My build out of 10 please

harrisoncove · Oct 31, 2014

Please rate my build out of ten, and include what you think could be improved

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£169.99 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Seidon 120V 86.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£31.79 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£94.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (4 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£98.26 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£128.37 @ PC World Business)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case (£43.48 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£84.49 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHDS118-04 DVD/CD Drive (£10.78 @ Scan.co.uk)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£71.99 @ Ebuyer)
Other: Inno3D GTX 970 (£239.99)
Other: Inno3D GTX 970 (£239.99)
Total: £1214.12
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-31 22:08 GMT+0000

the HDD is not accurate

TechnoD · Oct 31, 2014

at 1080P: 10/10
at 1440P: 10/10
at 4K: 9/10
There you go.

mateenah95 · Oct 31, 2014

8.5-9.0

Potential Improvements:
- SSD for boot drive
- Core i7 will go well with the 970s
- Additional 8 GB ram

harrisoncove · Oct 31, 2014

mateenah95 :

I think I swill stick with the high end i5 as I wont be doing any intense video editing.

Skylarz · Oct 31, 2014

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£249.99 @ Ebuyer)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler (£64.78 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£106.19 @ Aria PC)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport XT 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£57.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£38.98 @ CCL Computers)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case (£43.48 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£46.99 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHDS118-04 DVD/CD Drive (£10.78 @ Scan.co.uk)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£71.99 @ Ebuyer)
Other: Inno3D GTX 970 (£239.99)
Other: Inno3D GTX 970 (£239.99)
Total: £1171.15
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-31 23:14 GMT+0000

This is what I would recommend instead. Do you have a gpu?
Btw 7/10

harrisoncove · Oct 31, 2014

Skylarz :

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£249.99 @ Ebuyer)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler (£64.78 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£106.19 @ Aria PC)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport XT 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£57.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£38.98 @ CCL Computers)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case (£43.48 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£46.99 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHDS118-04 DVD/CD Drive (£10.78 @ Scan.co.uk)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£71.99 @ Ebuyer)
Other: Inno3D GTX 970 (£239.99)
Other: Inno3D GTX 970 (£239.99)
Total: £1171.15
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-31 23:14 GMT+0000

This is what I would recommend instead. Do you have a gpu?
Btw 7/10

Its in the other section, two 970's

Skylarz · Oct 31, 2014

harrisoncove :

Skylarz :

Its in the other section, two 970's

Oh well 550W is still enough but almost at the limit
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1650xxxb9
This psu instead?

sora · Oct 31, 2014

TechnoD :

I'm pretty sure @ 4k resolution it would be a 9.9/10.