Hey guys building a system with i7 4790 under 800$

Divine72 · Sep 18, 2014

Hey guys help me build a system with i7 4790 under 800$. Purchasing in a day. Please help. :bounce:

numanator · Sep 18, 2014

What are you planning on using the system for? Did you need windows included in that budget?

boosted1g · Sep 18, 2014

Is this a gaming rig or for a different purpose?

An i7 + motherboard is $400 of your budget, $100 for Windows, $75 for Ram, $50 for a cheaper case, $60 for power supply, $60 for hard drive and that only leaves $50 for a video card.

ssddx · Sep 18, 2014

agreed.

for $800 and an i7-4790 you're going to be stuck with using integrated graphics.

this is fine if your system will not be for gaming and will be for such tasks as video editing, general use and the like.

if you are gaming however there are better ways to spend $800 such as using an i5 and using the extra $100-150 for a video card

boosted1g · Sep 18, 2014

Agreed i5 + $200 GPU will be much much better then an i7 + $50 GPU for gaming.

For a video encoding box, you are doing right with a powerful cpu.

For a fast office or multi tasking PC that is not gaming, an i5 + SSD drive is the best use of your budget

So in short it all comes down to what you are using the PC for.

AntonM95 · Sep 18, 2014

i5 Gaming Build

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($86.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($76.50 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($82.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 280X 3GB DirectCU II Video Card ($269.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $801.43
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-18 14:56 EDT-0400

i7 Gaming and designing build :

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($247.94 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($86.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($76.50 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($82.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 760 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($219.99 @ Micro Center)
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $819.38
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-18 14:57 EDT-0400

ssddx · Sep 18, 2014

a few tweaks perhaps...

if you dropped to a 1tb hdd and used a slightly cheaper case you could upgrade the gpu a bit perhaps.

perhaps then the i5-4690 is in budget as well then too.

on the second if you did the same you may be able to get a 280x/770 in the build.

AntonM95 · Sep 18, 2014

ssddx :

+1
but I didn't chosen 280x/280 at second build for CUDA and physx if he want designs and chosen 760

Divine72 · Sep 19, 2014

@ Everyone hey guys i dont need it for gaming.. I need it for video editing and general use like ssddx said. Also i dont need a windows.. Already got one.. and i am particular about i7 4790 guys.. Please help guys.. Thanks

ssddx · Sep 19, 2014

divine,

you need to check if your video editing software is gpu accelerated or not. in many cases they are not and are mostly cpu driven where a gpu only serves to make playback less choppy. if however it is gpu accelerated then you could benefit from a better card.

the build below assumes you do not need a gpu for playback so i only have a low end one included for non-choppy performance. it is 4k capable.

i have 16gb of ram in case you were encoding 4k video. otherwise you might be able to make do fine with 8gb.

i also have 2 hard drives since when encoding from one drive to another drive (source and destination) times are going to be less.

the power supply is overkill but with MIR its a good buy at the moment. otherwise any unit from xfx or seasonic around the 500w range is fine (even less is needed but i didnt do a calc to see just how low so this is a safe off the top of the head number).

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/tBRh23 its just a touch over your budget.

if you benefit from gpu acceleration then i'd drop the one hard drive and bump up the gpu to something better.

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actually... the xeon based build listed by anton would also work very well, perhaps with a bit of modification. perhaps bump up the ram, go with a cheaper case and bump down the gpu and it works good.

the xeons are basically the same thing as the i7s but without integrated graphics which means less money for the same thing. if you are already using a graphics card then it doesnt really matter if you are missing this or not. your call of course.

Divine72 · Sep 19, 2014

Hey thanks for ur build. But i'm happy with 8gp of ram and 1 hard disk... Can u bump up the graphic card and change the motherboard please
(suggested motherboard not available in my country).. and why do i need a cpu cooler? is this i7 4790 a overclockable cpu (sorry a noob question.. new to hardware details>.<) Cant i use a stock cooler? Other than that this build is perfect..

boosted1g · Sep 19, 2014

The 4790k cpu is overclockable, the 4790 is not.
The stock intel cooler is not really suffient for intesive use like video encoding so even with stock clock a better air cooler is highly suggested.

boosted1g · Sep 19, 2014

Droping the RAM to 8GB will make that build around $815-825, so it is a really good build.
The extra $50 for the second hard drive will provide you with a performance bump in rendering vs 1 drive having to read and write to itself. It will also allow you to backup your OS or files to that disk in case of a drive failure.

Divine72 · Sep 20, 2014

Alright but i'm happy with one 8gp ram and one hard disk... I need a bump up for GPU and a different motherboard.. I do play games sometimes..

AntonM95 · Sep 20, 2014

if you wanna to get cheaper MB change the MB in my build to Asrock H81-HDS it will work fine to just bump the GPU budget .

Divine72 · Sep 20, 2014

Yeah but ur build doesnt have the cpu i wanted :l...

Divine72 · Sep 20, 2014

And i am requesting a change in MB not for the cost.. The motherboard ssddx suggested seems to unavailable in my country.. (India)

AntonM95 · Sep 21, 2014

i7 4790 without iGPU = E3 1231 v3 with i5 price !
any way you can tell us what specs you have in your country then we choose good MB

there is another build with what you want and I put GTX 660 for CUDA so give me your feedback

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor ($299.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.66 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-HD3 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: A-Data XPG V2 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($159.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card ($149.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair SPEC-03 Red ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $857.58
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-20 23:59 EDT-0400

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