JackNaylorPE said:
It would help if you added what you will be doing with the PC.
1. You can address the humidity / salt issue by busing Motherboards the meet Mil Spec and provide extra heat, humidity and other "hardened" componentry. This feature was introduced by Asus w/ the Sabertooth but MSI has taken the concept further and it extends thru much of their entire line.
2. Even if you are not overclocking, I would suggest that you still get OC capable componentry, 2 years from now you may change your mind.... the increase in cost might be $20 on the CPU and $20 on the MoBo. Those Mil Spec components generally don't come on the less expensive H97 boards
The 4790 is $310, the overclockable 4790k is $340 but the price of the later is usually decreased $20-30 in newegg combo discounts.
3. For PSU's, avoid the trap of buying on brand name, most manufacturers who make great PSUs also make some good PSUs and also make some crappy PSUs.,,,,even within the same model line. For example, the Corsair HX 650 - 850 were great, the HX 1050 and 1000 were dogs .... the Corsair TX V2 series was very good, anything with a "C", "G" or "RM" in it, I wouldn't touch. Right now no matter what your power needs, as long as they fon't exceed 750 watts, is the EVGA B2 7560 which is $50 on newegg. There's nothing comparable under $90
4. The stock cooler is fine if you are not overclocking.
5. RAM - Much faster RAM for just $8
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
6. You picked the best 970 out there.
7. Much faster (50% faster) HD for $10 less
http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/hdd-charts-2013/-17-...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
8. Again, even without a plan to overclock, I think it makes sense to go that route. The other thing that is important is do you want to preserve upgrade options by having a 2nd GFX card slot for a future added GFX card to extend system life another 1 -2 years ?
Option 1 - Overclocking possible in the future, SLI possible
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
Option 2 - No Overclocking, No SLI .... MSI Gaming 3 and Intel 4690
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
9. I's recommend a windowed case so you can see inside and check for dust buildup which can attract humidity as was as salt film. The Phanteks Pro would be my recommendation.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=E...
What an impressive response, I'm truly astonished! As to what you said "It would help if you added what you will be doing with the PC", I pretend on using it for gaming, mostly. I do have a few uses for it regarding simple simulations and modelling with programs such as SolidWorks, but that shouldn't be any issue.
If you'd allow me, I'd like to make a few questions on some topics:
2. I actually do pretend on overclocking, like you said, given some time. I haven't even done much research on it, so I simply chose a good overclockable CPU. Making use of the opportunity, is overclocking made through some kind of software, manually or is it automatic? Aditionally, you mentioned a price increase in the MoBo, does this mean Motherboards have specific characteristics which allow (or not) overclocking?
3. I've looked into the PSU you have mentioned ("EVGA B2 7560") and I've found a EVGA SuperNOVA 750 B2 in a store near where I live.. would it be the same thing? In fact, I need to put something out there: I'm not from the US, I live far, far away.. in Brazil. In any case, all store recommendations are very useful, since I base my purchases off of them. In fact, I plan on buying a few components (GPU, CPU, RAM and SSD) in the US through a friend of mine who will be travelling there soon enough. Having that said, if the EVGA SuperNOVA 750 B2 truly is the one you refered to, I'm sorry to say that it costs R$495,00 here ( $1,00 = R$ 2,42, so that'd make $204,50)... would there be any other options? It's probably a matter of quantity in this case, perhaps there are too few of them around here.
4. Since I do pretend on future overclocking, by then, do you have any recommendations? Should I be too picky with coolers?
5. I've looked into the RAM suggestion you gave, and it looks great! I have two questions thou: First, it seems like that the frequency on the RAM is much higher, is this what makes it faster? Second, would most MoBos , like the ones suggested, be able to handle this kind of frequency? (2133 MHz). I'll be pretty honest in saying that I didn't have knowledge of the brand, Mushkin.
6. Thanks, I really was in doubt!
7/8/9. I'll see if I can find it around here!
Like said previously, some pieces I may not be able to adquire through the US Market, being obliged to find them locally... Initially, I intended on making such pieces the PSU, MoBo, Hard Drive, and Computer Case. Should I attempt to get the MoBo through there as well? In most cases, things around here are 1.5x more expensive ( after currency conversion), but obviously, easier to adquire (since they're .... local). The more I have to get from the exterior, the more it might take, since probably not all will be able to be brought at once. Also, I forgot to mention.. I have leftover from previous builds a GTX 470 (EVGA, I believe) and a Thermaltake TR2 850W, are any of the two worth using in this new setup?
Once again...
THANK YOU SO MUCH!