Is this a good PC for programming any upgrade or downgrade ? help!!

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CPU Intel Core i7 4930K Unlocked (6 x 3.4 GHZ)
CPU Heatsink Corsair Hydro Series H60 2013 (Advanced Liquid Cooling)
Memory Corsair Vengeance LP 32GB PC3-12800 1600 MHz (4x8GB) - Lifetime Warranty (DDR3)
Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 - 2 GB - (MSI) Twin Frozr OC - (PCI-E) (FREE Borderlands Game)
Motherboard Asus P9X79 (Intel X79)
Sound Card Asus Xonar DGX 5.1 (PCI-E)
Networking Wireless Network Card 300Mbps (PCI)
Power Supply Corsair RM 650W (Modular) PSU - Silent
CPU Compound Standard CPU Compound Supplied With Heatsink
Case Fans Standard Fans Included With Case
Hard Drive #1 120GB Kingston SSD SATA-III, Read 450MB/s, Write 450MB/s - Silent
Hard Drive #2 1 TB Seagate (1000 GB) SATA-III HDD 7200 RPM 64MB
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Optical Drive #1 Samsung 24x DVD/CD Re-Writer/Reader - Black - (SATA)
Card Reader Internal Card Reader 50-in-1
Operating System #1 Microsoft Windows 8.1 Standard 64 BIT (Genuine DVD & COA Included)
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The I7 you have in there will be great for compiling all of these as I believe the compilers do support threaded processes.

However if you arent doing large projects (and im guessing you arent as you are new into computers) then I would say go with an I5 4790 system, this will still be very fast.
The graphics card is ok, but has been superseded today by the 970. If you are only going to be doing a bit of gaming then I doubt you would notice the difference.
The H60 would be better of being an Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO it would be great, or you could even stick to the cooler that comes with the I5/I7 if you dont plan to overclock.

Basically, this PC is im guessing quite expensive, and I think you could spend less and not notice the...
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thanks , i will probs most use it for programming eg java ,C++,dreamweaver and maybe just a little bit of gaming and movies, im pretty new into computer so im not too sure would that be too much or not ,cheers.
 
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The I7 you have in there will be great for compiling all of these as I believe the compilers do support threaded processes.

However if you arent doing large projects (and im guessing you arent as you are new into computers) then I would say go with an I5 4790 system, this will still be very fast.
The graphics card is ok, but has been superseded today by the 970. If you are only going to be doing a bit of gaming then I doubt you would notice the difference.
The H60 would be better of being an Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO it would be great, or you could even stick to the cooler that comes with the I5/I7 if you dont plan to overclock.

Basically, this PC is im guessing quite expensive, and I think you could spend less and not notice the difference :)
 
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Thank you very much man , very helpful informations , so what would u suggest to a programming beginner?or how u would have your PC set up ? cheers man
 
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oh thank you very much man ! i think maybe around 1100$-1400$. Thanks man !!
 
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Ok, here is the build, as long as you feel confident building it.

[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/BHdwD3) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/BHdwD3/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54690) | $209.99 @ Amazon
**Motherboard** | [ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-h97mpro4) | $82.98 @ Newegg
**Memory** | [Mushkin Blackline 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/mushkin-memory-997125r) | $159.99 @ Newegg
**Storage** | [Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/crucial-internal-hard-drive-ct256mx100ssd1) | $109.99 @ Micro Center
**Storage** | [Toshiba 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/toshiba-internal-hard-drive-ph3200u1i72) | $74.99 @ Micro Center
**Video Card** | [EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-video-card-04gp40974kr) | $339.99 @ Micro Center
**Case** | [NZXT Source 210 Window ATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/nzxt-case-cas21w2b1) | $39.99 @ Newegg
**Power Supply** | [SeaSonic 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seasonic-power-supply-m12ii620bronze) | $78.98 @ SuperBiiz
**Optical Drive** | [Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-optical-drive-drw24b1stblkbas) | $16.99 @ Newegg
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $1113.89
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-19 12:18 EDT-0400 |

The thing will monster any game you throw at it. If you want to go even higher on the GFX card front then put a 980Gtx in it and the build will cost closer to your 1.4k max budget.

Again, this build is serious overkill, but better balanced for gaming and coding. Do you need an OS and monitor, mouse and keyboard as well? If so that should be ok to fit into your budget is we stick on the 970Gtx :)

Hope this helps mate.
 
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Thank you very much mate , this is so helpful and i will probs follow exactly what u say and build that monster !! thank you so much for your help ! im buzzing now !
 
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hey man sorry to bother you again , i've been checking on different websites and i just cant get as close to the list you gave me . Ive been using http://www.computerplanet.co.uk/custom/ and https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/ (Im actually from the UK) , would u have anymore suggestion ? thanks man

 
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