Parts picked out. Good or not?

Owlsdoom · Oct 10, 2014

Hey guys first post this is about a new computer I want to build. I'm wanting to order the parts in the next day or two. I have mostly everything picked out. I'm looking for advice as to whether its a decent build, is there anything better in the price range, or something I overlooked.

Budget Range: 800 dollars. This doesn't include the monitor, keyboard, and mouse, or the operating system. Although if any of those fit in the budget that would be wonderful.

Usage: Gaming and Writing. Primarily strategy games such as Civilization 5, Brave New World, Crusader Kings. That sort of thing. Not too many fps's, No Crysis or Battefront.

Preferred website for parts: Newegg.com

Location: St. Louis, Mo

Parts Preference: Intel for better single core gaming, more important for strategy gaming.

Overclocking: No

SLI or Crossfire: No

Parts:

CPU: I5-4690 Haswell
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116989&cm_re=4690-_-19-116-989-_-Product

GPU: Geforce GTX 760
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130932

Power supply: Rosewill 630W
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182200

Case:

Ram: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148540

SSD: Crucial 256GB SATA III SSD
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA0AJ1RR3257

Motherboard: ASUS B85m-G R2.0 LGA 1150 Intel
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132215&cm_re=asus_b85m-g-_-13-132-215-_-Product

Other Thoughts: The Ram and Motherboard came in a package deal for 124.99, Although i'm not partial to either. The CPU and GPU of course take up more than half the price of the build. I'm really interested in whether anyone knows any better options, or if something I've picked out won't go well with the others. I don't have a case picked out sorry. I had one from the shellshocker deal yesterday but it expired as I wasn't sure about my final build. I'm interested in good opinions on that as well. Thank you for your time.

rolli59 · Oct 10, 2014

All looks good to me except I would go 2 x 4GB ram instead of 1 x 8GB, given the discount you could add another of the same for dual channel later.

americanbrian · Oct 10, 2014

you could get an R9 280x for the same that would blow the 760 away.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150678

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1041?vs=1038

smackers_12 · Oct 10, 2014

That board may need a bios update to support that cpu. This requires another lga 1150 cpu

Owlsdoom · Oct 10, 2014

I'm more interested in a single 8G stick to make picking up a second one in a month or two a breeze. The board is something I'm worried about, as Mobos are probably the part I know least about when it comes to pcs.

As far as cpu goes, I've heard the 4690, and 4690K are exactly the same, stock. I've also heard that it is a barely noticeable difference in speed between say, an ivy bridge and a haswell. or even a sandy bridge. Are these true statements and could/should I save money with an older CPU?

rolli59 · Oct 10, 2014

You would not notice the difference between any of the haswell I5 like the 4670 which is only 100MHz slower http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116898

smackers_12 · Oct 10, 2014

Owlsdoom :

4690 and 4690k are exactly the same stock. the 4690 is a haswell refresh cpu and thus may not be supported on that board. It is worth getting the newer cpus though. Haswell refresh chips run cooler. You are better of with a h97 motherboard, it has 4 ram slots instead of two and will support that cpu out of the box

Owlsdoom · Oct 10, 2014

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128718&cm_re=h97-_-13-128-718-_-Product

would this be the h97 your talking about?

rolli59 · Oct 10, 2014

On a std clocked chip it does not really matter that it will run cooler, that would be different if you had a K chip with plans to overclock to the limit.

smackers_12 · Oct 10, 2014

It will be quieter, but yes that board will be fine for a 4690

Owlsdoom · Oct 10, 2014

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.1882625

I found this case and power supply combo. Looks like a good deal. add this and a different Motherboard and I think I've got it.

As far as the CPU debate goes, it looks like even a chip 2 or 3 years old is only a 10 dollar difference. It seems like I might as well get the new one.

And for the guy who mentions the 280x is the 50 dollar price difference really worth it in a price vs performance comparison?

americanbrian · Oct 10, 2014

sorry, for some reason I was mistakenly thought the evga was the same price. My bad.

Owlsdoom · Oct 10, 2014

Alright guys I've got a final build. The last part I'm asking for help on is this motherboard. Found a combo with the and an 8g rip jaw stick.

The reviews indicate it's a great gaming mobo, but the specs don't mention pci express 3.0.

So will the gtx 760 work in here? I saw a review where the guy mentioned using the 770 so I'm a little confused.

Owlsdoom · Oct 10, 2014

Sorry forgot the mobo.

Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI

smackers_12 · Oct 10, 2014

Yes, the board is pci-e 3.0 and anyway, 3.0 cards will work in 2.0 slots. The 760 will be fine

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