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kian2attari

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Hello!

I have never built a PC before. I was looking to make a PC mostly for gaming and also some (little, I am just learning) programming and heavy normal desktop usage and whatnot.

I have done a bit of research and have come up with this.
I have not decided on the Motherboard yet.
I may overclock in the future(not extreme overclock) and I really doubt I will ever use SLI. I am looking for a mobo that fits in the price range which is the best for gaming(z97) and still offers as many features as possible.
I am looking at the Extreme 4, Gigabyte HD3, or MSI gaming 5. Which would suit my needs for the best price.
Any other suggestions are welcome!
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/bffgHx

I wanted to ask for any opinions or suggestions on the build(especially things like the case which I care more about the interior of) . My budget is around $1000 and I live in the US.

I am mostly looking for around 60+fps on 1080x1920(even better if more is possible) or the best graphics possible for atleast a couple more years. I normally play the new games like Battlefield, Dying Light, COD, Far Cry etc

Thank you!
 
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Hello, I modified your current build a bit, (if by heavy usage you mean editing) by adding 16 GB RAM instead of the 8, as with HD video editing, personally I feel 16 GB is the minimum, but this of course depends on how big said files are. I "upgraded" the SSD to a slightly better one in my own personal opinion however it's now 120 GB instead of 250 GB. I went ahead and created a AMD build over Intel to give you the option to choose what you think is right for you, both AMD and Intel perform really well while gaming and so it comes down to price to performance, which AMD does a really good job at. Lastly, I upgraded the case because I feel like you'll be much happier with a more silent case especially since you mentioned video...
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Archaic59

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here's how I'd do it:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 EXTREME4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($125.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($56.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($105.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.69 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($319.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair SPEC-02 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX XTR 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($61.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($13.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $987.58
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-02 20:15 EDT-0400
 
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The biggest issues I see are the SSD(slow and old with cheap nand), $10 gets you a much better SSD. And the PSU isn't very good either, I wouldn't suggest it for a gaming rig. I also swapped the ram for faster ram(I prefer to use faster ram when overclocking and it doesn't cost much more).
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Xt3JZL
Now if you are not worried about ever overclocking or using SLI you can get a H97 and a Xeon which will still perform well in games but also has hyperthreading like the i7s which can help with heavier multi threaded tasks.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/CLyNjX
 
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Hello, I modified your current build a bit, (if by heavy usage you mean editing) by adding 16 GB RAM instead of the 8, as with HD video editing, personally I feel 16 GB is the minimum, but this of course depends on how big said files are. I "upgraded" the SSD to a slightly better one in my own personal opinion however it's now 120 GB instead of 250 GB. I went ahead and created a AMD build over Intel to give you the option to choose what you think is right for you, both AMD and Intel perform really well while gaming and so it comes down to price to performance, which AMD does a really good job at. Lastly, I upgraded the case because I feel like you'll be much happier with a more silent case especially since you mentioned video editing (light or heavy) due to increased noise.

Let me know what you think, and I'm by no means trying to be biased or an AMD fanboy which believe it or not comes up a lot on the internet comparing the two CPU manufacturers.

As a video editor myself, the optimal storage configuration should be:

#1 SSD: Programs & OS
#2 HDD: Media/Footage/Audio
#3 SSD: Scratch disk (not sure about Sony's software but in Adobe it is very much preferred)
#4 HDD: Exporting your final video, the main factor here is not the speed of the drive, but the CPU
Tip: Enable Cuda accelerated effects to be rendered using your GPU, to cut final render & time significantly after using effects

EDIT: 1 SSD & 1 HDD are included in my list, not all 4 drives!

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.75 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($113.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($89.99 @ B&H)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.69 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($319.99 @ Newegg)
Case: BitFenix Shadow ATX Mid Tower Case ($73.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($13.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $991.35
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-02 21:28 EDT-0400
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($83.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($56.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($105.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.69 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($319.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($13.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $978.50
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-02 22:00 EDT-0400
 
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