I would look at the rumored GTX980 and GTX970 cards to see what they offer.
 
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I would get a 780ti if the 900's drop. The price will go down and it will be good for gaming.
Also drop the CPU cooler you have now and get a Cooler Master Hyper EVO 212
 
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Here is a better balanced build

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($338.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Seidon 120M 86.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($79.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($78.30 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 780 3GB DirectCU II Video Card ($398.00 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 Blackout ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1329.18
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-17 17:57 EDT-0400
 
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zeyuanfu

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Nice, but:
1, I would drop the MSI mobo and go for a quality ASRock or Gigabyte board.
2, The CM Hyper 212 EVO would be quieter at the expense of just a few degrees celsius.
3, SSDs with lower $/GB rates can be found (cough cough Crucial MX100)
4, The Asus 780 Ti DirectCU II can be found for about 500-600$.
 
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I applied all the changes you said and the price was about $1400 whereas we can tell his budget is only $1300 from his original budget. What do you mean by low quality? MSI makes one of the best motherboards these days and I have used this motherboard myself so I have experience with it. In the end, a Z97 mobo is a Z97 mobo no matter how many features it has.
 
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updated build

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($338.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.65 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($79.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($78.30 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($69.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 780 3GB DirectCU II Video Card ($398.00 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1257.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-18 22:25 EDT-0400
 
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