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Homerfan2323

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Here's my build looking for some opinions or help on the build

Is it good?bad?

Can I save money?

Here's build:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($184.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($69.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($117.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($75.75 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card ($204.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Rosewill BlackHawk ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: NZXT HALE82 V2 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($88.98 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus VS247H-P 23.6" Monitor ($149.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1167.51
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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esco_sid

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I would do this instead

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($174.69 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($84.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($69.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($84.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($43.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card ($324.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($53.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($93.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Monitor: Asus VS247H-P 23.6" Monitor ($153.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $1130.58
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-05 00:07 EST-0500
 
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I'm along the line that esco_sid is saying. Your buying a non-overclockable CPU with an overclocking motherboard. You can save money by buying an H-series. There's no difference in performance between 1600MHz and 1866MHz RAM.

Also, the NZXT Hale series PSU's aren't terrible, but not good either ;). You can do better.

Other than that, solid build. Good job.
 
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I don't like this build as much as the OP's because it cheaps out on core components. The case you choose is designed for entry level and cannot accommodate a 970 cooling or size wise. This is aside from the fact that your don't want your expensive rig in a cheap case. If you buy a good case to start, it can last multiple builds.

The SSD downgrade is pretty big too. Huge difference between the 850 and a value kingston drive. Same thing for the Hard drive. The latest western digital black drives comes with a long warranty and can reach up to 220 MB/s. Very impressive for a hard drive.

The power supply you linked is indeed good and that should go into the build.

 
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Homerfan2323

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Yea picked that psu because it was the cheapest full mod. I could find.

For the moba i picked it being as i may upgrade cpu later on and wanted the z97 just incase

Thanks for the feedback
 
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Homerfan2323

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Yea i was thinking similar things to you about his build. The psu is just chosen as i wanted a full mod i was considering this but undecided as it has..meh reviews on newegg but then again the one i chose has like 7 reviews all 5 eggs. but not much
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1550bbefx

Thanks for feedback
 
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I made some sacrifices true but they were necessary to get the gtx 970 in there if this is a gaming desktop hardware should be 1st not how aesthetically it looks that case is fine for a single video card just remove one of the hdd cages and its one of top rated budget cases as far as ssd well either get 240 kingston( honestly on paper it looks slower but in real world doubt you would notice a difference) or 120gb 850 evo or add extra $ as far as HDD well WD cost usually a lot more and seagate at $50 is fine 4thousand reviews on amazon cant be lieing but hey if you want to game on gtx 960 sure go with what is in original build i personally would go with myn at the $1150 mark

My final opinion is to invest extra $ and to this with top grade parts.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($214.95 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($25.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($69.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($117.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card ($324.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($53.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($92.00 @ B&H)
Monitor: Asus VS247H-P 23.6" Monitor ($153.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $1368.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-05 00:42 EST-0500

If you live near Microcenter do the $300 deal or asrock extreme4 is fine too
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That's a rock solid build all around with no compromises. You can probably bring the price of the build down quite a bit if you look for sales or are willing to go open box. You can also ask around here too, people need to sell their parts and whatnot.

For example, here's a guy trying to unload his system. He's probably willing to negotiate on price.
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2524688/question-selling-gaming.html#15228807

 
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Okay, So even after 'recent findings' of the GTX 970 I still believe it's the best card around and I believe this build is a quiet and cool build which suits a stealthy black. The green lighting in the case is also very pretty! See below

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($214.95 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Seidon 240M 86.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($88.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($100.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Avexir Core Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($76.96 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($70.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive ($78.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card ($326.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT H440 Designed by Razer™ ATX Mid Tower Case ($149.99 @ NZXT)
Power Supply: XFX XTR 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1208.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-05 03:53 EST-0500
 
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HH hit the nail on the head or at least i think but i would change that psu to the evga supernova g2 750. Its more watts then u need but the psu is just the best out there period. I have 2 and they are amazing.
 
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