First build critique?

JD Yang · Oct 25, 2014

This is my very first build and is mainly for gaming (Not sure if I will be overclocking anything because I've no experience with it at all) my budget is $1200 at the moment. I'd appreciate some other tips of advice's as well
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OS-$139.99 ---Windows 8.1 Pro 64bit

CPU-$239.99 ---Intel Core i5-4690K Devil's Canyon Quad-Core 3.5GHz LGA 1150http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117372

RAM-$86.99 ----G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2133 (((I might go to 16 GB but not sure)))http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231689

HDD-$99.99 ----Seagate NAS HDD ST2000VN000 2TB 64MB Cachehttp://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822178391

PSU-$129.99 ---EVGA SuperNOVA 750 G2 220-G2-0750-XR 750W ATX12V 80+ Goldhttp://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817438017

GPU-$159.99 ---SAPPHIRE DUAL-X 100365L Radeon R9 270 2GB 256-Bit GDDR5 (this depends on my budget might and might not get it)http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202090

MB-$124.99 ---ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer LGA 1150 Intel Z97 Motherboardhttp://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157501

Case-$69.99 ----Thermaltake CA-1B5-00M1WN-00 Black SPCC ATX Mid Towerhttp://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811133254

Internal hardrive$19.99 ----ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burnerhttp://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204

Total: $1,071.91
Without GPU Total: 911.92

Also planning to get an aftermarket heatsink/fan ontop of the CPU, what would you guys recommend?

ImDaBaron · Oct 25, 2014

If you could definitely bump up the GPU

WaspGaming · Oct 25, 2014

I would get a gtx 970 if you do gpu intensive games.

jerryvaberry · Oct 25, 2014

For gaming, that cpu/gpu combo is not very good. Most people would downgrade the cpu to like i5-4440 or something like that, downgrade the mobo to an h97 mobo...and throw in a 970.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($169.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($88.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($73.95 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card ($349.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Thermaltake Commander G42 ATX Mid Tower Case ($64.25 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($81.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro (OEM) (64-bit) ($128.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1013.12
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-25 22:29 EDT-0400

I kept some stuff the same, I didnt put a disc drive in...just because. 750w is overkill, so is 16 gb of ram. And for gaming, so is 2 tb. Feel free to change whatever you want, but I would go with something like this.

WaspGaming · Oct 25, 2014

I would keep a 2 tb hard drive, keep the disk drive, and use the i5 4690k. Both are a good combo.

ImDaBaron · Oct 25, 2014

The i5 is a good choice but the CPU/GPU combo is out of balance. Jerry's is a much better build.

barto · Oct 25, 2014

Jerry does have a good build. Add ones of these and it will be complete.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($128.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $128.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-25 22:35 EDT-0400

rockie_ · Oct 25, 2014

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.96 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($81.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($349.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $971.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-25 22:41 EDT-0400

JD Yang · Oct 26, 2014

jerryvaberry :

For gaming, that cpu/gpu combo is not very good. Most people would downgrade the cpu to like i5-4440 or something like that, downgrade the mobo to an h97 mobo...and throw in a 970.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($169.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($88.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($73.95 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card ($349.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Thermaltake Commander G42 ATX Mid Tower Case ($64.25 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($81.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro (OEM) (64-bit) ($128.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1013.12
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-25 22:29 EDT-0400

I kept some stuff the same, I didnt put a disc drive in...just because. 750w is overkill, so is 16 gb of ram. And for gaming, so is 2 tb. Feel free to change whatever you want, but I would go with something like this.

I was thinking of getting a aftermarket heatsink, what would you recommend?

jerryvaberry · Oct 26, 2014

JD Yang :

jerryvaberry :

I was thinking of getting a aftermarket heatsink, what would you recommend?

If you are getting the cpu from the build above, I do not recommend any of them. The stock cooler should last longer and provide plenty of cooling. If you go aftermarket, then the cooler master 212 evo is a very good, and relatively cheap solution. It is just unnecessary.

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