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Mastersgtcross

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I want to build my first Rig and I want to know if it's good for the purpose I want to go to. I Haven't gone with i7 4790 to save money and the same for 16 Go of ram. Thank you for your answer, I'M eager to hear from you!

Will be use with a second monitor (VGA cable)
P.S I do need to buy new monitor HDMI and keyboard.

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54690k) | $235.99 @ Amazon

**CPU Cooler** | [Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rr212e20pkr2) | $34.99 @ Amazon

**Motherboard** | [MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-z97gaming5) | $147.99 @ Amazon

**Memory** | [G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f312800cl9d8gbxl) | $79.99 @ Newegg

**Storage** | [Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex) | $54.99 @ Amazon

**Video Card** | [EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-video-card-04gp42974kr) | $349.99 @ Amazon

**Case** | [Rosewill BlackHawk ATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/rosewill-case-blackhawk) | $89.99 @ Amazon

**Power Supply** | [SeaSonic 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seasonic-power-supply-m12ii620bronze) | $89.99 @ Newegg

**Optical Drive** | [LG UH12NS30 Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/lg-optical-drive-uh12ns30) | $50.98 @ Newegg

**Operating System** | [Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-gfc02050) | $107.27 @ TigerDirect

**Monitor** | [Asus VE278H 27.0" Monitor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-monitor-ve278h) | $209.99 @ Newegg

**Keyboard** | [Thermaltake POSEIDON Z Wired Gaming Keyboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/thermaltake-keyboard-kbpizklblus01) | $69.99 @ Amazon

| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $1522.15
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-06 10:47 EDT-0400 |
 
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sadams04
Pretty solid build! The build below is a slightly different take. Changed from a 27" to 24" monitor and added water cooling and an SSD. Obviously you could scratch the H110 and cut a bit out of the costs. The 212 EVO or Noctua D15 would be the two I would choose between...

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($235.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H110 94.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($78.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5"...
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Pretty solid build! The build below is a slightly different take. Changed from a 27" to 24" monitor and added water cooling and an SSD. Obviously you could scratch the H110 and cut a bit out of the costs. The 212 EVO or Noctua D15 would be the two I would choose between...

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($235.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H110 94.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($78.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($72.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX Video Card ($339.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design Define R3 Titanium Grey ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX Core Edition 750W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($87.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG WH16NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($102.98 @ Newegg)
Monitor: BenQ GL2460HM 60Hz 24.0" Monitor ($134.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1507.86
 
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Mastersgtcross

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Thanks I will considered the 24" minotor to go with the SSD. I won't overcloak for the first year . i will buy the H100 in 1 year maybe. Does 8 Go ram is good for photoshop and other graphic design program. There won't be 3d modeling
 
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sadams04

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Not sure. 8GB very well may be just fine for what you will be doing... I doubt DDR3 prices will drop much with the introduction of DDR4 so adding more later or buying 16GB now is likely a wash when comparing costs.

IMHO if you don't go with a top cooling solution now, people typically won't make that upgrade down the road. Stick with the 212 EVO and don't worry about swapping it out later. You should be able to pull 4.5GHz without much effort... Upgrading to the H110 (not H100i) later would allow for a slightly higher overclock, but not leaps and bounds better to justify the cost. Maybe the better justification for that upgrade would be around case temps or fan noise, but in your case I really doubt either will be a problem.
 
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