First Gaming PC Build - $2000 - $2500 Please Rate and give Feedback

Very nice, thank you. I've been looking for ways to trim the fat off this build. Other than the monitor, this build is cheaper and seems more solid than mine. So would the i5 4690K be considered an upgrade over the i7-4790K as far as gaming? I'm sorry, I'm afraid I don't know much about i5 processors vs i7 processors.

Thanks for the reply. And I made the change in the description about the i5 processor, I don't plan to be doing any editing at all aside from the occasional photoshop, so that can be trimmed. I also changed the air cooler as well. That case is certainly a case to consider. It does look nice, and it looks easier to work with which is a major bonus because I've never built a PC before. But at the same time though.... dat Phantom.

http://www.amazon.com/Nzxt-Technologies-Phantom-Green-Enthusiast/dp/B004WO17UC/ref=sr_1_2?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1415671222&sr=1-2&keywords=nzxt+phantom

Also, one more question. I ran this by PC Part Picker, with the new additions and it said the new Estimated Wattage would be around 501W. I don't know how accurate those measurements are. But if that's true, should I just get a smaller power supply, or is it better to be safe than sorry when it comes to power supply?

Awesome! And also thanks for recommending a good power supply earlier. It was rated much higher than the one I had picked out!

It looks fantastic! It's powerful without wasting any money. Just what I was looking for! Thanks guys!

Oh, but I noticed something at the bottom of your build was this message:
"G.Skill TridentX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory operating voltage of 1.6V exceeds the Intel Haswell Refresh CPU recommended maximum of 1.5V+5% (1.575V). This memory module may run at a reduced clock rate to meet the 1.5V voltage recommendation, or may require running at a voltage greater than the Intel recommended maximum."

Will this affect anything?

Sounds great! I also realized that I already own a Samsung EVO SSD drive, so I'll just be using that instead. So I'll just use the spare cash to max that internal HDD hard drive space, because I do use a lot of hard drive space. I just need a cool name for this PC. How about Quasar? Or something cool like that. Haha!

Anyways this is my newly tweaked 2015 ($2000 budget) Gaming PC: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/QFHJTW



If everything doesn't work out money wise, I can always make a few cuts like the optical drive that I picked out, I can always use my old monitor, keyboard, and mouse temporarily. And since I know a guy that used to be a windows software distributor, I can probably pull some strings to get a free copy of Windows 7 Pro. But this is My/ your guy's creation. Thank you all for the advice!

Thanks for the reply. And thanks for the money save options. this build has been tweaked a little since I originally posted it here. Thanks especially for that motherboard suggestion, I'm most likely going to use that one. Although I love performance more than anything, I also wanted to make it look aesthetically pleasing too. And let's face it that Asus is kind of ugly. I also swapped out the Noctua cooler to the Phanteks PH-TC14PE_RD 78.1 CFM CPU Cooler since it's around the same price range and it performs just as well and it looks awesome. And also very nice suggestion on the monitor as well, but, since the object of this computer is to be able to play any game at 60 fps at 1440p, not owning a 1440p monitor would kind of defeat the purpose.

As far as the keyboard goes I actually already own a Razer Blackwidow. It's a great keyboard the K70 was kind of filler in, just in case I wanted to switch in the future. The Blackwidow while it is a solid gaming keyboard is very loud. I don't know if it's just me. When I play online with friends they complain a lot that my typing and hitting buttons in the background is distracting. So I was thinking in the future sometime switching to cherry switches for something quieter.

And I agree on the SSD, however I mentioned in an earlier comment that I actually already own the SSD I'm going to use from my old laptop. It's a Samsung 840 EVO 1 TB... Yeah it's big. I don't know what possessed me way back when to buy an SSD that big, but I have it, and I might as well use it.

And thanks for the video on the Phanteks Enthoo Pro. That has definitely changed my mind. And I will switch to that case instead. And with the money savings I can mod the case with a few AeroCool Shark Red LED fans to kind of enunciate the red and black aesthetics of this computer.

And thanks for the advice on the Windows 8.1. I am a student, but I'm hoping to graduate within the month, and I won't have any extra cash for the next several weeks. So the timing couldn't be worse. Haha! I'm probably not going to be able to build this PC until tax return time.

Anyways, thanks for the thoughts, and thanks for the recommendations, this is my completed and optimized for 1440p Gaming Computer (Theme - Red and Black) http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ZkB7yc

I'm sorry. I'm afraid I don't understand your question. Would you please elaborate what you are asking?