Tips on My Gaming Rig

DJ Barnesy

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Hey guys,

I have a rig that I have put together and am going to purchase soon, I was just wondering if there could be some tweaks in the system to maintain performance but choose some alternate parts to reduce the price. OR vice versa, if there is a part that will reduce performance and should spend some more money let me know about that too.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($397.00 @ Centre Com)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U12S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($75.00 @ CPL Online)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($189.00 @ CPL Online)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($109.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($97.00 @ Centre Com)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card ($489.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Case: Thermaltake Chaser A31 Snow White ATX Mid Tower Case ($98.00 @ CPL Online)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/RSBS DVD/CD Writer ($20.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Mouse: ROCCAT Kone Pure Color Wired Laser Mouse ($92.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Other: Seasonic S12G 750W 80-Plus Gold ($145.00)
Other: Corsair Vengeance 1600MHz 16GB (4x4GB) (Purchased)
Other: Enermax UCAP12-BL 120mm <------ GETTING 3 OF THEM ($51.00)
Total: $1762.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-30 22:50 EST+1100
 
Solution


As fellow user said you're graphic card will block some bays, if you're willing to ignore it. I can put up some solution in cases like Corsair SPEC-03 Red ATX Mid Tower Case, i will add more if you don't like this one. Yes i7 for streaming is fine so go for it.

DJ Barnesy

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Oh, sorry forgot to mention I went the i7 for hyper threading for streaming
 

DJ Barnesy

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Is the psu fine?

 

GoksSRB

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As fellow user said you're graphic card will block some bays, if you're willing to ignore it. I can put up some solution in cases like Corsair SPEC-03 Red ATX Mid Tower Case, i will add more if you don't like this one. Yes i7 for streaming is fine so go for it.
 
Solution


PSu is fine.
 

DJ Barnesy

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Yeah the bay cases don't really bother me, I will just use the bottom half for the storage. Cheers
 

GoksSRB

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So you got you're self a machine. Mind if i ask what headset will you use. ( Because of streaming)
 

DJ Barnesy

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I have senheiser Momentums for the sound, I might pick up an external mic to setup, an suggestions?