$750 dollar build

Mikewazowski · Apr 10, 2015

I'm building a 750 dollar PC for light video editing and gaming. I don't play really demanding games in most cases. I tend to stick to things Like Team Fortress 2, other Valve games, some causal stuff like Tabletop Simulator, and Civilization (which I really don't care about frames for). Considering how little requirements there are to run TF2, will I be able to stream it with this build?
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/yNYPNG

Archaic59 · Apr 10, 2015

Well put together, balanced and no compatibility issues. Nicely done!
SSD and PSU not the best but you can change if you think you need to.

esco_sid · Apr 11, 2015

changed to quality PSU and also drop that SSD its one of worst performing ones get a high quality HDD WD BLACK/ upgrade SSD to 850 evo later on when you have $
ALso I WOULD check if you have a MICROCENTER nearby if you go there you can get 4690k i5 for $199.99 there and +$40 off any motherboard when you buy that some older z87 boards cost like $80(effectively $40 with 40off) there so you would save $ and actually get a better cpu/mobo + you can overclock

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($187.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI H97M-G43 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($74.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($56.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card ($199.00 @ NCIX US)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($58.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $687.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-11 00:36 EDT-0400

CTurbo · Apr 11, 2015

Equal performance, better quality, less than $700

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($187.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI H97M-G43 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($74.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($56.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Mushkin Chronos 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($92.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280 3GB Black Edition Double Dissipation Video Card ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $691.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-11 01:29 EDT-0400

badboyrog2 · Apr 11, 2015

''Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive'' = get rid of this shit..get samsung
''Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply'' = get rid of this one too...get seas/xfx/..

RCFProd · Apr 11, 2015

Slightly cheaper AMD Alternative that would still be enough for your purpose. Including a good CPU Cooler, DVD Drive and a good SSD.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($98.98 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.99)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($78.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($53.10 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($65.00 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280 3GB Black Edition Double Dissipation Video Card ($179.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($36.74 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($63.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $671.74
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-11 18:06 EDT-0400

RCFProd · Apr 12, 2015

Fanboyism right there really.

Why no mate? Please tell. Why is OP better off with the Intel i5 for his purposes?

Bossyfins · Apr 12, 2015

Light video editing will deem helpful with single core apps..

RCFProd · Apr 12, 2015

FX-6300 is enough for light video editing but ok.

Bossyfins · Apr 12, 2015

Its really down to the OP. Both are viable options really...

badboyrog2 · Apr 12, 2015

where is Mikewazowski ???

Mikewazowski · Apr 13, 2015

RCFProd :

Slightly cheaper AMD Alternative that would still be enough for your purpose. Including a good CPU Cooler, DVD Drive and a good SSD.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($98.98 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.99)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($78.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($53.10 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($65.00 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280 3GB Black Edition Double Dissipation Video Card ($179.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($36.74 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($63.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $671.74
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-11 18:06 EDT-0400

Based on my research, I'm not going to use that CPU. Based on past threads that I find, the i5 is a better CPU for editing.

RCFProd · Apr 13, 2015

Alright, no problems.

Maybe i5-4460 + GTX 750 Ti/R7 265 is enough for you then. That would be the most logical decision I guess since you are not playing intensive games at all.

CTurbo · Apr 13, 2015

Mikewosowski, what parts did you decide on? My build above is the strongest on this page.

Mikewazowski · Apr 13, 2015

CTurbo :

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/rRwzgs Changed the GPU due to it not being available on Amazon. Amazon's availability on the i5 is always changing, and it ends up rounding off to about 200 dollars, fitting my budget. Then again, I'll probably buy the CPU from Microcenter. There's one thats like 26 minutes away. Since I don't have the budget for an SSD right now, I'm going to get a hard drive to keep all my videos. If it was just for mass storage I'd go for a blue, but the black is more reliable and somewhat faster from what I've read. I'm definitely going to add an SSD when I can.

CTurbo · Apr 13, 2015

You're lucky to live near a microcenter. The i5 4590 is usually $159 in store. I though your budget was $750? You could easily fit a ssd in that budget. The warranty is the only reason I would get the WD Black over the Blue, but then again, it's usually around $80, not $66 so that's a good price.

RCFProd · Apr 13, 2015

Not sure about that MSI H97M-G43 motherboard though, seems to only include very basic features. Rather have the H97M Pro4.

badboyrog2 · Apr 14, 2015

the H97M pro 4 is a lot better and have quad crossfire possibility

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