Please Rate my Build 1-10?

Toggle sidebar Toggle sidebar
R

Rolando Cabrera

Reputable
Jul 5, 2015
19
0
4,510
Looking for opinions/rating if my build is optimal for $1700 and if there needs to be any changes to certain slots to improve performance. Building my 2nd PC ever and I want this one to last a good 3-5 years with minimal upgrades. I will use it to game such as (league of legends, H1Z1, Smite, Counter-Strike, etc) and it will be my everyday PC for school, surfing, etc. Please let me know if anything is needed or if something does not work well with each other. I am trying to get a red and black theme so to speak. Here is my final build http://pcpartpicker.com/p/hGHbHx Any help is greatly appreciated
 
Solution
IntelTurtleFan
8/10. Overkill for gaming but excellent at that. :)
Fixed the PSU quality issue. Saved a bit of cash with a different GPU that has slightly faster clocks.
If you are gaming and not doing editing change to the i5 it will save you a hundred dollars and be a better overall build for what you are doing.
If these things get fixed it would be a 10 of 10 for value for sure and a 10 of 10 for quality. With the i7 kept and the changes I made below it is a 9.0 of 10 for value and 10 of 10 for quality.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($328.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC14PE_RD 78.1 CFM CPU Cooler ($64.99 @ Newegg)...
Sort by date Sort by votes
IntelTurtleFan

IntelTurtleFan

Dignified
Apr 10, 2015
3,787
14
16,965
8/10. Overkill for gaming but excellent at that. :)
Fixed the PSU quality issue. Saved a bit of cash with a different GPU that has slightly faster clocks.
If you are gaming and not doing editing change to the i5 it will save you a hundred dollars and be a better overall build for what you are doing.
If these things get fixed it would be a 10 of 10 for value for sure and a 10 of 10 for quality. With the i7 kept and the changes I made below it is a 9.0 of 10 for value and 10 of 10 for quality.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($328.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC14PE_RD 78.1 CFM CPU Cooler ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($208.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($97.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card ($319.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($18.89 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) ($86.98 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF140 Red 66.4 CFM 140mm Fan ($15.69 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor ($249.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1704.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-08 02:11 EDT-0400
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
Solution
CTurbo

CTurbo

Pizza Monster
Moderator
Aug 27, 2013
22,424
14
84,965
Same performance, better quality, SLI ready, way cheaper


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($328.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($26.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-E/USB3.1 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($128.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($84.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB SSC ACX 2.0 Video Card ($314.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($18.89 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) ($86.98 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF140 Red 66.4 CFM 140mm Fan ($15.69 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor ($249.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1548.35
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-08 02:20 EDT-0400
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
O

Outlander_04

Titan
BANNED
Nov 18, 2008
20,308
4
74,960
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($26.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($95.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($50.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($97.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 4GB STRIX Video Card ($497.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($18.89 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) ($86.98 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus PB287Q 60Hz 28.0" Monitor ($539.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1813.26
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-08 02:26 EDT-0400

144 Hz monitors are only really useful if you want to wear 3D glasses or you have a massively powerful graphics card out of proportion to the monitors resolution that would cause screen tearing on a 60 Hz monitor .

Personally I'd rather have a moderate 4K 60 Hz build . The monitor is going to stay current far longer
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
R

Rolando Cabrera

Reputable
Jul 5, 2015
19
0
4,510


thank you and is the EVGA 970 the better of the 970's? I always thought MSI and Gigabyte had the best 970's out there and also can the evo cooler really keep the temps down on an i7 core? I did see that part earlier but I wasn't convinced unless i looked at the wrong places
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
R

Rolando Cabrera

Reputable
Jul 5, 2015
19
0
4,510


thank you very much and as I asked the other guy how come the EVGA 970 over the MSI or another? I always thought MSI and Gigabyte had the most reliable 970's on the market and also you are talking about the i5 4690k? How much of a difference is the i7 to the i5
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
R

Rolando Cabrera

Reputable
Jul 5, 2015
19
0
4,510


thank you for your input and having a 4k 60hz monitor runs 1440p? i was reading that some people regreted switching to 1440 from 1080p atm before i picked out this build
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
R

Rolando Cabrera

Reputable
Jul 5, 2015
19
0
4,510


do you also think i can run the asus z97-A instead of E? i was going back and forth between the z97-A and hero maximus
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
logainofhades

logainofhades

Titan
Moderator
Apr 27, 2009
37,545
3,216
143,290


Just no, on that power supply, and you made the system more expensive. Nothing wrong with a 144hz monitor considering they planned on using a GTX 970, @ 1080p.

OP, your system overall was pretty good, I would make some changes though. PSU was not a good choice, and motherboard is more expensive than necessary.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($328.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC14PE_RD 78.1 CFM CPU Cooler ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($139.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($97.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($334.99 @ B&H)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($73.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSC0B DVD/CD Writer ($12.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF140 Red 66.4 CFM 140mm Fan ($15.69 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor ($249.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1667.07
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-08 10:35 EDT-0400
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
S

saxondawgs94

Reputable
May 30, 2015
32
0
4,540


I have a ASUS Z97-A and unless you plan to use PCI slots I would just go with the Z97-Pro. The Pro replaces the old PCI slots with PCI-E x1 slots. So if you plan to add a M.2 SSD then get the pro so you could later add a sound card and/or wifi/bluetooth card.
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
CTurbo

CTurbo

Pizza Monster
Moderator
Aug 27, 2013
22,424
14
84,965
Compare the Asus-A with the Asus-E and ask yourself if the A really has any features you would use that the E doesn't offer.

EVGA makes great nvidia cards. I chose that particular EVGA because of the price. It happens to be the one on sale. No other reason. If the MSI was cheaper I would have picked it. It's not worth $20 more.

Yes the CM 212 EVO will keep the i7 cool.

Personally, I would rather play at 1440p than 144hz 1080p.
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
O

Outlander_04

Titan
BANNED
Nov 18, 2008
20,308
4
74,960


The 4K screen is a higher resolution even than 1440p
Check out a tv store near you and compare 1080p and 4K resolution screens . The 1080p looks crude .
Yes the hardware is at its limits gaming at higher resolutions . But you can turn off image details like AA and AF because all these do is compensate for the pixelation of a screen at 4K there is much less .

Remember you spend your time looking at the monitor . Not the hardware in the case , nor the case itself .
Build for the higher resolution screen is something you will not regret . The whole industry is moving to 4K
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
You must log in or register to reply here.

TRENDING THREADS

Latest posts

Moderators online

Share this page

COMPANY
RESOURCES
FOLLOW
Top Bottom